Events/Activities

Camp Counselor Certification Training
April 23 – 24, 2010
Camp Cherry Lake
Cost: $55 per person
Forms Needed: Your registration must consist of a registration form, participation form, and agent responsibility form (One per county). The Florida 4-H Participation Form must be on file for all participants, youth and adults.
Registration Deadline: All registration materials and payments must be received one week prior to training.


Legislature
June 21 – 25, 2010
Tallahassee
Registration Open Until: April 26th
Youth Registration
Adult Registration
Flyer: http://florida4h.org/events/files/2010_Leg_Flyer.pdf
Website: http://florida4h.org/events/leg.shtml

Submit a Video Tribute to Senator KennedyThe one year anniversary of the Edward M. Kennedy Service America Act is April 21st. To honor Senator Kennedy and his legacy of service in the most powerful way possible, ServiceNation is creating a tribute reel featuring YOUR short videos on how Senator Kennedy has inspired or affected your service. After all, your service and its impact are what Senator Kennedy's work was all about. ServiceNation will compile your videos into a video tribute that will be screened at the April 21 meetings, put on the website, and presented to Senator Kennedy's widow, Victoria Reggie Kennedy. www.servicenation.org/blog/entry/please-help-us-honor-sen.-kennedy-with-your-video


Science Video Contest
Enter now for the USA Science & Engineering Festival Kavli Science Video Contest! Students grades K-12 are eligible to create a short video that explores the question, "Why is science cool?" You could win up to $1,000 for your school! The contest opens on April 1, 2010 and closes on July 15, 2010. More information at http://www.usasciencefestival.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=92&Itemid=93.

YouTube 4-H Demonstration link that is useful to 4-H beginners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTytHTCkv8c&feature=related
Resource shared by Rick Godke, Duval Extension

National Environmental Education Week (EE Week), April 11-17, 2010, is the nation's largest environmental education event, inspires environmental learning and stewardship among K-12 students. EE Week connects educators with environmental resources to promote K-12 students' understanding of the environment. EE Week is a program of the National Environmental Education Foundation. For more information, visit http://eeweek.org/


Earth Science Week is October 10-16, 2010, right after National 4-H Week! This year's theme is "Exploring Energy." Visit www.earthsciweek.org for activities to help youth learn the geoscience behind Earth's climate