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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE MTSU Block and Bridle Club Sponsoring Beef Camp UPCOMING EVENTS
April 11-12
April 12-14
April 13-18
April 21
April 22-24
April 24-25
April 28
April 30-May 2
May 1
May 1
May 6-7
May 16-18
May 20
May 20
May 22
May 22
May 27-28
May 30
May 30
May 31
June 2-6
June 3
June 7-14
June 10-13
June 12
June 13-14
June 15
June 23-26
June 24-27
June 24-28
June 25
June 30-July 3
June 30-July 3
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 MTSU BLOCK AND BRIDLE CLUB SPONSORING BEEF CAMP The Block and Bridle Club at Middle Tennessee State University is sponsoring the MTSU Beef Camp at the Tennessee Livestock Center on the MTSU campus. This year's event will be held June 11-14, 2008. Check in on June 11 will begin at 12:00 noon. Beef Camp is open to youth in the 4th through 12th grades (as of January 1, 2008) and requires a registration fee of $100, plus a $15 per head stall fee for bedding. Participants are required to bring a calf to Beef Camp this year. Registration fees, in combination with sponsorship, will cover the costs for lodging (three nights), meals, activities, learning sessions, awards, and a Beef Camp T-shirt. Outstanding educational opportunities (with a little fun thrown in) are planned for this year's event. A few topics and activities that have been planned include:
The annual Beef Camp Showmanship Contest will be held in conjunction with this year's event. A list of essentials for Beef Camp along with the rules and regulations can be downloaded from 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/attach/beefcamp08.doc. Additional information is also posted on at www.mtsu.edu/~jggentry. The registration form, medical release form and registration fee should be postmarked by no later than May 20, 2008. Please make checks payable to MTSU Block and Bridle Club. If you have any questions please contact Dr. Jessica Carter at 615-898-2419 or jgcarter@mtsu.edu or Andy Higgins at 615-330-6446. We hope to see you at Beef Camp! Jessica Gentry Carter OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW CONGRESS PHOTOS Al Wagoner of Al Wagoner Photography attended awards ceremony at State 4-H Congress last Monday night. He was there photographing for a friend whose mother was receiving the Alumni award. While there, he shot just about everyone as they received their award. His photos are posted on awphotos.zenfolio.com/ for those who would like to see them. Steve Sutton STATE DAIRY BOWL ENTRIES DUE SOON The Tennessee State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl will be held Friday, May 30, 2008, 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 Tennessee 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, 2008. 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 TENNESSEE 4-H CONGRESS RESULTS Several 4-H members and adults were recognized at Tennessee 4-H Congress this week. Congratulations to all the award winners and to those agents and volunteers who motivated, coached and assisted with their work. Winners include:
Steve Sutton “TUNES 4 TROOPS” A HUGE SUCCESS!
Delegates to State 4-H Congress truly learned the importance of service as they collected CDs and DVDs to be sent to troops overseas as part of the “Tunes 4 Troops” project. This year's delegation to State 4-H Congress collected an astounding 1,231 CDs and DVDs for the troops. These were mailed directly to service men and women serving in the Armed Forces. We were able to fill seven large boxes and send them to military bases all over the world. Congratulations to the Eastern Region for collecting the most items... 452. The county which collected the most items was Anderson County with 195 items. A special thanks to everyone who donated to this worthy cause and made a difference in the life of a soldier. Justin Crowe THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied.
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