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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 06 - Issue 44 IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Night At Thompson-Boling Arena UPCOMING EVENTS
November 6
November 11
November 24-28
December 1
December 2
December 2
December 2-3
January 17
January 26-28
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 4-H NIGHT AT THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA On December 1, 2006, the UT men’s basketball team will play Murray State University at Thompson-Boling Arena at 7:00 p.m. Tennessee 4-H is excited about this game as it marks our continued partnership with the UT Athletic Department and kicks off our Tickets are available for $5.00 - (plus $1 for processing) and are available on line! The purchase of a ticket also gets you a voucher for a FREE COKE at the game! We are very excited about our discounted savings and look forward to packing the section with orange, white and GREEN! Simply log on to the Web site below and place your order for up to eight (8) tickets! www.groupticketwindow.com/groupticket/college/TennesseeUniversity/group Login: 4H * login and password are case sensitive! If you would like to purchase more than eight tickets in a single purchase, the $1.00 processing fee will be waived if you contact Rocky Kundert directly! Call or send an email to Rocky Kundert at 865-974-1734 or rkundert@utk.edu. Below are some Q and A's about the event!
Amy Gallimore BUILD THE 4-H ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS INTO ALL YOUR 4-H PROGRAMS! Want to know how to intentionally implement a youth development approach, and better meet the needs of young people in a positive way? The 4-H Essential Elements Program Planning Tool will help you discover how your 4-H programs stack up next to the essential elements. If you are an Extension agent, the 4-H Essential Element Program Planning Tool will help you verify your program’s strong points and spot areas where you can step up your emphasis - for each of the essential elements of belonging, mastery, independence and generosity. It also offers some of the best resources from current youth development research and CYFERnet that relate to the 4-H Essential Elements. Volunteers will find the 4-H Essential Element Program Planning Tool easy to use and jam-packed with good ideas to make them more effective as leaders. Need resources that will help your 4-H partners understand and apply the 4-H essential elements? The 4-H Essential Element Program Planning Tool offers resources for staff support, volunteer training, new staff orientation, and mentoring boards and committees. Find the 4-H Essential Element Program Planning Tool at National 4-H Headquarters Web site: www.national4-Hheadquarters.gov/. Access the 4-H Essential Elements Program Planning Tool at 4htools.cals.arizona.edu/assessmentTool.cfm. Alice Ann Moore NATIONAL 4-H PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST Do you have 4-H’ers who like to take pictures? National 4-H Council needs photos (taken from 2002-07) to create the 2009 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 2007 through November 2007 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 2007, if not selected. Winning photographs will be returned on sooner than December 10, 2007. After final selection, the winners will be notified and asked for a signed release to use the photo for the 2009 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, 2007. An entry form can be downloaded from www.4-Hmall.org/Calendar/PhotoContest2009.asp. Steve Sutton Tax time is rapidly approaching. Many people do not know out-of-pocket expenses incurred when they volunteer could be tax-deductible. IRS Form 526 outlines which organizations qualify; what you can deduct and what you cannot deduct; when to deduct; limits to deductions; and how to keep records. Out-of-pocket expenses when you serve a qualified organization as a volunteer is considered a charitable contribution. To deduct a charitable contribution, you must file Form 1040 and itemize deductions on Schedule A. To learn more, check out www.irs.gov/publications/p526/index.html and be sure to share this information with volunteers. Carmen Burgos
Lori is originally from Henry County and was an active 4-H member. She most recently worked with Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity as Administrative Director of Public Relations. She has a Master of Science degree in Organizational Communications from Murray State and will receive her Doctor of Education from Trevecca Nazarine University in May. Lori is married to Wade Belew and has two step-children and puppy Chewbackah. Lori says she loves to vacation on Tybee Island, Georgia. She enjoys reading and interior design/remodeling projects. Alice Ann Moore THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.
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Lori Belew joined the state 4-H Youth Development Department as Extension assistant on November 1, 2006. Her responsibilities will be program coordinator and event planner. She will be assisting Extension specialists in planning statewide events as well as working with hotels and conference centers. Lori has a strong background in curriculum development and will be helping us as we develop the 4-H project pages. She will also assist the Tennessee 4-H Foundation with marketing and donor relations.
