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Oahu 4-H Newsletter Online
Welcome to Oahu 4-H's online newsletter.
February 2007
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
It’s hard to believe February is already here and the 4-H year is almost halfway over. There are a few changes required to adjust to the new 4-H year adopted by the council at the November council meeting. We will have a council meeting at the Food Show on February 17, 2007. At this meeting, we will be accepting nominations to the 2007-2008 Oahu County Executive Board. I hope all 4-Hers take advantage of serving on the Executive Board because it is definitely a worthwhile experience. Elections will be held at the April 15, 2007 council meeting. Remember, all candidates must be present in order to run for office.
I am happy to report we have 43 entries with 31 participants for the Food Show. This year, the cook book will contain food show entries from two years (2006 and 2007) and will be available at the Food Show. Please mark your calendars and join us at Pearl City High School to view the creative presentations and taste the delicious dishes prepared by our 4-Hers.
The Communications Fair is tentatively scheduled for April 28, 2007 (site to be determined). It definitely is not too early to start taking your pictures or preparing your visual presentations. I hope all 4-Hers take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to express yourselves and build up your communication skills.
Thank you to Hannah Wong for sharing her wonderful experience from National Congress. Remember 4-Hers, you too can attend Congress and participate in this great opportunity to meet 4-Hers from all over the country. To qualify, you all you need to complete the Senior Portfolio.
- Amber Kuitunen
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Nutrition/MyPyramid.gov Training, 10:00 am, Aliamanu Youth Center |
8 |
Army 4-H Teen Extravaganza Meeting, 10:30 am, Schofield Teen Center |
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Oahu 4-H Leaders Training, 6:30 pm, Urban Garden Center |
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Executive Board Meeting, 3:30 pm, Urban Garden Center |
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Military 4-H Spring Fling meeting, 9:30 am, Aliamanu Youth Center |
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4-H Food Show/Oahu 4-H Council Meeting, 4:00 pm,
Pearl City High School |
27- Mar 1 |
Moving Ahead Youth Development Training, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm,
PC National Guard Facility |
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Army Teen Extravaganza meeting, 10:30 am, Aliamanu Youth Center |
27 - 31 |
National Guard Youth Camp |
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4-H Spring Fling, 9 am – 2 pm, Aliamanu Youth Center |
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4-H Teen Extravaganza, 10 am – 4:30 pm, Schofield Teen Center
Hospital Community Service project, Marissa Matsuyama in charge |
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| • Leaders Training Opportunity |
Come and learn with your 4-H Oahu leaders!
Friday, February 9, 2007
UGC garage classroom
6:30 pm
Featuring “Tofu Delite”
by Julia Cabatu
We will all have fun preparing pork tofu, tofu salad,
tofu gelatin pie and soy drink.
Bertha Kau’I and Renee Chung will share a fun, hands-on
experience with us.
Maryknoll and Rose will wisk you away
with adventures about 4-H.
Bring your appetites and positive dispositions.
Call Maryknoll at 453-6053 or Rose at 622-4185 for
headcount for dinner.
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| • 2006 Food Show Recipes in 2007 Cookbook |
The 2007 Food Show Cookbook will also have the 2006 Food Show Cookbook as part of it. If there are any 4-Hers who participated in last year’s show and are not participating in this year’s show but would like a copy of the cookbook, please let your club leader know so that they can include your request with the club order. The cookbook cost has not been set yet.
Club leaders are asked to send their orders to chemsdogood@yahoo.com by Feb. 2nd.
Edna Wong
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| • Join the 4-H Leaders’ Federation for 2007 |
- A working state 4-H leaders’ organization composed of county 4-H leaders.
- Assist CES as an adult counseling body in considering 4-H club policies, arranging for leader-training meetings, conferences and the exchange of ideas.
- To help develop the social, educational and professional growth and development of 4-H leaders throughout the state.
- To assist and aid in securing public approval and financial support for the 4-H club.
- To acquaint parents and the public with the roles of volunteer adult leaders.
- To work with CES and other organizations in helping to develop a coordinated Extension youth program.
Oahu 4-H Org. will pay for your dues. Call Maryknoll at 453-6053 by March 2007 and she will register you as a member.
Maryknoll Spotkaeff
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| • Oahu 4-H Organization Officer Nominations |
This year our by-laws have changed the 4-H year from July to June. Due to this change the nominations for the 2007-2008 Oahu County Executive Board will now be in February and the Elections will now take place at the April Council Meeting. Since our by-laws state that the nominations and elections must take place in these months, the council meetings have been changed to:
February 17 - Nominations/Council Meeting (Food Show)
April 15 - Council Meeting/Elections
The nominations this year will take place at the 2007 4-H Food Show on February 17. So if you plan to run for next years Executive Board please either, be present at the Food Show or ask a fellow 4-Her to nominate you for the specific office.
The possible positions are:
*President - To qualify for this position, you must have completed 9th grade and at least 3 years of membership by the following July.
*Executive Vice President - The sole nominees for the office of EVP are past 1st and 2nd vice president, but if neither nominee is able to take this office it will be opened to the membership, at large.
To qualify for the following offices, you must have completed 7th grade and have at least two years of membership with 4-H.
*1st Vice President
*2nd Vice President
*Treasurer
*Recording Secretary
*Corresponding Secretary
*Historian
*Sergeant-at-arms
Duties of Office:
The duties of the President shall be:
- To preside over all meetings of the Oahu County 4-H Council and the Executive Board.
- To establish Special Committees as needed and authorized by the Council or the Executive Board.
- To monitor the progress of all Standing Committees.
- To call all meetings of the Executive Board.
- To call special meetings of the Council as required.
- To co-sign checks in the name of the Council.
- To perform all other duties that are incidental to the office of President and are properly required of the position.
The duties of the Executive Vice-President shall be:
- To learn the duties of the President and perform those duties in his/her absence.
- To provide guidance to the 1st and 2nd Vice-Presidents in performing their duties.
- To be responsible for all public relations matters of this organization.
- To serve as the chairman of the Publicity/Membership committee.
- To be responsible for annual elections of officers in accordance with the By-Laws.
- To prepare and distribute Oahu County membership directory.
The duties of the 1st Vice-President and 2nd Vice-President shall be:
- To serve as co-chairmen of the Program Committee.
- To share the responsibility of monitoring the progress of all special committees.
- To coordinate and/or prepare program articles for the monthly Oahu County 4-H newsletter.
The duties of the Recording Secretary shall be:
- To keep accurate records of all Council meetings and Executive Board meetings.
- Minutes of all meetings are to be provided to the agent advisor of the Oahu County 4-H Council within two weeks after the meetings.
- To take role at all Council meetings and Executive Board meetings.
- To keep a file of all committee reports.
The duties of the Corresponding Secretary shall be:
- To handle all correspondence on behalf of this organization
- To submit articles of interest to the membership for publication in the monthly Oahu County 4-H newsletter and the State 4-H magazine.
- To keep a file of all correspondence and media coverage pertaining to this organization.
The duties of the Treasurer shall be:
- To collect and disburse all monies in the name of the Council.
- To keep all financial records of the Council.
- To report all receipts and disbursements at Council meetings.
- To serve as the chairman of the Finance Committee.
- To co-sign checks in the name of the Council.
- To present a budget for approval at the August Council meeting and a financial statement for audit and reconciliation at the August Council meeting.
The duties of the Sergeant-At-Arms/Parliamentarian shall be:
- To maintain order at all Council meetings.
- To ensure that all Council meetings are conducted by following parliamentary procedure in accordance with Roberts Rules of Order, revised edition.
The duties of the Historian shall be:
- To document events of the Oahu County 4-H Organization by compiling photographs of each activity and writing a short story, summarizing highlights at these events for publication in the monthly Oahu County 4-H newsletter.
- To create a slideshow to be presented at annual Achievement Banquet.
If you are nominated then you are required to submit a statement of your qualifications to me, to be posted in the March Newsletter. Also nominees must be present at the election meeting in April.
Also at the Elections meeting, even though you may not be running make sure one leader and two 4-Hers are present to vote from your club.
Thank You!
Hannah Wong
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The Pace Butler Corporation has approached 4-H to see if we want to do a cell phone-recycling project.
We will be collecting unused cell phones (that still work) so please look around your homes and ask your friends for their old cell phones.
Then bring them to the food show or the next council meeting or contact Valerie Inafuku at 227-8065 or 626-0038 or send tmail to peace.innn@yahoo.com
Valerie Inafuku
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Want to get an early start on updating your record books? If you or your club wants help in filling out the record books, please contact me.
Remember the deadline for Senior Portfolio is May 15th to the county and May 25th the state.
Those 9 through 13 are considered juniors and you will fill out that record book. Any one over 14 may fill out the senior record book or portfolio.
Go to the Hawaii 4-H website for the forms. The 4-Hers who are eight and younger can fill out the clover buds record book.
The county record books are due on June 1st.
Rose Saito
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At a recent food show workshop the 4-Hers and Leaders learned the elements of plating design from Mrs. Linda Uyehara a 4-H leader.
Sonny Acosta, a former 4-Her and now a culinary student at KCC, showed the participants how to put finishing touches on their plates.
Sonny showED 4-Hers and Leaders how to put the finishing touches to their plate designs.
Photos on main page by Kristi Ayers
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Save Saturday, June 30, 2007, lunch time, for the annual Oahu 4-H Achievement! More details to come!
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| • Helemano 4-H’ers’ Production of Caps For Sale |
An exciting event took place at Helemano Youth Center on January 24, 2007!
The Helemano School Age Program’s 4-H Fine Arts Club presented a dramatic reading and acting out of the classic children’s story Caps For Sale.
The 4-H’ers performed for the preschoolers at the youth center. Ms. Vanessa Delgado-Robinson is the club leader for the 4-H Fine Arts club.
In order for the club to make this project a success the youngsters have been hard at work creating the backdrops.
The 4-H'ers also organized the acting and coordinating of parts during the performance.
The Helemano 4-H Photography club also had a hand in this project.
During the performance they took pictures throughout the entire presentation to not only practice their photography skills but to also document the event.
Ms. Charlene Harvest is the club leader for the 4-H Photography club.
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| • Scoopers & Servers at the Foster Kids’ Christmas Luncheon |
They looked festive!
Photo on main page by Hannah Wong
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| • January '07 Mission of the Month: Digital Media Show and Tell |
From 4-H clubs to summer camps to athletic teams, every youth program has something that makes it special.
While one group is painting a mural or creating a fair exhibit, another group is planting trees or building a Web site.
Some youth keep returning to their program to see their friends, to explore nature, to learn new skills or all of the above. What about YOU?
During CYFERnet's Digital Media Show-and-Tell contest, you can let the world know what makes your CYFAR and 4-H program special.
Your mission is to use digital photography, video, audio or a mix of digital media to answer the question, "Why am I here?"
In other words, what do you enjoy most about your program? What benefits keep you coming back for more?
Work independently or as a team to show off your art, communication and technology skills while telling your story.
CYFERnet will post submissions online for the public to enjoy.
Our panel of judges will announce and recognize the winners at the May 2007 CYFAR conference.
Visit http://www.cyfernet.org/4htech/missions.html for complete details.
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| • 2007 ESRI GIS Grant Opportunity |
This grant is for the ESRI ArcView software, curriculum & training (no money, no hardware) to the 4-H program (not for county dept/or other organization use).
It requires participation in the Community Atlas program, and conducting a GIS-related community service project over the coming year.
The deadline to apply is February 28, 2007.
ESRI, in cooperation with National 4-H Headquarters and Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)/U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and American Forests announces two 2006 ESRI GIS Grants for U.S. 4-H to support its geospatial outreach, education, and community involvement efforts.
The goal of this program is to foster and support the integration of geographic information system (GIS) software in U.S. 4-H clubs.
Grant categories include an introductory grant for 4-H clubs new to GIS and an intermediate grant for those 4-H clubs that received previous ESRI 4-H grants and completed the grant requirements.
Eligible Applicants: A U.S. 4-H community or in-school club, 4-H after-school program, 4-H special interest group, 4-H school enrichment group, 4-H camp, or similar 4-H unit that meets regularly and is recognized as an authorized 4-H group within its state's 4-H program.
Application guidelines for this grant are accessible at http://www.esri.com/grants/esri/2007_4h.html.
For additional information, please contact Esther Worker at eworker@esri.com
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| • Serve Up a "SOUPER" Bowl Of Caring |
The Souper Bowl of Caring is a youth-led, grassroots movement of caring, the result of thousands of young people joining together to fight hunger and poverty in their communities by collecting donations in soup pots.
Since 1990, $33 million has been raised for charities across the country. On or during the weeks leading up to Sun, Feb 4, join young people from 15,000 churches, schools and other organizations to participate in the 2007 Souper Bowl of Caring. In addition to collecting donations, youth are encouraged to serve at the charity of their choice Saturday before the big game. In January 2005, over 13,000 young people joined the Service Blitz and over 11,000 organizations generated $4 million for charities across the country and world. To learn more, visit http://www.souperbowl.org.
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| • YSA Youth Venture Program Now Accepting Applications |
The Youth Service America/Youth Venture Program is a unique partnership between Youth Service America and Youth Venture that helps youth engage in community service and develop as young social entrepreneurs. YSA Youth Venture helps make every day National & Global Youth Service Day (N&GYSD) by providing funding and support to young people (ages 12-20) who want to create new, sustainable, civic-minded organizations, clubs or businesses called Ventures. Ventures must be youth-led and designed to be a lasting asset to the community. YSA Youth Venture teams are required to plan an N&GYSD project every year that their Venture is operational. The YSA Youth Venture Program provides a variety of resources including: a national network of like-minded young people, media opportunities, technical support, helpful toolkits and workshops as well as seed money funding of up to $1,000 for start-up expenses.
For an application, applications tools and more information about the YSA Youth Venture Partnership Program, please visit http://www.youthventure.org/ysa
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| • Applications Being Accepted for Project Ignition |
Project Ignition is a partnership between NYLC and State Farm to promote teen driver safety.
The winner of Project Ignition receives a $10,000 grant from State Farm, 25 applicants receive a $2,000 grant and the top 10 receive a $5,000 travel stipend to the National Service-Learning Conference to see who will win the Best of the Best.
The deadline for submissions is April 15.
To learn more, visit http://www.sfprojectignition.com
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| • Red, White and Green Grants |
Youth Service America and the Civil Society Institute are excited to announce the second round of the Red, White & Green Climate Change Grant.
This opportunity offers $500 to young people in the United States between the ages of 15-25 and to organizations that engage youth ages 15-25.
Applicants are expected to develop and implement a service-learning project about climate change that engages their community, policy-makers and candidates running for election in 2007 and 2008.
We welcome projects where youth work in partnership with adults (parents, coaches, teachers, youth leaders, etc.): but the projects should be youth-led, and must take place between May 1 and October 31, 2007.
Selected grantees will share the outcomes and next steps of their service projects with each other and with climate change experts.
They will also present their recommendations to high-level policy-makers. Please visit www.redwhiteandgreen.org to learn more about this initiative.
Applicants can download application materials at www.YSA.org/awards.
BOTH the Introduction & Requirements document (.pdf format) and the Application & Guidelines document (word format) are required to submit an application.
We encourage applicants to review the evaluation form before filling out their application, although only grantees will need to complete the evaluation after their projects take place.
A list of grantees and project descriptions from the first round of Red, White & Green grants is available at http://www.ysa.org/Awards/rwgwinners.cfm.
Questions? Email redwhiteandgreen@ysa.org. Deadline March 9, 2007 5pm EST (12:00 Noon Hawaii).
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| • Plan a Service Project for National & Global Youth Service Day |
National & Global Youth Service Day, the largest service event in the world, is April 20-22, 2007. Resources are available to help you plan your service project:
The Planning Tool Kit is a comprehensive guide to help project planners identify their projects, recruit volunteers, generate media attention, raise funds, and more.
The Service-Learning Curriculum Guide contains eight lessons to develop students' project management skills while planning projects for National & Global Youth Service Day.
Classroom Posters are colorful tools to recruit volunteers and decorate project sites. The back of the poster contains a guide for teachers and activity sheets for students.
Apply for a grant to support your project: Youth Service America is pleased to offer grants to help young people and organizations plan and implement service projects for National & Global Youth Service Day. Current grant opportunities include Disney Minnie Grants (to engage younger children in service), the Capital One Youth Service Fund (for youth-led projects in low/moderate income communities in the metro DC area), and Lion in the House Community Service Grants (for projects addressing pediatric cancer). Visit www.YSA.org/awards for more information.
Register your National & Global Youth Service Day project: Registering your service project at www.YSA.org/nysd enables Youth Service America to highlight your project through our national media campaign.
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4-H Clover Corner News
For additional articles on 4-H youth development nationwide, check out the National 4-H Clover Corner News at http://www.4hblogs.org/ccn/
If you have a disability and require special assistance during any of our planned 4-H activities, please call the applicable County Extension 4-H Youth Development Agent two weeks prior to the event.
We welcome your story ideas and 4-H job listings. Please e-mail them to nakatsuk@hawaii.edu
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