On October 7, 2009, 4-H National Youth Science Day will give young people nationwide the opportunity to join leading scientists in experimenting with biofuels to discover which ones will lead us to a sustainable future. Be part of this opportunity to explore, learn - and have a blast - with the Biofuel Blast National Science Experiment.
Use a step-by-step animated video guide to learn how to lead and participate in this year’s National Science Experiment. This fun video, sponsored by DuPont and Pioneer, provides a great snapshot of just how easy and engaging Biofuel Blast is! Login to www.4-H.org/NYSD, then go to The Experiment to view and share with others.
Thanks to generous support from John Deere, a $400 award will be presented to one county from each state (and one U.S. territory) with the highest number of individual Biofuel Blast experiment results survey submissions between October 1st and October 30th, 2009. The awards can be used toward the implementation and promotion of science, engineering and technology programs in your county. After youth complete the experiment, make sure that they go to www.4-H.org/NYSD to fill out the survey so your county can compete for the award
In addition, of those who submit their results through the Biofuel Blast experiment survey, five youth names will be randomly selected to receive a 32GB third generation iPod touch. The five youth will also be able to designate a 4-H club, school classroom, or youth organization to receive one of the pictured Fuel Cell Car Experiment kits. Click here for official drawing rules.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Douglas County 4-H Achievement Night
Douglas County 4-H community,
Want to find out first hand who the Leader of the Year is? How about clubs where all members have 100% completion? How Douglas County 4-H members did at state fair?
Come to our annual 4-H Achievement Night on Wednesday, October 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Events Center on the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Celebrate how accomplished our members are here in Douglas County! We need lots of people to cheer and clap.
Want to find out first hand who the Leader of the Year is? How about clubs where all members have 100% completion? How Douglas County 4-H members did at state fair?
Come to our annual 4-H Achievement Night on Wednesday, October 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Events Center on the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Celebrate how accomplished our members are here in Douglas County! We need lots of people to cheer and clap.
Resume workshop hosted by Douglas County 4-H
Douglas County 4-H members,
We're hosting a resume workshop on October 15 at the Extension office. RSVP no later than October 12th! Take a look at this flyer.
We're hosting a resume workshop on October 15 at the Extension office. RSVP no later than October 12th! Take a look at this flyer.
Extension agents and 4-H volunteer leaders invited to the Colorado 4-H Gala!
Douglas County 4-H leaders, here's an invitation straight from the Colorado state 4-H office!
"This special invitation is being extended to all Extension agents and 4-H volunteer leaders to attend the 2009 Colorado 4-H Gala. The Gala will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2009, 6:15 p.m. at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The two-fold purpose of the Gala is to 1) promote and support the Science, Engineering and Technology aspects of the Colorado 4-H program and 2) to help expand the 4-H organized club program in Denver County.
The State 4-H office and the Colorado 4-H Foundation are extending a special offer to agents and 4-H leaders. Buy one ticket for $200, and you can bring a guest for free! To take advantage of this great offer please contact Bill Gargan, Colorado 4-H Foundation assistant, at 970-491-2768 by September 1. It will be a great night with a very exciting program with many movers and shakers in attendance. We hope to see you there!"
"This special invitation is being extended to all Extension agents and 4-H volunteer leaders to attend the 2009 Colorado 4-H Gala. The Gala will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2009, 6:15 p.m. at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The two-fold purpose of the Gala is to 1) promote and support the Science, Engineering and Technology aspects of the Colorado 4-H program and 2) to help expand the 4-H organized club program in Denver County.
The State 4-H office and the Colorado 4-H Foundation are extending a special offer to agents and 4-H leaders. Buy one ticket for $200, and you can bring a guest for free! To take advantage of this great offer please contact Bill Gargan, Colorado 4-H Foundation assistant, at 970-491-2768 by September 1. It will be a great night with a very exciting program with many movers and shakers in attendance. We hope to see you there!"
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
4-H Public Service Announcement regarding SET program
Douglas County 4-H, take a look at this 4-H Public Service Announcement posted to YouTube. This spot is part of 4-H's Science, Engineering & Technology program and campaign - dedicated to preparing 1 million new young people to excel in science, engineering, and technology by 2013.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Collegiate 4-H Shadow Program in Colorado
The collegiate 4-H Shadow Program, October 8-10, 2009, is for high school sophomores to seniors who are interested in seeing what college life is like in a safe setting. Participants will attend class with a collegiate 4-H member, visit with the admissions office, get a tour of CSU, and see all that CSU has to offer.
They will arrive Thursday, October 8 in the evening, participate in icebreakers and get to know you games, spend the night with one of the collegiate 4-H members, attend classes, tours and information sessions on Friday. On Friday evening we will attend the CSU homecoming bonfire and festivities, and then Saturday participants will have the choice of attending a CSU football game or just heading home.
The only cost for participants will be meals and any extra spending money as all other activities will be free. If interested please fill out the registration form along with a health form and code of conduct form.
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me at colostate4h@yahoo.com or call 719-760-0765. Thanks! – Autumn Sheridan, CSU Collegiate 4-H President
They will arrive Thursday, October 8 in the evening, participate in icebreakers and get to know you games, spend the night with one of the collegiate 4-H members, attend classes, tours and information sessions on Friday. On Friday evening we will attend the CSU homecoming bonfire and festivities, and then Saturday participants will have the choice of attending a CSU football game or just heading home.
The only cost for participants will be meals and any extra spending money as all other activities will be free. If interested please fill out the registration form along with a health form and code of conduct form.
If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me at colostate4h@yahoo.com or call 719-760-0765. Thanks! – Autumn Sheridan, CSU Collegiate 4-H President
Thursday, September 3, 2009
4-H According to Mary
4-H is a program in which young people and adults alike learn a variety of life lessons. Over the years as a 4-Her, a 4-H leader, a 4-H parent, and a 4-H Agent, I have discovered a multitude of lessons. Some have been comical, some heart-wrenching, some heart-warming, but all have had a part in making me who I am.
Throughout the 2009-10 year in 4-H, I plan to share several of the stories that have a lesson (or moral, as you will). As members, leaders, and parents, you may not agree with my evaluations of each event, but they all help me put 4-H in perspective. So here goes with the first installation of “4-H According to Mary.”
With county fair just finished, the following story seems fitting. This one is from the “parent” standpoint.
It was 1993 and my eight year old daughter had prepared for her first county fair in Kansas. She had worked so hard in perfecting the skill of making a quick bread that everyone in the neighborhood had fresh baked lemon nut bread over the course of the summer. Of course she had saved the best looking loaf to enter in local county fair. Even though I was her mother, as a foods judge I can tell you that the bread looked nearly perfect – EXCEPT to the judge.
Now I don’t know from whence they uncovered this judge, but my bet is that she was a last minute fill-in who had never judged foods before – at least not quick breads! I heard the entire interview as I stood about six feet in back of my daughter. When the judge said, “Honey, this quick bread is wonderful, but it shouldn’t have this crack down the middle of the top crust,” I think I almost sucked all the air out of that building. (For those of you that don’t know the characteristics of a good quick bread, it should have a crack down the middle.)
When that kid, who had worked so hard and learned so much, came back to me with tears in her eyes and asked, “Mom, isn’t my bread supposed to look like that,” I said, “Yes.” It was difficult to explain to an eight year old that just because you do a good job, you don’t always get credit for your skills. But in this case, I explained, everything was not lost because she did learn a lot in the project and, ultimately, she knew more about quick breads than the adult judge!
Yes, that white ribbon was not a prized piece of memorabilia in the Baldwin household, but my child took more away from the experience than a tangible decoration that has long ago been discarded.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Ribbons lose their luster, but knowledge can never be lost.
Throughout the 2009-10 year in 4-H, I plan to share several of the stories that have a lesson (or moral, as you will). As members, leaders, and parents, you may not agree with my evaluations of each event, but they all help me put 4-H in perspective. So here goes with the first installation of “4-H According to Mary.”
With county fair just finished, the following story seems fitting. This one is from the “parent” standpoint.
It was 1993 and my eight year old daughter had prepared for her first county fair in Kansas. She had worked so hard in perfecting the skill of making a quick bread that everyone in the neighborhood had fresh baked lemon nut bread over the course of the summer. Of course she had saved the best looking loaf to enter in local county fair. Even though I was her mother, as a foods judge I can tell you that the bread looked nearly perfect – EXCEPT to the judge.
Now I don’t know from whence they uncovered this judge, but my bet is that she was a last minute fill-in who had never judged foods before – at least not quick breads! I heard the entire interview as I stood about six feet in back of my daughter. When the judge said, “Honey, this quick bread is wonderful, but it shouldn’t have this crack down the middle of the top crust,” I think I almost sucked all the air out of that building. (For those of you that don’t know the characteristics of a good quick bread, it should have a crack down the middle.)
When that kid, who had worked so hard and learned so much, came back to me with tears in her eyes and asked, “Mom, isn’t my bread supposed to look like that,” I said, “Yes.” It was difficult to explain to an eight year old that just because you do a good job, you don’t always get credit for your skills. But in this case, I explained, everything was not lost because she did learn a lot in the project and, ultimately, she knew more about quick breads than the adult judge!
Yes, that white ribbon was not a prized piece of memorabilia in the Baldwin household, but my child took more away from the experience than a tangible decoration that has long ago been discarded.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Ribbons lose their luster, but knowledge can never be lost.
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