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TENNESSEE 4-H IDEAS IN THIS ISSUE 4-H Camp Staff Rip-roaring Ready to Go!!! UPCOMING EVENTS May 27-28
May 30
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May 31
June 2-6
June 3
June 7-14
June 10-13
June 12
June 13-14
June 15
June 23-26
June 24-27
June 24-28
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June 30-July 3
June 30-July 3
July 1
July 7-10
July 14-17
July 17
July 18-19
July 21-25
July 29-August 3
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 CAMP STAFF RIP-ROARING TO GO!!! WOW! What great 4-H camp staffs! The 4-H camping season is off and going, and the staffs at Austin, Ellington, Ridley and York are definitely up to the task. After this past training session, they are pumped up and ready for the summer. This year's staffs are energetic, enthusiastic and committed to the four priorities of safety, health, education and fun. Be ready for some intense, positive youth development this summer! As a reminder from this past spring's planning meetings, this year's junior camp curriculum requires planning and preparation from all involved (teens, volunteers, etc). Please be ready ahead of time. In addition, if you need to contact the camps regarding the curriculum or schedule, please do so early, preferably at least seven days before your camp group arrives. The camp contact list is:
Daniel Sarver 4-H HORSE SHOW ENTRY PROGRAM CLOSES MAY 23 All entries for the 2008 Tennessee 4-H Regional Horse Shows will be entered via the Internet through the online entry system. In addition to entering the data in the database, you will need to submit the paper copy of the entry form as has been done in the past to the appropriate area show supervisor. Be sure to include the appropriate area show entry fees by your regional deadline. The online entry system will close today (May 23, 2008) at 5:00 pm. If you have not submitted your entries, please do so today. Horse Show Entry System: animalscience.ag.utk.edu/HorseEntry/4-HHorseShowEntryProcedure.htm Emily Tipton As camping season begins, it is appropriate that this article from April 2007 be reprinted. It is still relevant. "UT Risk Management has recently given guidance on the archiving of F600 forms for youth at 4-H events. They have suggested a F600 form (or copy thereof) be kept on file for the last event a 4-H member attends before their membership is terminated. This means one form per member. F600 forms used for events at 4-H centers (junior camp, Ed-venture Camp, etc.) are not required to be kept by the county since copies are kept at the 4-H centers. It should be noted that a copy of all F600 forms from your county should be given to the 4-H centers for events at these facilities upon arrival." Daniel Sarver CENTRAL REGION COOKEVILLE SHEEP SHOW ENTRIES DUE MAY 30 Just a gentle reminder that entries for the Central Region Sheep Show to be held in Cookeville are due May 30. This includes submitting your state and regional hard copy entry forms and fees as well as submitting them online via the 4-H Regional Horse Show Entry System. Counties eligible to participate in this regional show in Cookeville are Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Franklin, Grundy, Jackson, Macon, Marion, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Sequatchie, Smith, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren and White. Please be sure to send your sheep state entry forms and state entry fees to Knoxville, Central Region show entry fees to the Central Region office, a copy of your entry forms and registration papers to Wayne Key in Putnam County and have your entries entered into the Web site database by May 30. Expo Online Entry System: animalscience.ag.utk.edu/ExpoEntry/4-HLivestockEntryProcedure.htm Emily Tipton DAISY/ELK VIDEO ESSAY CONTEST OPPORTUNITY A new twist on a classroom classic, the old essay contest goes high tech in a new competition for youth sponsored by Daisy and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Students, age 10-18, can create short video essays and post them online for the world and contest judges to see. Videos may be 60 to 90 seconds long. Students can use video to communicate how safe, ethical hunting and shooting, spending time in the outdoors, or conserving and appreciating wildlife and nature has positively impacted their lives. Visit www.daisy.com for a portal to complete entry rules, prize descriptions and uploading info. The Web site, MyHuntingRoom.com, will host submitted videos. Contest winners will receive prizes from the Elk Foundation, Daisy and Cabela's. One grand-prize winner and one parent or adult guardian will receive airfare, lodging and registration to one of the great annual events for hunters and conservationists, the Elk Foundation's Elk Camp and Hunting, Fishing and Outdoor Expo, March 5-8, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas. The grand-prize winner also will receive a Daisy Red Ryder and Cabela's gift certificate worth $500. Four additional prizes will be awarded for Best Use of Graphics, Best Audio, Most Awesome Outdoor Scenery and Best Use of Animation. Winners in each of these categories will receive a Daisy Red Ryder and Cabela's gift certificate worth $200. "Young producers have complete creative control over message delivery, music and any text that may be included in their videos. The best overall video will receive the grand prize, but the four additional categories are designed to inspire extra creativity," said Joe Murfin of Daisy. Bob Swanson of the Elk Foundation added, "The Elk Foundation and Daisy have a longstanding partnership and we're pleased to work together to get young people thinking about gun safety, hunter ethics and habitat conservation." The Daisy-Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation "Take Aim At Safety" Video Essay Contest begins May 5, 2008, and ends Jan. 1, 2009. Winners will be selected Jan. 15, 2009. Accepted video formats: WMV, FLV, 3GP and MOV. Additionally, videos can be uploaded to YouTube and embedded. All videos will be reviewed prior to going live on MyHuntingRoom.com and must follow posted Terms and Conditions, including granting to contest sponsors the rights to use videos in future promotions. If under the age of 13, parent verification is required by law. Daniel Sarver DID YOU GET YOUR ELECTRIC CAMP BUS SCHEDULE? The 4-H Electric Camp bus schedules were emailed Monday, May 19, to those counties having delegates. If you have delegates attending this event and failed to receive a schedule, please let us know. Steve Sutton ESSAY WINNER TO RECEIVE BEE HIVE New Genesis Farms Wooden Ware in Woodland, Tennessee, is sponsoring an essay contest, "What I Learned About Honey Bees This Year," to encourage young people to become beekeepers. The winner must be a Tennessee resident and will receive one complete hive. To enter, just register your 4-H group at www.newgenesisfarms.com and put “ATTN: Contest” in subject area. You should summit your top essay to be judged by October 31 each year. The winner will be announced January 1 the following year. For more information, contact New Genesis Farms at www.newgenesisfarms.com. Steve Sutton EXHIBIT COMPETITION TO BE PART OF SHEEP CONFERENCE 4-H sheep project exhibits will be included as a part of State 4-H Sheep Conference, May 31, at the Hyder-Burks Arena on the Tennessee Tech campus in Cookeville. The purpose of the exhibit competition is to provide 4-H members enrolled in the sheep project with an additional opportunity to share accomplishments, ideas, requirements and/or results of special studies in their 4-H sheep project with others.
The cost of Sheep Conference is $10 per person payable upon arrival, and preregistration is required. For more information, visit 4h.tennessee.edu/sheepconf/. Dwight Loveday The 85th State 4-H Roundup will be held at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, July 21-25. State project finalists will soon be selected and should plan to attend Roundup. Current state winners in citizenship and leadership, all active 4-H All Stars and current 4-H'ers who have previously attended National 4-H Congress as project winners may also attend Roundup. Register your delegates through SUPER. Each regional office will be letting you know about cost, transportation and other pertinent information. The Roundup brochure is available from the Web site at 4h.tennessee.edu/roundup/2008brochure.pdf to assist you in marketing Roundup. Project winners will attend on scholarship. 4-H’ers who are not state finalists and attending as All Star members will need to pay the registration fee of $140. Alice Ann Moore HICKMAN COUNTY/WESTERN REGION TOP ELECTRIC CAMP REGISTRATION Congratulations to everyone for their success in promoting 4-H Electric Camp. A special thanks to all who made this educational opportunity available to their 4-H members. Steve Sutton INFORMATION FOR YOUR ACADEMIC CONFERENCE DELEGATES Upon arrival at Junior High 4-H Academic Conference, your delegates will have an opportunity to go swimming at the UT Aquatic Center from 3:00-5:00 p.m. The cost for this optional swim is $5.00 and is NOT included as part of the conference fees. If your delegates want to go swimming, please advise them to bring this extra money. There will be a pool party on Thursday night at not cost to the delegates. Steve Sutton TENNESSEE 4-H’ERS TO ATTEND NICE CONFERENCE
The conference is intended to provide a deeper understanding of cooperatives to the youth attending. Participants will gain an understanding of how cooperatives differ from other business forms and will hear cooperative success stories in both the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. In a team setting, attendees will serve as managers of a simulated cooperative store, competing with other stores in their market area for sales and profit. Teams will also analyze case studies, develop their own student-run cooperative, and participate in team-building and leadership development activities. The closing session will recognize the teams that have been the top performers in various conference activities. Kimberly and Joshua were selected for this honor as result of being state finalists in Level II citizenship and leadership competition at Tennessee 4-H Congress earlier this spring. Their trip is being sponsored by the Tennessee Council of Cooperatives. Steve Sutton The NGA (National Gardening Association) has announced The Home Depot will return as the Youth Garden Grants sponsor for 2009. During its long history, the Youth Garden Grants program has helped more than 1.3 million youngsters reap rewards and vital life lessons from working in gardens and habitats. Thanks to the generosity of The Home Depot, many more eager young learners can be reached. Program Criteria - NGA awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs. In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of these elements:
Who should apply - Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities and intergenerational groups throughout the United States are eligible. Applicants must plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. Previous Youth Garden Grant winners who wish to reapply may do so, but must wait one year (e.g., if you won in 2008, you can apply again in 2010) and have significantly expanded their garden programs. Application deadline (postmark date) - November 1, 2008. See their Web site at www.kidsgardening.com/YGG.asp. Steve Sutton THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird... sleep late!
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Kimberly King from Loudon County and Joshua Moore from Warren County have been selected to represent Tennessee at the 2008 National Institute on Cooperative Education (NICE) Conference . The conference will be held at the University of North Carolina - Asheville, July 27-30. 
