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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE 2007 Mountaineer Camping Institute UPCOMING EVENTS February 22-24
February 23-25
March 1
March 3
March 10
March 12
March 24
March 24
March 24-29
March 25-28
March 27
April 20-21
April 21
April 21-24
April 24-26
April 26-27
April 28
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas07 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas07/07-index.htm 2007 MOUNTAINEER CAMPING INSTITUTE An opportunity to learn about the camping experience is available to 4-H professionals. The 2007 Mountaineer Camping Institute is scheduled for March 13 to 15 at WVU Jackson's Mill State 4-H Camp, near Weston, West Virginia. This an open invitation for you to attend, learn more and cultivate your interest in youth camping. Presentations will focus on these areas: innovative camp programming, day camps, camp research and evaluation, special audiences, the business of camp (human resources, operations and staff training) and emerging issues. Registration is now open. Go to www.ext.wvu.edu/mountaineer_camping/new_index.htm to register online. Daniel Sarver 2007 SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR VOLUNTEERS The Salute to Excellence Award (STE) is a national program that aims to acknowledge those volunteers that are the backbone of 4-H programs. The award is sponsored by Monsanto through National 4-H Council, providing awards for volunteers in each region of the nation. Each state can nominate one volunteer in each of two categories. The Volunteer of the Year Award is for individuals who have served as 4-H volunteers for less than 10 years at the county or state level. The Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award is for individuals who have served 10 or more years at the county or state level. The applications are reviewed by an independent review panel. Two winners (one from each category) will be chosen from each of the four regions. Later, those eight winners will be reviewed again to choose the two national winners. The regional winners will all be acknowledged at their regional leader forums. The national winners will have their awards presented to them at National 4-H Council in October 2007. Tennessee has some outstanding volunteers. This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize them! The application and guidelines and forms can be downloaded from 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas07/attach/STEnomination.doc. Nominations must be received as an email with applications and letters of recommendation as attachments no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on March 21, 2007. Send your nominations to Carmen Burgos at cburgos@utk.edu. Any questions should be directed to Carmen Burgos at 865-974-2128 or the email listed previously. Carmen Burgos BILLS AND RESOLUTION READY FOR STATE 4-H CONGRESS The bills and resolution to be used in the Know Your Government program at State Check out the links to the left of each bill. These are resources to help delegates prepare for this mock legislative session. There is also a link allowing you to print the bills from the Web site. Special thanks go to the Eastern Region and Western Region program leaders for their efforts in developing the bills and resolution. Steve Sutton CITIZENSHIP AND LEADERSHIP FINALISTS ANNOUNCED State record judging has been completed for the leadership and citizenship projects. Each finalist will receive a scholarship to Tennessee 4-H Congress, March 25-28. The alternates are listed in rank order. If a finalist cannot go to Congress, an alternate will be awarded the trip and the opportunity to compete for the state award.
All finalists will need to be in Nashville by 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 24. Each Level I state winner will receive the Horizon Award, a silver bowl and the opportunity for a $500 college scholarship. Each Level II state winner will receive a silver bowl, a trip to National 4-H Congress in Atlanta and a $1,000 college scholarship. Steve Sutton PROGRAM OF DISTINCTION SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Sharon Anderson from National 4-H Council and Suzanne Le Menestrel from CSREES will be conducting a Breeze webmeeting informational session for participants to learn more about how to submit a Program of Distinction and an application for an Annie E. Casey 4-H Families Count Family Strengthening Award. The information session will be held on March 5, 2007, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. EST. Registration is required as space is limited to 23 participants. To register for the session, send an email to Bianca Johnson at bjohnson@csrees.usda.gov. For questions about the content of the session, please contact Susan Le Menestrel at slemenestrel@csrees.usda.gov or 202-720-2297. Programs of Distinction is a collection of program descriptions that reflect the high quality of Cooperative Extension youth development programs occurring in communities across the United States. The collection is housed in a searchable web-based database. These programs:
Many of you would have programs qualifying for Programs of Distinction. In most cases, it is just making the effort to prepare the submission. Here is an opportunity to get assistance firsthand from professionals on the national level. For more information on Programs of Distinction and to access the searchable database, go to the National 4-H Headquarters Web site at www.national4-Hheadquarters.gov/about/pod.htm. Steve Sutton TENNESSEE 4-H CONGRESS DRESS CODE POSTED TO WEB SITE Wondering what to wear to Tennessee 4-H Congress? Your questions can be answered by going to the Tennessee 4-H Congress Web site! A comprehensive dress code has been posted to 4h.tennessee.edu/stcong/generalinfo/whatwear.htm. A printable copy is also available from this URL. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.
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