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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 03 - Issue 41 IN THIS ISSUE 58 Projects Posted On 4-H Week Web Site UPCOMING EVENTS October 25
November 10
November 28-December 2
December 7-9
December 31
January 10
January 15
January 20-21
January 31-February 1
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 58 PROJECTS POSTED ON 4-H WEEK WEB SITE Thirteen counties have posted 58 projects on the National 4-H Week Promotion Web site. Bedford, Blount, Crockett, Davidson, Grundy, Hardeman, Lewis, Loudon, Macon, Rhea, Rutherford, Union and Weakley counties have all completed activities in celebration of National 4-H Week. By posting to the Web site, counties become eligible to receive up to $300 for their 4-H promotional efforts carried out in October. Any Tennessee county posting their promotional activities to the Web site is entered in the competition and eligible for the cash awards. For more information, visit www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/promo/. Steve Sutton 2004 STATE LEADER FORUM JUST AROUND THE CORNER Plans are being made for the 2004 State Leader Forum on February 14, 2004. The forum will be held in Gatlinburg at the Park Vista Resort Hotel. The State Committee of Volunteer Leaders will be meeting October 25 to finalize plans. Mark your calendars, spread the word, recruit others to attend and stay tuned for more information in the near future regarding the 2004 State Leader Forum! Patrick Hamilton 4-H ENROLLMENT: A HISTORY LESSON For the next several weeks Ideas articles will feature questions regarding the CES-237 report and related issues. The questions and answers were taken from the National 4-H Web site statistics section. Understanding the system and needs of those who rely on the information it provides may help to explain the importance of accurate reporting by all counties. When did the ES-237 start? How did it get its name?
Jill Martz NATIONAL 4-H CAMPING INSTITUTE The dates and location for the National 4-H Camping Institute have been announced. It will be held February 7-11, 2004 at the Rock Springs 4-H Center in Junction City, Kansas. The theme is Trails and Tales with full days of workshops, activities and fellowship opportunities planned. Past 4-H agent participants have commented on the educational value and high quality program of previous institutes with much of the information being adaptable to a wide variety of settings. Early Bird registration is due November 15, 2003. The cost for early bird registration is $ $250. Please contact me if you would like to receive additional information. Jill Martz SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE AWARDS DUE NOVEMBER 15 Don’t forget to recognize exceptional 4-H volunteers by nominating them for the 2004 Salute to Excellence Awards. Two national Salute to Excellence Awards are given annually. The “Lifetime Volunteer Award” is given to an individual who has spent 10 or more years volunteering for 4-H, and the "Volunteer of the Year Award" is given to an individual who has volunteered for 4-H less than 10 years. If you would like to nominate an amazing volunteer, please complete the form provided at www.members.n4h.org. If you are a National 4-H Council Web site member, enter your user name and password and click on the Salute to Excellence link to find the nomination form. If you are not a registered user of National 4-H Council’s Web site, you can sign up at www.members.n4h.org and then download the nomination form. Nominations must be received in the state 4-H office by November 15, 2003. If you have any questions, please contact Patrick Hamilton (865-974-2128) at the state 4-H office. Patrick Hamilton SOUTHERN REGION LEADER FORUM WAS A VOYAGE TO REMEMBER 55 delegates from Tennessee “Set Sail for Success” at the 2003 Southern Region Leader Forum at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Eatonton, Georgia, October 2-5. The Tennessee delegates received valuable information in a variety of topic areas including club meetings, service-learning, youth-adult partnerships, guide dog puppy programs, fund raising, theatre arts and many craft ideas for 4-H members. Kudos to Brenda Clarkson, Becky Nichols and Lori Jean Mantooth for presenting workshops at the forum. Becky Nichols, Bedford County volunteer and chair of the State Committee of Volunteer Leaders, was also selected to represent Tennessee on the Southern Region Leader Forum planing committee along with Ralph Meacham, Williamson County volunteer and Patrick Hamilton. Please take advantage of the new knowledge that the Tennessee delegation received in Georgia by contacting them for training and new ideas. And be sure to mark your calendar for the 2004 Southern Region Leader Forum, September 30-October 3. Patrick Hamilton STATE LAND JUDGING CONTEST TO BE HELD The State 4-H Land Judging Contest will be held at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville on Monday, November 10. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. in the lobby of the Hollingsworth Auditorium. An awards luncheon will be held at the auditorium at 11:30 a.m. Participants in the event include: Cannon County, Carter County, Clay County (2 teams), Grainger County, Hawkins County, Haywood County, Henry County (2 teams), Maury Couth and Wilson County (2 teams). The top two teams in the state event will represent Tennessee in the national contest in Oklahoma next spring. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK It’s what you learn after you know it all
that counts.
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