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Oregon 4-H Newsletter

For JANUARY 2006

	New for January........
	Greeting from the State Leader
	Calendar
	4-H Afterschool **
	Ag in the Classroom
	Older Youth
	Recognition *
	Staff Development *
	Volunteer Development *
	World Citizenship
	* contains attached files
	click here for a printable, text-only version

Greeting from the State Leader

A Look Ahead to 2006

I am not exactly sure why the beginning of a new year triggers a response in all of us to make lists. Maybe its because we need to think of ways to keep track of all of the things that we decided would keep "until the new year." Perhaps it is because we see thing that we want to do differently and it is time to make "resolutions" to change. Well, after years and years of not holding to my New Year's resolutions, I decided on only two. They are getting my Christmas decorations down by March 1 and painting my office. So instead of resolutions, what I have compiled below is a list of things that I plan to devote time to in the first half of 2006. I believe focused attention to these items is critical to keeping 4-H relevant in an ever changing world. So here they are.

• Support the process of becoming a "teaching" department as well and an "Extension" department as we teach our first classes in the Education Double Degree.
• Expand our work in 4-H Technology Education as we replicate our local success in this area. We will kick off that effort with our 4-H Technology Education Summit on January 20.
• Continue to strategize ways to better support residential 4-H camping programs at the Oregon 4-H Center through staffing, programming, and marketing. We need to offer more "4-H products" at the Center.
• Ensure that faculty and staff who conduct outreach programs for Latino audiences are adequately supported and recognized.
• Look for ways for older youth to engage in meaningful community roles. Using a community youth development approach, young people can support their own growth and development as they make their communities better places to live. We are very excited about our new "Coastal Futures" project.
  

I am also very pleased to let you know that Lillian Larwood will continue to work with our 4-H team on a post-retirement appointment. In the immediate future she will provide leadership to global education and retain the position of Assistant 4-H Program Leader. She will continue to advise me on key administrative issues and provide support to the promotion and tenure process.

~ Roger Rennekamp

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Calendar

(click "Calendar" to go to State 4-H Calendar)

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4-H Afterschool

The results are in for the national 4-H Afterschool Survey.

Approximately 40% of the Cooperative Extension System county-based 4-H offices reported. The results indicate that 4 H developed an unprecedented 8,567 collaborations in 50 states and two U.S. Territories (Guam and Puerto Rico) that indirectly impacted 404,917 youth. In addition, 3,293 4-H Clubs have been organized in after-school settings since September 1, 2004. This represents a more than 200% increase over the previous year.

The actual results by question from the survey are as follows:

404,917 Number of youth reached in 4-H Afterschool
12,249 Number of afterschool staff trained
8,957 Number of 4-H Volunteers trained in 4-H Afterschool programming
3,445 Number of Extension staff trained and worked with in 4-H
4,856 Number of 4-H Afterschool Clubs in your County/Parrish
3,293 Number of 4-H Afterschool Clubs organized since Sept. 1, 2004
8,697 Total number of after-school sites receiving 4-H support
3,324 Of the sites reported in question 9, how many are new?
$ 14,111,180 Amount of financial support (cash) provided by CES
$ 9,939,415 Amount of financial support (in-kind) provided by CES
8,567 Number of collaborators involved in the 4-HAS program past year

Total surveys entered to date: 899

Thanks to everyone who completed the survey!

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Ag in the Classroom

January 2006 Calendar Picture

.Curtis W. " Grade 1, Rockville School " Teacher: Rena Uhalde

You will find daily agricultural facts with student artwork on our website at http://AITC.oregonstate.edu. The following are a few January 2006 Calendar Facts:

• January is National Hot Tea Month
• January is Oatmeal Month
• Maple syrup is only produced in North America
• The primary ingredient in bubble gum is pine tree sap
• A tree produces about 120 pounds of oxygen a year
• Sheep's wool is the only source of lanolin
• The sound a sheep makes is a bleat
• One cord of wood will yield 7.5 million toothpicks
  
  

Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Receives Ag Connection Award
Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation was proud to receive the Ag Connection Award during the recent Agri-Business Council of Oregon's Denim and Diamonds Gala and Auction. This award is given in recognition of an outstanding job connecting the public with agriculture. Oregon AITC continues to strive to teach young people about the importance of agriculture to Oregon's economy and way of life.

Pendleton Round-Up Association Purchases Get Oregonized
The Round-Up Association purchased Get Oregonized history books for each 4th grade classroom in Morrow and Umatilla Counties. The books were presented to the schools during a media event in November. For more details on how to purchase Get Oregonized visit the AITC website
http://AITC.oregonstate.edu

~ Tami Kerr, Program Director (541) 737-8629
~ Cathy McClaughry, Education Assistant (541) 737-1318

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Older Youth

Hi All!

Katie Ouzounian has forwarded me the press release below from the Youth Council's Make a Difference Day. The release went to USA Today. Thank you to Katie and the Youth Council/Ambassador partnership that made this possible. Let's not forget Elaine Schrumpf in the State 4-H Office, without whom this project never would have been possible. Along with coming up with the project ideas, she also helped county groups with resources for their projects. Thank you all, you did a very nice job and you have touched many people with your generosity.

Thank you very much and have a great holiday! Please feel free to contact me with questions about Make a Difference Day, The Youth Council, or the Ambassador Program.

~ Lester Oehler

Oregon 4-H Sewing Project
Make a Difference Day
October 22, 2005

The Oregon 4-H Sewing Project for Make a Difference Day 2005 was organized by the Oregon 4-H State Youth Council. The Youth Council is comprised of one youth representative, grades 9-12, from about half the counties in Oregon. The Youth Council organized this project to encourage 4-H and community members to give back to their communities.

Each county in Oregon was given basic information on the Youth Council's Make a Difference Day project. It was made clear that the project had to take place on October 22, and also needed to be sewing-centered. Otherwise, most planning was left up to individual counties. This allowed 4-H members in individual counties to identify needs in their own communities, and to plan a project that would help satisfy those needs.

Eleven counties participated in our project. Items produced included stuffed animals, blankets, pillows and pillowcases, scarves, baby clothes, and hats. Products were donated to a variety of community organizations. One county made 40 drawstring backpacks, which were filled with personal items donated by the community. The backpacks were delivered personally by the county's 4-H Extension Agent to St. Landry Evangeline United Way in Louisiana, where they will be given to victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Though the items produced and donation sites vary, our project will have a lasting impact for two reasons. First, the people we help will be more able contribute to their communities and our world in a positive way. Second, by giving to others, the youth involved in this activity have learned a valuable lesson. They have learned not only the importance of community service, but also that the greatest gifts are received by those doing the giving.

This project involved 240 people across Oregon working towards one common goal on the same day. They were able to produce 578 items. This would have taken one person many long hours to accomplish, but by working together, we were able to help a large amount of people in a small amount of time. As the children involved in this project continue to give to others, they will make a lasting impact on our world.

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Recognition

Announcing the 2006 Beekeeping Essay Contest:

"Honey Bees in Art and Culture"

The 4-H Beekeeping Essay is a great opportunity for 4-H members to research and write about honey bees. Cash prizes of $250, $100 and $50 will be awarded to the 3 top winners. 4-H members can also use the information they gather to make an educational display for the fair. Essay contestants are not required to be enrolled in a 4-H beekeeping project.

For detailed essay contest information, please check the American Beekeeping Federation website http://www.abfnet.org/

Essays are due to the State 4-H office by February 1, 2006

~ Helen Pease

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Staff Development

2006 NAE4-HA Proposals - DEADLINE JANUARY 15, 2006

Now is the time to be thinking about submitting proposals to teach at the 2006 NAE4-HA Conference. The Conference will be held October 22-26 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Complete details are located at: http://4h.uwex.edu/nae4ha/about/proposals.cfm

~ Lillian Larwood

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Volunteer Development

National Volunteer Week
April 23-29 2006

Older Youth Leadership Opportunity

Eight older youth (grades 10-12 when they serve) are needed to serve a one-year term on the Oregon 4-H Leaders Association Executive Council. All counties are encouraged to make nominations. Youth members will serve at two meetings a year beginning in the fall (first meeting) and spring of the next year (second meeting). To nominate a teen, the attached application form needs to be completed and submitted to the State 4-H Office before March 1, 2005. Youth on the current Council may be nominated for another term, if still in high school and active in 4-H during the year of service.

If you have any questions, please call.

~ Mona Easley

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Oregon 4-H Leaders Association
Seeking Nominations

The Oregon 4-H Leaders Association is seeking nominations for Executive Council members from the following districts:

District I: Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Clackamas, Washington counties: two members are needed

District II: Marion, Polk, Yamhill, Benton, Lane, Lincoln, Linn counties: one member is needed

District III: Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Joesphine counties: two members are needed

District V: Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson (Includes Warm Springs), Klamath, Lake counties: two members are needed

District VI: Baker, Union, Wallowa, Harney, Grant, Malheur counties: one member is needed

These are three-year terms that will start in the fall of 2005. To nominate an individual, please complete the attached application form and send it to the State 4-H Office before March 1, 2006.

~ Mona Easley

Link to Nomination Form

Western Regional 4-H Leaders’ Forum – Salt Lake City, Utah

January 6th is the deadline for sending the registration forms for the Regular Registration deadline of $260. Send them to me at the State Office and we will forward them to the Utah Forum. So far we have a delegation of 21 people from Oregon. If you know of volunteers who have registered from your county that did not send the forms through our office, please contact me. We have made reservations for the States Night Out dinner and want to contact them to include them in the count. WRLF will be held March 1-5, 2006 at the Sheraton City Centre.

~ Mona Easley

Oregon 4-H Leaders’ Forum – Enterprise, Oregon

January 15th is the deadline for sending Workshop Proposal Forms to the State Office for teaching workshops at the Oregon Leaders’ Forum in Wallowa County on April 7-8, 2006. The Forum will be located at the Wallowa County Fairgrounds so there will be a covered arena for horse or livestock workshops. This is an added bonus that we have not had available for many years at the Forum. There will be lots of space/rooms for workshops, so please encourage your volunteer leaders/staff to send in workshop proposals. The Leaders’ Association Selection Committee will be meeting shortly after this deadline.

Please send the proposal forms to me at the State Office. If you have questions regarding either of the Leaders’ Forums please call or email me.

~ Mona Easley

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WORLD CITIZENSHIP

Host Family Recruitment Begins

The Volunteer County Coordinators who work with the Inbound Japanese program have begun to recruit host families for the summer of 2006. For those of you working with these great volunteers, we appreciate your continued support. If you do not have a Volunteer Coordinator in your county, but know of families that would like to host, please contact Lillian Larwood for more information.

We are also beginning recruitment for host families for the FLEX program. We are searching for families who would be interested in hosting a student for a year of high school. These students are from the NIS countries (former Soviet Union) and are ages 16-18. They usually have excellent English. This is a scholarship program and the students go through a very selective process. Families do not have to have children the same age to host (nor do they even have to have children). If you know of interested families or would like more information, please contact Lillian Larwood.

We are always accepting applications to host our IFYE (International 4-H Youth Exchange) representatives. IFYE delegates are between the ages of 19-30 and stay with host families three weeks. The IFYE program in Oregon occurs from June through December. Contact Lillian Larwood for more information

~ Lillian Larwood

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