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New years resolutions often focus on making personal choices for better health.  With that, thought I’d rekindle your connection to the Choose Health materials that are currently available from the 4-H Choose Health website.
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The 4-H Capital Days event Registration details are available (and on-line registration is live) at http://nys4h.cce.cornell.edu/program/CapitalDays.php This year’s event will be held:
March 2-3, 2009
Clarion Hotel of Albany4-H Capital Days has been occurring for over 70 years and continues to give youth an opportunity to achieve a better understanding of the New York public policy [...]

Training Dates: March 10th -11th, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd., Ithaca, NY
See bottom of message for project description. Note, we have rooms available for participants traveling from other locations!

This March 4th & 5th retreat is an excellent chance for 4-H educators to become more effective and reflective in their interations with youth.  The beautiful location in Van Etten, NY facilitates learning about connecting your garden based program with the principles of genorosity and belonging. 

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Rooms have been blocked at the Clarion Hotel, One Sheraton Drive, (near Triphammer Mall) Ithaca for some upcoming 4-H Animal Science events.  The rate will be $89.95 per room of up to 4 people if requested as follows and reserved no later than cut-off date.  Phone:  607-257-2000.

January 2009
This month. . .
Sprouting Indoor Gardens

Starting a new plant from seed is a wonderful experience for a child. However, starting seeds can be a challenge in indoor environments.  This month to help make your classroom seed-starting adventure successful, we’ve compiled a list of frequently asked questions related to indoor growing.
Visit the Teachers’ Room.

I can’t be more excited to offer you a volunteer conference for Extension Educators hosting the workshops and presentations that you have been asking for. Are you seeking to recruit more volunteers, build more diversity into your programs, better prepare and support your volunteers, control risk, and build in new technology and social media? This [...]

Mark your calendar for Wednesday, February 4th from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm to get the basics on the 4-H Tractor Operator’s Certification Program. Extension Educators and volunteers coordinating courses and/or instructing courses who are looking to start a program or add new volunteers to the program are encouraged to attend! Basic [...]

As mentioned in November, our Statewide 4-H Public Presentation Planning Committee is working on details to move our annual statewide 4-H Public Presentation Event (non-horse) to a showcase in the State Fair 4-H Youth Building during the 2009 great New York State Fair offering participants a chance to proudly present in front of State Fair [...]

Award for Excellence in Science Teaching
Deadline: February 2, 2009
The Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence (AASTE) annual awards program recognizes extraordinary contributions by K-12 educators across the U.S. and Canada. Selection of winners will be based on: creativity and effectiveness of teaching methods; plans for the use of grant money to improve science education resources [...]