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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 04 - Issue 06 IN THIS ISSUE All Star High Council To Meet March 5-6 UPCOMING EVENTS February 13
February 14
February 21
March 1
March 5-6
March 6
March 6
March 18-27
March 27
March 28-31
March 30
April 20-22
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ Online version of Ideas: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas04/ Ideas index: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas04/04-index.htm 4-H ALL STAR HIGH COUNCIL TO MEET MARCH 5-6 The 4-H All Star High Council will meet March 5-6 in Cookeville. Delegates and leaders will lodge at the Hampton Inn; the meeting facility will soon be determined. Registration is at 7:00 (CST). The meeting will adjourn Saturday by 3:30. All district All Star officers, advisors, and assigned agents should attend. Agenda highlights include youth-adult partnership training, the annual business meeting, and state officer elections. On Saturday each district will have a chance to showcase their service and leadership successes through a 5-minute slide show. Lori Jean Mantooth You will be much better prepared to share the scope of your county 4-H program through the CES-237 report if the following questions are reviewed and action taken where it is needed. Are all members enrolled?
Have you installed the update?
Have you added the new activity codes?
Have you changed your club setting to reflect the type of club you are meeting?
Are you entering group enrollments - and, are they being counted on the CES-237?
Is the scope of your program reflected in your CES-237 report?
Are you able to generate the CES-237 report?
Are you not sure under which delivery mode to report a group of people?
Jill Martz The Do Something BRICK Awards honor young people for service related to community building, health or the environment. Winners earn a college scholarship along with funding for additional community work. Deadline: April 8, 2004. For more information, visit: www.dosomething.org/brick-awards.htm. Patrick Hamilton BRING YOUR AUCTION ITEMS TO GATLINBURG The Tennessee 4-H Alumni, Inc. is holding its annual auction during State Leader Forum February 13-14 in Gatlinburg. The auction will be conducted both silently and live during the two days of the Annual Alumni Meeting and Volunteer Leader Forum at the Park Vista Hotel. The Alumni would deeply appreciate donations of items for the auction.
Just bring them with you to the Forum or send them with someone
attending. Proceeds from the auction will help the Alumni provide
sponsorship to State 4-H Roundup and other important Mark Gateley CORRECTED LINK FOR DAIRY POSTER INFO The link for the June Dairy Moth Poster Contest listed in last week’s Ideas newsletter had some missing information. Many of you had trouble opening it. Here is the corrected link... www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas04/links/dairyposter04.htm. Steve Sutton CURRICULUM RESOURCE FOR INTERGENERATIONAL ACTIVITIES We recently received an email from Dr. Matt Kaplan of Penn State Cooperative Extension announcing a new intergenerational activities publication. The Intergenerational Activities Sourcebook describes 53 activities which could be incorporated into various programs and adapted according to the interests of participants. It seems it would have some great applications to 4-H member working with seniors in service learning activities. Here are some of the activities highlighted in the Sourcebook:
The publication is posted on-line at intergenerational.cas.psu.edu/Docs/Sourcebook%20.pdf. Hard copies can be ordered for $10 each, which covers costs for this spiral-bound, 90 page booklet. [The order form for this and other Penn State intergenerational publications for sale can be found on-line at intergenerational.cas.psu.edu/Docs/OrderAll.pdf.] Dr. Kaplan asks that you have used any of the resources posted on their Web site (including the Sourcebook), please let them know what you think by filling out a short, Web-based survey [found at intergenerational.cas.psu.edu/Niki.html] Steve Sutton GIVING & VOLUNTEERING IN THE USA: FEDERAL BUDGET NEWS President George W. Bush proposed a nine percent increase in funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service in his 2005 budget request released today. The funding would allow more Americans than ever to meet community needs through serving in the Corporation's Senior Corps, AmeriCorps and Learn and Serve America programs. The proposed 2005 budget, which covers the fiscal year starting October 1, 2004, requests $1.018 billion for the Corporation and its programs. This represents an increase of $82 million over the fiscal 2004 enacted levels. The budget would support 600,000 senior volunteers, 75,000 AmeriCorps members, and more than 1.5 million youth in service-learning activities. This has funding implications for Tennessee 4-H Youth Development through the AmeriCorps and service-learning programs. Patrick Hamilton HOW HAS 4-H CHANGED YOUR LIFE? National 4-H Supply Service wants to know how 4-H has changed your life, so your story could be used in the 2006 National 4-H Calendar. Sending in a submission may get you a free gift certificate to use in the 4-H Source Book. The 2006 calendar theme is "How 4-H Changed My Life!" It will be up to 4-H members, volunteers, parents, staff and partners to furnish the stories that will be featured. These personal testaments must tell the what, when, where, why, and how; so everyone can understand how 4-H changed your life. One story for each month will be featured in the calendar and the author will receive one $10 gift certificate towards a future purchase in the 4-H Source Book. Please email, fax or mail your stories to:
The submission deadline is April 30, 2004. If you experience any difficulties, please contact mcascioli@fourhcouncil.edu for assistance. Steve Sutton IT’S TIME TO RECOGNIZE YOUR ALUMNI The Tennessee 4-H Alumni, Inc. needs your help in recognizing outstanding 4-H alumni. Two outstanding alumni will be recognized from each district, and the two outstanding alumni members in the state will receive recognition at Tennessee 4-H Congress. Each county may nominate as many as two outstanding alumni for district/state recognition. Check with your district office for nomination deadlines. The form for nominating outstanding alumni is located on the Tennessee 4-H Web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/forms/acrobat/alumni.pdf. Mark Gateley MADISON COUNTY 4-H ALUMNUS MAKES USA TODAY! Tamira Cole, Austin Peay University student and former 4-H’er from Madison County has just found out she has been selected for the 2004 USA Today All Academic College Team Honorable Mention. This mean Tamira is one of the top 100 college students in the country! Her name will appear in the USA Today newspaper on February 12. Congratulations to Tamira on this accomplishment. Steve Sutton PROMISE FELLOW JOINS 4-H STAFF Nathan Myers has recently been appointed as an Americorps Promise Fellow to work in the state 4-H office. He will be the coordinator of the UT’s Promise initiative. He will be responsible for overseeing and moving the University of Tennessee into being a University of Promise under America’s Promise: The National Alliance for youth. America’s Promise is a national organization that works to provide five promises: caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, marketable skills, and opportunities to serve; to the nation’s youth. This will allow 4-H to work with the University of Tennessee to impact the lives of Knoxville’s youth in a way that has never been done before. Nathan was born in Athens, Tennessee but has lived in Knoxville, Tennessee for the past two and a half years. Nathan graduated with honors from Cleveland State Community College in May 2001 obtaining an Associate of Science degree in Pre-Engineering. Upon completion, he moved to Knoxville to attend the University of Tennessee. On December14, 2003 he obtained the Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, graduating with a 3.32 grade point average. Currently, he is working toward a graduate degree at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky through their East Tennessee Extension Center. While at the University of Tennessee he worked for the Civil Engineering Department as a research project associate for the design of a new testing system for porous media using gas and the Forchheimer equation. He was also a tutor for student athletes at the Thornton Athletics Student Life Center. Nathan received the prestigious Frank T. Bonham Scholarship, a College of Engineering Scholarship, and was a Tennessee Road Builder’s Association Scholar at UTK. He was named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2003 and December 2003 semesters, as well. He received the Cleveland State Foundation Scholarship at Cleveland State Community College and was named to the Cleveland State honor roll all four semesters. Also, he was a member of the golf team at Cleveland State where he played the majority of his sophomore season at the team’s number one spot. He is a member of the prestigious Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for two year colleges and the Delta Sigma Theta National Honor Society. He graduated high school as an honor student from Fairview Christian Academy in Athens, TN where he was class salutatorian and winner of the President’s Award. Nathan is a voracious reader and enjoys playing golf, fishing, and following the Chicago Cubs and University of Tennessee athletics in his spare time. He has been on mission trips to South Africa, Tanzania, Vancouver, and San Francisco. Patrick Hamilton RHEA COUNTY FIRST TO REGISTER CONGRESS DELEGATES Congratulations to Rhea County on being the first to register their
State 4-H Congress delegation using the electronic registration
process. The site may be accessed at ext1.ag.utk.edu/4H/4HRegist.nsf. At the 4-H Congress Electronic Registration page, click “Create New Document” to enter the information for each delegate, leader and agent attending Congress. When finished, click the “Submit Registration” button at the bottom of the form. If you notice a mistake was made after submitting your data, simply pull up the incorrect record and click the “Edit” button at the bottom of the page. Make your correction and then resubmit the record. If you have problems, please contact your district IT specialist. Check with your district office for information regarding specific district deadlines. Steve Sutton STATE 4-H CONGRESS ORIENTATION/LEGISLATIVE VISIT INFORMATION To make the “Congress experience” more meaningful to your delegates and to ensure a well-informed delegation, we suggest you conduct an orientation session with delegates and volunteer leader prior to their arrival in Nashville. You should discuss the following with them:
We also strongly recommend that you make an appointment for your
volunteer leaders and Congress delegates to visit your legislator
during free time on Monday afternoon. The afternoon assembly will
be over at approximately 3:30 p.m. You could schedule an appointment
between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. Please visit with your leader and delegates
about the visit during your orientation session. Your delegates
might want to present a 4-H memento or gift made by one of the delegates
related to their project work. Be sure your leader knows
where the visit it to take place and the correct time.
This is a great opportunity for 4-H to be seen in Nashville, but
it is imperative the There will be no group meal event on Monday evening. There are several restaurants in the immediate vicinity of the hotel. The evening assembly will being at 8:30 p.m. so delegates may choose to visit the observation area of the House or Senate chambers prior to that time if sessions are in progress. Thank you for your advance preparation. With your help the 57th Tennessee 4-H Congress will be a rewarding, educational experience for the more than 500 Tennessee teens and volunteers in attendance. For additional information, please visit the State 4-H Congress Web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/stcong/. Alice Ann Moore STATE BEEKEEPING ESSAY WINNER ANNOUNCED State judging has been completed for the 2004 beekeeping essay contest conducted by The Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc. The results are as follows:
Jessica’s essay will be forwarded to the American Beekeeping Federation, Inc. for national judging. The national winners will be announced by May 1. National awards are first place ($250), second place ($100), and third place ($50). As our state winner, Jessica will receive a book about honey bees, beekeeping and/or honey. Congratulations to all winners and thanks to those who made this opportunity available to their 4-H members. Steve Sutton This year’s State 4-H Congress theme is “4-H: Honoring the Past... Envisioning the Future.” Each delegate will prepare an essay of no more than 500 words on the Congress theme. Each district will submit one essay for state competition. The state winner will be chosen from the four district winners. Each essay will be judged on the following scale:
District winners will receive a pen and pencil set and a $50 savings bond. The state winner award will be a desk set. The state winning essay will be announced at the Monday night assembly. For more information, please visit www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/stcong/essay/. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK All of us must become better informed. It is necessary for us to
learn from others’ mistakes. You will not live long enough
to make them all yourself.
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