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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 03 - Issue 21 IN THIS ISSUE Bring CD’s For Academic Conference Dance UPCOMING EVENTS 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 BRING CD’S FOR ACADEMIC CONFERENCE DANCE We have a volunteer leader who will be providing music for the dance at Academic Conference. As you correspond with your delegates, please encourage them to bring any CD’s they want played, marked clearly with their name and county. This will help ensure that we have a variety of music that appeals to everyone. Steve Sutton DID YOU GET YOUR ELECTRIC CAMP BUS SCHEDULE? The 4-H Electric Camp bus schedules were emailed on May 24 to those counties having delegates. If you have delegates attending these events and failed to receive a schedule, please let us know. Steve Sutton SERVICE LEARNING DELEGATES TO NATIONAL 4-H CONGRESS Recently, the Tennessee 4-H program has had an increased emphasis on service learning. Thousands of 4-H’ers are learning valuable life skills as they meet genuine needs in the community. To recognize Level II 4-H’ers who have exhibited outstanding service learning efforts, 4-H Seeds of Service will award four trips to National 4-H Congress, scheduled for November 28-December 2 in Atlanta, Georgia. The application and selection process is as follows:
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Download a copy of the Service Learning Portfolio from the forms page of the 4-H website or contact the state 4-H office. Please direct questions to Lori Jean Mantooth at 865-974-2128 or LMantoo1@utk.edu. Lori Jean Mantooth SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTS AT ACADEMIC CONFERENCE On the afternoon of June 12, delegates attending Junior High 4-H Academic Conference will participate in service learning projects at agencies throughout the Knoxville area. Service sites include Ijams Nature Center, Beardsley Community Farm, Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store, the Florence Chrittenton Agency, Goodwill Industries, The UT Gardens, and others. The afternoon will give the 4-H’ers an opportunity to utilize the project knowledge they gain at Academic Conference. The service activities will also encourage the young people to continue to serve others once they return home. Please prepare your delegates for the possibility that they may be serving outside and will possibly get dirty. 4-H Seeds of Service will provide T-shirts for the delegates and leaders to wear during the service activities. Lori Jean Mantooth STATE 4-H DAIRY QUIZ BOWL JUNE 5 The State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl competition is scheduled for Thursday, June 5 in Nashville. Senior teams should report to the Central District office auditorium at the Ellington Agriculture Center at 10:00 a.m. All others should report by 10:30 a.m. Awards will be presented at the June Dairy Month Kick Off luncheon. Teams registering for the event include:
The winning team will represent Tennessee at the North American Invitational 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl in Louisville, Kentucky this November. State sponsor for the event is Dairy Farmers of America. Steve Sutton STATE 4-H FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE JUDGING JUNE 13 June 12 is the date for the state 4-H forestry and wildlife judging contests at the Farmhouse Gallery and Gardens in Unicoi. District-winning teams will be competing for the honor of representing Tennessee at the national events. The event climax with an awards banquet at 6:30 p.m. Teams participating include:
Steve Sutton STATE 4-H LIVESTOCK/MEATS JUDGING CONTESTS SET FOR JUNE 17 The state 4-H livestock and meats judging contests have been set for Tuesday, June 17 at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. Each district will be eligible to send three teams to each event. Those qualifying include:
Registration will be at 10:00 a.m CDT with the contests getting underway at 11:00 p.m. There will be awards banquet at 4:30 p.m. CDT. Steve Sutton TARGET S.M.A.R.T. CAMPBOREE REGISTRATION The camper registration deadline for the Target S.M.A.R.T. Campboree is June 13. If you need additional promotional brochures, contact Jill Martz in the state 4-H office. Discipline quotas are filled as they are received and registration can be completed electronically. Transportation is the responsibility of the campers. Counties are billed by the 4-H Center once campers arrive at camp. There is a non-refundable deposit collected for any camper who registers and does not participate. Volunteer leaders are encouraged to come with the campers and participate at no charge. If you have campers who want to participate and have difficulty finding a leader, you may want to check with other counties to see if their leaders are willing to chaperon both groups. This is a great opportunity to get grandparents and parents involved. Jill Martz TARGET S.M.A.R.T. CA’S SELECTED The following 4-H’ers have been selected to serve as conference assistants for the Target S.M.A.R.T. Campboree. All of them have attended Target S.M.A.R.T. camp for several years as campers and will do a great job in this leadership role. Thank you to the agents who encouraged them to apply and take advantage of this opportunity to expand their senior 4-H involvement.
Jill Martz WILLIAMSON COUNTY RECEIVES YOUTH IN ACTION/COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING GRANT What do 4-H members and Master Gardeners have in common? As it turns out, many things! An interest in community, volunteerism and developing life skills are just a few of the shared interests of these two groups. These commonalities have helped the 4-H forestry project group in Williamson County receive a $1,000.00 grant from Deft, Inc., through the National 4-H Council. Master Gardeners play a vital role in this youth-adult partnership by providing 4-H members with educational and advisory support throughout the project as well as being a part of implementation and evaluation. Matching funds and other in-kind contributions bring the total budget for this grant project to over $4,000.00. The project involves a reforestation effort on public domain that would restore a forest habitat, reduce erosion, attract wildlife, provide an outdoor classroom setting for youth and improve public awareness of forest stewardship. Williamson County 4-H member Kyle Berk is the youth coordinator for the project. Mike Smith THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances,
but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.
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