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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 06 - Issue 14 IN THIS ISSUE $500 Mini-Grants Available For PYLI Trainings UPCOMING EVENTS April 8
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April 19-21
April 22-25
April 27-28
May 1
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May 2-3
May 12-14
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June 1
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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 $500 MINI-GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR PYLI TRAININGS Certified PYLI trainers are invited to submit a proposal to Tennessee 4-H Youth Development for a $500 mini-grant for implementation of a Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute (PYLI), to be completed by June 30, 2006. A total of 15 $500 mini-grants will be awarded through this application process. To receive mini-grants, groups must conduct community service projects in rural areas and have a $500.00 cash match. All federal grant guidelines will be closely adhered to throughout the mini-grant process. A selection committee will award grants based on the RFP. Grant recipients will be notified within three weeks after receipt of proposal in the state 4-H office. Grants will be awarded on a rolling basis and continuing until all funds are awarded. To download a copy of the RFP, visit 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas05/attach/EYSC3_PYLI_RFP.doc. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Willis at 865-974-7430 or awillis2@tennessee.edu. Amy Willis DON’T FORGET TO NAME YOUR JUNE DAIRY MONTH CHAIR Some counties still may not have named their June Dairy Month chairperson. The information sheet is due to the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association (SUDIA) by April 10 and is available at 4h.tennessee.edu/dairypromo/infosheet.pdf. If you have a young person interested in this opportunity, please fill out the information sheet immediately and send it to:
Remember $200 will be added to the local county 4-H funds of the three overall state winners in each division. Steve Sutton HENRY AND LINCOLN COUNTIES TOP MARCH HONOR CLUB NUMBERS Henry and Lincoln counties had 25 and 33 Honor Club initiates respectively in March. In the last 10 years, only four other counties have had 25 or more initiates in a single month. Congratulations to Henry County 4-H agent Michele Atkins and Lincoln County 4-H agents Darrell Hale and Dan Owen on this outstanding accomplishment. Steve Sutton Camp scholarships are back! Twenty-seven camp scholarships will be awarded to 4th-6th grade students with at least one parent currently deployed with any branch of the military, including active National Guard and Reservists. Each region will receive nine scholarships to cover the full camp fee and additional transportation fees charged by the counties. To apply, youth should complete the OMK 4-H Camp Scholarship Application and submit their application to the county 4-H agent. We will promote this opportunity through 4-H and our OMK partner organizations; however, applications must come through the county Extension office. County offices should forward applications to the state 4-H office, where they will be distributed to the State OMK Team for review. Applications are due in the state 4-H office by May 1, 2006. Counties will be notified of scholarship recipients by May 15. Scholarship payment information will also be distributed at this time. Applications can be downloaded from the OMK Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/OMK/camp.htm. Amy Willis OMK MINI-GRANTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! Mini grants of up to $1,000 are available to all Extension personnel and other OMK partner organizations. Grants are for funding activities, programs or events for “suddenly military” youth. Grants may also be used for additional camp scholarships.
Applications can be downloaded from the OMK Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/OMK/minigrants.htm. Amy Willis STATE 4-H POSTER WINNERS ANNOUNCED Judging has been completed for the State 4-H Poster Art Contest and the winners selected. The following members have a state-winning entry.
These ten posters will be on display during State 4-H Congress in Nashville, April 9-12. The contest is sponsored by the Former University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Workers Association. Each state winner will receive a rosette and $50 US savings bond. The winning posters may also be seen on the Congress Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/stcong/poster/stwin.htm. Steve Sutton STATE DAIRY BOWL ENTRIES DUE SOON The Tennessee State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl will be held Wednesday, June 1, 2006 at the Central Region office (Ellington Center) in Nashville in conjunction with the June Dairy Month Kick Off luncheon. Rules for the contest are provided in the TN 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Manual at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/dairy/dairy_4-H_quiz_bowl.htm. Contest start time will be announced at a later date, but it is anticipated that the start time will be 8:30 a.m. CDT. More information on the timing of the contest will be made available as soon as entries are completed. Entries for the quiz bowl should be made by May 1, 2006. Online registration may be found at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/dairy/dairy_4-H_quiz_bowl.htm. Each county may enter up to two senior and two junior high teams. Each senior team will consist of four members from their county designated by a coach or agent. Each junior high team will be allowed to have either three or four members. One or more alternates may be entered as substitutes. Senior youth may only participate once at the national contest in Louisville. Agents are responsible for certifying eligibility.
There are no fees for the contest and teams are invited to join the June Dairy Month Kickoff luncheon for the awards presentation. Jeff Mitchell I am pleased to announce that Carmen Burgos has been named as Extension Specialist, 4-H Youth Development and will begin working in the state 4-H office on April 17. Her responsibilities will include volunteer development/volunteer system, life skills evaluation system and enrollment system. Carmen will serve as coordinator for the Southern Region Volunteer Forum at Rock Eagle in October. We welcome Carmen to the state 4-H office. Alice Ann Moore THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
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