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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE Celebrate TAE4-HW’s 30th Anniversary in Pigeon Forge UPCOMING EVENTS April 20-21
April 21
April 21-24
April 24-26
April 26-27
April 28
May 1
May 1
May 1-2
May 2-4
May 18-20
May 21
May 22
May 22
May 24
May 24
May 29-30
June 1
June 1
June 1
June 1
June 2
June 2-9
June 4-8
June 5
June 9-10
June 12-15
June 14
June 15
June 18-23
June 19
June 25-28
June 26-29
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 CELEBRATE TAE4-HW’S 30th ANNIVERSARY IN PIGEON FORGE You’re invited to a birthday party so big your party hats! Thursday, May 3, we will celebrate the 30th anniversary of TAE4-HW during lunch at our annual meeting and professional development conference in Pigeon Forge. The charter members of our organization, as well as those life members attending the event, will be honored with some special recognition. There will be an exhibit celebrating our history along with a multimedia presentation that will play during the luncheon. It’s still not too late to register for the conference! Registration information is available at extension.tennessee.edu/TAE4HW/events.htm. The registration fee is $70 (postmarked after April 1) and $60 for first-timers. Mail your completed registration form with your check to Amy Gallimore, TAE4-HW Conference, 2621 Morgan Circle, Room 205, Knoxville, TN 37996-4510. Steve Sutton FANTASTIC RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OPPORTUNITY COMING TO ATLANTA! NAE4-HA will soon be announcing your opportunity to attend an exciting program evaluation pre-conference prior to the NAE4-HA Conference in Atlanta. Look for registration materials soon on the NAE4-HA conference Web site at georgia4h.org/nae4ha2007/index.htm. Here is a sneak peek for Tennessee Extension 4-H agents:
Questions may be directed to Joseph Donaldson at jldonaldson@tennessee.edu or Joy Jordan at jcj@ufl.edu. Joseph Donaldson FARM CREDIT SERVICES OFFERS NEW 4-H SCHOLARSHIPS Farm Credit Service of Mid-America will offer two (2) $1,000 college scholarships to Tennessee 4-H members this year. Applicants must have been accepted as a freshman or be currently enrolled as a student in good standing at any college, university, technical or trade school in any field of study. Preference will be given to incoming freshman applicants. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of:
Application should be made using F386: Tennessee 4-H Scholarship Application Form available from the 4-H Forms and Materials page at 4h.tennessee.edu/forms&materials/index.htm. The applications are due to the state 4-H office on May 1, 2007. Since this scholarship is being announced late and was not included in the list of scholarship published last December, any 4-H member submitting an application this year will automatically be considered for these scholarships since there are no stipulations as to where the students attend school or what they will major in. Steve Sutton HANDS ON NETWORK LAUNCHES NEW WEB SITE The Hands On Network launched a really cool Web site last Friday. The address is www.BeHandsOn.org. BeHandsOn is a social network site where you can:
It is hoped this site will become the "My Space" of volunteering. There are also lots of resources to help plan service projects, lead projects, etc. The plan is that anyone who creates a profile can upload and rate these types of resources... so the site will build and grow as more people join. To register, go to www.BeHandsOn.org. Lori Jean Mantooth NEW LOCATION FOR STATE 4-H SHEEP CONFERENCE Mark your calendar for State 4-H Sheep Conference, June 2! For the first time ever, the conference will be held in Cookeville at the Hyder-Burks Arena. The conference is being planned using the one-day format that was successful last year. More information on the conference program will be coming out in the near future. Steve Sutton STATE DAIRY BOWL ENTRIES DUE SOON The Tennessee State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl will be held Friday, June 1, 2007, 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, 2007. 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 THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need.
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