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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS VOLUME 05 - Issue 09 IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Scholarship Applications Still Being Accepted UPCOMING EVENTS March 7
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March 20-23
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April 1-6
April 19-21
April 28-29
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Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas05 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas05/05-index.htm 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 4h.tennessee.edu/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 4h.tennessee.edu/forms/acrobat/f836.pdf. Steve Sutton BILLS AND RESOLUTION POSTED ON STATE 4-H CONGRESS WEB SITE The bills and resolution to be used in the Know Your Government
program at State Steve Sutton CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED ON CENTRAL REGION LEADER FORUM: 2005 EDITION Seventy enthusiastic volunteers and Extension staff met the Central Region Make Over Challenge: 4-H Edition on Saturday, February 26 in Lebanon. This was the first biannual forum for the Central Region. In five and a half hours the energetic group accomplished nine one-hour educational breakout sessions; viewed walls of 4-H exhibits; and had a volunteer update by Patrick Hamilton, Extension specialist. The crew put down their notebooks long enough to raise $536.50 in a silent auction to benefit the Spence Cabin Fund at Ridley 4-H Center. Counties with volunteers attending were Bedford, Chatham, Coffee, Davidson, Henderson, Marshall, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Williamson, Wilson, White, and DeKalb. The talented “construction crew” planning and coordinating the forum were Jeff Adcock, Rutherford; Kaye Avrit and Sierra Ham, Cheatham; Emily Osterhaus and Anita Fields, Bedford; Mary Mantooth, Robertson; Debbie McDonald, Putnam; Sherry Saunders and Brenda Clarkson, Williamson; and Glenda Booker, Wilson. Winning the drawing for a $100 scholarship to Southern Region Leader Forum at Rock Eagle was Ginny Neal from Robertson County. Pat Whitaker DECATUR COUNTY HOSTS INVITATIONAL YOUTH FORESTRY CONTEST The Tennessee Timber and Lumber Show is hosting an Invitational Youth Forestry Judging Contest sponsored by the Tennessee Forestry Association and the Decatur County Forestry Association. The event is to be held Friday, April 22 in the Decatur County Convention Center beginning at 3:00 p.m. CST. There will be three divisions:
Teams will consist of a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of four (4) members. Plaques will be awarded in each division for grand and reserve champion. Participants must be enrolled in 4-H or FFA across the state. The contest will have the same rules as the state 4-H/FFA forestry contest in the areas of:
For more information, contact Steve Glass at 731-852-2831 or 731-852-3761 or via email at glass3@utk.edu. Steve Glass MADISON/WASHINGTON COUNTIES FIRST TO REGISTER ELECTRIC CAMP DELEGATES Congratulations to Madison and Washington counties on being the
first to register Steve Sutton MAKE IT AN HONOR TO BE IN HONOR CLUB Honor Club is the first step in Tennessee’s three-level recognition program... Honor Club, All Stars and Vol State. Honor Club recognizes members for participation. Membership does not involve being the winner in any kind of competition. Members receive points just for participating. Any 4-H’er qualifying with the minimum number of points on the application can achieve Honor Club recognition. How can you make it an honor to be in your county Honor Club? One way to make Honor Club special is to stage an impressive induction ceremony for all your new initiates. Recognize your initiates at an appropriate time in front of their parents, peers, county officials or others they view as important to them. The Tennessee 4-H Honor Club Recognition Ceremony (EC750) is a step-by-step guide to staging a candlelight Honor Club initiation ceremony. The publication comes complete with a script, list of materials needed and staging diagram. If you do not have a copy in your office, it is available online from the “Forms & Materials” page on the Tennessee 4-H Web site... 4htennessee.edu/forms&materials/. The direct link is 4h.tennessee.edu/forms/ec750.pdf. Honor Club recognizes members for meeting a standard of excellence and recognition is a strategy for helping young people become more capable and confident. Through the acknowledgment, affirmation, and positive reinforcement of members’ efforts, feeling of competence and capability increase and participation continues. An impressive initiation ceremony can be the first step in building that competence and capability in your Honor Club members. Steve Sutton METLIFE YOUTH IN GOVERNANCE GRANTS STILL AVAILABLE Three (3) grants of $3,000 each may be provided to applicants
that submit a proposal by March 11, 2005. Applicants will be judged
based on criteria outlined in the request for proposals. Announcement
of grants will be made on or before March 25, 2005. An RFP and
more information is available at www.fourhcouncil.edu/pn4hydc.aspx.
For more information contact:
Alice Ann Moore Level I and Level II portfolios are due from each county in the state 4-H office by May 1. Please use the following address:
If you want to bring your portfolios to the TAE4-HW meeting at Henry Horton State Park, May 4-6, we will be glad to transport them to the state 4-H office for you. Please contact me if you have any questions. Steve Sutton REMINDER: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNTY HONOR CLUBS Tennessee 4-H Alumni is inviting county 4-H Honor Clubs to participate in the auction at their 30th Reunion/Annual Meeting, March 18-19. The annual auction will help provide monies to support Tennessee 4-H program activities sponsored by Alumni. County 4-H Honor Clubs are invited to provide a county basket for the auction, consisting of items representative of the county. The baskets will be judged with first place receiving $100, 2nd place receiving $75 and 3rd place receiving $50. Plan on sending a standing bid from a local supporter with your Honor Club's basket. The Reunion/Annual Meeting will be held at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center in Lebanon. On behalf of Tennessee 4-H Alumni, thank you for promoting the annual Alumni auction! Mark Gateley TENNESSEE 4-H PERFORMING ARTS TROUPE SELECTED The 2005 4-H Performing Arts Troupe has been selected and are preparing to perform at the State 4-H Congress opening pageant, "Tennessee Song." Troupe members are:
Joining the troupe in June following the graduation of our seniors are Mary Beth French, Henry County; Beth Lee, Henry County; and Erica Melton, Cannon County. New technical staff will be Jake Couch and Will Garrison from Meigs County. A special thanks to our Extension staff who obviously offered this opportunity to many of our 4-H youth. Competition for the coveted spots was keener than ever this year. Joining our troupe for the first time will be Sarah Valley Rose as director. She brings a youthful enthusiasm with a wide range of performing experience to 4-H performing arts. Pat Whitaker THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK To escape criticism - do nothing, say nothing, be nothing.
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