4-H EDGE Weekend 2008!!!

It’s back!  4-H EDGE WEEKEND 2008:  Connecting Kids to Campus - May 17 & 18th, 2008.

 An on-campus experience for 4-H youth ages 11-15.  “College Life at the EDGE of your future!”

 For youth participants:  Hands-on workshops with UMaine departments, meals in The Marketplace and University Commons, over night in a residence hall, experience on-campus recreation and activity opportunities, find out what excites YOU about the college experience.

 For parents and older teens:  FREE workshops on college life, financial aid, and becoming “college-ready”.

 Save the dates!  Registration forms will be mailed out in January.

Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center Gift Certificates

     Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center, a program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension has gift certificates available for 2008 programs.  This holiday season, instead of giving the special child in your life one more device that will collect dust in a couple of months, why not give him or her the gift of nature, adventure and discovery?

     Gift certificates can be purchased in any amount and can be used toward any of Tanglewood’s exciting outdoor programs at their Blueberry Cove Camp in Tenants Harbor and Camp Tanglewood in Lincolnville.  Affordable program offerings for 2008 include family camps and a variety of youth day and residential, discover, and leadership camps for ages 5-18 years old.

To order visit www.tanglewood4h.org or call (207)789-5868.

     Also, Tanglewood will be releasing their 2008 program catalog in December and will be available online or by calling the office.

CITIZENSHIP WASHINGTON FOCUS (CWF)

     Start making plans now to visit our Nation’s Capitol during the week of July 5 to 12, 2008.  Citizenship Washington Focus is a leadership program conducted by the National 4-H Council for high school youth ages 15-19.  Delegations of 4-Hers from across the country spend six days touring the city and attending leadership skill-building workshops.  This summer, the Maine delegation will leave on July 5 and return on July 12, 2008.  You will stay at the National 4-H Conference Center just outside Washington, DC.  Visiting the most popular sites in Washington will be a part of the trip.

Contact your county 4-H office to find out how to apply for this trip.  Each county will have their own selection process.

532-6548 or 1-800-287-1469

 NATIONAL 4-H CONFERENCE

     Seven delegates from Maine will attend the National 4-H Conference March 29 to April 3, 2008.  They are Kellene O’Hara from Aroostook County, Natalie Marceau from Waldo County, Michaela Davis and Ashley Martin from Cumberland County, Marjory Hardy from Franklin County, and Cassandra Webster and Hattie Gushee-Kimball from Oxford County.

      This five day youth conference is held at the National 4-H Conference Center just outside of Washington, DC where 4-H delegations from every state meet to share ideas and form recommendations for the future of 4-H.  Delegates participate in activities that emphasize civic engagement, youth-adult partnerships, and professional development.

      If you are between the ages of 14 and 19, and would like to attend the National 4-H Conference in 2009, you can apply this spring.  More details will be in your county newsletter in the coming months.

National 4-H Congress

 Check out this link for details