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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE Health Rocks Grant Opportunity 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 HEALTH ROCKS GRANT OPPORTUNITY National 4-H Council and Mississippi State University have extended an opportunity for counties to participate in the 4-H Health Rocks program. Grant funding is offered to counties interested in providing health and wellness training to middle-school youth. This program designed for youth in out-of-school time has been very successful in Tennessee. For more information about this grant program, please review the Request for Proposal at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/attach/healthrocksrfp.pdf. Justin Crowe SHEEP CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR COOKEVILLE 4-H members, parents and volunteer leaders who have an interest in the sheep project should plan to attend the Tennessee 4-H Sheep Conference in Cookeville on May 31. Sheep Conference is a family conference designed for those who want to learn about the 4-H sheep project. The event provides hands-on learning experiences, as well as opportunities to meet and make new sheep friends from across the state. The location is the Hyder-Burks Arena on the campus of Tennessee Technological University. Participants are encouraged to bring a washed lamb to use in their enhanced “hands-on” learning activities. Important - We need a count! We just need: name(s) of those attending in your group and years of sheep project experience for each 4-H member. Contact Ben Powell at 615-237-0300 or benthomaspowell@gmail.com; or Dwight Loveday at 865-974-7344 or hloveday@utk.edu. Cost for the conference is $10 per person payable when you arrive. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. CDT, and the program should be completed by 5:30 p.m. Program details can be found on the 4-H Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/sheepconf/. Teen leaders are needed for 4-H Sheep Conference. Teen leaders will have the opportunity to take an active teaching role in the conference. Teen leaders will need to be willing to teach skillathon stations, grooming and showmanship and to bring a lamb and equipment for teaching. Teen leaders must be nominated by May 15 by a county 4-H agent or Tennessee Sheep Producer Association member. Send nominations to Ben Powell or Dwight Loveday. 4-H agents and/or volunteers are needed to work with Dwight Loveday to develop skillathon stations (2-4 learning activities per topic) and serve as resource person for that station. In addition to the skillathon activity, a teaching guide for the teen leaders is needed. Teen leaders will use materials to “teach” learning activity topics. Contact Dwight Loveday if you are interested. Location: Hyder-Burks Arena is located in Cookeville at 2390 Gainesboro Grade. Take Exit 286 from I-40 onto Willow (Hwy 135 N). Go 3.3 miles and turn left on 12th Street (Hwy 290 W). Go 2.2 miles and look for the large arena on the left. A map is available from the Hyder-Burks Web site at http://www.tntech.edu/hyderburks/. Steve Sutton TENNESSEE 4-H FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED FOR MAY 19 The Rarity Bay Golf Course in Vonore, Tennessee, will be the site of the May 19 golf tournament hosted by the Tennessee 4-H Foundation, Inc. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit Tennessee 4-H Congress. Fox Toyota of Clinton, Tennessee, is providing a new Toyota vehicle for the hole-in-one contest. Other prizes, player goodie bags and a meal are also included. Lisa Cornwell, news personality from Channel 10 WBIR in Knoxville, will participate in the tournament. Lisa is a former collegiate team golfer and will offer to take a shot for players. Team registrations are now being accepted. Hole and tournament sponsors are also needed. Information and sign-up forms are available on the Tennessee 4-H Foundation Web site at 4hfoundation.tennessee.edu. Mark Gateley TENNESSEE COLLEGIATE 4-H REUNION Online registration is now up and running for the Tennessee Collegiate 4-H Reunion! Check out the Facebook group page "Tennessee 4-H Reunion Weekend" for all the specifics about Registration and booking your hotel room and start getting in touch with those people that you want to room with!
You can download a flier at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/attach/reunion.pdf and a sheet telling you the specifics about the hotel rooms at 4htennessee.edu/ideas08/attach/hotel.pdf. An exact registration fee is still pending some final adjustments, but will be somewhere between $25-$35 including a t-shirt and lunch. If you have any questions, etc email us at fourhutk@utk.edu or post on the group wall!! Courtney Holder TENNESSEE TO HOST SOUTHERN REGION TEEN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE The Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference (SRTLC) is planned for September 4-7, 2008, at the Clyde York 4-H Center in Crossville. This conference, designed for 4-H youth ages 14-18, Extension agents and volunteers, is a unique opportunity for counties to send youth/adult teams to receive training on leadership development, civic engagement and youth/adult partnerships. It is recommended that a county send a team of 3-5 youth and one adult, however a county delegation may consist of one youth only. Cost for each delegate (youth or adult) to attend this conference is $165.00. This cost includes lodging, meals, training, insurance and a t-shirt. Registration is now open in SUPER and will remain open until August 8, 2008. A more detailed schedule will be sent out at a later date. For more information about this conference, please visit www.srtlc.com. Justin Crowe Farm Service Agency (FSA) makes operating loans to individual rural youths to finance income-producing, agriculture-related projects of modest size in connection with their participation in 4-H clubs, Future Farmers of America, and similar organizations. Each project must be part of an organized and supervised program of work. The project must be planned and operated with the help of the organization advisor, produce sufficient income to repay the loan, and provide the youth with practical business and educational experience in agriculture-related skills. Who may borrow? What is the maximum loan amount? What may loans be used for? What size project can be financed? What are the repayment terms? To apply or learn more about youth loans or other loan programs, please contact your local USDA Service Center. Additional information can be found at www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=fmlp&topic=dfl-yl. Alice Ann Moore THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK When dealing with the burdens of life, accept some days you're the pigeon and some days you're the statue.
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