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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 04 - Issue 18 IN THIS ISSUE Madison County/Cumberland District Top Electric Camp Registration UPCOMING EVENTS May 13-16
May 14-15
May 18
May 18
May 20
May 20
May 25-26
May 26-28
June 1
June 2
June 5-11
June 7-11
June 15-18
June 17
June 17-19
June 22-26
June 29-July 2
July 6-9
July 12-16
July 19-23
July 28-August 1
July 22-26
July 30-August 1
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 MADISON COUNTY/CUMBERLAND DISTRICT TOP ELECTRIC CAMP REGISTRATION Congratulations to Madison County and the Cumberland District for their success in promoting 4-H Electric Camp. A special thanks to everyone who made this educational opportunity available to their 4-H members. Steve Sutton Operation Child Care is a voluntary program to provide a few hours
of free child care for National Guard and Reserve members coming
home from Iraq or Afghanistan for 2 weeks of rest and recuperative
(R&R) Leave. This free child care support will allow military
members who do not have access to a military installation to be
able to take care of personal business such as going to the doctor
or taking their spouses out “for a date.” The National
Network of Child Care Resource and Referral (NACCRRA) is coordinating
the effort and seeks 4-H Extension people willing to participate
and offer babysitting and child care services. Lori Jean Mantooth POLK COUNTY RECEIVES NATIONAL 4-H COUNCIL HEALTHY LIFESTYLES GRANT National 4-H Council has announced the winners of its 2004 Healthy Lifestyles Program grants, established by Kraft Foods, Inc. in partnership with Cargill, which motivate and educate young people and their families to live healthy lifestyles in an effort to counteract the growing trends of childhood obesity. Polk County 4-H Clubs and the Wellness Subcommittee of the Polk County Health Council have received an award in the amount of $7500.00 funded by Cargill. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more than 10 percent of preschool children between ages 2 and 5 are overweight. In the United States today there are nearly twice as many overweight children and almost three times as many overweight adolescents as there were in 1980. Obese young people have a 70% chance of growing up to be obese adults. Grants were given to organizations fostering community-based, collaborative education and activities for youth ages 5-12 and their families, focusing on nutrition, fitness, and positive lifestyles. The Polk County 4-H Clubs and the Wellness Subcommittee of the Polk County Health Council have planned a “Healthy Horizons” nutrition and fitness day camp for all 4th grade students, their families and teachers at Camp McCroy, May 5, 2004. East Tennessee has a higher obesity rate than the remainder of the United States. Overweight children are at risk for diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, artery damage, sleep disorders, high blood pressure, bone and joint problems, some cancers, asthma, gall bladder disease, poor self esteem, social discrimination and depression. Fun, educational nutrition and fitness activities will be enjoyed by students and adults. Alice Ann Moore RE-ENGAGING MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AS VOLUNTEERS Below you will find a link to a new publication that is posted on the South Dakota State 4-H Web page. This publication has tips, tools and processes of best practices to utilize when re-engaging military service members as volunteers. This publications was designed to be utilized by all volunteer organizations. It can be downloaded and printed at no cost at the following URL:
I hope you and the volunteer organizations in your area find the publication useful. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact me at 865-974-2128 or via email at patrick@utk.edu. Patrick Hamilton SOUTHERN REGION 4-H VOLUNTEER LEADER FORUM REGISTRATION Are you ready to see “4-H...History in the Making” through the excitement and development of our 4-H Volunteers? The 2004 Southern Region 4-H Volunteer Leader Forum will be held September 30-October 3, 2004, at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton, Georgia. This exciting forum will gather 4-H volunteer leaders from 13 southern states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Participants benefit from the experiential workshops and exciting funshops. You don't want to miss this educational endeavor. The registration for this year’s forum is $180 per delegate.
Please visit the Tennessee Please note that ALL registration materials are due back to the state 4-H office by 5:00 p.m. August 1, 2004. More information about the 2004 forum may be found at www.4hsrlf.org. Patrick Hamilton TENNESSEE LIFESMARTS STATE CHAMPIONS RETURN FROM CHICAGO The following article was written by Brad Anderson, captain of the Coffee County LifeSmarts state-winning LifeSmarts team that represented Tennessee at national competition in Chicago.
The LifeSmarts team from Coffee County was featured in an article in The Tennessean Monday, April 19. The article can be viewed by going to http://tennessean.com/education/archives/04/04/50099328.shtml?Element_ID=50099328. Denise Brandon UT BECOMES A UNIVERSITY OF PROMISE Many of you had questions concerning the University of Tennessee’s partnership with America’s Promise - The Alliance for Youth. As of last Tuesday, April 17, the University of Tennessee is now officially a University of Promise. I want to take the opportunity for the next few weeks to answer some of your questions and let you know how this can impact 4-H. Just to rerfresh your memory, the Five Promises of America’s Promise are:
For more information on the Five Promises and examples of each, go to the following URL: www.americaspromise.org/about/factsheets/fivepromises.cfm. Q. How can I get involved with a local Community of Promise? A. The America’s Promise Web site, http://www.americaspromise.org, has all the information concerning Communities of Promise. You can do a search to find out if your local community is already a Community of Promise. You can also find information on how to lead your community in becoming a Community of Promise. Look for more FAQ in next week’s Ideas. Nathan Myers WILDLIFE CONFERENCE AND TARGET S.M.A.R.T. REGISTRATION The Web sites are available to register your 4-H’ers for Wildlife Conference and Target S.M.A.R.T. Campboree. Information about these two educational camping opportunities was distributed in February. Promotional brochures can be printed from the 4-H Web site. Each county may send two delegates, who will be completing the 7th or 8th grade, to Wildlife Conference. Registration fees are sponsored by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, but delegates may be asked to pay district transportation fees. There will be no wildlife photography delegates in 2004. Register alternates with an “A” preceding their name. The deadline is May 21 and those counties who are eligible to send alternates will be notified the week of May 24. Delegates to Target S.M.A.R.T. Campboree need to have completed the 4th -12th grade. Transportation is the responsibility of the delegates and all counties with participating delegates need to have a leader attend with them. Leaders will not be asked to pay the registration fee. Disciplines are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Conference assistant applications were due May 1 in the state 4-H office. There have been limited applicants for both Wildlife Conference and Target S.M.A.R.T. Please send any additional applications immediately to the state 4-H office.
Jill Martz THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over
if you just sit there.
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