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Forum Information on the Web!
--Kevin Wright
The 4-H Forum registration and workshop information has been posted on the 4-H website at: http://4-h.wsu.edu/conferences/Forum/index.htm. This year's Forum theme is 4-H: An American Tradition. It will be held October 19 - 21, 2007 at The Holiday Inn Express and TRAC in Pasco. This year's Forum will include the following: Friday will be day-long track workshops, followed by the 4-H Summit , District Planning Meetings, and the Volunteer Recognition Banquet/Hall of Fame Induction. Saturday will feature Keynote Speaker Chris Blodgett, 40 workshop sessions, 4-H Alumni Reception, and the 4-H Charity Auction. Sunday will be devoted to the 4-H Council Meeting, with District elections of State Advisory Board and State Fair Board representation and committee meetings to review recommendations and discuss project issues. Nick Jasper, 4-H Alumnus, will be our Capstone Speaker. All in all a packed weekend!
Full time registrants will get three lunches and two dinners. Hard copies of the registration brochure will be sent to county offices. You can download registration information at the 4-H website, http://4h.wsu.edu/conferences/Forum/index.htm. If you would like the Forum registration packet emailed or mailed to you, please contact Kevin Wright at wrightkc@wsu.edu. Be sure to register by September 29th!
Last Chance for 2007 State 4-H Council Recommendations
--Nancy Mordhorst
Please remember to submit any recommendations for consideration by the State 4-H Council within the next week. Recommendations should be postmarked by September 1, and sent to: WA State 4-H Office, WSU Pullman, PO Box 644852, Pullman, WA 99164-4852.
Use form C0985, WA 4-H Council Recommendation Form, available from Extension Printing & Publications or online at http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/c0985/c0985.pdf.
The Council meeting is a chance for 4-H youth and volunteers to discuss issues critical to 4-H, suggest changes in the Washington State 4-H Youth Development Program and elect representatives to the State Advisory Board and State 4-H Fair Board. All youth and adults may participate in the committee meetings. Registration material for the Council meeting will be included with the State 4-H Forum registration brochure. A complete agenda and copies of submitted recommendations and applications will be sent to county offices prior to the Council meeting.
The State 4-H Council Meeting is made up of 3 parts: District caucuses, committee meetings, and a general council session. During the District caucuses representatives are elected to the State Advisory Board and State 4-H Fair Board of Trustees. Voting delegates will only elect representatives from their own district. This is also an opportunity to discuss and plan District programming for the future.
The committee meetings are a chance to discuss recommendations from the counties for improvements to the 4-H program. If a committee doesn't have many recommendations or finishes early, it is a great chance to discuss project issues and plan for the upcoming 4-H year.
At the general session each of the committee actions on recommendations are accepted or rejected. The accepted recommendations then go on to the State 4-H Fair Board, State Advisory Board, statewide committees, or State 4-H Staff for approval. The State 4-H Program Leader has final approval of all recommendations. In general, approved recommendations will be implemented October 1 of the next year.
State Award Nominations
--Kevin Wright
Nominations for Annual 4-H Awards must be postmarked by September 1st. The awards include Friend of Washington, Alumni of the Year, the Volunteer's Staff Award and the Volunteer Excellence Awards. Winners of the Volunteer Excellence Awards (lifetime achievement and Less than 10 Years) will be sent on for National Competition. Nomination forms may be downloaded from the Forum website at: http://4h.wsu.edu/conferences/Forum/awards.htm.
Please send completed forms to State 4-H Office – Awards, Washington State University Puyallup, 7612 Pioneer Way E, Puyallup, WA 98371-4998. If you have any questions contact Betsy Fradd at fradd@wsu.edu or 253-445-4543.
State Board Positions Looking For Nominees
--Kevin Wright
There are positions for teens and volunteers from every district on the State Advisory Board and State 4-H Fair Board. The Council meeting is an opportunity to elect representatives to these boards and through the recommendation process, have input on changes and improvements to the Washington 4-H program.
The applications, guidelines and background information about the Council meeting are available on the 4-H website at: http://4h.wsu.edu/council/index.htm. Please review the information carefully and be sure to have applications and recommendations postmarked by September 1, 2007.
State 4-H Fair Board Positions up for Election
NW2 3-year term through 2010
SW2 3-year term through 2010
NE2 3-year term through 2010
SE2 3-year term through 2010
SE3 2-year term through 2009
East Teen 2-year term through 2009
Learn more about the State 4-H Fair Board and download applications at: http://4h.wsu.edu/volntr/sfb/sfblist.html.
State 4-H Advisory Board Positions up for Election
NW3 3-year term through 2010
NWTeen 2-year through 2009
SW1 1-year term through 2008
SW3 3-year term through 2010
SWTeen 2-year term through 2009
NE1 1-year term through 2008
NE3 3-year term through 2010
NETeen 2-year term through 2009
SE2 2-year term through 2009
SE3 3-year term through 2010
SETeen 1-year term through 2008
SETeen 2-year term through 2009
SAC1 3-year term through 2010
Learn more about the State 4-H Advisory Board and download applications at: http://4h.wsu.edu/volntr/sab/sablist.html.
Outstanding County Volunteer Awards
--Kevin Wright
Each county may submit an outstanding volunteer to be honored at this year's 4-H Forum. Counties are encouraged to send a poster or display about the volunteer. Please submit the Outstanding County Leader form and electronic picture of the volunteer no later than September 15th. Nomination forms may be downloaded form the Forum website at: http://4h.wsu.edu/conferences/Forum/awards.htm.
Please send completed forms to State 4-H Forum/Outstanding Leader, Washington State University, Johnson Tower 601, P.O. Box 644852, Pullman, WA 99164-4852. If you have any questions contact Joy Faerber at faerber@wsu.edu or 509-335-2994.
4-H Alumni Reception
--Kevin Wright
This year at the State 4-H Forum we will be holding the 2nd Annual 4-H Alumni Reception on Saturday, October 20th from 5:00 - 6:30pm at TRAC in Pasco . The reception program will include remarks from Pat BoyEs, State 4-H Program Director. The reception is free to 4-H Alumni.
This will be the kick-off of the Washington State 4-H Alumni Association. The 4-H Alumni Association will keep former 4-H members and leaders in touch with current 4-H events both locally and at the state level. For a $10 annual membership fee, members of the 4-H Alumni Association will receive a Washington 4-H Alumni pin, 4-H Forever Green, the semi-annual publication of the Washington State 4-H Foundation, and special updates and invitations to 4-H events.
To attend the Alumni Reception please complete the form on the 4-H website at: http://4-h.wsu.edu/conferences/Forum/index.htm.
September Program Management Meeting
--Kevin Wright
The September Program Management Meetings will be held on Tuesday, September 25th at Immanual Lutheran Church in Moses Lake and Thursday, September 27th at WSU Puyallup. Both meetings will start at 9am and end by 3pm. Items on the agenda are:
- Conflict Management (Jana Ferris) Core Competency: Volunteerism
- 4-H Educator's Handbook Scavenger Hunt (Jerry Newman) Core Competency: Organizational Systems
- Program Sharing/Hot Topics (All) Core Competency: Youth Program Development
- Volunteer Training Module 3: Access, Equity and Opportunity (Ann Hennings & Scott Vander Wey) Core Competency: Equity, Access and Opportunity & Volunteerism
- Teen Program Update (Jan Klein) Core Competency: Youth Program Development
- VDAT Report and Update (Jan Hiller and Marilyn Anderson) Core Competency Volunteerism
Be sure to register online by Friday, September 21st at: http://4h.wsu.edu/profdev/descriptions.htm. Please add your Program Sharing information and Hot Topics when you register.
Exciting New Service Learning Opportunity for Senior 4-H Horse and/or Veterinary Science Youth
--Susan Kerr
Thanks to a new partnership between WSU 4-H and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), senior horse and/or veterinary science project youth will be given the opportunity to volunteer with the BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Program. Animals will be gathered during the week of October 8 (specific dates are unavailable at this time). To assist with creating health records for the horses and burros, volunteers should know horse colors and markings and how to measure horse height. Volunteers must be exceptionally mature and dependable and only two or three can participate this year. The work will last at least two days. Dr. Susan Kerr will serve as chaperone and project leader. Transportation will be available from south-central WA. Application info will be forthcoming. To express interest in the program and for more information, contact Susan Kerr at 509-773-5817 or kerrs@wsu.edu.
Eastern Washington Boer Goat Sale!
--Elsie David
Come join us for our 3 rd annual Eastern Washington Boer Goat Sale October 20, 2007 at the Toppenish Livestock Yard. Full-blooded and percentage Boer goats-commercial, production and meat type registered and unregistered does and bucks. View goats the morning of the sale starting at 9am. This will be a catalog sale and only goats consigned by October1 will be included in this catalog ($2.00 fee per goat must be paid by 10/01/07 to be included in the catalog-no exceptions, no refunds). The sale will be held along with the regular Saturday sale and Boer goats will sell following hogs (usually after 12 pm). Regular commission and no sale fees apply.
Call Toppenish Livestock today at 509-865-2820. Contact Kathy (509-837-6523) or Sandy (509-894-5426) for questions or catalog information. Farms and Ranches are encouraged to advertise in our catalog-$25 -full page, $15 -1/2 page.
Washington State Delegation
--Jan Klein
Congratulations to the Washington State delegation for National 4-H Congress 2007
Travis Matthews, Kittitas County
John Harris III, Kittitas County
Kyle Simon, Kittitas County
Rachel George, Kittitas County
Gabbie Eddings, Kittitas County
Bethany Cobb, Lincoln County
Caleb Klein, Lincoln County
Kristina Harbin, Stevens County
Chaperone: Chip Taylor, Pierce County
We Need Your Help! Become a Foster Parent.
--Melissa Ellison, Foster Care Licenser
Service Alternatives, a multi-faceted human services agency, is in the process of a statewide recruitment effort to increase the number of the foster homes for children. Service Alternatives receives approximately 2 to 5 children per week that need a foster home. Unfortunately, foster homes are in short supply throughout the state of Washington and it is sometimes difficult to find foster homes in a child's home community. Currently there are over 300 children in foster care in the Tri-Cities alone and many children from our area must be placed in other communities.
If you would like to open your home, and your heart, to a child in foster care, or if you would like more information, please contact me at (509) 374-9598, visit our web site at www.servalt.com.
Apply for 100 Best Communities
--Marguerite W. Kondracke, President and CEO America's Promise Alliance Safety
--Sandy Spavone, Executive Director, National Organizations for Youth Safety
We are writing to share with you an exciting opportunity for your community to receive national and statewide recognition for the work you do in support of young people. In 2007, over 1000 people registered representing over 750 unique communities who began the application process and nearly 250 that made it to the final selection phase. The 100 Best competition received national media exposure in USA Today, The Washington Post, and on ABC's Good Morning America, plus local media, reaching over 30 million people.
Over half of the winning cities in the 2005 and 2007 competitions were led directly in the application process by their mayor's office or by a representative of their mayor, but all of the winning applications deliberately engaged representatives in all sectors. This initiative is not about recognizing only the communities that have found solutions to the challenges their young people face; it is about recognizing aspiration, innovation, collaboration and progress—communities working hard to help their young people succeed.
We will have a special announcement event in January for all of the elected officials from the winning communities and will invite all of the winning communities to send a delegation to Washington, D.C. for a National Forum and Celebration in the fall of 2008. The 2008 100 Best Communities for Young People will be chosen by a distinguished selection panel of civic, business and nonprofit leaders, including United Way of America President Brian Gallagher, Capital One Executive Vice President Larry Klane, and First Lady of West Virginia, Gayle Manchin.
After the winners are announced in January, all communities completing an application will be invited to participate in a request for proposal process to award $300,000 in grant funds. This RFP will only be open to those communities who submit a completed application.
We encourage you to lead your community to submit an online application. Applications are due by Friday, November 2, 2007. To help you get your application across the finish line, a support team at America 's Promise stands ready to answer questions and assist you with your entry. Please e-mail 100BestHelp@americaspromise.org for more information.
To learn more about the national search for the 100 Best Communities for Young People, visit http://www.americaspromise.org/100Best. The 100 Best Communities for Young People competition is an important part of our commitment to help every child in America realize their full potential. Thank you for all you do to make your community a great place to grow up.
See 4-H on CBS Saturday Mornings
--Donald T. Floyd, Jr., President and CEO, National 4-H Council
I am writing to share a wonderful sponsorship opportunity with the Horseland television show that will allow 4-H to promote the 4-H Youth Development Program to millions of young people ages 6-15 through television, web and magazine advertising provided by DIC Entertainment.
As part of the sponsorship agreement between 4-H and DIC Entertainment, 4-H will receive 100 30-second 4-H commercial spots that are expected to reach 14.8 million boys and girls ages 6-11 during its year-long run on Kewlopolis, the CBS weekend morning kids programming block. We appreciate your quick response to our appeal for 4-H video footage and have incorporated it into the 4-H commercial. We hope that you will tune in to Kewlopolis September 15 to see the 4-H commercial make its national premiere!
In exchange, DIC Entertainment asks 4-H to spread the word about its educational cartoon, Horseland, throughout the 4 H community. Horseland is a show about kids and their horses experiencing adventures with themes of friendship, teamwork, acceptance, and compassion similar to the leadership, citizenship and life skills youth learn through their participation in 4-H.
DIC also is featuring 4-H through a variety of additional outlets including:
- a Disney.com and Nick.com expandable banner advertisement which will reach 3.9 million impressions during its run from August 15 to September 15
- a full-page color print ad in the fall issue of Kewl magazine out September 15 read by nearly 1.9 million girls ages 10-15
- 12 months of banner ads on horseland.com with an expected reach of 24 million impressions for youth ages 6-11 and a Web page devoted to 4-H.
I encourage you to support 4-H and DIC Entertainment's Horseland partnership by asking everyone in your 4-H network to tune-in to Horseland weekends on CBS and look for the 4-H commercial—all part of Kewlopolis on CBS. For more Horseland information, show times and to access downloadable promotional tools, go to www.fourhcouncil.edu/horseland.aspx. Please e-mail 4-hhorseland@fourhcouncil.edu with any questions you may have, and our marketing & communications team will help you.
Job Opportunity: Panhandle Maintenance Supervisor
--Tom Barte, Panhandle Lake 4-H Camp
The Panhandle Lake 4-H Camp is seeking a fulltime Maintenance Supervisor for multi-use facility; salary DOE. Send cover letter and resume to Mgr. Panhandle Lake 4-H Camp, 370 W. Panhandle Lake Road, Shelton, WA 98584.
Questions can be directed to me at tpbarte@hctc.com.
Job Opportunity: Food Nutrition Specialist Assignment with 4-H Army Project
--Sharon Wright
The 4-H Army Youth Development Project is seeking a qualified Land Grant University Professional for a half time assignment to support and assess food and nutrition programs for Army children and youth. This Specialist will travel frequently to work with Army Headquarters Child & Youth Services staff in Alexandria, VA and to Army installations worldwide.
Just a Reminder!
When you have new Extension staff that will be working in some capacity with 4-H, please let Nancy in the State 4-H Office know. They will be added to mailing lists, added to the 4-H Talk list serve, sent a 4-H Welcome Packet, and be assigned a state 4-H staff person as a point of contact, as appropriate. 4-H News is sent via the 4-H Talk list serve each week. Archived copies of previous weeks “Tuesday 4-H News” are available on the 4-H web site: http://4h.wsu.edu/. Please send submissions by Friday of each week to Tiffany Boswell, State 4-H Office, tiffany_boswell@wsu.edu. Detailed event information and registrations forms can be found on the 4-H web site.