FourWord www.iowa4hfoundation.org Summer 2012 4-H Promotes Healthy Lifestyles in Youth By Beth Irlbeck ealthy living is at the forefront of the minds of our country more than Hever before. Programs such as Let’s Move! and Live Healthy Iowa have created popular topics of discussion in schools, afterschool programs and recreation camps. National leaders, celebrities and local government officials have issued the challenge to get active and eat healthy. Iowa 4-H has accepted that challenge by providing even more programs to teach youth about getting active and eating right to stay healthy. Iowa 4-H Grows Knowledge in the Garden This year, Iowa 4-H is excited to provide opportunities for youth to participate in activities to learn where their food comes youth to give them hands-on nutrition from, how it is grown, and how to prepare Campers enrolled in Iowa 4-H Center and garden experience, while learning healthy food options. The program is “Everything Camp” and “Counselors about different healthy foods that are called “Growing in the Garden” and is a in Training” programs participated in grown in the gardens. cooperation with the “Healthy Gardens, a research study conducted by Iowa Healthy Youth” initiative launched by the Campers Explore Personal State University. Activities in nutrition United States Department of Agriculture Wellness in Immersion Camp education, gardening, culinary science, and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. 4-H members from across the physical activity and health-promoting An extremely generous grant from The state enjoy gathering each year for environments give campers a first-hand Wellmark Foundation enables Iowa 4-H a week of fun and learning at camp. look at the comprehensive efforts needed and Iowa State University Extension and In 2012, camp-goers also had the to tackle America’s obesity epidemic and Outreach to partner with 17 schools, 130 opportunity to experience “Immersion continued on pg 7 >> 2nd-5th grade classrooms, and almost 3,000 in Wellness.” New Website! In This Issue Log on today to check out 4-H Adventure Race .....................4 the new Iowa 4-H website. Pioneer Grants ................................6 Find everything 4-H from County 4-H Histories .....................8 project hot sheets to online volunteer trainings at 4-H STEM Education ...................10 www.extension.iastate.edu/4h Iowa 4-H Gala ...............................14 4-H’ers for 4-H Campaign ..........15 Iowa 4-H Foundation Extension 4-H Youth Bldg. Ames, Iowa 50011-3630 (515) 294-1537 [email protected] I pledge my head to clearer thinking FourWord www.iowa4hfoundation.org Board of Trustees Kris’s Korner Chairman of the Board DR. STEVEN LEATH By Kris Fish Kuhlmann, Executive Director, Iowa 4-H Foundation President who donated their state fair 4-H projects SCOTT MORTIMER to raise funds in the auction at the gala. When 50 percent of the price paid for MITCH BAUM the Amana style clocks was given back BOB BUTCHER to the club, those same members made JAMIE CASHMAN a decision to donate that money to pay the way for seven members of the club BARB DETERMAN who had never been to the State 4-H BILL DOHRMANN Conference. SHERRY FORD Or, the Early Achievers 4-H Club in Sac County spending their Sunday to bake EVAN FRITZ and donate 800 cookies for the Northwest DAL GROOMS Iowa Golf Outing. APRIL HEMMES I define inspire as the 4-H’er who stepped in to show a steer at the Mills TERRY HOBSON County Fair for the young man who was LOIS HUNT undergoing surgery for a brain tumor. His LAURIE JOHNS market steer ultimately went on to win grand champion, and the volunteer 4-H’er CATHANN KRESS was awarded Grand Champion Senior PAUL KRUSE ebster’s Dictionary defines inspire Showman. as: “to influence, move, or guide by CHUCK MORRIS These are the kind of inspiring folks I Wdivine or supernatural inspiration; have met and have heard the legacies of MATTHEW NELSON to exert an animating, enlivening, or as I’ve travelled across the state. And to TOM NICHOLSON exalting influence on; to spur on; impel, think that this is only the first four months motivate, affect.” BILL NORTHEY of my honor and privilege to serve as your But I define inspire as Leroy McCormick new executive director! DEB PULLIN-VANAUKEN from Winneshiek County, who has been What I find most inspiring is the love, a club leader and contributor to the TOM RODGERS respect and affinity that all of you have Clover Café at the Winneshiek County for The Clover! If I’ve heard it once, JERRY ROELL fairgrounds. He worked with three I’ve heard it 100 times, “I am who I am CHAD SCHWEITZER generations as a volunteer for the 4-H organization for 47 years. because of what 4-H did in my life!” There JANEL TYLER Or, C.J. Gauger, State 4-H Leader from is nothing more motivating to get me out of bed in the morning and give me reason GARY VINCENT 1959-79, currently age 98, still actively seeking opportunities to make a difference to keep Iowa 4-H green and growing! ROB VINCENT and do what he can to contribute value to I am challenging you to join us in one of DANA WENSTRAND the 4-H organization. I can validate that the many upcoming gatherings we have with the delightful phone calls he initiates planned for 4-H’ers past and present, and at least weekly. to share the inspiration The Clover has I define inspire as 4-H youth in Warren given you. Or, perhaps you are looking to Staff County who are working with a local be inspired yourself? Surround yourself daycare to establish a community garden with fellow 4-H’ers, and you won’t have Kris Fish Kuhlmann where older youth will learn about to look very far. Albert Grunenwald gardening and teach the daycare youth Brenda Frankenfeld about the benefits of eating fresh, locally grown food. Shelly Greving To continue the 4-H Carol Tierney Or 1,000+ Iowa youth developing their interests in science, technology, legacy contact Kris Student Interns engineering and math annually through Fish Kuhlmann Beth Irlbeck 4-H activities like building robots and at [email protected] Heidi Nyhus extracting DNA from bananas. or (515) 294-1552. I define inspire as the two girls from L&W Feeders 4-H Club in Iowa County 2 Summer 2012 FourWord A Brighter World! By Laura Sternweis • Photos by Camera Corps n June, more than 1,000 teenagers converged on the Iowa State University Icampus for three days full of speakers, workshops, mixers, dances, a banquet and community service activities. The 2012 Iowa 4-H Youth Conference, “Brighten Your World,” began on June 26th. Youth from across the state gathered in Ames to learn more about themselves and the world they live in. The fun and friendship-building continued for three days with youth from every part of Iowa. “I learned many leadership and “Iowa 4-H Youth Conference has given people can make through a positive communication skills from co-chairing me the opportunity to meet so many attitude and showing excitement for what the conference,” said Haley Wellman, new people, develop new skills, and is happening,” said Houska. conference co-chair from Lee County. “It was awesome to join with teenageers from have tons of fun through a wide variety “The workshops weren’t the only points across Iowa to experience the event.” of workshops,” said Lauren Houska, of interest at the conference,” noted Brenda A variety of workshops ranging conference co-chair from Sac County. Allen, conference coordinator and 4-H from glassblowing, Zumba dance and “From dancing to community service and youth development specialist with Iowa preserving 4-H memories to farming, cooking to glass blowing, Conference is an State University Extension and Outreach. shopping tips and design were presented. experience like no other!” “This year’s speakers came from a Youth chose specialized tracks that focused “Being co-chair of the Iowa 4-H Youth variety of backgrounds,” said Allen. “But on a theme, like shooting sports, or could Conference with Haley Wellman has one thing they all had in common was their choose a different workshop each day. shown me what a difference just two enthusiasm for tomorrow’s leaders.” This list represents memorials given from October 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012. 4-H Memorials (Listing may not include gifts given directly to ISU Foundation for 4-H). IN MEMORY OF Mary and Chuck Morris JUL ia BE TTS Mar T in CL ark SHRYE L Forbe S Doro TH Y ALG er Debra Yankey and Allan Natvig Melva L. Berkland Susan Clark Janet Secor Mary and Chuck Morris Lynn Ben S on WYLLIS BO LT on LA SS E LL Come G Y S BE TS Y Gardner JUL ia M. Ander S on Sue and Bill Bogue Mary Jo and Glen Mente Alice-Jane Walter Phyllis and Harry Davis Doris and Don Goering Sherry J. Glenn Mary and Chuck Morris Rober T F. Cook RI CH ard Gardner Carolyn and Ralph Manning Nelda and Darrell Godfrey Barbara BUST er Nancy Rash and Lyle Moen Phyllis and Harry Davis Shirley Stakey Deb and Rich Hall Larry Buster Marsha and Jim Roland AL ber T J. GO TT A CH ri ST op H er L. CO V E LL Florine and Ron Swanson Jane Hayes-Johnk and Wayne Rober T J. BUTCH er Grace Carson Mar L ey Ander S on Carolyn and Ralph Manning Johnk Barb and Steve Determan Betty and Paul Friedel Carolyn and Ralph Manning Ronda and Harry Edwards Mona & OLE Danie LS on Lusch Properties Antonina Gotta Kor L I SS AN GUS Lois Hunt Linda Martin Paulette Gverdit Carolyn and Ralph Manning Holly and William Angus Kay and Chuck Ogren Diane DI C kman Blanch and Paul Havener June and Richard McClure PE G Annan SY LV ia Carr Darlene and Norman Dickman Peggi and Travis Knight Shirley and Richard Pilgrim Mary Anne and Philip Gibson Shirley Stakey RO S emary Die HL Annie and Earl Leff Ann and Ron Sanson Ann and Ron Sanson Dona L D CA ST ee L Allen Diehl Shirley and David Norton Noreen and Merle Sunderman Norma and Hawley Schaaf Lavonne and Floyd Peters Donna Domino Anne Porter and Jim Marianna R.