• Dec. 26-28: University holidays, offices closed
• Jan. 2: University holiday, offices closed
• Jan. 5-8: Western 4-H Roundup, Denver
• Jan. 16: University holiday, offices closed
• Jan 28-29: Leadership Development Conference, Denver
• Jan 30: 4-H Day at the Capitol, Denver

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Chuck Urano Memorial Scholarship

The 2006 Chuck Urano Memorial Scholarship Award, sponsored by the Colorado Farm Show, will be awarded to six deserving students who strive to leave a lasting impression on their community and agriculture as a whole. Six $1,000 scholarships will be awarded this year. The scholarships are awarded to high school graduating seniors who will declare an agricultural major at the college or university of their choice. Students who apply should be high school graduates in spring 2006 or winter 2005. All applications will be required to be physically received by Jan. 6, 2006 (Received – Not Postmarked, No Exceptions). Official high school transcripts are required and any application received without sealed transcripts will be considered incomplete. Recipients of the awards will be notified in mid-January. To download an application go to http://www.coloradofarmshow.com/scholarship.htm and click on the scholarship information link. Please contact Jacob Penn at 970.330.4071 if you have any questions. Mail the applications to Colorado Farm Show Urano Scholarship, c/o FCS Jacob Penn, P.O. Box 336670, Greeley, CO 80633. — Becky Fry

E-Supplements

The final E-Supplements will be available on the website soon. Please make sure that all of your members and leaders are aware of these records. Just a couple of clarifications: the Creative Clothing E-Supplement is for Decorate Your Duds, Creative Clothing and Style of Your Own - there are certain questions that need to be answered for each of these areas. Clothing Construction E-Supplement is for Units 1-4 and 21-28. Sewing for Others and Recycled Clothing each have their own supplement. Please look over these E-Supplements carefully. Please call me (970.491.7883) if you have any questions concerning the E-Supplements. — Connie Cecil

Horseless Horse Project

The Horseless Horse Project is finally complete and will now be offered as a state project. The Horseless Horse Project contains four units: A1565 - Unit 1— Making Horse Sense, A1566 - Unit 2 — Hooves, Health & Horsemanship, A1567- Unit 3 — Breaking Ground, and A1568 - Unit 4 — Brushing Up on Horses. The Colorado 4-H Horse Manual is required for all of the units. The 4-H Horse Judging Guide is required for Unit 3. This project is great for 4-H members who love horses but do not have the availability or capacity to have one or for those that are looking to purchase a horse.

These units will be posted on the website but for now they have been sent out to all the counties via email.

The state fair exhibit requirements are as follows:

A. Completed Horseless Horse Unit Manual along with the 4-H Project E-Record secured in a sturdy binder.
B. A showboard illustrating an investigated topic during the project year.

The Horse Committee and graduate students have worked hard to make this happen. My thanks goes out to all of those who have had a hand in accomplishing this task. — Connie Cecil

Citizenship-Washington Focus Scholarships

Carhartt Inc., a leading manufacturer in premium work wear, is partnering with the National 4-H Council to provide funds to increase participation in the Citizenship-Washington Focus Program. The Carhartt Young American Scholars program will provide scholarship funding for CWF to delegations that can increase their participation over their pre-registration delegate count. There is a limited amount of scholarships available, and will be provided on a first- come first-serve basis to those delegations that qualify.

Some terms and conditions apply:

- This is offered to CWF delegations that can increase their participant numbers above their pre-registration participant count.
- Each added participant will be required to promote their Carhartt scholarships to the local media and provide documentation of their efforts.
- This is offered on a first- come first-serve basis, plus program week availability. The scholarships are the standard CWF tuition package ($624).

Would any of you be interested in additional delegates if we could get financial support? — Dale Leidheiser

Focus on Youth, Money Matters Newsletter

Focus on Youth, Money Matters is a quarterly newsletter published by the Center for Personal Financial Education, an educational resource and research center at the University of Rhode Island. The Center’s mission is to advance the adoption of sound personal financial practices by developing and delivering personal financial education programs and conducting related research. The Center produces and provides an array of integrated, coordinated outreach programs and services. These programs and services are designed for diverse audiences and delivered through schools, at community sites, in the workplace, and through mass media. This newsletter is designed to provide news about the NEFE® High School Financial Planning Program, information about new financial literacy teaching resources and events, and updates on research related to teens and money. To see the newsletter, go to: http://www.uri.edu/hss/hdf/gff/highschool/index.html. — Jan Carroll