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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Nights at Thompson-Boling Arena UPCOMING EVENTS
November 15
November 28-December 2
November 29
December 6
December 6-7
Tennessee 4-H Home Page: 4h.tennessee.edu Online version of Ideas: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08 Ideas index: 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/08-index.htm 4-H NIGHTS AT THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA The second game, scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 7:00 p.m., will feature the Lady Vols basketball team as they take on Mississippi. This game is also at the reduced rate of $7.00 plus a $1.00 processing fee. The group ticket order website (www.groupticketwindow.com/groupticket/college/TennesseeUniversity/group) is up and running. 4-H members can now begin ordering tickets. The website for 4-H Night is also available at 4h.tennessee.edu/4hnight/.You can download color and black/white flyers for both the men's and women's basketball games from this site. We hope you will promote these wonderful opportunities to your 4-H members. Justin Crowe CONSERVATION LEADERS URGE CHILDREN TO 'GET OUTDOORS, IT'S YOURS!' BALTIMORE, MD, Oct 14, 2008-- Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer, and Deputy Commanding General of the US Army Corps of Engineers Maj. Gen. Don T. Riley today announced a "Get Outdoors, It's Yours!" campaign to reconnect children with nature. The event, held at the start of the National Recreation and Park Association Congress and Exposition at the Hilton Baltimore, was hosted by NRPA's Board of Trustees Chair Lois Finkelmanl, President Linda Kotowski, and Chief Executive Officer Barbara Tulipane. The new campaign, described at the website www.getoutdoorsitsyours.gov, encourages children and their educators and families to experience nature firsthand. Federal leaders from eight agencies and bureaus said that "Get Outdoors, It's Yours!" will provide more information for America's young people about opportunities to get outdoors on our national parks, forests, refuges, other public lands and waterways. "We greatly appreciate this forum provided by NRPA because there is a crisis in America in which our kids are increasingly disconnected from nature," said Secretary Kempthorne. "We must get children off the couch and outdoors. We must get them to turn off the computers and televisions and turn on to the power of wild places and wild creatures to lift them up - to rejuvenate body, soul and spirit." "We want every child in America to experience the great outdoors, whether it is in a remote mountain wilderness or a city park," said Secretary Schafer. "Children react positively to nature. Working together, the federal agencies can help families foster their curiosity about nature and develop a deeper appreciation of precious natural resources." The group will promote, and in some cases expand upon, the vast resources and programs that already exist within the Federal land management agencies including the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.| NRPA and other national nonprofit groups pledged to support the campaign today. The groups include American Forests, the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the City Park Alliance, the National Association of County Park and Recreation Officials, the National Association of State Outdoor Recreation, the National Association of State Park Directors, the National Parks Conservation Association and the National Wildlife Federation. "Through the spirit of partnerships, collectively we are poised to greatly impact the lives of children and teens. By re-engaging youth in nature, recreation, and play, we've helped the next generation discover the rewards of more fulfilling, healthy lifestyles," said NRPA CEO Tulipane. "The greatest benefit of this initiative is to foster a love of America's lands and waters in today's youth because they will be tomorrow's caretakers of this nation's cultural and natural resources," said Maj. Gen. Riley. "That love will grow into awareness of the health and environmental benefits associated with those personal connections with nature." For more information on the new program, go to www.getoutdoorsitsyours.gov. The website provides lists of places for all sorts of outdoor activities from biking to wildlife viewing, links to agency websites for youth, games and other useful materials. To view the Pledge of Cooperation, go to 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/attach/GetOutdoorsPledge.pdf. Daniel Sarver HAMBLEN COUNTY RETURNS FROM WORLD DAIRY EXPO The state champion 4-H dairy judging team from Hamblen County competed at the World Dairy Expo on Monday, September 28, in Madison, Wisconsin. The team was comprised of Maura Gilbert, Cody Wisecarver and Seth Skelton. Coaches were Jim Bond, volunteer leader and retired conuty Extension director and John Baskette, vocational agriculture teacher at Morristown East High School. Others attending were Traci Jefferson from Morristown East High School and Eddie and Marti Gilbert, parents of team member Maura Gilbert. The team did not win any awards in the contest, but had a great experience on their trip. They toured a 20,000 cow dairy in Illinois, participated in several of the pre-contest practice sessions and toured Nasco, Hoard’s Farm and the Dairy Shrine Museum on the way to and from the contest. They also had the opportunity to enjoy the trade show and see lots of great exhibits while at the Expo. The team would like to thank the Tennessee 4-H Foundation as well as local donors Morristown Kiwanis Club, Hamblen County Farm Bureau, Hamblen County Government and Piedmont Milk Sales for making their trip possible. It was a trip the 4-H’ers will never forget. Mannie Bedwell TENNESSEE 4-H’ERS SELECTED TO FILL LEADERSHIP ROLES AT NATIONAL 4-H CONGRESS Jonathan Mills from Coffee County and Rachel van der Merwe from Knox County have been selected to the 2008 National 4-H Congress youth leadership team. Jonathan and Rachel were chosen from candidates from across the United States based on an application and video tape reflecting there citizenship, leadership and speaking skills. Tennessee was the only state with two 4-H’ers selected to the leadership team. Both Jonathan and Rachel will be serving in key leadership roles during the Congress in Atlanta. Jonathan will be attending National 4-H Congress as a state winner in the forestry, wildlife and fisheries project; Rachel will be representing Tennessee as the state leadership project winner. We congratulate both these 4-H’ers on their selection and know Tennessee will be well represented. For more information on National 4-H Congress and the Tennessee delegation, please visit the Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/natcong/index.htm. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money.
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