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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 03 - Issue 16 IN THIS ISSUE Print Sheep Conference Information From Web
Site UPCOMING EVENTS April 30-May 2
May 1
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May 6-7
May 8-9
May 16-17
May 16-19
May 20
May 20
May 22
May 22
May 27-28
June 2-6
June 5
June 8-14
June 10-13
June 12
June 12-14
June 19-21
June 24-27
June 24-28
June 29-July 3
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ Online version of Ideas: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas03/ Ideas index: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas03/03-index.htm PRINT SHEEP CONFERENCE INFORMATION FROM WEB SITE We hope your 4-H sheep project members, their parents and volunteer leaders are planning to attend State 4-H Sheep Conference May 16-17 in Crossville. The conference is excellent in preparing new members for the upcoming show season, as well as providing older, more experienced members teaching and leadership roles. Information on the conference may be found at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/sheepconf/. You will also find the program in a printable format (PDF file) on the Web site. Steve Sutton RHEA AND ROANE COUNTIES FIRST TO SUBMIT RECORD BOOKS Rhea and Roane counties are the first to submit record books for competition at State 4-H Roundup this summer. Level I and Level II records are due from each county in the state 4-H office by May 1. Please use the following address to ship your books:
If you want to bring your books to the TAE4-HW meeting in Knoxville, April 30-May 2, we will be glad to transport them to the state 4-H office for you. Please contact me if you have any questions about your records. Steve Sutton STATE CONGRESS DELEGATES PROVIDE “UNLIMITED
SUPPORT” Military personnel and their families will benefit from the power of 4-H after more than 16,000 items were collected as part of Project Unlimited Support, a service learning initiative undertaken by 4-H’ers attending the 2003 State 4-H Congress in Nashville. More than 500 youth, volunteer leaders and Extension personnel attended the event. Prior to Congress, 4-H groups across the state collected much-needed items for military personnel serving in the Middle East and their families. Donations included toiletry essentials such as shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash and deodorant. International phone cards and words of encouragement on assorted cards and notes were collected too. Grundy and Lincoln county 4-H groups led the project’s efforts, each collecting more than 5,000 items. Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Randy Harmon accepted the items on behalf of Project Unlimited Support and spoke to the group on Tuesday of Congress. Project Unlimited Support is a nationwide grassroots effort to show support for America’s armed forces. Many troops must leave the country in a hurry and leave behind non-mission essential items. The project benefits both military personnel and their families at Fort Campbell. Personnel at Charleston Air Force Base, SC, coordinates the shipment of donations overseas. For more information on Project Unlimited Support, including history, sample letters, photos and more, visit the program’s Web site at www.projectus.org/. Check the 4-H S.O.S. site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/sos/ for pictures and information on the Congress project. Lori Jean Mantooth We still have three wonderful Japanese children waiting to be assigned to a host family in Tennessee. They would love to share with an American family. Most of them have been planning this trip for two years. The 4-H families will host from July 21 to August 18. This is a great opportunity for families to have an international experience. Remind your 4-H members that all international activities are part of the 4-H citizenship project. The delegates are:
I am also looking for host families for the Japanese chaperone. This year Yasumasa Uejima (male, 49 years old) will be bringing the Japanese delegation. His interest and hobbies include soccer, reading, computers and watching movies. He is very interested in learning more about our customs and the American lifestyle. I greatly appreciate your support and efforts in finding families to host our Japanese friends. Hosting an exchange student offers a very unique experience for the whole family. Please share this information with your 4-H families. If you have interested families, please call me at (865) 577-9963 as soon as possible. Carmen Burgos WILDLIFE CONFERENCE AND TARGET S.M.A.R.T. REGISTRATION The 4-H Wildlife Conference and Target S.M.A.R.T. registration sites are up and ready for use. Please refer to the printed information distributed by your district office for specific information about each of these activities. The appropriate registration deadlines and URL’s are as follows:
Paper registration forms were included with promotional brochures for county use in collecting the registration information. Please do not send paper forms to the state 4-H office. Jill Martz THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Be careful of your thoughts; they may become words at any moment.
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