Wayne County 4-H News

Wayne County 4-H will hosted an online Trivia Contest on Thursday April 9 at 4 p.m. Enrolled 4-H members were encouraged to participate to connect with other 4-H members and have a bit of fun. Eleven 4-H members participated with the Parsley family placing first in this inaugural contest.

IMPORTANT UPDATE for 4-H FAMILIES

The Wayne County 4-H Food Challenge - is open to all enrolled 4-H members in the county. The details include:

Entries will be entered to win a $15 Shop 4-H Gift Card. Have fun!

Attention college students - we are still hiring for Energy Express. Please consider applying! We have Mentor and Community Coordinator openings at Buffalo Elementary, C-K Elementary, and Fort Gay PRK8.

To apply online go to energyexpress.wvu.edu and go to "Get involved with Energy Express". Click on the submit 2020 Energy Express AmeriCorps Application. Feel free to email julie.tritz@mail.wvu.edu with questions or more instructions on how to apply.

Wayne County Extension Agents, Evan Wilson and Julie Tritz will be leading the Virtual 4-H Project Workshop What's Hoppening 🐰 (Rabbits) on Thursday, April 2 at 3 p.m.

This LIVE workshop will focus on the following activities from the What's Hoppening 4-H project book.
• Furry Future (p. 6-7)
• Chef Hare (p. 26-27)

We had three entries submitted for our 4-H Upcycle Challenge: a beanie by Matthew Crockett, a bracelet by Benton Hall and a scarf by Conner Hall! Congratulations to these youth for their participation and to Matthew Crockett as his name was randomly drawn to win a $15 Shop 4-H Gift Card. To learn more about opportunities with 4-H, please contact 4-H Extension Agent Julie Tritz.

In light of the Coronavirus public health crisis, the Wayne County 4-H program is providing weekly challenges that are fun and educational. Wayne County 4-H'ers are invited to do the 4-H "Upcycle" Challenge. Here are the directions:

Today the International Travel 4-H Club held its inaugural meeting virtually using Zoom! The club "traveled" to Ireland on this St. Patrick's Day and got to hear from Terry Collins, a native of County Louth (just north of Dublin) answer all their questions including learning how Ireland is coping with COVID-19. 

We said the pledges virtually and one family showed the Irish dish, Colcannon, that they made today. 

We had over 60 entries in the State 4-H Poster Contest. The following 4-H member entries won first place in their age division and category and will move onto the State 4-H Poster Contest. Congratulations to all our participants and our county winners. Results will be announced later this year. For more information, contact our office at 304-272-6839.

The Trout's Hill 4-H Club held their monthly meeting on Friday, March 6 in Wayne. The club members worked to create several different items with LEGO's as part of their meeting program. To learn more about this club and other community 4-H clubs in Wayne County, contact our office at 304-272-6839.