HEADLINES. F a l l into 4-H fun! Wired for Wind Workshop, Sept. 10th. 4-H Fall Festival, Sept. 24th. National 4-H Week, Oct. 2-8

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1 Rutgers Cooperative Extension Burlington County 4-H Office P.O. Box 6000 Mount Holly, NJ HEADLINES F a l l into 4-H fun! Wired for Wind Workshop, Sept. 10th FALL 2011 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Letter from County Agent 2 Farm Fair Results 3-6 News You Can Use 7 Farm Fair in Pictures 8-9 Club News Leaders Council Corner 12 Upcoming Events H Fall Festival, Sept. 24th Calendar September and October 15 National 4-H Week, Oct. 2-8 See inside for details! Website: Hyouth@co.burlington.nj.us

2 Letter from the Agent Dear 4-H Members, Volunteers, and Parents, Welcome to another exciting and fun 4-H year! Leaders, please take the time to submit the awards applications for your club members. The forms will be mailed to you by the end of August. Congratulations to all members who have completed requirements for receiving 4-H year pins, county medals, and awards. Your dedication deserves recognition as well as the respect of your peers. I encourage all leaders to set aside special club time for recognition and awards. In this issue you will find photos from Farm Fair. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the fair on the new grounds. In spite of the extreme heat, the 4-H community demonstrated remarkable resilience. Make note of these important upcoming events: Wired for Wind Workshop takes place on September 10, H Fall Festival at Russo s is September 24, Pet Expo 6 will be held on October 1, 2011 at the Burlington County Library Headquarters. National 4-H Week is October 2-8, Volunteer Recognition Night is October 21, 2011 I have enjoyed reading your club reports. Keep up the good work. Club Reporters have an important role informing hundreds of 4-H members and volunteers about your club activities through this newsletter. Yours truly, Gloria Kraft MISSION STATEMENT The Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development Program uses a learn by doing approach to enable youth to develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills they need to become competent, caring, and contributing citizens of the world. The mission is accomplished by using the knowledge and the resources of the land grant university system, along with the involvement of caring adults. Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Cooperative Extension educational programs are offered to all without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, military service, veteran status, and any other category protected by law. Rutgers Cooperative Extension encourages individuals with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you need special accommodations, have questions about physical access, or require alternate means for program information, please contact your local Extension Office. Contact the State Extension Director's Office if you have concerns related to discrimination, , ext Headlines is published five times a year: January, April, June, August and October. Club reports, photographs, news and announcements may be submitted to Kelley Sennstrom By KSennstrom@co.burlington.nj.us By standard mail: Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development PO Box 6000 Mount Holly, NJ By Fax: In person: 4-H Office, 2 Academy Drive, Westampton, NJ The next submission deadline is October 12, County 4-H Agent 2

3 Farm Fair Paint the Barrels Results Springfield Riders Best Overall Outstanding barrels: Caring Canines Playful Petz Springfield Riders Club Booth Results Outstanding booths: Crazy Critters Best in Class Crazy Critters Playful Petz Crazy Critters- Best Overall Non-Livestock Exhibits Photography exhibits: 118 Posters: 8 Woodworking: 8 Art: 83 Childcare: 2 Crafts: 109 Writing: 15 Needlework: 17 Sewing: 3 Science: 1 Pennants Outstanding Fancy Feathers Nature Nuts Carrot Club 3

4 Farm Fair 2011 Burlington County 4-H Poultry Show Results Show Details: 23 4-H members exhibited 150 total entries Class 1 Purebred Standard Cockerel 1 st Place Kevin Grady (Penedesenca) 2 nd Place Kevin Grady (Wyandotte) Class 2 Purebred Standard Rooster 1 st Place Olivia Gamber (Rhode Island Red) 2 nd Place Tori Britton (Plymouth Barred Rock) 3 rd Place Jessie Britton (Speckled Sussex) 4 th Place Kevin Grady (Blue Laced Red Wyandotte) Class 3 Purebred Standard Pullet 1 st Place Mark Brenner (Dark Brahma) 2 nd Place Bryan Grady (Buff Brahma) 3 rd Place Shane Grady (Penedesenca) 4 th Place Bryan Grady (Penedesenca) 5 th Place Mark Brenner (Buff Orpington) 6 th Place Jessie Britton (Maran) Class 4 Purebred Standard Hen 1 st Place Anna Lia Sullivan (White Plymouth Rock) 2 nd Place Olivia Gamber (Buff Brahma) 3 rd Place Anna Lia Sullivan (Brown/Red Ameraucana) 4 th Place Mark Brenner (Black Australorp) 5 th Place Mark Brenner (Dominique) 6 th Place Anna Lia Sullivan (Dark Brown Ameraucana) Purebred Standard Division Grand Champion Olivia Gamber Rhode Island Red Rooster Reserve Grand Champion Anna Lia Sullivan White Plymouth Rock Hen Class 5 Purebred Bantam Cockerel 1 st Place Tori Britton (White Frizzle) 2 nd Place Mark Brenner (Grey Frizzle) Class 6 Purebred Bantam Rooster 1 st Place Blair Schuler (Tan/Brown Old English) 2 nd Place Olivia Gamber (Black Old English) 3 rd Place Gemma Dey (Grey Old English) 4 th Place Tori Britton (Black/Brown Frizzle) 5 th Place Blair Schuler (Silver Laced SeaBright) 6 th Place Tori Britton (Multi Old English) Class 7 Purebred Bantam Pullet 1 st Place Gemma Dey (Golden Laced SeaBright) 2 nd Place Blair Schuler (White Frizzle) 3 rd Place Blair Schuler (Black Japanese) 4 th Place Anna Lia Sullivan (Mille Fleur D Uccle) Class 8 Purebred Bantam Hen 1 st Place Anna Lia Sullivan (White Silkie) 2 nd Place Anna Lia Sullivan (Golden Laced Sea- Bright) 3 rd Place Gemma Dey (Barred Cochin) 4 th Place Tori Britton (Buff Japanese) 5 th Place Blair Schuler (Black/Buff Cochin) 6 th Place Jessie Britton (Grey Japanese) Purebred Bantam Division Grand Champion Blair Schuler (Tan/Brown Old English) Reserve Grand Champion Anna Lia Sullivan (White Silkie) Class 10 Mixed Breed Rooster 1 st Place Daphne Trandahl (Plymouth Barred Rock Mix) 2 nd Place Kevin Grady (Polish/Red Star Mix) 3 rd Place Gregory Trandahl (Plymouth Barred Rock Mix) 4 th Place Jessie Britton (Polish Mix) 5 th Place Bryan Grady (D Uccle Mix) 6 th Place Kevin Grady (Polish/Red Star Mix) Class 12 Mixed Breed Hen 1 st Place Anna Lia Sullivan (Blue Splash Ameraucana Mix) 2 nd Place Tori Britton (Blue Splash Wyandotte Mix) 3 rd Place Mark Brenner (Araucana Mix) 4 th Place Gemma Dey (White Columbian Mix) 5 th Place Emilie Matznick (Sex Link) 6 th Place Emilie Matznick (Sex Link) Mixed Breed Division Grand Champion Daphne Trandahl (Plymouth Barred Rock Mix) Reserve Grand Champion Anna Lia Sullivan (Blue Splash Ameraucana Mix) 4

5 Farm Fair Class 13 Ducks 1 st Place Shane Grady (Swedish/Runner Mix) 2 nd Place Deirdre Gang (Pekin) 3 rd Place Bryan Grady (Indian Runner) 4 th Place Hayden Wilkes (Mallard) 5 th Place Hayden Wilkes (Cayuga) 6 th Place Blair Schuler (Muscovy) Class 14 Geese 1 st Place Shane Grady (Embden) 2 nd Place Shane Grady (Sebastapol) Class 18 All Other Fowl 1 st Place Shane Grady (Royal Purple Guinea) 2 nd Place Hayden Wilkes (Lavender Guinea) 3 rd Place Jessie Britton (Black/White Guinea) 4 th Place Shane Grady (Pearl Grey Guinea) 5 th Place Shane Grady (Lavender Guinea) 6 th Place Bryan Grady (White Guinea) Waterfowl/Other Division Grand Champion Shane Grady (Royal Purple Guinea) Reserve Grand Champion Shane Grady (Swedish/ Runner Mix Duck) Egg Division Grand Champion Kevin Grady (Brown Eggs) Reserve Grand Champion Bryan Grady (Duck Eggs) Best in Show Shane Grady (Royal Purple Guinea) Reserve Best in Show Daphne Trandahl (Plymouth Rock Mixed Breed Rooster) Eggs Brown Eggs 1 st Place Kevin Grady 2 nd Place Tori Britton 3 rd Place Kevin Grady 4 th Place Colton Wharton 5 th Place Emilie Matznick 6 th Place Anna Lia Sullivan Duck Eggs 1 st Place Bryan Grady Bantam Eggs 1 st Place Gemma Dey 2 nd Place Blair Schuler Green/Blue Eggs 1 st Place Kevin Grady Mixed Eggs 1 st Place Jessie Britton 2 nd Place Mark Brenner 3 rd Place Anna Lia Sullivan 5

6 Farm Fair Burlington County Equestrians of the Year The Equestrian of the Year contest was held on Friday, July 22nd at Farm Fair. Junior Equestrian of the Year Kirsten Jeansson was selected as the Junior Equestrian of the Year. Senior Equestrian of the Year Alexis Arnell was selected as the Senior Equestrian of the Year. Winner of Challenge of the Clubs: Young Riders Rough Riders Scholarship winner was Clare Gallogly. A Note From the Senior Equestrian of the Year: Get ready, get set, GO! Hello my name is Alexis Arnell, your 2011 Senior Equestrian of the Year! This year is gonna be a busy one, I have a lot of plans before I represent the county at states next year. The Equestrian of the Year experience is a great one. The process has taught me so much, from how to do a proper interview, to making a speech on stage. I was very fortunate to be pushed to run again, after winning Jr. Equestrian of the Year last year. Thank you to Mrs. Trout for all she does to keep this contest in Burlington County. This year I hope to make a difference in the 4-H community! Having a voice is very important to the youth and I'm glad I have the chance to represent on the Horse Advisory! Let's make a great year! Thank you, Alexis Arnell 6

7 News You Can Use KEEP IN TOUCH! Let us know what your club is up to by sending in club reports. The club reports are the job of the club reporter, not the leader. If your club doesn t have an elected Reporter, the club Secretary or any other club member can write the report. Send reports, news, and photos to KSennstrom@co.burlington.nj.us for inclusion in the Headlines newsletter. The deadline for the next issue of Headlines is October 12, STAY INFORMED! VISIT THE COUNTY 4-H WEBSITE! The Headlines newsletter is easy to access online via the county 4-H website. View it right online or save it to your computer hard drive to save on printer paper and ink. You can print just the calendar page to keep track of dates and deadlines. Don t miss out on important information about upcoming events, opportunities and deadlines. Time to Turn in Your Project Record Books! Your H Project Record Books are due by September 9 to the 4-H office. Record books are accepted Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Don t forget to write your 4-H Story and get all the necessary signatures from your club leader and parent! You MUST obtain a receipt from staff when you turn in your record book. Late books will not be judged. Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH) is a university wide initiative working to address the issues of hunger across the state of New Jersey. By bringing together the resources of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, RAH works to increase awareness of hunger, encourage activism and service to tackle hunger, stimulate research to assist those in need, and provide immediate relief through food drives and other events to raise money and collect food. From food drives to 4-H programs, from grocery-shopping advice to agricultural research, Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH) aims to increase awareness of hunger and encourage community service to help those in need. RAH enlists the assistance of Rutgers students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the concerned public in efforts to stock food banks, provide consumer education on nutrition, deliver technical and organizational support to community groups, and conduct research toward improving food production, packaging, and distribution. Rutgers Against Hunger partners with the New Jersey Federation of Food Banks which includes The Community FoodBank of New Jersey, the Food Bank of South Jersey, the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank, and NORWESCAP Food Bank as well as several other community food banks and pantries throughout the state. In seeking to make a difference in New Jersey and beyond, Rutgers Against Hunger draws on the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Rutgers. With 52,000 students, nearly 9,000 faculty and staff, and 360,000 living alumni (208,000 in New Jersey), Rutgers is well positioned to take a leadership role in seeking to alleviate hunger, whether through RAH's university wide food drive, agricultural research at Rutgers' New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, or outreach efforts involving Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Visit for ways you and your 4-H club can help! 7

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10 Club News The Active Citizenship Club had a great time participating in the Farm Fair this year. During the months preceding the Fair, we were quite busy with preparations. After coming up with ideas, we voted on which ones to proceed with. We then worked together to decide how to carry out our plans and to gather the needed supplies. After, we began work on our Farm Fair projects. We designed our booth display, focusing on our club s activities. Also, we made a patriotic scarecrow out of recyclable materials. The Wednesday before the Farm Fair, we painted a barrel showing the New Additions and Old Traditions of our club. Finally, the week of the Farm Fair arrived. Our booth looked really nice. In the center of the table was a display board showing our club s activities. Surrounding the board was a wooden frame covered with photos of our club and adorned with patriotic lights. We got an Excellent ribbon for this booth display. Furthermore, we got an Outstanding ribbon (94/100) for our painted barrel and first place for our scarecrow. On the second day of the Fair, Thursday, July 21, the club spend a few hours operating the 4-H tent s information table, telling others about 4-H and selling quilt raffle tickets. Being involved in the Farm Fair was a great experience for Active Citizenship. Here is what Trevor McDonald, a new member of Active Citizenship, has to say about the Farm Fair and 4-H: I, as a new 4-H member thought that the 2011 Farm Fair was a big success. Every single person that walked into the tent while my club members and families were running the tent seemed interested in some Active Citizenship Club way. 4-H also helps kids get involved in the summer. Most kids that aren t involved in this beneficial program are sitting and watching the television or on the computer. During the Farm Fair this year, all clubs had the opportunity to make scarecrows, paint trash cans (barrels) to make them more colorful, and also make a complete booth telling what your group was all about. Another thing that helped me get involved this summer was the Rutgers Extension 4-H Overnight Camp in Branchville New Jersey. The staff is super friendly and spends time with every individual camper they are in charge of. There are many activities including shooting sports (archery, muzzle loader, air rifles, 3D Archery), Outdoor Activities (survival class, fishing, cooking, hiking and exploration class, pioneer living), Craft Activities (pottery, clay and ceramics, beading, friendship bracelets, beady buddies), even Drama and Advanced Drama classes are available at this amazing summer camp! 4-H is an extraordinary program. And all of this fun starts when you find about the 4-H at the Burlington County Farm Fair! Submitted by: Nicholas Emery, Active Citizenship Club Vice President and Trevor McDonald, Active Citizenship Club Member Working at the 4-H information table (In photo from left to right: Mrs. Deborah Ryder, Abe Reuther, Nicholas Emery, Nathan Emery) Our recyclable scarecrow (In photo from left to right: Trevor McDonald, Ben McDonald) 10

11 Club News Burlington County 4-H Cloggers Since our last report, we have been busy! First, a report on our plastic bottle cap collection. Our club collected plastic bottle caps to donate to a local hospital to be recycled and the money donated to families of patients to help with the cost of their treatments. We collected over 350lbs. of plastic bottle caps. We had two teams, the Green Team with Captain Emma Pestritto and the White Team with Captain Olivia Szumski. We had a competition between the two teams to see which one could collect the most bottle caps, at half way mark, the White Team was ahead. We will post which team won in our next Headlines! Thanks, everyone for a job well done. The leaders would like to thank all the members who presented at the County Level for Public Presentations. Great job, everyone. A very special thanks to those who qualified and presented at State Level. All of our ladies who went to states did a fantastic job and we are very proud of them! We had a very successful turnout for the Garden State Stomp. Many of our members attended and they performed during the evening routines. Our newest number Soul Sister quickly became a favorite and was a crowd pleaser. We danced at the Creek Run Camp on July 2 nd and had a great time. McGuire Blue Falcons 4-H Club The McGuire Blue Falcons 4-H Summer Robotics Club has been busy working on junk drawer robotics and building and programming Lego NXT Mindstorm robots. When asked, What do you like about being in a 4-H Robotics Club? members responded: Of course, preparing for Farm Fair was our big project. Many thanks to Chelsea and her mom and grandmom for their help at set up on Sunday, July 17 th. Thank you to all members who came out to decorate on Tuesday, July 19 th. Even though we had to be creative and decorate in a way we never have before, the stage looked great for the fair! Next was the Future Farm Fair Queen Parade, several of our members joined the fun and had their picture taken with 2010 Queen Victoria Francis. We are so happy to report that our club member Carol Guest was in the contest and won Second Runner Up! Carol then spent time at the Fair walking the grounds, greeting the visitors and handing out giveaways. Thank you Carol!!!! The record heat for Farm Fair this year did nothing to stop the Cloggers, our performance Thursday evening was a highlight and filled the show tent! We are on our summer break right now, we will be starting up again in September when we turn our project books in. We will also be welcoming new members. Our final bit of news is that our leader Jessica Zappley and her husband Chris are expecting their first baby in December! Another Clogger on their way!!! Congratulations Chris and Jessica! Submitted by Olivia Szumski Everything! Team work! Hard work! Robots are awesome! Submitted by McGuire Blue Falcons 4-H Summer Robotics Club Members 11

12 Leaders Council Corner Save the Date! Save the Date for the Volunteer Recognition Night on October 21, Leaders Council and Record Book Judging Record Book Judging will take place on September 19, 2011 in the 4-H auditorium, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The regular meeting of the Burlington County Leaders Council will begin approximately at 7:30 p.m. ALL 4-H leaders are expected to attend Record Book Judging. If your club is not represented, your record books will not be judged. Annual Awards and Recognition Awards and recognition forms are due by the September 19th meeting of Leaders Council. Club Project Leaders were sent the Guide to Awards along with all of the forms to complete. Club Activity Leaders were sent instructions so that they can assist Project Leaders in the completion of the forms. Quilt Raffle Ticket Sale Don t forget to keep selling those Quilt Raffle tickets! Need more tickets? Call or stop by the 4-H office! Upcoming Events Burlington County 4-H Wired for Wind Workshop Saturday, September 10, am Noon Grades 4-7 Registration is required. Supply fee-$20 per youth ($30 per family) Snacks will be provided. For more information call the 4-H office at (609) or 4-Hyouth@co.burlington.nj.us 12

13 Upcoming Events The Pet Expo is a popular event held at the Burlington County Library Headquarters grounds, and it is a great place to promote 4-H. Clubs may register as non-profit/rescue groups to receive a 10 x 10 space free of charge. You must bring your own table or rent one from the event organizers. Register directly with the Burlington County Library by September 16th to participate. The 4-H office has the registration form which can be ed to you on request. For additional information please contact Jo Horton at (609) x3036 or jhorton@bcls.lib.nj.us or Bonnie Stankus at or bstankus@phillyburbs.com. The Small Animal Advisory Council is holding a Holiday Gift Card Raffle $1 per chance Prizes as follows: 1st $500 Visa gift card 2nd- $300 Visa gift card 3rd- $100 Visa gift card Drawing to be held on November 11, 2011 at Rancocas Community Center, Main Street, Rancocas, NJ. Winners need not be present. Contact any Small Animal or Poultry Club Leader to purchase tickets. 13

14 Upcoming Events SEPTEMBER 24TH 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Russo s Orchard Lane Farm in Chesterfield 4-H Clubs are invited to bring 4-H club project animals and exhibits to share with farm visitors. Promote 4-H and have fun doing it! And while you re there: Find your way through the corn maze!* Pick your own apples and peruse the pumpkin patch!* Take a hay ride!* *4-H youth will receive a special ticket price of $9.00 for all four of these activities at the farm on this day. Shop in the Russo s country store! Pack a picnic lunch or buy refreshments from the Horse Advisory concession stand! Visit for a couple hours or stay for the day! Reserve a space for your club! Call the 4-H Office at (609) for a registration form. Registration is due Tuesday, September 6th! Russo s Orchard Lane Farm 310 Extonville Road Chesterfield, NJ Saturday farm hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 14

15 September and October September SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT Labor Day Office Closed Horse Advisory Project Record Books due at 4-H Office Wired for Wind Workshop, see page 12 Burl. Co. Expansion & Review Committee, 10 am-noon Equine Science Kidz Can Cook Club 13 We Love Ewes Club Record Book Judging and Leaders Council, see page 12 Active Citizenship Club Young Riders Club Burlington County 4-H Cloggers Club 30 4-H Fall Festival at Russo s Orchard Lane Farm, Chesterfield; see page 14 October SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 1 Pet Expo, see page ## 2 3 Teen Council 4 5 Horse Advisory National 4-H Youth Science Day National 4-H Week, October We Love Ewes Club Tri-Boro 4-H Riders Club Young Riders Club Volunteer Recognition Event Equine Science Tri-Boro 4-H Riders Club

16 Burlington County 4-H Newsletter Headlines is published five times a year: January, April, June, August and October Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County 2 Academy Drive, Westampton, NJ H Staff: Gloria Kraft, County Agent Stacey Dorofachuk, Secretary Nancy Horrisberger, Clerk Kelley Sennstrom, Clerk Typist-Headlines/Web site Michele Bibus, 4-H/Military Program Assistant Phone (609) Fax (609) Office hours: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm HEAD HEART HANDS HEALTH The 4-H Pledge: I pledge My Head to clearer thinking, My Heart to greater loyalty, My Hands to larger service, and My Health to better living, For my club, my community, my country, And my world. The 4-H Motto: To Make the Best Better! 4-Hyouth@co.burlington.nj.us