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Family Grapevine
www.warren4-h.org
Information for 4-H families
January/February 2019
From the Desk of
the Agent
Presentations are coming…….
Presentations are coming…….
ARE YOU READY?
See page 6 & 7 for all the details on the 2019 Public Presentation Events
Attn:
4-H
The Next 4-H Leaders Association Meeting
Leaders
January 30, 2019 at 7:30pm
All registered Warren County 4-H leaders are welcome.
If you prefer a hard copy mailed to your address, please call the office and confirm your updated contact
information so we can send you a paper copy. We will only send paper copies to those families that contact
us. We hope that 4-H families take advantage of the Grapevine online and help us save the environment.
The Jr. Breeder loan program
a great program for young adults already participating in 4-H to acquire livestock via a low-interest
livestock loan. Contact the 4-H office for the forms and additional information.
Going to Rutgers?????
Going to miss 4-H????
No Need! You can join the Collegiate 4-H Club
They do much to support 4-H in NJ
Our Mission Family Grapevine
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The Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Youth Development program uses a learn 165 County Route 519 South
by doing approach to enable youth to Belvidere, NJ 07823
develop the knowledge, attitudes, and (908) 475-6502
skills they need to become competent, www.warren4-h.org
caring, and contributing citizens of the
world.
This mission is accomplished by using Alayne J. Torretta, County 4-H Agent
the knowledge and resources of the land Michelle Teitsma, 4-H Program Associate
grant university system, along with the Alex Zolla, 4-H Secretary
involvement of caring adults
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Mark Your Calendars! Teen Council
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Warren County 4-H is on The next regular Teen Council meeting will be
Thursday, February 14 at 6:30pm at the 4-H
Facebook! office. We will be having a taco dinner and
discussing the upcoming North Jersey Teen
Please join our Facebook Group: Warren
Conference.
County 4-H
https://www.facebook.com/groups/942441635
Teen Council is open to current 4-H members
878633/ to stay up to date on news, events,
in the 8th through 13th grades. Join Us!
and opportunities for Warren County 4-H
members. This is a closed group so please
request to join the group!
We also have a general public Warren County
4-H Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/warren4h/
Looking to Start a Small Farm?
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Rutgers Cooperative Extension will host the “RU State 4-H Rabbit, Cavy, Small
Ready to Farm” Beginner Farmer Workshop Animal, Herpetology & Poultry
during the New Jersey Vegetable Growers
Convention in Atlantic City on Thursday, February Project Educational Symposium
7, 2019 from 8:30am to 4pm. Saturday, February 23, 2019
The State 4-H Small Animal Advisory Council will
Topics in this workshop will include:
host the annual State 4-H Rabbit, Cavy, Small
• Resources on land availability in NJ
Animal, Herpetology & Poultry Project Educational
• Tips on where to access capital Symposium on February 24, 2018 at the
• Shared experiences from successful Gloucester County Office of Government Services
farmers in Clayton from 9:15-3:45. Activities will include
• Insight on what to look for when assessing rabbit hopping contest, workshops for rabbit, small
animal, poultry, and reptile, as well as a 4-H
potential farm products
Rabbit, Cavy, Small Animal, Herpetology & Poultry
• Effective marketing methods and Project Art Show.
promotion of farm products
• Current organic and conventional Registration materials will be available in
agricultural regulations November at
• Securing an internship with an organic or http://nj4h.rutgers.edu/smallanimals/edu
conventional farm
cational-symposium/
For more information, please contact Jeannette
For more information, please contact William
Rea-Keywood at reakeywood@njaes.rutgers.edu
Hlubik at 732-398-5262 or
hlubik@njaes.rutgers.edu
Woofminster Dog Show North Jersey Teen Conference
Saturday, February 23, 2019
“Past, Present, and Future: Our
The Somerset County 4-H Winter Dog Show
4-H Legacy”
March 8-10, 2019
is sponsored by the Pompton Plains, NJ
Woof Dog Club and will Registration deadline is January 30, 2019
be held on Saturday,
February 23, 2019 at
the Somerset County 4- This conference is open to all 4-H teens in
H Center. Doors open grades 8-13 in Northern New Jersey counties.
at 8:15am and the The conference will provide an opportunity for
show will begin at teens to broaden their circle of friends, learn
9:30am. new skills and have fun!
Registration forms are The theme for this year’s conference is
due by February 8, “Global Exploration: Explore the world through
2019. (Registration forms are available at the 4-H” and will focus on ways that you can build
4-H Office). If you have questions about the your leadership skills by learning new abilities
show, please contact Woof Leader, Maureen in hands on workshops designed and
McHale at mchalefamily@comcast.net. presented by fellow teens from around
Northern New Jersey.
For more information and registration
materials, please call the 4-H office.
New Jersey Youth Institute of Registration deadline is January 30, 2019!
the World Food Prize
March 1, 2019
Join student leaders from around the state for a
one-day conference at Rutgers that identities the
challenges of global hunger and food insecurity. 4-H Animal Science Video
The World Food Prize New Jersey Youth Institute
will be held on March 1st.
Contest/Film Festival
Due March 11, 2019
New Jersey 4-H, in cooperation with the New
Jersey Junior Breeder
Symposium, is sponsoring
Four steps to start your fight against hunger:
1. Go to worldfoodprize.org/newjersey to an Animal Science Video
choose a country and critical global food Contest and Film Festival.
security factor. Previously the sheep and
2. Work with a teacher or mentor at your high goat video contest but now
school and write your paper has been expanded to
3. Submit your research paper and register include Horse, Poultry, Rabbit, Dairy Cattle,
by February 5, 2019 Beef Cattle, and Swine (as well as Sheep and
4. Attend the event on March 1, 2019 Goat). Youth may work individually or as a
team to create educational videos (3:30
For more information please contact Meredith minutes or less) about sheep and/or goats to
Taylor Lawson at 848-932-9337 or
enter in the 4-H Sheep and Goat Video
meredith.taylor@rutgers.edu
Contest. Youth must upload their video, entry
form, and media release by March 11, 2019.
A selection of the videos will be shared at the
film festival in the Round House at the
Rutgers Cook Campus Farm during the final
session of the Junior Breeder Livestock The cost will be $35.00
Symposium on March 30, 2019.
Registration materials are available at:
Details are available at http://nj4h.rutgers.edu/leadership/discover-
http://nj4h.rutgers.edu/animals/film-festival/ the-leader-north/
For more information, please contact Chad
Ripberger at Ripberger@rce.rutgers.edu or
609-989-6833
Somerset County 4-H Small
Cupcake Wars! Animal Show
Sunday, March 24, 2019 Saturday, March 30, 2019
The Somerset County 4-H Small Animals
Somerset County 4-H Master Chefs Club invites Clubs are sponsoring a Rabbit, Cavy, and
you to participate in their 3rd annual Cupcake Small Animal Show (No Herpetology) on
Wars event on Sunday, March 24 from 1-6pm at Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Ted Blum 4-
the 4-H Center (310 Milltown Road, Bridgewater,
H Center of Somerset County in Bridgewater.
NJ). For more information or to register your club
email 4hfamily@hotmail.com
Registration materials are
available through the 4-H
Office. For additional
information, please contact
the show secretary, Vishnu
Pillai, at 201-491-5928 or Claire DeAngelis
at 908 581-2063
Save the Date!
Discover the Leader in You! 4-H Junior Breeder Livestock
Conference Symposium
Saturday, March 23, 2019 Saturday, March 30, 2019
4-H members in Rutgers University, New Brunswick
grades 6-8 are For more information, please contact Chad
Ripberger at Ripberger@rce.rutgers.edu or 609-
invited to attend this
989-6833
leadership
conference! It will be
held at the Somerset
4-H Center, 310
Milltown Road in
Bridgewater. You will
have fun, meet new friends and develop
leadership and personal development skills
that you can utilize in school, in your 4-H club,
and in your community.
2019 Public Presentations Friday, April 5 7-8:30 at Warren Hills High
Thursday, February 28, 2019 School (maximum 40 presenters – approx. 10
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 per room)
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 SNOW DATE for February and March dates:
Friday, April 5, 2019 Friday, April 5 7-8:30 at Warren Hills High
SNOW DATE: Friday, April 5, 2019
Registration Deadline: February 8, 2019
School
Does the thought of Public Speaking give you Animals - One date will be at the Warren
the shakes? County 4-H Office with sign-up preference going
to those using an animal in their presentation.
The other three events will be at local area
Are you more afraid to
schools which do not allow us to bring animals.
talk in front of a
Space is very limited in the meeting room at the
group than you are of
4-H Office so if you are NOT bringing a live
snakes or spiders? animal, please try to register for one of the
school events.
Did you know that public
speaking is the #1 fear in Power Point – There is a check box on the
the world? registration form for using Power Point. If you
intend to give a media presentation using Power
More people are afraid to speak in front of a Point and projector you MUST check this box.
group than are afraid of spiders, snakes, We only have access to 1 projector so if you do
heights, and even death! not check the box you will not be put in the
room with the projector.
It’s never too early to start thinking about your
public presentation for the new project year! WiFi/Internet Access – There is NO wifi or
internet access any of the locations. Do not
Public speaking is a skill that you will use your count on using a mobile phone or hot spot
entire life! For example: Book reports and oral either, as cell service is extremely limited.
reports in school, college interviews, job Please bring the media files you need on a USB
interviews etc. Being able to communicate drive.
your thoughts to a group of people in an
organized fashion takes practice! Lots of Nights will be filled on a first come-first served
practice! basis so if you need a particular night, DO
NOT wait until the last minute to turn in your
All 4-H members including Cloverbuds are registration form!
encouraged to give a presentation!
Registrations are due Friday, February 8,
Presentation Dates and Locations: 2019. LATE registrations WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED.
Thursday, February 28 7-8:30 pm at the 4-H
Office (maximum 20 presenters) Animal
Presentations Only (other requests for this
night will be put on a waiting list)
Tuesday, March 5 7-8:30 pm at North
Warren Regional High School (maximum 40
presenters)
Wednesday, March 20 7-8:30 pm at
Phillipsburg High School (maximum 50
presenters)
2019 Public Presentations Speaking of State 4-H
Continued Presentations….
Things to remember:
State 4-H Presentations
Saturday, June 8, 2019
• County Level Requirements: to be eligible
for any Warren County Year End Awards,
members must give a county or state level
presentation!
• Presentation Time Limits: If you receive an excellent on your 2019 county
o 3-5 minutes for Cloverbud members level presentation and are in 8th through 13th
o 5-15 minutes for regular members (the grade, you will receive an invitation to participate
more experienced you are at public in the State Presentation Contest at Rutgers
University!
speaking the longer you will be expected to
talk – for example 1st year members or 1st The 2019 State 4-H Presentations Contest is
time presenters will only be expected to scheduled for Saturday, June 8. This is a great
speak for 5-6 minutes where-as a 9th year opportunity to represent your county at a state
member will be expected to speak for 12- event! Presentations will be given in classrooms
15 minutes throughout Hickman Hall. There are usually 6-8
o 10-15 minutes for team presentations presentations in each room. Presenters will also
have an opportunity to see presentations given by
(team presentations are given in pairs. No
4-H members from throughout the state.
more than 2 presenters can make up a
team.) More information will be available in the Spring!
• State Presentations: NOTE: If you plan to give a state level
o If you receive an excellent on your 2018 presentation it needs to be 8-15 minutes in
county level presentation and are in 8th length!
through 13th grade, you will receive an
invitation to participate in the State
Presentation Contest!
o This is a great opportunity to represent
your county at a state event! Presentations
will be given in classrooms throughout
Hickman Hall. There are usually 6-8
presentations in each room. Presenters will
also have an opportunity to see
presentations given by 4-H members from
throughout the state.
Registration materials will be available
through 4HOnline.
information packet is available at
Horse Management Seminar: http://nj4h.rutgers.edu/horses/horsebowl/
Feeding and Care of Mare/Foal, Stallion, and
Growing Horse For more information, please contact Carol Ward at
February 10, 2019 ward@njaes.rutgers.edu or 908-526-6644.
Cook Campus Center, Rutgers
RCE and the Equine Science Center will be hosting
a horse management seminar on Sunday, February
10 from 8:30am to 3:45pm at the Cook Campus Save the Date!
Center. Saturday March 23, 2019 is the tentative date
for the annual 4-H Horse Leaders Tack Sale at
For more information, or to register by telephone, the Independence Fire Hall.
please contact Carey Williams at 848-932-5529 or More information will be available shortly!
see the website esc.rutgers.edu.
Horse Leaders Meeting
Equine Art Show Wednesday, April 17, 2019
February 23, 2019
Reminder that the next Horse Leaders Meeting is
This is held in conjunction with the NJ State 4-H on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 7:00pm at the 4-H
Horse Bowl Contest on Saturday, February 24 at Office
the Burlington County Emergency Service Training
Academy in Westampton. This event is open to
ALL NJ 4-H Horse members (grades 4-13). Any
type of art, craft, or photo may be entered as long
as it has an equine theme. For registration Equestrian of the Year
materials, please call the 4-H Office. Wednesday, April 17, 2019
The annual Warren County Equestrian of the Year
contest will take place on Wednesday, April 17,
2019 beginning at 6pm at the 4-H Office.
State 4-H Horse Bowl Contest Applications will be mailed out to eligible
February 23, 2019 candidates shortly.
Burlington County Emergency Services
Training Center
The annual 4-H State Horse Bowl contest will take
place in Burlington County this year. The snow
date is Sunday, February 24, 2019. The
Once you have been accepted at the county
level, you cannot add or change your
membership in current clubs. To add a
club, delete a club, or switch
from one club to another
during the project year, you
will need to contact the 4-H
staff in the county office!
It’s never too early to start
News! thinking about summer camp!
4HOnline Update Summer camp at the beautiful Lindley G. Cook 4-H
Camp is right in our back yard in neighboring
January 1, 2019 was the registration/“re- Sussex County. Camp weeks are themed and
enrollment” deadline for State level 4-H activities, games, and fun are
events. All current 4-H members who wish to focused around the theme! Themes
participate in a State level event MUST be in the past have included Pirates,
registered in 4HOnline by January 1. If you did Wizards, Dinosaurs, Vikings, Chaos
not register with 4HOnline or complete the re- (the most popular week at camp),
enrollment process before January 1, you will Spies, and so on!
not be eligible for events such as (but not
For the summer of 2019 the camp has announced
limited to) NJ State Horse Bowl competition, the 7 week themes….
State Presentations, State Rabbit, Cavy, and
Small Animal Show, State Horse Show, etc. Week 1 – July 1-6 – 4th of July Carnival
Week 2 – July 8-13 – Whodunnit again?
New members can sign up for 4HOnline at Week 3 – July 15-20 – Chaos!
https://nj.4honline.com. Week 4 – July 22-27 – 2019: A Space Odyssey
Week 5 – July 29-Aug. 3 – CAmPaNdeMoNiUM
Returning members need to “re-enroll” each Week 6 – August 5-10 – Epic Tales...of Mythic
fall with the start of the new project year. Legends!
Please make sure you have “reactivated” Week 7 – August 12-17 –Smorgasbord
your membership for the 2018-2019 project
Early Bird registration opens in January! And
year! current, active 4-H members receive a discount!
Fortunately, the process is very simple. Just 4-H camp builds independence and self-confidence
login to your Family account in 4HOnline. (If in the campers. LGC provides a challenging yet
you’ve forgotten your password, you can nurturing setting, where children “learn by doing” in
request a new one on the program’s entry the hands on learning environment based on the
page.) philosophy of 4-H. The unplugged environment of
camp allows children to try new things, open new
Once in, click the Edit button next to your doors, meet new challenges and make new friends.
The camp community is
name. Click the Enroll for 2018-19 button at
intentionally small because they
the bottom of the page. You’ll type/sign for the want to provide individual
Code of Conduct and Media Release Policy. attention, which each camper
Click Submit and you’ll be done. Your needs in order to be
registration will then be confirmed by the club successful. For more information, visit the 4-H
leader and accepted by county staff for the camp website at http://www.nj4hcamp.rutgers.edu/
new program year. or email 4hcamp@njaes.rutgers.edu
Agri-Science Youth Summit
Results!
Eastern National 4-H Horse Kimberly Kolibas represented Warren County at
the annual Agri-Science Youth Summit at the
Round-Up National 4-H Conference Center in Chevy Chase
Congratulations to our Warren County 4-H Horse Maryland.
Club members who competed at the National 4-H
Horse Round Up in Louisville Kentucky October
31st – November 5th, 2018!
Sarah Chaplain - 1st Place Individual
Presentation Communications Team
Katee Inscho – Horse Judging Team
Brittany Smith – 3rd Place Speech
Communications Team2019 NJ 4-H Goat Extravaganza Mrs. Tosh explained Macronutrients and Micronutrients
and what role they play in keeping us healthy. Thank
you, Mrs. Tosh for taking the time to teach the group the
The annual Goat Extravaganza was held on Saturday,
importance of exercise and nutrition.
January 5 in Hunterdon County. 41 4-H members
representing 11 clubs from 9 counties participated!
Kathryn and Kristine Zurovchak represented Warren
County from Kidding Around.
Kathryn placed 3rd in the Junior Photography division,
3rd in the Poster Presentation contest, and 2nd in the
Junior Skill-a-thon!
Kristine placed 1st in the Senior Photography division, 1st
in the Poster Presentation contest, and 1st in the Senior
Skill-a-thon!
Club News! Out Of Our Shells 4H had a fantastic time being Secret
Santa’s to “Iggy” a Scarlet Macaw from A Helping
Wing Parrot Rescue. Many of the birds at A Helping
Out of Our Shells Wing Parrot Rescue are vulnerable or endangered
according to BirdLife International due to capture for the
captive bird trader and habitat loss. We toured the
Out Of Our Shells wrote a few letters to Norwegian
shelter which included an Amazon room, Cockatoo
Cruise Line two years ago regarding using plastic
Room as well as the Lori and Cockatiel/Parakeet
straws. We asked them to take the Straw
room. We learned about how the deforestation of our
Challenge. They did it! Bravo Norwegian for leading
rainforests and overuse of palm oil is affecting these
the way to a more sustainable future and for listening to
beautiful birds.
our 4H group from Blairstown NJ.
Out Of Our Shells 4H has kicked off their Food and
Fitness program with one of Blairstown's finest personal
trainers Mrs. Jamie Falotico Tosh. Mrs. Tosh is a
certified personal trainer through the National Academy
of Sports Medicine (NASM) and level 1 certified
nutrition coach through Precision Nutrition (PN1) and
personal trainer at Blairstown's Fitness Empire.
During their meeting Mrs. Tosh discussed proper
technique and exercises for the members and most of all
she made it fun!!!
Mrs. Tosh prepared two healthy snacks for the group
(egg white gluten free chocolate chip cookies and yogurt
parfaits with organic berries, mangos, chia seeds and
granola!). It was great to see the kids trying foods they
thought they didn’t like and absolutely love them!Warm Heart Warm Lives Hot Shots
Hot Shots and Stewartsville Middle School National
On 12/15/18 Warm Hearts Warm Lives joined Rolling Junior Honor Society worked together on the Wreaths
Thunder Chapter 3 for Wreaths Across Warren County. Across Warren County First Ever Project laying wreaths
Wreaths were placed on the graves of our Veterans at at the Stewartsville Lutheran Cemetery in Stewartsville,
two cemeteries located in Stewartsville and the NJ
Moravian cemetery located in Hope. At this event
we remember and honor our Veterans and instill in our
children these values.
Since the spring the kids from Warm Hearts have
participated in several fund raising events to raise money
for the wreaths. The kids sold lemonade and brownies at
the Trimont Harley-Davidson dealership in Hope, raffle
tickets at a golfing event in Hunterdon County and
chocolate covered pretzels at the Black Forest Inn in
Stanhope. Almost $3,000 was raised by the Heart
children for our Veterans.
At the wreath ceremony Diane Gibbons Malanga,
President of Rolling Thunder Chapter 3, was presented
with the "2018 Warm Heart's Outstanding Community
Service Award." Thanks to Diane for her Warm Heart
and her outstanding service to Rolling Thunder and to
our Veterans.Teen Council Teen Council needs your help!
Teen Council sponsored a family in need for Please collect your soda can tabs
Thanksgiving. Members donated food items and drop off at the 4-H office at your
such as instant mashed potatoes, canberry convenience (during business hours
sauce, stuffing mix, apple juice, coffee, canned of course)! There will be a collection
veggies, a frozen turkey and a pie for dessert! bucket at the front desk. We are
looking to help the Ronald
McDonald House reach their goal of
collecting 5,000 pounds of tabs!
UPDATE: We have collected more than 75,000
soda tabs so far!
Miscellaneous
Adventures in Veterinary
Medicine
Do you know an aspiring veterinarian? Adventures
in Veterinary Medicine (AVM) is a fun and
engaging career exploration program for middle and
Teen Council members also baked cookies for high school students who are interested in pursuing
the Warren County Homebound program in a veterinary career. We invite 4-H youth to apply to
December. AVM and discover if this exciting career is right for
them!
AVM attendees will explore the wide variety of
opportunities available within veterinary medicine
and see first-hand what attending veterinary school
is really like. Sessions include lectures by Tufts
faculty and vet students, interesting laboratories,
demonstrations, and hands-on activities with
animals.
Applications for summer 2019 are now available!
For more information on the program, including
dates, eligibility, and tuition please visit the AVM
website or contact us at AVM@tufts.edu.Free Rabbits! o Curtains
o Pillows
Four male rabbits are available for free to new o Towels
loving homes! There are a couple of rabbit hutches o Quilts
that may be able as well to help families get o Comforters
started. For more information or if interested,
please contact Katherine Kolibas at • Toys –
katherine.kolibas@aptim.com. o Stuffed toys
o Bicycles
Our organization will receive money for every
pound we collect! Please place all items into
tightly ties plastic bags.
It’s Almost Time for Spring
Cleaning! We will be collecting at all scheduled Public
Presentation nights! You may also drop off
Don’t throw it away! bags at the 4-H Office during normal
Support the Warren business hours (M-F 8am to 4:30pm).
County Leaders
Association Used Flyers will be emailed to everyone shortly!
Clothing Drive! Please spread the word! The 4-H Leaders
Association provides funding to our 4-H
members going to various State and National
We will be collecting: events as well as prizes and awards for the 4-
• Usable and wearable clothing and H shows at the Warren County Farmers’ Fair.
shoes for all seasons and all sizes!
• Accessories –
o Pocketbooks
o Briefcases
o Belts
o Hats
o Backpacks
o Scarves
o Gloves For more information, please call the 4-H
o Ties Office at 908-475-6502.
o Baby Accessories
We would LOVE to hear what
your club has been up to! Please
drop us a line or photograph!
Got club news? Send it to
4-H@co.warren.nj.us
• Household Items –
o Blankets
o Table Cloths
o Bed Sheets
o DraperyYou can also read
