Weekly 4-H Update
Communications >> 4-H Update >>Volume 12, Number 6....................................... February 22, 2008
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Reminders:
- March 3: CWF application deadline
- March 6-9: WRLF, Boise, ID
- March 29-April 3: National 4-H Conference, Washington DC
Citizenship-Washington Focus
Please remember to get your 2008 CWF applications to me by March 3. Below is the link that you will need to retrieve the information. http://www.4h.colostate.edu/communications/update/2008/080118.shtml
The 2008 Citizenship-Washington Focus trip will take place June 14-21. The application form, payment and picture are all due back in the State 4-H office by Monday, March 3. Call me at 970.491.1152 or email ellen.butler@colostate.edu if you have questions. Thanks! — Ellen Butler
Collegiate 4-H
The Colorado State University Collegiate 4-H Club would like to remind you that members are available for leadership and officer trainings throughout the year. Many of our members have been in the 4-H program and have a great deal of experience presenting workshops and trainings. Check out our Web site at: http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/collegiate4h and click on Agent and Leader resources to see how we can help you. If you are interested in setting up an officer training, or need more information, please contact the club at colostate4h@yahoo.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
— Autumn Sheridan, CSU Collegiate 4-H President
Nationwide Leader Search Begins for American Youth Ambassador Program
High school students between the ages of 15 and 18 are invited to apply for The American Young Ambassadors Program, Ltd. (AYAL), a global leadership program that recognizes the significant accomplishments academically, athletically or through public service efforts of U.S. high school students.
The youth selected for this program will represent the United States as Young Ambassadors-at-large at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.
The deadline to apply is March 3, 2008.
“The American Young Ambassadors Program is an unprecedented global leadership initiative that shows the world that young people can be leaders today, not in some distant tomorrow," says Steve Culbertson, president and CEO of Youth Service America. "By combining the dynamics of leadership, service and learning, the Young Ambassadors put forth to the world this country's greatest asset - our youth," he adds.
The Young Ambassadors will spend 14 days in Beijing, China during the 2008 Summer Olympics. They will volunteer at various venues; host a youth summit; and host several leadership receptions including an International Sports Leadership Reception with world-accomplished athletes and a World Leaders Reception with heads of state and leaders of corporations. Additionally, Young Ambassadors will host an Olympic pin-trading event, which will be a less formal forum for international youth interaction. Youth Ambassadors will receive training in film production from the New York Film Academy in order to help Youth Ambassadors collectively produce a documentary of their experience.
The American youth selected for the Young Ambassadors Program will be presented with the President's Volunteer Service Award to wear throughout the games as an indication that their work is acknowledged by the President of the United States of America. This Olympic forum is an invaluable multi-cultural learning experience for these students.
For the American Young Ambassador Program application, please visit: YSA.org.
For information about the program: americanyoungambassadors.com.
— Ellen Butler
Elite National Opportunity for Three Youth...Could It Be You!?
4-H's National partner, Youth Service America (YSA), is now eagerly accepting applications for its National Youth Council. This is a tremendous opportunity for three youth, who are between the ages of 12-22 and reside in the U.S. or Canada, to join 10 other exceptional and diverse young people in serving as catalysts for the youth service movement by participating in projects that promote youth voice, youth leadership, and youth-adult partnerships!
Youth Service America is a resource center which partners with thousands of organizations, including 4-H, that are committed to increasing the quantity and quality of volunteer opportunities for young people in America, ages 5-25, to serve locally, nationally, and globally. Founded in 1986, YSA's mission is to expand the impact of the youth service movement with communities, schools, corporations, and governments. YSA envisions a global culture of engaged youth who are committed to a lifetime of service, learning, leadership, and achievement. Specifically, the National Youth Council advises YSA on its programming, direction, and evaluation of this endeavor.
The Council is seeking young people who are diverse in:
- age (12-22 at the time of application);
- involvement in service and community;
- perspectives regarding youth involvement and decision-making; and demographics, including, but not limited to: location (*all applicants must be located in the United States, its territories or Canada), ethnicity, and grade level.
Some of the Council's collective duties include, but are not limited to:
- staying informed on issues related to community service, service-learning, and youth issues;
- attending speaking engagements and conferences;
- some grant program management;
- collaborating with youth domestically and abroad to promote the youth service movement;
- working with Youth Service America staff members on programs and projects, including National & Global Youth Service Day, outreach, and media relations; and
- conducting local, regional, and national workshops and presentations that will mobilize and motivate peers, organizations, schools, businesses, etc. to implement youth voice.
To request an application packet, contact Daniel Hatcher, adviser to the council, at dhatcher@ysa.org. Completed application packets must be received by Monday March 10, 2008 (5 PM EST). To learn more about Youth Service America, itself, visit ysa.org. — Ellen Butler
National 4-H SET Staff Readiness Survey – Deadline Extended
The initial response to the National 4-H SET Staff Readiness Survey was excellent with approximately 1,300 responses. This number is adequate for making many observations from a national perspective and for several states. Some states, however, have not had enough of their field staff respond for the data summary to be useful. So, in order to allow those states additional time to get field staff to respond the end date has been extended to March 10, 2008. Below is a reminder of the survey details.
The Youth Literacy in Science, Engineering, and Technology Community of Practice (Youth SET for Life eXtension CoP), with funding support from eXtension and National 4-H Council, conducts this survey in order to learn more about Cooperative Extension System field staff interests, attitudes, experiences, and abilities regarding science, engineering, and technology programming for youth.
The survey is voluntary and is intended to be completed by paid staff from agent or program assistant levels to regional and state level specialists and administrators. It should only take 10 to 15 minutes to complete.
To open the survey, click on the URL below or paste it into your browser:
https://is-nri.com/take/?i=119377&h=u6fTidW3CNmNLKcJbxr1hw
Also, at the end of the survey respondents will have an option of providing their e-mail address in order to have an opportunity to share programming and impact information related to science, engineering and technology. Other than this optional input the survey is completely anonymous. There is no data requested, other than name of state, that identifies the responder and the optional input will not be used to specifically identify anyone in relation to the survey itself.
The optional opportunity to provide SET programming and impact information will be provided separate from the SET Staff Readiness Survey itself. If the responder provides an e-mail address for this purpose they will receive additional instructions for submitting SET program and impact data.
The survey will remain open until March 10, 2008. Individual state summary reports will be available on request. Any reports prepared will be released only as summaries in which no individual’s answers can be identified.
Questions? Please contact (phone 334.844.2233; cell 334.750.3606) John A. (Tony) Cook, Ed.D, Project Leader, Youth SET for Life Community of Practice.
— Jan Carroll
