Welcome to Oahu 4-H's online newsletter.

June 2009

	When: June 21, 2009 Where: K-Mart Kapolei Time: 9-1 pm
Please bring towels, buckets, step ladders, squeegees, and your enthusiasm! See you there!

In July, Oahu 4-H will be offering 3 weeklong science day camps at the Urban Garden Center for youth who have just completed the 2nd or 3rd grade.  The science camps will run from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm.  The Malama I Ka Pono  curriculum uses the scientific method to explore solutions to problems involving the growth of plants. Working in small teams, the children will be encouraged to make decisions like scientists as they plant and observe plants. Guided by the adult facilitators, the children will work their way through a variety of gardening-related activities. The activities will encourage the day camp participants to think critically, analyze information, communicate and formulate ideas as they experience the joy of learning about plant life. Reading children’s literature, healthy eating, physical activity and expression through artwork is also integrated into the plant science curriculum.

The day camps have been offered to youth groups but there are a few spots still open for the July 6-10 and July 13-17 sessions.  Call Rose at 622-4185 or email her at roses@hawaii.edu for more information or if you have a 2nd or 3rd grader interested in attending.

As this newsletter is being published, 4-H teens from across the state are gathering at UH Manoa for the annual teen leadership conference, Ahaolelo.  47 youth participants will take part in 4 days of science and leadership workshops. Here Farrington 4-H members welcome the delegates at the opening ceremony.

Extension Educator Jean Young facilitated an evaluation session as part of the last military 4-H leader training for the school year.  She also led the group in a couple of team building activities.  Festivities followed by recognizing 4-H club leaders, distributing club charters and awarding special awards.  Dr. Gary Heusel helped with the recognition ceremony.

Besides awarding leadership certificates to the military 4-H club leaders, special awards were also presented to:

Congratulations also to Maria Tobin (AMR Teen) and Max Siaumau (Bennett Youth) for being selected to serve on the 4-H 101 training team.  Maria and Max will assist in providing 4-H 101 training here in Hawaii and also overseas in Japan and Korea.

Ryan Yung is our new co-project coordinator for Operation: Military Kids (Carmen is the other coordinator).  Ryan has been working for the project since late March but is already fully involved in OMK Family Camps, the Mobile Tech Lab and with OMK promotions.  Ryan is a graduate of CTAHR’s Family Resources program and is also serving in the Air National Guard.

We welcome you to our OMK Management team!

After many long months, countless volunteer hours and donations, our OMK Mobile Tech Lab bus is rocking and rolling!  Thanks to the Boys and Girls Club and CTAHR, the bus has been painted, renovated and equipped to take technology out to the community.  The bus made its first public appearance at the Military Appreciation event at the Honolulu Zoo on June 6.  While there, Army/USDA Technology Specialist Bob Greenberg provided children opportunities to make Hero cards as well as do a Hawaii OMK internet scavenger hunt.

Besides being used for OMK workshops and activities, the Boys and Girls Club will be using the bus to provide technology to children in communities where they do not have facilities.

Honk if you see the bus on the road!

You may have noticed that many of the items from the ERL have been removed.  Since we no longer have anyone to coordinate the ERL, we decided to close it.  HOWEVER, the 4-H juried curriculum (and many non-juried items) are still available at the UGC for club leaders to borrow.   If you are interested in any of the 4-H curriculum, it would be easiest if you contact one of the 4-H agents to track the materials down for you.

Emergency Response Volunteers

Our friends from the State Department of Health needs volunteers for a large-scale emergency response exercise:

Thursday, June 25, 2009
9:15 a.m. – Noon
University of Hawaii-Manoa
Campus Center Ballroom

Volunteer to help improve Hawaii’s emergency plans and get better informed on protecting yourself and your family in the event of a public health emergency. Volunteers under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult.

9:15 a.m. Sign in and instructions
10:00 a.m. Exercise
Parking and lunch provided.

To volunteer, call (808)587-6580 or register online by June 19 at http://hoopakele.doh.hawaii.gov/exercise.

Shooting Sports Certification and Camp Opportunities

The Hawaii Warrior Athletics and the Hawaii Friends of NRA will host a Coach Certification Course July 22-24, 2009 (8AM to 7PM) and an NRA Intermediate Junior Shooting Camp July 24-26, 2009 on the Big Island at the Kamehameha Schools (Keaau Campus).

 The course credential earned is Air Rifle and Smallbore Rifle Appointed Coach – Level 1, (three year term). This is the basic standard of certification in the combined NRA, USA Shooting, CMP sanctioned coach credential program. The course will be taught by National Coach Trainer Paul Davis.

The course fee is $165 (includes instruction materials, binder, test and credential fee, and bento dinners). Coaches who currently hold this credential may update their credential for the next three year term for $75 ($30 renewal fee plus cost of and course audit materials).

 To enroll for this course, e-mail dawnhorn@hawaii.rr.com with your name, address, phone, e-mail address, and a brief paragraph describing any current or past coaching experience. Please mail a $50 deposit check made payable to “Hawaii FNRA” to 129 South Kalaheo Ave., Kailua, HI 96734. DOE and School checks are accepted.

The course is open to all adults (age 18 +) and no prior coaching experience is required. Junior shooters aged 16-17 may complete the course and earn the Junior Trainer credential. Junior Trainer applicants must have 2 letters of recommendation from a coach, teacher, or parent. Further information on the NRA Coach School may be found at http://www.nrahq.org/education/training/coach_training_schools.asp

Disney Minnie Grants Available to Fund Children's Community Improvement Efforts

"Youth Service America and Disney are accepting applications for the Disney Minnie Grants program to fund children's efforts to improve their communities. The program provides grants of $500 each to children between the ages of 5 and 14, or the organizations that engage them, to implement youth-led service projects that address the issues of poverty, hunger, education, environment, global citizenship, sustainable community development, and disaster prevention and relief.... Applications are accepted from all over the world. Applicants from India, China, and Russia are especially encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted in English only. Visit the YSA Web site for complete application guidelines and examples of funded projects." Deadline: June 15.
URL: http://ysa.org/AwardsGrants/DisneyMinnieGrants/tabid/291/Default.aspx

Project Ignition

Sponsored by State Farm® and coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council® (NYLC), Project Ignition returns for another exciting year! Project Ignition is a grant program that uses service-learning to help address teen driver safety issues. These grants support students in grades 9 through 12 and their teachers or advisors to work together to develop a campaign to address the issue of teen driver safety in your community. Grants will be awarded to a maximum of twenty-five (25) selected programs. The grantee's school will receive a $2,000 grant, funded by State Farm®, to implement their program in the fall of 2009. Each year, schools whose campaigns are judged to be among the top 10 in the nation receive $5,000 to help cover expenses to come to The National Service-Learning Conference. There, they showcase their great work, one campaign is named the Best of the Best and that team presented with a $10,000 grant to continue its teen driver safety efforts. Learn more at: http://www.sfprojectignition.com/

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