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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE Have We Lost the Fun in Youth Athletics? UPCOMING EVENTS
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Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/08-index.htm HAVE WE LOST THE FUN IN YOUTH ATHLETICS? Below is an excerpt from an article by Todd M. Kays, PhD, sport psychologist. This information is related to the 2008 junior 4-H camp curriculum.
See the rest of this article at www.athleticmindinstitute.com/articles/parents/Have%20We%20Lost%20the%20Fun.pdf. Daniel Sarver HELP 4-H PLANT A MILLION TREES Members of the Pacifica 4-H Club in California have launched the 4-H Million Trees (4HMT) project. This large-scale service learning project has the goal to plant one million trees across the United States to beautify our country, absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide and combat global climate change. The 4HMT project is supported at the highest national level. A memorandum of understanding with the Arbor Day Foundation has been approved and signed by Dr. Cathann Kress, Director, Youth Development, National 4-H Headquarters. Dr. Kress will post a USDA press release at www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/newsroom.html to announce this partnership. To find out how your 4-H members can become part a national network to meet this goal of planting one million trees, go to 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/attach/4HMTinvitation.pdf. This URL will give you an invitation to participate outlining all the details. Alice Ann Moore LINCOLN COUNTY 4-H’ER NAMED STATE WINNER IN AG DAY ESSAY CONTEST Clinton Snoddy from Kelso has been name a state winner in the Agriculture Council of America’s National Ag Day Essay Contest. Clinton wrote his winning essay on the theme “Agriculture - Bigger Than You Think.” He will receive a $100 cash award for having the top entry from Tennessee. The Ag Day Essay Contest is sponsored by CHS Inc., The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, High Plains Journal, National Association of Farm Broadcasting, National Agri-Marketing Association, Country Living Association and McCormick Company. Steve Sutton ORDER YOUR 4-H CLOVER COUNTRY CDS Now's your chance to promote two things Tennessee is well known for... country music and 4-H Youth Development. National 4-H Council, in partnership with EMI Music, has released the 4-H Clover Country music CD. This CD features 11 hit songs by famous former 4-H members, including Reba, Dolly, Johnny Cash and others. We are extending an opportunity for counties to purchase copies of this hit CD at a reduced price. This CD, which retails for $9.99 + shipping, can be purchased for $7.00 through our state program. If your county would like to purchase this CD at the reduced rate, give them away as donor gifts or use them as a fund-raiser, please get your completed order form sent in as soon as possible. Completed order forms are due no later than Wednesday, April 2, and can be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/attach/CDorder.pdf. I realize this is a quick turn-around, but we want to get them in your hands as quickly as we can. Please note that counties will be invoiced by the Tennessee 4-H Foundation after the order form is received. For more information about this CD, please visit www.clovercountrycd.com. If you have any questions, please contact me. Justin Crowe That fourth “H” in the 4-H pledge, Health, seems to be one that is getting a lot of focus lately. From childhood obesity to high blood pressure, our youth are dealing with many health problems that could potentially be avoided. The Saucony Run for Good program provides grant funds to local youth service organizations, which have an educational focus on running and/or fitness. This grant would be a great source of funding for a nutrition, health and fitness project group, 4-H afterschool club or Tennessee Shapes Up project. For more information about this grant, visit www.sauconyrunforgood.com/. Justin Crowe As I receive emails or calls on questions about SUPER Enrollment module or reporting
In collecting the registration data for 4-H Congress, we have noticed some counties enter enrollee’s name using all capital letters. We would like to request that as you enter new enrollee’s, please capitalize only the first letter of their name. This really helps us as we develop housing lists and name tags for the events. If you questions or comments, please send by email to cburgos@utk.edu or call me at 865-974-2128. Carmen Burgos TENNESSEE 4-H CONGRESS HISTORY BOWL The 4-H History Bowl will be held in Nashville on Tuesday, April 1, during Tennessee 4-H Congress. The competition will get underway at 9:00 a.m. in the War Memorial Auditorium. Each region has selected two Congress delegates to represent them in the event. Contestants include:
The competition is pattern after the TV College Bowl. All questions relate to either Tennessee history, 4-H history or current events in Tennessee and come from a bibliography of publications made available to delegates through the county Extension offices. For more information on the 4-H History Bowl, visit the Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/stcong/historybowl. Each participant in the Tennessee 4-H History Bowl will receive a certificate and a $50 US savings bond. The two state winners will receive engraved plaques and a $100 US savings bond. Donor for this event is Janet C. Cluck, county Extension director in Dickson County. Steve Sutton “WHAT'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP REALITY?” VIDEO CONTEST Is there a budding actor or actress in your house? Know a future director? Give them the chance to turn their talents into prize money through the “What’s Your Relationship Reality?” Video Contest. The contest is open to anyone ages 13-19. The contest asks entrants to submit a 15-30 second video that deals with the theme of healthy relationships. Teens can enter their video on www.stayteen.org from March 7 through April 7. All contestants are in the running to win $500! Submissions are due by April 7, 2008. To find out more, visit the contest information page at http://www.stayteen.org/contest.aspx. The full rules for the contest can be found at www.stayteen.org/Rules.pdf. Winners will be announced on the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy (May 7, 2008). Denise Brandon THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper.
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