Celebrate National 4-H Week! Ideas for your club and the 4-H SET Launch During National 4-H Week 2007

[National Collegiate 4-H]

Happy National 4-H Week!

October 7-13 is National 4-H Week which is held annually as a time to celebrate, promote and share the 4-H movement!  This year highlights 4-H's work in science, engineering, and technology.  We hope that all clubs will join the national movement to learn more about what is in store nationally for 4-H SET (science, engineering, and technology).

America presently faces a significant challenge - young people are not prepared with the necessary SET workforce skills to compete in the 21st century (Rising Above the Gathering Storm, 2006).

4-H is working towards a solution. With its direct connection to the Cooperative Extension System's cutting-edge research and resources of the nation's 106 land-grant universities and colleges, 4-H provides youth with hands-on learning experiences that foster exploration, discovery and passion for the sciences.

Currently, 4-H SET projects reach more than 5.9 million youth* in urban, suburban and rural communities across America. In order to address our nation's challenge, 4-H is committed to involving 1 million new young people in SET projects over the next five years.  More information is available at http://www.fourhcouncil.edu/scienceengineeringtechnology.aspx

We want YOUR Collegiate 4-H Club to get involved! You are invited to the 4-H SET Launch webcast!  Make sure to get a group of Collegiate 4-H members together to watch this, or at least a club representative.  It will help your club to learn about the ways to get involved in the future with this exciting national initiative. We'll have more information available during your regional conferences and also at the 2008 National Collegiate 4-H Conference!
Space is limited, so we recommend watching in groups, so you're not denying someone else from watching!
MORE INFORMATION BELOW FROM NATIONAL 4-H COUNCIL!

To learn more about National 4-H Week, gain ideas on how to participate, or find National 4-H Week resources, tips, and logos: please visit the National 4-H Week Kit on the 4-H Brand Network provided by the National 4-H Council. The 4-H Brand Network is for 4-H advocates of all ages. Whether you are a Collegiate 4-H member, 4-H member, volunteer, staff or alumni, if you are interested in promoting 4-H, then the 4-H Brand Network website is the place to start.

There are also some materials available at http://www.collegiate4h.org/4-HWeek/
for Collegiate 4-H Clubs to use, if you haven't already found them!

How can your club participate in National 4-H Week?
Simple! Check out our Project and Activity ideas at http://www.collegiate4h.org/4-HWeek/2007materials/eventideas.asp

Join the Facebook Image Campaign!  Support National 4-H Week and Collegiate 4-H through your Facebook Account!
ADD THE GRAPHIC as your main photo on Facebook during National 4-H Week and show you care! Imagine the buzz we'll create for National 4-H Week and Collegiate 4-H as hundreds of Collegiate 4-H members align themselves with the cause resulting in thousands of people visiting Collegiate4h.org and learning about starting their own Collegiate 4-H club! It all starts with you!
http://www.collegiate4h.org/4-Hweek/logo.jpg

Other quick ways to celebrate:
*Join the 4-H Alumni group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2204405979 and invite all of your 4-H alumni friends! (Let's see if we can get more than 14000 on the group before the end of the week!)  OR the Collegiate 4-H Facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2204589042

*Post and share on the 4-H Alumni Group message boards about your 4-H experiences!

*INVITE YOUR 4-H FRIENDS to the group and the event!
Event is at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=5113869436

*Start or find a 4-H Alumni Group on your school's facebook network!

*Host a social event with other 4-H alumni- Go out together bowling, for ice cream, go for a walk, go out for pizza! Just do something together! (Invite everyone from your 4-H alumni Facebook group!) Make sure to wear green and white to celebrate!

*Post a Facebook note about National 4-H Week!

*Say thanks to your 4-H professionals. You know how hard they work!

*Learn about Collegiate 4-H at http://www.collegiate4h.org (Let us know at http://www.collegiate4h.org/info/contact.asp if you're interested in starting a club)

*Attend a local 4-H club's meeting and lead an activity!

*Start a Collegiate 4-H Club! (at your school, in your county, or statewide!)

*Post about your 4-H experiences or how you'd like to volunteer with 4-H at http://www.collegiate4h.org/bb/ (and learn about opportunities available to you!) or on the Collegiate 4-H discussion board on Facebook!




Get ready for our "Click to Support 4-H" campaign that starts October 14th!  If we're the first group to reach 20,000 votes, we'll win $20,000 for 4-H! We'll send you more information about this event later this week!


From
the Collegiate 4-H Advocacy and Web Teams



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From: 4hmar...@fourhcouncil.edu <4hmar...@fourhcouncil.edu>
Date: Oct 5, 2007 12:05 PM
Subject: 4-H SET Launch During National 4-H Week 2007
To: Collegiate 4-H

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