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Tuesday, October 9 is the traditional Camp Chairs meeting hosted by Rock Springs at no cost to participants. The Camp Chairs meeting is open to anyone wanting to learn more about Rock Springs and the 2008 Camping Season.

Following the conclusion of the Camp Chairs meeting the Camp Training begins with outdoor activities. The group will discover the Rock Springs walking trails before settling in for learning the importance of counselor training from Lucas Shivers, Bill Riley Leadership Intern. Then before returning to Leadership Lodge participants gather for round-table discussions and networking with others to gain ideas for camp schedules, activities and themes.

Wednesday, October 10 energize yourself by participating in the hands-on learning sessions that focuses on building camp enthusiasm. Gather new ideas for motivating youth to attend 4-H camp. Full registration is $70; Wednesday only $30. Check the 4-H Web for more information, http://www.Kansas4-H.org/Camping/BranchOutForCamp.htm. Registration is due September 28, 5 p.m. Don’t miss out on the fun!!!
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If your county has any lost or has found extra exhibits, please call or e-mail the State 4-H Office. We are working to match lost exhibits and their homes.

If you need additional ribbons, please also contact the State 4-H Office. We will be happy to mail replacement ribbons.

A premium report for our 4-H divisions will be sent to the State Fair Office on Friday, September 21. Please review your results.  All requests for missing placings must be in by 12:00 noon on Friday or they will not be included in the premium report.
Wiebers

These photos will be returned at the end of State Fair 2008 (in county bags).

If you have any questions, please contact one of the Photography Action Team members.
Buchele

4-H FCS Judging                    
Thank you to everyone who helped at the 4-H FCS judging at the State Fair. 4-H events can’t happen without many volunteers giving their time. The topics for 2007-08 have been placed on the FCS Action Team website under 4-H Groups on the Kansas 4-H website.

As printing cost go up and with almost 500 4-H’ers participating, a $5 charge per individual or $10 per team will be charged in 2008.
Fink

Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Institute
Supporting Children of the National Guard and Reserve Institute is a program presented by The Military Child Education Coalition. This training is for teachers, counselors, administrators, soldiers, Extension Agents and child care providers. There is no cost to register for this two day training.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided. However, lodging and transportation are the responsibility of the participants.

The training will be held November 28-30 from 8:00am to 4:00pm at the National Guard Regional Training Institute, 2850 Scanlan Avenue, Eckert Hall, Salina, Ks.

The objectives are to
1. Understand the effects of deployment separation on military connected children.
2. Identify resources, local programs, activities and community and military networks that support children impacted by deployment.
3. Receive a tool kit to help form community and military alliances, identify existing resources and raising community awareness.

Register on line at www.MilitaryChild.org/institutes.asp

For more information contact Ann Domsch, adomsch@ksu.edu or call 785-532-2276.
Domsch

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As the 4-H year begins when visiting with Club Leaders during training sessions remind them that 4-H members are learning skills for their future careers and civic involvement. Encourage the Club Leaders to work with the Club Officers in planning agendas before the meetings to prepare the president for the business meeting and to guide members through the meeting. An agenda can aid a club in accomplishing the top four elements of productive meetings. Additional educational information my be found in the Strengthening 4-H Clubs notebook or at http://www.kansas4-h.org/Resources/Clubs/.

Source: Leader Training Series, Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
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Think about what reaction you are likely to get by using the following statements?

"Excuse me, sir, could you please tell me the time?" versus "Hey, what time you got?"

"Pardon me, may I use this chair?" versus [Just take the chair.]

[After bumping into someone] "Excuse me." versus "Why don’t you watch where you’re going?

Remember to treat others with dignity, not because you judge them to be deserving of it, but because you value and demonstrate respect.

"Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use." - Emily Post, American etiquette expert (1872-1960)
GERHARD
 

It’s the perfect opportunity to highlight the Six Pillars of Character throughout your community — and connect with others across the nation. No matter what your political or religious affiliation, this event is all about the universal values we share.

Over four million kids celebrated last year. How many this year? You decide — register now for free resources! Go to: http://www.charactercounts.org/ccweek/index.php
GERHARD
 

Let’s review the Extraordinary Experiences for Learning strategies as printed in the Kansas 4-H Youth Development Strategic Plan:

1. Strengthen the relationship between research and practice using the curriculum resources of land-grant and other research-based systems.
2. Provide imaginative, motivational and experiential learning experiences to help youth build competencies and master life skills.
3. Practice an ethic of access, inclusion and opportunity for all youth.

Check out the Kansas 4-H Youth Development Strategic Plan at http://4-h.k-state.edu/About/Kansas4-HStrategicPlan.pdf for further study.

Source: Kansas 4-H Strategic Plan
Van Horn
 

In response to this question, the Curriculum Taskforce has produced a "Kansas 4-H Project Curriculum Guide". This is a listing of the most current material that we know is available for a specific project. The Guide is posted on the Kansas 4-H Website under "What's Hot".

The Project Selection Guide as printed in the August 4-H Journal provides other resources, award opportunities and sponsors, plus state level activities associated with various projects.

The Curriculum Taskforce also voted to become an Action Team.

Guidelines for Action Teams and applications are on the web. We are accepting applications until November 1st. We are looking for 5 agents, 5 adult volunteers and 5 teens. Help decide the future of Kansas 4-H, by signing up today!
Adams
 

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The log allows you (and anyone helping you implement the VIP process) to quickly see where potential volunteers are in the process. This resource will help you keep on top of the process. A volunteer is not complete until the orientation has been completed and they have been officially appointed by the Extension Board.

If you have any questions, please consult the VIP FAQ, or contact me. Remember to put in the ad\ before your username to access this password protected document.
Buchele
 

2007 Kansas 4-H Volunteer Forum
An information brochure for the 2007 Kansas 4-H Volunteer Forum was placed in the State Fair County Bags. Please take a moment to review the information. Full information, recruitment resources and registration materials for The 2007 Kansas 4-H Volunteer Forum, November 16 - 18, 2007, Rock Springs 4-H Center, have been posted on the State 4-H web site. Posted are files for the promotion flyer, a poster to post, hard copy information and registration flyer, letter to Agents and a newsletter article (under the agent section). New for this year, the Kansas Association of 4-H Volunteers (KA4-HV) will reimburse promotion expenses to Counties and Districts. See the letter to the agents for details.

KA4-HV will also offer six scholarships for first time participants. Information on the scholarships is being sent out to counties and districts.

The Forum will focus on CHARACTER COUNTS!. Participants will learn about and do experiential activities from each of the six pillars of Character. There will also be sessions on Ethical Decision Making and implementing CHARACTER COUNTS! in the club. Participants will receive a note book of programming resources to help them implement CHARACTER COUNTS! back home in their club.

Forum registration deadline is October 15, 2007. Online registration is encouraged. The Forum web site also includes hard copy registration forms for those who wish to register by paper.

Anyone chaperoning for KYLF needs to register with KYLF. Volunteers or staff registering as a KYLF chaperone are urged to attend the volunteer forum. They will sign up for Volunteer Forum during the KYLF registration process.
Buchele
 

When you see this leader next, visit with them about becoming a 4-H Master Volunteer. Master Volunteers receive special training at the state level and work at their local level on local 4-H needs as agreed upon by the volunteer and the agent. For more information, please follow this link: http://www.Kansas4-H.org/Volunteer/MasterVolunteer.htm. Registrations for the 2007 class of 4-H Master Volunteers are due Oct. 1. If you have questions about 4-H Master Volunteers please contact me.
Buchele
 

What do you need volunteer help to do? Where are the people who could fill that role? How do you get in contact with them? Who could you get to help with the "ask"? The answers to these questions will guide you to your next steps and give you a better chance of successfully filling the volunteer roles you need filled.
Buchele
 

Project Leader Training, Nov. 13
We will be hosting a Project Leader Training session on Tuesday, November 13 in Manhattan. This training is to help encourage project leaders to have meetings and give them ideas as to how they can make the meetings both educational and fun.

This training is sponsored by the Seven County Teaching Block of Geary, Marshall, Morris, Pottawatomie, Riley, and Wabaunsee Counties. We would appreciate you letting your potential project leaders or project leaders know about this training. A brochure is available on the State 4-H website. If you have any questions please call.
Susie Latta/Mack
 

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• The Permanent Record (P-1032 Revised)
• The Generic 4-H Record Form (P-1106)
• Simplified 4-H Record (P-1052)
• The Personal Page (P-1043 Revised)
• The Kansas 4-H Awards Application (KAA) (MG-11)
• 4-H Key Award Application (MG13)
• The Kansas 4-H Scholarship Application ( MG-50)

Each of the documents listed above may be opened and saved to a computer using the "Save As" function. These documents may be accessed via the "Forms" button in the left column and may be found under the "Recognition Awards" sub-header. There is also a connection directly from "What’s Hot" in the right column.

In making these forms available directly from the web, the "Kansas 4-H Record Book & Library CD" will no longer be distributed. The Library documents on the 4-H CD are all included on the "KSRE Express 2007 CD11: Kansas Information Disc" which may be ordered from the Publication Distribution Office at Kansas State University.

If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Gary Gerhard at ggerhard@ksu.edu.
GERHARD

State 4-H Dog Conference, Nov. 3-4, 2007
Rock Springs 4-H Center, New this year, is a Design a T-Shirt Contest! Designs due Oct. 1st to the State 4-H Office. Registrations will be due online by Oct.12, 2007. Watch for details on the web soon.
Adams
 

4-H SET and Lights on After School
Each year the Afterschool Alliance supports an effort to keep the need for after-school programs in the spotlight.  They accomplish this through a national "event" called Lights on Afterschool!  This "event" consists of local after-school programs all across the country celebrating their after-school programs on the same day. Some hold suppers, some have special guest speakers, while others have open-houses so parents and others can see what is going on in their program and more!  4-H Afterschool has been involved with Lights on Afterschool since we became an Afterschool Partner in 2002.

Mark Manno, the Delaware 4-H Afterschool Contact and 4-H SET Liaison, is suggesting that 4-H Afterschool and 4-H SET (Science, Engineering and Technology) work together to use this year's Lights On Afterschool 4-H events to showcase that 4-H is not just cows and cooking. Mark is suggesting 4-H members and volunteers use 4-H SET activities, demonstrations and illustrated talks at LOA events across the country to show the public the diversity of 4-H while keeping the need for after-school programs in the spotlight.

If you think making 4-H SET the theme for your 4-H LOA event this year is a good idea, we want to help.  We have posted a few SET-friendly activities written with after-school youth in mind to our web site, http://www.fourhcouncil.edu/setresources.aspx.  Click on 4-H SET activities.  You are welcome to download and use any or all of these and/or any others you think will work in your program.

4-H SET will also be the theme for this year's National 4-H Week. The Marketing and Communication staff at National 4-H Council has posted 4-H SET materials on the 4-H Brand Network, http://www.4-hbrandnetwork.org/, and has distributed National 4-H Week materials that can be used to learn more about 4-H SET and promote the mission mandate in your state and county/district.  Attached to this message is a flyer specifically adapted for Lights On Afterschool promotion in your area which you are welcome to use! 
WALDREN, MACK & VANHORN
 

Counties/Districts Needed for 2008 4-H Japanese Exchange Program
It is not too late to participate as a host Extension Unit for the 2008 Japanese Exchange.  Based on the county/district responses, Kansas has committed to hosting a specific number of youth and adult chaperones for the 2008 summer inbound program.  We know this is a bit hard to plan ahead so many months in advance.

The Japanese will arrive in counties about July 20, 2008, and stay with one family each for around 3 ½ weeks. To participate, a county or unit will agree to locate a volunteer coordinator who will manage the recruitment and screening of six host families, plan orientation and organize local activities during their stay.  Training, resource materials and some expense money are available for the coordinators and agents.  Extension agents oversee the program and may be as active as they wish in its conduct. 

To get an ”intent to participate” form or to find out more details about your county/district hosting Japanese youth from 12-18 years-old in 2008, contact Rose Scott: rose@threeriversinc.org, or call Rose at 785-388-2009 or 785-565-3197 (cell).   Counties must commit to confirm their participation in 2008.  Extension units that have not previously participated are encouraged and welcomed to come aboard.  Please consider trying this popular program this upcoming year.  Please contact Rose Scott by October 15 for information or details.  
Waldren

IFYE’s Complete Summer Exchanges
Kansas outbound  IFYE’s, Emily and Martha Schneider,  completed a two-week free time travel period and began the second half of their exchanges in new countries, Germany (Emily) and Norway (Martha) September 7.  They have prepared monthly reports for the Kansas 4-H web site http://www.kansas4-h.org/WorldCitizenship/experiences.  Check out their regular blog entries linked there to read about their observations and see the sights in their new host countries.  The next Kansas 4-H Journal will include stories and pictures of their summer experiences.

Sylvia Feldmann, IFYE Representative from Germany, arrived in Kansas just in time to participate in the first weekend at State Fair and will be in Colby (Thomas Co.), Fowler (Meade Co.)  and Hays (Ellis Co.) during the rest of September and October.  We hope she will have an opportunity to meet many 4-H’ers and their families.

Nikki Armstrong, IFYE from Australia, completed her stay with Kansas families at the end of August.  Thanks to all the Extension staff who helped with her stay in Dickinson, Miami, Johnson and Stafford Counties.
Munson