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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 04 - Issue 49 IN THIS ISSUE 2005 4-H Theme Announced UPCOMING EVENTS January 8
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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 After much thought and discussion the State 4-H Council is pleased to announce the 2005 4-H theme. The theme is “Youth at Work: A Generation to Lead the Nation.” This theme will be used throughout 2005 in various ways including the theme for State 4-H Congress and State 4-H Roundup and All-Star Conference Thanks to the State Council for their hard work in preparing a great theme. Patrick Hamilton 4-H OFFICES CAN GET FREE SEWING MACHINES WHILE THEY LAST Attention 4-H Extension offices that offer sewing as a 4-H project! AllBrands.com Sewing Machines is donating 750 Brother factory serviced and sealed sewing machines, valued at more than $100,000, to 4-H Extension offices across the country. Each sewing machine will come with a 90-day warranty for repair or replacement as long as the same or comparable models of the sewing machines are available. AllBrands.com will ship the machines directly to your 4-H office at no charge to you. To get sewing machines for your 4-H Extension office, fill out the simple one-page application available from www.fourhcouncil.edu/pGrntSewingMachines.aspx. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than December 20, 2004 and mailed to JoAnne Leatherman, National 4-H Council at 7100 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815. Applications also may be faxed to Joanne Leatherman's attention at 301-961-2894. Contact Leatherman at 301-961-2870 or jleatherman@fourhcouncil.edu for more information. In the case that more than 750 sewing machines are requested, recipients will be chosen on a first-come, first-serve basis. Visit www.allbrands.com/info/aboutus.php to read more about All Brands.com Sewing Machines. Patrick Hamilton 4-H PROJECT MEDALS ARE STILL AVAILABLE We still have a supply of medals for the horse, gardening/horticulture and clothing projects. These medals are made available for county recognition programs through National 4-H Council. Just send a request by email to ssutton2@utk.edu with the number of medals you need. Steve Sutton 4-H SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE OUT Applications for the G.L. Herrington Agricultural Scholarship are due in the state 4-H office by March 1, 2005. The Herrington Scholarship is a $1000 award open to any incoming freshman majoring in agriculture at UT-Knoxville next fall. Applications for all other scholarships are due by May 1, 2005. Please encourage all eligible 4-H’ers to take advantage of these opportunities. The scholarship information is available online at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/recognhndbook/sect06.htm and the application may be found at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/4hforms&materials/. Steve Sutton 4-H YOUTH CORNBREAD COOK-OFF CONTEST Fourth grade 4-H’ers get out your cast iron skillet and
corn meal and get ready to cook! You could win some cold hard cash!
It is time to enter a recipe in the National Enter today by sending in an original recipe. Each recipe must be cooked in Lodge cast iron and prepared with at least one cup of Martha White Corn meal or one package of corn meal mix. Recipes will be judged and ten lucky finalists will be invited to prepare their recipe at the National Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburg, Tennessee on April 23, 2004. The first place winner of the 4-H Cook-off will win a $300 cash prize. The 4-H teacher and 4-H agent of the winning student will also each receive $50. The second prize winner takes home $200 and the third place contestant will receive $100. The remaining seven finalists each will win $50 and all 10 finalists receive special gifts from Martha White and Lodge Cast Iron. Mail your recipes by March 4 to Vicki Lofty, 4-H Cornbread Cook-off Contest, 302 Betsy Pack Drive, Jasper, TN 37347. For more information and complete contest guidelines, log on to www.nationalcornbread.com. Adults can also find out how they can enter on this Web site. Vickie Lofty CHANGE IN STATE 4-H POSTER ART CONTEST The Transition Team’s report recommended a change for the way in which we conduct the 4-H Poster Art Contest. For 2005, counties should sent their winning poster (one poster per county) directly to the appropriate regional office. Check with your regional office for the due date. Remember: Posters should relate in some way to 4-H. They must be horizontal and measure 14 X 22 inches. Well-known cartoon figures and three dimensional objects or materials which extend 1/8 inch or more above the surface of the poster may not be used. Alice Ann Moore ELECTRIC ACTIVITY SHEET AVAILABLE The electric beginning-level activity sheets is now available on the 4-H Web site. The page was developed by Martin Koon, in conjunction with specialists, the state 4-H staff, and Marketing and Communications Services. To access the activity sheets, visit the 4-H projects page (4h.tennessee.edu/projects/index.htm) and click on the project name or download the sheet directly at 4h.tennessee.edu/projects/activities/Electric.pdf. All available activity and supplemental sheets are available at 4h.tennessee.edu/projects/actsheets.htm. Lori Jean Mantooth LEADERSHIP AND CITIZENSHIP PORTFOLIOS DUE 4-H leadership and citizenship project achievement portfolios are due in the state 4-H office on February 2, 2005. The following information regarding achievement records maybe be found on the Tennessee 4-H Web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/awardsrecognition/.
Steve Sutton NATIONAL 4-H CONGRESS PHOTO GALLERY The Tennessee delegation to National 4-H Congress had a wonderful time in Atlanta. Our delegates came home with new skills, new friends and a new perspective on their 4-H experiences. They would like to share their experience with you via a photo gallery at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/natcong/photogallery.htm. Be sure to check it out! Steve Sutton NATIONAL 4-H PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST Do you have 4-H’ers who like to take pictures? National 4-H Council needs photos (taken from 2000-04) to create the 2007 4-H calendar. Winning entries from county and regional fairs or the State 4-H Photo Search Contest would certainly be appropriate. Thirteen photographs will be selected. These original photographs will be gallery mounted and framed with a brass plate engraved with the title and photographer’s name will be attached. The winning photos will be on display at the National 4-H Conference Center from September 2005 through November 2005 and will be posted on their Web site. VERY IMPORTANT - Submissions will only be considered if they meet these criteria:
All submissions will be returned late August 2005, if not selected. Winning photographs will be returned on sooner than December 5, 2005. After final selection, the winners will be notified and asked for a signed release to use the photo for the 2007 4-H calendar. Both the photographer and parent/guardian must sign the release. A second photo will also be requested to be kept at the National 4-H Council. Please submit photos to:
The deadline for submissions is March 1, 2005. Steve Sutton USA FREEDOM CORPS LAUNCHES WEB SITE ENCOURAGING YOUTH TO VOLUNTEER USA Freedom Corps launched a new Web site designed to show elementary and middle school students how they can start making a difference by volunteering. The new Web site, www.usafreedomcorpskids.gov, also includes resources, ideas, and information to help parents and teachers engage America's youth in their communities. "When young people volunteer, they not only strengthen their communities, they also gain confidence in their own abilities, and learn responsibility and respect for others," said Desiree Sayle, President and Director of USA Freedom Corps director. "This Web site provides ideas for students as they consider how to get started volunteering. The site also helps parents and teachers become actively involved in the volunteer work of their youngsters." "This new website will challenge and inspire more young people to get involved in their communities," said David Eisner, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. said. "Whether participating in service-learning, or volunteering with family or friends, today's announcement means more young Americans will experience the joy and duty of serving others." The Web site includes four sections: for kids (elementary school students), youth (middle school students), parents, and teachers. The Web site includes volunteer ideas for youth, online games to show how volunteering can be fun and rewarding, service stories from the President and Mrs. Bush, and information on how to earn the President's Volunteer Service Award. The site also has Internet links to other Federal Web sites about volunteering and sites designed for kids and youth, information on how to contact the President and USA Freedom Corps, resources for parents to find service projects for their child, and information for teachers about how to bring service-learning to their classroom or school. USA Freedom Corps, a White House office, was created by President George W. Bush to strengthen and expand volunteer service opportunities as part of the President's call to all Americans to dedicate two years or 4,000 hours over the course of their lifetimes to volunteer service. Lori Jean Mantooth THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
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