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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE 4-H All Star Day of Service UPCOMING EVENTS August 7
August 13
August 15
August 15
August 15-16
August 18-23
September 4-7
September 5-14
September 5-14
September 6
September 13
September 13
September 14-18
September 20
September 20-28
September 26-27
October 2-5
October 3-5
October 5-11
October 11
October 17-18
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 ALL STAR DAY OF SERVICE 4-H All-Stars attending Roundup as non-competitors enjoyed a “day of service” on Tuesday morning of Roundup. 75 4-H members and 10 volunteer leaders engaged in service learning activities throughout the city of Knoxville. 55 teens visited Beardsley Farms (www.beardsleyfarms.net) and 20 teens visited the Second Harvest Food Bank (www.secondharvestknox.org/). The 4-H members learned the significance of the 4-H All Star motto, “Service.” These 4-H members enjoyed volunteering at these local agencies and seeing the fruits of their labors. While working at Beardsley Farms, the 4-H members were joined by the Knoxville News Sentinel and Channel 10 (WBIR) television. Each did a feature story on 4-H and our service projects. Click on the following links to check these stories out. Justin Crowe 4-H ALL STAR PROJECT EXHIBIT WINNERS Morrill Hall was flooded with exhibits as 36 4-H members entered a 4-H All Star project exhibit. These exhibits were scored by a panel of judges, and the winners were announced during the Thursday afternoon 4-H All-Star assembly at Roundup. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th place winners received a rosette, a certificate and a $50.00 savings bond, while the 1st place winner received a rosette, a plaque and a $50.00 savings bond. Each person who entered received a ribbon.
Congratulations to everyone who entered the competition. For more information about this competition, please visit 4h.tennessee.edu/allstars/awards/index.htm. Justin Crowe 4-H ALL STAR SERVICE AWARD WINNERS Congratulations to the 31 counties who submitted county 4-H All Star service report forms. From those, the following counties were chosen as regional and state winners. These winners were announced during the Thursday afternoon All Star assembly at 4-H Roundup.
For more information about these awards, please visit 4h.tennessee.edu/allstars/awards/index.htm. Justin Crowe JUNIOR DAIRY SHOW ENTRY DEADLINE AUGUST 1 Just a friendly reminder that entries for the Junior Dairy Show are due by August 1. Entries should be mailed to Jeff Mitchell at 2640 Morgan Circle, 114 McCord Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996. Entries should also be entered into the online entry system by August 1. Information for completing entries online can be found at animalscience.ag.utk.edu/DairyEntry/4-HDairyEntryProcedure.htm. Emily Tipton HOW TO MAKE A PAPER AIRPLANE ACTIVITY OFFERS YOUTH TRAINING IN LIFE SKILLS “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” This adage suggests that we should spend more time listening to what is being said than talking. Likewise, when we communicate, we should also be very specific about what we are saying and never make assumptions that others will “know what we mean.” Good listening skills and effective communication are essential to being a good leader. The purpose of the How to Make a Paper Airplane activity is to help participants gain awareness of and improve their personal communication and listening skills so that they can become more effective leaders. The How to Make a Paper Airplane activity can be found at 4h.tennessee.edu/ideas08/attach/howtomakeapaperairplane.pdf. As a result of this activity, 4-H’ers will be better able to answer the following Communications life skills questions:
This activity was specifically designed for intermediate and advanced level 4-H members. It works well for adult-level training as well. I hope you find the activity useful. If you have any questions, ideas or suggestions, please contact me at lbelew@utk.edu or 865-974-7239. Lori Belew 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 15. 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 six of the nine awards offered in these events. Please encourage your 4-H members who are interested. Steve Sutton OUTDOOR MEAT COOKERY MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON WEB SITE Several of you have requested the outdoor meat cookery lessons that have been presented at agent trainings and volunteer leader forums. These learning activities, as well as the guidelines and scorecards for the Outdoor Meat Cookery Contest, have been posted on the food science project Web page at 4h.tennessee.edu/projects/foodscience.htm. The learning activities titles are:
Each activity includes background information, activities and materials needed to conduct learning activity. Dwight Loveday REGISTER TODAY FOR 2008 SOUTHERN REGION VOLUNTEER FORUM The deadline to register for the 2008 Southern Region Volunteer Forum is rapidly approaching! Registration is due August 13. After August 27, a $50.00 late fee will be charged. Participation in the forum is a great experience for volunteers and agents. It offers the opportunity to network with other states, exchange creative ideas and make new friends! It is an educational, motivational and cultural experience. Some of the special events include a "Holiday on the Bayou," Cajun dancing and a Mardi Gras ball. There will even be a mask making workshop to properly accent your costume! Louisiana is the host state for the 2008 Southern Region Volunteer Forum. As this year's theme implies, 4-H: A Taste for All will offer unique learning experiences, cultural exchange and fun for all. The registration fee of $225.00 is the same as last year. This includes meals, lodging and a t-shirt. Additional fees apply for individuals who plan to arrive at the camp prior to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 2, to cover meals and lodging. This year, tickets will be issued for early meals. If you plan on arriving early, please make the proper selection on your registration form so the tickets can be requested. The service project offers an opportunity for involvement from every county, even if you do not have delegates. The project, “Developing Dollars for a Cure,” focuses on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a terminal disease that strikes someone every 90 minutes. The project is in honor of one of our Tennessee delegates and the official forum photographer, Ralph Meacham. You can find details for the service project in the informational booklet on the Web site. It's a great opportunity to involve Honor Club and All Stars! If your county has an ALS office, they can supply information brochures and materials you can use to help with the service project. Louisiana has created a great 22 page informational booklet full of information.To access this publication and the registration form go to 4h.tennessee.edu/volunteers/rockeagle/. If you have questions or concerns regarding the information in the packet, please contact Carmen Burgos by phone at 865-974-2128 or cburgos@utk.edu. Carmen Burgos Thanks to everyone who contributed soft drink pull tabs for the 2008 State 4-H Roundup service project, “Pulling for Youth.” This service project allowed the Roundup delegation to not only contribute to the Ronald McDonald House, but to help save the environment through our 4-H All Star service theme, “Going Green in 2008.” 4-H’ers attending Roundup collected over 77,000 pull tabs. That’s enough pull tabs to stretch over 1.3 miles. Congratulations to everyone who contributed to this worthwhile project. Justin Crowe ROUNDUP GROUP PHOTO POSTED TO WEB SITE A group photo was not sold at the 2008 State 4-H Roundup. Instead, it has been posted to the Tennessee 4-H Web site. The file can be downloaded from a link on the Roundup page at 4h.tennessee.edu/roundup/. This JPEG file is in a 8 X 10 format and should be of high enough quality to print at any photo developer. Steve Sutton ROUNDUP PUBLICITY PHOTOS ARE OUT Roundup publicity photos have been emailed with cutlines to the counties. You should have received a high quality JPEG photo of your state project winners, college scholarship recipients and Vol State recipients. These photos should be suitable for use in your local newspaper(s). If you would like to have a print, any photo developer should be able to make one from these files. Please contact me if you failed to receive a picture of any of your participants. Steve Sutton STATE 4-H ALL STAR OFFICERS ELECTED The 2008-09 State 4-H All Star officers were tapped in during the Wednesday night All Star campfire at the Sevier County fairgrounds. These 4-H members will serve on State 4-H Council for the next year and provide leadership to the Tennessee 4-H All Star program. The new officers are:
Congratulations to these 4-H members on being elected by their peers to serve on State 4-H Council. Justin Crowe THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.
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