Georgia 4H Newswire.docx

1、Georgia 4H NewswireGeorgia 4-H NewswireNovember / December 2005, Edition Online news from Georgia 4-H Georgia 4-H is the youth program of the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences IN THIS ISSUE UPCOMING 4-H EVENTS 4-H HIGHLIGHTS MARKE

2、TING TIPON THE ISSUESNEWS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMSYOUTH DEVELOPMENT IDEAS AND INSPIRATIONS UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA 4-H STAFF UPCOMING 4-H EVENTS NovemberNovember 25 - 29 - National 4-H Congress - AtlantaDecemberDecember 3 - Northeast Cloverleaf DPA - Rock EagleDecember 3-4 - State Junior 4-H Conference

3、 - Rock EagleDecember 3 - SEC Championship Game - AtlantaDecember 10 -11 - State 4-H Fall Forum - Rock EagleDecember 10 - State 4-H Cotton Boll and Consumer Jamboree Contest - Rock Eagle 4-H HIGHLIGHTS NATIONAL AIR FORCE JUNIOR ROTC CADET HUMANITARIAN AWARD Three Decatur County 4-Hers were recently

4、recognized nationally through JROTC for helping a family in Miller County cleanup after a devastating tornado in April. They spent their entire spring break cleaning up and helping the Albritton family from Colquitt, GA. 4-Her and Cadet, Chris Good was the leader of the project. Also honored were 4-

5、H members Richard Cook and Julie Good.They are the first cadets in the history of the Bainbridge High School to receive this honor. Congratulations! NATIONAL WILDLIFE JUDGING WINNERS Congratulations to Crawford County for taking first place in the National Wildlife Judging Contest!This is a great wa

6、y to cap off all of their hard work and dedication this past year!The contest was held recently in Arkansas and the team consisted of Byron Collins, Sammy Hodges, Anna Collins and Andrew Davidson.Coaches were David and Sandra Williams and Ed Tomberlin. CONGRATULATIONS!NATIONAL POULTRY JUDGING WINNER

7、SThe Tift County Poultry Judging Team recently won first place in the National Poultry Judging Contest. Proud team members are: Laura Leidner, Samantha Tankersley, Sally Smith, and Austin Suggs. Laura was also the Overall High Individual at the contest. Team coaches were Brian Tankersley, George Lee

8、 and Andrea Milton. CONGRATULATIONS!KEEP GEORGIA BEAUTIFUL STUDENT OF THE YEAR Phillip Nowicki, a Georgia 4-Her from Heard County was recently named the Keep Georgia Beautiful Student of the year. The Student of the Year Award honors a student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and dedicati

9、on in raising awareness about solid waste issues, litter prevention, and/or the need for their peers to participate in activities that preserve and enhance natural resources and public lands. The Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation provides a $1,000 award to the recipient. Phillip also recently receiv

10、ed Honorable Mention in the National Young Eco Hero Award competition. Congratulations, Phillip! EGG PREPARATION DEMONSTRATION CONTESTThe State 4-H Egg Preparation Contest was held recently. Kasey Bozeman from Pike County was the winner in the Senior Division and represented Georgia 4-H at the Natio

11、nal Contest next month. Second place honors went to Ashley Nicole Hampton of Wheeler County and third went to Leah Lawson of Dade County. Congratulations to all these 4-Hers and their counties!CHICKEN BARBECUEThe State Chicken Barbecue Contest was held recently. Top honors were won by Christine Odom

12、 of Oconee County. Christine represented Georgia 4-H in the National Contest in Louisville, Kentucky in November. Congratulations to Christine and her coach / Dad, Keith Odom! Second place honors were won by Dale Bernard II of Tattnall County and thirda place honors went to Cam Yearty of Bleckley Co

13、unty. Way to go! YOUNG ARCHER WINS NATIONAL CONTESTSamantha Pruitte of Columbia County recently won the 60th annual National Field Archery Associations Outdoor National Championship. Samantha won the Youth Female Freestyle class by 56 points and set a national record. Earlier this year, Samantha won

14、 the National Archery Associations Indoor Nationals and the Internationsl Field Archery Associations World indoor Championship. Samantha is a ninth-grade student at Harlem High School and competes with the Columbia County 4-H Archery Team. Her parents, Michelle and Jimmy Pruitte, coach the 4-H team.

15、 AWESOME, Samantha! 4-H USA WEB CREW MEMBERPulaski County 4-Her, Alan Moore, has been selected as a member of the 4-H USA Web Crew. Alan has been a member of the Georgia 4-H Youth Technology Leadership Team for two years and has also served as a 4-H USA State Representative. CONGRATULATIONS, Alan!4-

16、H MARKETING TIPPrepare 4-H Holiday greetings for all club sponsors, school principals and community leaders. Have 4-Hers hand-deliver them and wish them a happy holiday season. ON THE ISSUES Healthy Lifestyles Plan The Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) recently released Georgia s Nutrition

17、 and Physical Activity Plan, Take Charge of Your Health , Georgia ! (TCYHG!), to prevent obesity and other related chronic diseases. The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension , College of Family and Consumer Sciences is a contributing partner as a member of the statewide TCYHG Task Force. Seve

18、ral of our FACS Agents, along with myself, have participated, as either a member of the Task Force Steering Committee or on one of the Task Force Work Groups, to assist in the development of the state plan. The strategic plan focuses on improving nutrition and physical activity to prevent obesity an

19、d other related chronic diseases. FACS Extension is also an active partner in the state plan to implement the strategic plan though local programming in the community.To see the TCYHG state plan (full plan and executive summary), please visit the Georgia Division of Public Health website, http:/heal

20、th.state.ga.us. Or, for the full plan visit http:/health.state.ga.us/pdfs/familyhealth/nutrition/NutritionandPhysicalActivityPlanFINAL.pdf .Executive Summary http:/health.state.ga.us/pdfs/familyhealth/nutrition/TCYHG%20_ExecSum%20pages.pdf Healthy Lifestyles UpdateThe USDA recently released the MyPy

21、ramid for Kids . This version of MyPyramid is for children 6 to 11 years old. It helps kids make smart eating choices , including the recommended 3 servings of dairy daily, and smart physical activity choices. Financial Literacy Contest Why not compete in the LIFESMARTS contest this year? Its fun an

22、d its free! LifeSmarts is a national event, styled as a college-bowl competition testing consumer and financial management knowledge for high school students. Georgia teams can compete ONLINE from now until February 24. To sign up and get started, visit: www.lifesmarts.org . Lets send a Georgia 4-H

23、team to the National Contest!Financial Literacy Game The Lemonade Stand Game- This game is a lesson on entrepreneurship. As a team of business owners your group is to make as much money for the lemonade stand as possible. You will play for 6 days and record your progress on the daily business stat s

24、heet. Good Luck. To play this game go to and click on The Lemonade Stand NEWS AND INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 4-H DAY AT UGA BASKETBALL GAMESave the date! The 4-H Day at UGA Basketball Game is set for Saturday, January 21 - 7:00 PM - Georgia vs Ole Miss. Tickets will be $7.00 each. T-shirts and Chick-Fil-A

25、meals will be available for the event. Pre-ordered Meals will be available at Hoke Smith Annex one hour prior to the game. Questions? Contact the volunteer event coordinator - Bill Edwards - at waepat4 . For more details visit: http:/www.georgia4h.org/staffonly/edops/4hdayuga/default.htm4-H NIGHT AT

26、 UGA GYMNASTICS MEETHold this date and start planning now for 4-H Night at the UGA Gymnastics Meet on Sunday, February 12 - 2: 30 PM - Georgia vs. Oklahoma. Tickets will cost $7.00 each. T-shirts and Pizza meals will be available for the event. Pre-ordered Meals will be available at Hoke Smith Annex

27、 one hour prior to the game. possible! Questions? Contact the volunteer event coordinator - Bill Edwards - at waepat4 . For more details visit: http:/www.georgia4h.org/staffonly/edops/4hdayuga/default.htm 4-H EVENT WITH THE ATLANTA HAWKS AND ATLANTA THRASHERS4-H events with the Atlanta Hawsk and the

28、 Atlanta Thrashers have been scheduled as follows: Friday January 13, 2006; Atlanta Thrashers vs. St. Louis Blues (Ice Hockey);7:00 PM at Philips Arena in Atlanta. Seats are $15.00 each. Sunday, March 19, 2006; Atlanta Hawks vs. Orlando Magic (Basketball); 2:00 PM at Philips Arena in Atlanta. Seats

29、are $15.00 each. Questions? Contact Bill Edwards at waepat4 . For More detailson the Hawks game visit: http:/www.georgia4h.org/staffonly/edops/4hdayhawks/hawksthrashersinfo.doc . For more information on the Thrashers game visit: http:/www.georgia4h.org/staffonly/edops/4hdaythrashers/hawksthrashersin

30、fo.doc . 4-H DAY AT UGA FOOTBALL GAME SETSave the Date! The next 4-H Day at Georgia Football will be September 16, 2006 . The ticket price should be the same as this year. Please feel free to share this with everyone! More details will be posted on the website soon. 4-H PROGRAMS OF DISTINCTIONIt is important to share 4-H programs that are truly making a difference in the lives of youth and adults working with those youth. We learn from others, but others can