TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS
VOLUME 07 - Issue 34
August 24, 2007

Carcass Data from Expo Lambs
Not Too Late to Register for Southern Region Volunteer Forum
Watch 4-H on CBS Saturday Mornings

CARCASS DATA FROM EXPO LAMBS

The champion lambs from the 2007 Sheep Expo again produced high quality, high cutability carcasses. The grand champion market lamb had a high choice, yield grade 2.4 carcass with 3.05 square inches of rib eye. The reserve grand champion was a low prime carcass with a yield grade of 2.1 and a rib eye area of 3.1 square inches. Both lambs tested free of any drug residues by the USDA. Pictures and complete carcass information is available at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/sheep/expo_results.htm.

Dwight Loveday
Associate Professor
4-H Youth Development
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NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER FOR SOUTHERN REGION VOLUNTEER FORUM

The 2007 Southern Region Volunteer Forum for 4-H volunteer leaders and Extension staff will be held October 4-7, 2007, at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Georgia. Tennessee has a great group of volunteers and agents already registered. I greatly appreciate their enthusiasm and all their efforts! Congratulations are in order to Robertson County who has a delegation of eight and to Madison County with seven delegates. Our state currently has a registration of 36 participants.

Registration is still open until 4:30 p.m., August 3, at a cost of $225.00 per delegate. A $50.00 late fee will be charged after this date and time. Please visit the Tennessee 4-H Volunteer Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/volunteers/rockeagle/ for more information about the event and to download the registration form. Registration cancelled after September 1 will not be refunded except in extreme circumstances.

Registration includes a polo shirt. The shirt will have the forum logo “Simply the Best” on the left hand side over the heart area. In addition to the logo, it will have “Tennessee 4-H” over the logo. After the forum, shirts will be available for agents and volunteers to purchase.

Thank you for all the efforts made to spread the word about the forum!

Carmen Burgos
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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WATCH 4-H ON CBS SATURDAY MORNINGS

I am pleased to announce a wonderful sponsorship opportunity with the Horseland television show that will allow 4-H to promote the 4-H Youth Development Program to millions of young people ages 6-15 through television, Web and magazine advertising provided by DIC Entertainment.

As part of the sponsorship agreement between 4-H and DIC Entertainment, 4-H will receive 100 30-second 4-H commercial spots that are expected to reach 14.8 million boys and girls ages 6-11 during its year-long run on Kewlopolis, the CBS weekend morning kids programming block. We appreciate your quick response to our appeal for 4-H video footage and have incorporated it into the 4-H commercial. We hope that you will tune in to Kewlopolis September 15 to see the 4-H commercial make its national premiere!

In exchange, DIC Entertainment asks 4-H to spread the word about its educational cartoon, Horseland, throughout the 4-H community. Horseland is a show about kids and their horses experiencing adventures with themes of friendship, teamwork, acceptance and compassion similar to the leadership, citizenship and life skills youth learn through their participation in 4-H.

DIC also is featuring 4-H through a variety of additional outlets including:

I encourage you to support 4-H and DIC Entertainment’s Horseland partnership by asking everyone in your 4-H network to tune-in to Horseland weekends on CBS and look for the 4-H commercial - all part of Kewlopolis on CBS. For more Horseland information, show times and to access downloadable promotional tools, go to http://www.fourhcouncil.edu/horseland.aspx. Please email 4-Hhorseland@fourhcouncil.edu with any questions you may have, and our marketing and communications team will help you.

Donald T. Floyd Jr.
President and CEO
National 4-H Council
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
~ Mark Twain