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Michigan 4-H Today
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Welcome to Michigan State University Extension 4-H Youth Development!
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Some individuals regard buildings as time machines. That is, the buildings reflect the societal evolution that has taken place during their lifetime. On this 150th anniversary of the signing of the Morrill Act of 1862, I would like to consider the land-grant movement a time machine because as we study it, we see how, due to the farsighted thinking of a group of public servants and educators, both society and higher education evolved greatly in the last 170 years.
In the mid-1840s, a Yale graduate, Jonathan Turner, left his professorship at an Illinois college and began to actively campaign for publicly funded, practical higher education. Still in our time machine, we move to 1855, where Michigan Governor Kinsley Bingham signed a bill chartering the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan (now known as Michigan State University (MSU), with an appropriation of 14,000 acres of state-owned land. In 1857, classes began at MSU with a curriculum that contained more scientific study than almost any other undergraduate institution of its time. In the same year, Vermont Representative Justin Morrill introduced a land-grant bill which, though it passed Congress in 1859, was vetoed by President James Buchanan. Undaunted, Morrill, a self-educated renaissance man, resubmitted his bill in 1861, as a U. S. senator. Meanwhile, back in East Lansing, the State Agricultural College (as it was then known) graduated its first class. On July 2, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act into law and in 1863 MSU was designated Michigan's federal land-grant college. Moving along a couple of decades we come to 1890 by which time the funds from the sale of the original land grants had been depleted. Therefore, Morrill introduced a second act to establish a cash subsidy for each college and found land-grant institutes in the former Confederacy. A century later, in 1994, 29 tribal colleges and universities became land-grant institutions. Today, there are more than 100 land-grant universities.
Why am I mentioning this (other than the fact that Michigan 4-H is the youth-development organization that is part of the land-grant institution known as Michigan State University)? I believe it is good at times to step back and reflect on the big picture. We are part of a pioneering tradition (the model land-grant university, established before the Morrill Act) that, through a unique combination of teaching, research and outreach, brings a never-ending flow of the newest information to all. Today, when the world has new and significant challenges facing it, we are part of an institution, an organization and a movement that continues to tackle the world's problems with the same innovative, time-tested dynamism that has sustained us since 1855. You will recognize it in the stories and events that follow, as Michigan 4-H Youth Development members, volunteers and staff continue to live up to our proud history and forge our destiny in an ever-changing society and world.
Julie Chapin
State Leader, Michigan 4-H Youth Development
Director, MSU Extension Children and Youth Institute
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Impact
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4-H Mentoring
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared January Michigan Mentoring Month, an opportunity to recognize the significant impact mentors have on today's young people. 15-year-old Katie Wolters, one of the mentees from the Michigan 4-H Tech Wizard Program, shared her experiences during 
Mentoring Day (January 20) at the Capitol in Lansing. Wolters (pictured
right speaking at the Capitol) became involved with the Ottawa County 4-H Tech Wizards, after struggling to succeed in her former school. She described some of the many great experiences she has shared with her mentor, "We've taught elementary students about biofuel by mixing tons of different ingredients together; we built water rockets and launched them; and we have gone window shopping and had fun laughing at the latest fashions together." Thanks to this program, Wolters now says "I know what I want to do in my future, and I have a plan." She will attend
4-H Tech Wizards, a national 4-H Program of Distinction with demonstrated success, utilizes small-group mentoring to engage at-risk youth in science, technology and engineering activities. Both mentors and mentees gain positive relationships while learning job skills and engaging in hands-on experience in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. For more information on Michigan 4-H mentoring, visit the 4-H Youth Development web site.
Allegan County 4-H Hosts First Animal Science Blast
On January 24, Allegan County 4-H held its first monthly 4-H "Animal Science Blast"- part of the I Know MI Numbers science-literacy initiative at the Otsego District Public Library. Participants learned about the hedgehog from volunteers and fellow 4-H'ers. Learn all about this exciting new program on the Michigan 4-H web site.
The Michigan 4-H China Project
The Michigan 4-H China Project is a global-education program that often uses the arts in both in- and after-school experiences. For example, youth who participate in the Michigan 4-H Children's Art Exchange create art which is sent to Chinese children. In turn, Chinese youth send their artwork to Michigan children. But it's not just about the art: the Chinese and American children and youth learn about the similarities between their lives and develop awareness, understanding and appreciation of other cultures.
Andrea Caron, Chippewa County 4-H program instructor, joined the 5th graders when Gina Jacques started the 4-H art exchange in her 3rd-, 4th- and 5th-grade classrooms in the Soo Township Elementary School. The 5th graders spent the hour talking about the project and art, and the feelings and thoughts the art produced. According to Caron, "In the last moments of class, when we were taking ideas and questions about the program," one 5th-grader raised his hand and asked: "So? Instead of taking anger out on people, they can use art to express themselves?'" Caron was amazed at his observation and said," this is surely the impact we hope to have but can't always capture."
Local Entrepreneur Credits 4-H for His Success

A local Michigan business entrepreneur and former
Lapeer County 4-H member credits 4-H with his business accomplishments. Dave Kugler, owner and founder of Critter Catchers Inc. was a 6-year member of the Bits-N-Spurs 4-H Club during which time he developed an interest in wildlife. Incorporating his interest with business in 2005, he founded Critter Catchers which provides timely and professional wildlife solutions while performing humane wildlife control in southeastern Michigan. Kugler says he draws from the foundation he "developed as a young kid in 4-H," when he learned the importance of project management, teamwork and leadership. Read the entire story here and read the TV account (that spread as far away as Nebraska and Virginia) about the grant (Critter Catchers Agricultural and Social Entrepreneurship Grant ) that Critter Catchers established for Lapeer County 4-H members. This program will help several 4-H members raise livestock this summer. Normally, when members auction livestock at the county fair, they keep the proceeds. However, members using grant funds must distribute the proceeds to the Michigan-based nonprofit organization of their choice. Through this grant opportunity, youth learn about raising livestock, have an impact in the local community and help a cause in which they have a passion.
The Impact 4-H Can Have on a Family Check out this story on the Michigan 4-H web site. It chronicles the impact 4-H programs have had - and are continuing to have - on the life of one Michigan family with a child with special needs. |
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4-H Highlights - Past, Present and Future
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Congratulations!
In recognition of impressive community-service activities, 14-year-old Emily Maslovich - a member of The Barnyard Bunch of Gratiot County 4-H and an eighth-grader at Donald L. Pavlik Middle School in Alma - was recently named a Prudential Spirit of Community Awards State Distinguished Finalist. For this award, she will receive an engraved bronze medallion.
Emily's community service has included a number of mentoring projects such as tutoring other children with their homework, being a 6-year mentor through Big Brothers Big Sisters, teaching music at a summer camp, educating young people about healthy choices through her school's Fuel Up to Play 60 program, and teaching small-animal showmanship through 4-H (she has a dog, several angora rabbits [she is currently ranked 9th in the U.S.] and 2 sheep). Emily and her parents have been pleasantly surprised at how well 4-H "ties it all together." As Emily's mother put it, "4-H is a great program as it offers something for everyone." The Barnyard Bunch is led by Aileen Waldron who, in addition to being a great club leader, has also served as a role model to Emily. Emily aspires to be a large-animal veterinarian someday and hopes to open an equine therapeutic center. To that, she end appreciates all the valuable lessons and challenging opportunities 4 H provides.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards represents the United States' largest youth-recognition program based solely on volunteer service. More than 5,000 local honorees were reviewed by an independent judging panel, which selected State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists based on criteria including personal initiative, creativity, effort, impact and personal growth.
On February 20, 3 Michigan 4-H'ers were named the 2012 Michigan Dairy Ambassador Scholarship and Leadership Program Junior Division Award Winner, Senior and Junior Division first runners-up. The winners were announced during the Michigan Dairy Industry Recognition Night banquet at the Great Lakes Regional Dairy Conference in Mount Pleasant. The ambassador winners were selected based on the results of daylong interviews held at the conference.
- A Dansville High School senior and a long-time member of Dansville 4 Leaf Clovers in the Ingham County 4-H program, Kailey Sweers was chosen as the 2012 Junior Division Award Winner. She received a $1,000 scholarship that can be applied toward a college education or the purchase of a dairy animal. Sweers participates in numerous school-based extracurricular activities. She was the high individual in dairy judging at 4-H Dairy Days in both 2010 and 2011, and she placed first in oral reasons in 2010. In 2011, she received the Ingham County 4-H Good Citizen Award.
- The first runner-up in the senior division was Carmen Zwemmer, an active Huron County 4-H member. Currently, Zwemmer is a freshman at MSU studying animal science. At MSU,
she is involved with the MSU Dairy Club and MSU Block and Bridle Club. - Natalie Horning (pictured right), a junior at Manchester High School, was named the first runner-up in the junior division. Horning has been a member of Country Expressions 4-H Club in Washtenaw County 4-H for 13 years. She represented Michigan 4-H on the dairy-judging team that competed at the 2011 All-American Dairy Cattle Show in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and she is an active member of the Livestock Judging Team, as well. Additionally, Horning is a county 4-H Ambassador this year and active in Dairy Quiz Bowl.
The GLRDC established the Michigan Dairy Ambassador Scholarship and Leadership Program in 2006. The program provides future young dairy leaders with an opportunity to develop promotions and public-service projects as well as represent the dairy industry at various functions throughout the year. For more information, contact Sara Long .
Members of the Michigan State University Dairy Judging Team (all former Michigan 4-H members) traveled to Texas to compete in the annual Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show judging competition held January 15 in Fort Worth. The team was comprised of:
Accompanied and coached by MSU Department of Animal Science specialist Dr. Joe Domecq, the team finished 4th in oral reasons and 6th overall out of the 16 teams that competed.
Sponsors for the MSU and Michigan 4-H dairy judging programs are ABS Global, Inc., NorthStar Cooperative, the Michigan Holstein Association, the Michigan District 1 and District 6 Holstein Associations, the Michigan Jersey Cattle Club, the United Dairy Industry of Michigan, the Michigan Milk Producers Association and the Michigan Dairy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation. For more information about the Michigan 4-H dairy program, contact Joe Domecq.
Contest
Michigan 4-H clubs and groups still have an opportunity to compete in a soybean photo-essay contest to help show how Michigan's soybean farmers provide food, feed, fiber and fuel. Sponsored by the Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee, the contest features first, second and third-place prizes. The deadline is May 31, 2012. For complete contest rules, prizes, eligibility and more details, visit the contest's web site.
4-H Teen Leadership and Community Change Conference
This conference, held January 21 to 22 at Kettunen Center, was a resounding success as more than
140 participants from 32 Michigan counties gathered to learn teen leadership skills and how to be change agents in their home communities. Pictured on the right are 3 4-H exchange students (2 from Russia and 1 from the Ukraine) who attended the conference.
Post-conference evaluations indicate, as a result of attending, participants:
95% - Think they can make a difference in their communities
94% - Will teach others what they learned at the conference
90% - Feel a sense of responsibility to their communities
Global Youth Service Day™ (GYSD)
GYSD, held on April 20, 21 and 22, encourages young people to address the world's most critical issues through service. In Michigan for GYSD 2011, through 106 service projects, more than:
- 1,615 youth and 522 adults volunteered
6,917 hours that impacted- 63,000 individuals
Some of the ways you can involve Michigan 4-H's outstanding youth volunteers include:
- Planning a GYSD event in your community
- Posting your project online at the web site given above
- Sharing information about the 2012 GYSD on your web site or social-media accounts
- Encouraging the young people in your community to create their own GYSD projects
- Gathering your friends to coordinate a project
GYSD is led by Youth Service America, with the Michigan Community Service Commission (MCSC) serving as a lead local agency. For more information about the benefits of community-based service learning, you may read the fact sheet of the same name.
Down the Road: Michigan 4-H Discovery Camp
From July 13 to 19, young people aged 13 to 19 can explore how Michigan's abundant natural resources and growing agricultural industry are changing the face of energy and what that means to their families, Michigan and the world. Michigan 4-H Discovery Camp is a 5-day event held at Michigan State University. Campers will explore ideas, research and opportunities in the field of energy as it relates to natural resources and agriculture, while experiencing campus life, and enjoying a mix of recreational opportunities and learning experiences. Registration is now open and complete details (including a flyer and application materials) are on the Michigan 4-H web site. May 1 is the application deadline.
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Upcoming Events
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April
April 12
ABCs of Bullying Prevention: Addressing Bullying in Community Settings (contact Tracie Abram or Andrea Caron)
Kent County MSU Extension Office, Grand Rapids
April 13-15
Michigan 4-H Dairy Conference
Kettunen Center, Tustin
April 14
4-H Horse Spotlight on Speed Clinic Show
MSU Pavilion, East Lansing
MI-LLEAD 4-H Horse Leaders Program
MSU Pavilion, East Lansing
Poultry Evaluation Workshop - Oakland County
April 20
State 4-H/FFA Meats Judging Contest
MSU Anthony Hall, East Lansing
April 20-21
State 4-H Horse Jamboree
MSU Pavilion, East Lansing
April 20-22
Orientation (A 4-H Outdoor Adventure Challenge Leader-Training Requirement)
On the Manistee River near Manton
April 21
Poultry Evaluation Workshop - Grand Traverse County
April 27-29
4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Training Workshop
Kettunen Center, Tustin
April 28
4-H Poultry Palooza
Gratiot County Fair for Youth, Alma
State 4-H Goat Expo
Michigan State University, East Lansing
May
May 4-6
4-H Recreational Leadership and Camp Counselor Training
Kettunen Center, Tustin
May 12-13
4-H Companion Animals Teen & Adult Volunteer Leader Workshop
Kettunen Center, Tustin
May 19
Poultry Evaluation Workshop - Chippewa County
June TBA State 4-H Trail Ride (contact Taylor Fabus) Goose Creek June 9 4-H Rabbit and Cavy Expo Anthony Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing June 20-22 4-H Exploration Days Michigan State University, East Lansing June 27-28 4-H/MMPA Dairy Tour (contact Joe Domecq ) Novi June 30 State 4-H Goat Show MSU Pavilion, East Lansing |
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Help Wanted
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Purple Up! For Military Kids Friday, April 13
April marks the nation's Month of the Military Child, a time to honor youth impacted by deployment. In celebration, Operation: Military Kids (OMK), a Michigan 4-H Youth Development program, invites you to join in the 2nd annual "Purple Up! For Military Kids." OMK encourages everyone across the state of Michigan to wear purple on Friday, April 13, as a visible show of support and thank-you to military children for their strength and sacrifices. Purple is chosen because it symbolizes all branches of the U. S. military, as it is the combination of blue (Air Force, Coast Guard and Navy), green (Army) and red (Marine Corps). OMK hopes everyone will take this opportunity to appreciate and celebrate these young heroes. Be creative . . . the goal is for military youth to actually see the support of their community! For ideas to get you started, see the flyer and remember, send your photos to Kendra Moyses to post on the Michigan OMK Facebook page, where military youth and families from across the state will see them.
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More Michigan 4-H News
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January 17 - This article from the Lansing State Journal describes the January 14 Eaton County 4-H Volunteer Celebration.
Another article from the January 17 Lansing State Journal recruits caring adults for the 4-H Tech Wizards mentoring program that has now expanded into the Eaton County 4-H and Ingham County 4-H programs.
January 24 - From the The Daily Reporter.com comes this article about the Branch County Conservation and Sportsman's Club in which the club's president mentions that Branch County 4-H has "one of the biggest shooting sports programs in the state. . . ."
January 29 - in this article from the SooEveningNews.com, you will learn why the Chippewa County 4-H Council voted unanimously to give its Friend of 4-H Award to a local J. C. Penney store
February 1 - According to this article from mlive.com, for now, the only thing that is clear about the proposed rules on child labor in agriculture is that the U. S. Department of Labor is rethinking the "parental exemption" portion of the rules it proposed last fall.
February 7 - This article from the Record & Clarion is an interview of Gladwin County 4-H volunteers, Wes and Cyndi Alexander. In the interview, the couple, who moved from Virginia, discuss among other things, the 4-H Junior Livestock Contest.
Another article from the February 7 Daily Reporter.com is a write-up of Farmers Day being held at the Branch Area Career Centers. This event includes an "Exploring 4-H" session and a statement by Senator Debbie Stabenow, chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, about the Department of Labor's change of heart about proposed farm labor rules that would have prevented young people from working on family farms.
February 8 - This article from metrotimesblogs describes the nationwide trend of traveling food trucks including Ned's TravelBurger which serves burgers that are "Michigan-made through-and-through, from the pickles to the 'grass-fed, Michigan, Fowlerville, 4-H, hand-raised beef that some young person took care of for a number of years.'"
February 10 - In this article from the Daily Reporter, one long-time leader and former 4-H member talks about her love for 4-H saying, "the best part is the involvement with kids . . . ."
February 20 - Read this article from the Midland Daily News about a 3-generation Midland County 4-H family.
February 27 - This article in The Courier-Leader announces the Van Buren County 4-H Leaders Association's upcoming fund-raising auction.
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Resources
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Michigan 4-H Guiding Principles for Positive Youth Development
Michigan 4-H has 7 Guiding Principles for Positive Youth Development. These principles help us plan better and safer programs for Michigan's youth and they assist volunteer leaders and parents understand how Michigan 4-H programs are developed. The principle highlighted this month is:
Guiding Principle 4. Youth are considered participants rather than recipients in the learning process.
Youth are encouraged to actively participate in their own learning. Opportunities for youth to learn and develop take place in many different contexts and take into account a variety of learning styles.

Elements of effective practice:
- Learning is encouraged in formal and nonformal settings, in planned and unplanned ways.
- Opportunities for shared decision-making, planning and program implementation are provided for youth.
- Adults and youth work together to overcome barriers to participation such as transportation, cost and scheduling.
One of the most exciting aspects of 4-H is kids can learn things they are interested in. They are encouraged to be actively engaged in their own learning and development. Kids find out what excites them and learn more about it in a variety of ways. The prime example of this would be through hands-on 4-H projects. Kids build self-esteem and gain life skills. It is no wonder 4-H is the leader in youth development programs. As an added bonus, adult volunteers report they gain knowledge in projects areas and have a sense of pride that they are making a positive difference in a child's life.
New Web Site for Children With Deployed Parents
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has launched a new web site for children experiencing the challenges of military deployments. Called Military Kids Connect, the highly interactive web site was created by psychologists at the DoD's National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2), the primary DoD office for cutting-edge approaches in applying technology to psychological health.
The web site - the first DoD web site to connect the more than 2 million children who have had one of their parents deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan in the widely separated active, reserve and National Guard military communities - helps children of deployed parents cope with the stress, changing responsibilities and concern for the safety of their parents. It has features that will help children, parents and educators navigate the wide range of practical and emotional challenges military families must live with throughout the deployment cycle, and it includes informative videos, educational tools and engaging games and activities for 3 age groups:
- Youth, aged 6 to 8
- Tween, aged 9 to 12
- Teen, aged 13 to 17
The site features monitored, online social-network forums for the groups to safely share their experiences with deployments.
Bullying Prevention Workshop Being Offered in April
With the passage of Public Act 241 ("Matt's Safe School Law") on December 6, 2011, Michigan became the 48th state to require schools to develop and enforce policies to protect students from harassment, intimidation and physical violence. This act requires all school district boards to adopt and implement a policy no later than 6 months after the legislation's passage. Educators, youth workers, volunteers and families all have important roles to play in creating environments that foster healthy social and emotional development. To support them in learning more about these issues and ways they can work with young people to foster healthy relationships and positive settings, MSU Extension is offering a half-day workshop entitled the ABCs of Bullying Prevention: Addressing Bullying in Community Settings.
This workshop is designed for adults who care about, live and work with young people (including parents, caregivers and those who work in schools, youth and family agencies, youth organizations [such as 4-H, Scouts, and Boys and Girls Clubs], juvenile justice, faith-based communities, recreation departments and other community groups). During the workshop, participants will:
- Share perspectives about the prevalence and types of bullying behaviors affecting their communities and explore how these perspectives connect with recent research.
- Examine bullying, bias and harassment through the lens of differences.
- Explore key strategies for addressing these complex issues at the personal, interpersonal, institutional and cultural levels.
- Learn about programs and resources that can be used in community settings, including the new MSU Extension initiative titled Be SAFE: Safe, Affirming and Fair Environments.
This workshop is part of the Be SAFE initiative which is designed to help young people (ages 11 to 14) and adults involved in out-of-school time settings work in partnership to create physically and emotionally safe environments. See the "Upcoming Events" section of this newsletter for the location registration-contact information for the April 12 workshop.
New Articles on the Michigan 4-H Today Page of the Michigan 4-H Web Site
Check out the new articles that are being posted on the Michigan 4-H Today page of the Michigan 4-H web site. These new articles, written by Michigan 4-H staff members cover a variety of topics and contain valuable resources and new ideas for your local 4-H programs.
The Spring 2012 Paper Clover Promotion Is Coming Soon
The Spring 2012 4-H, Tractor Supply Co. (TSC) and Del's Paper Clover Promotion is right around the corner! The promotion begins on May 2 and runs through May 13. During the promotion dates, TSC stores nationwide offer paper clovers for $1 to customers and donate all proceeds to 4-H (65% to your county, 5% to Michigan and 30% to National 4-H Council for underwriting the promotion). Did you know that Paper Clover fundraisers held during springtime yield the most funds raised for your county and state? Contact your local 4-H program coordinator for details on how to participate.
Michigan 4-H Launching a New Curriculum Soon 
Read about the new curriculum Michigan 4-H will soon launch. Entitled the 4-H Build a Million Club, this resource is designed to educate Michigan youth (in grades 9 through 12) on the ins and outs of budgeting, credit cards, stocks, investing basics, calculating financial risk and many other aspects of personal finance. The accompanying web site features youth and educator sections, allowing teen participants and their adult mentors, teachers and parents to explore the world of finance on their own time.
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Submission Guidelines
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This is a newsletter for and about Michigan 4-H Youth Development. It is a means by which we can communicate with one another and promote our great program impacts, showcase resources, spotlight staff, volunteers, members, alumni and curriculum. Therefore, we want articles that are not only pertinent to Michigan 4-H, but which have the most complete information possible and that will capture the reader's interest.
To that end, we are asking you to submit articles that are concise and contain answers to the questions who, what, where, when, how and why. We will be happy to include Internet links that will take the reader to the pertinent information. Therefore, please make sure links are live and take the reader right to the spot with the information not to a general Web page where the reader will have to hunt to find the information. To help highlight articles, we would like to include pictures. So, send us a few pictures with your article. Be sure they are the highest-possible resolution and do not embed them in the text.
Ideas for article content might include those that feature:
1. Programs (One that is upcoming or has been successfully completed)
2. Grants (Possibilities, already funded and running or successfully completed)
3. Scholarships (Possibilities or winner announcements)
4. Resources (New or updated curricula)
5. Honor, Awards
So we can meet publishing deadlines, please email your articles in Word or WordPerfect (no PDFs) to Priscilla Martin by the 15th of each month.
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Contact Information
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Michigan 4-H Today is a bimonthly newsletter for all those interested in 4-H Youth Development programs including its members, parents, volunteers, staff, alumni and retirees. It is published by the Michigan State University Extension 4-H Youth Development office and it is distributed online.
Please contact Michigan 4-H Today:
Priscilla Martin, Editor
Room 240
446 West Circle Drive
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-432-7635
Email: pjmartin@msu.edu
Fax: 517-353-4846
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