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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 03 - Issue 27 IN THIS ISSUE FREE Homeland Security
Youth Mentor Kits Available 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 FREE HOMELAND SECURITY YOUTH MENTOR KITS AVAILABLE The Good Knight Child Empowerment Network, Inc. has an incredible opportunity to share 15,000 of their Homeland Security Youth Mentoring Program Kits with you and others in your community complimentary as a result of Congressional funding. Please register at their website, www.goodknight.org, to receive your complimentary materials. It is a great community project for anyone that would like to help keep our community safe from crime and violence. In 2002, Congress provided funding so that 15,000 locations nationwide
could The program is great for upcoming national volunteer days such as Join Hands Day, Kids Care Clubs Week, Make A. Difference Day, or Family Volunteer Day. The program is flexible and only limited by the presenter's imagination. It is great for community service projects as well. Patrick Hamilton JAMIE LOCKHART TO ATTEND NICE CONFERENCE Jamie Lockhart, Grundy County 4-H member, has been selected to attend the NICE Conference in Blacksburg, Virginia. The conference focuses on cooperative education and leadership development. The learning environment will offer discussion groups, teamwork, career exploration and leadership workshops. The participants will also have the opportunity to experience life on the campus of Virginia Tech. Jamie’s trip is sponsored by the Tennessee Council of Cooperatives. He will be accompanied by Joe Jackson, Director of Youth and Member Relations for the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association. Jamie is the 2004 Tennessee 4-H Congress Speaker of the Senate and serves on the Tennessee State 4-H Council. Steve Sutton STATE DAIRY JUDGING CONTEST TO BE HELD AUGUST 5 The 2003 State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest will be held on Tuesday, August 5 at the Williamson County Expo Park in Franklin. Competition will be held for junior high and senior teams, with the winning senior team representing Tennessee in the national dairy judging contest later this fall. Senior team members must be in the 9-12th grades as of January 1, 2003. Junior high contestants must be 7th and 8th graders as of January 1, 2003. Entry forms must be mailed to Dr. Gary Rodgers <grogers2@tennessee.edu> by Friday, July 18, 2003. The entry form may be found at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas03/attach/tn.4h.dairy.judging.entry.form.03.doc. There will be no opportunity to add teams or contestants after the due date. However, up to one member per team may be substituted the morning of the contest. The schedule for the day is as follows:
A fee of $5 per contestant and $10 per coach or adult leader will be charged and covers a noon snack and the banquet meal. The fees are due with the entry forms on July 18. Checks should be made out to the Tennessee 4-H Foundation. Steve Sutton SEVERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE Here are several grant opportunities that might be of interest to 4-H clubs or groups. Please pursue the contact information for more information. 1) YouthActionNet Social Change Mini-Grants For additional information, contact YouthActionNet at (410) 951-1500, e-mail info@youthactionnet.org or visit www.youthactionnet.org/. 2) Captain Planet Foundation to Fund Environmental Projects
for Children and Youth The foundation annually funds as many projects as its resources allow. Grants generally range from $250 to $2,500. All applicant organizations or sponsoring agencies must be exempt from federal taxation under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (this includes most schools and nonprofit organizations). All applicant projects must also: promote understanding of environmental issues; focus on hands-on involvement; involve children and young adults 6-18 (elementary through high school); promote interaction and cooperation within the group; help young people develop planning and problem solving skills; include adult supervision; and commit to follow-up communication with the foundation. Deadlines for submitting grant applications are June 30, September 30, and December 31. The foundation will only accept proposals that have been submitted using the online application form. See the Captain Planet Foundation Web site for complete guidelines and application instructions at www.captainplanetfdn.org/. 3) Target Stores Offer Funding to Local Communities Target <www.target.com> stores in communities across the United States are now accepting applications for the company's community giving grant program. The program currently awards grants in three areas: arts, education, and family violence prevention. To be eligible for funding, an applicant organization must be a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status, a school, or a unit of government; be located in a community where Target does business; and do work in the areas of arts, education, or family violence prevention. Target will accept grant applications between February 1 and July 31, 2003. Applications will be received and reviewed by local Target store team leaders, who will make funding recommendations. Applications will be reviewed as they are received; applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early. Most grants will average between $1,000 and $5,000. Complete guidelines and applications can be downloaded at Target's Web site, target.com/common/page.jhtml?content=target_cg_grant_guidelines or picked up at local Target stores. 4) RadioShack Announces New Grants Program for Child and Family Safety Efforts RadioShack Corporation, the Fort Worth, Texas-based consumer electronics retailer, is now accepting applications for its Neighborhood Answers Grant program. The program, which began this year, is designed to fund worthy causes that help families protect children from abduction, violence, and abuse. To be considered for a Neighborhood Answers Grant, an organization must be a tax-exempt nonprofit designated as a 501(c)(3) by the IRS, offer solutions to help prevent family violence/abuse and/or child abduction, and directly impact or benefit, through programs or services, a RadioShack community. Grant requests should be limited to $500 or less in value. Applications for the grants will be accepted year-round. RadioShack will conduct four grant award cycles: February, May, August, and November. Applications will be evaluated by local RadioShack review councils. Applications for the Neighborhood Answers Grant are available in stores and at the RadioShack corporate Web site, www.radioshackcorporation.com/cr/contrib_program.shtml. Patrick Hamilton STATE PHOTO SEARCH WINNERS ANNOUNCED Thanks to all those who encouraged their 4-H members to submit photos for the Photo Search Contest. The judging has been completed and the state winners selected. The following members have state-winning entries.
These 10 winning photographs will be on exhibit during State 4-H Roundup at UT-Martin, July 21-25. Following Roundup, they will be on display in the state 4-H office. They may also be viewed on the Tennessee 4-H web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/phtosrch/. Steve Sutton USA FREEDOM CORPS LAUNCHES "HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER" The USA Freedom Corps recently launched "How I Spent My Summer," an effort to mobilize Americans of all ages to volunteer time this summer to help meet the needs of their communities. Why Volunteer in the Summer?
What is "How I Spent My Summer?" To help individuals interested in volunteering to get started using their summer free time to help their communities, the USA Freedom Corps is offering:
How to Find Needs Where You Spend the Summer? The USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network can connect individuals with volunteer opportunities near their homes or even where they plan to vacation. The USA Freedom Corps continues to add more volunteer opportunities to our USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network. Already the largest online clearinghouse of volunteer opportunities, the search engine, located at www.usafreedomcorps.gov now includes millions of volunteer opportunities with more than 75,000 organizations across the country and in more than 100 countries around the world. People can find similar information by phone at 1-877-USA-CORPS. Patrick Hamilton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others
have let go.
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