Weekly 4-H Update
Communications >> 4-H Update >> Volume 10, Number 37..................................... November 10, 2006
Attachments:
:: Catch-A-Calf Registration information
:: National Western Stock Show Discounted Ticket information
Reminders:
- November 24 - 28: National 4-H Congress, Atlanta, GA
- November 23 - 24: University holidays, campus closed
- December 1: Catch-A-Calf applications due
- December 1: Urban Expansion reports due, State 4-H office
- December 12: 4-H Foundation board meeting, TBA
Cloverbuds Resource
A few years ago, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), in partnership with Extension staff and credit union educators, developed Thrive by Five™. Teaching Your Preschooler About Spending and Saving--free activities and other resources for parents who want to encourage healthy attitudes about money in young children. Thrive by Five is a set of eight activities (available in both English and Spanish) for parents of preschoolers to begin teaching basic concepts of financial education. These activities, along with informational tips for working with this age group and concepts five-year-olds should know prior to entering into kindergarten, are available at http://www.creditunion.coop/thriveby5/. CUNA is inviting Extension offices to place a link for Thrive by Five on their state and local websites. The following website includes a logo and text for the Thrive by Five materials http://www.creditunion.coop/thriveby5/create_a_link.html. These materials may be used at no charge for educational, non-commercial purposes only.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Erica Tobe at tobee@msu.edu. — Jan Carroll
4-H Promotion Opportunity
We have been contacted by Competitive Edge TV with a great 4-H marketing opportunity. They are looking for several five- to 10-minute youth-related television spots to air on their network. The program will air for 13 weeks on Monday nights, beginning Dec. 11, at 7:00 p.m. The program will be seen exclusively on KWHD TV 53, Comcast Cable 53, DTV 46 in Denver, KWHS TV 51 and Comcast Cable 6 in Colorado Springs, and Dish Network. These stations have basically family-based programming.
They would like to spotlight either individual 4-H members or groups of 4-H members doing innovative projects and/or community service projects that would be of interest to other youth their age. A team of six teenage reporters actually develop and report the stories on the show.
For more information or to submit story ideas go to their website at: http://www.competitiveedgetv.com/.
You can also contact Rana Tolman at 720.939.6112 for more details.
Please keep us informed if you plan to submit any story ideas by contacting Ellen Butler at 970.491.1152 or ellen.butler@colostate.edu. — Jeff Goodwin
Catch-A-Calf
National Western Stock Show time is fast approaching, and with that, it is time to encourage youth to apply for the Catch-A-Calf program sponsored by the National Western Stock Show.
The National Western Stock Show Catch-A-Calf Program is a great program designed to promote youth development and understanding of the cattle feeding industry. This program can provide youth with an opportunity to be part of one of the best programs at the National Western Stock Show. Youth are encouraged to manage their projects from the mindset of commercial cattle feeding.
Applicants must be between the ages of 12 and 18 as of Dec. 31, 2006 to apply, and also enrolled in 4-H at the time of application. Successful catchers must have adequate facilities available to house their steer as they are responsible for the care, feeding, and handling of their animal.
Applications are due to my office postmarked no later than Dec. 1, 2006. Applications are posted on http://livestock.colostate.edu/youth. Please don’t hesitate to contact me at 970.491.1427 or brett.kaysen@colostate.edu if you have any questions regarding the program. — Brett Kaysen
4-H Day at National Western
Mark your calendar for Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007! 4-H Day at the National Western Stock Show is an opportunity for 4-Hers from across the great state of Colorado to promote 4-H. The State 4-H Officer Team, 4-H Scholars, Collegiate 4-H members, Colorado 4-H Foundation members, state staff and 4-H members will hand out a wide variety of 4-H promotional materials. These items include: suckers, tattoos, pencils, bookmarks, and lanyards. The first 50 volunteers will receive entry to the National Western Stock Show and rodeo tickets for the 2:00 p.m. rodeo. If you are interested in volunteering please contact me at Melissa.oliver@colostate.edu or call 970.491.10246. Thanks! — Melissa Oliver
National Western Stock Show Discounted Tickets
All 4-H members, families and friends, and their invited guests, are eligible for discounted prices on reserve seating at the National Western Stock Show. The prices offered are unavailable to the general public and tickets purchased through this special offer are free of all service charges, an additional savings of $3.50 per ticket. (Tickets must be purchased through Group Services. Discounts will not be given at the Stock Show Box Office.)
The National Western Stock Show invites all 4-H members to enjoy their personal favorite(s) shows, and to spend a day full of fun that will include numerous opportunities to be entertained by the exhibits, shopping, art, delicious food and western spirit. (Your show ticket includes free grounds admission to all exhibits, all day long 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
You will receive a $2 discount off of the regular price for the majority of their shows. In honor of “4-H Day,” which is on Wednesday, Jan. 17, you will receive a $3 discount off of the regular price for both Pro Rodeos that day. For the Pro Rodeo at 2:00 p.m., tickets will be $9 each, and for the Pro Rodeo at 7:30 p.m., tickets will be $11 each. Again, these tickets must be purchased through Group Services.
To reserve your tickets and for further information please read the attached brochure. — Melissa Oliver
Levels Training
Leaders, parents and 4-H’ers – come join us for levels training on Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds in Rocky Ford at 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. For further information and all the details please call Lex Lamm, 720.733.6940, in the Douglas County Extension office. — Ellen Butler
