I'm in need of a little help from you. You do not have to
have any prior investigative training or credentials at all. I'm in dire need of
help to find a missing person. She goes by the name of June, had 30 days and apparently goes by like
the speed of light. Wow! I just simply cannot believe that it is already July.
I feel like it was just the beginning June but with the busy schedule like my
cooperating agent and I had, I guess I can understand. June was a very busy
month but rounded out with some awesome activities.
Right after I posted my last blog, I got the call from my
cooperating agent to head to the local radio station. She told me that they do
a little segment called "Your Town" and they wanted to focus on 4-H
events. This was an amazing experience to advocate for our local 4-H and the
projects and events we had coming up. The next day it was rise and shine for
the Fleming County 4-H Shooting Sports Invitational. We had several counties
with a huge presence and even some far travelers all the way from Washington
County. This was a very successful event that always raises a lot of money for
the club.
I have been to 4-H camp two times as a camper in elementary
school, so I thought I knew the ins and outs of camp. Boy did I have another
thing coming! Cloverbud camp had arrived and we had 2 girls and 2 boys attend
as campers. When I arrived I got my cabin information and we were in a cabin
with 2 Boone County kids and the rest of the cabin was Jessamine County. My
campers were a little weary on bunking with other kids and I was surprisingly
in the same boat. We got moved into the cabin and settled down while meeting
the other kids that we would be staying with. I was not excited to begin the
week and thought that this was the worst experience of my life. However as time
flew by it became one of the best experiences of my life. In the beginning I
was nervous on how I would react to kids especially how I would react to their
bad behavior when the time came. To my surprise we only had a few kids act out
but the rest were golden children. The campers we brought opened up and made
new friends and when it came time to leave they asked if they could stay longer
and once again I was in the same boat as they were. Cloverbud camp was a lot of
fun and a good preparation to "big kid" camp that's coming up.
Who doesn't like arts and crafts? Another project day came
and went and it was probably one of my favorites. Arts and crafts that were
made included tye dye shirts, stained glass, memory boards, and confetti bowls.
The kids loved every second of the jam packed day and so did I. Shortly after
arts and crafts concluded, I was back at it trying to figure out how to put a
popcan lamp together. I was overwhelmed with the amount of parts and assumed
that it would be difficult. But it was fairly simple and it turned out really
awesome. That night we had camper
orientation for kids who were attending camp. We covered the rules and had
parents fill out some paperwork while the kids got to pick their top 10 classes
for camp.
The very next day was the Popcan Lamp workshop that I had the
honor of teaching. We had about 20 kids come to construct a lamp. So I went
instruction by instruction and tried to not talk above any of the participants
heads. We also had some gentlemen come in from Fleming-Mason energy to talk
about circuit boards and how energy runs in our houses. With some time to spare
we allowed the kids to break out some paint and pipe cleaners to decorate their
lamp shades. I think the kids were more proud of their product than I was the
day before and that is hard to beat. That night we had 1 adult counselor and 2
junior counselors attend the AC/JC training in Harrison County with Staci and
I. At the training I was in charge of an icebreaker game as well as covering
Unit 3 in the camp handbook.
Now, my ultimate favorite workshop day was even more awesome
than I thought it was going to be. On Tuesday July 8, we had a cupcake
decorating workshop. We had a local lady who bakes and decorates cakes come in
to teach. I absolutely love cake and any type of cake, so this was a blast for
me. as kids got to decorate and make some extras, I got to sample their hard
work. Boy did it taste amazing! I even jumped in and decorated a few cupcakes
to take home. We also had one participant thinking she could decorate my face
like her cupcakes. The very next day it was back at it, well eating that is
because it was our cooking workshop day. We had kids come in and bake the 4-H
cooking recipes to enter in the Fleming County Fair. They loved getting to make
their own item and then taste their
hard work at the end of the day.
Well it was finally time for the Fleming County Fair that my
cooperating agent and I had been debating and preparing for. This was the first
year for the Fleming County Fair. We use to have fairgrounds located in a
community called Ewing but the family sold the land. So our community decided
that we still needed a fair and we did. Thursday we had our kids bring in the
entries they had worked hard on all summer long. After entries were in, we had
some judges come in from the Lewis County Extension Office. Friday and Saturday
were display days for the community to come by and observe the hard work our
4-Hers put in. Later Saturday evening the exhibitors came back to pick up their
items and it was soon time to pack up and conclude the first Fleming County
Fair.
Until Next Time,
Cameron Earlywine
University of Kentucky
Career and Technical Education
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