Webster County Clover Sayings

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1 800 S. Marshall, Marshfield, MO Angelia Ham 4-H Youth Specialist Jeannie Moreno 4-H Youth Program Assistant H Council: Ember Mikkelsen, President Melinda Leonard, Treasurer LeeAnn Wantland, Secretary Brian Baird, Reporter UPCOMING EVENTS RECOGNITION NIGHT OCT 15 Show Me Adventures 4-H Oct 10 Heartbeat 4-H Club Oct 11 Country Cardinal 4-H Oct 13 Leader Council Mtg Nov 3 Seymour 4-H Club Nov 7 Heartbeat 4-H Club Nov 8 Country Cardinal 4-H Nov 10 Show Me Adventures 4-H Nov 14 Webster County Clover Sayings OCTOBER Dear 4-H Families, 2011 Recognition Night - October 15th At Faith Southern Baptist Congratulations to those completing the H year! We will be honoring our 4-H members, clubs, and volunteer leaders at our annual Recognition Night event for their hard work and contributions to 4-H. Recognition Night will be held October 15th at the Faith Southern Baptist Church, at 1002 S. Marshall, (Hwy A) Marshfield. Registration starting at 6:30 p.m. with the potluck dinner at 7 p.m., awards presentation to follow. Each family is asked to bring two dishes (salad/vegetable dish and a dessert). Families are encouraged to bring canned goods for donation to the local food pantry. Please participate and let s show our community that indeed, 4-H Can Help! Make plans to join us on this special occasion. Remember you can check this off on your Honor Award Form for 2012! University of Missouri, Lincoln University, U.S. Department of Agriculture & Local University Extension Councils Cooperating University of Missouri Extension does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran in employment or programs. Sincerely, Jeannie Moreno Webster Co YPA

2 PAGE 2 WEBSTER COUNTY CLOVER SAYINGS OCTOBER 2011 Webster Country News Webster County Leaders Council Meets on the 1st Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. here at the Extension Office. Next meeting will be Nov 3rd. Each club has two votes so make sure your club representatives attend. Any one is invited to attend. Club Reporters One of your duties as a reporter is to take notes at each meeting and prepare a report for the county 4-H office. Please send your club news to the 4-H office by the last day of the month so that it may be published in the 4-H Clover Sayings. You can either drop your report off at the extension office or send by mail to: Webster County 4-H, 800 S. Marshall, Marshfield, MO Please send your club news to the 4-H office so that it may be published in the Clover Sayings by the 21st of the month. COMMUNITY SERVICE FORMS REMINDER Prepare for next year! Our 4-H members provide outstanding community service within their communities. We recognize this achievement each year with a certificate award. In order to participate in this award, we need to receive a Youth Service to Communities form (LG760) filled out for your 4-H club. In order to process and mail certificates in time for achievement day events, we need the forms returned by September 15 each year. Start tracking your progress for next year s awards! The form can be found in the back of the Clover or can be filled out electronically using the form on the Missouri 4-H website at (look for form LG760). Be sure you have included the county, number of members, and the number of youth and adults involved in each service project. Bright and Bold The Southwest Missouri 4-H Category will have member/leader training both in the fall and then again in the winter. The fall session will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2011 on the campus of Drury University in Springfield. More details will be in the November News and Notes, but expect to have the same basic sessions as in the past including Volunteer Orientation, Show-Me Quality Assurance and Project sessions. Making the Best Better will still be held in January Date and Location TBA (usually held in Neosho). PROJECT ESOURCES AVAILABLE ONLINE Leaders and 4-H members, check out the project resources on the Missouri 4-H website under Projects at Under Projects are project briefs that also contain ideas for demonstrations, community service, etc.

3 PAGE 3 WEBSTER COUNTY CLOVER SAYINGS OCTOBER 2011 Up coming trips and Events.Kansas City Global Summit March 14-17, 2012,Kansas City, Missouri Developing Tomorrow's Global Workforce The annual Summit provides opportunities for youth to explore careers, technology, environment and cultural diversity in a global society. Hands-on and interactive sessions involve youth in exploring issues central to their lives, families and communities thus broadening their understanding of the world around them. The Summit features tours to Kansas City area businesses and organizations, workshops showcasing a variety of careers, and cultural events. Dances, group events and other programs provide opportunities for youth to meet youth delegates from Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Location Kansas City Airport Hilton Hotel NW 112th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, Telephone: Registration The cost is $275 for youth delegates (4 per sleeping room) and $360 for adults/staff (2 per sleeping room) The registration fee includes lodging, activities, insurance, tour transportation and most meals (except lunch on Thursday and Friday and dinner Thursday night). Youth delegate requirements - Youth must be 15 years of age or older by January 1 to participate and only those attending the conference for the first or second time are eligible to register. Registration Deadline is December 1st, If interested contact the 4-H Office. Camp Food and Fitness The 4-H Camp Food and Fitness is usually the first week in December on the MU campus. Check the 4-H website for details and registration materials at Registration is due to the Webster County 4-H office by November 1, Enroll quickly in this popular program because it is limited to 30 people! The primary audience for the camp is youth age enrolled in 4-H Foods projects but young people associated with any Extension program are eligible to attend if they meet the age criteria. Registration is $90/person and includes lodging at Stoney Creek Inn, meals, and take home materials. Here s cool stuff youth get to do: Learn about culinary skills and practices Learn about food/nutrition and healthy eating Increase physical activity Prepare and eat an evening meal Youth Civic Leaders Summit March 2-4, 2012 Information Windermere Conference Center Lake of the Ozarks Youth/adult team registration period - December 1, 2011 February 1, 2012 Fee approx. $120/person (some recreation options extra) Some partial scholarships available Up to 150 youth/adults capacity Who should attend? The Summit is a statewide retreat for teens who are active/aspiring leaders and decision-makers in their communities, and the adults who support them. Youth (ages 13-18) with 4-H Councils, Jr/Sr Leaders, Youth EXCEL, or similar programs are encouraged to attend, along with adult staff and volunteers. Workshops by/for Council Youth Liaisons (CYLs), County Extension Council Youth Leaders (ECYL), and Missouri 4-H Homegrown Community Leaders (MOHOCOLA) communities.

4 PAGE 4 WEBSTER COUNTY CLOVER SAYINGS REGIONAL NEWS OCTOBER 2011 MISSOURI EQUINE TOUR ON YOUTUBE It s a Wrap! Check out the video promoting the Missouri Equine Industry filmed by the 2011 Missouri 4-H Equine Tour participants at Produced through a partnership with the Missouri Departments of Agriculture and Economic Development, the 4-H teens captured stories and footage as they toured the state s premier equine enterprises and educational facilities. The annual tour provides opportunities for Missouri 4-H teens to explore equine careers indigenous to a different geographical region each year. The 2012 tour will focus on Kentucky. 4-H DREAM BIG LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE HELD in POLK COUNTY - FRI, NOV 4 TH SAT, NOV 5 TH Those with goals earn on average twice as much as the 84% of students who had no goals at all. The 3% of graduates who had clear, written goals earn, on average, 10 times as much as the other 97% of graduates all together. Which one are you? The average student travels through an unmapped and uncharted world with no road map. He or she simply figures things out as he or she goes along. One of the great benefits of goal setting is that goals enable you to control the direction of change in your life. Goals enable you to assure that the changes in your life are largely self-determined and self-directed. Goals enable you to instill meaning and purpose into everything you do. Join the 3% beginning Friday, November 4 th Saturday November 5th for the Dream Big Leadership Good Samaritan Boys Ranch CLOVER KIDS CORNER Alison Copeland Through Clover Kids clubs, children learn how to get along, share, and work in groups, explore their interests, and build self-confidence. Each Clover Kids Corner provides an activity, information or other materials that Clover Kids leaders can use in planning and implementing experiences that introduce 5- to 7-year olds to the 4-H concept of learning by doing. The following activity allows children to taste test and compare results. Leaf Rubbing Activity Materials White paper, Crayons, Charcoal Directions Leaf rubbings demonstrate that plants contain capillaries that transport water throughout the plant to keep it hydrated. To make a leaf rubbing place a plain, white sheet of paper on top of a fresh leaf, and color over the surface of the paper with a crayon or charcoal. The impression of the leaf will show through onto the paper Source: Iowa State University Extension 4-H (

5 PAGE 5 OCTOBER 2011 STATE NEWS MISSOURI EQUINE TOUR ON YOUTUBE It s a Wrap! Check out the video promoting the Missouri Equine Industry filmed by the 2011 Missouri 4-H Equine Tour participants at Produced through a partnership with the Missouri Departments of Agriculture and Economic Development, the 4-H teens captured stories and footage as they toured the state s premier equine enterprises and educational facilities. The annual tour provides opportunities for Missouri 4-H teens to explore equine careers indigenous to a different geographical region each year. The 2012 tour will focus on Kentucky. Prudential Spirit of Community Awards You can gain statewide or national recognition for your 4-H participants who demonstrate outstanding volunteer community service by joining in the 2011 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a prestigious, independent awards program that recognizes young people in grades 5-12 on the basis of their volunteer activities. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program is sponsored by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals. Last year, 137 county 4-H programs selected honorees in this prestigious youth recognition program, and 17 4-H ers were among the 102 State Honorees for This recognition is extremely beneficial to 4-H ers who have performed exemplary acts of service in their communities and to 4-H as a whole. 4-H ers can apply online at or Applications must be submitted to the county 4-H office by October 15, A state-level judging committee will pick the top youth volunteers in each state and the District of Columbia, who will receive silver medallions, $1,000 awards, and a fabulous trip to Washington, D.C., for national recognition events. In Washington, a national selection committee will name America s top 10 youth volunteers for They win additional $5,000 awards, gold medallions, crystal trophies, and $5,000 grants from The Prudential Foundation for charitable nonprofit organizations of their choice. School Garden Grants Whole Foods Market groceries is offering nonprofits (4-H clubs and councils qualify) and partnering schools the opportunity to apply for a $2,000 garden grant. See for details. Applications are accepted until Dec. 31, You can use the Whole Foods Garden grant as match funding for a Missouri 4-H Foundation Community Service Grant that s potentially $4,000 to start a school vegetable garden! Missouri 4-H Foundation Grants The Missouri 4-H Foundation continues to award grants to support a wide range of 4-H programs, events, and facilities. 4-H faculty and staff are urged to apply for these grant funds to improve and expand their local 4-H program. Information about grant funds and application procedures may be found on the 4-H Foundation website at Anytime: Kids Helping Kids Kemper/Pioneer Community Service Starter Kits for New 4-H Clubs.

6 PAGE 6 WEBSTER COUNTY CLOVER SAYINGS OCTOBER 2011 STATE NEWS.SERVICE-LEARNING When youth plan an activity, they are able to feel empowered to identify a community problem and decide on ways in which to address that problem. In reflecting on the activity, they are able to share their experience with others and make connections between their service activity and the larger community issues. When youth engage in long term community service, typically identified as a semester or longer, they are able to see the longer term effects of the service and make deeper connections within the community. Youth who are engaged in service learning are more likely to talk about political and community issues with other youth and adults than youth who do not participate. Source: Corporation of National and Community Service Preventing the conflicts of tomorrow means changing the mind set of youth today. ~ Graça Machel Mandela DISCOVER THE CLOVER For 4-H Volunteers!!! Discover the Clover Missouri Volunteer Forum is planned for November 4-5, You give your time and commitment directly from the Heart! For our wonderful volunteers, we offer a conference designed especially for you. Come, experience, learn, refresh, and meet others who give so much to the 4-H program. For more info, go to Register Now!!! Highlights Friday evening enjoy pizza, Share Fair and skill a thons at the Quality Inn Saturday there is something for everyone. Select from 50 workshops. Need more project literature? Pre order literature and pick it up at Discover the Clover to avoid shipping and handling costs. Registration fee $40 Registration deadline October 15 4 H DAY WITH THE RAMS 4 H families, alumni, and friends are invited to cheer on the St. Louis Rams at the H Day with the Rams on Sunday, December 18, 2011 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. The Rams will play the Cincinnati Bengals in a noon game. Tickets are $40 each (a $15 discount). With each ticket ordered, participants will receive a $10 voucher for food and drink at the dome, and a 4 H Day with the Rams t shirt. And for orders of 10 or more tickets (must be on one order) each person will receive an additional $10 food and drink voucher! There are a limited number of seats available, so 4 H families are encouraged to order soon. Ticket orders can be mailed, or you can call or e mail the order. All the information for ordering is available at 4h.missouri.edu. T shirts will be picked up at the dome on game day. For additional information please call Dave Hileman at hilemand@missouri.edu or

7 PAGE 7 WEBSTER COUNTY CLOVER SAYINGS OCTOBER 2011 STATE NEWS CON T Keep MOVE-ing! Program continues through 2011 Get ready to continue 4 H Move Across MissouriMOVE)! MOVE promotes physical activity and encourages youths to engage in a broad range of activities such as walking, biking, running, swim ming, dance, taekwondo, gardening and more. Using an online or paper copy system, youths and their families can log the number of minutes they accumulate throughout the year and during the competitive compo nent of the MOVE program from February 1 May Hers can enroll in the online MOVE program as individuals and/or as part of a team. An individual MOVEr may also be a part of a team. A team can consist of a family or members of a 4 H club or group. MOVE awards will be provided. Stay tuned! MOVE is sponsored by the Missouri Beef Industry Council. For more details visit Monthly MOVEment Activity Shuffle Foot Activity Materials Dot stickers (2 colors) Directions At least 4 people are needed for this activity, divided into pairs. One person is same and the other person is different. Place one color of dot stickers on all left feet and the other color on all right feet. The pair stands facing each other about 3 feet apart. Each person runs in place for 20 steps. On the 20 th step, each player puts one foot forward. If they put the same foot forward (both left, both right), players yell, Same! If they put different feet forward, yell, Different! 4-H GLOBAL HORIZONS 2012 New Trip Missouri 4-H - August 26-September 4 Portugal: Evora, Lisbon, Spain: Madrid, Cordoba, Grenada, Seville 4-H Global Horizons is a chance to explore our world and to see firsthand the unique nature of other cultures. Attendees will see two unique countries history, agriculture industry at the local and corporate level, and historic architecture and culture. Youth will receive an emphasis on cultural awareness before, during and after the trip. 4-H Members will: Tour international sights Tour farms in other countries Discover different cultures Create life long memories Payment Schedule: November 15 $250 and application January 15 $250 February 15 $500 March 15 $500 April 15 $500 June 15 $1000 Total Trip Cost: $3000 Costs include all travel expenses on international airline, chartered bus, tours, lodging, all meals and a t-shirt. Costs not covered: Passport Fee, required Travel Insurance, meals while in airport, and souvenirs. Application available: globalhorizon

8 PAGE 8 WEBSTER COUNTY CLOVER SAYINGS OCTOBER 2011 CITIZENSHIP CORNER Citizenship Corner - from Your Missouri Citizenship in Action (MCIA) Team Service-Learning When youth plan an activity, they are able to feel empowered to identify a community problem and decide on ways in which to address that problem. In reflecting on the activity, they are able to share their experience with others and make connections between their service activity and the larger community issues. When youth engage in long-term community service, typically identified as a semester or longer, they are able to see the longer term effects of the service and make deeper connections within the community. Youth who are engaged in service learning are more likely to talk about political and community issues with other youth and adults than youth who do not participate. Source: Corporation of National and Community Service Preventing the conflicts of tomorrow