One Day 4-H - Oct 13th

Lend a hand to your community on One Day 4-H October 13, 2018! This event allows 4-H members, parents, and volunteers help their communities through service projects. This event is flexible and can be as straightforward or intricate as you like.

How do you participate?

• 4-H members and their clubs/county programs should start now on identifying and planning a community service project.
• Work to secure all the necessary supplies/equipment/resources to get the project done.
• Advertise/market your project to locate media and others in the community so they will know the difference you, and 4-H, is making.
• Sign your project up at the one day 4-H website 
• Conduct your project and then report your successes at the one day 4-H website.
• Order One Day 4-H T-shirts at: 

One Day 4-H website for all promotional resources, planning guide, project signup and reporting, and additional information: 

https://texas4-h.tamu.edu/events/oneday/

District 8 Shooting Sports Leader training - Oct 27-28

We’re pleased to announce that District 8 4-H will be hosting a Shooting Sports Coach Certification Training for Archery, Pistol, Rifle, and Shotgun in Stephenville on October 27-28, 2018.

See the attached flyer, website, and/or participant information letter for more details.  

This training is open to any potential coaches across the state.

• Registration will be conducted through 4‐H Connect.
• Look for 2018 D8 4-H Shooting Sports Coach Certification (Stephenville) (Open state-wide)
• Registration will be open starting September 24 and closes October 12, 2018.
• Please pay close attention to the deadline!
• Cost is $120

Participants MUST have completed and passed the Background Check PRIOR to registering for the event, so if they have not completed this, they should do so IMMEDIATELY! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

District 9 Shooting Sport Leader training-Sept 1-2

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Information for the Shooting Sports Coach Training that will be held September 1-2, 2018 in Kurten located in Brazos County. There is a range nearby this facility that we will be utilizing and hopefully a new partnership built from this training opportunity. Please share the information with your families. The  information is attached and can be found at the following link: https://d94-h.tamu.edu/d-9-shooting-sports-leader-coach-training/

While this is a short turnaround time of getting volunteers approved in Connect, I do appreciate your cooperation in working with the volunteers and promoting this opportunity. 

30 Days of Doing Good

"Inspire Kids to Do" 30 Days of Doing starts September 1. Enter the 30 Days of Doing Photo Contest on September 1 - 30 and you could win a $10K scholarship for your kid! Here are 30 ideas to "Do" but the sky is the limit. 

Parents and volunteers can find out more information about the contest and campaign at 

https://4-h.org/inspire-kids-to-do/.

Rabies Awareness & Prevention Poster Contest

Rabies Awareness & Prevention Poster Contest

The Texas Department of State Health Services would like to invite the kids at your school to participate in a Rabies Awareness & Prevention Poster Contest. Rabies is a viral disease that kills over 50,000 people every year around the world. Human deaths from rabies in the United States are very rare (approximately one death per year, almost exclusively due to rabies associated with bats). This is due to strict animal control laws, widespread pet vaccinations, and public health intervention in identified rabies-exposure cases. Rabies post-exposure prophylaxis is 100% effective when administered properly. However, the treatment is very expensive and requires multiple shots over a period of time.  

 

Skunks and bats are the most commonly affected species in Texas. Private residences and school grounds are the most common locations in Texas for exposure to rabid bats. Bat bites are not always noticeable and many people are unaware that exposure to bats poses a risk. Most of these rabies exposures are preventable through education. This is why we are encouraging school kids throughout Texas to become more aware about rabies and respecting bats and other wildlife from a distance. Students at your school can participate by entering a contest to design a poster promoting rabies awareness & prevention. There are prizes for students in Kindergarten through 12^th grade, and artwork from top-ranking posters may be used for future state sponsored public health educational projects. Prizes are provided by the Zach Jones Memorial Fund www.zachjonesmemorial.org/.

Please forward this information to the teachers in your school and encourage them to involve their students. Provided online is an information sheet for students and a teacher instruction sheet with details and an entry form www.dshs.texas.gov/idcu/disease/rabies/information/contest/. The deadline for poster submission is April 8, 2019. If you are interested and need additional information, feel free to contact Ms. Bonny Mayes directly. Thank you!   

Bonny C. Mayes, MA, Epidemiologist

Texas Department of State Health Services

Zoonosis Control Branch, MC-1956

1100 W. 49th Street

Austin, TX 78756

Phone:  (512) 776-2888

FAX (512) 776-7454

Email:  bonny.mayes@dshs.texas.gov

Web:  www.texaszoonosis.org

Hunter Safety Course - Texas 4-H Center

The Texas 4-H Center is excited to host Youth Hunter Education Camp in October. This camp is “Family Style” where each participant must be chaperoned by an adult, the family will stay in the Leadership Lodge (hotel style) for the weekend, all meals are provided and the Hunter Education Certification is included in the registration fee. All adults must be screened volunteers through 4-H Connect prior to camp.

Texas 4-H One Day 4-H

Mark your calendars, Texas 4-H! One Day 4-H is October 13, 2018. This event allows 4-H members, parents, and volunteers help their communities through service projects. This event is flexible and can be as straightforward or intricate as you like.