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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 03 - Issue 44 IN THIS ISSUE 2003 State Radon Poster Contest UPCOMING EVENTS 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 2003 STATE RADON POSTER CONTEST Five counties with 86 students in grades 4-8 participated in Tennessee’s Radon Poster Contest during October. The contest, sponsored by the Indoor Air Quality program and grant, acknowledged National Home Indoor Air Quality Action and Awareness Month. The state poster contest was held in conjunction with National Radon Action Week, October 19-25. Information about the contest was made available to all counties in the state. Those counties who participated in the contest worked with different entities: school art and computer classes, 4-H clubs and home school programs. The five counties who participated held their own county contest, selected one to three winning posters in each category and then submitted those posters to the state competition. Once posters were judged at the state level, the winning posters were sent on to national competition in Montana. Students were able to compete in one of two categories: a computer-generated poster or a non-computer generated poster. Posters were to be 12" x 18" on white, transportable paper. The drawing was to be horizontal with a one inch border. Posters could be drawn in crayon, colored pencil or markers. Computer-generated posters needed to have a disk/CD accompany it with the computer-drawn image on file. Those counties participating in the contest and the student posters they submitted to state were:
Winners of the contest were:
First place winners received a $100 savings bond. The second place winner received a $75 savings bond with the third place winner receiving a $50 savings bond. All participants in the state contest received a certificate, Radon test kit, Radon Ranger t-shirt, shoulder tote, pencil, pen and ruler. Through extra funds from the grant, those counties participating were eligible for extra assistance with the contest. The counties were able to help offset costs of county awards, travel or other miscellaneous expenses accrued by the contest. The contest was coordinated by Martha Keel, Housing and Environmental Health Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, The University of Tennessee. Other partners of the event were the Environmental Protection Agency, USDA and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation-Air Pollution Control: Radon. Martha Keel 4-H ENROLLMENT: TRAINING DEFINED We continue to offer questions and answers from the National 4-H Web site regarding the CES-237 report and related issues. 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. How is "Leadership Training" defined, and numbers counted?
Jill Martz 4-H LITERATURE ORDER ON LOTUS NOTES FOR 2004-05 PROGRAM YEAR Your 4-H literature will again be ordered through a Lotus Notes database. Each county should have received an email on October 30 with detailed instructions on how to complete the process. Congratulations to McMinn, Morgan and Van Buren counties for being the first to get their information entered! The deadline for completing the electronic ordering process is January 15, 2004. Instructions can be accessed at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas03/links/litorder.htm. If you have any questions, please call me at the state 4-H office (865/974-7434) or your district computer specialist. Steve Sutton CITIZENSHIP-WASHINGTON FOCUS INFO AVAILABLE ONLINE The dates for the 2003 Citizenship-Washington Focus in June 5-11. The Web site has been updated to include the new information and brochure. The URL is www.utextension.utk.edu/cumberlanddist/citizenship_washington_focus.htm. Mitch Beaty GARDENING/HORTICULTURE MEDAL AVAILABLE In addition to the horse, photography, swine and clothing medals listed in last week’s Ideas newsletter, we also have available a medal that would be appropriate for members in either the gardening or horticultural projects. To request any of these awards, simply send an email to ssutton2@utk.edu. They will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Steve Sutton HONOR CLUB NUMBERS UP FOR 2003 The end of October saw more Honor Club initiates than the entire year of 2003! There were 317 initiated into the Honor Club in 2002 and so far we have had 413 Honor Club initiates this year. Congratulations to all Extension agents, volunteers and teen leaders working with 4-H’ers on Honor Club applications. Let’s continue to qualify Honor Club members and give more 4-H’ers Honor Club opportunities. Visit the Honor Club Web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/honorclub/. Steve Sutton LAST CHANCE TO POST YOUR 4-H PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES Next week is your last chance to post your projects on the National 4-H Week Promotion Web site. Remember, every county posting 4-H promotional activities conducted during October is eligible for the $300 first place award, $200 second place award and $100 third place award. The deadline is November 14 and winners will be announced shortly thereafter. The URL for the web site is www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/promo/. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Winners are just ex-losers who got mad.
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