Volume XXIV Edition XI |
November 2007 |
Congratulations!
I would like to extend my personal congratulations to everyone who was recognized as award recipients at this year’s Professional Development Conference and the NAE4-HA national meeting. It is indeed an honor to be recognized by one’s peers in this way!
Youth
Section Successful Program Recognition sponsored by the Indiana 4-H Foundation
Kathleen Koch: SNAP:
Battle of the Bands at Verizon Wireless
Sheryl Rosenberger: Fountain County Public Speaking Guide
Maryanne Denisi: 4-H Day River Clean-Up
Heather Millett: Area 1 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Workshop
Lynn Korniak: 4-H Jr. Leader Activity Day at the Fair
Lynn Korniak: 4-H Adult Leader Handbook
Team
Awards sponsored by the YDAE Department
Kelly Pearson
and Jean Akers: CSI – Extension Summer Parks Program
Joan Grott and Randall
Dickson: Area X Board Training: Understanding 4-H Program Essentials
IEEA
Awards
Diane Stouffer:
Camp Rave – Individual Award
Debra Searcy – Career
Award
John Emerson – Bob
Amick Award
Debra Searcy, Jennifer
Chesnut, Angie Riffle, Jonathan Ferris, Cynthia Hartmann – members of the
4-County Learn to Serve Youth Leadership Program – Team Award
PUCESA
Team Award/Ann Hancook Campus/County Partnership Award
Indiana Operation:
Military Kids: Steve McKinley, Chris Cook-Leitz, James Edwin, Jamie Loizzo,
Maureen Buskirk, Tony Carrell, Stephanie DeCamp, Carla Kidwell, Amy Nierman,
Scott Gabbard, Robin Williams, Jackie Benham, Katie Parsell, Lt. Governor
Becky Skillman, Pacers Sports and Entertainment, Indiana National Guard and
Army Reserves, American Legion Auxiliary, Boys and Girls Clubs of America,
Indiana Dept. of Education.
ESP
Award
Richard Fox
– Meritorious Service
Indiana
4-H Foundation Perfect Partnership Award
Elkhart County
NAE4-HA
Awards
Cathy Boerste,
Lana Frazier, Kathleen Koch -- Achievement in Service
Carla Kidwell, Mary
Jo Robinson, Marilyn Wickert – Distinguished Service Award
Jeff Holland – Meritorious
Service
- Renee McKee, State 4-H Program Leader
ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
An Update from The
Indiana 4-H Foundation
We’re
looking for a few good men…and women!...as potential Board of Directors nominees for the Foundation.
Do you know a community leader who is passionate about 4-H, understands the
importance of resource development and fundraising and might be willing to
share their time, talents and treasure in support of 4-H? This person may
be just who we are looking for to serve on the Foundation Board. For more
information about the expectations of Board members or to share the name(s)
of individuals who come to mind, please contact Governance Chair Dorinda Lawson,
800.937.2325 or dlawson@beckshybrids.com.
Board members serve a three-year term and will be elected at the 2008 Annual
Meeting.
Congratulations Elkhart County, 2007 recipient of the Foundation’s annual Perfect Partnership Award, presented October 16 at the Extension Annual Conference. This award recognizes a county whose Extension staff has worked in partnership with the Foundation in its mission to develop financial resources to support and enhance the Indiana 4-H Program. Elkhart County was selected because of their tremendous partnership in the planning and execution of our successful tribute and fundraising event honoring Robert M. “Doc” Abel on September 30 as well as their leadership in 4-H license plate sales. Special thanks to Laurie Sula and Beth Yoder for their personal involvement in the coordination of this event.
Kudos to the winners of the 4-H Successful
Program Awards announced at the Annual Extension Conference:
o
Kathleen Koch, Hamilton County – SNAP: Battle of the
Bands at Verizon Wireless
o
Sheryl Rosenberger, Fountain County – Fountain County
Public Speaking Guide
o
Maryanne Denisi, St Joseph County – 4-H Day River Clean
Up
o
Heather Millett, Decatur County – Area 1 4-H/FFA Livestock
Judging Workshop
o
Lynn Korniak, Cass County – 4-H Junior Leader Activity
Day at the Fair
o
Lynn Korniak, Cass County – 4-H Adult Leader Handbook
- Annie Watts Cloncs, President (765.522.2300; awatts@tds.net)
CARe Communities Against
Rape Initiative Grantees
The 2007-08
grantees for the CARe Communities Against Rape Initiative are announced. List is available at
link below:
Download CARe
Initiative Grantees
- Mary Pilat
Forestry
CDE – Reminder
A Question
Bank (NEW in 2006) will be used for
the Area and State Forestry CDEs. The Question Bank is available at:
http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/staff.home/natalie/career.html,
click on Forestry. Everything on the Question Bank website (Junior and Senior
divisions) is fair game for the CDE.
- Natalie Carroll
Operation:
Military Kids
National
Guard Youth Deployment Briefings
Thanks to each of
you and your volunteers who responded to the call for assistance with the
National Guard Youth Deployment Briefings that were held around the state
in September and October. I know that you had very short notice to organize
a team of volunteers, but really appreciate all of your efforts to support
our military partners and their children.
If you were able to participate, please share a paragraph or two about your experiences along with the numbers of youth who attended the briefings so we can include them in our next OMK report. Thanks again!
OMK
Activities to Assist
Twenty-five
“OMK Activities to Assist” kits have been distributed to support OMK activities
led for youth from military families. These kits contain a number of lesson
plans and some of the supplies needed to lead these lessons with the children.
These kits have been distributed to District Offices and State OMK Team members
around the state so that they can be accessed more easily.
- Steve McKinley
International
4-H Workshop
Interested
in new program opportunities in global 4-H youth exchanges? How Indiana classrooms
are incorporating international components in Indiana schools? Some
“how-to” on successfully providing Indiana international 4-H programs in your
county? Join us at the West Lafayette, Purdue campus on Saturday, December
1, 2007, for an International 4-H workshop! The workshop will be located in
the Krannert Building, Room 661 from 9:30AM to 3:00PM. The workshop is free
of charge, and lunch will be provided. It is open to all interested Extension
educators and county volunteer coordinators for international 4-H. Please
encourage individuals you think might consider becoming a volunteer county
coordinator for International 4-H. Please
contact Lee Stanish at lstanish@purdue.edu or 765.496.3585 for
questions and required RSVP by Tuesday,
November 20, 2007.
- Lee Stanish
4-H
Trips & Conference Promotion
A 2008 4-H
Trips and Conferences Brochure and PowerPoint are now posted on the 4-H Web
site. They are posted under the “Join 4-H” tab, then the “Trips” tab. Look
for “2008 Trips and Conferences Brochure” and “2008 Conferences Promotional.”
Please use these files to help promote the various opportunities that are available to your 4-H members in 2008.
- Steve McKinley
Officer
Training Workshops
Counties who would
like to schedule a 4-H Club Officer Training workshop with the Purdue University
Collegiate 4-H Club are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Dates will
be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact James Wolff
(jmwolff@purdue.edu) or Steve McKinley (mckinles@purdue.edu) for further information.
- Steve McKinley
PROJECTS AND RESOURCES
Grant
Opportunities
Here are two grant opportunities
related to environmental ed, community gardens or parks.
- Kathryn Orvis
VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT
VolunteerIN…4-H
Toolkit for Success
Lesson plans for the
second year of the “VolunteerIN…4-H Toolkit for Success” are being finalized
by the 4-H Volunteer Development Committee. This series, based on the Essential
Elements of 4-H Youth Development, will focus this year on the Mastery concept.
To begin the second year of the materials, an IP Video program will be held
on Tuesday, January 29 and on Thursday, February 21 (the same program will
be offered on each date). Each program will be held from 7:30-9 p.m. Eastern
Time (6:30-8 p.m. Central Time). The 2008 program will include portions of
the following lessons: Experiential Learning Model, Skill-a-Thon, Mock Judging,
Budget Busters, and Goal Setting.
IP Video sites may be enrolled by visiting: http://1144sms/ipevents/. Look for programs #1245 (Jan 29) and #1246 (Feb 21).
Please promote these opportunities to your volunteers. A CD with the final lesson plans will be distributed to county offices in early January, 2008.
- Steve McKinley
4-H Volunteer Vision
The November “4-H Volunteer Vision” is available here for your use with volunteers.
- Steve McKinley
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Volunteer
Recognition: Salute to Excellence 2008
The nomination
form for the 2008 Salute to Excellence awards was included in the September
CCC. Please consider submitting a nomination
for each of the following categories: Volunteer of the Year (less than 10
years of service) and Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer (10 or more years of
service). Each application must be accompanied by 3 letters of recommendation
addressing the points listed under the selection criteria on the nomination
form. Nominations received by December 1, 2007 at
the State 4-H Office will be considered to represent
- Steve McKinley