Rutgers’ Master Gardeners Organization of Cumberland County will host learning programs that will start May 3 at Wheaton Arts. The day’s activities will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Wheaton Arts, located off Glasstown Road. The theme of the children’s table this year is “Animals of the Farm and Forest – Identifying Them by their Appearance, Tracks, and Scat.” There will be scat and track picture by tracker Kim Cabrera with pelts, skulls and more. Other activities will include a smell test, jelly bean test, tracks in the sand, animal track twister game and making track stamps.
Youth/Community Development
From Youths to Sleuths: 4-H Rutgerscience Saturday Introduces STEM Concepts Using Spy Technology
On March 29, the Rutgers 4-H Youth Development Program sponsored a Rutgerscience Saturday event for 51 youths across New Jersey, from grades 5-9. Participants practiced listening like a spy using laser technology, embedding messages in images and learning how to use surveillance technology. Rutgers University graduate student Swapnil Mhaske showed a group of “spies-in-training” how […]
Mercer 4-H Member Speaks at USDA Borlaug Symposium
Renee Stillwell, Mercer County 4-H member, was invited by the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture to be one of a handful of youth to speak at the USDA symposium commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the birth of plant biologist and humanitarian Norman Borlaug, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for a […]
National Volunteer Week April 6-13: Rutgers 4-H Salutes NJ Volunteers
Each year, thousands of volunteers in New Jersey donate their time and energy to make their communities a better place to live. These volunteers will be among the millions across the country who will be spotlighted during National Volunteer Week, April 6-13, 2014. One group that relies heavily on volunteers is the New Jersey 4-H […]
NJ 4-H’ers Engage in Agricultural Science Innovation at National Youth Agri-Science Summit
Fifteen New Jersey 4-H members from Burlington, Cumberland and Mercer counties joined youth and adult teams from across the U.S. at the National Youth Agri-Science Summit, January 16-20 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The high school students learned about agricultural science and technologies through a variety of hands-on activities, […]
Working for work: Trade skills not money
Forget cash. Forget banks that take a bite out of your dollars every time you head to an ATM machine. What about helping each other, getting something in return? No money needed. So it is with time banks and hour exchanges…Julie Fagan, a Rutgers University professor, recently launched time banks in several states, including Pennsylvania, she said. One is Monroe County PA Strong, a time bank anyone from the area can join. Members will help other members by using their skills, bank their hours and get services in return based on how many hours they invest. “It’s a sharing of talents and skills. We don’t place monetary value on services. Every man is created equal,” she said. “Someone can pull weeds or give an elderly person a ride to a doctor’s appointment. The hard part is figuring out what you want to receive in return. It requires reciprocity to work. You have to be able to accept a gift in return.”
Children with special needs meet University ‘buddies’
Nancy Haws has been bringing her 22-year-old son, Taylor, to “Special Friends Day” for 12 years. He doesn’t have many close friends, but this event gives him a way to make new ones and establish connections. “Special Friends Day,” a day joining Rutgers students and special needs children for a breadth of activities, had an uncertain future when the University’s Recreation Activities Crew disbanded last year…”Special Friends Day” took place in the Cook Douglass Recreation Center yesterday. An arc of balloons bearing Rutgers colors greeted special needs children and their parents.
NJ Students to Talk Climate Change at Rutgers 4-H Teen Summit on March 27
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2014 EDITOR’S NOTE: You are invited to send a reporter, photographer or camera crew to cover this event, or arrange pre- or post-summit interviews with Janice McDonnell, 4-H Science, Engineering and technology agent, by cell phone at 732-586-1130, office telephone at 848-932-3285 or by email at mcdonnel@marine.rutgers.edu. Four Montana teens […]
Rutgerscience Saturdays Program Highlights Spy Technology
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 26, 2014 EDITOR’S NOTE: You are invited to send a reporter, photographer or camera crew to cover this event, or arrange pre- or post-event interviews with Janice McDonnell, Rutgers 4-H science, engineering and technology agent, by cell phone at 732-586-1130, office telephone at 848-932-3285 or by email at mcdonnell@marine.rutgers.edu. Or contact […]
Rutgers Gardens Offers Children Opportunities to Grow this Summer
Rutgers Gardens offers spring and summer ventures for children to explore and discover the garden environment. Family Garden Club involves monthly Saturday morning workshops that are a great opportunity for children to learn the skills to grow their own vegetables and to develop a connection with nature and an appreciation of healthy foods. Workshop dates […]
