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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 03 - Issue 26 IN THIS ISSUE 2003 4-H Southern Region Volunteer Leader
Forum UPCOMING EVENTS July 14-18
July 21-25
July 25-27
July 28-August 1
July 30-August 3
August 5
August 15
August 15
August 15
August 15-24
August 31
September 5-14
September 5-14
September 19-28
September 20
September 21-25
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 2003 SOUTHERN REGION 4-H VOLUNTEER LEADER FORUM Are you ready to “Set Sail to Success ” as we launch into this next 100 years of 4-H through the excitement and development of our 4-H Volunteers? The 2003 Southern Region 4-H Volunteer Leader Forum will be held October 2-5, 2003, at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Georgia. This exciting forum will gather 4-H volunteer leaders from 13 southern states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Participants benefit from the experiential workshops on topics from “Youth Involvement in Governance” to “4-H Hispanic Outreach Programs” and many more The registration for this year’s forum is $165 per delegate. Please visit www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas03/attach/SRLFRegForm.pdf to obtain a registration form. An information brochure is available from www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas03/attach/SRLFBrochure.pdf. Please note that all registration materials are due back to the state 4-H office by 5:00 p.m. August 1, 2003. More information about the 2003 forum may be found at www.4hsrlf.org/. Patrick Hamilton 4-H REVIEW COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED In a recent Ideas article, we announced three review committees. Listed below are the chairs and the members of the various committees. Please feel free to contact any of the committee members to express your views.
Work will begin soon and we will share information as it becomes available. Alice Ann Moore ALL STAR PROJECT EXHIBIT COMPETITION AT ROUNDUP At 4-H Roundup and State All Star Conference, All Stars are eligible
to enter the 4-H Project Exhibit Competition. The competition is
a chance for All Stars to share accomplishments, ideas, requirements,
and/or results of special studies or research related to their 4-H
projects. Participants should set up their exhibits during the Welcome Wagon on Monday, July 21. Lori Jean Mantooth BEEF AND SHEEP EXPO SCHEDULES ON WEB SITE The schedules for Beef Expo and Sheep Expo are posted on the animal science Web site. The links are: Beef (July 14-18, Nashville) - animalscience.ag.utk.edu/beef/4-hbeef.htm Steve Sutton OVERTON COUNTY LEADS STATE IN NEW HONOR CLUB MEMBERS Overton County leads the state in total number of Honor Club applications approved in 2003. The top five counties for the first half of the year are as follows.
A total of 266 applications have been approved statewide so far in 2003... an increase of 73 over this time last year! The Cumberland District tops the state with 93 new initiates. The Honor Club Web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/honorclub/howmany.htm will give you statistics for other counties statewide. Steve Sutton ROUNDUP REGISTRATION DATABASE IS CLOSED The State 4-H Roundup registration deadline is past and the database has been closed to counties. Counties now have “read on” rights. Please get any changes, corrections or additions to your district office via email or telephone. In turn, they will contact us. Steve Sutton SEVIER COUNTY RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR SERVICE Sevier County 4-H has won a national award in Colgate-Palmolive’s 30th anniversary search for the country’s best community projects by young Americans. Their “4-H Hooked on Helping Hunger” project conducted last fall won high honors in the 2003 “Colgate Youth for American campaign. Each year, U.S. clubs and troops of six national youth organizations (Girl Scouts of the USA, Boy Scouts of America, Camp Fire USA, Girls Incorporated, 4-H and Boys & Girls Clubs of America) are invited to enter their best community service projects for consideration. The effort was launched by Colgate-Palmolive in 1973 to encourage community involvement among young people and cash grants are awarded for the best projects in each of the organizations annually. The Sevier County project was chosen from among more than 2000 entries nation-wide and was recognized with a $100.00 prize in the 4-H division. 4-H members donated over 4,200 cans of tuna, along with more than $1500 to the Sevier County Food Ministry. Sevier County 4-H agent Glenn Turner says the project was selected to give 4-H members a clear understanding of hunger in the community and to help them see how their donations can help and are used. The goal was one can per member and over 1500 4-H members participated. The projects slogan was “One Can Can Make a Difference.” Steve Streiberg, director at the Sevier County Food Ministry, said of the project, “The tuna boats have arrived at the Sevier County Food Ministry and the nets are overflowing. The 4-H Clubs have proven to be skilled, expert fishermen and the catch exceeded our largest expectations.” Colgate-Palmolive has awarded nearly $6 million to America’s young people through Youth for America. The program, which is the longest-running corporate-sponsored program benefitting youth, has been honored by The White House under five different administrations. It also has been recognized by the Points of Light Foundation, received a Freedoms Foundation Award and been praised each year by members of Congress, governors and mayors throughout the nation. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the program, Colgate developed a special “Best of YFA” booklet featuring winning project ideas for youth clubs to implement. A downloadable version of the free booklet and more information about the program is available on the website at www.youthforamerica.com. Entry forms for the 2003/2004 Youth for America campaign will be available this fall through local offices of the six national youth organizations or by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to Colgate Youth for America, P.O. Box 1058, FDR Station, New York, N.Y. 10150-1058. Visitors to www.youthforamerica.com will find further details, a complete list of winners and a printable entry form for next year’s competition. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.
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