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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Shooting Sports Instructors Certified UPCOMING EVENTS September 11- 20
September 11- 20
September 19
September 19
September 25-26
September 25-October 4
October 1-4
October 4-10
October 8-11
October 16-17
October 17
October 25-29
November 6-8
November 9
November 27-December 1
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 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS INSTRUCTORS CERTIFIED 4-H Shooting Sports instructors were certified on August 21-22 at Clyde Austin 4-H Center in Greeneville. Members of the 4-H Shooting Sports state training team who conducted the certification event were Matt and Barb Stewart, Williamson County; Pat Daley, Cumberland County; and Gary Smith, Anderson County. The newly certified instructors are:
Youth psychosocial development, risk management and youth teaching techniques were among the topics taught at this training event. Please join us in congratulating these instructors on their new certifications. Daniel Sarver AGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR DEPLOYMENT OF 278TH Tennessee’s largest National Guard unit, the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, has been ordered to mobilize for an upcoming deployment. Although the exact deployment date is not certain, it is slated to leave no earlier than October 2009. The Knoxville-based regiment is comprised of over 3,000 soldiers from across the state of Tennessee; they last deployed in June of 2004. The Tennessee OMK staff hopes to enlist the assistance of 4-H agents to work with Family Readiness Group meetings to provide educational programming while the military spouses are briefed. If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, please contact Carrera Harris at c-harris2@utk.edu or 865-974-9724. Carrera Harris BEDFORD COUNTY WINS STATE DAIRY JUDGING CONTEST State dairy judging competition was held Thursday, August 27, at the Wilson County Fair in Lebanon. A team from Bedford County won the event and will be Tennessee’s representative at the national contest in Madison, Wisconsin, later next month. The winning team members included Georgia Ralston, Kyle Pardom, Ryan Massey and Travis Richardson. Coach for the team was volunteer leader Gay Ervin. Results for the contest are as follows:
Donors for the event were the Tennessee Farmers Cooperative and the Tennessee 4-H Dairy Endowment. Thanks go to Jeff Mitchell, Extension Assistant, Animal Science, for giving leadership to this event. Congratulations to all those involved. Steve Sutton RESOURCES AT TENNESSEE HISTORY FOR KIDS Those implementing 4-H club programs in school systems know first-hand the importance of correlating your lessons and activities to the standards and objectives of the teacher’s classroom. That being the case, consider utilizing the vast resources found at www.tnhistoryforkids.org. This Web site offers free information and resources related to history, civic education, social studies, etc. You can also register for a free email list serv and receive periodic emails full of helpful information. Justin Crowe SRTLC REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED Many of you have expressed an interest in sending delegations to the 2009 Southern Region Teem Leadership Conference (SRTLC). Please note the deadline to register for this conference has been extended to Wednesday, September 9. Your participants must be registered in SUPER by 5:00 p.m. on September 9. Please let me know if you have any questions. For more information on the conference, go to www.srtlc.com. Justin Crowe The National Gardening Association (NGA) and the Home Depot will award Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered, outdoor garden programs. Those who should apply include schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities and intergenerational groups throughout the United States. Applicants must plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. For the 2010 grant cycle, 100 grant packages are available. Packages are as follows:
The application deadline is November 2, 2009. For more information, visit the Web site at www.kidsgardening.com/YGG.asp. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Never saw off the branch you are on, unless you are being hanged from it.
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