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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE Congress “Clean Room” Contest Winners Announced UPCOMING EVENTS April 16-17
April 17
April 25
April 29-May 1
May 1
May 1
May 1
May 5-6
May 11
May 15
May 15-17
May 19
May 19
May 21
May 21
May 26-27
May 29
May 30
June 2
June 2
June 2
June 9-12
June 15
June 18
June 19-20
June 22-27
June 23
June 23-26
June 24-28
June 29-July 2
June 29-July 2
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas09 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas09/09-index.htm CONGRESS “CLEAN ROOM” CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED Each year at Tennessee 4-H Congress, the Sheraton Nashville Downtown gives “Clean Room” awards to those delegates who maintain the cleanest room. We are pleased to announce the winners of this year’s “Clean Room” Contest.
These delegates will receive AMEX gift cards. The gift cards will be shipped to each member’s 4-H agent. A post-conference phone call is scheduled next week with our hotel contact Kerri. Should you have any questions regarding the “Clean Room Contest” or Tennessee 4-H Congress, please forward them to me no later than Wednesday, April 8 at noon. Many thanks! Lori Belew STATE DAIRY BOWL ENTRIES DUE SOON The Tennessee State 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl will be held Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 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 TN 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Manual at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/Dairy/4-HDairyProject-QuizBowl.html. 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, 2009. Online registration may be found at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/Dairy/4-HDairyProject-QuizBowl.html. 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 TARGET STORES OFFER LOCAL GRANTS Many 4-H program incorporate art education component. Many 4-H projects and activities likewise have an art component. To help foster the experiences youth receive through art, Target is offering competitive grants averaging from $1,000 - $3,000 to provide opportunities for school-age youth in the area of art education and enrichment. For more information, visit sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-003407. The application deadline is May 31, 2009. Justin Crowe 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 THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
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