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Georgia4HNewswire

Georgia4-HNewswire

November/December2005,Edition

OnlinenewsfromGeorgia4-H

Georgia4-Histheyouthprogramofthe

UniversityofGeorgiaCooperativeExtensionService,

CollegeofAgriculturalandEnvironmentalSciences

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INTHISISSUE

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UPCOMING4-HEVENTS

4-HHIGHLIGHTS

MARKETINGTIP

ONTHEISSUES

NEWSANDINFORMATIONALITEMS

YOUTHDEVELOPMENT

IDEASANDINSPIRATIONS

UNIVERSITYOFGEORGIA4-HSTAFF

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UPCOMING4-HEVENTS

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November

November25-29-National4-HCongress-Atlanta

December

December3-NortheastCloverleafDPA-RockEagle

December3-4-StateJunior4-HConference-RockEagle

December3-SECChampionshipGame-Atlanta

December10-11-State4-HFallForum-RockEagle

December10-State4-HCottonBollandConsumerJamboreeContest-RockEagle

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4-HHIGHLIGHTS

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NATIONALAIRFORCEJUNIORROTCCADETHUMANITARIANAWARD

ThreeDecaturCounty4-H'erswererecentlyrecognizednationallythroughJROTCforhelpingafamilyinMillerCountycleanupafteradevastatingtornadoinApril.TheyspenttheirentirespringbreakcleaningupandhelpingtheAlbrittonfamilyfromColquitt,GA.4-H'erandCadet,ChrisGoodwastheleaderoftheproject.Alsohonoredwere4-HmembersRichardCookandJulieGood.

TheyarethefirstcadetsinthehistoryoftheBainbridgeHighSchooltoreceivethishonor.Congratulations!

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NATIONALWILDLIFEJUDGINGWINNERS

CongratulationstoCrawfordCountyfortakingfirstplaceintheNationalWildlifeJudgingContest!

 Thisisagreatwaytocapoffalloftheirhardworkanddedicationthispastyear!

 ThecontestwasheldrecentlyinArkansasandtheteamconsistedofByronCollins,SammyHodges,AnnaCollinsandAndrewDavidson. CoacheswereDavidandSandraWilliamsandEdTomberlin.CONGRATULATIONS!

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NATIONALPOULTRYJUDGINGWINNERS

TheTiftCountyPoultryJudgingTeamrecentlywonfirstplaceintheNationalPoultryJudgingContest.Proudteammembersare:

LauraLeidner,SamanthaTankersley,SallySmith,andAustinSuggs.LaurawasalsotheOverallHighIndividualatthecontest.TeamcoacheswereBrianTankersley,GeorgeLeeandAndreaMilton.CONGRATULATIONS!

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KEEPGEORGIABEAUTIFULSTUDENTOFTHEYEAR

PhillipNowicki,aGeorgia4-H'erfromHeardCountywasrecentlynamedthe"KeepGeorgiaBeautiful"Studentoftheyear.TheStudentoftheYearAwardhonorsastudentwhohasdemonstratedoutstandingleadershipanddedicationinraisingawarenessaboutsolidwasteissues,litterprevention,and/ortheneedfortheirpeerstoparticipateinactivitiesthatpreserveandenhancenaturalresourcesandpubliclands.TheKeepGeorgiaBeautifulFoundationprovidesa$1,000awardtotherecipient.PhillipalsorecentlyreceivedHonorableMentionintheNationalYoungEcoHeroAwardcompetition.Congratulations,Phillip!

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EGGPREPARATIONDEMONSTRATIONCONTEST

TheState4-HEggPreparationContestwasheldrecently.KaseyBozemanfromPikeCountywasthewinnerintheSeniorDivisionandrepresentedGeorgia4-HattheNationalContestnextmonth.SecondplacehonorswenttoAshleyNicoleHamptonofWheelerCountyandthirdwenttoLeahLawsonofDadeCounty.

Congratulationstoallthese4-H'ersandtheircounties!

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CHICKENBARBECUE

TheStateChickenBarbecueContestwasheldrecently.TophonorswerewonbyChristineOdomofOconeeCounty.ChristinerepresentedGeorgia4-HintheNationalContestinLouisville,KentuckyinNovember.CongratulationstoChristineandhercoach/Dad,KeithOdom!

SecondplacehonorswerewonbyDaleBernardIIofTattnallCountyandthirdaplacehonorswenttoCamYeartyofBleckleyCounty.Waytogo!

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YOUNGARCHERWINSNATIONALCONTEST

SamanthaPruitteofColumbiaCountyrecentlywonthe60thannualNationalFieldArcheryAssociation'sOutdoorNationalChampionship.SamanthawontheYouthFemaleFreestyleclassby56pointsandsetanationalrecord.Earlierthisyear,SamanthawontheNationalArcheryAssociation'sIndoorNationalsandtheInternationslFieldArcheryAssociation'sWorldindoorChampionship.Samanthaisaninth-gradestudentatHarlemHighSchoolandcompeteswiththeColumbiaCounty4-HArcheryTeam.Herparents,MichelleandJimmyPruitte,coachthe4-Hteam.AWESOME,Samantha!

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4-HUSAWEBCREWMEMBER

PulaskiCounty4-H'er,AlanMoore,hasbeenselectedasamemberofthe4-HUSAWebCrew.AlanhasbeenamemberoftheGeorgia4-HYouthTechnologyLeadershipTeamfortwoyearsandhasalsoservedasa4-HUSAStateRepresentative.CONGRATULATIONS,Alan!

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4-HMARKETINGTIP

Prepare4-HHolidaygreetingsforallclubsponsors,schoolprincipalsandcommunityleaders.Have4-H'ershand-deliverthemandwishthemahappyholidayseason.

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ONTHEISSUES

HealthyLifestylesPlan

TheGeorgiaDepartmentofHumanResources（DHR）recentlyreleasedGeorgia'sNutritionandPhysicalActivityPlan,TakeChargeofYourHealth,Georgia!

（TCYHG!

）,topreventobesityandotherrelatedchronicdiseases.TheUniversityofGeorgiaCooperativeExtension,CollegeofFamilyandConsumerSciencesisacontributingpartnerasamemberofthestatewideTCYHGTaskForce.SeveralofourFACSAgents,alongwithmyself,haveparticipated,aseitheramemberoftheTaskForceSteeringCommitteeorononeoftheTaskForceWorkGroups,toassistinthedevelopmentofthestateplan.Thestrategicplanfocusesonimprovingnutritionandphysicalactivitytopreventobesityandotherrelatedchronicdiseases.FACSExtensionisalsoanactivepartnerinthestateplantoimplementthestrategicplanthoughlocalprogramminginthecommunity. ToseetheTCYHGstateplan（fullplanandexecutivesummary）,pleasevisittheGeorgiaDivisionofPublicHealthwebsite,http:

//health.state.ga.us.Or,forthefullplanvisithttp:

//health.state.ga.us/pdfs/familyhealth/nutrition/NutritionandPhysicalActivityPlanFINAL.pdf.ExecutiveSummaryhttp:

//health.state.ga.us/pdfs/familyhealth/nutrition/TCYHG%20_ExecSum%20pages.pdf

HealthyLifestylesUpdate

TheUSDArecentlyreleasedtheMyPyramidforKids.ThisversionofMyPyramidisforchildren6to11yearsold.Ithelpskidsmakesmarteatingchoices,includingtherecommended3servingsofdairydaily,andsmartphysicalactivitychoices.

FinancialLiteracyContest

WhynotcompeteintheLIFESMARTScontestthisyear?

It'sfunandit'sfree!

LifeSmartsisanationalevent,styledasacollege-bowlcompetitiontestingconsumerandfinancialmanagementknowledgeforhighschoolstudents.GeorgiateamscancompeteONLINEfromnowuntilFebruary24.Tosignupandgetstarted,visit:

www.lifesmarts.org.Let'ssendaGeorgia4-HteamtotheNationalContest!

FinancialLiteracyGame

TheLemonadeStandGame-Thisgameisalessononentrepreneurship.Asateamofbusinessownersyourgroupistomakeasmuchmoneyforthelemonadestandaspossible.Youwillplayfor6daysandrecordyourprogressonthedailybusinessstatsheet.GoodLuck.ToplaythisgamegotoandclickonTheLemonadeStand

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NEWSANDINFORMATIONALITEMS

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4-HDAYATUGABASKETBALLGAME

Savethedate!

The4-HDayatUGABasketballGameissetforSaturday,January21-7:

00PM-GeorgiavsOleMiss..Ticketswillbe$7.00each.T-shirtsandChick-Fil-A®mealswillbeavailablefortheevent.Pre-orderedMealswillbeavailableatHokeSmithAnnexonehourpriortothegame.Questions?

Contactthevolunteereventcoordinator-BillEdwards-atwaepat4@.

Formoredetailsvisit:

http:

//www.georgia4h.org/staffonly/edops/4hdayuga/default.htm

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4-HNIGHTATUGAGYMNASTICSMEET

Holdthisdateandstartplanningnowfor4-HNightattheUGAGymnasticsMeetonSunday,February12-2:

30PM-Georgiavs.Oklahoma.Ticketswillcost$7.00each.T-shirtsandPizzamealswillbeavailablefortheevent.Pre-orderedMealswillbeavailableatHokeSmithAnnexonehourpriortothegame.possible!

Questions?

Contactthevolunteereventcoordinator-BillEdwards-atwaepat4@.Formoredetailsvisit:

http:

//www.georgia4h.org/staffonly/edops/4hdayuga/default.htm

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4-HEVENTWITHTHEATLANTAHAWKSANDATLANTATHRASHERS

4-HeventswiththeAtlantaHawskandtheAtlantaThrashershavebeenscheduledasfollows:

FridayJanuary13,2006;AtlantaThrashersvs.St.LouisBlues（IceHockey）;7:

00PMatPhilipsArenainAtlanta.Seatsare$15.00each.Sunday,March19,2006;AtlantaHawksvs.OrlandoMagic（Basketball）;2:

00PMatPhilipsArenainAtlanta.Seatsare$15.00each.Questions?

ContactBillEdwardsatwaepat4@.ForMoredetailsontheHawksgamevisit:

http:

//www.georgia4h.org/staffonly/edops/4hdayhawks/hawksthrashersinfo.doc.FormoreinformationontheThrashersgamevisit:

http:

//www.georgia4h.org/staffonly/edops/4hdaythrashers/hawksthrashersinfo.doc.

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4-HDAYATUGAFOOTBALLGAMESET

SavetheDate!

Thenext4-HDayatGeorgiaFootballwillbeSeptember16,2006.Theticketpriceshouldbethesameasthisyear.Pleasefeelfreetosharethiswitheveryone!

Moredetailswillbepostedonthewebsitesoon.

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4-HPROGRAMSOFDISTINCTION

Itisimportanttoshare4-Hprogramsthataretrulymakingadifferenceinthelivesofyouthandadultsworkingwiththoseyouth.Welearnfromothers,butotherscan