Adult Leader Association 2010‐2011 President‐Tracy Smith Vice President‐Dale Tilton Secretary‐Jim McCullough Treasurer‐Cathy Wilson Council Delegate‐Nancy Atwood Business Location 200 Taylor St., Ste. 500 Fort Worth, Tx 76196 Mailing Address Tarrant County 4‐H P. O. Box 1540 Fort Worth, Tx 76101‐1540 Phone: 817‐884‐1291 Fax: 817‐884‐1941 E‐mail: [email protected][email protected]Website: http://tarrant.tamu.edu Click on 4‐H Contact Tarrant County 4‐H Tarrant County 4‐H Leadership Inside this issue: CLOVER CORNER Co. Council & Adult Ldr. Parking Changes at Office Award Banquet 2 CONTEST & NEWS Recordbook Contest Record Book Categories 3 AWARDS County Awards Adult Awards Scholarships 4 AWARDS OVERVIEW 5 CAMPS Summer Camps 6 CAMPS & NEWS Summer Camps Cont. Golf Challenge Membership Update 7-8 CHEERS County Dog Show District Roundup County Horse Show Public Speaking Wkshp. Project Show 8-10 BARN TALK WITH KEN Lamb & Goat Camp Summer Validations District Horse Show 11 CALENDAR OF EVENTS 12 4‐H County Council 2010‐2011 President‐Grady Bruton Vice President‐Adam Harrison Secretary‐Makenna Ruder Historian‐Tressa Watkins Reporter‐Amanda Roach Parliamentarian‐Ashley Rolston Council Delegate‐Kate Atwood For more information about 4‐H Projects, opportunities, programs, or activities, please call 817‐884‐1291 or visit us at 200 Taylor Street, Suite 500 (building entrance faces Bur‐ nett Street). Cindy Bryant County Extension Agent 4‐H Tarrant County 4‐H Educational programs of Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age or natural origin. The Texas A&M University System, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating. 4-H Cloverleaf June/July 2011 Happy 4th of July!
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Adult Leader Association
2010‐2011
President‐Tracy Smith
Vice President‐Dale Tilton
Secretary‐Jim McCullough
Treasurer‐Cathy Wilson
Council Delegate‐Nancy Atwood
Business Location
200 Taylor St., Ste. 500 Fort Worth, Tx 76196
Mailing Address
Tarrant County 4‐H P. O. Box 1540 Fort Worth, Tx 76101‐1540
CHEERS County Dog Show District Roundup County Horse Show Public Speaking Wkshp. Project Show
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BARN TALK WITH KEN Lamb & Goat Camp Summer Validations District Horse Show
11
CALENDAR OF EVENTS 12
4‐H County Council
2010‐2011
President‐Grady Bruton
Vice President‐Adam Harrison
Secretary‐Makenna Ruder
Historian‐Tressa Watkins
Reporter‐Amanda Roach
Parliamentarian‐Ashley Rolston
Council Delegate‐Kate Atwood
For more information about 4‐H Projects, opportunities, programs, or activities, please call 817‐884‐1291 or visit us at 200 Taylor Street, Suite 500 (building entrance faces Bur‐nett Street).
Cindy Bryant
County Extension Agent 4‐H Tarrant County 4‐H
Educational programs of Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age or natural origin. The Texas A&M University System, U. S. Department of Agriculture, and the County Commissioners Courts of Texas Cooperating.
4-H Cloverleaf June/July 2011
Happy 4th of July!
The 4‐H Youth County Council meet‐ings are open to 4‐H members age 9 and older. Meetings provide opportu‐nities for youth to meet, share ideas, plan, and implement activities with other youth throughout the county. Each club is encouraged to send 2—3 representatives to each meeting. Club representatives typically include the President and 1—2 Council Dele‐gates.
The next County Council Meeting will be Monday, August 22, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.
Likewise, the Adult Leader Associa‐tion meetings provide an opportunity for adult volunteers to meet, discuss ideas, and plan and implement activi‐ties that support the youth of the county. Each club is encouraged to send up to 3 adults to serve as voting representatives. Contact the office for additional details and meeting dates.
Don’t forget to mark your calendars and save the date of Friday, August 12, for this year’s County Award Ban‐quet. This is a fun family event which recognizes the youth throughout the county for their record book achieve‐ments and service during the year. The event will be conducted at the Resource Connection, located at 2300 Circle Drive, in Fort Worth.
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County Council & Adult Leader Meetings
only for volunteers serving in a volun‐teer capacity which promotes the mission of the county.
This definition would include volun‐teers who are attending volunteer training, judging, serving on commit‐tees, submitting paperwork or drop‐ping off/picking up items such as checks, awards, etc. for only their family.
The parking policy for visitors after 6:00 p.m. currently remains un‐changed. The parking entrance gate will be opened at 6:00 p.m. The park‐ing exit gate will be opened at 6:30 p.m.
Parking meters are available on streets around and adjacent to the building.
In order to comply with the Tarrant County parking policy our office will no longer be able to validate all park‐ing on the surface lot adjacent to the Tarrant County Plaza building, in which the 4‐H office is located.
Our office will continue to validate parking for those serving in a volun‐teer capacity between the hours of 7:00 am‐6:00 pm. During those hours, the policy permits validation
Parking Changes for the Extension Office
County Awards Banquet
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Recordbook Categories Cont.
County Recordbooks due June 20th
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Recordbook Categories for 2011 Please note the addition of some new recordbook categories.
Aquatic Science
Beef
Citizenship & Civic Education
Clothing & Textiles
Comm. & Exp. Arts‐Open
Conservation of Natural Resources
Consumer & Family Science‐Open
Consumer Education
Dairy
Energy Management
Entomology
Environmental Science‐Open
Family Life
Food & Nutrition
Forestry
Gardening & Horticulture
Goat
Health
Healthy Lifestyles‐Open
Horse
Housing & Home Environment
Leadership
Personal Development/Ldr.‐Open
Photography
Plant & Soil Science
Plants & Animal‐Open
Poultry
Public Speaking
Rabbit
Range Management
Recreation
Safety
Science & Technology
Sheep
Shooting Sports
Sportfishing
Swine
Veterinary Science
Wildlife & Fisheries
Suggested categories for additional projects:
Field & Stream‐Environmental Science
Performing Arts; Creative Arts, Visual Arts‐Communication & Expressive Arts or Recreation
Global Education & Awareness‐Citizenship; Personal Dev./Ldr.‐Open Entrepreneurship‐Personal Dev/Ldr. Or Consumer Education
Toastmaster‐Public Speaking or Lead‐ership or Personal Dev.
Record books are a record of what a member has learned and accom‐plished in a 4‐H year. It includes re‐cords on project learning experiences, activities, and accomplishments. It also displays information on leader‐ship and community service. Included in the book is a 4‐H story, coupled with photos showing the youth in ac‐tion.
The submission of a record book is an accomplishment that also qualifies members to apply for advanced awards.
The County Record books will be due in the Extension office by June 20.
Please go to the 4‐H website and look under Current Events for all the forms and information regarding the Recordbook Contest.
Adult Leader Scholarships
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County Awards The County 4‐H Awards program is designed to recognize 4‐H members for their progress work, leadership, and personal growth and develop‐ment. It is not necessary to have won top honors with a project to receive a county award!
Often, a member who has never won first place but has consistently done a good job and placed well, will have completed the most outstanding pro‐ject. Remember, aspects of learning, teaching others, leadership, and personal growth are important too.
A completed record book or 4‐H memory book and an application are required to apply for these awards.
Gold Star (Sr.’s only)
Danforth (Sr.’s only)
4‐H Letterman (Sr.’s only)
4‐H Honor Roll
4‐H Rookie
Outstanding New Member
Junior Achiever
Intermediate Achiever
Senior Achiever
their adult lives.
The Distinguished Service Award is presented to a person who has made outstanding contributions to our 4‐H program through their involvement and leadership.
The Friend of 4‐H Award is presented to a group, business, or individual that has contributed to the develop‐
ment of the overall 4‐H program in Tarrant County.
Recipients may receive each award only once.
Please submit your nominations by email or fax.
Nomination forms are located on the website, under Current Events.
Nominations are being accepted until July 1, for the volunteer awards listed below.
The Alumni Award recognizes adult former 4‐H*ers who have made sig‐nificant achievements in their com‐munities. Consideration is given to individuals who demonstrated an outstanding record of achievement as a 4‐H member and who have shown evidence of the influence of 4‐H in
Tarrant Adult Awards
You may pick up an application when you turn in your recordbook or access them at the 4‐H website under Cur‐rent Events.
Applications are due to the 4‐H office on June 22, 2011.
Interviews for awards will be on June 27, 2011 .
Awards will be presented at the Tar‐rant County 4‐H Awards Banquet.
Attention: High School Juniors & Seniors
The Tarrant 4‐H Adult Leaders Associa‐tion plans to award the following scholarships this year. The purpose of the scholarships is to award Tarrant County 4‐H members for outstanding participation in 4‐H activities.
The Mark Green Memorial Scholarship was established in 2008, for the pur‐pose of helping the youth of Tarrant
County 4‐H who have established themselves as avid 4‐H members. Mark was an ardent 4‐H participant from the time he was a youth. He resonated the values he instilled in the youth of 4‐H.
The Millie Hurst Memorial Scholarship was endowed in 1993 for the purpose of helping those youth” who do the most work in the 4‐H program.” Millie was and active leader who encour‐
aged youth to actively pursue their goals.
The application and eligibility require‐ments are posted to the website, un‐der “Current Events”.
The application deadline has been ex‐tended to June 14 at 5:00 p.m. All ap‐plications must be received in the 4‐H office by that time.
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County 4-H Awards Overview
Club members who submit a completed recordbook for the current year are encouraged to ap‐ply for the county awards. Youth may apply for multiple awards (criterion‐based, community service, and merit based), depending upon guidelines.
Below is a brief overview. Applications are available online at http://tarrant.tamu.edu (click on 4‐H, then Current Events) or from the 4‐H office. They must be submitted to the 4‐H office by the deadline, June 22, 2011. (Always keep a copy for yourself.)
Criterion‐based Awards
Award Junior Intermediate Senior Application Process Special Rules
Rookie Application Checklist‐Rookie 1st Year Member
Honor Roll —‐ Application Checklist‐Honor Roll
Letterman — — Application Checklist‐Letterman
Community Service * Submit Copy of Service Log
Award Junior Intermediate Senior Application Process Special Rules
Outstanding New Member 1) Application‐County Awards 2) Interview
1st Year Member
Achievement 1) Application‐County Awards
2) Interview
Eligible once per age level
Danforth — — 1) Application‐County Awards
2) Interview
Eligible to receive once
Gold Star — — 1) Application‐County Awards
2) Supplement‐Gold Star
3) Interview
Eligible to receive once
**See additional require‐ments
Merit‐based Awards
Due
June 22, 2011
*Community Service Award
Youth keep a log of volunteer service activities (up to the last 12 months). The log should indicate the date, type of ser‐vice, location, number of hours, and supervisor’s initials. Each session of service must be entered on a separate line. Do not group several sessions together.
**Gold Star Award
The Gold Star Award is the highest county achievement award and will be awarded only once in a member’s 4‐H ca‐reer. Candidates will be at least 15 years of age, with 3 years of 4‐H membership, having completed a minimum of 3 projects, and demonstrated leadership. Please refer to the Gold Star Award Requirements for additional information.
This camp is perfect for those foodies who want to enhance their skills while exploring new opportunities. Campers will be able to tape their own cooking show and participate in a Chef’s Food Challenge. Subject focus topics in‐clude: Kitchen Safety and Breads, All About Desserts, Get Your Fruits & Veg‐gies, 4‐H Healthy Lifestyles, and Man‐ners and Etiquette.
This is an Inclusive Camp, created to promote an environment for all youth. It is specially designed for youth (ages 9‐21) with a variety of special needs including, but not limited to, autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intel‐lectual disabilities, visual impairments, and hearing impairments. Campers are able to enjoy nature while partici‐pating in fun activities.
This camp is designed especially for youth ages 9‐13 and provides oppor‐tunities to meet new friends, develop new skills, and learn how to work with others. Activities include: Swimming, canoeing, archery, climbing and rap‐pelling, and more!
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Chef at Camp
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ULTRA Leadership Camp
The Texas 4‐H Center, located on beautiful Lake Brownwood, provides children with the chance to develop character, learn valuable life skills, make new friends, and discover new interests. Finding the right camp for your child is as important as helping them find the right college! Annually, five or more sessions are offered each summer for youth ages 9 to age 18, 4‐H membership is NOT required for most camps. The 4‐H Center is ac‐
credited by American Camp Associa‐tion.
Specialty camps include the normal camp activities, such as teambuilding, swimming, kayaking/canoeing, etc. but also include experiences in spe‐cialty areas. Starting with the next few articles are a few of the specialty camps offered for the summer of 2011.
Summer Camp Opportunities 2011
Each summer, District IV 4‐H offers a leadership camp for youth ages 13‐19. This camp is called ULTRA Leadership Camp, and will be conducted June 28‐20 at Lone Oak Retreat, in Gainesville, TX.
Participants will have an opportunity to participate in specialized workshops in their choice of topics, such as Culi‐nary Arts, Leadership, Natural Re‐sources, Media/Technology, Clothing & Textiles, and Theatre Arts. Addition‐ally, they may be involved in team‐work and leadership activities, swim‐ming, games, and activities.
At this camp, officer candidates for the 2011‐2012 year will campaign and an election will be conducted.
Registration will be conducted through 4‐H Connect, beginning May 7. Campers will be accepted on a 1st come 1st served basis. The cost for the event is $134.
Mission Possible Prime Time
As the name indicates, the focus of this camp is geared on technology. In addition to the traditional camp activi‐ties, campers may participate in activi‐ties such as robotics, stop motion ani‐mation, and video game creation.
The objective of SpecTra is for youth to enhance project knowledge, ex‐plore careers, expand leadership skills, and strengthen their confidence. Eve‐nings are dedicated to college and/or workforce preparation. It is about “life after high school”! Campers se‐lect one of the following as their pro‐ject area of focus for the camp: Culi‐nary Arts, Entomology, Creative Lead‐ership, Meat Science, Speaking Your Way to Success, or Global and Cultural Education.
The Texas 4‐H Conference Center of‐fers a variety of opportunities geared towards all ages and interests of youth…...general camps, specialty camps, and more! There truly is some‐thing for everyone!
Additional information on camp op‐portunities and registration dates can be located on their website:
http://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu/
able knowledge in the areas of sports nutrition, golf course and turf grass management, and the rules and eti‐quette of golf.
The Southern Region Golf Challenge will take place on June‐20‐21, 2011 in College Station, Texas, registration ends on June 6th.
For more information regarding this event visit the State 4‐H website at:
The Texas 4‐H and Youth Develop‐ment Program is pleased to an‐nounce the Texas 4‐H Golf Challenge. The Texas 4‐H Golf Challenge was developed by county Extension agents, 4‐H Specialists, and others to provide youth the opportunity to compete in an outdoor sporting event. While competing, youth also have the opportunity to gain invalu‐
membership fee for all youth club members.
Beginning with the Fall enrollment, each youth member (except Clover Kids) will be assessed a $25 fee. (There will be a $5 discount for enrollments that are processed be‐fore Oct. 31.)
The Administrators of Texas AgriLife Extension Service have announced a Partial Cost Recovery Initia‐tive. Faced with upcoming budget reductions, the purpose of the cost recovery effort is to help sustain the agency’s program delivery capacity.
As part of the initiative, they have decided to assess an annual 4‐H
Families who anticipate needing financial assistance with this fee are encouraged to contact Cindy Bryant at the 4‐H office.
The District IV 4‐H Horse Show will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, June 21st and 22nd, at the Hopkins County Civic Center, in Sulphur Springs, TX.
All entry for the District IV 4‐H Horse Show will be done on 4‐H Connect between May 9th and May 27th.
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District Horse Show
Barn Talk With Ken
Aggieland Lamb & Goat Camp
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Summer Validations
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This camp is a 3 day program dedi‐cated to teaching parents and stu‐dents the fundamentals of feeding, nutrition, health, facilities, selec‐tion, and showmanship.
The Lamb Camp will take place on July 15‐17, 2011 and the Goat Camp will take place on July 22‐24, 2011, these camps will be hosted in
“A dog may be man’s best friend, but the horse wrote history.”
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State Steer, State Fair Lamb & Goat and State Fair Swine Validations will all take place on June 28, 2011 from 3‐6 p.m. at the Grapevine Ag Barn at 3223 Mustang Dr., Grapevine, Texas .
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Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid, services, or accommodation in order to participate in meetings or events are encouraged to contact Cindy Bryant CEA‐4‐H at 817‐884‐1291 ten days prior to the event .
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June
13‐17 Texas 4‐H Roundup
14 Adult Leader Scholarships due
21‐22 District IV Horse Show
20 County Record Books Due
22 County Award Applications due
27 County Award Interviews
28 Validations
28‐30 District IV 4‐H ULTRA Leadership
July
1 Adult Award Nominations due
1 District Recordbooks due
23‐30 State 4‐H Horse Show 23‐30 State Horse Show
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