Contest Ends October 2.

4-H Re-Enrollment is Coming

4-H Online has been updated and we are working on rolling over everyone’s information into the new system. As with any new program, there have been some bugs that need to be worked out to make sure it will be easy for you to use.

Emails will be sent to all those who are currently enrolled in the original 4H Online site with the new link to 4-H Online 2.0. The old site will not except enrollments and all will need to use the new http. Step-by-step instructions will be included in the email. The process will be similar, but the new site has a whole new look and some additional features. There are also additional security requirements that may require some to supply a new password to meet the new requirements.

Wear Your 4-H Club Shirt or Green to Celebrate!
Be sure to share a picture of yourself and tag @sussexnj4h and #Opportunity4All

The Voice of Leadership
This course is scheduled for every Monday in October (Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26) from 7–8:30 p.m.

Everyone has the capacity to lead. However, the ability to convey the leadership message takes skill and a clear understanding of how a multi-faceted communications approach can have a positive impact on others. More importantly, this skill is developed over time as a leader expands their realm of experience and influence. This course introduces youth to communication and its importance to leadership, as well as allows them to create personal leadership messages they can apply to their own leadership roles.
Register for The Voice of Leadership

Launching into Leadership
This course is scheduled for every Tuesday in October (Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27) from 7–8:30 p.m.

Learn the basic principles of leadership, along with practical strategies for becoming a better leader. In this online course, youth will learn leadership concepts that can be readily applied to their own life. This includes the definition of leadership, leadership traits and styles, and the tasks and relationships associated with leadership.
Register for Launching into Leadership

Leading through Service
This course is scheduled for every Thursday in October (Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29) from 7–8:30 p.m. Planning for service projects will take place Nov. 1 – Dec. 31.

Become versed in the leadership skills necessary to plan and conduct a service-learning project. Using generationOn’s goLEAD service-learning curriculum, youth will Greet, Discover, Explore, Aspire, Aim, Plan, Ensure, Act, and Reflect their way to developing a service project based on the needs of their chosen community or organization. Youth will learn how to perform community mapping, form a problem statement, brainstorm ideas, plan a project using achievable goals, consider the challenges, and then put their plan into action. Leading through Service is the ultimate hands-on leadership experience!
Register for Leading through Service

Mark your calendar – The Tractor Supply Company 4-H Paper Clover will be held October 7-18, 2020.

Is your club is interested in creating an in-store display or poster about your club and the value of 4-H? Or does your club already have one that you would be willing to share? If so, please contact patrie@njaes.rutgers.edu.

We now have 2 TSC in Sussex County and would love to have some information about 4H in Sussex County displayed during the Paper Clover Campaign.

Both online and in-store donations to 4-H will be accepted

Somerset 4-H has invited all NJ 4-H Leaders to their Volunteer Workshop: Keeping Engaged Virtually
September 29, 2020 7:00pm

Join them for their 4-H Volunteer Workshop which will highlight a variety of tools you can use for your own clubs. Discussions include:

• Ideas to make your virtual meetings the best they can be (we’ll play games you can then use with your own clubs)
• Brainstorming creative solutions for keeping your members engaged virtually
• Group discussion and sharing of how to incorporate educational components to your project area
• Group discussion for whatever you feel is an important topic to address

To register to participate us the following link:
https://4histops.org/events/volunteer-workshop-1

Rutgers Cooperative Extension “Earth Day, Every Day” Series this Fall

Details: Join Rutgers Cooperative Extension every Monday evening at 6:30 pm for this free series starting September 14th. These live, interactive sessions are 1 hour. To join you need either a computer, tablet, or smartphone with speakers. Sessions are provided via Webex.

To Register and more information at:  https://envirostewards.rutgers.edu/Earth-Day.html

The lineup is as follows:
9/28/20- Fall Lawn Care the Earthwise Way
10/5/20- RU Wildlife Wise: Defensive Driving to Avoid Wildlife
10/13/20- What’s An Energy Audit And Do you Need One?10/19/20- Ten Ways to Adapt to Coastal Flooding
10/26/20- RU Wildlife Wise: Demystifying Iconic Halloween Animals
11/2/20- Basics of Recycling

Have you seen this Insect?

Some people may think it is a moth but it’s really the Asian plant hopper known as the spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma deliculata (White), and is a member of the order Hemiptera, family Fulgoridae. In the USA, the spotted lanternfly is an invasive species that could be very devastating to some New Jersey crops and hardwood trees.

If you think you have seen or collected a spotted lanternfly please report it (please include the town and county where the specimen was found and attach a photograph) to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and the Department of Entomology at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences by emailing slanternfly@njaes.rutgers.edu. Farmers, nurserymen, and vineyardists should also report sightings to SLF-plantindustry@ag.nj.gov.