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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 03 - Issue 35 IN THIS ISSUE 4-H County Dairy Promotion Contest Results UPCOMING EVENTS September 5-14
September 5-14
September 19-28
September 20
September 21-25
October 2-5
October 3-4
October 5-11
October 9-11
October 25
November 10
November 28-December 2
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 4-H COUNTY DAIRY PROMOTION CONTEST RESULTS The 2003 Tennessee 4-H County Dairy Promotion Contest winners have been selected. As always, the competition was strong and a great deal of effort and time was put into the activity by the 4-H’ers and agents. Participation in the contest is greatly appreciated by the dairy farmers in Tennessee, as well as, the entire dairy industry and 4-H staff. Listed below are the winners:
The Southeast United Dairy Industry Association would like to keep all the scrapbooks until after the October 30th board meeting where they will be on display. The winners’ scrapbooks will be kept for next year’s June Dairy Month kick-off. Thanks to all who entered and congratulations to the winners. Steve Sutton NATIONAL 4-H WEEK KIT UPDATE AND CORRECTIONS The National 4-H Week kit now offers NEW documents for your use in planning and hosting National 4-H Week events. The kit has black and white placemats and brochures to accompany the color versions, as well as an 11” x 17” poster. All of the new materials can be found at the National 4-H Week Kit Web site, 4hweekkit.fourhcouncil.edu/. Two typographical errors were discovered on the bookmarks and placemats and have since been corrected. New versions of these documents can be found on the Web site above. Patrick Hamilton NEW SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCED FOR 2004 We are pleased to announce a new scholarship for 2004. John Basinger, former Extension agent in Cannon County, has established the Mary Basinger Elliot Memorial Scholarship in memory of his aunt. Mrs. Elliott taught school in McMinn County for 40 years and was a 4-H volunteer leader at Riceville School. This scholarship is for any college, university, technical or trade school in any field of study. It will be awarded in the amount of $1200. Applicants must be graduating seniors in Cannon or Rutherford counties. Applications are due May 1 to the state 4-H office. The scholarship application form may be found at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/forms&materials/index.htm. Steve Sutton POWER OF FIVE KIT PROVIDES SERVICE-LEARNING
TOOLS Are you looking for ways to engage youth in service-learning, hands-on education or out-of-classroom activities? Then order a free Power of Five kit today. Created in partnership with Weekly Reader, this America's Promise resource was created to encourage young people ages 11 through 14 (tweens) to do their part in fulfilling the Five Promises for youth their age or younger. An instructor's guide is provided in the kit for teachers or small group leaders facilitating the project. Tweens work on activity sheets that explain each of the Five Promises. Then they research ways they can transform the lessons into service project that benefit other tweens and children in their community. They dedicate five days to serving their school and community and reflect on their experiences. The Power of Five is free of charge and is available in print or electronically. For a print copy, email poweroffive@americaspromise.org with your name, organization, address and number of kits needed. To download an electronic version of the file, visit www.poweroffive.org. After completing the project, please give us your feedback on the evaluation survey, which is also available on the Web site. Lori Jean Mantooth SEARCHING FOR THE NATION’S TOP YOUTH VOLUNTEERS The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), honor outstanding community service by young people in grades 5 through 12. Last year, the program drew more than 24,000 applications. Nearly 200 young people were nominated by county 4-H programs, and 90 of these were selected as State Honorees. Every county office should have received application forms for The 2004 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards in the past week. They also may be obtained at www.prudential.com/spirit or www.principals.org/awards/prudential.cfm, or by calling 888-450-9961. Students must submit completed applications by October 31, 2003. Each county 4-H program can select one middle level Local Honoree for every 1,000 members (or portion thereof) in grades 5 through 8 and one high school Local Honoree for every 1,000 members in grades 9-12. Then, participating schools and local organizations will select and honor their top youth volunteers, and submit them for state-level judging by November 7. The two State Honorees will be named in February 2004 and will receive $1,000 awards, engraved silver medallions, and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, DC, in May 2004 for four days of national recognition events. Runners-up at the state level will receive bronze medallions or Certificates of Excellence. The 10 National Honorees will receive additional awards of $5,000, gold medallions and crystal trophies for their schools or organizations. They also will have $25,000 worth of products donated in each of their names to needy children in their communities by Kids In Distressed Situations, Inc., the national charity of the children’s apparel and products industry. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, created in 1995, constitute the country’s largest youth recognition program based solely on community service, and have honored nearly 50,000 young volunteers at local, state and national levels over the past eight years. For more information, contact Dawn Kelly of Prudential Financial at (973) 802-7134 or visit www.prudential.com/spirit. Lori Jean Mantooth SERVICE-LEARNING GRANTS AVAILABLE FROM CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION Constitutional Rights Foundation’s Robinson Mini-grant Program honors the late Maurice Robinson, a longtime supporter of innovative education and effective citizenship education. Each year, CRF awards mini-grants for K-12 service-learning projects designed to address serious community issues. Some of the projects fall under the category of poverty, hunger, environment, mentoring children and youth, crime and safety issues, and aging. Students will develop problem-solving skills and also learn citizenship skills by practicing them. The skills the students gain from doing these projects will not only help their community but also help them in their life as a citizen of a democratic society. The maximum grant amount is $600. Proposals must be postmarked by October 17, 2003. Visit www.crf-usa.org/network/crf_robin.html for more information and application guidelines. Lori Jean Mantooth TENNESSEE VALLEY FAIR 4-H ATTENDANCE AND EXHIBITRY CONTEST CORRECTION The URL for the Tennessee Valley Fair 4-H Attendance and Exhibitry Contest report form was listed incorrectly in a previous issue of the Tennessee 4-H Ideas newsletter. The correct address is www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas03/attach/tvfreport.wpd. All East Tennessee counties are eligible for awards. “East Tennessee” in this case, refers to Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Cumberland, Fentress, Scott and all counties east of these. (Please see page 14 of the Tennessee Valley Fair junior department catalog for further details.) Remember to complete the form and send it to the state 4-H office by noon on September 9 to be eligible for the cash awards. (Email is acceptable to ssutton2@utk.edu). Please submit only one form per county. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a
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