Campus County Connection
| Volume XXVI Edition V |
May 2009 |
It was great to see so many of you at this year’s Spring Conference in Brown County (and it really felt like spring while we were there)!
Following Spring Conference, the 4-H Visioning Committee met to continue their discussions from last winter with a great deal of our time focused on the subject of quality assurance in 4-H programming. Each area’s representative to the Visioning Committee will also be requesting time on area agendas for dialogue regarding the future of the Indiana 4-H Youth Development Program.
This committee has also been working on new Vision and Mission statements as follow:
Vision: Indiana 4-H Youth Development strives to be the premier community-based program empowering young people to reach their fullest potential.
Mission: To provide real-life educational opportunities that enable young people who positively impact their community and world.
I want to assure you that the members of the Visioning Committee have represented you well and have been committed to reviewing and working to “Make the Best Better!” They also discussed and encouraged the Indiana 4-H challenge you can read about below.
-Renée McKee, State 4-H Program Leader
Each of us has first-hand knowledge of the havoc the economy has played across the country and in Indiana communities with families being impacted in a myriad of ways. There are daily news stories regarding the increased demands on community food banks. We are certain that 4-H members across Indiana CAN and will make a difference to help put food on the table for those in need.
Here’s the challenge: we would like each county 4-H program to encourage contributions of non-perishable food items that will ultimately be donated to food bank(s) of the county’s. All we ask is that each county weigh, record and report the pounds of food collected so that we can compile a statewide report and release of the tonnage collected.
We realize that some counties already do collections of this nature and we’re not asking you to re-do or recreate those; simply report what you’ve done. We’ll compile a statewide report following the Lake County Fair (the last one conducted each summer). The event could be sponsored by Jr. Leaders, 4-H Councils 4-H Fairboards or local 4-H clubs! Collection could be done at 4-H meetings or even the county fair if you choose. We will send a flier by mid-May designed for you to use to distribute your local information.
If you are planning summer camps or perhaps working with public library summer reading programs, you may want to check out one of the newer curriculum products offered by National 4-H Council. The Reading Makes Cents material contains 53 experiential activities developed around money including saving, spending, sharing, earning, borrowing, and lending. The literature, concepts about money, and activities were selected to appeal to children in grades 3-5. The selected children's literature explores ideas, activities, and strategies that help children learn how to earn, save, share, and spend money. Children's literature provides a rich diversity of settings, people, income levels, relationships, ethnic backgrounds, cultures, religions, holidays, intergenerational friendships all related to money messages and learning. Each activity relates to a theme and highlights a specific financial concept, value, or practice (e.g. saving, spending, sharing, earning, borrowing, lending and managing).
We have a limited supply of these available at $15.00 each (includes shipping). Contact Jane Robertson to order.
To learn more about the material and the additional support resources go to: http://www.4-hmall.org/detail.aspx?ID=1808292
Please feel free to share the *The Official 4-H Page on Facebook* with your 4-H members. Become a Fan of 4-H and show your support and share your 4-H story!
www.facebook.com/4-h
National 4-H Council, National 4-H Headquarters, and University of Arizona 4-H Youth Development, invite all 4-H professionals, staff and volunteers to produce their own digital video for front-line educators and volunteers to better implement SET programs. The purpose of this contest is to build a vault of films to show great 4-H facilitation in practice. We seek films that will help others know what really great learning looks like in practice. As the saying goes--A picture is worth a thousand words.
We are looking for bold, creative, and exciting videos to help educate facilitators about how to implement SET, in particular The Power of the Wind.
On this web site, find out how to enter this unique contest and become rich and famous (well, maybe not right away). Go to http://4-h.org/set/videochallenge
STEP 1 - Create your own 3-5 minute video.
STEP 2 - Check out valuable resources for making your video including: The 4-H Filmmaking Studio & Workshop, located at www.4-H.org/curriculum/filmmaking, an online space to find tools and resources about video production.
STEP 3 – Submit - Complete your entry form and release forms and submit your video between May 8 – June 19th.
Deadline for Entry:
June 19, 2009 |
For more information contact Kirk Astroth – kastroth@cals.arizona.edu or Pam Garza – pgarza@fourhcouncil.edu
-Renée McKee, State 4-H Program Leader
A campaign to honor the National 4-H Youth Conference Center
Dear Colleagues –
When was your first visit to the 4-H Center? Did you come as a 4-H member to take a tour of our Nation’s Capital, visiting the many historical landmarks or meet leaders who represented your hometown? Or maybe was it more recently to attend a meeting where you stayed in a comfortable JCPenney room and dined at the Clover Café? Undoubtedly it was a trip of a lifetime. The National 4-H Youth Conference Center provides a similar experience for 30,000 youth each year. And it has been doing so for the past 50 years since the doors first opened!
Whether it was National 4-H Conference, NYLC, Citizenship Washington Focus, or another leadership program, the 4-H Center provided a safe, fun, and enriching environment for your time in Washington, D.C. And the work that you started while here certainly continued when you returned home – to change your club, your community, your country, and your world!
Now is your chance to honor the 4-H Center with a much deserved anniversary gift – meaningful support that will allow 4-H to provide incredible programs for the next 50 years. As a member of the 4-H community, whether you are a 4-H volunteer, staff or faculty member or partner, you embody the 4-H pledge. Will you make the same pledge to 4-H?
To show your support, please visit https://donate.4-h.org/5050.aspx
Should you have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Jen McIver at jmciver@fourhcouncil.edu. Thank You!
- Don Floyd, National 4-H Council
The Bugle
The May 2009 issue of the Bugle is available to download here. Please feel free to distribute this to military contacts and other interested parties in your county. Note that we are seeking local articles or pictures of interest that we can share in future issues of the Bugle. Thank you!
- Judy Hauser and Steve McKinley
We had another great shooting sports workshop this spring. The 41 counties represented have strong additions to their programs from this wonderful group of volunteer leaders. Additionally, the Indiana Hunter Education Association (IHEA) donated two traps to every county represented at the workshop with a shotgun discipline. This is a big help, especially during these tight times, and is another reflection of the strong support that IHEA gives to the 4-H shooting sports program. This association also plays a critical role in supporting the instructor certification workshops.
The list of newly certified Shooting Sports Education instructors is available to download here. Remember, these instructors must meet all county volunteer requirements and are only allowed to teach youth in their area of certification. Other adults can help (and are encouraged to) but a certified instructor must be present at any activity where shooting occurs. Resources for certified instructors are available on-line at www.four-h.purdue.edu/shooting_sports/.
- Natalie Carroll
The May 15th registration deadline for the 78th State 4-H Junior Leader Conference is fast approaching. The conference will be held June 16-19, 2009 at the University of Indianapolis. The registration fee is $160 per person. Please submit registrations via ED. Payment may be submitted along with the 2009 4-H Jr. Leader Conference Registration Form.
Download 2009 4-H Jr. Leader Conference Registration Form
Delegates should be Jr. Leaders who have completed grades 9-12. More information about the conference is available at: http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/sjlc/index.html. Thank you for your assistance with recruiting participants for this conference!
- Steve McKinley
The member of 4-H Band and Chorus have been selected and letters of notification have been mailed directly to each person, requesting they finish final payment and return an acceptance form. Download the band list and chorus list.
- Carl Broady
4-H Youth Round Up 2009 will be held June 22, 23 and 24 on the Purdue University Campus. The $160 registration fee will include dinner on Monday, breakfast on Tuesday and Wednesday, beverages on Monday and Tuesday evenings, and a t-shirt. Barrett Keene is the featured speaker this year.
Housing: This summer we will be in air-conditioned space in Shreve Hall. Band and Chorus participants will be housed in Windsor Halls. Breakfast will be served in Windsor Dining Court for all delegates.
Chaperones: Purdue University's conference housing policy states that there must be one chaperone (of the same gender) for every 10 delegates of that gender. Please make sure you remember this policy as you secure your chaperones.
Check-In:
There will be no NCR Housing form for you to complete before arrival. However, you may want to generate your own list of delegates by male and female to hand carry with you. You should be able to print your list from what you entered in ED. In your registration packet at Shreve Hall, we will have a print-out of your delegates separated by gender. This print-out will contain name, county, assigned classes, etc. You will want to record the residence hall room assignment on this print-out for your personal use before leaving station 2.
Round Up check-in procedures will be the same as last year. The check-in process will be where youth come inside the registration area with an adult and proceed through the stations.
Registration of Delegates at 4-H Round-Up
All delegates register in Shreve Hall west Activity Lounge.
Station 1:
- Leave luggage on the lawn outside of respective residence hall (unless it is raining, then there will be a designated area inside).
- Drop off items for the Ronald McDonald House Community Service Project. A van will be stationed on the Shreve Hall lawn for collection.
Station 2:
Youth delegates AND Chaperones enter residence hall with Health Form(s) at Area table:
- Turn in completed Health Form(s)
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- Chaperone assigns individuals to county block of rooms
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- Hand out pre-printed name badges. (If no name badge, send delegate/chaperone to Help Desk.)
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- Give youth lodging room assignments written down on small white card.
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- Adult records room assignments onto County Delegate print-out before proceeding to Computer Table.
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Station 3:
Computer Entry Table
- Hand data entry person small card with residence hall room number.
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- Get clearance to proceed or sent to “Help Desk” table.
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- Proceed to next station with small card in hand.
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Station 4:
Residence Hall Key Table
- Receive appropriate residence hall key.
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- Receive lanyard for key and nametag.
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Station 5:
Hand in small card with room assignment.
Pick-up:
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- Wristband w/emergency phone number
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Station 6:
Gather luggage from lawn and head to appropriate residence hall room.
Career Day
Educators and chaperones are to complete a Career Day registration form not only so that we can place you in a class of interest, but also because nametags are generated from the information on these forms. All adults will be needed to assist with leading career day groups to three one-hour class sessions. Assignments will be handed out at the chaperone meeting.
Chaperone Meeting
All adults are expected to attend the chaperone meeting in Stewart Center Room 214ABCD at 8:45 p.m. to cover housing information, career day assignments, and meet Residence Hall staff.
First Time Chaperone Meeting
First time chaperones will meet at 5:15 in Stewart Center Room 214ABCD. Chaperones should go through the supper line (tent on Memorial Mall lawn) first and take their plate to 214. First time chaperones should also plan to attend the 8:45 meeting.
Hall Supervision Assignments – To be sent on e-mail at a later date.
Dance and Movie
The location for the dance and movie have been moved to the Ross-Ade Stadium Pavilion (press box area). The Dance will happen in the Shively Room and the movie will happen in the Buchanan Room. This will be a neat experience for the young people.
Bus Parking
Buses must park in the South Remote Parking Lot, adjacent to the Campus Police Department and Transportation Garage.
Community Service Project
Don't forget that our community service project this year will again benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Snack Attack is the theme and delegates and chaperones are asked to bring snacks items to help stock the pantry at the House. The items should be brought to registration and will be collected outside Shreve Hall.
Seating in Loeb Playhouse
All general sessions will take place in Loeb Playhouse located in Stewart Center. Please instruct your delegates to sit in Loeb Playhouse by Extension Area. Extension Area signs will be placed in Loeb. Areas will sit in front of the sign that marks their area. Please tell your Round Up delegates which Extension Area their home county is in.
Check-Out
It is recommended that you have your delegates check out of their respective residence hall room and bring luggage, etc. to your room. At this time, you can collect room keys. When you return to the dorm, your group has only one room to vacate. If your bus arrives early, you can load the bus before the closing session.
Construction
The Purdue Campus is in a constant state of change - which means lots of construction. Many buildings and roads are under construction making the campus a challenge to navigate. Please do what you can to help keep everyone safe and avoid construction areas.
- Carl Broady, Laura Bossaer and Clint Rusk
Registrations are due by July 1st for the Indiana State Fair Youth Leadership Conference to be held August 4-9 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Registrations are $125 per person and may be completed electronically through ED. Payment may be submitted along with the 2009 Indiana State Fair Youth Leadership Conference Registration Form.
Download the State Fair Youth Leadership Conference Registration Form
More information about ISFYLC is available on the conference Web site: http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/isfyl.
- Steve McKinley
There will only be one trip this summer to Citizenship Washington Focus-July 3-11. The group will depart on Friday night in order to enjoy the 4th of July celebration on The Mall in Washington, DC. All delegates have been confirmed on the trip. View list here.
- Carl Broady
Youth workers for the 4-H Exhibit Buildings at State Fair have been contacted with a few spots to fill. Thanks for all your recruitment efforts, I received over 47 applications for 15-18 spots. Letters have been sent to past workers and they have responded. Letters inviting new workers were mailed May 5 to the first cut. See the list here for those who have said yes. Thanks for recruiting.
- Carl Broady
Note that special permits are required for the possession and sale of game birds (from the IDNR) and migratory (from the National Fish and Wildlife Service). Additional information is available at the shooting sports and wildlife project websites:
* www.four-h.purdue.edu/natural_resources/Projects/wildlife/
* www.four-h.purdue.edu/natural_resources/Projects/shootingsports/
- Natalie Carroll
The Purdue Collegiate 4-H Club is pleased to announce the 2009-2010 Officer Team:
President – Tyler Cotterman
Vice-President – Ashley Broady
Secretary – Amy Smith
Treasurer – Julia Wickert
Social Director – Ellen Knapke
Service Director – Jerry Weber
Publicity Director – Alicia Keller
Historian and Ag Council Representative –Kala Nicholson & Rebecca Getts
Technology Director – Nick Deutsch
Regional Coordinator – Aaron Birge
Congratulations to the following award winners for the 2008-2009 year:
Alicia Keller – Matthew E. Lee 110% Award
Leslie Byers, Amy Smith, and Sam Sporleder – Outstanding New Members
You can learn more about the Purdue Collegiate 4-H activities by visiting their Web site: http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/collegiate4h/.
- Steve McKinley
4-H Members, Adult Volunteers, and Extension Educators are invited to attend Indiana 4-H Congress. Congress will be held on Saturday, October 10 at the Hendricks County 4-H Fairgrounds. Monsanto and National 4-H Council funds will once again provide the opportunity for us to offer an adult track at 4-H Congress.
More information will be available in the coming months regarding 4-H Congress!
- Steve McKinley
4-H Animal Enrollment Due Dates
The following state 4-H animal enrollment forms are due in your office by May 15 and the State Office by June 1.
Forms
Beef Heifers
Dairy Cattle
Horse and Pony
Goat
Swine
Sheep
- Alphabetize each of the six groups of forms separately by 4-H member's last name.
- Please go ahead and send the sheep and goat enrollment forms as soon as they are complete. The retinal scans are due electronically by July 1st.
- Photos for horses/ponies must show all four feet and the face. In regards to photo quality, a reasonable person should be able to see the horse well enough in the picture to tell if the same horse is standing in front of them. Color copies of photos are acceptable, as are photos used in previous years (as long as the horse looks the same).
- Please don’t use old enrollment forms because crucial information on the back side of the forms has changed. Use only the 2009 4-H enrollment forms.
- Please check to insure the appropriate signatures are in place, so we don’t have to send forms back to you.
Rules for State Fair Entry
Large Animals: Beef, Dairy, Dairy Steers, Sheep, and Swine
Read the rules for State Fair entry on the back side of the livestock enrollment form - your blue copy.
- Before June 1, go to the Indiana State Fair website and enter on-line at: https://secure.in.gov/statefair/fairentry/(lihkp5551x0cwhyggcfsvd55)/Default.aspx
You can also obtain a “hard copy” of the 2009 Indiana State Fair 4-H Livestock Entry Form from the 4-H search page:
http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/4-H_search/4h_search.cfm In the category blank, select “Indiana State Fair” for a listing of all State Fair entry forms. The $15.00 fee is for each species you enter at the Indiana State Fair (Beef, Dairy, Dairy Steers, Sheep, and Swine).
- By June 1, a 4-H member must enter on-line or postmark a “hard copy” of the entry form and send it along with a $15.00 fee to:
Entry Department
Indiana State Fair
1202 E 38th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205-2869
- It is strongly recommended that the 4-H member secure a certificate of mailing from the Post Office if they mail in a “hard copy” of the entry form. (See “For State Fair 4-H Entry,” on the back of the enrollment form.)
- A late entry fee of $50.00 will be charged if the entry is postmarked (or submitted electronically) from June 2nd to July 31st.
- After the county fair auction, the 4-H member needs to pick up the yellow copy of the enrollment form from the Extension Office. (Auctioned animals must have a line drawn through their information on the enrollment form.) Be sure auctioned animals dual enrolled by brothers and sisters are properly marked off of all forms. Have your Extension Educator sign the form, and then hand-carry the yellow copy to the State Fair with your animals.
- An Indiana State Fair 4-H Animal Affidavit form is required for each animal entered in the 4-H beef steer, dairy steer, market lamb, gilt, and barrow shows at the State Fair. The animal affidavit can be downloaded from the following website: http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/4-H_search/4h_search.cfm or it can be picked up at the County Extension Office. The animal affidavit must be signed in the presence of a Notary Public and hand-carried with you to the registration table on the day you check-in at the Indiana State Fair.
Horses and Ponies
- By July 1st, go to the Indiana State Fair website and enter on-line at:
https://secure.in.gov/statefair/fairentry/(S(ovgrdr45mx0n45mpbikbcrz1))/Default.aspx or download the official Indiana State Fair Entry Form(s) from the 4-H website. Enter www.four-h.purdue.edu Select "State Fair" link from the black bar, then Select "Entry Forms", and a complete list of entry forms for all species will come up.
- The entry form and a $15.00 entry fee per project must be sent by July 1. Late entry fees are $50.00.
- Please refer to the premium book for more details about the number of classes youth are eligible to enter. Also, please note that for 2009, any youth entering over fences classes must either attend mandatory jumping practice as outlined in the premium book, or attend and have been certified at an IHJA 4-H Jumping clinic.
Small Animals: Boer Goats, Dairy Goats, Meat Goat Wethers, Pygmy Goats,Poultry, Rabbits, Pigeons, and Waterfowl
- By July 1st, go to the Indiana State Fair website and enter on-line at: https://secure.in.gov/statefair/fairentry/(lihkp5551x0cwhyggcfsvd55)/Default.aspx or download the official Indiana State Fair Entry Form(s) from the following website: the 4-H search page: http://www.four-h.purdue.edu/4-H_search/4h_search.cfm In the category blank, select “Indiana State Fair” for a listing of all State Fair entry forms.
- The entry form and a $15.00 entry fee per project must be sent by July 1. Late entry fees are $50.00.
Small Animals: Dogs and Cats
- Dogs – 4-H members choosing to exhibit at the State Fair Dog Show must enter by July 1st. Before July 1, go to the Indiana State Fair website and enter on-line at:
https://secure.in.gov/statefair/fairentry/(S(ovgrdr45mx0n45mpbikbcrz1))/Default.aspx You can also obtain a “hard copy” of the 2009 Indiana State Fair 4-H Dog Entry Form from the 4-H website. Enter www.four-h.purdue.edu Select State Fair, then Select Entry Forms, and a complete list of entry forms for all species will come up. Fill-out State Fair entries. The entry must be accompanied by a check for $15 made payable to the Indiana State Fair. Exhibitors will receive confirmation of their entry, and show times in the mail.
- Cats – Entries are due in the State Fair Entry Department by July 1. Before July 1, go to the Indiana State Fair website and enter on-line at: https://secure.in.gov/statefair/fairentry/(S(ovgrdr45mx0n45mpbikbcrz1))/Default.aspx You can also obtain a “hard copy” of the 2009 Indiana State Fair 4-H Cat Entry Form from the 4-H website. Enter www.four-h.purdue.edu Select State Fair, then Select Entry Forms, and a complete list of entry forms for all species will come up. Fill out State Fair entries.
- Dogs and Cats - Both must be accompanied by a Certificate of Vaccination indicating that they have had the appropriate vaccinations.
-Clint Rusk and Colleen Brady
A new 4-H and Youth website from Purdue's Department of Entomology is designed to provide Indiana's youth with a link to all of the entomological related programs offered. These include but are not limited to information on how to identify insects, how to create insect collections, special training activities, and other links of interest to youth and their leaders. It also provides sample quizzes for the Career Development Event (CDE).
- Natalie Carroll
The May “4-H Volunteer Vision” is available to download here for your use with volunteers.
- Steve McKinley
The 2009 North Central Region Volunteer Forum will be held October 1-4, in Lincoln, NE. Registration information regarding the Forum will be available in the next few weeks on the Nebraska 4-H Web site at: http://4h.unl.edu/volunteers/forum.htm
- Steve McKinley