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March 2008

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Calendar of Events

MARCH

4 - 7
 Operation: Military Kids Ready, Set, Go training, Kansas City
7
  Communications Fair photography, posters, creative writing, and videos entries due
8
  CTAHR/Oahu CES Centennial Event, 9 am – 2 pm, Urban Garden Center
11
  Military 4-H Teen meeting
13
  Military 4-H School Age Spring Fling meeting, 9:30 am, AMR
20
  Communications Fair speeches and demonstration entries due
21
  Military 4-H School Age Spring Fling, 1 pm, AMR
25
  National Guard Youth Camp 4-H Sessions, 1-5 pm, Bellows
28
  Military 4-H Teen Spring Fling, HMR
30
  Oahu 4-H Car Wash, 8:30 – 2:30, Kapolei K-Mart

APRIL

5
  Communications Fair, 1 pm, Agricultural Sciences building
5
  State 4-H Leaders’ Meeting
12
  Navy Springfest, 2-5 pm, Pearl Harbor
24
  Military 4-H School Age Spring Fling, 2 pm

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• CTAHR Centennial



The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources,
the founding college of the University of Hawaii,
celebrates a century of service.

Join the festivities at our

Centennial Celebration

Urban Garden Center
Saturday, March 8, 2008

9 am – 2 pm

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• Oahu County Camp

Thirty four campers had a great weekend at Camp Mokule'ia chaired by Ross Shibata.  This camp was lead by teens who did all the activities including the council meeting, workshops, coordinating the meals and clean up.  The younger members and teens got aquainted with an introductory game on Friday night.

On Saturday morning, the group toured Alluvion Inc. and learned about the various production Mrs. Susan Matsushita, owner has on the property including a nursery with plants for the garden shops to landscapers, a florist, rose plants, fruit trees and fishes.  Then, they were off to the North Shore Soap Factory to learn how to make soap using local products.

After swiming and catching fishes in the tide pools in the early afternoon, the campers had a 3,2,1... Action workshop lead by Hannah Wong and Valerie Inafuku.  Each group did a 1 minute taping of what they thought the Communication's Fair theme "Happy Ever After" meant to the them.  The campers will get to see their finished products at the Communication's Fair.

That evening the campers made Hobo dinner and gathered around the camp fire to cook it.  Of course, the crabs had some excitement when the campers were chasing them on the beach with their nets and flashlights.  Camp isn't camp without the camp fire and s'mores.  Sunday morning breakfast was another adventure when Dayna Domingo taught the group how to cook bacon and eggs in a brown bag over the fire.

Overall, everyone enjoyed themselves and had a relaxing time.  Thanks to Uncle Stacey for getting the tent, shopping and setting up the camp site.  Also, thanks to Aunty Sakaye who couldn't be at camp, but has trained her club members over the years and proved that teens can take the lead.  Other club members assisting with this camp were Nicole Kahunahana, Tobi Kaneshiro, Stacie Nakashima, Kayla Schlaich, Kellie Takamori, Sasha Nomura Calistro and Devin Chun.  It was also nice to have the other club leaders present for support.
                                                                                               Rose Saito


Thank you to everyone who attended this year's 4-H Oahu County Camp! Hope everyone had fun and enjoyed the experience. A special thanks to everyone who helped to make this camp a special one.
                                                                                               Ross Shibata

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• Communications Fair Entry Due Dates Reminder

Hi 4-Hers,

Just a reminder the deadlines for the Communications Fair are just around the corner.  The photography, posters, creative writing, and videos are due on March 7th and the speeches and demonstrations are due on March 20th.  The Communications Fair is on April 5th, 2008 at the UH Agricultural Science Building.
If you have any questions please call me at 626-2710.

                                                                                           Thank you,
                                                                                           Hannah Wong
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• Oahu 4-H Car Wash

Oahu 4H County will be having a car wash at the K-Mart in Kapolei on Sunday, March 30th 2008.  Volunteers are needed to work at the car wash, we will have (2) shifts first shift is from 8:30am-11:30am (this shift will help setup) second shift is from 11:30am-2:30pm (this shift will help clean up).  We will also need supplies like: soap, chamois, towels, buckets, (2) water hoses with a splitter, step ladder, squeegees, tents tables, snacks and lot and lots of water (for the workers) etc.

We will also have pre-sale tickets for sale @ $5 each tickets and each club will be responsible to sell (20) tickets (will be mailed to the leaders at the end of the month).

Please contact Brittany Chang at toohchanga4u@hawaii.rr.com or call 623-9737.

When:  March 30th, 2008
Where:  Kapolei K-Mart
Time:  9:00 am-2:00 pm
Pre sale tickets are $5 day of car wash $5-$10

                                                                                           Thank you,
                                                                                           Brittany Chang
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• Be A Certified Babysitter!

  Need babysitting skills?  Sign up for the Army CYS Babysitting class!  The next class will be held:


March 19 and 20, 2008
(Babysitting 1st day, CPR/First Aid 2nd day)

Aliamanu Youth Center, Building 1782 Bougainville Road

8:30 – 5:00 pm

To attend both days, youth must be 14 years or older.  Call 833-5393 to enroll.

The class will utilize the Army/4-H Babysitting curriculum and is being offered FREE and to all youth as part of Operation: Military Kids efforts.

Babysitting can be a great way to earn extra $ or a way to help others who may need this service.

                                                                                                                Renee Chung

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• Operation Military Kids Youth Program Specialist Hired

  Elizabeth (Liz) Gocong's first day as Hawaii's JASAP-OMK's youth program specialist is March 3, 2008.  Liz will work out of the Hawaii National Guard office but will work collaboratively with CES on Operation: Military Kids efforts.  Liz plus a team of 4 others from Hawaii are attending a Ready, Set, Go Training (military culture and deployment) in Kansas City, Missouri from March 4-7.  We are excited to have Liz on board!

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• Moving Ahead #8

  Hawaii CES and Army staff just completed the eighth session of Moving Ahead Together - Positive Youth Development for 4-H staff and volunteers, military staff, and youth development professionals from various youth organizations.  The training was held from Feb. 26-28 at the Pearl City National Guard facility.

Although Nick Langley, teen director from Kwajalein, Nick Andrews, Camp Zama school age staff and Marianne Kerr, Alaska 4-H Extension Educator travelled the farthest to attend the training, everyone had a fun and productive 3 days together.		  

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• It's A County Fair!

The School Age Military 4-H clubs will be having their own county fair on Friday, March 21st at the Aliamanu Youth and Community Center.  The 4-H'ers will be exhibiting their individual 4-H projects (just like they do at some county fairs), the Schofield 4-H Drama group will put on a talent show and there will be other 'fun' activities that you might find at a fair for the youth and their families to take part in.  Our Oahu livestock 4-H'ers have also generously agreed to provide a petting zoo.

Any other Oahu cloverbud members who wish to enter their 4-H project in the exhibit/judging event may do so.  Categories include:  Fine Arts, Photography, Scrapbook, Home Furnishings, Foods, and Other Crafts.  Entry registration forms are due on March 12, 2008.  For more information and a form, please call Elizabeth Cruz at 956-4125.

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• 4-H Sessions at National Guard Youth Camp

Oahu 4-H will once again be providing camp workshops for the National Guard youth at their camp during spring break.  Our plans are to have 5 different sessions for the campers - an 'I Spy' book creating activity for cloverbud age youth (using the Mobile Tech Lab), a terrarium creating session, bread in a bag, a commercial creating session and another Speak Out for Military Kids session (focusing on developing communication skills).  All sessions will be held on Tuesday, March 25 at 1 - 4 pm.

If any 4-H'er or volunteer is interested in conducting or helping with a session, we would certainly welcome the help.  Please contact us at 956-7196 or email nakatsuk@hawaii.edu.

                                                                                           Claire Nakatsuka
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Other Opportunities

• Searching for 4-H Science, Engineering & Technology Alumni


Are you a former 4-H'er working in pharmaceutical research, environmental science, engineering, biological or chemical science, aerospace, technology, or plant and animal science?  National 4-H Council is looking for 4-H alumni to feature in an upcoming promotion.  Take a moment to fill out a short 10-minute survey!  Click here or visit www.fourhcouncil.edu to access the survey and learn more about the 4-H Science, Engineering & Technology (4-H SET) program.  Visit www.4hblogs.org/ccn to see more 4-H updates, stories and career postings today!

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• Go Overboard Challenge Grant

"Youth Venture, Burton Snowboards, and Justina Chen Headley are co-sponsoring the Go Overboard Challenge Grant to fund the best youth-led ideas to change the world by giving away 12 grants, $1,000 each to encourage students to become change makers.  Eligibility:  students ages 12-20 who have an idea as to how to improve their school, neighborhood, city, country or the world.  Students need an adult sponsor, such as a teacher, to endorse their grant application.  Deadline: May 1, 2008."
URL: http://www.burton.com/gobsite/ChallengeGrant.aspx

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• Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community

The Hitachi Foundation presents the Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community each year to ten high school seniors from around the U.S. on the basis of their community service activities.  Activities must foster longer-term community change and be focused in socially and/or economically isolated communities.  The award is accompanied by a cash prize of $5,000 dispensed over two years.  Recipients may use the award at their discretion.  Recipients may use the award at their discretion.  The award is not a scholarship.  High school seniors from the U.S. and U.S. territories are eligible to be nominated for the award.
Complete nomination information is available at http://www.hitachifoundation.org.
Deadline: April 1, 2008.

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• The Christopher Columbus Awards Program

"The Christopher Columbus Awards Program combines science and technology with community problem-solving.  Students work in teams with the help of an adult coach to identify an issue they care about and, using science and technology, work with experts, conduct research and put their ideas to the test to develop an innovative solution.

Maximum Award: $25,000, an all-expense-paid trip to Walt Disney World to attend the program's National Championship Week and a $2,000 U.S. Savings Bond for each student team member.

Eligibility: middle-school-age (sixth, seventh, and eighth grade) children; teams do not need to be affiliated with a school to enter.

Deadline: March 17, 2008.
URL: http://www.christophercolumbusawards.com/

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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