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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 06 - Issue 01 IN THIS ISSUE 2006 Building Wonder In Math And Science Grants UPCOMING EVENTS January 11
January 17-18
Januray 27-29
February 1
February 1
February 3-4
February 10
February 10-11
February 10-11
February 10-12
February 17
February 18
March 1
March 4
March 4
March 25-30
March 27
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas06 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas06/06-index.htm 2006 BUILDING WONDER IN MATH AND SCIENCE GRANTS Toyota USA Foundation is providing funding for an innovative science,
engineering and technology project to advance scientific learning
for under represented minority middle and high school youth. To
achieve a learning environment for scientific discovery, grantees
will utilize the Wonderwise curricula, a science curricula designed
to help youth master the conceptual understanding of science and
mathematics through scientific inquiry, reasoning and decisions
making. 2006 TENNESSEE 4-H CONGRESS WEB SITE We now have the Web site updated for the 2006 Tennessee 4-H Congress. The URL is 4h.tennessee.edu/stcong/. The site is designed for to acquaint 4-H members and volunteer leaders with Congress and the events that are associated with it. Here’s what’s included on the site: General information, program highlights, officers, election, public speaking contest, 4-H history bowl, Know Your Government program, essay contest, poster contest, citizenship competition and leadership competition. The site also features a guestbook where visitors can leave their comments for others to see. It provides them a place to share their thoughts and ideas; leave campaign messages; and get in touch with others who may be attending Congress. Anyone landing on the site can view the guestbook by clicking on the “VIEW” button. Be sure to check out the Congress Web site. Also, make your 4-H members and volunteer leaders aware of its existence. The site will always be under construction so don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any ideas or suggestions. Steve Sutton HITACHI FOUNDATION OPENS AWARDS NOMINATION PROCESS The Hitachi Foundation presents the Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community each year to ten high school seniors from around the United States based on their community-service activities. The award is accompanied by a gift of $5,000, dispensed over two years. Recipients may use the award at their discretion. For complete program guidelines and nomination procedures, visit the Hitachi Foundation Web site at www.hitachifoundation.org. The nomination deadline is April 1, 2006. Patrick Hamilton LAST CALL FOR 4-H BEEKEEPING ESSAYS Just a reminder to everyone that essays for The Federation for the Preservation of Honey Bees, Inc.’s essay contest are due in the state 4-H office no later than February 1, 2006. The contest was first announced in the August 19 (Volume 05:Number 33) issue of your Tennessee 4-H Ideas newsletter and a copy of the rules can be found online at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas05/llinks/beerules.htm. The contest is open to all active 4-H members. Please encourage your 4-H’ers to participate. Steve Sutton NEW STUDY ON TEEN VOLUNTEERING RELEASED A survey conducted by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Census Bureau, and Independent Sector, found that 55% of teenagers do volunteer work. That translates into 15.5 million teenage volunteers who contributed more than 1.3 billion hours of service! This good news confirms that today's young people are deeply engaged in their communities. The study and fact sheets (with good statistics that can used in fundraising or publicity) are now available at www.nationalservice.gov/about/role_impact/performance_research.asp. Patrick Hamilton STATE 4-H VOLUNTEER LEADER FORUM The State 4-H Volunteer Leader Forum and Annual Alumni Meeting will be held February 10-11, 2006 at the Nashville Sheraton Downtown in Nashville. The theme for the event will be "4-H: Sounds Good to Me." Registration information can be found on the volunteer section of the Tennessee 4-H Web site. Please note that a limited number of rooms are available at the Nashville Sheraton Downtown Hotel. Encourage your volunteers to make their reservations NOW! Registration materials and fees are due to the state 4-H office by January 25, 2006. Patrick Hamilton TARGET S.M.A.R.T. TRAINING DEADLINES APPROACHING Target S.M.A.R.T. training opportunities and deadlines for leaders are rapidly approaching. Please let me know ASAP if you have leaders who are interested in attending the February 3-4 or 10-11 trainings. Refer to the Ideas article in Volume 05:Issue 46 for details. Jill Martz TENNESSEE 4-H CONGRESS ESSAY CONTEST Each delegate to Tennessee 4-H Congress will prepare an essay of no more than 500 words on the theme: “4-H: Your Adventure Awaits.” Each region will submit one essay for state competition. A state winner will be chosen from the three regional winners. Essays will be judged on the following scale:
Regional winners receive a pen and pencil set and a $50 savings bond. The state winner receives a desk set. The awards are donated by Jenny Yeary, Eastern Region secretary (pen and pencil sets and desk set) and the Former University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Workers Association (savings bonds). Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Goals are dreams with deadlines.
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