Hey Douglas County 4-H,
For those of you using Facebook - and I know there are quite a few! - you might be interested to know that CSU has their own Extension Fan Page on Facebook.
If you are already a Facebook user, it's easy to become a fan of the their page. Then you'll get all kinds of state extension updates, be able to see event and people pictures, and see links to interesting information.
Check it out.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Douglas County 4-H projects: where to find the 2010 list and project descriptions
Douglas County 4-H,
We've all been madly re-enrolling for the last several weeks. Do you remember where to find the 2010 project list? Or how to get to the project descriptions on the state website? That information is on the website. Take a look at these links:
Project list: http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/douglas/4h_files/projectinfo.htm
Project descriptions on the state website - scroll down to middle of page: http://www.colorado4h.org/project_resources/index.shtml
We've all been madly re-enrolling for the last several weeks. Do you remember where to find the 2010 project list? Or how to get to the project descriptions on the state website? That information is on the website. Take a look at these links:
Project list: http://www.coopext.colostate.edu/douglas/4h_files/projectinfo.htm
Project descriptions on the state website - scroll down to middle of page: http://www.colorado4h.org/project_resources/index.shtml
Monday, November 16, 2009
“Colorado 4-H - Ready for Another 100 Years” Artwork Contest
Colorado 4-H members, we need your help! 2010 marks the 100th year of Colorado 4-H and we are looking for 4-H members to submit artwork that will be used to help promote 4-H throughout the year. The selected design will be professionally rendered as it will be used for 100th year celebration materials including brochures, promotion materials, etc.
Artwork Guidelines:
· Artwork must fit on standard size paper (8 ½ by 11)
· Artwork may have up to four colors
· Artwork must include the words “Colorado 4-H Ready for Another 100 Years”
· Electronic artwork (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher, etc.) is preferred, but hand drawn artwork will also be accepted.
Send your artwork to the State 4-H office, 2E University Square, 4040 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-4040 by Thursday, December 31, 2009. Please contact the State 4-H office at 970.491.1152 or ellen.butler@colostate.edu should you have any questions.
Artwork Guidelines:
· Artwork must fit on standard size paper (8 ½ by 11)
· Artwork may have up to four colors
· Artwork must include the words “Colorado 4-H Ready for Another 100 Years”
· Electronic artwork (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Publisher, etc.) is preferred, but hand drawn artwork will also be accepted.
Send your artwork to the State 4-H office, 2E University Square, 4040 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-4040 by Thursday, December 31, 2009. Please contact the State 4-H office at 970.491.1152 or ellen.butler@colostate.edu should you have any questions.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Scholarship opportunity due January 11, 2010
The Chuck Urano Memorial Award, sponsored by the Colorado Farm Show, will be awarded to six deserving students who strive to leave a lasting impression on their community and the agriculture industry.
The Colorado Farm Show is proud to award six $2000.00 Scholarships, to help offset the increasing costs of attaining a Higher Education, to graduating High School Seniors declaring an Agricultural Major at a College or University of their choice.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. Applicants must be graduating High School Seniors.
2. The Chuck Urano Memorial Award application, accessible in pdf format at www.ColoradoFarmShow.com, must be filled out by the applicant.
3. Applicants must be citizens of the United States and reside in Colorado.
4. Students must be pursuing a degree in an Agricultural related field of study at the accredited College or University of their choice.
5. A sealed, signed copy of the applicants Official High School Transcripts must accompany the scholarship application. Senior year classes must be listed if not included on transcripts.
6. One letter of recommendation from a High School official/teacher must be included with the application packet.
7. A one page essay outlining the applicant’s educational goals, chosen career plans, and any other information that the applicant considers pertinent must be included with the application.
8. Application must be legible (typed preferred) to be considered.
9. Complete application packet must be received in the Colorado Farm Show Office (received not post marked) by January 11, 2010.
10. Failure to submit a completed application, with all of the required materials in one packet, will eliminate your application.
Please return scholarship application and required materials to:
Colorado Farm Show
Attn: Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 670
Greeley, CO 80632
APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 11, 2010
The Colorado Farm Show is proud to award six $2000.00 Scholarships, to help offset the increasing costs of attaining a Higher Education, to graduating High School Seniors declaring an Agricultural Major at a College or University of their choice.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. Applicants must be graduating High School Seniors.
2. The Chuck Urano Memorial Award application, accessible in pdf format at www.ColoradoFarmShow.com, must be filled out by the applicant.
3. Applicants must be citizens of the United States and reside in Colorado.
4. Students must be pursuing a degree in an Agricultural related field of study at the accredited College or University of their choice.
5. A sealed, signed copy of the applicants Official High School Transcripts must accompany the scholarship application. Senior year classes must be listed if not included on transcripts.
6. One letter of recommendation from a High School official/teacher must be included with the application packet.
7. A one page essay outlining the applicant’s educational goals, chosen career plans, and any other information that the applicant considers pertinent must be included with the application.
8. Application must be legible (typed preferred) to be considered.
9. Complete application packet must be received in the Colorado Farm Show Office (received not post marked) by January 11, 2010.
10. Failure to submit a completed application, with all of the required materials in one packet, will eliminate your application.
Please return scholarship application and required materials to:
Colorado Farm Show
Attn: Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 670
Greeley, CO 80632
APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 11, 2010
Post-Turkey Parents' Day Out in Parker
Douglas County 4-H families in Parker,
Here is an opportunity for your kids to do something fun and active the day after Thanksgiving: Post-Turkey Parents' Day Out! Parker Recreation often hosts events like this where kids get to play sports, use the climbing wall, do crafts, go skating, etc., giving parents a chance to get a few things done. This is hosted at the Parker Fieldhouse.
For details, read this article.
Here is an opportunity for your kids to do something fun and active the day after Thanksgiving: Post-Turkey Parents' Day Out! Parker Recreation often hosts events like this where kids get to play sports, use the climbing wall, do crafts, go skating, etc., giving parents a chance to get a few things done. This is hosted at the Parker Fieldhouse.
For details, read this article.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
4-H Lessons Learned - Part II
Here’s the second installation in the series of “4-H According to Mary.” This one comes from the “leader” standpoint.
As a young mother with no children in 4-H, I was asked to help a beginning 4-Her with a clothing construction project. As much as I disliked sewing, I felt I probably needed to take on the challenge to feel a sense of satisfaction in the small community in which we lived.
I remember the project was a poncho made out of light weight denim and it had white fringe on it. I was very patient with the little girl and she seemed to enjoy the project. She took direction well and in the end she won Grand Champion. She was happy, I was happy, and her mother was ecstatic. In the end, however, I was exhausted from the experience.
When my eldest daughter became 4-H age, it seemed that clothing construction would be an excellent choice as a beginning project. Yea, right! (Remember that I disliked sewing.)
During that first year I tried to impress upon this child the importance of sewing very slow and steady on the machine. So repeatedly I was saying to her, “Let up on that foot feed !” She began to show less and less enthusiasm for sewing, but I kept on with my comments.
She did very well at judging and of course, I was all smiles. The next year, however, when I suggested that she take clothing construction again, there was a resounding, “NO!” When I sat down with her and tried to better understand this reverse enthusiasm, I was told a story.
My daughter said that she had a nightmare the year before. In it I was yelling, “Get your foot off that foot feed!” When she did, the sewing machine only went faster. I continued yelling, but she couldn’t stop the machine. When I saw her distress at recalling the nightmare, I knew it was time to find a new sewing teacher and we did.
To this day, however, my oldest daughter will not sew.
MORAL OF THE STORY FOR LEADERS: If you want to positively impact the life of a child, teach what you love.
As a young mother with no children in 4-H, I was asked to help a beginning 4-Her with a clothing construction project. As much as I disliked sewing, I felt I probably needed to take on the challenge to feel a sense of satisfaction in the small community in which we lived.
I remember the project was a poncho made out of light weight denim and it had white fringe on it. I was very patient with the little girl and she seemed to enjoy the project. She took direction well and in the end she won Grand Champion. She was happy, I was happy, and her mother was ecstatic. In the end, however, I was exhausted from the experience.
When my eldest daughter became 4-H age, it seemed that clothing construction would be an excellent choice as a beginning project. Yea, right! (Remember that I disliked sewing.)
During that first year I tried to impress upon this child the importance of sewing very slow and steady on the machine. So repeatedly I was saying to her, “Let up on that foot feed !” She began to show less and less enthusiasm for sewing, but I kept on with my comments.
She did very well at judging and of course, I was all smiles. The next year, however, when I suggested that she take clothing construction again, there was a resounding, “NO!” When I sat down with her and tried to better understand this reverse enthusiasm, I was told a story.
My daughter said that she had a nightmare the year before. In it I was yelling, “Get your foot off that foot feed!” When she did, the sewing machine only went faster. I continued yelling, but she couldn’t stop the machine. When I saw her distress at recalling the nightmare, I knew it was time to find a new sewing teacher and we did.
To this day, however, my oldest daughter will not sew.
MORAL OF THE STORY FOR LEADERS: If you want to positively impact the life of a child, teach what you love.
Douglas County 4-H Cloverbud Fun Night in December
Just a reminder!
Cloverbud Fun Night is on December 3 in Kirk Hall at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Members and non-members ages 5-7 are welcome. Pre-registration by November 24 is required, so call the office.
Have your Cloverbuds invite all their friends! Really! These are our future 4-Hers.
Cloverbud Fun Night is on December 3 in Kirk Hall at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Members and non-members ages 5-7 are welcome. Pre-registration by November 24 is required, so call the office.
Have your Cloverbuds invite all their friends! Really! These are our future 4-Hers.
4-H Tax Exempt Status for clubs
Douglas County 4-H clubs,
Here are some reminders from the state 4-H office regarding your tax exempt status.
- New 4-H clubs must get an EIN.
- All 4-H affiliated clubs and organizations must file an e-Postcard by the 15 day of the 5th month after the end of their club fiscal year. For Douglas County clubs on an Oct. 1 – Sept. 30 year, that would be by Feb. 15, 2010.
- Failure to file (or attempt to file) could result in the loss of tax exempt status of the group.
- For clubs that try to file and get an error message from the IRS that they are not included under the 4-H Group Exemption Number, take note:
a) Keep a copy of the message as proof that they tried to file but were unsuccessful. b) Do not call the IRS to try and figure it out. More problems are caused by well-meaning volunteers calling the IRS about filing problems than are solved by the call. National 4-H Headquarters asks that individuals do not call the IRS. - National 4-H Headquarter is still working with the IRS to resolve issues with our GEN.
- County offices will still collect and keep track of club EIN’s.
- At some point in the future, the state will be notified by National 4-H Headquarters about adding new clubs and deleting defunct clubs from our state certified list.
- Please call Kathe Jackson at the Douglas County 4-H Office if you have questions or concerns about 4-H and your tax exempt status.
Operation Christmas Child: donate gift-filled shoeboxes to children in need
Douglas County 4-H members,
Here is a community service opportunity. You can help children across the world by donating shoeboxes filled with gifts as part of the international Operation Christmas Child. Last year, 8 million children in 110 countries received gift boxes from generous donors.
Drop off locations for Douglas County the week of November 16-23:
Here is a community service opportunity. You can help children across the world by donating shoeboxes filled with gifts as part of the international Operation Christmas Child. Last year, 8 million children in 110 countries received gift boxes from generous donors.
Drop off locations for Douglas County the week of November 16-23:
- Heritage Evangelical Free Church, 555 N. Heritage Ave., Castle Rock
- Cherry Hills Community Church, 3900 Grace Blvd., Highlands Ranch
- Pinecrest Community Church, 7165 N. Delbert Road, Parker
The website offers a way to follow your gift box and find out where it went. There are also other details such as packing instructions available on the website. Go to http://www.samaritanspurse.org/.
Original news article: http://denver.yourhub.com/CastleRock/Stories/News/How-to-Get-Involved/Story~685806.aspx.
Monday, October 26, 2009
National 4-H Council looking for Youth Program Assistants
Douglas County 4-H members,
Information straight from the Colorado State 4-H office, here are some great opportunities in Washington DC.
National 4-H Council is looking for Program Assistants (PA) for the Wonders of Washington (WOW) and the Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) programs. This is a great chance for youth to experience professional and leadership development opportunities of a lifetime.
The WOW program, which takes place from February through May, gives youth the chance to explore, develop, and refine the skills necessary to become outstanding citizens and leaders in their communities. Using Washington, D.C., as their living classroom, WOW PAs help youth learn about the history of our nation and various leaders who have shaped it. PAs receive opportunities for professional development not only through interactions with school groups, but also through internship experiences with various departments of National 4-H Council.
The CWF program gives 4-Hers the opportunity to strengthen their communication, leadership, and other citizenship skills on a national level. Held during the summer, CWF PAs lead nearly 2,000 youth in exchanging ideas, practicing respect, and forming friendships with other youth from across the country. PAs guide hands-on activities, simulations and tours of many Washington monuments and memorials, as youth CWF participants find out what citizenship means to them and how to make a difference in their own communities. PAs have the unique ability to make a lasting impression on the lives of many youth, while spending summer just outside of the nation’s capital.
For more info, visit Citizenship Washington Focus at http://4-h.org/news/www.citizenshipwashingtonfocus.org, and Wonders of Washington at http://www.wowwashington.org/index.html.
Information straight from the Colorado State 4-H office, here are some great opportunities in Washington DC.
National 4-H Council is looking for Program Assistants (PA) for the Wonders of Washington (WOW) and the Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) programs. This is a great chance for youth to experience professional and leadership development opportunities of a lifetime.
The WOW program, which takes place from February through May, gives youth the chance to explore, develop, and refine the skills necessary to become outstanding citizens and leaders in their communities. Using Washington, D.C., as their living classroom, WOW PAs help youth learn about the history of our nation and various leaders who have shaped it. PAs receive opportunities for professional development not only through interactions with school groups, but also through internship experiences with various departments of National 4-H Council.
The CWF program gives 4-Hers the opportunity to strengthen their communication, leadership, and other citizenship skills on a national level. Held during the summer, CWF PAs lead nearly 2,000 youth in exchanging ideas, practicing respect, and forming friendships with other youth from across the country. PAs guide hands-on activities, simulations and tours of many Washington monuments and memorials, as youth CWF participants find out what citizenship means to them and how to make a difference in their own communities. PAs have the unique ability to make a lasting impression on the lives of many youth, while spending summer just outside of the nation’s capital.
For more info, visit Citizenship Washington Focus at http://4-h.org/news/www.citizenshipwashingtonfocus.org, and Wonders of Washington at http://www.wowwashington.org/index.html.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Guess what! A Douglas County resident won the statewide 4-H truck raffle!
Our very own Hannah Ochoa sold the winning 4-H truck raffle ticket to Vicci Starkowski of Franktown, CO. This is quite a big deal considering this truck raffle was a statewide fundraising event!
Thanks to the efforts of those who sold raffle tickets, 4-H Council will receive approximately $700 to be used for the benefit of Douglas County 4-H kids.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Colorado State University - Global Campus offering $250 toward first class
Just though I would pass this information on the the Douglas County 4-H community.
Colorado State University-Global Campus is a 100% online campus within the CSU System. Bachelor's and Master's degree programs are available. Right now, all new students that register for the October 26, 2009 session will receive $250 towards the cost of their first class. CSU Global has a 'tuition guarantee' so that you are locked into your rate from day one, and will never experience a tuition hike.
For more information, take a look at the CSU Global Campus web site.
Colorado State University-Global Campus is a 100% online campus within the CSU System. Bachelor's and Master's degree programs are available. Right now, all new students that register for the October 26, 2009 session will receive $250 towards the cost of their first class. CSU Global has a 'tuition guarantee' so that you are locked into your rate from day one, and will never experience a tuition hike.
For more information, take a look at the CSU Global Campus web site.
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