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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Camp Promotion UPCOMING EVENTS
September 22-30
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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 How are you promoting 4-H camp? Are you talking it up? It's not too early to promote 4-H camp. In fact, if you wait until after January 1, you are late. Many families begin making summer activity plans during the holidays. You should mention 4-H camp at every 4-H meeting from now until summer. A camp video was produced a couple of years ago and has been shown to be an effective marketing tool. Other proven techniques for promoting 4-H camp include articles in newsletters, mass media outlets and county 4-H Web sites. However, talking about 4-H camp at your club meetings and events is probably the most effective promotional tool. Also include 4-H camp articles in other Extension newsletters such as horse, cattle, crops, Family and Consumer Sciences, Master Gardener, etc. Many of these clientele have children or grandchildren who may be interested in 4-H camp. Newsletter articles can include testimonials from 4-H alumni. The Powerpoint presentation giving the reason for 4-H camp is on the Tennessee 4-H Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/centersandcamping/resources/index.htm. Contact Daniel Sarver, 4-H camping specialist, if you have questions. The cost for 4-H camp in 2008 has been determined. The base fee for junior 4-H camp and 4-H Ed-venture Camp is $180.00. For credit card users, the cost is $188.00. Junior 4-H camp and 4-H Ed-venture Camp promotional brochures are also being developed. Counties will be notified when and where to pick up 4-H camp brochures. Daniel Sarver National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is a major partner of Tennessee 4-H Shooting Sports. As a continuation of their support, NWTF is providing FREE JAKES/Xtreme JAKES memberships and magazines to 4-H members currently enrolled in 4-H shooting sports or 4-H conservation and wildlife education programs. 4-H youth leaders are encouraged to sign up their 4-H members online for FREE JAKES memberships. Please go to www.nwtf.org/jakes/educators/partners.html for more information. NWTF believes that youth are key to the future of wildlife conservation in America. Like 4-H, NWTF shares a deep commitment to the development of young people in an environment that fosters safety and a land stewardship ethic, while also engaging youth in the great outdoors through wildlife conservation and 4-H shooting sports. Daniel Sarver INTERMEDIATE LEADERSHIP ACTIVITY PAGES NOW AVAILABLE
New pages are continuing to be developed. The following projects are coming soon.
If you have any questions, please contact Lori Belew via email at lbelew@utk.edu or by phone at 865-974-7434. Lori Belew NWTF Scholarships Available But it doesn't stop there. All students receiving local scholarships for $250 will have the opportunity to compete for a state/provincial chapter funded $1,000 state/provincial scholarship. State/provincial chapter winners will compete for a $10,000 national scholarship. Eligibility information for recipients and deadlines for each phase of the process are included with the scholarship application packets. Information packets will be sent to interested chapters each year. These scholarships are set up to ensure the NWTF has the dedicated conservationists needed for the future and is a part of the NWTF's Five-Star program. Applicants for the scholarship must be members of the NWTF and are judged on their scholastic achievements, leadership abilities, community involvement and commitment to conservation. “Supporting our children's education through this scholarship program is just one way the NWTF can ensure we have the dedicated conservationists needed for the future,” says the NWTF's CEO Rob Keck. The deadline for application is January 1. For more information on the scholarship program, visit the NWTF scholarship Web site at www.nwtf.org/jakes/xtreme/scholarships.html. Daniel Sarver TWRA TO SPONSOR "BECOMING AN OUTDOORS-WOMAN" WORKSHOP The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) will sponsor a Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop, October 19-21, in Greeneville at the Clyde Austin 4-H Center. The relaxed atmosphere of the BOW workshop is primarily aimed at women, but is an opportunity for anyone 18 or older to learn outdoor skills usually associated with hunting and fishing, however it is useful for many outdoor pursuits. Workshop participants will have a chance to take four courses during the three-day workshop. The workshop offers classes in firearms and firearms safety, fishing skills, all-terrain vehicle operation, archery, outdoor cooking, hiking/backpacking, outdoor perils, women self defense, introduction to and advanced fly fishing, outdoor photography, canoeing, basic shotgun, backyard habitat, map and compass, introduction to muzzleloading, introduction to turkey hunting, introduction to big game hunting, stream ecology, basics of safe trailer towing and ropes low course. The workshop fee is $150 and includes lodging, meals, t-shirt, door prizes and 2007-08 or 2008-09 Tennessee Hunting and Fishing License. Registration is taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. Applications may be obtained from the TWRA Web site at tnwildlife.org or for more information contact Allen Ricks, Region IV Wildlife Information Specialist, at 1-800-332-0900 or allen.ricks@state.tn.us, or Donald Hosse, Wildlife Education Program Coordinator at don.hosse@state.tn.us or telephone 615-781-6541. Allen Ricks THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK You can't wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.
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