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You are going to want to pay close attention to what is happening with http://www.4-h.org/ and the upcoming ACCESS 4-H (info available http://access4-h.blogspot.com/).  The national 4-H web presence is certainly changing…and lookin’ good.�
 

The DVD of the campus based book talk and evaluations have been sent ot county offices including the following information: �
Discussion of the book:   As you likely know, the campus-based book talk occurred on August 24.  The DVD (one per school) is enclosed for you to distribute.  Video from that day (same as the material on [...]

Who can resist a good deal?  The once well-loved plastic 4-H bags are now on clearance at ADminders – available.25 each.  Interested?  Contact Debra Meeker via email: debrameeker@adminders.com  or Phone: 607-533-7700, Toll Free 877-807-8902 or by Fax: 607-533-8853
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Here are the details:

White bag, 9″ W x 13″ H, double layer at handle
“4-H Takes You Places” logo [...]

You may have heard about the NYS 4-H SET plan?  As a part of the national initiative to reach 1 million new youth – strengthening their science skills, New York’s SET plan focuses on three program initiatives:  Science Toolbox- providing “quick-start” curricula to encourage the use of six-session SET experiences with new audiences through afterschool, camp, etc; 4-H Connects Kids to [...]

Not sure how much all of you may have tuned in with the eXtension movement? You may want to check it out.
http://www.extension.org/
Per the website, eXtension is an interactive learning environment delivering the best, most researched knowledge from the smartest land-grant university minds across America.�
Behind the information that is offered there are a number of Communities of [...]

As you may have heard the Sci Tech PWT is facilitating the creation of a science curriculum, 4-H Science Toolkit, to encourage our audiences to explore a variety of science issues.  The Science Toolkit will be made up of grab-and-go type lessons, including updated activities from the Grab and Go curriculum.
A graphic design has been finalized for the [...]

Please mark your calendars and spread the word.  Dates have been secured for the 4-H Career Explorations conference.  The 2009 dates are Tuesday – Thursday June 30 – July 2.  The dates are again into July due to the NYS Regents Exam dates. A promotional flyer will be posted in the next week  on our [...]

Many of us are involved in planning the NAE4-HA 2009 Conference.  The website for that conference can be found at: http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/nae4ha2009/index.html 

Please do send Celeste an e-mail if you have content for sections, questions or suggestions.  We want to be thinking about all of our colleagues across the nation, and provide them with good information [...]

The 2008 Cornell Sheep & Goat Symposium will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 24 & 25, in the Livestock Pavilion and Morrison Hall on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca and at the Cornell Sheep Farm near Harford. You’ll find presentations on management, a trade show, and practical demonstrations. The annual meeting of [...]

The 2008-2009 applications for the Kids Growing Food and Bluebird mini grants are now available on the website (www.nyaged.org/aitc).  The deadline for both of these grants is Friday November 28th, 2008 and recipients will be announced by the end of January.
Ag in the Classroom program is also working on completing the applications for [...]