2022 End of Year Giving to Pulaski 4-H

As 2022 draws to an end, Pulaski County 4-H is very grateful for the support we’ve received from the community in support of our 4-H programming efforts.

From sponsoring youth to attend 4-H Camp, participate in 4-H In-School Clubs, to 4-H Project Clubs, along with our 4-H Thanksgiving Dinner and Christmas Dinner Basket Service Projects, the community has truly embraced our 4-H Mission, “To Make the Best Better.”

It’s been a fantastic year and made in part with community investment in the power of the Pulaski 4-H Youth Development Program. Thank you for making our work enjoyable and possible for 2022.

If you like, there’s still time to make a donation to help us continue our 4-H work in 2023. 

https://fundraise.givesmart.com/f/27xu/n?vid=whnhr

 

And please let us know if you’ve made a donation, with an email to, 

pulaskicounty4-h@vt.edu, so we can be sure to look for it.

 

Yours in 4-H,

Chris Lichty - Pulaski 4-H Extension Agent, clichty@vt.edu

Cynthia Hurst – Pulaski 4-H Program Assistant, cyhurst@vt.edu

THANK YOU SO MUCH one more time before 2022 ends

Pulaski County 4-H and the Pulaski Extension Office, get to say thank you one more time before 2022 ends, as we say thank you to all those that became sponsors for the 2022 4-H Thanksgiving Dinner Food Kits and 4-H Christmas Dinner Food Kits.

With great community support during our 4-H Thanksgiving Dinner Basket Service Project, we exceeded our sponsorship goal and then some, and in addition to receiving additional sponsorships that were put toward our 4-H Christmas Dinner Basket Service Project.

Thanks also to our faithful bunch of Pulaski County 4-H Adult Volunteers, 4-H Teen Leaders, and Kroger Fairlawn, who created Christmas Dinner Food Kits, with recipes, to feed 39 families for Christmas.

And in the words of one family, “You made our Christmas. Thank you so much.”

Thank you so much to this year's 2022 sponsors.

1. Linda Boadwine
2. Casey Henshaw LPC
3. Sonya Jennings
4. Phil & Carrie Wurz and Caleigh LaBarre
5. Ed, Missy and Hollace Oakes
6. Donny Riddle
7. Chuck Price
8. Hodge Insurance
9. Joe Horne & Amy Vernon
10. Helen Pack
11. Dr. Ben Davidson and Lora Davidson
12. Sherry and Bobby Burgess
13. Sally D. Bolling
14. First Bank & Trust – Fairlawn
15. Pete and Pat Huber
16. Bubbles, LLC
17. Leah Wechtaluk McFarren and Matt McFarren
18. Anonymous (3)
19. Susan Dalrymple
20. Pulaski County Board of Supervisors
21. Auburn Baptist Church Christian Academy
22. Farris Dairy LLC
23. Virginia Fence Builders
24. Amanda Stuart and family
25. Mary Beth Glenn
26. First Bank & Trust Company
27. Pulaski Community Partners Coalition
28. Cassidy Rist

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2022 4-H Thanksgiving Dinner Food Service Project, a BIG success

Pulaski County 4-H and the Pulaski Extension Office, would like to say THANK YOU to all those that became sponsors for the 2022 4-H Thanksgiving Dinner Food Basket Service Project. We met our goal and then some.

With your support, we were able to feed 39 families this Thanksgiving, exceeding our goal of serving 30 families. The generosity you've shown is so appreciated and so needed for the families receiving. And in the past 14 years, we have now reached 148 families and counting.

We are also very thankful for the partnerships we have with New River Valley Community Services, Department of Juvenile Justice, Pulaski County Department of Social Services, and the T. G. Howard Center, all big supporters and key to identify families, with children, to benefit from this wonderful giving.

 

Thanks also to the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce for helping us reach further into the community, having a greater impact. 

 

 

Last but not least, we thank our core group of 4-H Adult Volunteer Leaders who worked diligently behind the scenes over the last month, and with Kroger Fairlawn, to put everything together. This has been a true community effort, “To Make the Best Better.” 

We'd like to give a special thank you to this year's 2022 sponsors.

1. Linda Boadwine

2. Casey Henshaw LPC

3. Sonya Jennings

4. Phil & Carrie Wurz and Caleigh LaBarre

5. Ed, Missy and Hollace Oakes

6. Donny Riddle

7. Chuck Price

8. Hodge Insurance

9. Joe Horne & Amy Vernon

10. Helen Pack

11. Dr. Ben Davidson and Lora Davidson

12. Sherry and Bobby Burgess

13. Sally D. Bolling

14. First Bank & Trust – Fairlawn

15. Pete and Pat Huber

16. Bubbles, LLC

17. Leah Wechtaluk McFarren and Matt McFarren

18. Anonymous (3)

19. Susan Dalrymple

20. Pulaski County Board of Supervisors

21. Auburn Baptist Church Christian Academy

22. Farris Dairy LLC

23. Virginia Fence Builders

24. Amanda Stuart and family

 

Photos courtesy of Guy Smith, Director, Pulaski County Department of Social Services.

2022 Kentland Farm Field Day, September 13

This event will provide a wagon ride tour of the farm, showcasing research in the areas of:

• Horticulture
• Integrated Pest Management
• Livestock Facilities: beef, dairy, swine
• Crops
• Beef Reproduction
• Agroforestry
• Graze 300 – Extended Grazing
• Small Scale Vegetable Production

Speakers include VT Faculty, Extension Specialists, Extension Agents, and Industry Leaders

Registration: $15 - includes lunch

Online: https://tinyurl.com/kentland2022

To register by mail, please return with payment:
Pulaski County Extension Office
Attn: Kentland Field Day
143 Third Street NW Suite 3
Pulaski, VA 24301
Checks payable to: “Treasurer- Virginia Tech”

Space will be limited to the first 250 people to register.  Please pre-register with payment by September 6, 2022 to ensure your meal.

2023 Pulaski County 4-H Camp

People are asking, "When's 4-H Camp in the Summer 2023?" 

It's great everyone is trying to make 4-H Camp part of their plans. 

We'll have the date after our Post 4-H Camp at the 4-H Center in September. 

We're hopeful for the 1st or 2nd week in June.

2022 Pulaski County 4-H Camp, June 6-10

  

 

 

We are HAPPY to announce that we finally have enough information to share about 2022 Pulaski County 4-H Camp!

 

Camp Information:

·   4-H Camp is June 6 - June 10, 2022 and held at W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center. We will camp WITH Patrick County this year. 

·   All Camp registration will be done online this year.  If someone does not have the ability to register online we can help them here at the Extension Office.

·   Camp registrations will be accepted April 6 to April 22, 2022, and available to 136 campers, or whichever comes first. 

·   The camp registration form will be available April 6^th starting at 9:00 AM.

·   We have created a camp website for parents and guardians to visit for more information!  

https://sites.google.com/vt.edu/2022-pulaski-county-4-h-camp

·   4-H Camp is co-ed and open to campers ages 9 to 13 years old. 

·   Camp registration fee is $375, with $50.00 of as a non-refundable deposit.

·   We must receive the $375 registration fee, with Pre-Registration, Health History, Medication and Equine Waiver Forms, within 48 hours of online registration or the camper’s spot will be released to the next in line.

Please call us at (540) 980-7761, or email us, Chris Lichty, 4-H Extension Agent, clichty@vt.edu and Cynthia Hurst, 4-H Program Assistant, cyhurst@vt.edu,  if you have any questions! 

 

Yours in 4-H,
Chris & Cynthia