2014 Calendar
All meeting locations will be announced via email, unless otherwise noted on the calendar. The club is still actively seeking a more permanent location to hold our meetings.
January 4 - GAA New Years Show - Double Open/Single Youth - (Hickory, NC)
6 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm (Canceled due to majority of club members being sick)
11 - Miss 4-H Pageant - (Laurens, SC)
20 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
25 - Piedmont Triad Rabbit Fanciers Show - Double Open/Double Youth - (Mocksville, NC)
February 3 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
12 - State 4-H Legislative Day
14 - Registration deadline for Senior Teen Weekend & Healthy Lifestyles Summit
15 - Regional Presentation Contest
15 - Georgia State Rabbit & Cavy Assoc. Show - Double Open/Double Youth - (Perry, GA - Georgia National Fairgrounds, GA Bldg.)
17 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
28-March 2 - State Senior Teen Weekend & Teen Health Summit & Counselor in Training - Camp Long
March 1-2 - NW Georgia Cavy & Rabbit Club Show - Triple Open/Triple Youth/Triple Cavy/Harlequin Nationals/Specialty shows - 1 Harlequin, 2 American Sable, 2 Mini Lop, 2 Angora - (Dalton, GA - North Georgia Fairgrounds)
3 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
14 - Registration deadline for Junior Teen Weekend
15 - State Presentation Contest - (TBD)
15 - Decatur Rabbit Breeders Association Show - Double Open/Double Youth/Cavy - (Conyers, GA)
17 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
17 - 4-H Portfolios and Project/Record Books Due (Early turn in date) - for Rabbit and Cavy Projects!
22-23 - North Carolina State Convention - NC Rabbit Breeders Association - Quad Open/Quad Youth/Double Cavy/Thrianta Nationals/Silver Fox Nationals/Specialties - 1 Harlequin, 2 Angora - (Greensboro, NC)
28-30 - 4-H Junior Weekend - Camp Long
29 - 10am-2pm (set up 9am-9:30am) - Cottontail Festival at Polo Road Park (we are with Southern Pride Rabbit & Cavy club) - Rabbit Display
April 5 - Southeastern Dwarf Fanciers - Netherland Dwarf ONLY - Single Open/Single Youth - (Perry, GA)
5 - Gaston County Rabbit Show - Double Open/Double Youth - (Taylorsville, NC)
5-10 - National 4-H Conference - Chevy Chase, MD
7 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
11 - (5pm set-up) 5:30pm-8pm - Children's Easter Egg Hunt at Riverland Hills Baptist Church (Ms. Dolph's church) - Rabbit Display
12 - Flemish Giant Nationals Show - Southern Flemish Giant Rabbit Specialty Club - Open/Youth - (Taylorsville, NC)
13 - Southern Flemish Giant Rabbit Specialty Club - Open only - (Taylorsville, NC)
21 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
21 - 4-H Portfolios and Project/Record Books Due (Final) - for Rabbit and Cavy Projects!
25 - 5pm-8pm - H. E. Corley School (Irmo, SC) Rabbit Display (This is their Spring Fling) (we will be with Southern Pride Rabbit & Cavy club)
26 - 8am-5pm (set up by 8am) - Sparkleberry Fair Rabbit Display (we will be with Southern Pride Rabbit & Cavy club) - optional, but put
on by Clemson Extension
? - Tractor Supply Company Spring Campaign
? - State 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest - (Clemson University)
? - Spring Fling and Rabbit Display - Trenholm Park (Columbia, SC)
? - 3pm-5pm - Caughman Road Park - Rabbit Display
May 1 - Portfolios & Resumes for Presidential Tray due to State 4-H office - (Clemson, SC)
3 - Coastal Plain & Eastern Carolina Rabbit Breeders Associations - Triple Open/Double Youth - (Smithfield, NC)
5 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
10 - Smoky Mountain Rabbit Breeders Association Show - Triple Open/Single Youth/Double Cavy/4-H Competitions (Knoxville, TN)
17 - Southern Pride Rabbit & Cavy Club, Double Open/Triple Youth/Double Cavy/Youth Showmanship (Caughman Road Park, Columbia, SC)
19 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
24 - Greater Appalachian Alliance Show - Double Open/Single Youth/Netherland Dwarf Specialty - (Taylorsville, NC)
31 - North Carolina Youth RBA - Triple Open/Triple Youth - (Mocksville, NC)
June - Summer break
2 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm - End of year party; ARBA projects turned in (what is finished); planning for next year
7 - Central Savannah River Area RBA - Double Open/Double Youth/Single Cavy/Youth Showmanship - (Grovetown, GA)
9-13 - Wild at Webb Camp - (Webb Wildlife Center)
15 - Postmark deadline for State Congress Registrations
26 - Interviews for Presidential Tray and National Conference - (Columbia, SC)
July - Summer break
16-19 - State 4-H Congress - (Clemson University)
25 - Registration deadline for State Ambassadors Training applications (4-H, Horse, & Healthy Lifestyles)
August - Summer break
2 - Charleston Fancy Rabbit Breeders Association Show - Triple Open/Triple Youth (Ladson, SC)
9 - State Ambassadors Training (4-H, Horse, & Healthy Lifestyles) - (Columbia, SC)
Shows in Blue are local ARBA shows in NC, SC, GA, TN which are OPTIONAL!
Most times someone in the club or Ms. Dolph are attending and can transport your rabbit(s) or cavy (cavies) to and from the show. Carpooling might be available for some of these shows. These are also good times to look at different breeds and possibly buy new animals.
Displays and other educational events that promote rabbits and cavies are in Green. Please participate in as many of these as possible as these are how we recruit more members of our 4-H club and help people learn about our animals. Often you are able to bring your own animals to these events. More information is available closer to the time of the events.
January 4 - GAA New Years Show - Double Open/Single Youth - (Hickory, NC)
6 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm (Canceled due to majority of club members being sick)
11 - Miss 4-H Pageant - (Laurens, SC)
20 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
25 - Piedmont Triad Rabbit Fanciers Show - Double Open/Double Youth - (Mocksville, NC)
February 3 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
12 - State 4-H Legislative Day
14 - Registration deadline for Senior Teen Weekend & Healthy Lifestyles Summit
15 - Regional Presentation Contest
15 - Georgia State Rabbit & Cavy Assoc. Show - Double Open/Double Youth - (Perry, GA - Georgia National Fairgrounds, GA Bldg.)
17 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
28-March 2 - State Senior Teen Weekend & Teen Health Summit & Counselor in Training - Camp Long
March 1-2 - NW Georgia Cavy & Rabbit Club Show - Triple Open/Triple Youth/Triple Cavy/Harlequin Nationals/Specialty shows - 1 Harlequin, 2 American Sable, 2 Mini Lop, 2 Angora - (Dalton, GA - North Georgia Fairgrounds)
3 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
14 - Registration deadline for Junior Teen Weekend
15 - State Presentation Contest - (TBD)
15 - Decatur Rabbit Breeders Association Show - Double Open/Double Youth/Cavy - (Conyers, GA)
17 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
17 - 4-H Portfolios and Project/Record Books Due (Early turn in date) - for Rabbit and Cavy Projects!
22-23 - North Carolina State Convention - NC Rabbit Breeders Association - Quad Open/Quad Youth/Double Cavy/Thrianta Nationals/Silver Fox Nationals/Specialties - 1 Harlequin, 2 Angora - (Greensboro, NC)
28-30 - 4-H Junior Weekend - Camp Long
29 - 10am-2pm (set up 9am-9:30am) - Cottontail Festival at Polo Road Park (we are with Southern Pride Rabbit & Cavy club) - Rabbit Display
April 5 - Southeastern Dwarf Fanciers - Netherland Dwarf ONLY - Single Open/Single Youth - (Perry, GA)
5 - Gaston County Rabbit Show - Double Open/Double Youth - (Taylorsville, NC)
5-10 - National 4-H Conference - Chevy Chase, MD
7 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
11 - (5pm set-up) 5:30pm-8pm - Children's Easter Egg Hunt at Riverland Hills Baptist Church (Ms. Dolph's church) - Rabbit Display
12 - Flemish Giant Nationals Show - Southern Flemish Giant Rabbit Specialty Club - Open/Youth - (Taylorsville, NC)
13 - Southern Flemish Giant Rabbit Specialty Club - Open only - (Taylorsville, NC)
21 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
21 - 4-H Portfolios and Project/Record Books Due (Final) - for Rabbit and Cavy Projects!
25 - 5pm-8pm - H. E. Corley School (Irmo, SC) Rabbit Display (This is their Spring Fling) (we will be with Southern Pride Rabbit & Cavy club)
26 - 8am-5pm (set up by 8am) - Sparkleberry Fair Rabbit Display (we will be with Southern Pride Rabbit & Cavy club) - optional, but put
on by Clemson Extension
? - Tractor Supply Company Spring Campaign
? - State 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest - (Clemson University)
? - Spring Fling and Rabbit Display - Trenholm Park (Columbia, SC)
? - 3pm-5pm - Caughman Road Park - Rabbit Display
May 1 - Portfolios & Resumes for Presidential Tray due to State 4-H office - (Clemson, SC)
3 - Coastal Plain & Eastern Carolina Rabbit Breeders Associations - Triple Open/Double Youth - (Smithfield, NC)
5 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
10 - Smoky Mountain Rabbit Breeders Association Show - Triple Open/Single Youth/Double Cavy/4-H Competitions (Knoxville, TN)
17 - Southern Pride Rabbit & Cavy Club, Double Open/Triple Youth/Double Cavy/Youth Showmanship (Caughman Road Park, Columbia, SC)
19 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm
24 - Greater Appalachian Alliance Show - Double Open/Single Youth/Netherland Dwarf Specialty - (Taylorsville, NC)
31 - North Carolina Youth RBA - Triple Open/Triple Youth - (Mocksville, NC)
June - Summer break
2 - 4-H meeting 6:30pm - End of year party; ARBA projects turned in (what is finished); planning for next year
7 - Central Savannah River Area RBA - Double Open/Double Youth/Single Cavy/Youth Showmanship - (Grovetown, GA)
9-13 - Wild at Webb Camp - (Webb Wildlife Center)
15 - Postmark deadline for State Congress Registrations
26 - Interviews for Presidential Tray and National Conference - (Columbia, SC)
July - Summer break
16-19 - State 4-H Congress - (Clemson University)
25 - Registration deadline for State Ambassadors Training applications (4-H, Horse, & Healthy Lifestyles)
August - Summer break
2 - Charleston Fancy Rabbit Breeders Association Show - Triple Open/Triple Youth (Ladson, SC)
9 - State Ambassadors Training (4-H, Horse, & Healthy Lifestyles) - (Columbia, SC)
Shows in Blue are local ARBA shows in NC, SC, GA, TN which are OPTIONAL!
Most times someone in the club or Ms. Dolph are attending and can transport your rabbit(s) or cavy (cavies) to and from the show. Carpooling might be available for some of these shows. These are also good times to look at different breeds and possibly buy new animals.
Displays and other educational events that promote rabbits and cavies are in Green. Please participate in as many of these as possible as these are how we recruit more members of our 4-H club and help people learn about our animals. Often you are able to bring your own animals to these events. More information is available closer to the time of the events.