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Virginia 4-H/Dominion Electric Energy Innovative Program Awards

Energy focused STEM Innovative Programming Awards:  Eight $1,000 Awards will be presented during the 2013 State 4-H Congress

Project Partners:

  • The Dominion Foundation
  • Virginia 4-H & Virginia 4-H Foundation

Overview:     

To create an ongoing, high quality, statewide, electric energy program, which builds upon the existing 4-H electric project, Virginia 4-H needs to create additional opportunities for increased knowledge, life skill development, and career awareness. Dominion power is investing $10,000 in the development of a more comprehensive Virginia 4-H energy program.

Implementation:        

Faculty members are encouraged to develop programs covering energy, electrical safety, energy careers, and energy conservation.

A request for proposals, for eight $1,000 programming awards, will be distributed to the 107 county/city 4-H programs statewide in addition to the six 4-H educational centers located across the state. The top eight submissions will each receive $1,000 to develop and implement the program outlined in their application. It is also acceptable for two agents in a district to partner in developing a program and thus receive $2,000. Upon completion of the project, the award winning programs will be showcased during State 4-H Congress and Virginia Cooperative Extension’s annual in-service conference. This will provide an avenue to encourage adoption of new programming ideas by other agents.

In addition, funds will be provided to a team of agents and specialists resulting in the development of the Virginia 4-H Electric Challenge competition. In addition, funds will be provided to a team of agents and specialists to develop the Virginia

4-H Electric Challenge, designed to be an annual event.  $2,000 will be used to aid in the development of project materials, competition guidelines, an incentive plan, and conducting of the first Virginia  4-H Electric Challenge. This contest will be designed to give 4-H members enrolled in the 4-H Electric program an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of energy, careers related to energy, the efficient use of electricity, care, maintenance, and safety of electrical equipment and apparatus found in the home. It is anticipated that the contest would include: a written examination; the identification of electrical equipment and/or parts of the equipment that are found in the home, including electrical and electronic symbols; a practical wiring exercise; and a demonstration/illustrated talk.  Those interested in serving on the state development team, please submit your name and why you are interested to Cathy Sutphin by June 5, 2013.

4-H Foundation/Dominion Energy Focused STEM Grants

To apply, submit one-page application to Cathy Sutphin at cmsutph@vt.edu by June 5, 2013.  Faculty members are encouraged to develop programs covering energy, electrical safety, energy careers, and energy conservation. Award winners will be required to submit a summary of work completed along with pictures.

Faculty name(s):

Unit(s):

4-H Foundation Account Name (where the award will be transferred):

Name of the proposed project:

Narrative outlining the proposed project:  include need, implementation plans, proposed partners, target audience, any funds that will be leveraged, anticipated outcomes, and a proposed evaluation plan.


 

Welcome to The Virginia 4-H Blog

Hello Everyone. Welcome to the Virginia 4-H blog “Virginia Clovers”. My hope is that our blog will provide a consistent means of communication and hopefully cut down on the email overload that you experience.  Please plan to visit frequently.

It is truly an exciting time for Virginia 4-H. We recently brought our agents with less than two years of service together for training and sharing. It was wonderful to see 33 enthusiastic, passionate, new colleagues share, learn, and build lasting relationships. I want to thank everyone who is working hard to support and encourage this group of professionals as we work together to provide outstanding developmental opportunities for more than 195,000 youth across Virginia.

Plans for State 4-H Congress are well underway with many exciting opportunities for teen 4-H members. This year, we will be offering competition workshops for delegates who are not competing but would like to learn more about competition areas. The Great Summer Showcase workshops are better every year being taught by enthusiastic, highly qualified, faculty members. The State 4-H Office has set program quality goals and for increasing the number of delegates and units participating in Congress. Plan to join us!

A team of 4-H Agents and Specialists met to begin the 4-H strategic planning process. The group, facilitated by Dr. Barbara Board, spent a day discussing challenges, opportunities, and action plans as they relate to Focus Area III of the VCE Strategic Plan. Team members have the meeting notes as well as Proposed Impact Planning Teams related to 4-H. Team members will be soliciting additional input.  In addition, the State VCE programming team will be proposing additional Impact Planning Teams that will need youth development input and participation.

Many thanks to the 4-H strategic planning team members: Jinx Baney, Mellissa Breen, Nicole Clem, Celeste Crisman, Kaci Daniel, Sam Fisher, Sonya Furgurson, Brian Hairston, Sherri Jackson, Kathleen Jamison, Amanda Lucas, Danielle Jones, Katie Lafon, Mike Martin, Sarah Morton, Lenah Nguyen, Crystal Peek, Tonya Price, Leslie Prillaman, Sandy Shortridge, and Glenda Snyder. The group had open, honest discussion and developed positive action items that I believe will enable us to implement the youth portion of the VCE Strategic plan in an effective manner. When called upon, please share additional ideas that you may have to improve upon the draft document.

Lastly, I want to thank each of you for taking the time to fill out the 4-H program unit summary sheet. If you have not yet hit the submit button to send it to the state office, please do so as soon as possible. Just as you have used the document to set local goals, we would like to use the data to set statewide goals and to assess areas where more training and resources may be needed.

Cathy

Cathy M. Sutphin, PhD

Associate Director, 4-H

 

 

4-H 201 Curriculum and Recorded Webinar Link

The recorded Webinar for 4-H 201 is now available on the 4-H Military Partnership website at http://www.4-hmilitarypartnerships.org.  Click on Professional Development in the left column, then click on Recorded Webinars.  It is the first Webinar listed – Introducing 4-H 201.

The 4-H 201 curriculum and power point slides are also available on the same website.  Click on Curriculum Resources and then on 4-H 201.