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March 20, 2006

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Table of Contents

President's Message

Calendar of Events
•   March
•   April

Upcoming Oahu Events
Bridging the Gap Project
OMK Pins for Young Heroes

2006 Food Show
•   Food Awards

Welcome! New 4-H Members
I Want To Join 4-H
Oahu! I Need You!
Hawaii Service-Learning Conference
Kudos to FHS' Top Readers
Spring Fling

Speak Out for Military Kids
•   Aliamanu Boys and Girls Club
•   Wahiawa Boys and Girls Club
•   Schofield Teen Center
•   Aliamanu Teen Center

Moving Ahead Training
Nick News Feature

State 4-H Events
Ahaolelo 2006
4-H Volunteers State Conference

Other Opportunities
Horse Clinics in Hawaii
2006 4-H ATV Safety Grants
Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
2006 Gamestop Youth Grants

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President’s Message
Aloha 4-Hers,

Congratulations to all of you 4-Hers who participated in the Food Show!  All the stress you have been put through from filling out the forms to setting up your displays, have been worthwhile.  I think this year’s cookbook will definitely have yummy recipes.  Maybe next year we can have a bigger cookbook because of more participation.

Due to the Exec Board’s busy calendar, this month’s Council Meeting has been moved to March 5th @ the Urban Garden Center.  This is an important meeting to attend because here’s your chance to nominate your favorite candidate for the 2006-2007 Executive Board.  Please make an effort to come, we need your voices.

March is also County Camp month!!  Get those flashlights out and shake out those sleeping bags because Brittany has a fun filled camp mapped out for you!  Those attending the County Camp, don’t forget it is on March 10-12 at Camp Mokuleia.

If you haven’t started yet, it’s not too late to start writing your record books.  It will be due in a few months so I advise each and every 4-Her to start theirs during Spring Break.  Making a record book will allow you to record what you have done this 4-H year for future references and it will hold all your fond memories of your 4-H activities in 2005-2006. 

The Communications Fair will soon be right around the corner.  Keep your ears and eyes open for the details to be announced.  It’s a good idea to start searching for those speeches, poems, or demos.

This year’s photography contest will be shown at the Achievement Banquet, but the pictures will be due on the same day as the speeches and demos.  So everyone start taking pictures!  ‘O ia wale nō (That’s all).

     ~Hannah


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Calendar of Events

MARCH
21
  Nick News program on Camp Zama teens airs in Hawaii
31
  Spring Fling, 9:30 am– 1:30 pm, Bennett Youth Center


APRIL
7 - 9
 State 4-H Leaders' Conference on Molokai
13
  Speak Out for Military Kids Share Event, site TBA
15
  4-H Foundation Meeting @ UGC, 11 am
18
  Military 4-H site leads meeting @ UGC, 9 am
22
  Hawaii Agriculture Family Fun Day @ UGC 9 am – 3:00 pm
23
  Executive Board Meeting @ UGC 3:30 pm

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Upcoming Oahu Events
•Bridging the Gap Project
Just Us 4-H club's community service project this year is "Bridging the Gap Between the Youth and Elderly in Pearl City". Every third Monday at 6:30 pm. we hold our meetings at Hale Mohalu Senior Apartments (800 Third Street) to interact with the senior citizens playing games, talking stories and doing crafts or making light snacks with them.  If any of you would like to join us on any of these meetings to enjoy this experience with us, please call me, Dayna Domingo at 456-9019.

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•OMK Pins for Young Heroes
The Operation: Military Kids team is planning to present pins to the children of previously deployed soldiers at the official Welcome Back ceremonies.  These pins will be used to praise and acknowledge the children for being brave heroes while their parents were deployed.  Help is needed to prepare (or make) 2,000 hero pins!  We will be meeting at the Urban Garden Center on March 25 at 6:30 pm and April 9 at 1:00 pm.

Please email your RSVP by March 17 for the March 25 preparation and by April 1 for the April 9 preparation to:  Maile Miki (09mamiki@ksbe.edu), Valerie Inafuku (baby_angel682@yahoo.com) or Jana Yakushiji (janay@hawaii.edu).

Please come out to acknowledge the children!

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•Recycling Meeting
Aloha 4-Hers!  There will be a recycling collection at the Urban Garden Center on March 26, 2006 starting at 3:30 pm. If anyone has either aluminum cans or plastic bottles please bring them to be recycled. Part of the proceeds will go to the Oahu 4-H Organization while the other part will go to benefit the recycling committee. We will use this money to help publicize our recycling efforts through pamphlets or flyers. If anyone has any questions you can email me at ilove2seeusmile_79@hotmail.com or call me. Thank you very much and i hope to see many of you there!

                                                                                     Marissa Matsuyama

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•2006 Food Show
The 33rd Annual 4-H Food Show, “Family Favorites” was held on February 18, 2006 at the Pearl City High School.  There were 59 spectacular entries, informative presentations by each club, interesting crafts sponsored by the FCE Ladies and an autograph session by Jordan Segundo.  Congratulations to all the participants who did an excellent job in researching their recipes, planning a meal using the new Food Pyramid and creating fantastic food displays!  Everyone did a fantastic job!

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Please join me in congratulating this year's winners:
Top of Show

Junior
Evan Hashizume
Dad's Shoyu Chicken
 
Clover Kids
Kogai Ajitsuke Clam Dip
Intermediate
Kelli Ann Ifuku
Hong Kong Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing
 
Clover Kids
Cream cheese Puff Pastry
Senior
Hannah Wong
Low fat Carrot Cake
 
Pot of Gold
Thai Crunch Salad



Hawaii Food Industry Association (HFIA) $100 cash award

Alyson Ogata, Pot of Gold for Tofu Casserole



Kraft Food/4-H Incentive Award for Participation

Clover Kids

Farrington FCCLA

Kapolei Explorers

Pot of Gold



Kraft Food/4-H Incentive Award for Recruitment

Botniks

Just Us

Pot of Gold

Unicorns

Warriors



President's Choice

Junior
Erin Voss
Tofu Gelatin Pie
 
Warriors
 
Intermediate
Caitlin Sakamoto
Scrumptious Salmon Cakes
 
Clover Kids
 
Senior
Jonathan Bolosan
Chocolate Chip Cheese Cake
 
Farrington FCCLA
 

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This year’s Food Show was special in the sense that some of our 4-H members graciously chaired the committees under the guidance of our club leaders and agents Aunty Rose, Uncle Steve and Aunty Claire.  I want to acknowledge and thank the following members for doing excellent jobs in chairing their committees and working together to make this year’s Food Show a success.  My sincere appreciation to the following chairpersons:

Awards
Elizabeth Badley – Pot of Gold
Placemats
Evan Hashizume – Clover Kids
Registration
Ross Shibata – Just Us
Hostess
Brittany Kinoshita – Onipaa Cowgirls
Judging

Kathrina Guira & Dezha Hermosura –
Farrington FCCLA Chapter
Computing
Thomas Ayers – Kapolei Explorers
Entertainment & Publicity
Joli Umetsu – Na Pilialoha
Program
Christine Chun – Na Pilialoha
Clean-up
Kym Kanenaka – Clover Kids

In addition to the member chairs, I would like to extend my gratitude to Uncle Walter for providing great sounds, Susan Saka and the alumni group for coordinating the scoring, Aimee Nakasone and the Family Consumer Education (FCE) Ladies for planning the crafts and Valerie Jackson, Kathryn Thomas and members of the UH CTAHR FSHN council for doing a superior job in planning and designing the Food pyramid workshop.  Everyone’s contribution was important to make this year’s event possible.


Thank you members, leaders, agents, parents, alumni and volunteers for making this year’s Food Show a wonderful experience.  I sincerely appreciate everyone’s contribution and support in working together for the benefit of our 4-H ohana!

                                                                                               Amber Kuitunen

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•Welcome! New 4-H Members
Paniolo o Ko’olauloa is the name of this 4-H horse club at Gunstock Ranch in Kahuku.  Leader is Ronda Baker of Hau’ula, a former horse 4-H member.  The na Paniolo is likely to have a huge membership as youth in that area have not had a horse club for a while.  Congratulations Paniolo!  We welcome you and look forward to meeting your members at the council meetings.

Welcome to Mahina Adkins and her club of Cloverbuds from the Ewa Gentry area.  These 5 year-old 4-H members will be concentrating in “leadership” project.  They have quite a schedule ahead of them as ideas are blossoming quickly.  Last month, Mahina attended the volunteers training/dinner at UGC to learn more about 4-H.  We were very happy to see her and anxiously await meeting her members.



The 4-H Read to Me Design Team welcomes its newest team member, Janica Cuersma.  Janica is a student at the University of Hawaii.

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•I Want To Join 4-H
Cera Souza is a 6th grader at Sacred Hearts Academy.  She lives in Kaimuki and wants to join a 4-H club.  She was in 4-H on Maui and wants to be in 4-H on Oahu.

K. B. is looking for a 4-H club for her 13 year-old son.  They live in the Waipio/Mililani area.  Please invite him to join you.  He is looking forward to joining. 

We are forming a new 4-H horse club in Waimanalo.  Do you know of any youth that would like to join?

Please call Maryknoll at 453-6053 or email maryknol@hawaii.edu for enrolling these new members.

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•Oahu! I Need You!
It is Oahu’s turn to serve as President-Elect and Secretary for 2006 and 2007.  You will be elected and installed at the April 2006 conference.  The next Leaders’ Conference will be held in 2008 and Maui will host that Conference.  The V.P. will take the place of the President if the President is unable to attend the meeting.  The V.P. will move up to President at the 2008 Conference.  The Secretary will take the minutes of the meeting.  There are 2 meetings held per year, one via poly-com at UH Manoa.

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•Hawaii Service-Learning Conference
The fourth annual service-learning conference was held on Saturday, March 4, 2006, from 8:30 pm - 3:30 pm at Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Campus.  Keynote speakers included: Brian Schatz, Bob Franco, Julie Chavez Rodriquez, and Anthony Welch.  There were also skill-building workshops, sharing programs and poster sessions.  4-H Read to Me Design team member Janice Motoshige and Agent Claire Nakatsuka did a session on the Read to Me program.  For more information on the conference, check out: http://www.youthservicehawaii.org/

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•Kudos to FHS' Top Readers
From the 90 Farrington High School students who took part in the 4-H Read to Me project this past fall, Marynell Shaw and Kristen Macadamia were the two teens that used their aprons to read to the most number of young children.  Each of them read to over 300 youth in just a few weeks.  Congratulations to these two and everyone who participated for their fine work!

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•Spring Fling
4-H members from each of the Hawaii Army School-age sites and Air Force School Age and teen programs will spend a day together during their spring break to share their 4-H projects.  300 youth are expected to attend the March 31st event at Bennett Youth Center.  There will be 5 4-H project areas: Foods and Nutrition, Computer & Photography, Fine Arts, Performing Arts and Science.  The clubs will share their projects through hands-on activities and exhibits.  After the 4-H events, the day will be culminated with a carnival type celebration!

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•Speak Out for Military Kids
The SOMK groups are off planning and executing their action plans to increase awareness of what it is like to be a military child.  They’ll be busily working during the month of March to produce their campaign pieces.  SMOK youth participants include:

Aliamanu Boys and Girls Club
Rae Tarrant
Kevin Bonilla
Sonny Yulan
Stanley Su
Christian Ferrer
Michael Trinh
Sara Rodriguez
Matt Hillarid
Siara Rouzer
Rodrick Barrow
Michaela Tarrant
* Tricia Lam

Wahiawa Boys and Girls Club
Danniel Campano
Janial Aledo
Mercedez Chun
Gigi DeGuzmoy
Shaniane Cambra

Schofield Teen Center
Jon Bielecki
Feliceyia Vickers
Deborah Ybarra
Brittanie Ripley
Courtney Kubaneck
* Frank Baldwin

Aliamanu Teen Center
Siara Rouzer
Rodrick Barrow
Christina Brown
Charmaine Tomlinson
Carlos Vasquez
*Nelson Acosta

* = adult group leaders

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•Moving Ahead Training
28 Extension, Army and Boys and Girls Club youth program volunteers and staff have signed up for the Feb. 28 – March 2 youth development training.  A special aloha to Miho Amano (Camp Zama) and Meghan McAndrew (Kwajalein) who attended the training as well.

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•Nick News Feature
Camp Zama 4-H members (and twins) Yzamine and Katherine Cuervo were featured on Nick News, which was aired in Hawaii on March 21.  The documentary showcases the lifestyles of American teens living in Japan.  The segment includes the girls shooting a commercial as part of the Technology lab at the center.
The Camp Zama tech crew also utilized this wonderful filming opportunity by filming the Nick News filming crew in action:  Check out   http://zamayouthcenter.org/ZTN/index.htm for more information about Camp Zama’s technology endeavors.

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State 4-H Events
•Ahaolelo 2006
Announcing…another year of excitement and learning for all who will participate in Ahaolelo 2006!!!  This year’s conference will be held on the University of Hawaii Campus starting Thursday afternoon, June 8 and end on Sunday afternoon, June 11, 2006.  Participants will be housed at the dorms on campus.  This year’s theme is “Youth-Adult Partners”.  The cost will remain at $200 for most meal, housing and ground transportation.  Here are some highlights:

  • Opening night fundraiser dinner and a chance to play host.
  • Show case Hawaii’s 4-H programs.
  • Return of “Gift to the Ali’i” and recognizing Friends of 4-H.
  • Youth-Adult Workshops lead by youth.
  • Plan a County community service-learning project.
  • Visit some of Honolulu’s Teen “hang outs”.
This year’s Ahaolelo will be a combined effort with Engaging Youth, Serving Communities (EYSC3) grant entitled People Achieving Results Together by Networking their Experiences to Reach Success (P.A.R.T.N.E.R.S.).  The youth-adult partners who were trained (5 sites) in November at KMC will arrive to campus on the morning of June 8 and start by 10:30 am.  Here’s your chance to be involved:

  • Looking for 4-Hers who will entertain.
  • Looking for 4-Hers to take pictures and do a digital show at the end.
  • Each County to write the script and do a presentation for the Gift to Ali’i Ceremony.
Please save the date and hope you all can attend this year’s Ahaolelo.

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•4-H Volunteers State Conference
You can still participate in the 2006 Leaders’ State Conference.  Get the information at website:  www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/4-H/affiliates.htm  Call Maryknoll at 453-6053 to apply for a scholarship.

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Other Opportunities
•Horse Clinics in Hawaii
For the first time ever, Raye Lochert will be teaching two clinics in Hawaii this year. One is a four-day General Horsemanship Clinic at Palaka Moon Farms, Waimanalo, HI hosted by the ranch’s owner, Michelle Campbell. This clinic will be held on May 1st through the 4th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and has a limit of 8 riders. The second, also at Palaka Moon Farms is a Trail & Obstacle Clinic, two days, May 6th & 7th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and has a limit of 10 riders.  Please contact Michelle Campbell 286-3264 or Connie Bender 371-4803 for an information packet.   For more information on Raye Lochert, visit www.RayeLochert.com

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•2006 4-H ATV Safety Grants
The 2006 4-H Youth & Community ATV Safety Grants offers grants in the amount up to $7,500 for new applicants, up to $2,000 for the 2005 grant recipients for continuation grants (2005 grant recipients may apply for a new grant if their focus is new and has a broader reach). This grant is open to 4-H/Extension groups in local communities, in counties, and at the state level.   This program provides opportunities for young people and adults to address critical ATV Safety issues in their communities, county, and/or state.  Information and the grant application can be found at http://www.atv-youth.org/grants.aspx on the bottom of the page.

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•Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes seeks nominations for its 2006 awards. The Barron Prize honors young people ages 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in public service to people and our planet. Each year, ten national winners each receive $2,000 to support their service work or higher education. This year's nomination deadline is April 30, 2006. For more information and to nominate, visit: www.barronprize.org.

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•2006 Gamestop Youth Grants

Do Something Invites Young People to Apply for Community Project Grants.  Each fall and each spring, Do Something gives grants of $500 each to ten young people who submit creative proposals for solving local problems addressing community building, head, or the environment. An applicant must be 25 years old or younger on May 1, 2006 to receive a 2006 Do Something grant. Applicants may apply for grant either individually, or on behalf of a group or team. Application deadline is May 15, 2006. For more information, visit: www.dosomething.org.

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4-H Clover Corner News
For additional articles on 4-H youth development nationwide, check out the National 4-H Clover Corner News at http://www.4hblogs.org/ccn/

If you have a disability and require special assistance during any of our planned 4-H activities, please call the applicable County Extension 4-H Youth Development Agent two weeks prior to the event.

 

We welcome your story ideas and 4-H job listings. Please e-mail them to cchang0789@yahoo.com or nakatsuk@hawaii.edu