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Oahu 4-H Newsletter Online
Welcome to Oahu 4-H's online newsletter.
July 2007
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The Oahu 4-H Executive Board is in the midst of transition (old board leaving, new board entering). The President’s message will resume in the August issue of the Oahu 4-H newsletter.
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4-H Read to Me Design Team meeting, 7pm, Ag Sci 202 |
19-21 |
4-H Livestock Show at Farm Fair |
4 |
Annual Heart Walk |
9 |
Military 4-H Site Directors meeting, 9am, Urban Garden Center |
25 |
Army Reserves Super Saturday Event - Fort Shafter Flats |
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| • 14th Annual Oahu Heart Walk |
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Kapiolani Park
8:00 am – 10:30 am
The Oahu 4-H Youth Development Program has been invited to participate in this Keiki Fun Fair. 300-400 children are expected to visit our booth. This will happen after a 4.5-mile or 1-mile walk.
4-H will provide potpourri making for the children. Please help me showcase what 4-H is all about and what 4-Hers can do. Call me at 453-6053.
Maryknoll
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| • Children and Youth Day 2007 |
Sunday, October 7, 2007
State Capitol
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
30,000 youth and children are expected to attend and this will be our second year of showcasing 4-H. We will feature hands-on potpourri making entitled, “Good Smells from the Garden” unless, there is something else you would like to do.
Lunch and parking passes will be provided and you are welcome to visit and learn from other fun booths. I need your help! Can you come? If we have lots of clubs present, we can schedule times for everyone and make it easy and fun. Call me at 453-6053.
Maryknoll
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Lead, Learn, Grow was the theme for the 2007 State Ahaolelo Conference held at the University of Hawaii Campus. Nine 4-Hers from Oahu… Devin Chung, Valerie Inafuku, Renni Fay Iwasa, Tobi Kaneshiro, Michelle Lee, Paul Pula, Solomona Pula, Kayla Schlaich, and Bleys Wright attended this year’s conference. The adult chaperons were Christine Hanakawa, Rose Saito, and Maryknoll Spotkaeff. They met with 4-Hers from Kauai, Molokai, Maui, East and West Hawaii. The youth participated in a personality trait workshop lead by Mrs. Meryl Suetsugu, a 4-H resource leader from Oahu. The group enjoyed learning about what type of person they are and how they can work with people of different personalities.
The group did various leadership building exercises lead by Myla Gumayaga, Christine Hanakawa and 4-H youth. They learned about the Moe and how you need all different types of individuals when you work in your clubs or on a committee.
Becky Settlage, Laura Kawamura and Ed Mersino taught the youngsters how to use GPS equipment and sent the 4-Hers out on campus to look for objects. It was a fun workshop and many felt they could use the equipment in their counties. I purchased 10 units for the Counties to use. Right now Hilo has the units because they will be doing a workshop.
Renee Chung, a resource volunteer from Oahu County did a storybook creative memory workshop, which all those who participated made a storybook of pictures. There were some very creative booklets completed. Renee was very organized and had all kinds of stickers, borders, and papers to decorate their booklets.
The National Guard came in full force (5 people) to do activities that fosters responsibility and accountability, self-esteem, concern for others, communication, critical thinking and creativity. It was an excellent hands on workshop for those who participated.
Then, one group was off to Kauluwela Elementary School to learn magic from Mr. Jimmy Zukemura and the Youth Magic Group, which happens to meet on the second Saturday of the month. 4-Hers came back with new knowledge on rope, disappearing money and card tricks to entertain the rest of the group. They also got to see first-hand magic performance by the Youth Magic Group.
Mr. Ron Stephens and the Hawaiian Island Skippers did an excellent session on getting your heartbeat up and the body moving. They learned all different ways to jump. The 4-Hers felt they were back in their youthful years learning to jump rope with ease. Each 4-Her who participated received a rope to take home.
The Hawaii 4-H Foundation sponsored an outstanding luncheon for the 4-Hers, leaders, staff and administrators. The luncheon was held at the Pacific Beach Hotel. Mr. Roy Oyama, a 4-H leader from Kauai was the 2007 Ali’i and Dr. Barry Brennan, Emeritus Specialist received the Friends of 4-H Award. Amber Kuitunen received a plaque from the Hawaii 4-H Foundation in appreciation for serving on the Board as a youth representative for the last two years. The co-chairs for this event were Mrs. Brenda Takahashi and Mrs. Jan Kemp who helped with the fundraising and setting up the luncheon.
There were many positive feedbacks from those who participated in this year’s conference. They all mentioned that the workshops were excellent and they really got to meet 4-Hers from other counties with the various workshops that were planned.
Rose Saito
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| • 2007 National 4-H Congress |
At the Hawaii 4-H Foundation Luncheon, Mrs. Carol Ikeda announced the National 4-H Congress winners. Three 4-Hers who completed their portfolios were selected to attend National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia. They are Dayna Domingo, Renni Fay Iwasa and Stacie Nakashima. Congratulations to all of you!
Rose Saito
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| • Retreat for Executive Board Members |
The newly elected Executive Board members met with the out going Board members in May. This will hopefully make for a smooth transition from the retired board to the new board. The new board is planning to have their retreat July 28. Place still need to be determined. The first Council meeting of the year will be in August, but that will be determined when the board meets in July. This will be the first year that the 4-H year ends in June and the New Year starts in July. Usually, there is a two-month break.
Rose Saito
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| • Hawaii Team Attends the "3, 2, 1" Workshop |
Oahu 4-H member Hannah Wong, National Guard representative Nathaniel Calio and chaperone 4-H volunteer Walter Horikawa were selected to attend a national video workshop from June 17-22 at the National 4-H Center in Chevy Chase, MD. The team spent the week with 50 other selected teens and chaperones from across the country learning video production skills to put together a national public service announcement on how the 4-H/military partnership has benefited the community. Travel expenses were covered by the USDA/Army project.
4-H’er Hannah Wong shares her experiences at the conference…
The opportunity to go to the National 4-H Conference Center, in Chevy Chase, Maryland, to attend the "3, 2, 1" action videography workshop was an event that taught me more about technology and the relationship between 4-Hers and military youth. Uncle Walter, Nate, and I spent six days learning about the effects deployment can have on a military youth and how programs are available such as SOMK (Speak Out for Military Kids) that can help youth deal with the added responsibility of being a life time military kid or a “sudden” military kid.
As a 4-H representative I learned how 4-H is in a partnership with the Army to help these military kids. By the end of a stressful yet fun week with 50 individuals (35 youth and 15 adults) from around the world, we created 4 vignettes and 1 practice movie. For the 4 vignettes I was a part of the SOMK group in producing short films dealing with this program. Along with learning the military aspect of the program I learned how to script, storyboard, film, and edit an entire movie. This technology that I learned can be used in support of Operation: Military Kids as well with many other 4-H projects.
I have learned an incredible amount in just six days, but I have also met the greatest people who share the same interests. My roommates and I became so close it was sad to leave them on Saturday. The staff for the workshop was very helpful and even introduced us to Washington DC through fun activities through out the National Mall. We were even able to experience the behind the scenes aspect of a Nationals baseball game.
This workshop ultimately woke me up about how not only soldiers are affected by the war but also the children, and how even I as a civilian can aide these troops and their families through multiple programs.
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| • Taking the Nutrition Challenge… |
Army teens attending the 2007 Pacific Army Youth Leadership Conference (June 16-21) took their first step in the nutrition challenge by participating in workshops provided by Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service nutrition professionals. Utilizing the 4-H Army curriculum “Up for the Challenge” (produced by Maryland CES), our extension nutritionists Carissa Poon, Kami Nishimura and Naomi Kanehiro provided a fun-filled, hands on ‘eating well’ training to the youth participants and ‘food prep/kitchen safety’ training to the Army staff. The Army Sports and Fitness staff provided the fitness components.
The second step of the challenge will be for the Army teens (from Hawaii, Alaska, Kwajalein and Japan) to provide “Up for the Challenge” workshops to younger children in their communities.
The week long Youth Leadership Conference was held at the Winner’s Camp on Oahu.
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| • Micro-Grants for People to Start Sustainable Social Ventures |
Socially-conscience people between the ages of 12 and 20-years-old are encouraged to apply for micro-grants of up to $1,000 from the YSA Youth Venture Program to create sustainable social ventures. An AmeriCorps VISTA program, the YSA Youth Venture Program’s mission is to provide funding and resources to young people to lead socially-conscience campaigns that are a lasting asset to their communities. YSA Youth Venture teams are required to plan a Global Youth Service Day project on April 25-27, 2008, and will receive resources from Youth Service America and Youth Venture, the leading organizations in the youth service movement. The application deadline is August 13, 2007. For more information about the YSA Youth Venture Program micro-grants, please go to: http://www.genv.net/en-us/region/ysa.
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| • Kona 4-Her in Clover Corner News |
Check out the article “4-H SET Liaisons Prepare for 4-H’s Future” in the June 2007 issue of the Clover Corner News found at http://www.4hblogs.org/ccn/. Kona 4-H member Devin Chong’s photo is included. Devin was part of the Hawaii delegation attending the 4-H Science, Engineering & Technology(4-H SET) Liaisons Conference at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln along with 120 4-H Extension staff, volunteers and youth representing 40 states.
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| • Do Something Offering Weekly Grants for Social Entrepreneurs |
"Do Something is a not-for-profit organization that works to inspire, support, and celebrate young social entrepreneurs and community activists. The organization is accepting applications for the following grant programs: Do Something and GameStop are offering grants of $500 each to young people, age 25 and younger, in the U.S. or Canada who have a great idea for a community-action project… Do Something and Plum TV are offering grants of $500 each to social entrepreneurs, age 25 and younger, in the U.S. who have recently created a sustainable project, program, or organization."
URL: http://www.dosomething.org
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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.
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