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Maine 4-H Core Principles

Maine 4-H Youth Development programs are research-based and founded on the principles of positive youth development.
Our educational programs focus on:

Science, engineering, and technology tied to agriculture, the environment and our communities;
Healthy lifestyles tied to informed decision-making and action for health and safety;
Citizenship tied to youth involvement with government and other institutions;
Sustainable lifestyles and communities tied to ecological literacy and responsible choices.

Our youth can expect the opportunity to:

Be valued and contributing members of their clubs and communities (belonging)
Identify and meet goals for their own hands-on learning (mastery)
Take meaningful learning and leadership roles (independence)
Engage in community service (generosity)

Volunteers, youth leaders, families and staff can expect:

The education, training and support needed to make this vision a reality

County News

4-H Photo Gallery

The Waldo County 4-H website features a 4-H photo gallery. 4-H Volunteers and members are encouraged to submit fun 4-H pictures for our web 4-H photo gallery.

Here's what you will need to do:

Select only the highest quality of photos
Submit photos to ahanser@umext.maine.edu
Limit two photos per email

Provide the following information:

Caption (name of 4-H activity or event)
Identify ALL people in each photo
List who the photographer was

Obtain, if necessary, photo release forms for ALL the people in each photo. Note: Enrolled 4-H Volunteers will be supplied with a list of members with Current Waldo County 4-H Photo Releases. First and last names will only appear on this list - no towns and mailing addresses.

If an individual's name does appear on the list, you need to do nothing except list the name(s).
If an individual's name does not appear on this list and you want to use a photo that includes him or her, in addition to listing who is in the picture you must do the following.
If the person is a YOUTH, you must get a photo release form signed by a parent or legal guardian.
If the person is an adult, you must obtain that adult’s signature on a photo release.
Attach a copy of the photo to the photo releases and either mail or drop signed photo releases at the Extension office. If the photo is digital, please still send it electronically.

Foundation pays insurance for all enrolled in 4-H

The Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation will once again pay the $1 American Income Life Insurance premium for currently enrolled Maine 4-H members and leaders. This accident policy covers all of your 4-H meetings, activities and events including full coverage while traveling to and from the member’s home and the meeting place. The Foundation will also pay the additional cost for Maine 4-H horse members and leaders. The policy covers April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009. Please note that the AIL policy states: "Coverage requests for ages 5-7 should comply with your State 4-H Office guidelines," meaning youth ages 5 - 7 need to be in compliance with the Maine 4-H Clover Bud policies.

State and National News

Update about 4-H and the 990N e-postcards

At this point, none of the 4-H clubs in Maine will need to file until after May 15, 2008. We will be in touch after that date with more information. Christy Fitzpatrick will be attending the National 4-H State Leader’s Meeting in the beginning of April so we will learn more after that meeting. Thanks everyone for your patience as we learn about this new process.

Vaughn Island 4-H Environmental Camp

SPLASH! From the minute you set foot on Vaughn Island 'til the moment you leave, you're part of an exciting learning adventure! Our unique program offers three and four day tenting experiences where youth discover -- through their own natural curiosity and imagination -- the sights, sounds, smell and feel of Maine's rocky coast.

Designed with the whole child in mind, Vaughn Island 4-H Camp brings lasting memories. Living, working and playing together, campers make new friends and develop a sense of trust and responsibility for the whole group. An emphasis is placed on no-trace camping skills, cooperation, discovery of the island's plant and animal life, coastal heritage, and marine ecology. Did you get information about Vaughn Island? If not call the office or check out www.umaine.edu/umext/york/vaughnisland/vaughnisland.htm

Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF)

Start making plans now to visit our Nation’s Capitol during the week of July 5 - 12, 2008. Citizenship Washington Focus is a leadership program conducted by the National 4-H Council for high school youth ages 15 to 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. Each county has their own selection process.

National Directory of 4-H Materials

The National 4-H Directory of Materials is a national database of 4-H materials designed to share national and state 4-H resources with educators, 4-H club leaders, teachers, youth and volunteers. This is a first of its kind online National 4-H Directory. Visit this directory often as 4-H continues to add new and useful resources to help you.

The National 4-H Directory is an online database that has hundreds of educational materials for 4-H youth, volunteers and staff, many that are part of the National 4-H Curriculum Collection. The directory contains both print and electronic products that cover a variety of subjects. The four categories of 4-H materials are:

4-H Individual Project Curriculum
4-H Curriculum for Groups
4-H Volunteer/Professional Development Materials
4-H Resources

You can do Keyword, Detail, Subject or Source searches. For example, if you do a Keyword Search, you would enter a single word or part of the word to search for. If you enter 'health' then you will get back results that contain: health, healthier, healthiest, and healthy. If you do a Detailed Search, you would search for resources by grade, level, material and more. Browsing by Source would let you view a list of organizations that create resources. You would browse by Subject to view resources by subject emphasis.

For more information, go to the National Directory of 4-H Resource Materials, accessed at www.4-hdirectory.org

4-H Volunteer (VOLT) Training Corner

VOLT training will be held on April 26, in Piscataquis County from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Please bring your lunch, completed application forms, and a $5.00 fee for the notebook and materials. No one will be turned away for lack of money. Location will be at the Piscataquis County Cooperative Extension Office, 165 East Main, Dover-Foxcroft. Please register ahead at 942-7396 or in Maine 1-800-287-1485.

Maine 4-H Days

Mark you calendars now for Maine 4-H Days this summer at Windsor Fairgrounds, June 27 - 29. It will be a weekend full of personal enrichment workshops as well as livestock events. Camping is encouraged and entire families are welcome.

National 4-H Trips

It is time to apply for the National 4-H Trips, Conference and Congress. To apply please fill out an application and submit your 4-H Story and your Resume. Mail your completed application to the State 4-H Office. Guidelines for writing your 4-H story can be found at www.umext.maine.edu/4h/events.htm and click on the event you wish to apply for. Interviews will be held in Orono on Saturday, May 3rd. If you want assistance from Jane and Joyce, start working on your 4-H Portfolio now! Follow the portfolio guidelines available from the Extension Office. You may also pick up an application at your local County Extension office. Nat’l 4-H Congress will be held 11/28/08 – 12/2/08 in Atlanta and Nat’l 4-H Conference will be held in Washington DC 3/28/09 – 4/2/09.

Applications must be postmarked by April 15, 2008. If you want feedback from Jane or Joyce, you must get materials to them by April 2. It is not too early to start thinking about applying for next year!

Tanglewood Hosts Open House

Tanglewood 4-H Camp and Learning Center, a program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host two open houses, April 20 and May 11, at both Lincolnville and Tenants Harbor camps from 1:00 – 4:30 pm. Parents and potential campers will have the opportunity to meet Tanglewood staff, explore the camps, participate in ecology activities, and go on hikes through the woods.

Affordable program offerings for 2008 include family camps and a variety of youth day and residential, discovery, and leadership camps for ages 5-18 years old. New programs this year include residential camp and family camp at Blueberry Cove in Tenants Harbor. Tanglewood is partnering with the St. George Sailing Foundation to offer quality sailing programs at the seaside camp. Also new this summer is a Leadership Development program for teens where participants will get a chance to climb Mount Katahdin!

To see or request a catalog or for more information visit www.tanglewood4h.org or call (207) 789-5868.

What is Tanglewood?

Tanglewood 4-H Camp is located in Lincolnville and offers a wide array of programming including summer camp programs for youth. Week long residential camp sessions for 8-14 year olds include morning focus choices such as Wildlife, Gardening, Art, Drama, Group Challenge and Watershed Ecology. Afternoon electives offer choices such as nature hikes, cooking, musical instruction and woodworking to name a few. Days end with popular evening activities such as variety shows, treasure hunts, parachute games and singdowns.

There is a day camp for youngsters ages 6-8, leadership camps for kids ages 14-17 and Discovery Program Expeditions where campers ages 10-16 spend nights in tents and days on the trails or in canoes.

Financial aid is available from Tanglewood. For more information, contact your extension office or check out the website www.tanglewood4h.org

Dog Camp at Maine 4-H Days

Dog Camp will begin on Friday June 27 and continue through the 28 and 29 at the Windsor Fairgrounds. Dog Camp is open to Maine 4-H participants of all ages and experience levels even if you do not wish to attend ESE for dog. This year our breed group focus will be on the Toy Group and as always the major focus will be on having fun with our dogs.

Planning is still in progress but we have some exciting events underway. This year there will be a presentation about behavior counseling through the use of Bach Flower remedies. We will also have Showmanship and Obedience workshops for multiple experience levels. Back by popular demand this year are Agility workshops, a pizza party, and Quiz Bowl. Dog camp is always a fun and informative experience for everyone and we hope to see you there!

Teen Conference on Wheels

Save the date for Teen Conference on Wheels - July 14 to 17, 2008 featuring Citizenship, Leadership and Entrepreneurship themes being planned by the Youth in Governance Program Leadership Team.

2008 Northeast Regional Volunteer Forum

The 2008 Northeast Regional Volunteer Forum will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, New Hampshire from October 23-26, 2008.

For more details, a promotional flyer is available on our website at www.extension.unh.edu/4H/4HVol/08NEVF.htm The full registration brochure will be available in May.

Stay Tuned! We look forward to seeing you in the fall!

Find all the latest EDGE information – workshop choices, registration forms (coming soon), maps, program schedules and other information as it becomes available-at the 4-H EDGE website www.extension.umaine.edu/4h/events/edge.htm

It’s time to register for this year’s 4-H EDGE: Connecting Kids to Campus. This year’s 4-H EDGE is bigger and more exciting than ever!

If you are an 11 to 15 year old 4-H member, we have an exciting weekend planned for you including 29 different workshops for you to choose from. You might learn about sensor technology, biomedical robotics, tracking whales with GIS, marine botany, technical theater, robotics, museum display design, and geometric origami to name just a few of the choices. There are math workshops, art workshops, new chances to explore the meaning of gender equity and the topic of bullying from a university perspective. Explore many faces of engineering – wood composites, civil engineering, biological engineering, lasers, and surface technology. You will stay over night in Oxford Hall, eat in the one of the University Commons, swim in the new Recreation and Fitness Center, see the new Physics Road show and have a great time with 4-H members from around the state.

The cost for this weekend will be $50 per person. Second and additional members from the same family can come for $35 each. To get a registration form, go to the 4-H EDGE website: www.extension.umaine.edu/4h/events/edge.htm or call your county office and ask to have one mailed to you. We expect to have the registration forms posted on-line on March 24. Deadline for registration is April 25.

If you are a 4-H member ages 16-18, we are preparing a day-long experience to introduce you to some of the information given to prospective UMaine students in the Open House program. You will participate in a campus tour, and then have an afternoon series of sessions giving you lots of information on what to expect as you go through the college application process and what life might be like as a new college student.

Also for 4-H adults – In order to make the 4-h EDGE weekend is safe and fun, we are asking for some volunteers to help chaperone the 11-15 year old portion of this event. Chaperones will arrive with the youth on May 17 and stay until the end of the program on May 18 and will be able to participate in the workshops and other activities or can choose to attend the parent sessions on Saturday if they wish. If we have more volunteers than we can use, we will try to make sure we have at least one from each county that has youth attending. We will notify you either way by the end of April. Chaperones will not need to pay the registration fee. You can volunteer to become a chaperone by using the Adult registration form found on the EDGE website.

For more information contact: Dr. David Marcinkowski Associate Professor and Dairy Specialist University of Maine Cooperative Extension Phone: 1-800-287-7170 (Instate Toll Free) or 207-581-2740 davidm@umext.maine.edu

Study Sessions for Hippology, Horse Judging, Quiz Bowl and the Communications Teams will be held one Tuesday night a month at high schools around the state via video conference. You do not need to be a team member to participate and tryouts for these teams will be on May 20 during the video conference. The next dates are: April 15, 6-8 pm May 20, 6-8 pm

At these locations: Cape Elizabeth High School Houlton High Messalonskee High, Oakland Mt. Blue High, Farmington Nokomis High, Newport Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School, South Paris Presque Isle High School Searsport District High School

For information on the tryout dates and times for the Hippology, Horse Judging, Quiz Bowl and the Communications Teams, please check the Horse Page on our website at www.umext.maine.edu/4h/resources/horse.htm or contact Kate Slattery at slatterk@sad44.org for more information.

Maine children in grades 3-7 are invited to participate in a statewide reusable bag drawing contest. The winning artist will have their design printed on 1000 special Bulletin Bags, receive public recognition and win a $100 gift card!

As a leader at the Maine 4-H you have direct interaction with the age groups eligible for the contest. Please take a moment to register here: www.bulletinbag.com/component/option,com_chronocontact/chronoformname,KidsCare for a Nurture Nature Contest Kit, which you can give to your Youth Coordinators and have available to kids who use your facilities.

The kits include information about the problems with disposable paper and plastic bags, entry forms, official rules and a return envelope for mailing completed forms (please allow 2 weeks to receive your Contest Kit).

The first 1000 children who enter will be sent a free Bulletin Bag printed with the winning artwork AND be entered to win more great prizes (stay tuned for prize details!). The contest ends April 30, 2008.

The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will require certain vaccinations for horses who participate in 4-H events during the 2008 season:

4-Hers attending 4-H horse events in 2008 must provide proof of current, annual vaccination for rabies as well as a current, annual Coggins test done by a veterinarian. EVH-1 and Equine Influenza are also required. Horse owners may, however, administer their own EVH-1 and Equine Influenza inoculations and a sales receipt will be sufficient evidence for proof of vaccination.” EVH-1 and Equine Influenza are considered effective for six months. Plan the timing of your inoculations with your last event in mind.

If you have any questions about this requirement, please contact your county Extension office or you can call the State 4-H Office at 1-800-287-0274.

The Eastern States tryouts for the horse team will be held June 20, 21, and 22, 2008 at the Skowhegan Fairgrounds. Maine 4-Hers who would like to try out for the horse team can find the packet at www.umext.maine.edu/4h/resources/horse.htm Members who cannot access the packet on the website can contact their county Cooperative Extension Office for a packet.

4-Hers who intend to participate in the Horse Tryouts also need to fill out an Intent to Participate form and send it in by April 1. The intent form is at www.umext.maine.edu/4h/forms/eseintents/horse.htm. Also your horse approval form is due by April 1 only if you are trying out for Eastern States.

You are no longer required to send an Intent to Participate Form for Market Lambs being shown at Windsor and Fryeburg Fairs, however, if you are planning to show at these fairs, you still need an Approval Form and to have your lambs tagged. There are four lamb tagging sites this year and bringing your lamb to one of them for tagging will constitute your intent to participate. When your animal is tagged, you will be given an Approval Form that must be signed and embossed by your county educator or professional. The deadline is June 30.

Perhaps you have seen the colorful, new Agricultural Specialty plate which raise money for agricultural education through the Maine Agriculture in the Classroom program. This is not affiliated with Maine 4-H, rather a national program that provides training and resources to classroom teachers to promote agricultural education in the schools.

The Agricultural Specialty plate has been very successful so far with over 3,000 plates issued in the first four months. The Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Association has 500 vouchers still available so that the full $20 cost of the plate submitted in the first year will benefit the Agricultural Education program. They do not expire until 2009.

To receive a voucher, mail a check for $20 per set of plates with your name, phone and mailing address to: Maine Agriculture in the Classroom Association, 28 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333 and they will mail your voucher immediately. For more information go to www.maineagintheclassroom.org, e-mail maitca@maine.gov or call (207) 287-5522.

Northern Maine 4-H GIS Camp @ Greenland Pont Center in Princeton, ME, July 20-23

Maine 4-H and the 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology Program Team are excited to announce that there will be two GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Community Mapping Camps this summer. These camps provide hands-on experience with GPS (Global Positioning System) data collection and GIS mapping software for campers ages 12-15. Participants will use their new skills to do a community service mapping project for the camp site. In addition, campers will be able to participate in many of the conservation activities offered such as swimming and boating, games, and campfires.

The Northern Maine 4-H GIS Camp will be held at the Greenland Pont Center in Princeton, Maine, July 20-23. Campers will be mapping new recreational and interpretative trails and having an opportunity to work with forestry and wildlife professionals. Cost of the camp is $75.00. There will be a conservation camp running at the same time so campers will also get to take part in some of those activities. GIS campers have also been invited to remain at the Greenland Point Center conservation camp for the rest of the week for an additional $100. For more information on this camp, call Christy Fitzpatrick at the Houlton Extension office at 532-6548 or 1-800-287-1469 or email her at cfitz@umext.maine.edu. The registration form will be posted on the Aroostook County 4-H website in early April and can also be mailed to you by calling to Houlton Office.

The western Maine 4-H GIS Camp will be held at the Bryant Pond Conservation Center July 6-8. Information about the program and costs will be available soon. For more information about this camp, contact Susan Jennings at the Oxford County.

Important news for 16-18 year olds with GPS/GIS experience - both camps are looking for up to four program aides to help with the GPS and GIS work and other camp chores. (Don’t worry, Blueberry Cove vets –we won’t ask you to cook this time!) If you would like to apply to be a program aide, please contact either Christy or Susan as soon as possible. Program aides will get to participate in all of the activities, but will get to come to camp for a reduced fee. For Greenland Point, the fee will be $45.

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