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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 04 - Issue 27 IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Roundup Service Learning Project Call For 4HCCS Curricula Design Team Members Fall 4-H Camp To Be Held In Columbia FAQ On The University Of Tennessee’s Promise And America’s Promise Southern Region Leader Forum Announces Sportfishing Track Southern Region Leader Forum Registration Deadline Approaches State Photo Search Winners Announced Trousdale County Leads State In New Honor Club Members UPCOMING EVENTS July 12-16
July 19-23
July 23-25
July 26-30
July 28-August 1
August 9-11
August 13
August 13
August 15
August 20-28
September 10-19
September 10 -19
September 16
September 24-October 3
September 25
September 30-October 3
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 ROUNDUP SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT Don’t forget to participate in the 4-H Roundup service project by collecting items for youth in transition – those young people in foster care who are turning 18 and setting up their own homes. Bring the following items to the Tailgate Party on July 19:
Learn more about the project and the programs it will benefit at www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/roundup/serviceproj/. Lori Jean Mantooth CALL FOR 4HCCS CURRICULA DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS Do you have a passion for a particular 4-H topic? Would you enjoy collaborating with dedicated experts from around the country in jointly developing better materials than you could do alone? Are you interested in serving on a design team to revise existing 4HCCS products? If so, this opportunity may be for you! The National 4-H Cooperative Curriculum System, Inc. calls for Extension subject matter and youth development staff, as well as volunteers and youth at state or county levels, who would like to write or help write a pre-proposal, due August 1 and, if the pre-proposal is accepted, to submit a full proposal by November 1st. Email ASAP the 4HCCS Point of Contact for any of the priority topics to express your interest in helping. Let the Point of Contact know if you also might be interested in coordinating or co-coordinating a national design team. 4HCCS exists to create and market the most–needed new curricula for 4-H. It now has more than $300,000 that can be invested in the development of new 4-H curricula. 2005-06 Priorities for Development of New 4HCCS Educational Materials In an April 2004 online survey, the following topics were judged to be most likely to generate the largest enrollments when introduced in 2006.
4HCCS Products to Be Revised for 2006 The following 4HCCS Products will be revised for 2006. If you
have an interest in
For additional information contact Tom Zurcher, Executive Director, 4HCCS at tzurcher@n4hccs.org. Steve Sutton FALL 4-H CAMP TO BE HELD IN COLUMBIA This fall the Ridley 4-H Center in Columbia will conduct a Fall 4-H Camp for students in grades 4-6, October 11-14. The camp will offer a variety of camping activities for all participants. If you would like more information, please contact me at 931-388-4011 or tlquilln@utk.edu. You will find a promotion flyer at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/centersandcamping/Fall_4H_Camp_Flyer.pdf. Terri Quillin FAQ ON THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE’S PROMISE AND AMERICA’S PROMISE Q: How is 4-H fulfilling the first promise of America’s Promise... caring adults? A: 4-H Agents, staff, and adult volunteer leaders serve as guides, mentors, leaders and role models to youth through the many 4-H programs across the state. The care and connectedness youth receive outside of their families through 4-H help prevent negative behaviors and foster many positive qualities in 4-H youth. So, any adult involved in 4-H is serving as a caring adult. Nathan Myers SOUTHERN REGION LEADER FORUM ANNOUNCES SPORTFISHING TRACK The 2004 Southern Region Leader Forum recently announced the addition of a sportfishing track. This workshop track is designed to introduce participants to the National 4-H Sportfishing program and provide an overview of the program disciplines. Ideally, states should bring/send a team of individuals who will attend the whole track. This track requires pre-registration so that we know equipment needs and supplies beforehand. Each state will be allowed a number of slots to fill with a team (3-4 people). If a state does not register a team by a certain date (TBA), their slots may be given to other states that have additional leaders interested in the 4-H sportfishing program. Remember, this workshop is an effort to provide training that will enable participants to initiate or continue building the sportfishing program in their state or county. It should be understood the emphasis of this workshop is that participants are not being trained to teach youth, but rather to help teach other adults willing to become involved in the program either as a mentor or as a resource person to youth. Participants will not necessarily become experts in their disciplines, but will develop and learn the techniques and skills needed to teach others in these areas. The disciplines covered will be: Angling Skills, Aquatic Ecology, People and Fish, and Tackle Crafting. Other topics include the essentials of a sportfishing program plan, how to locate resources essential to your program's success, and have a time set aside for the sharing of ideas for developing local clubs and events. Hands-on learning and peer teaching will help develop these skills, as well as make the learning fun... the 4-H way. If you are interested in representing Tennessee as a participant in this track at Rock Eagle, please contact Patrick Hamilton at 865-974-2128 or via e-mail at patrick@utk.edu. Participants will be taken on a first come first serve basis. Patrick Hamilton SOUTHERN REGION LEADER FORUM REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHES The 2004 Southern Region 4-H Volunteer Leader Forum will be held September 30-October 3, 2004, at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Georgia. This is a great opportunity to come and learn what Rock Eagle is all about as Tennessee prepares to host the forum workshops in 2005 and the entire forum in 2006. The registration for this year’s forum is $180 per delegate.
Please visit the Tennessee Please note that ALL registration materials are due back to the state 4-H office by 5:00 p.m., August 1, 2004. More information about the 2004 forum may be found at www.4hsrlf.org. Patrick Hamilton STATE PHOTO SEARCH WINNERS ANNOUNCED Thanks to all those who encouraged their 4-H members to submit photos for the Photo Search Contest. The judging has been completed and the state winners selected. The following members have state-winning entries.
These 10 winning photographs will be on exhibit during State 4-H Roundup at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, July 19-23. Following Roundup, they will be on display in the state 4-H office. They may also be viewed on the Tennessee 4-H web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/phtosrch/. Steve Sutton TROUSDALE COUNTY LEADS STATE IN NEW HONOR CLUB MEMBERS Trousdale County leads the state in total number of Honor Club applications approved in 2004. The top five counties for the first half of the year are as follows.
A total of 206 applications have been approved statewide so far in 2004. The Central Region tops the state with 92 new initiates. The Honor Club Web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/honorclub/howmany.htm will give you statistics for other counties statewide. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK There is a great man who makes every man feel small. But the real
great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
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