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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 03 - Issue 36 IN THIS ISSUE 2004 4-H Calendar Of Events Posted To Web
Site UPCOMING EVENTS 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 2004 4-H CALENDAR OF EVENTS POSTED TO WEB SITE A tentative calendar of events for 2004 can be found on the Tennessee 4-H Web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/calendar/2004.htm. Some dates and locations are still to be determined and will be added as details are finalized. We will try to keep you posted of changes/additions in future Ideas articles. Steve Sutton FAMILY MATTERS: NATIONAL FAMILY VOLUNTEER
DAY National Family Volunteer Day is designed to showcase the benefits of families working together, to introduce community service and encourage those who haven’t yet made the commitment to volunteer as a family. National Family Volunteer Day is held the Saturday before Thanksgiving and kicks off National Family Week. To learn more about National Family Week, November 23rd- 29th, please visit www.nationalfamilyweek.org. Volunteering as a family provides quality time, strengthens communication and provides opportunities for family members to be role models, while making significant contributions to their communities. This year, communities around the country will be working with families, 4-H groups, corporations, non-profits and Volunteer Centers to make family volunteering a national tradition. For assistance in planning, implementing and promoting your National Family Volunteer project, visit www.pointsoflight.org/organizations/nfvd.cfm to download a National Family Volunteer Day guidebook! Patrick Hamilton HENRY COUNTY 4-H’ERS CELEBRATE SERVICE Thirteen members of the Henry County 4-H Honor Club recently enjoyed a celebration trip to St. Louis after winning the district All Star Service Award at Roundup. 4-H S.O.S. awarded the Henry County Honor Club $400.00 to plan a celebration trip of their choice. Members chose to plan an overnight trip to St. Louis. While in St. Louis, 4-H members visited the St. Louis Arch and spent a day at Six Flags. Time was also spent making plans for service projects for the coming year and reflecting on previous service projects. A great time was had by all. Three adult volunteer leaders, along with Extension agent, Michele Atkins accompanied the group. Michele Atkins The 4-H Land Judging Guide (PB727) has just been reprinted and delivered to the mail room. A limited quantity is available. Enough copies were NOT printed for counties to order multi-year supplies. Orders of ten or less may be obtained from the mail room. If you need more than ten, please contact me at the state 4-H office. Steve Sutton NEW ONLINE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE LEARNING
COURSE Community-Based Service Learning 101 is a new online course being offered by Michigan State University Extension’s 4-H Youth Development in partnership with the Michigan Community Service Commission and Michigan’s Learn and Serve program. It is designed for staff and volunteers who work with youth, ages 12 to 19. All nonprofit organizations, recreation departments, schools, faith-based youth groups, and community action agency youth groups are encouraged to take advantage of this course. Through weekly lessons, worksheets, message boarding, real time chat sessions with guest experts in the fields of youth development and service learning, this course will offer opportunities to learn more about models that promote community-based service-learning, find out how to apply the most current literature in this area, develop a greater understanding of the concepts by applying them to real-life situations, reflect on the link between community service projects and positive youth development, and build on ways to sustain and fund youth-driven community service projects. The cost is $75 for this seven-week non-credit, certificate course which starts September 18 and runs through October 30, 2003. A course description, syllabus and registration are now available at www.msue.msu.edu/cyf/youth/commserv/cbsl101/. For further information contact Beth Cheng, Extension Associate, by phone at 517-432-7641 or via email at chengb@msue.msu.edu. Lori Jean Mantooth NOMINATIONS DUE FOR SOUTHERN REGION LEADER FORUM PLANNING COMMITTEE It is time again to appoint a new volunteer leader to the Southern Region 4-H Leader Forum planning committee. Tennessee's representative will be appointed to a four-year term, covering the 2004-2007 Southern Region Leader Forums. This individual will have a very large task in front of them as Tennessee will be in charge of coordinating the workshops for the 2005 forum and coordinating the entire 2006 forum as the host state. The requirements of this position include being present each year at a late fall planning meeting in the state hosting the next year’s leader forum. The committee member will also be required to participate in a number of conference calls and MUST attend the forum each year through 2007. Planning committee members are also asked to arrive at the forum at least one day early to assist in the setup of the event. If you have a volunteer in your county that might be interested, please write a letter of recommendation stating why you think that leader should be a member of the planning committee. Forward the letter to the area 4-H specialist in your district office by September 17, 2003. Each district will select one representative to send on to the state 4-H office where a committee will select Tennessee's new planning committee member. Area specialists should submit their nominee's letter of recommendation to the state 4-H office by September 22, 2003. If you have questions regarding this process please contact me. I look forward to seeing a large number of individuals being nominated! Patrick Hamilton RESULTS OF TENNESSEE VALLEY FAIR ATTENDANCE AND EXHIBITRY CONTEST The Tennessee Valley Fair conducts a contest each year in a effort to recognize East Tennessee county 4-H programs for their attendance and participation. Points are earned for the number of 4-H member and leaders who attend the fair on 4-H day and for the number of exhibits in all 4-H divisions or junior animal show divisions. The results of this year’s attendance and exhibitry competition is as follows:
Congratulations to these counties on their participation in the Tennessee Valley Fair and all the Extension agents, volunteer leaders and 4-H members that made it happen. Steve Sutton STARBUCKS YOUTH LEADERSHIP GRANTS Starbucks Foundation is accepting applications for grants ranging from $5,000 to $20,000, given in two areas. The Power of Literacy grants fund programs that stimulate personal development and a commitment to social equity, justice and environmental awareness through writing, literacy and expression in public forums. The Leaders in Diversity grants fund programs that teach the value of societal diversity and develop youth leadership skills to foster understanding between individuals, groups and communities. The deadline for applications is October 1, 2003. For complete program information, applications and examples of past recipients, visit www.starbucks.com/aboutus/grantinfo.asp. Lori Jean Mantooth The state 4-H office is seeking photos of youth and adult volunteers in action to highlight on the Tennessee 4-H website. The staff is working hard to further develop the volunteer portion of the website and to add a section on youth-adult partnerships. If you have pictures you would like to see on the website please send them to the state 4-H office to my attention. Electronic format is preferred, but any format will be accepted. Patrick Hamilton WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR NATIONAL 4-H WEEK? National 4-H Week begins Sunday, October 5. Have you decided how you will be celebrating? 4-H promotion is a great way to launch a new programming year while highlighting school and community 4-H activities. We would like to share the good things you do for National 4-H Week through the Tennessee 4-H Web site. We hope Extension agents, volunteer leaders and 4-H members will let us know what is being done in counties across the state by posting their activities to the Web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/promo/. Those doing so will be eligible for cash awards up to $300. National 4-H Week is a great time to market the wonderful things going on in your county. If you need some quick ideas to get started, check out 101 Ways to Celebrate National 4-H Week at www.utextension.utk.edu/promo/101ways.htm. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The real measure of a man’s worth is how
much he would be worth if he lost all his money.
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