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Honor Club Organization |
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PURPOSE: The
4-H Honor Club is statewide and was instituted to further 4-H
Club work throughout the counties of Tennessee. Its chief purposes
are to provide recognition primarily within the county to junior
high 4-H Club members who have shown consistent leadership ability,
and have been helpful members in their clubs and their communities
and to encourage young people to continue their work in 4-H
and their service to others. |
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REQUIREMENTS: |
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Members must
be a junior high or senior 4-H member as of date of initiation. |
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b. |
Members must
be enrolled in 4-H junior or teen leadership and serving as
a junior or teen leader. |
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c. |
Adult volunteer
leaders or advisors to the Honor Club are eligible for recognition
upon approval by local Extension agents. Extension agents may
submit the name of a volunteer leader to the state 4-H office
annually. |
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MEMBERSHIP: |
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Membership
is open to any qualified junior high or senior member. |
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Member must
complete a Tennessee 4-H Honor Club application form. |
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c. |
A score of
200 points is required before application for membership can
be considered. |
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d. |
Recommendations
for membership shall be approved by the county Extension agents,
then forwarded to the state 4-H office for final approval prior
to the recognition ceremony at which time the Honor Club certificates
are presented. |
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e. |
Honor Club
keys (tie tack for boys and charm for girls) may be purchased
from the state 4-H office. Keys should not be ordered until
member is approved for membership.
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| B. |
All Star Organization |
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REQUIREMENTS: |
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Members must
be a senior 4-H member during the current calendar year. |
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b. |
Members must
have been approved for Honor Club membership by the state 4-H
office. |
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c. |
Refer to the
current regional 4-H All Star Constitution for requirements
and procedures. |
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PURPOSE: The
All Star organization encourages service to others through both
individual and cooperative efforts. This purpose is expressed
in the motto of the organization: "Service." 4-H All
Stars shall be expected to make a personal application of the
motto.
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| C. |
All Star Don Bowman Project Award (An awards program for county 4-H All Star
organizations)
DONOR: Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
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PURPOSE: To recognize county All Star groups for their most outstanding service project. |
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RECORDS REQUIRED:
Form 591, All Star Service Award Report
Form. |
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AWARDS: |
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County: Each
county All Star organization should report all community
service
activities on Form 591 and submit the form to the regional
office. Only one project may be recorded on each form; howeve, a county may submit as many forms to the regional office as they would like. Each county group submitting a report to their regional office will receive
a certificate
of recognition. |
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Region: Each
region will select the most outstanding service project from all their regional entries to submit to state competition. Each regional winner will receive a certificate and a $10 cash award. |
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State: Winner
of the Don Bowman Project Award will be
announced
at State 4-H All Star Conference. The winning county will receive
a plaque and a $50 cash award.
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All Star Peggy Davis Service Award (An awards program for county 4-H All Star organizations)
DONOR: Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
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PURPOSE: To recognize county All Star groups who have completed the most service projects. |
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RECORDS REQUIRED: Form 591, All Star Service Award Report Form. |
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AWARDS: |
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County: Each county All Star organization should report all community service activities on Form 591 and submit the form to the regional office. Only one project may be recorded on each form; howeve, a county may submit as many forms to the regional office as they would like. Each county group submitting a report to theri regional office will receive a certificate of recognition. |
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Region: Each region will select the county submitting the most service projects from all their regional entries to submit to state competition. Each regional winner will receive a certificate and a $10 cash award. |
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State: Winner of the Peggy Davis Service Award will be announced at State 4-H All Star Conference. The county submitting the most entries will receive a plaque and a $50 cash award.
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| E. |
All Star 4-H Project Exhibit
DONOR: Tennessee 4-H All Stars |
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PURPOSE: The
purpose of the project exhibit is to provide 4-H All Stars an
additional opportunity to share accomplishments, ideas, requirements
and/or results of special studies or research in their 4-H project
with others. |
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RULES: |
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Any active
4-H All Star who attends the State 4-H All Star Conference may
enter one exhibit in the competition. |
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Exhibits must
be displayed on a 3' x 3' table top. The area from the table
top to the floor may also be utilized. |
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Members are
encouraged to make their exhibits "free standing"
since it may not be possible for each table to be against a
wall. |
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Exhibits will
be scored according to the 4-H educational display score sheet. |
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AWARDS: A first place plaque will be awarded to the All Star with the highest scoring exhibit. The top five exhibitors will receive a $50 U.S. Savings Bond. All exhibits will be classified into blue, red and white award groups.
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Vol State Recognition |
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PURPOSE: To
give deserved recognition to 4-H members and others on a statewide
basis who have particularly outstanding records in project achievement,
leadership and service in 4-H. |
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REQUIREMENTS: |
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a. |
Members must
be an active 4-H member. |
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b. |
Members must
have been enrolled in the 11th or 12th school grade on January
1 of the current calendar year. |
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c. |
Members must
be an active 4-H All Star. |
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d. |
Members must
be in attendance at State 4-H Roundup. |
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PROCEDURE: |
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Each county
may recommend two members. In addition to these two members,
a county may recommend one member or each 100 or major fraction
thereof senior 4-H members in the county and one member for
each 10 or major fraction thereof active 4-H All Stars in the
county. |
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b. |
County
UT Extension agents will indicate during the 4-H Roundup
pre-registration all members who are recommended to receive
the Vol State Award. $5.00 per nominee will be submitted
to the regional office on the date announced by the regional
staff. |
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Once
approved by the regional staff, the names are forwarded
to the state
4-H office for final approval.
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Junior High 4-H Continuing Service Award
DONOR: Tennessee 4-H Alumni, Inc. |
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PURPOSE: |
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To recognize
junior high 4-H members who have made significant contributions
in the area of 4-H promotion. |
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To recognize
junior high 4-H members who have shown leadership ability both
on an individual basis and with an organized group. |
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To recognize
junior high 4-H members who have participated in activities
which are of value to the 4-H member's family and community. |
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To recognize
junior high 4-H members who have shown consistent personal growth
through participation in 4-H activities. |
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REQUIREMENTS: |
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Must be a junior
high 4-H member. |
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Must complete
a Tennessee 4-H Report Form and submit it to their local Extension
agent. In addition, the 4-H member must attach the following
information on the report form: |
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A description
of community service projects in which they have participated
this year. (This may be as an individual or part of an organized
group.) |
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A written paragraph
(or more) stating what contributions 4-H has made to their individual
growth and family life. |
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Members may
submit a 4-H achievement record book in lieu of the items listed
in number 2-b (above). |
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PROCEDURE: |
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a. |
Each county
may recommend two members. In addition to these two members,
a county may recommend one member for each 100 or major fraction
thereof junior high 4-H members in the county. This number to
be based on the junior high enrollment on July 1 of the current
year. |
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b. |
Recommendations
for membership shall be approved by the county Extension agents
who will forward the names of the recipients to the state 4-H
office. |
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c. |
A member may
receive this award only one time. |
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AWARD: Each
recipient will receive a Tennessee Junior High 4-H Continuing
Service Award certificate.
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Alumni Recognition
DONOR: Tennessee 4-H Alumni, Inc. |
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RECORD PROCEDURE:
Each region may submit records of two alumni for state judging. |
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AWARDS: Plaque
to two state winners.
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| I. |
Master 4-H Family Recognition
DONOR: William M. and Ruth Hale Endowment Fund |
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PURPOSE: To
give deserved recognition to 4-H families on the county,
region and state levels who have shown consistent leadership
ability and exceptional participation in all phases of 4-H
Club work. |
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REQUIREMENTS: |
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A "FAMILY"
is defined as all individuals living within one household. |
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Eligible families
must have at least one member actively involved in 4-H activities
on the local and county levels. (In such roles as: 4-H member,
volunteer leader, donor, etc.) |
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Eligible families
must have been actively involved in 4-H club work for no less
than five years, including the current year. |
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PROCEDURES:
The Master 4-H Family application and one letter of recommendation
from one county Extension agent from the applicant's home county
must be submitted for each entrant. No family may be recognized
two consecutive years on the county level. A family may receive
the state recognition only one time. |
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AWARDS: |
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County Level:
Each county may recognize one family annually, plus one
additional family for every 100 volunteer leaders or major portion
thereof, as reported on the most recent Annual 4-H Youth Enrollment
Report, Form 437. Each family recognized will receive a framed
certificate of recognition. |
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Regional Level:
Regional recipients will be selected from applications
of county honorees. The number should not exceed one-third
the
total applications received. Each family recognized will receive
a plaque. |
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State Level: State recipients will be selected
from applications of regional nominees. The number selected
shall not exceed ten, or no more than one-fifth the total
number
of applications received. Each family recognized will receive
a framed Tennessee Master 4-H Family medallion.
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State 4-H Volunteer Adult Leader Recognition
DONORS: State 4-H Fund and Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Kant |
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PURPOSES: |
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To give deserved
recognition to adult 4-H volunteer leaders in Tennessee. |
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To recognize
the importance of adult 4-H volunteers involvement in local
and county 4-H programs. |
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To provide
new learning experiences for adult volunteer leaders. |
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REQUIREMENTS: |
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Nominees must
have served five or more years as an active Tennessee 4-H adult
volunteer leader. |
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b. |
Nominees must
currently be a leader for a 4-H club or project group. |
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c. |
Nominees must
have participated in 4-H activities beyond the county level. |
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PROCEDURES: |
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Copies of the
official application form are available from the state 4-H office. |
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b. |
Each county
may submit one nominee's application form to the regions. |
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c. |
Regions may
send two nominees' application forms to state competition. |
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d. |
Volunteer application
forms are due in the state 4-H office at the same time 4-H record
books are due for Roundup. |
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AWARD: Trip to National 4-H Congress and
Charline H. Powell plaque. |
