Open Your Heart Christmas Campaign

The Foothills Food Pantry is organizing their Open Your Heart Christmas Campaign for this Holiday Season. It is their goal to provide everything necessary to prepare a delicious Christmas meal for approximately 400 families again this year. Please help give back to our community by donating food to this wonderful cause!

Listed below are the food items to be delivered with each meal:

Sugar, Yams, Stuffing Mix, Fresh Potatoes, Flour, Hard Candy, Coffee, Rolls, Salt, Frosting, Tea, Corn, Apples, Butter/Margarine, Macaroni and Cheese, Green Beans, Eggs, Cake, Ham

Enrollment for assistance for the program will continue throughout the month of November. Applications will be taken on Tuesday and Thursday mornings between the hours of 9 am and 12 noon. There is a Monday evening option from 6-7 pm available ONLY to individuals who work during the day.

Donations will be accepted through December 16 for this campaign at both the Cooperative Extension office in Dobson and the Foothills Food Pantry on 233 Cooper Street, Dobson. For more information contact the Foothills Food Pantry at 386-8405.    

Winterfest!

North Central District Winterfest 

When:  January 11th

Where:   Forsyth Cooperative Extension Office

Deadline to Register:  December 13th  -  5 pm

Cost:  $20.00 per person

Who:  Open to youth 12-18 (you must be 12 as of January 1, 2014)

This will be a one day event where youth will be able to participate in a service project at the local food shelter followed by social time.  In the afternoon you will have a choice between AIRBOUND (a trampoline park) or bowling.

If you have any questions, please contact the Extension Office at (336) 401-8025 or whitney_sprinkle@ncsu.edu. You do not have to have participated in 4-H to be able to attend.  We welcome youth interested in finding out more about what 4-H is and this is a great way to meet other 4-Hers from across our district.

You will need to fill out a Medical Release Form, Media Release and Enrollment Form even if you have participated in 4-H before.  

Cards & Cookies!

Time to put your creativity to good use! On Friday, December 20th we are holding a Holiday Cards and Cookies workshop for anyone between the ages of 5-18 at the Cooperative Extension Office in Dobson! What a great way to spend your early dismissal from school and enjoy snacks, make some cards, decorate cookies, and meet your new 4-H Agent! All decorated cards and cookies will be delivered to a local nursing home to bring Christmas cheer!

Please register by contacting the Extension Office at 401.8025 by December 13th! Bring a nonperishable food item to be entered for a door prize drawing!

Astronomy Wonders!

Join us for a night of star gazing and learning about the night sky! The Piedmont Astronomy Club from Statesville, NC will be at Fisher River Park in Dobson on December 7th floating from 6-10 pm. Participants and their families will have multiple opportunities to view the moon and many other celestial wonders as they explore the night sky! Don't forget to bring a blanket for a fun family evening the whole family can enjoy!

Please call the Cooperative Extension Office at 336.401.8025 to register by December 2nd!