TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS
VOLUME 09 - Issue 11
March 13, 2009

4-H Day at U.S. Space and Rocket Center
4-H SET in Urban Communities Survey
Knox County 4-H’er Named State Ag Day Essay Contest Winner
Save on National 4-H Curriculum with Pre-Press Orders
State 4-H Poster Winners Announced

4-H DAY AT U.S. SPACE AND ROCKET CENTER

On April 18, 2009, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama will once again host young people, parents, leaders and 4-H staff from across the region.

Cost is $18 per person! This includes an IMAX movie, hamburger box lunch, access to all public simulators, the rocket park, museum exhibits and more. There is no additional charge for participating in the 4-H Space Exploration Showcase. The flier is available from www.aces.edu/fourh/.

SPECIAL FEATURE! If you have 4-H'ers who have been involved with science and technology projects that may wish to showcase their work, they can do so at this event. Please send an email with names, county and display topic to Tony Cook at cookja1@auburn.edu by April 3rd! Basic space available is 1/2 of a standard 6' table. If your team has a robotics demonstration needing more space, please specify. Topics related to space exploration are most welcome!

It is helpful to the USSRC to let them know that you are attending especially if you have a large group. You can contact the USSRC at the number shown on the flier (256-837-3400 ext. 200) and specify 4-H in your group name and how many you expect to attend. This is important for box lunch planning. There is no limit on numbers, but we ask groups contact the USSRC by April 3.

Thus far, there are no groups registered for a Pathfinder camp session. If you have a group interested, please contact Tony Cook at cookja1@auburn.edu ASAP.

Daniel Sarver
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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4-H SET IN URBAN COMMUNITIES SURVEY

National 4-H is conducting a survey of 4-H faculty and staff to collect information on the quantity and type of 4-H SET programming occurring in urban communities. As part of a three-year project funded by the Noyce Foundation, they are working with 4-H professionals from across the country to identify and share promising practices for 4-H SET in urban communities. The information from this survey will help determine who is interested in this project - including a pilot of some 4-H SET programming models from January to August of 2010. This survey will also help us determine the major needs of 4-H professionals working in urban communities.

If you are working in a community of 50,000 or more people, please take 10-15 minutes to complete this survey. We would appreciate your response by March 31.Thank you!

www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=oUCiy6cIOIOJ69yxTnhd0g_3d_3d

Daniel Sarver
Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development
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KNOX COUNTY 4-H’ER NAMED STATE AG DAY ESSAY CONTEST WINNER

Elisa Vandergriff from Powell has been name a state winner in the Agriculture Council of America’s National Ag Day Essay Contest. Elisa wrote his winning essay on the theme “Agriculture - Every Day in Every Way.” She 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
Interim Director
4-H Youth Development
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SAVE ON NATIONAL 4-H CURRICULUM WITH PRE-PRESS ORDERS

Want to save 35% or more on National 4-H Curriculum products?
April 1-25 is the time to take advantage of 35% pre-press savings on National 4-H Curriculum products.

April Pre-Press Sale
All orders received from clubs, home schools, state 4-H offices, counties, camps, other youth organizations, schools, afterschool programs and individuals qualify. Simply place your pre-press order at National 4-H Supply Service prior to April 25.

Ordering Information
New this year! Orders will be accepted by phone, email or fax.
Online: http://www.4-hmall.org/curriculum
Phone: 301-961-2934
Fax: 301-961-2937
Payment may be by credit card, check or purchase order.

View Products Online
The 2009 National 4-H Curriculum Product Catalog is available for download at www.4-hcurriculum.org. In order to use resources wisely, there will be a limited print catalogs available.

Shipment of Products
Orders will be shipped, as they are available, no later than July. If you have ordering questions, contact National 4-H Supply Service at 301-961-2934 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. EDT.

Steve Sutton
Interim Director
4-H Youth Development
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Judging has been completed for the State 4-H Poster Art Contest and the winners selected. The following members have state-winning entries.

These ten posters will be on display during Tennessee 4-H Congress in Nashville, March 29-April 1. The contest is sponsored by the Former University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Workers Association. Each state winner will receive a rosette and $50 US savings bond. The winning posters may also be seen on the Congress Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/stcong/poster/stwin.htm.

Steve Sutton
Interim Director
4-H Youth Development
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities... brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.
~ John Gardner