Sharon Kinsey

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In May 2020, we reported:

Camden County 4-H Teen Council made 100 poppies for Project Poppy, a public art installation to commemorate NJ residents who lost their lives in World War I (https://www.projectpoppy.org/). The installation in Haddonfield, NJ will take place in fall 2020.

Fast forward to 2022 and the installation was finally dedicated at the Memorial Day Program at Haddonfield Memorial High School. “We had an amazing turn out for the inauguration of the Project Poppy Art Installation. Thank you to all members of the community for their support. Be sure to stop by Haddonfield Memorial High School to view. Exhibition dates are from 5/30/22-7/4/22.”

https://www.projectpoppy.org/

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Camden County is one of the four 4-H counties in New Jersey conducting the National 4-H Mentoring Program, as well as Essex, Hudson and Atlantic Counties. Our partner is the Rowan Upward Bound Program in Camden where we work with 15-20 students throughout the year.

The closing program took place on Sat., May 7 at the Rowan University Building in Camden. Rowan Upward Bound students presented their educational posters on all of the mental health issues they learned about during the spring program, including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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The National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals (NAE4-HYDP) recently announced regional award winners in their Specialty Awards categories. The South Jersey 4-H Teen Conference is planned and conducted by 4-H professionals in the 10 South Jersey counties and 4-H youth representatives. Though Covid did not allow for an in-person conference, a half-day virtual conference called Empowered Together While Apart was held. This program served 47 youth and 25 adults and is recognized in the Excellence in Healthy Living Programming. Speakers led workshops on mindfulness, health and wellness, decluttering, and our keynote speaker taught participants how to Be a Torchbearer!

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The Lil Bugs 4-H Club will continue meeting throughout the summer at the Camden County Environmental Center in Cherry Hill. Camden County entomologist Lauren Bonus and Camden County environmental educator Eve Quinones lead this educational club for youth in grades K-3. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month at 5:00 pm – June 13, July 11, and Aug. 8. New members are welcome!

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Getting ready for summer? Don’t forget to save some time to sharpen your leadership skills through the NJ 4-H Igniting Your Leadership Potential Certificate Program! Two online leadership courses will be offered this summer – learn about The Art of Self Leadership in July or Growing Your Global Awareness in August for youth in grades 8-13 (one year out of high school). Earn a digital badge from NJ 4-H, Rutgers University.

Registration and course information can be found on the NJ 4-H website:
https://nj4h.rutgers.edu/leadership/igniting-your-leadership-potential/

Contact Camden County 4-H Agent Sharon Kinsey with any questions at sbkinsey@njaes.rutgers.edu