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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 06 - Issue 17 IN THIS ISSUE It’s In Your Hands: Animal Exhibits And Public Health UPCOMING EVENTS
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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 IT’S IN YOUR HANDS: ANIMAL EXHIBITS AND PUBLIC HEALTH Join Washington State University on Thursday, May 18 at 9:30-10:30 a.m (Pacific Daylight Time) for the Extension Engaged : Its in Your Hands: Animal Exhibits and Public Safety. We all know petting zoos, agricultural fairs and farm tours provide wonderful opportunities for the public to learn about animals and agriculture. However, lack of understanding of disease transmission can lead to illness among visitors, especially children, when visitors are exposed to animal exhibit settings. In 1999 and 2000 over 25 human disease outbreaks were associated with visitors to animal exhibits. Although eliminating all risk from animal contact might not be achievable, this broadcast provides standardized recommendations for minimizing disease risks. In this program, viewers will be introduced to the reality of disease outbreak risks associated with animal exhibits, the pathogens of greatest concern and recent research about hand washing and observation of fair goers and will be provided a toolkit for organizing public animal exhibits. Guests include:
This program is being broadcast nationwide via satellite and videostream. It will be will be available via videostreaming from the Information Department videostreaming site at http://caheinfo.wsu.edu. You can watch using either RealPlayer or WindowMedia player. The stream will not be available until 10 minutes prior to the broadcast. For those viewing by satellite, the tuning information is as follows:
Test pattern will be available at 9:00 a.m. Pacific, 12:00 noon Eastern. For questions about this event, contact program host/producer Scott V. Fedale at fedale@wsu.edu or via phone at: 509-335-2952. For help with viewing the videostream, contact Jerry Kyllo at 509-335-9290. Alice Ann Moore 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 8, 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 OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE VOLUNTEERS AND 4-H FAMILIES Volunteers are at the heart of 4-H programs. We have two opportunities to convey our appreciation and recognize their efforts and impact on youth and our programming efforts. The awards will be presented at Roundup. Please read the following and determine if you have deserving nominees in your county.
Nomination forms are due in the state 4-H office on Thursday, June 1, 2006. Check with your regional office for regional deadlines. Carmen Burgos PHOTO SEARCH DEADLINE IS JUNE 15 Counties should send their 4-H Photo Search entries to the state 4-H office by June 15. Each county is eligible to submit up to ten entries for state judging. All entries should relate in some way to 4-H. Competition is open to junior high and senior 4-H members. A 4-H’er may enter by submitting either a print and the negative, a color slide or a diskette containing the photo in a digital format along with a completed entry form. The information you will need to conduct your county competition is available online:
Steve Sutton TAE4-HW SERVICE AWARDS ANNOUNCED At the recent TAE4-HW annual meeting, 17 members were recognized for outstanding service to 4-H Youth Development. Congratulations to the following:
Donna Bradley THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.
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