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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 03 - Issue 19 IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Update UPCOMING EVENTS 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
July 14-18
July 21-25
July 25-27
July 28-August 1
July 30-August 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 Recently I spoke to TAE4-HW members at the state meeting in Knoxville to give an update on the state 4-H office. I thought it might be appropriate to share with everyone the update. First of all, I thanked the state 4-H staff for working long hours and making the extra effort to assure that excellent 4-H educational events are held that support county programs, resources are provided and consistently promoting positive youth development. I appreciate the support for the 4-H program by Extension administration particularly Dr. Norman. As the Assistant Director 4-H Youth Development, I see part of my job is to be a voice for youth and 4-H as well as provide support and resources to county and district 4-H programs. Listed below are some of the things that have happened in the last 5 months and plans for the future.
Other items for future consideration are to look into providing mechanisms for a youth voice/youth governance in Tennessee communities. I also mentioned that TAE4-HW and those who work in the 4-H youth
development field should be giving consideration to defining scholarship
for 4-H professionals. This is an issue that is being discussed
at the national and state levels and certainly should concern county
agents as 4-H youth development professionals. The concern is that There will be updates regarding the 4-H program when the reviews are completed and as other decisions are made. Alice Ann Moore EGG COOKERY COMPETITION AT ROUNDUP Egg cookery will be a part of the State 4-H Roundup awards program again this year. The competition will be held on Tuesday afternoon, July 22. On the district level, each participant submits an egg cookery report consisting of a story not to exceed 500 words about "My Experiences with Egg Cookery" and a copy of a recipe they have used in demonstrations on the local and county levels. Each participant is then interviewed about their experiences in egg cookery. Your district representative to Roundup is determined on the following basis: interview (60%); story (20%); and recipe (20%). On the state level, each district winner submits their egg cookery report consisting of the story and a recipe as outlined above for district competition. Each state participant must prepare a finished dish ready for sampling. This may be prepared as a part of the demonstration or prior to the demonstration. The demonstration must include information on the nutritional value, quality, and versatility of eggs and the steps in the preparation of the dish. Each district winner will attend Roundup on a scholarship. The state winner will receive a trip to the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, to participate in the National 4-H Egg Preparation Demonstration Contest. Contact your district office to learn more about your district event. You can also find additional information in the Recognition Handbook at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/recognhndbook/sect09.htm. Steve Sutton MACON COUNTY/CUMBERLAND DISTRICT TOP ELECTRIC
CAMP REGISTRATION Congratulations to These counties and the Cumberland District for their success in promoting 4-H Electric Camp. A special thanks to everyone who made this educational opportunity available to their 4-H members. Steve Sutton RECOGNIZE YOUR ACADEMIC CONFERENCE DELEGATES It is important to recognize 4-H members for their accomplishments. Academic Conference is a recognition tool, as well as an educational event. Delegates are selected to attend on the basis of their 4-H project work. Go to the Web Packet provided by UTIA Marketing and Communications for a fill-in-the-blank news article on Academic Conference suitable for use in your local newspaper. To access the Web Packet, go to www.agriculture.utk.edu/webPacket/. Type in your user name and password when prompted. If you wish to read an article, simply click on the link. If you wish to download an article for your use, choose which format you prefer (MS Word or Text) and click on the icon provided with each article. When prompted, select the location where you wish to save the file. You might personalize it with a photo and information on your delegates’ project accomplishments. Steve Sutton REPORT SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS Don’t forget to have your 4-H groups report their service learning projects to 4-H Seeds of Service. All service stories and pictures will be posted on the website, and each club will receive a 4-H S.O.S. flag and certificate. Reports can be submitted on-line through the 4-H S.O.S. website (www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/sos/tellus/reportform.htm) or may be faxed or mailed to the state 4-H office. So far this year, 4-H S.O.S. has recorded 331 projects involving 16,964 4-H’ers and 1,976 adults and benefitting over 202,000 people! Thanks to all the agents who work with their young people to truly make a difference in their community. Lori Jean Mantooth TEEN ADVENTURE BROCHURES AVAILABLE The state 4-H office has extra promotional brochures for Teen Adventure Weekend. If you need more copies in your county, please contact the state office at 865-974-2128 or LMantoo1@utk.edu. Lori Jean Mantooth WILDLIFE CONFERENCE C.A.’S SELECTED More than 20 senior 4-H’ers applied to be conference assistants at the 2003 Wildlife Conference, June 2-6, at the Buford Ellington 4-H Center in Milan. A special thanks goes to all agents who promoted this leadership opportunity for their youth. The selection of C.A.’s was very difficult. Those in the 10th grade and above, along with those involved in wildlife and related projects, were given first priority. Listed below are the 2003 Wildlife Conference C.A.’s. They should receive notification of their selection in the next couple of days.
If you have a youth selected as a C.A., please make sure you enter them in the database. All agents assigned to Wildlife Conference and leaders who are attending should also be entered into the database by May 23. Jill Martz THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Fear is a darkroom where negatives develop.
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