Weekly 4-H Update
Communications >> 4-H Update >> Volume 11, Number 32..................................... September 14, 2007
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Attachments:
Reminders:
- Oct.1: Blue Ribbon Youth Enrollment ES237 Data due
- Oct. 1-5: Extension Forum, CSU Campus
- Oct. 5-7: Fall Leaders’ Forum, Salida
- Oct. 7-13: National 4-H Week
Blue Ribbon Reminder of October Data - DUE Soon! - PLEASE READ!!!
County Directors/Agents, if you are receiving this message in place of your Administrative Support, please PRINT this out and give to him/her ASAP!
The Blue Ribbon Youth Enrollment ES237 & Youth Data is due by Monday, October 1, 2007 (or earlier if you wish!). Did you apply the upgrade? This MUST be done BEFORE you begin the ES237 process! The file to download is located at http://www.ext.colostate.edu/ye -- click the “Required Update” link. All enrollment drops and project completions will need to be complete before sending your final report to the state office. If your county fair is later in September or early October, please contact me ASAP and I'll be happy to give you an extension but you must contact me! My final report is due to the National 4-H Headquarters by Nov. 1, no later!
1) BACKUP your Youth files BEFORE you begin this process!!! (http://www.ext.colostate.edu/ye/help/backup_youth.pdf)
2) Did you enter all of your Group Youth Enrollments, Volunteer and Leader Information? These are to capture youth that are NOT enrolled in the Blue Ribbon database. Remember under the Group Youth Enrollment there is a $1/person fee for each youth under the Special Interest category.
3) For a complete step-by-step ES237 process go to: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/ye/. Click on "ES237 in a Nutshell" and print off these instructions.
4) Whether you email or use regular mail, EVERYONE will need to fill out and sign the following form: http://www.ext.colostate.edu/ye/forms/enrollverification.doc ****PLEASE DO NOT SEND CHECKS WITH THIS FORM - PLEASE WAIT UNTIL ACCOUNTING SENDS YOUR INVOICE, IF NEEDED (Your account should be up to date, but any final billing will be from the CE Accounting Office ONLY)****
I use the following methods to find the accurate numbers to provide to Accounting. For Enrollments -- Open Blue Ribbon -- Select ES237 | ES237 Verification -- Check Members and Cloverbuds (this report includes ALL New, Return, and Terminated Members -- Click Preview -- when the report is generated go to the last page and that is the total community club number which is multiplied by 5. Special Interest numbers are found by Selecting ES237 | ES237 Statistical Report -- Click "Test-Group Data" under "Testing Report" and "Member/Leader Stats" under "Report" Type, click Preview, Click "OK" when message appears. Let the report run and on the first page under Line #2, under the total column that is the number used which is multiplied by 1. There is no need to print either of these reports, as I will be double checking all totals upon arrival.
5) Don't forget to email, mail or fax me your data and final reports!
6) There have been a couple of questions regarding the Enrollment Forms -- they are being adjusted and will be available soon. The link is at:
http://www.colorado4h.org/enroll/index.shtml (Select the appropriate Enrollment Form by clicking on the link.)
7) Once I have received and approved your final report you will personally get an email that you may continue with "Year End Processing" instructions.
And finally, I would like to make sure that everyone knows there is a Blue Ribbon training link (see below) available for everyone’s use. New staff definitely should check this out and call if you have any questions. http://www.ext.colostate.edu/blueribbon/
Please call me at 970.491.3887 if you have questions. Thanks! — Joy Bauder
Colorado Leadership Conference Scholarships Offered
The State 4-H Senate Officer Team is offering scholarships to help defray the costs of CLC, Youth Fest, LDC and State Conference. This year three $55 scholarships for CLC will be offered to help with registration costs. If you know a 4-H member in your county that would like to attend CLC but may not have the finances to do so, please let them know about this opportunity. Please have the 4-H member fax the application form to the State 4-H office at 970.491.5108 or mail the application to Kim Sterkel, 3751 WCR 7, Erie, CO 80516. Applications are due Sept. 28. Please contact me if you have questions (Connie.Cecil@Colostate.EDU / 970.491.7883). — Connie Cecil
Colorado Leadership Conference
The 2007 Colorado Leadership Conference will be held Oct. 12-14 at the Ramada Inn, Glenwood Springs, CO. Camp will begin with dinner on Friday night and end with breakfast on Sunday morning. This camp is for youth in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades. Registration is $110 and includes lodging, meals and workshops. Registrations should be sent to the State 4-H office, 127 Aylesworth Hall NW, Fort Collins, CO 80523-4050. You may also fax your registrations to 970.491.5108. The registration deadline of Sept. 28 is coming up fast, so don’t delay! Please contact me if you have questions. — Connie Cecil
Fashion Revue Winners Recognized
Congratulations to the following 15 individuals who were selected to receive silver trays sponsored by the Barbizon School of Modeling. In alphabetical order by county:
- Kim Sterkel, Adams County
- Kate Mulligan, Adams County
- Rebecca Wiley, Alamosa County
- Erin Feuerstein, Baca County
- Dolly Smith, Boulder County
- McKenzie Digby, Elbert County
- Erin Gauck, El Paso County
- Garrett Prather, El Paso County
- Mary Ellen Lyons, Garfield County
- Mindy Witt, Kit Carson County
- Lindsey Kipp, Logan County
- Jamie Christensen, Morgan County
- Jessica Hartman, Pueblo County
- Margot Binetti, Routt County
- Cortni Denning, Routt County
***Grand Champion Model – Garrett Prather, El Paso County
***Reserve Grand Champion Model – Lindsey Kipp, Logan County
Special Award Recipients:
Best Personal Style – Megan Shade, Fremont County
Best Fit – Rachel Henderson, Mesa County
Best Accessories – Christine Dreitz, Morgan County
Best Hair Style Becoming a Model – Andrea Leininger, Otero County
Judges' score sheets were given to the models after the awards program or put in their county boxes. – Connie Cecil
Photography Awards
Tamron USA, Inc., provides Savings Bonds for the Junior and Senior Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion photography exhibitors at the Colorado State Fair. Recipients of the 2007 bonds are:
- Junior Grand Champion Exhibit – Tessa Ringlein, Yuma County
- Junior Reserve Grand Champion Exhibit – Haylee Lengel, Eagle County
- Intermediate Grand Champion Exhibit – Katie Server, Boulder County
- Intermediate Reserve Grand Champion Exhibit – Amy West, Custer County
- Senior Grand Champion Exhibit – Unit 2 Digital – Kristine Williams, Fremont County
- Senior Reserve Grand Exhibit – Unit 1 Digital – Kristen Williams, Fremont County
Tamron USA, Inc., also provides Saving Bonds for the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Best Photo Contest exhibits at the Colorado State Fair. Recipients of the 2007 bonds are:
- Junior Grand Champion – Tessa Ringlein, Yuma County
- Junior Reserve Grand Champion – Wyatt Rector, Elbert County
- Intermediate Grand Champion – Aubrey Walsh, Rio Blanco County
- Intermediate Reserve Grand Champion – Amy West, Custer County
- Senior Grand Champion – Katherine Adams, Rio Grande County
- Senior Reserve Grand Champion – Kristine Williams, Fremont County
All photography exhibitors received T-shirts from Tamron USA, Inc.
Congratulations to all of these individuals for their outstanding photography exhibits! – Connie Cecil
Kitchen Craft Awards
Kitchen Craft sponsors scholarships to the top three senior food exhibits at the Colorado State Fair. The recipients of the 2007 scholarships are:
- Senior Grand Champion Core Foods Exhibit – Haylee Hock, El Paso County
- Senior Grand Champion Breads Exhibit – Vanessa Slepicka, Boulder County
- Senior Grand Champion Specialty Exhibit – Amber Felmlee, Douglas County
Congratulations to all of these individuals for their outstanding food exhibits!
– Connie Cecil
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2007 Fall Leaders’ Forum
Attached is registration, hotel and workshop information for the upcoming 2007 Fall Leaders’ Forum. There is also a schedule included in the attachment. This year’s Forum, sponsored in part by the Monsanto Corporation, will be held Oct. 5-7, in Salida at the Chaffee County Fairgrounds. Registration is only $10! Please contact Karin Niedfeldt at 719.539.6447 should you have questions.
— Ellen Butler
