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MESSAGE FROM THE 4-H AGENT Dear 4-H Families,

THANK YOU to all the 4-H members, parents, and

volunteers for the active participation in this year’s

Pungo Strawberry Festival and 4-H Livestock

Show and Sale. The events were a huge success!

This year, the Pungo Strawberry Festival (PSF)

had one of the largest local 4-H presence with a

total of six 4-H Club exhibits: Foragers Beekeeping

Club, Top Shooters Club, Wave Riders Horse

Club, Guardians of the Planet Club, Seahorse

Riders, and Livestock Club. In addition, 4-H teen

counselors had a booth to promote 4-H Camp and

play games with youth. 4-H Club members from

JEB Little Creek, NAS Oceana, Foragers

Beekeeping Club, and Guardians of the Planet

Club also participated in the new Citywide Visual

Arts Contest. This PSF allowed youth to talk about

their clubs and projects, share opportunities to get

involved, raise funds, and create further awareness

of 4-H in the Virginia Beach community.

The Livestock Show and Sale was another

success with over sixty members of the 4-H

Livestock Club exhibiting market lambs, hogs,

goats, steers, breeding does, and hams. Twenty-

four members competed in the Stockmen’s

Contest. Thanks to our supporters, the auction

gained a total of $167,807. I appreciate the hard

work of the 4-H members, Show and Sale

Committee, volunteers, and parents that helped

put together this great event!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE • Upcoming Events – Page 2

• Welcome New Staff – Page 2

• 4-H International Opportunities –Page 3

• YQCA Training – Page 3

• Teen Club Announcement – Page 4

• 4-H Congress News – Page 4

• 4-H Club News – Pages 5-8

• Event Photos – Pages 8-12

We are now planning for the 2019 4-H Camp, to

be held July 29 through August 2. Camp is full

with a total of 181 campers and 50 Camp

Counselors and CITs.

We have several new opportunities to get involved

through the end of our 4-H year. Check out our

upcoming events on the next page. You may

contact our new 4-H Administrative Assistant,

Shelbi Schultz or myself with questions.

Kind regards,

Sarah Farley 4-H Extension Agent, City of Virginia Beach sfarley@vbgov.com | 757-385-4769 virginia-beach.ext.vt.edu

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UPCOMING EVENTS IN 2019 The following events are scheduled:

Youth Opportunities

• YQCA + Lamb and Goat Clinic – July 12, Creeds Ruritan Complex

• Summer 4-H Cloverbud Camp – July 19-21, Airfield 4-H Center

• Virginia Beach 4-H Junior Camp - July 29-August 2, Airfield 4-H Center

• Virginia Beach 4-H Day Camp – August 9, Virginia Beach Farmers Market

• District 4-H Camp – August 12-16, Airfield 4-H Center

• State 4-H Shoot – September 13-15, Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center

• State Fair of Virginia – September 27-October 6, Doswell, VA

• Fall Tractor Supply Paper Clover Campaign - October 9-20, Tractor Supply

• Harvest Fair - October 19, Virginia Beach Farmers Market

Volunteer Opportunities

• 2019 All Star Interstate Conference - July 18-21, Morgantown, WV

• Virginia Beach 4-H Volunteer Leaders Association Meeting – September 16, 4-H Office

Contact the 4-H Office for more information/registration forms for these events.

WELCOME NEW STAFF

Please join our department in welcoming Shelbi Schultz as our new Virginia

Beach 4-H Administrative Assistant. Her first day was Thursday, May 23

and she is supporting the 4-H, Horticulture, and Family and Consumer

Science programs. We are thrilled to have her on board!

Pictured Left: Shelbi Schultz, 4-H Administrative Assistant

Also, welcome Tishara Doby, the 4-H and Family and Consumer

Science Summer Intern through the Summer Youth Employment Office

from June 21 through August 9. Tishara is working on a community

market research project, including phone surveys and visits to Virginia

Beach Civic Leagues and volunteer organizations to identify youth

programming needs and raise awareness of Virginia Beach 4-H. She

will also be helping the office on various office tasks.

Pictured Right: Tishara Doby, Summer 2019 Intern

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4-H INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Host a Student We are currently seeking families to host international students for the 2019-2020 school year. Students attend public high school and participate in school activities as members of the host family. The following countries send students to participate in this program – Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Eurasis. Consider this experience that will last a life time. Contact the 4-H Office for more information. Go Abroad! Are you interested in 4-H opportunities abroad? Contact our office to learn more about upcoming programs and global citizenship.

YQCA TRAINING Open to youth ages 9-18 interested in learning more about livestock species and sheep and goats - Don't miss

out on this opportunity to get YQCA certified and participate in a Weaver Livestock Lamb and Goat Clinic on

July 12 from 9am-noon at the Creeds Ruritan in Virginia Beach. YQCA is a requirement for State Fair of

Virginia Livestock Exhibitors.

Pre-register online by Friday, July 5th at https://tinyurl.com/YQCA-VA-Beach .

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JOIN THE VIRGINIA BEACH 4-H TEEN CLUB Started by teens for teens, the NEW 4-H Teen Club will at the 4-H Office. Through fun meet ups, community service activities, and youth mentorship, teens ages 13-18 will gain friendships and leadership skills that will last a lifetime. Contact the 4-H Office to learn more, 757-385-4769.

STATE 4-H CONGRESS The 99th State 4-H Congress was held June 24-27 at Virginia Tech Campus. One delegate, Aiden represented

Virginia Beach and one teen, Reagan was tapped into the Virginia 4-H All-Stars. Congratulations on this high

achievement! We are proud of both of you.

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GUARDIANS OF THE PLANET 4-H CLUB In May, the Guardians of the Planet went to the Nimmo Community Garden and helped set up the garden for planting. We helped prep growing beds by pulling weeds and buckwheat, a cover crop for winter. After, we split up and helped plant sprouts and seeds in various spots in the garden. Finally, we watered the plants. The Guardians were able to give products donated by the Espoma Company to help the Nimmo Community Garden.

During the May monthly meeting, we inducted a new member, Townes. The Guardians were at the Strawberry Festival on Saturday and Sunday. We sold herbs like basil, mint, sage, thyme, and rosemary. We also sold lavender, strawberry plants, and citronella plants. On Sunday we also sold water.

Foragers

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FORAGERS BEEKEEPING 4-H CLUB In April, the Foragers volunteered at the LifeNet

Share the Love 5K for our community service

project. We were able to have a table at the 5K

where our members educated the runners about the

importance of honey bees. Ashten dressed in his

bee suit and explained the bee hive frame that we

had displayed in the observation hive. Kayla and

Amariah helped the runners get to the finish line with

some cheering. Nina passed out waters to the

finishers.

At our May meeting, we had a honey bee basics crash course so that our new beekeepers were ready to

educate festival goers at the Strawberry Festival at the end of May. Our club’s leader and mentor, Hodgie,

showed the members the inside of a bee hive using our training hive. At the Strawberry Festival, we had a very

packed observation hive so the public could see what bee brood and honey looks like inside the beehive. The

club members had a great time getting people to find the queen which was marked with a red dot on her

thorax. We also had a table full of beekeeping tools and bee hive products for people to touch, see and smell

like propolis, beeswax and a smoker.

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SEAHORSE RIDERS 4-H CLUB

Hello All Fellow 4-H’ers!

We hope everyone’s summer is off to a great start. Seahorse Riders have been having a lot of fun! In May,

we participated in the Annual Pungo Strawberry Festival for the entire weekend! We set-up an informational

booth for all interested in in becoming a part of the Seahorse Riders. It was a lot of fun teaching everyone all

about horses with interactive games, prizes, and more. We also shared a lot of information about 4H and

summer camp opportunities as well. Big thanks to the Pungo Strawberry Festival for having us!

We hope everyone has a fantastic summer!

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JEB LITTLE CREEK URBAN KNIGHTS 4-H CLUB Pictured Left: Averi, 4-H Citywide Visual Arts Contest

blue ribbon winner and Pungo Strawberry Festival

People’s Choice Award - Berry Best Exhibit. Below: Blue

ribbon winners from Urban Knights 4-H Club

PUNGO STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL PHOTOS

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4-H LIVESTOCK SHOW AND SALE PHOTOS

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