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While some folks were probably peeling potatoes last Wednesday, I sat down with Tim Davis and Jim Hooper from CCE Ontario County to learn more about the STEM Camp that happened at 4-H Camp Bristol Hills last summer. I was wowed…what a great combination of hands-on, fun, science, bridging with CU resources…etc.
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A new fact sheet is now on the National 4-H Headquarters website that outlines the stance that our organization has related to religion and 4-H.  The fact sheet very clearly states that 4-H programs must have secular purposes focused on education and must not advance religion. “Promoting religion, or explicitly or implicitly requiring religion or practices [...]

What is our Vision… our Values… our Mission… and our Goals for the 4-H Youth Development Program in New York State? Are we all on the same page when it comes to articulating the program priorities and outcomes we hope to have with youth? A new document, that is called the Guiding [...]

Thirteen 4-H animal science teams from New York State traveled to national competitions this Fall. Attached is a summary press release. Please share with your media outlets. Appreciation goes to many volunteers, extension staff, New York State fair officials and sponsors who supported these educational experiences.
Dana Palmer
Extension Associate/4-H Youth Outreach Programs
Department of Animal Science
Press Release

On November 15, a joint meeting of the three program work teams that support youth program priorities was held at Cornell. Two of the PWT’s – Science, Engineering and Technology and Youth Community Action have been working for several years. A third team for Healthy Lifestyles is just in the process of forming. [...]

Many thanks to all who attended the CCE 4-H Choose Health Volunteer Forum at the White Eagle Conference Center on November 9-10, 2007. And special gratitude for our wonderful presenters. We had a successful event with 91 staff, volunteers and teens attending and looking for more. We promised a few follow-up resources to all participants [...]

Just a reminder…we have digitized and made several Club Management Resources available online.
This page has all the Membership and Officer cards, as well as the entire Club Secretary’s Handbook as a pdf.
As always, if you have ideas or well loved 4-H Publications that could be digitized, send them along to me.

Thanks to those who placed a pedometer order.  Although pedometers will not bea standard catalog order…our minimum number is very small.  So, if you would like to order pedomoters or have questions – please contact ADminders directly: Falon McNett via email: falon@adminders.com; or by phone: (local) 607-533-7700 / (Toll Free) 877-807-8902

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In National Strategy to Conserve Birds, President Bush Follows Recommendations of Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Partners