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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 04 - Issue 10 IN THIS ISSUE 2004 Southern Region Leader Forum Call For
Workshop Proposals UPCOMING EVENTS March 18-27
March 27
March 28-31
March 30
April 20-22
May 1
May 1
May 4-5
May 5-6
May 6-7
May 13-16
May 14-15
May 18
May 18
May 20
May 20
May 25-26
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ Online version of Ideas: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas04/ Ideas index: www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/ideas04/04-index.htm 2004 SOUTHERN REGION LEADER FORUM CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS 4-H History… In the Making will be the theme for the 2004 Southern Region Volunteer Leader Forum to be held September 30-October 3 at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Georgia. Each state has been asked to provide a large number of workshop proposals. If you or someone you know is interested in presenting a workshop at Rock Eagle, please visit http://4hsrlf.org to obtain a copy of the call for proposals. All proposals may be submitted electronically at the http://4hsrlf.org Web site. Those submitted electronically will be referred back to the state 4-H office for coordination. Let’s show the southern region that Tennessee truly is the Volunteer State! Submit your proposal today! Patrick Hamilton 4-H ENROLLMENT UPDATE: MORE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS??? Where do I put classroom embryology projects, farm days, outdoor classrooms?
Jill Martz 4-H SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS STILL BEING ACCEPTED 4-H scholarship applications are due in the state 4-H office on May 1. (The exception being the G.L. Herrington Scholarship which was due March 1.) The following scholarships are still available:
Please make your 4-H members aware of these opportunities. A detailed description of each scholarship can be found in Tennessee 4-H Awards and Recognition Handbook or online at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/recognhndbook/sect06.htm. Scholarship applications were mailed to each county Extension office last December. If you need a Tennessee 4-H scholarship application form, they are available from the state 4-H office or from the Tennessee 4-H forms page at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/forms/acrobat/scholarship.pdf. Steve Sutton DO COUNTY PROGRAMS STILL BENEFIT FROM AG TAG PURCHASES? With the end of the Ag Tag County 4-H Endowment Initiative last year, many people are wondering if county 4-H members continue to benefit from Ag Tag sales. The answer is a resounding "YES!!" Last year, 4-H received $55,000 from proceeds of the Ag Tag sales. These funds supported the Junior Livestock Expos, Tennessee 4-H Roundup, Tennessee 4-H Congress, trips to National Congress, and awards programs in 10 ag-related 4-H projects. This year's proposal to the Department of Agriculture is for another $55,000 to fund these same educational events and activities. Do county programs benefit from this, even though the money is no longer going into county 4-H endowment accounts? Yes! These state level events and activities support the leadership, citizenship and other ag-related projects in which county 4-H members are involved. In addition to supporting 4-H, Ag Tag dollars also go to FFA, Ag-in-the-Classroom and a host of other agricultural development projects. I hope you will join me in continuing to renew your Ag Tags and encouraging others to do the same. Mark Gateley GET CASH FOR 4-H COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS! The deadline for 4-H clubs community service projects to be eligible for the 31st Colgate Youth for America Campaign has been extended to April 15, 2004. Youth for America is a chance for 4-H clubs to win up to $2,000 each for their most creative and best-executed community service projects. So, now 4-H club community service programs running between March 1, 2003, and April 15, 2004, are eligible to win one of more than 350 cash awards. Entries still must be postmarked by April 30, 2004. The extended deadlines supercede the dates on the current entry forms, which are available from from county 4-H agents, at www.youthforamerica.com, or by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Colgate Youth for America Campaign, P.O. Box 1058, FDR Station, New York, NY 10150-1058. 2003 local 4-H winners included a club from Ohio that instituted and taught court-ordered safe driving classes to teens who received traffic tickets; a Georgia club that created a beauty pageant for residents of a nursing home; and a California club that collected and distributed clothes, food, personal care items and bus tokens to homeless teens. To date, Colgate-Palmolive has awarded nearly $6 million to America’s children through Colgate Youth for America. The campaign, initiated in 1972 to encourage social responsibility, is now the longest-running corporate-sponsored program for young people. Entry forms are now available from county 4-H agents, at www.youthforamerica.com, or by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Colgate Youth for America Campaign, P.O. Box 1058, FDR Station, New York, NY 10150-1058. Lori Jean Mantooth LIFESMARTS STATE CONTEST THIS SATURDAY The teams listed below will be competing in the state LifeSmarts Contest in Lebanon at the Ward Center this Saturday, March 6. We look forward to an exciting contest. The state winning team will represent Tennessee in the national contest in Chicago April 24-27, 2004.
Denise Brandon PRIZE HONORS YOUTH AGES 8-18 The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes seeks nominations for its 2004 awards. The Barron Prize recognizes young people ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Each year, 10 national winners each receive $2,000 to support their service work or higher education. Half of each year's winners are chosen for their work to protect the environment. Nomination deadline is April 30, 2004. For more information and to nominate, visit www.barronprize.org. Lori Jean Mantooth Level I and Level II records are due from each county in the state 4-H office by May 1. Please use the following address:
In the past, we have accepted record books at the TAE4-HW annual meeting. Since the meeting is so late this year, we really need to have the books in our office by May 1 in order to get them processed and ready for judging on May 18. Please contact me if you have any questions about your records. Steve Sutton STATE 4-H PUBLIC SPEAKING CONTEST The State 4-H Public Speaking Contest will be held during State 4-H Congress in Nashville, March 28-31, 2004. The competition will begin on Monday morning, March 29 in the War Memorial auditorium beginning at 9:00 a..m. The 9th and 12th grade contestants will present their prepared speeches first, followed by the 10th and 11th grade speakers at 10:50 a.m. Following the presentation of their prepared speeches, each contestant will draw from selected topics and present a two-minute extemporaneous speech. The extemporaneous portion of the competition counts for 25% of the total score and is not open to the public. Participants are as follows:
Each district speaking winner receives a scholarship to Congress provided by the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation. The four state winners receive a $200 US savings bond from the Henry County Extension staff and a silver tray provided by the Lute Truett Memorial Fund. All other participants in the state contest receive a $50 US savings bond from the Henry County staff. For additional information on the State 4-H Public Speaking Contest, visit the web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/stcong/speaking/. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could
always be worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought
that things are so bad they have to get better.
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