4-H Update

July 23, 2010

Volume 14, Number 13

Reminders:

•  July 30: National 4-H Conference applications due
•  August 18:  State Fair exhibit check-in
•  August 27 – September 6:  Colorado State Fair

Help Needed to Display Exhibits at State Fair

It is that time of year again to ask for your help at state fair with 4-H project display.  There is a new requirement asked of us from the State 4-H office this year. All of our volunteer help must be an enrolled 4-H leader, 4-H member or staff.  This is to protect all of us with the insurance requirements.

Saturday, August 21, 2010
As in past years we will meet at 11:00 a.m. in the dining hall for introductions, registration and questions. Lunch wiill be at noon and then we can begin display.

For your generous help you will be provided with the following: lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday; a bed frame with a covered mattress in Camp Tobin; hot and cold water and
credentials for entry to the fair will be provided to those who plan on returning after fair opens.

If you plan to help with display and attend State 4-H Fashion Revue that evening we need to know this so that adjustments can be made where necessary. We will also work on Sunday August 22, 2010 for those who didn’t finish or just want to help the rest of us finish. You may email or call any of the people below for questions or to confirm your help.  Once you are confirmed through one of us, we will make sure you have a bed, meals and credentials if needed.

Mike Grett:   grettgrouch2@kaycee.net;  cell 970.319.5694; home 970.323.5185

Lois Helgeland:  LHelgeland@mesa.net; cell 970.216.8891; home 970.874.7101

Maureen Bergenfeld:  Maureen_bergenfeld@yahoo.com; cell 719.651.2028; home 719.522.0347

As always, if you know of someone who can help us and they meet the requirements, please have them contact us or send us their information.  Thanks for all of your time and help!
- Mike, Lois and Maureen

National 4-H Conference Deadline Extended!

This is just a friendly little reminder that the application deadline for National 4-H Conference has come and gone.  And, we have not received any applications!  On that note, we are going to extend the deadline until July 30.  Here is the link for conference information:  http://www.colorado4h.org/events_opportunities/nat_conf/natconf_information.pdf. You can also get an application form in the Event and Opportunities section of our website. The 2011 dates for National 4-H Conference are April 2-7.

As you all know, we conduct interviews during state fair.  If your nominee is unable to be at state fair during that time frame, we will conduct a telephone interview.

Please call me if you have any questions.- Ellen Butler

CYFAR Competency & Capacity Building Virtual Summit

Evidence-based Practices and Strategies for Working with Vulnerable Populations

September 14, 15 & 16, 2010
1:00 – 4:30 p.m. EDT each day

Join us in a Virtual Summit to build our capacity to work with vulnerable populations in today’s world.  We will come together as experts and colleagues to learn more about key issues and research impacting our work, discuss effective practices and models, and identify ways to collaborate and continue the effort to advance our field and practice.

The Summit focus areas are:
-  Growing Up Poor – Implications & Outcomes
-  Economic Stress for Youth and Families
-  Inclusive Programming – Reaching Out to the Whole Community
-  Evidence-Based Strategies and Practices for Working With Vulnerable Populations

Registration is now open at: http://www.cyfernet.org/vs2010/registration/

For more information, visit our website:  http://www.cyfernet.org/vs2010/

Questions?  cyf@umn.edu
- Willa Williams

2010 National Science Day Experiment Kits Now Available!

Experiment kits for 4-H2O, the National Science Experiment, are available for pre-order online beginning on July 7th!  The experiment kit has everything you’ll need to complete the first two tiers of this year’s experiment, providing enough materials for up to15 youth.

Each kit includes:

*   One experiment facilitator’s guide
*   Five youth workbooks
*   A bottle of Bromothymol Blue solution
*   Plastic cups and straws
*   An eyedropper
*   A roll of plastic wrap
*   Antacid tablets
*   Sealable plastic bags

http://4hlists.org/t/4178665/1340814/594/0/ The 4-H National Youth Science Day (NYSD) experiment kit can be purchased for $22 on the National 4-H Mall http://4hlists.org/t/4178665/1340814/993/0/. Additional printed copies of the facilitator guide and youth workbooks are also available for sale for $1 each. Kits will begin shipping on August 2, 2010.

Click here to place your kit orders now!http://4hlists.org/t/4178665/1340814/993/0/

What’s New? Ask the Expert
Need to know more about the significance of water quality? Go to the “About Water Quality” tab on the 4-H National Youth Science Day web site and you’ll find our new “Ask the Expert” section, featuring a fascinating Q&A with North Carolina A&T State University scientist Dr. Stephanie Luster-Teasley http://4hlists.org/t/4178665/1340814/986/0/.

Continue to Explore Water Quality
4-H National Youth Science Day is just one day of fun and scientific exploration. Continue the learning all year round by visiting our new “Resources” tab http://4hlists.org/t/4178665/1340814/987/0/ to:

*   Learn how you can obtain algae for the extended third part of this year’s experiment,
*   Find out how you can purchase the brand new 4-H curriculum “There’s No New Water” or
*   Visit NYSD partner web sites that offer exciting scientific activities to explore.

What’s Coming Up Next?

Over the coming months, several new features will be added to the 4-H National Youth Science Day web site. Stay tuned for our animated How-To Video, materials you can use to plan your local NYSD event, template press materials and an exciting online learning game, created for 4-H by IBM.

To learn more go to www.4-H.org/NYSD http://4hlists.org/t/4178665/1340814/954/0/

http://4hlists.org/t/4178665/1340814/969/0/

http://4hlists.org/t/4178665/1340814/558/0/ http://4hlists.org/t/4178665/1340814/988/0/
- Ellen Butler

Mini-grant to implement Operation Frontline’s cooking-based nutrition training for child care providers:

Eating Smart from the Start

Share Our Strength’s Operation Frontline is proud to present Eating Smart from the Start, a hands-on, cooking-based education program for child care providers serving low-income preschool children.  This professional training program is specially designed to empower providers to plan, prepare, and serve healthy meals and create a healthy food environment for the kids in their care.  Each of its five modules offer child care providers hands-on practice in the kitchen, interactive discussions on ways to make healthy choices about food served to kids, and strategies to promote positive attitudes about food among kids.  This opportunity is ideal for organizations that are looking to initiate or expand the training they provide to child care providers.

Eating Smart from the Start is currently offered only through Operation Frontline’s existing program partners.  Now, Operation Frontline is seeking to pilot the program with agencies outside of our traditional partnerships, with the goal of evaluating the feasibility of forming new relationships with agencies who would implement only this particular curriculum out of our suite of seven cooking-based curricula.  Selected pilot partners will receive instructor and participant manuals, branded incentives to provide to course graduates, a $1,500 grant to cover incremental costs of the course, and an average of 8 hours of training and technical assistance.  In addition, pilot partners will be able to provide fun, hands-on nutrition training for child care providers in their area, using an evidence-based curriculum launched by the nationally recognized Operation Frontline program.  It is our intention that agencies will continue to implement the program following the pilot period if desired.

Please see the attached application that includes a FAQs section and instructions for applicants.  Completed applications are to be submitted, through Share Our Strength’s Cybergrants no later than July 19th, 2010.

If you have any questions regarding the application, please submit them by email to Leigh Ann Edwards at laedwards@strength.org

Biosecurity at Fairs

It soon will be fair time and those of us at CSU Veterinary Extension wanted to remind those of you involved with fair about the importance of understanding proper biosecurity measures. Posted on our website ( http://veterinaryextension.colostate.edu/index.shtml )on the left hand column under Biosecurity for Farms is a manual reviewing these measures. The direct link is http://coloradodisasterhelp.colostate.edu/prefair/intro.html. Please circulate this email to the appropriate people in your office.

Good luck and have fun at the fairs.

Ragan Adams, MS, DVM, Coordinator, Veterinary Extension
radams@colostate.edu, 970.217.2051