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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE Head, Heart, Hands and Hoops UPCOMING EVENTS
November 9
November 27-December 1
December 5
December 5-6
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas09 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas09/09index.htm Looking for some fun for the whole family, or your whole county 4-H program? Then order tickets for the Head, Heart, Hands and Hoops: 4-H Night at Thompson Boling Arena. Join us as the Vols take on Austin Peay in what will prove to be an exciting basketball event! Game date is Friday, November 13, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. For more information and to order tickets, please visit 4h.tennessee.edu/4hnight. There is a limited number of tickets available... so act now! Justin Crowe JOIN THE 4-H MILLION TREES PROJECT Last year, Laura Webber, a California 4-H’er, created the “4-H Million Trees” project to help combat global climate change. In an effort to help reduce atmospheric CO2, she set a goal of planting one million trees across the continent. So far, with the help of 4-H’ers in clubs worldwide, over 72,000 trees have been planted. Because of her leadership, Webber was chosen to run a leg in the Olympic Torch Relay in January 2010. 4-H’ers across the nation are encouraged to join in her effort to make a difference. Through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, for $12 4-H affiliates can register for a special membership, and get 12 trees specific to their area delivered to them. To find out how your club can get involved in the “4-H Million Trees” project, visit www.4hmilliontrees.org. Steve Sutton SIZE AND SCOPE... DO THESE WORDS RING A BELL FOR YOU? As I was looking through the portfolio materials for a volunteer training, it occurred to me that agents could almost use these forms to assess their 4-H program. The numbers in a 4-H program have meaning regarding the amount of youth reached. However, the variety of what is offered has just as much meaning or more. The variety can indicate the quality of the 4-H experience those youth are having. 4-H members are asked to report the size and scope of their project work or service experience in their project portfolio. The SIZE of a member's project work would be indicated by numbers - meaning the number of items made, the number of hours invested in the project, the number of times they did something. SCOPE refers to the variety of things a member has done. The youth that understand these terms, make decisions and plan their project experiences so they can report data indicating the quality of their 4-H experience should potentially score higher than someone who just reports numbers. What does that score really mean? It means they did a good job in selecting how to focus their project and how to experience a variety of ways to learn and apply knowledge and skills, including sharing them with others. How can an agent expand the scope of the county 4-H program? The best way to expand the scope of any county 4-H program is by involving volunteers. It’s not only the number of youth you have enrolled in 4-H, it’s how youth are involved in the program. Volunteers can bring a variety of skills, resources and knowledge. Trained volunteers are an asset to your county 4-H program and can expand the quality and variety of experiences for 4-H members. I encourage you to involve more volunteers. For information or assistance, please contact me at 865-974-2128 or send an email to cburgos@utk.edu. Need assistance training volunteers? The State 4-H Leader Forum is a great place for volunteers to receive training and network with volunteers from other counties. Carmen Burgos TENNESSEE DELEGATION TO NATIONAL 4-H CONGRESS Tennessee will be represented by 39 young people from across the state at the National 4-H Congress, November 27-December 1, in Atlanta, Georgia. The 2009 delegation is anxiously awaiting the "Congress experience." They will participate in a program that includes a visit to Olympic Park, the Coca-Cola Museum and the Atlanta History Center and tour other sites of interest. Delegates will have the opportunity to hear outstanding speakers including Katie Stam, Miss America 2009. They will complete service projects benefitting the Atlanta community and be honored by past Tennessee Congress delegates with a luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Tennessee’s delegates to National 4-H Congress were selected as senior level II project winners during the 86th annual Tennessee 4-H Roundup this summer at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. You can see the Tennessee delegation and read a brief bio of their project accomplishments at 4h.tennessee.edu/natcong/. Check out the National 4-H Congress Web site at www.national4-Hcongress.com for additional information on the event. Steve Sutton If you are a 4-H member and think you know where the 4-H bear is this week, please email the specific location to jcrowe3@utk.edu. The first person to guess correctly will win a prize which will be mailed to you. Be sure to include your name, complete mailing address and telephone number in your email. This week’s location can be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas09/images/cloverbear7.jpg. Justin Crowe THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.
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