A Busy Summer Ahead for Chester County 4-H

While you’re making plans for activities to do this summer, don’t forget all of the fun camps you can attend through Chester County 4-H! The most attended events of the camping year are Junior Camp (for 4th-6th graders enrolled in 4-H) and Ed-Venture Camp (for 6th-8th graders enrolled in 4-H) and they will be held, again, at WP Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia, TN. Last year was the first year Chester County 4-Hers went to Ridley, as the Buford Ellington 4-H Center is now closed. Campers thoroughly enjoyed their new location and many have already been in our office to sign up for camp this year!

Academic Conference is a chance for 4-Hers to visit our campus at UT Knoxville, participate in hands-on workshops that focus on their specific project area, to socialize with other 4-Hers from across the state and to enjoy a day at Dollywood. This is a competitive camp and potential participants must submit an application to us by April 1st, 2010.

Participants who go to Electric Camp will attend all day programs that are hands-on, where they learn more about electricity, technology, and energy. Campers will enjoy their time at UT Knoxville as they get to stay in the dorms, eat in the food court, and go to the campus swimming pool. Did I mention a day at Dollywood is also planned?

In addition to the traditional 4-H Camp, there is also a camp that will strictly focus on becoming better at shooting sports. At Target SMART Camp, 4-Hers will choose which discipline they want to become proficient in: rifle, shotgun, muzzle loader or archery. They will also learn proper safety measures and care required when handling those tools.

4-Hers who are interested in arts & crafts and sewing will be busy completing their projects at Line & Design camp at our Martin campus of UT.

New this year is OWL Camp, which is for participants who like wildlife, outdoor cooking, and learning more about our environment. OWL stands for Outdoor Wildlife Leadership.

All of these activities are open to young people who are enrolled in Chester County 4-H. Please call our office for age requirements, fee information, and deadlines for signing up for these activities: 989-2103. We are also on Facebook (Chester County 4-H) and can be contacted through our web site.

Photo CDs from camp are ready for pick-up!

Yes - that's right, over 600MB worth of a VARIETY of photos from the 2009 Junior 4-H camp at WP Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia, TN are available for purchase at the 4-H office in Henderson! Give us a call before you come to the office so we can have your CD ready. You'll need to bring $5.00 and we won't be able to mail these out because we'll need your parents to sign a form - (just saying that none of these photos will be posted around the WWW). Our office hours are M-F, 8am-5pm. If you need to make other arrangements, just give us a call. I'm usually in the office late on Wednesdays.

For a $2.00 DISCOUNT - tell us about your best experience at camp this year (in 3 sentences or more)! This only applies to 4-Hers who went camping June 1-5, 2009 at Ridley! ;)

Camp Group Shot

We had a terrific time at Junior 4-H camp! The weather was great - for the most part. It did hail on us one day. :( And our pool times got canceled a few times because of thunder & lightning - but we did not want to be in the pool during those times! The camp staff had a neat zip line set up at Ridley & we were busy at the craft house, making cool crafts and t-shirts. (Mary Beth, you rock!!!) Crazy Critter guy kept our attention with all the fun events in the Wildlife House, on the Creek Stomps, and Tubing!! We even had a few campers try archery and rifles for the first time. The Talent Show was entertaining - there were quite a few campers from Chester County that were brave enough to get up on stage! I'm so excited that I get to go again in 2 weeks! :D

The Beloved 4-H Junior Camp Schedule for June 1-5, 2009!

OK - here is the schedule for 4-H Junior Camp this year. If you print out the pages on LEGAL sized paper, put the pages together (non-printed sides together) and fold in 3s, you'll have your camp schedule as you'll get it on Monday! So - you really don't have to print it out, just look at it. Hey - while you're at it you can book mark the site & you can visit us more easily!!

We're going to give each camper 1 schedule to keep for the week - we only have a few so if mom or dad want one, just give them this blog addy! :)

We are busy getting ready for Monday ... and Mr. Brian and I are so excited. We're gonna have a terrific time!!! :D :D :D

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Get Ready For Camp!

OK - the deadline to sign up for most 4-H camps is this Friday, May 15th. Please call our office if you need us to stay open later than 5pm - that's when we close up for the weekend!

For those of you who are signed-up and ready, we'll be mailing out health forms and parent letters very soon. You can always download an Activity and Event Acceptance Form. A list of what to bring (and what NOT to bring) is here. The Parent meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26th at 6:30pm at Henderson City Hall.

The Buford Ellington 4-H Center in Milan is closing down so we'll be going to the WP Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia.

2009 Summer Activities

Below is a chart with the 4-H Summer activities that we already know about. Mr. Brian and I might add a workshop or two just for 4-Hers in Chester County, TN so check back for updates! Junior Camp is not on the chart, but it is scheduled for June 1-5 at the WP Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia, TN The cost of that camp is $220.00 and the deadline to register for that camp is May 18th. 4-Hers who were in 4-6th grade as of January 1, 2009 may attend. As always, if you have questions, please contact me or Mr. Brian!

Summer Camp 2009

Some of you may have heard that the 4-H Center in Milan is closing. This is true.

However, we will still get to go to camp this Summer - in Columbia, TN instead!!

The W.P. Ridley 4-H Center is beautiful!! Check out their site
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/ridley4hcenter/

Also, the date has changed to the first week of June for 4th-6th grades. 6th-8th grades can also go to Junior High Camp that first week of July.

We're really excited about getting to camp in our new location. The price should be about the same - close to $210.00

Our bus ride will be a bit longer though - about 2 hours!

We'd like to hear your opinions about it!