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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 06 - Issue 20 IN THIS ISSUE Application Available For Youth Garden Grants UPCOMING EVENTS May 23
May 23
May 25
May 25
May 30-31
June 1
June 1
June 5-9
June 6
June 10-17
June 13-16
June 14-17
June 15
June 15
June 20
June 20-24
June 27-30
July 5-8
July 5-8
July 10-13
July 17-21
July 21-22
July 24-28
July 25-30
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 APPLICATION AVAILABLE FOR YOUTH GARDEN GRANTS The National Gardening Association and Home Depot have announced the 24th annual Youth Garden Grant Program. Over the last twenty-four years, NGA's Youth Garden Grants program has helped more than 1.3 million youngsters reap rewards and vital life lessons from working in gardens and habitats. Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and intergenerational groups throughout the United States are eligible to apply. Applicants must plan to garden in 2007 with at least fifteen children between the ages of three and 18 years. Previous Youth Garden Grant winners who wish to reapply must wait one year and have significantly expanded their garden programs. Applicants should demonstrate a child-centered plan that emphasizes children/youth learning and working in an outdoor garden. Areas considered for support include educational, environmental, or social programming; leadership; community support; sustainability; innovation, and need. Each winning program will receive educational materials. Grant applications are available from www.kidsgardening.com/grants.asp. The application deadline is November 1, 2006. Steve Sutton CROCKETT COUNTY READS CLOVER CORNER NEWS! Crockett County 4-H agent Tonya Bain found an article in Clover Corner News (4hblogs.org/ccn/) about 4imprint. They are a company which imprints things like pens, hats, bags, etc. They make a $500 grant to charitable organizations per day, every day. Upon receiving the grant, the organization can select any product and have any design printed on the item up to $500. To apply, you must simply complete an online application form. Tonya applied for a grant a few weeks ago. She says it took her about five minutes to complete the application. She recently heard back from them and was notified they had received a $500 grant. Crockett County ordered green backpacks imprinted with "Crockett County 4-H" and the 4-H Emblem. They were able to get 76 backpacks with their $500 grant. They plan to use the backpacks for school supply kits for underprivileged youth in August, as well as fill them with toys during their Toys for Tots drive in December. Every local 4-H chapter is eligible to apply for this grant. Any questions, visit onebyone.4imprint.com/default.aspx. Steve Sutton DID YOU GET YOUR ELECTRIC CAMP BUS SCHEDULE? The 4-H Electric Camp bus schedules were emailed on May 18 to those counties having delegates. If you have delegates attending these events and failed to receive a schedule, please let us know. Steve Sutton EXHIBIT COMPETITION TO BE PART OF SHEEP CONFERENCE 4-H sheep project exhibits will be included as a part of State 4-H Sheep Conference, June 10, at the Cumberland County Fairgrounds. The purpose of the exhibit competition is to provide 4-H members enrolled in the sheep project with an additional opportunity to share accomplishments, ideas, requirements and/or results of special studies in their 4-H sheep project with others.
The cost of Sheep Conference is $10 per person payable upon arrival, and preregistration is required. For more information, visit 4h.tennessee.edu/sheepconf/. Dwight Loveday HICKMAN COUNTY/WESTERN REGION TOP ELECTRIC CAMP REGISTRATION Congratulations to Hickman County and the Western Region for their success in promoting 4-H Electric Camp. A special thanks to everyone who made this educational opportunity available to their 4-H members. Steve Sutton JUNE DAIRY MONTH POSTER WINNERS ANNOUNCED Congratulations to winners of the June Dairy Month Poster Contest. The state winners are as follows:
Posters will be on display at the June Dairy Month Kick Off luncheon in Nashville on June 1. Steve Sutton Twenty-one camp scholarships have been awarded to OMK youth. The following
There are still six scholarships available! Please visit the OMK Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/OMK/index.htm for the camp scholarship application. Amy Willis RECOGNIZE YOUR ACADEMIC CONFERENCE DELEGATES It is important to recognize 4-H members for their accomplishments. Academic Conference is a recognition tool, as well as an educational event. Delegates are selected to attend on the basis of their 4-H project work. Go to the Web Packet provided by UTIA Marketing and Communications for a fill-in-the-blank news article on Academic Conference suitable for use in your local newspaper. To access the Web Packet, go to www.agriculture.utk.edu/webPacket/. Type in your user name and password when prompted. If you wish to read an article, simply click on the link. If you wish to download an article for your use, choose which format you prefer (MS Word or Text) and click on the icon provided with each article. When prompted, select the location where you wish to save the file. You might personalize it with a photo and information on your delegates’ project accomplishments. Steve Sutton SOUTHERN REGION TEEN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE During the 2005 National 4-H Youth Leadership Academy, it was decided the Southern Region will host a Teen Leadership Conference. The conference will be held November 9-12, 2006 at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Georgia. This is an opportunity for teens to network and learn from leadership activities across the Southern Region. The registration fee is $150.00 and should be made payable to Tennessee 4-H Foundation. The deadline to receive the registration fee is September 25. Teens must register through the county Extension office, and all participant forms, payments and registration must come through the county 4-H youth development agent. Send all registration forms, fees, etc. to the attention of Amy Gallimore at the state 4-H office.More information on the conference may be found on the Web site at https://4h.ifas.ufl.edu/Events/southern_region_teen_leadership/general_information.htm. Alice Ann Moore WILDLIFE CONFERENCE ASSISTANTS SELECTED The following individuals have been selected as conference assistants for 4-H Wildlife Conference, June 5-9, at Buford Ellington 4-H Center in Milan.
These 4-H’ers will travel with their regional delegation and assist with the event in teen leadership roles. Thanks to everyone for encouraging your 4-H’ers to take advantage of this opportunity. Amy Gallimore THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience.
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