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4-H Pacific Northwest Shooting Sports Championships
--Jerry Newman
You are invitation to participate in the annual 4-H PNW Shooting Sports Match being held on Saturday, September 8, 2007, at the Paul Bunyan Rifle & Sportsmen Club Range in Puyallup, WA. Visit the Shooting Sports webpage for more information and registration.
Helping Youth Respond to Media Requests for Personal Information
--Pat BoyEs and Sue Lerner
While much of Washington State was in the midst of drippy skies and soggy arenas last week the fair season was kicked-off with both the King County Fair and the Castle Rock Community Fair. Of course fairs are public events where we are proud to showcase the achievements of our terrific 4-H members and the volunteers who work so hard to support their efforts. I am always the first to crow and preen when we are fortunate enough to receive media coverage of our 4-H activities. We must keep in mind however, that fairs as public events have the potential to attract all sorts of people. Sue Lerner in King County had a situation arise with the media that required her intervention.
Volunteers noted an individual taking pictures of youth and asking for personal information like their names and home towns. Very appropriately the volunteers requested to see the individuals press credentials. When the photographer refused to show credentials the volunteers called for security. When security responded the photographer did produce his press credentials and they were verified and he was found to indeed be a legitimate member of the media sent out to the fairgrounds from a major urban paper to cover the fair. I applaud the volunteers for their vigilance and they did exactly what they needed to do. Sue has since followed up with the newspaper editor and he too supported the action taken by the volunteers.
Of course, the best situation for us is when a member of the media alerts fair management that they will be taking photos and or interviewing participants and have them escorted abound the fairgrounds. However, in a far from perfect world that kind of protocol isn't always possible to establish. Sue has written an excellent letter to her fair participants on media safety that I thought you might appreciate reviewing. With most of you facing public activities and events in the months ahead please feel free to share this information with your volunteers and 4-H families. Sue has given us her permission to share her excellent suggestions.
Again, please allow me to state that we want and greatly benefit from positive media coverage, particularly media coverage that shows the positive impacts of a 4-H member's year long learning efforts that are displayed in a fair setting. However, we need to be vigilant in our protection of young people who may have a tendency to be too trusting of anyone with a camera.
2007 4-H Scholarship Recipients
--Jan Klein
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2007 4-H Scholarships!
OM Plummer
Arianne Judy, Yakima County
J. Orville Young
Keslye Llewellyn, Lincoln County
Washington State 4-H Foundation
Emily Kulm, Adams County
Lewis County Trust Fund
Haley Schneidmiller, Walla Walla County
Alison Zeller, Pierce County
Gretchen Schenzinger, San Juan County
Hailey Rupp, Whitman County
Amanda Leonard, Pierce County
Corrin Veiga, Yakima County
Washington State 4-H Dairy Endowment
Bryce McLaren, King County
Scott Hogson Dairy Scholarship
Kalin Fohn, Skagit County
Two More Counties Join the 4-H Mobile 100 Signature Circle!
--Pat BoyEs
I am delighted to report that Adams (139 signatures) and Snohomish (140 signatures) counties have joined the Circle of 100+ signatures for the 4-H License Plate campaign! Congratulations and thank you for your efforts! Yes, indeed Adams and Snohomish counties your $100 checks are in the mail on their way to you! We have now crossed over the 1300 signature level and have moved the mobile out of Pullman and have made it to Newport! We're gathering speed. I'm sure that we'll cross the finish line in Olympia with our 3500 signatures by September 1st!
4-H License plate information and forms can be found at: http://4-h.wsu.edu/foundation/licenseplate.htm. Please direct your questions to Tony Dell at adell@wsu.edu. All signatures are due by September 1, 2007!
It Pays to Collect 4-H License Plate Signatures
--Pat BoyEs
Nancy Beyerlin (left), Klickitat County 4-H Leader's Council President who is being presented the $100 check from the Washington State Foundation for gathering 100 signatures for the 4-H License plate project by Lisa Harness, Klickitat County 4-H Program Assistant (right).
The Quality of School-Age Child Care in After-School Settings
Growing evidence tells us that quality after school programs can make a difference in children's lives. But what defines quality in after school settings? This brief by HFRP's Priscilla Little offers an overview of the features of high-quality after school settings, including an examination of key research on links between program quality and developmental outcomes. The brief, published by Child Care & Early Education Research Connections, also reviews current practice in program quality assessment, and a set of quality-related considerations for policymakers. You can read it online at: http://www.researchconnections.org/location/ccrca12576.
Minnesota Job Posting
The Minnesota 4-H Youth Development Program is seeking applicants for a State Educator position. The position posting can also be found at: https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1184773641647.
Oklahoma Job Postings
Oklahoma State University is seeking applicants for an Extension Specialist - 4-H Youth Development Urban Programs and Executive Director, Oklahoma 4-H Foundation.
Extension Specialist, Urban Programs
Executive Director, 4-H Foundation
Just a Reminder!
When you have new Extension staff that will be working in some capacity with 4-H, please let Nancy in the State 4-H Office know. They will be added to mailing lists, added to the 4-H Talk list serve, sent a 4-H Welcome Packet, and be assigned a state 4-H staff person as a point of contact, as appropriate. 4-H News is sent via the 4-H Talk list serve each week. Archived copies of previous weeks “Tuesday 4-H News” are available on the 4-H web site: http://4h.wsu.edu/. Please send submissions by Friday of each week to Tiffany Boswell, State 4-H Office, tiffany_boswell@wsu.edu. Detailed event information and registrations forms can be found on the 4-H web site.