All loaded and ready to go!

T-shirts are in and bags are packed!

Members of our Registration Committee and friends from Kent and New Castle Counties spent Saturday morning stuffing the registration bags with goodies. We hope you like the quality bags, and what you find inside them!!

Members of the Registration Committee spent this Saturday stuffing bags!

More Trivia

Besides chicken, Delaware is known for a particular type of food, rarely found elsewhere. What is it? Hint:  It is most often eaten at breakfast. There is even a festival named for it. What is the festival's name?

Free Health Screenings on Saturday!

Dr. William Campbell, professor of nursing at Salisbury University, and former Delaware 4-H'er, proud parent of a 4-H'er and forum presenter Megan Campbell, and 2002 Delaware Salute to Excellence winner will be offering free health screenings to NERVF attendees on Saturday, Nov. 6, outside the Swan Ballroom. Joining Bill will be three of his nursing students, Stephanie, Kristen and Lauren.

The screenings will begin immediately following the workshop II session, continue through lunch and wrap up before workshop III session begins.

Bill has been a stalwart supporter of 4-H. He and his wife Carlene, also a nurse, have donated their services as leaders and nurses for many, many, years. Day camps, overnighters, state camps...the Campbell's have been there for 4-H. Anytime there is a chance to present health-themed workshops- Bill and Carlene donate their time, wisdom and expertise. We are proud and very lucky to claim them as ours!

But we are sharing them on Saturday with you!! (Carlene is doing a workshop about stress). We hope you take a few important minutes of your time to reinforce and double check the H of your health! Remember...it's part of the pledge!

NERVF Press Releases

Today a press release went out to local Rehoboth/Lewes media to remind them that they will soon be covered in clovers!  Read the release here. Within the release is a media advisory highlighting Friday's lighted Walk for Joy.

Brush up on your Delaware Trivia!

Throughout the NERVF gatherings, we will be asking everyone to answer some questions about Delaware: history, trivia and yes even a little fun! As the final week countdown begins, we will be positing some hints of questions that might be asked!

Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787. The exact day is also another day noted in American history. What is it?

What group of people first settled Delaware in the 17th Century?

Delaware is known for it's chicken production, in particular, broiler chickens. There are three major poultry companies that operate in the state. What are they named and which one is a 2010 4-H NERVF sponsor?

 More tomorrow!

Confirmation letters mailed on Friday, Oct 22. From Ernie Lopez

Confirmation letters have been mailed to all registered attendees.  Below is the text of the letter for your convenience:

October 22, 2010

Dear 2010 NERVF attendee:

With just over two weeks to go before the 4-H North East Regional Volunteer Forum, it is with a great sense of excitement and a thankful heart that I send you my very best wishes from Delaware!

All of us who have been planning this forum over the last two years are looking forward to welcoming you with open arms as we join together in 4-H fellowship!  We were pleased with the increase in registrations over the course of the last few weeks with both full time and part time Forum participation!  Thanks for spreading the word and stepping up to our challenge!

Tours are all set and workshop rooms have been booked at the Atlantic Sands Hotel and businesses around the town of Rehoboth Beach are awaiting your arrival almost as much as we are!   Great restaurants like “Jam Bistro” across from the hotel and renowned Nicola Pizza, “Home of the World Famous Nicoboli” are offering specials for our Forum participants (just in case your delicious meals at the hotel are not enough)!   Don’t forget to bring an item for our auction which will take place on Saturday, the 6^th, just prior to our Monsanto Salute to Excellence program and please don’t show up at the luau on Friday night without a fun Hawaiian shirt (although we’ll still let you in without one)!  Again, please feel free to call me on my personal cell phone at [DELETED ON BLOG ONLY] or my office line at 302-856-2585 x561 for any other questions about tours and workshops or anything you want to know about wonderful Rehoboth Beach and our Forum!

We wish you safe travels once again and look forward to seeing you, whether your 2010 NERVF experience starts on Thursday, Friday or Saturday!   We can’t wait to see you! 

 NERVF Host Hotel
Atlantic Sands Hotel

101 North Boardwalk

Rehoboth Beach, DE.  19971

302-227-2511 

Yours in 4-H,

Ernesto López

State 4-H Volunteer Coordinator

University of Delaware

Area Restaurants offer 4-H NERVF attendees 15 percent discount!

Newly opened Jam's Bistro, 20 Baltimore Avenue, acts as the unofficial lounge for the Atlantic Sands Hotel, and welcomes all 4-H volunteers with a 15 percent discount. All you have to do is show them your registration ID card! Even though breakfast, lunch and dinner is offered to full time attendees, we know there may be some of you who just feel like a mid-afternoon or late night snack. If so, check out Jam's Bisto...or...

Nicola's Pizza- home of the famous Nic-o-boli is located in the ocean block of Rehoboth Avenue! The folks at this famous landmark restaurant join Jams in offering a 10 percent discount.

For those of you doing Rehoboth on your own - this might be a great alternative! Bon Appetit!

Directions to the Atlantic Sands Hotel and Conference

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Late arrivals welcome- early bird rate will remain permanent!

We've got a great 4-H crowd committed to attending the 2010 Northeast Regional Volunteer Forum and we are very pleased with our list of attendees and can't wait to see all of you (and meet some of you for the first time) in less than 4 weeks! And guess what, we have room for more! More clover, more green, more fun!

Please spread the word to your friends, and those who plan things at the last minute (gulp! yes there are some of us out there) that it is never too late to be a part this wonderful 4-H tradition.  The early bird rate is now the standard fixed rate and walk in registrations on Thursday will be welcomed at the rate of $300.

So, if you have a 4-H friend sitting on the fence, tell them to hop off and join you! We will get them signed up for some workshops and or tour that they will love.

I'm an authentic 4-H Rehoboth Early Bird and I am holding a spot for you at my rate!  I might steal a french fry from you however, as my commission!

UD Press Release on upcoming forum

University of Delaware posted this press release about the 2010 4-H NERVF recently on UDaily

Delaware artist donates framed work to live auction

Delaware artist Brian Magargal has generously donated a signed, framed print of  Rocking Horse (seen here without the frame).

We are grateful for Brian's talent and support of Delaware 4-H. As an art educator at Salesianum School in Wilmington, Brian connects with youth and helps them communicate through art...something he and 4-H have in common. Good luck at the auction!

Rocking Horse by Brian Magargal

 

Rehoboth doesn't slow down in the fall at all!

Less than a month away- if Nov. 4-7 is anything like Oct. 9, you will find Rehoboth Beach bustling with activity, creative shops to fit every interest open and ready to do business. Today it was 77 degrees! Last year in November, the weather was the same. We can only hope for a repeat! These were all taken October 9, 2010!

Thrasher's have the best french fries...and their building confirms how nice it was on October 9th!

Old Salt Gift Shoppe in Penny Lane

Lovely stores- Tax free shopping

All the stores are opened through the holiday season.

One of the iconic candy stores along Rehoboth's boardwalk

Famous custard shop in all flavors imaginable

Columbus Day weekend celebrates Greyhound adoption

One of Rehoboth's year round residents!

In the mood for an old fashioned lollipop? We have you covered!

Colorful banners beckon vistors inside many stores and shoppes!

Alley storefronts offer added beauty that welcome you  on every turn!

Nothing quite like a Saturday stroll on Rehoboth's one mile boardwalk. Shorts in October?  Who would have thought?

The  Rehoboth Bandstand occupies center stage and harkens to a century ago when Rehoboth became a vacation destination.

One of the store-filled alleys off Rehoboth Avenue. There is something here for everyone!

Outside of Browseabout Books- an old fashioned bookstore, stationer and gift shop. A must stop!

Always fun to see how some vendors market their wares. This is one of Rehoboth's many interesting jewelery and fashion stores.

If it's fall, it means caramel apples with all kinds of toppings. They don't last long on their wax paper shelves! 

Rehoboth Avenue in October, 2010. If it weren't for the calendar, you wouldn't know summer was over!

Entrance into Penny Lane, another alley full of shops.

Lunch vouchers available for Grotto's- so popular, it has many locations in Rehoboth.

Kayla Martell - Miss Delaware update!

Our new Miss Delaware 2010 sure is busy - beautifully representing Delaware and 4-H all across the state! As such, her schedule to visit our NERVF forum had to be tweaked a little. Kayla will now be joining us on Sunday, November 7.

Source: http://www.missde.org/

We're sure you will find her story as inspiring as we do! As the Northeast Regional Volunteer Forum comes to a close on Sunday, we hope you will will leave Delaware moved by Kayla's message of how 4-H Youth Programming instilled her with self- confidence and prepared her for many of Kayla's important causes and missions as Miss Delaware 2010.

A lighted "Walk for Joy" details announced- all Delaware 4-H is welcomed!

The Delaware 4-H community is welcomed to participate in this poignant, lighted walk designed to raise cancer awareness and honor the memory of Joy Sparks who dedicated her life to introducing youth and adults to the joy of 4-H youth programming. We hope you will attend and join your fellow 4-H friends as we  illuminate our message and awareness the evening of Thursday, Nov. 4. 2010.

It's not too late to order T-shirts and pins!

The 2010 4-H NERVF Registration Committee is getting ready to put in the order for T-shirts. Thanks to all of you who ordered T-shirts and pins when you registered! But there is still time to get an official 2010 T-shirt.

Please email Michele Walfred  by October 15th with your size requirement and the number of shirts/pins you would like. We will set aside your order and you can pay for the T-shirts or pins when you register. (Exact change or make check payable to University of Delaware.)

Shirts sized Adult Small to Extra Large are $10.
Shirts sized XXL-XXXL are $12 (Colors in larger sizes are subject to availability)
Pins are $5