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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 04 - Issue 30 IN THIS ISSUE 4-H All Stars Shine At Roundup UPCOMING EVENTS August 9-11
August 13
August 13
August 15
August 20-28
September 10-19
September 10 -19
September 16
September 24-October 3
September 25
September 30-October 3
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 4-H ALL STARS SHINE AT ROUNDUP 4-H Roundup and State All Star Conference provided several opportunities for All Stars to fulfill the organization’s motto - “Service” - and to be recognized for their efforts throughout the past year. On Monday afternoon, all Roundup delegates donated items for foster children who are transitioning into independence. Collected items included kitchen towels, baby clothes, mops, and laundry detergent. On Tuesday, All Stars who were not involved in project competition volunteered with seven agencies throughout Knoxville. They worked at sites such as schools, the Salvation Army and the Ronald McDonald House. Several All Star awards were presented at the Thursday afternoon assembly. They were as follows: All Star Project Exhibit Competition
All Star Service Award
All Star Award of Excellence Congratulations to all the participants in these activities. Thanks for continuing your commitment to service. Lori Jean Mantooth 4-H is typically thought of as agriculture and family and consumer sciences activities. However, there were over 300 people in St. Louis, Missouri July 24-28, 2004, proving that misconception wrong. Washington University in St. Louis was the home to the 2004 4-H Technology Leadership Conference. During this conference delegates from as far away as Korea and
Japan met to discuss how 4-H members can become more involved in
technology related activities. 4-H’ers choose a track to
participate in. The available tracks were robotics, aerospace,
e-government, getting 4-H on the Web, digital photography, digital
audio and video, On Sunday, all 300 delegates participated in a service project to assist the City of St. Louis map Forest Park. Forest Park is one of the largest urban parks in the country - more than 500 acres larger than Central Park in New York City. Delegates recorded information about all of the signs in the park, including their coordinates marked with a GPS (Global Positioning System). A very useful map was produced with the data collected. One of the favorite activities was Geocaching. Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for GPS users. Participants learn how to use a GPS and get to explore interesting sites they otherwise would not discover otherwise. Geocaching is a high tech game of hide and go seek. The Tennessee delegates spent their free time geocaching. (See attached photo DSCF0292.JPG: John Avrit and Brad Anderson entering data from the service project at Forest Park.) Tennessee delegates were selected based on their technology experience and leadership skills. The Tennessee delegation included Brad Anderson, Coffee County; John Avrit, Cheatham County; Jordan Flanders; Robertson County; Amanda Hendrix, Henry County; Bailey Mayes, Robertson County; Jared Pickens, Wilson County; and PJ Shrader, Coffee County. John Toman, UTIA Information Technology and Sierra Ham, Cheatham County Extension agent attended as chaperones. The Tennessee group is very motivated to use what they learned. Big plans are being made to implement a similar service project and form an official 4-H Tech Team from Tennessee. Sierra Ham APPLY TO BE THE SERVICE LEARNING DELEGATE TO NATIONAL CONGRESS Tennessee 4-H Youth Development is pleased to announce another opportunity for an outstanding 4-H’er to be recognized for his/her service to the community. One Level II 4-H’er will be selected as the state winner in service learning and a delegate to National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia. Applications are due to the state 4-H office by September 1, 2004. The application and selection process is as follows:
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Please direct questions to Lori Jean Mantooth at 865-974-2128 or LMantoo1@utk.edu. Lori Jean Mantooth DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RELEASES NEW AG TAG PROMOTIONAL BROCHURE As you know, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture has been extremely generous to Extension, 4-H, FFA and Ag-in-the-Classroom with the proceeds from the agricultural specialty license plate. 4-H will receive $55,000 this fiscal year in support of state and district junior livestock shows, Tennessee 4-H Congress, Tennessee 4-H Roundup and 4-H volunteerism programs. In order to continue this support, TDA needs us to buy and promote the Ag Tag. A new Ag Tag promotional brochure has been developed and printed by TDA for this purpose. The Tennessee 4-H Foundation will be sending each county Extension office 25 copies of the brochure in the next mail packet. Please use these to promote Ag Tag purchases. If you would like additional copies of the brochure for meetings or special programs you are conducting, please contact Mark Gateley in the state 4-H office two weeks prior to your event or promotion. Mark may be reached at mgateley@utk.edu. The brochure is also available on the Foundation Web site at www.utextension.utk.edu/tn4hfoundation. Thank you for purchasing or renewing an Ag Tag this year! Mark Gateley GIVING & VOLUNTEERING IN THE USA: VOLUNTEERING ACROSS
THE LIFESPAN Contrary to conventional wisdom, more people volunteer in mid-life than in retirement. Conventional wisdom holds that individuals volunteer in greater numbers and with greater frequency after they retire, when they have time on their hands. This is only partially correct. As a general rule, the percentage of people who volunteer reaches a peak in mid-life - not in retirement - and then gradually declines. Volunteering in this peak period is associated with having more, rather than fewer, obligations and commitments. On the other hand, individuals who do volunteer during their early years of retirement do so with greater frequency than mid-life volunteers. Indeed, boomers' parents show an additional peak of volunteer activity in their 70's, although this late peak was not observed in the preceding generation and may reflect the Greatest Generation's exceptional civic behavior. Patrick Hamilton MID-SOUTH FAIR SPEAKING AND CAREER PURSUIT ENTRIES DUE SOON Please remember tapes and resumes for the Mid-South Fair Agribusiness/4-H Public Speaking Contest and the Mid-South Fair 4-H Career Pursuit activity are due in the state 4-H office by August 13. The following URL’s will give you information on these events.
The information can also be downloaded in PDF format.
This is a great opportunity for 4-H members enrolled in the public speaking project or for any 4-H member with an interest in developing workforce skills. We will select four finalists to represent our state in the junior division and three finalists in the senior division for the Agribusiness/4-H Public Speaking Contest. Three finalists who are senior 4-H members will be selected for the Career Pursuit activity. Each contest offers a $300 first place award, $200 second place award and a $100 third place award. Last year Tennessee 4-H’ers won five of the nine awards offered in these events. Please encourage your 4-H members who are interested. Steve Sutton Matt Enterprises, Inc. (the 4-H gumball people) have received approval for 4-H groups to sell 4-H gumballs at Wal-Mart Stores. 4-H groups who have done this in other states have done well. If your Honor Club or other 4-H group needs to raise some quick cash, organize some volunteers, have the volunteers organize some young people, call your local Wal-Mart Store manager and order gumballs from Matt Enterprises. Schedule your "gumball day" at least two weeks out, to give Matt Enterprises time to ship gumballs to you. A case of gumballs (100 cellophane packages with 6 gumballs per package) is $44.00. Each pack of gumballs may be sold for $1.00, netting your 4-H club $56.00 per case. On a busy Saturday, several cases may be sold. (Remember, it is better to sell out than to have product left over.) For more information, visit the Matt Enterprises website at www.4hpride.com/about.asp. You can also order gumballs over the Web site. Mark Gateley PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS FROM 4-H ROUNDUP The 4-H tech team did an excellent job documenting State 4-H Roundup.
These Additionally, state project winners photos are posted at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/roundup/projcomp/winners04.htm. The Vol State recipients may be seen at www.utextension.utk.edu/4H/roundup/volstate/members04.htm. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Too often we... enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort
of thought.
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