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Michigan 4-H Today

May-June 2012 

Welcome to Michigan State University Extension 4-H Youth Development!

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Important News Flashes!

Read this press release for the most up-to-date information about the U. S. Department of Labor's proposed regulation dealing with children who work in agricultural vocations.

 

Be sure to check out MSU Extension's

brand new web site! It is full of easy-to-find, topic-based information, events around the state and program information. The site also features news articles, written by MSU Extension educators around the state, on everything from boxwood blight to how 4-H record-keeping skills help prepare members for future success to the latest on the Detroit consent agreement.

 

It has been a year since we began publishing the email version of Michigan 4-H Today. I hope you have enjoyed reading about the upcoming educational program opportunities being offered across the state and the great work being accomplished by Michigan 4-H's members, volunteer leaders and staff, as much as I have enjoyed publishing it.

 

In every corner of Michigan, individuals and groups are achieving great things with and through 4-H. It is awesome to realize that between 50 and 60 percent of this issue is devoted to congratulating members, leaders and groups for their successes and the impact they have had on each other, their communities and their fellow citizens. And these are not small achievements. Some of them are national awards. Others are about being the best one can be (and isn't that what 4-H is about?), while still others recognize efforts to help fellow citizens through a challenging time. All together, they make up the fabric that demonstrates the character of those who make 4-H the best youth-development organization possible.

 

So, I hope you will keep making and sending the news to us and I look forward to seeing many of you this summer!

 

Julie Chapin 

 

State Leader, Michigan 4-H Youth Development

Director, MSU Extension Children and Youth Institute

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Impact

Nate Seese receive award from National 4-H Council

Nate Seese Receives Award from National 4-H Council 

This is a follow-up to the first article in the "Impact" section of the January-February 2012 Michigan 4-H Today about Nate Seese' (Kent County 4-H member) amazing effort to feed those in need in his home community of Byron Center. On April 17, National 4-H Council honored Nate (pictured right with National Council President and CEO, Don Floyd) with the 2012 4-H Youth in Action Award. With his dad's help, Nate created a buying club that purchases at auction the sheep and pigs he raises in 4-H. However, the buyers donate the animals they purchase. A local business provides free meat processing, leaving the local food pantry the recipient of nearly 1,000 pounds of meat in just 2 years. Additionally, the program is even self-sustaining, since Nate uses donations and money raised at auction to purchase animals and supplies for the following year. For more information about Nate and his family, read Director Tom Coon's April 19 story in the MSUE Spotlight.

  

Inquiry Method Spurs Creative and Critical Thinking 

Cheboygan County 4-H projects are teaching kids to think creatively and critically, in an atmosphere where failure is just another learning experience.   

 

First of all, there are a variety of alternative-energy projects at Cheboygan Middle School where Melanie Chiodini, Michigan State University (MSU) Extension educator, works with volunteers and Cheboygan student holds boat she createdother community members in an elective class on alternative. For example, working on the National 4-H Science Experiment,

Wired for Wind, 25 students designed and built their own wind-powered boats using an inquiry-based learning method that emphasizes critical, creative thinking, their imaginations, and the supplies provided. (See picture left in which a student holds the boat she created.) According to Chiodini, the alternative-energy classes create a spark of interest in kids for science, engineering, technology and math, and possibly build an interest in careers in these areas. Even if the kids don't follow this occupational path, Chiodini believes the critical thinking skills learned can be used in every aspect of life.

  

The students are also learning about video production twice a week from volunteer Patrick McGinnis, owner of McGinnis Video Productions. The kids will use what they've learned to document their alternative-energy research with the goal of measuring the feasibility of pursuing various alternative-energy methods. They will then take their recommendations offering solutions to current energy problems to local government officials.

 

In another project, kids in the Wolverine Community Schools are raising funds toward a greenhouse project in which they will ultimately grow their own vegetables for the schools' cafeterias, giving them a better understanding of where their food comes from. Members of an afterschool 4-H club are learning to videotape the project.

 

Read the entire story here and for a companion article about how 4-H'ers learn to see mistakes as 'untapped' resources, see this article.

 

4-H Exploration Days' Influence on Participants' Futures

When 4-H Exploration Days takes place at MSU between June 20 and 22, the young people who Expo participants explore holding an arachnidparticipate will have fun and what they learn and do there may also influence their future choices, and determine the kind of adults they will become.

 

Exploration Days is MSU's largest precollege program for youth ages 11 to 19. Statistics show the program prepares young people for a successful transition to college and life as contributing adults. Data obtained from the National Student Clearinghouse database show that 4-H Exploration Days participants who attended the program between 2004 and 2011 and were high-school graduates from 2009 to 2011, and are currently attending college at a 77% higher rate than their Michigan peers.

 

Further, of the completed youth participant evaluations received for last year's Exploration Days event:

91% Rated the program as either excellent or good

Exploration Days' participants do fisheries research97% Reported that program attendance increased their  

interest in attending college

95% Felt confident after attending Exploration Days that

they could complete a college degree

87% Said the program better prepared them to attend  

college

 

Top skill gains youth participants said they developed through attending 4-H Exploration Days included:

94% Making decisions/choices

93% Time management

92% Completing tasks/ability to follow through; ability to  

adapt to new living arrangements; communication

87% Problem-solving

 

The proof is in the numbers: 4-H Exploration Days is a powerful program that has a positive effect on participants for years to come. May 4 is the registration deadline for  2012 4-H Exploration Days.

 

Other upcoming event registration deadlines include:

May 1 - 4-H Discovery Camp 

May 4 - 4-H Rabbit and Cavy Expo 

May 14 - 4-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources Camp

May 18 - State 4-H Goat Show

May 25 - State 4-H Trail Ride

 

July 6 - 4-H Mentoring Weekend

Revolution of Responsibility 

In this article, we learn about how some members of the Oakland County 4-H Poultry Club joined Resident with project chickenthe ranks of the Revolution of Responsibility (a movement for positive change within communities across America in which young people across the country make a difference by doing the right thing). The 4-H'ers shared their poultry knowledge and expertise with the citizens of a neighboring city who were engaged in a discussion about a possible ordinance allowing for raising poultry within the city limits. The 4-H members presentation included building and displaying a chicken coop (complete with hens) on the lawn in front of the city hall! A dozen of the members shared their poultry expertise with local citizens before the planning commission meeting. This enabled an informed discussion among citizens and the commission, which perhaps ultimately led to the passing of the ordinance. While it's difficult to measure how much influence the 4-H club had on the council's decision, the members gained a positive perspective on the impact of getting involved and of being responsible.

 

2012 M4-HYCC participantsFor another example of Michigan 4-H'ers engaging in the Revolution of Responsibility, read this news release that describes the results when the Michigan 4-H Youth Conservation Council (M4-HYCC) presented its research and possible solutions about invasive plant species to two Michigan Senate committees. Each year, the M4-HYCC selects a topic about Michigan's environment, conducts research under Michigan State University Extension educators and presents its research and suggested solutions to senate committees. M4-HYCC is sponsored by the Michigan 4-H Foundation and the Dow Chemical Company Foundation.  

4-H Highlights - Past, Present, Future  

Congratulations!

Awards
In a follow-up to another article from the January-February issue of Michigan 4-H Today, which announced the selection of
Diana Langshaw - 50-year Barry County 4-H volunteer - as the 2012 Michigan 4-H Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer and the 2012 North Central Regional Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer, Langshaw has been named the 2012 National 4-H Salute to Excellence Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer for her exceptional contributions as a 4-H volunteer and leader in the Michigan State University Extension 4-H Youth Development program. Read all about it on the Michigan 4-H web site.

  

At its April 13 meeting, the Michigan State University (MSU) Board of Trustees awarded 37 students who held the highest scholastic average (4.0) at the close of their last semester of attendance. One of those receiving this award is Katie Kanitz, of St. John's, a 13-year member of the Clinton County 4-H's` Countryside Survivors. Kanitz is an agribusiness management major in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. She is a graduate of Fulton High School.

 

Scholarships 

Recently, 3 former Michigan 4-H members and Michigan State University (MSU) students received scholarships through MSU's Michigan Dairy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation Inc. 

  • Olivia DeVooghtOlivia DeVooght of Marquette, MI, received the 2011-2012 Glenn and Anne Lake Scholarship. The scholarship, named after Michigan dairy farmers Glenn and Anne Lake, provides $7,500 in scholarship money divided over two semesters. DeVooght, (shown right with her calf, Humor) was a 16-year member of Hoof Tracks 4-H Club of Marquette County 4-H. She graduated in December 2011 with a double major in animal science and marketing. She received the award based on her academic achievements, involvement in extracurricular activities and interest in pursuing a career in the dairy industry. Her future career path includes being actively involved with her family's dairy farm or working in pharmaceutical sales.
  • Kevin Messing (shown right) of Bad Axe, MI, was awarded the 2011-2012 Donald and Valera
    Murray Endowed Scholarship. The $4,000 scholarship is named in honor of Donald Murray, a former MSU Extension dairy specialist, and his wife Valera. Messing (who was a 15-year member of New Beginnings 4-H Club in  Huron County 4-H) will graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in biosystems and agricultural engineering, with a concentration in food engineering. He received the scholarship based on his academic achievements, involvement in extracurricular activities and interest in pursuing a career in the dairy industry. His career goals include working for a dairy foods manufacturer.  
  • Tera Koebel (pictured right ) of Three Oaks, MI, is the 2011-2012Tera Koebel recipient of the John and Barbara Dilland Endowed Scholarship. This $3,500 scholarship honors John Dilland, former controller, director of finance and general manager for the Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA), and his wife Barbara. Koebel, a long-time member of South Lakers in Berrien County 4-H, is an MSU agribusiness management senior. She received the award based on her academic achievements and involvement in extracurricular activities. Last summer, Koebel completed an internship in Texas with Elanco. She has accepted an offer to take part in a similar experience with the company this summer in the Midwest.  

To learn more about the Michigan Dairy Memorial and Scholarship Foundation, contact Dr. Miriam Weber Nielsen in MSU's Department of Animal Science.Ken Geuns 

 

Honor
On March 24, the Michigan State University Block and Bridle Club honored Ken Geuns (pictured right), long-time 4-H animal science specialist, for his more than 33 years of service. Ken coordinates 4-H workshops and events as the Extension livestock and vet science youth specialist. 

 

Monsanto Award 

When Mike Marks of Britton was selected a $2,500 winner in the Monsanto Fund's America's Farmers Grow Communities program (which gives farmers the opportunity to win funding for their favorite local nonprofit organizations such as FFA, 4-H, schools, fire departments and other civic groups), the first organization that came to his mind to receive the donation was Lenawee County 4-H because, he says, "I think about what values [4-H] instilled in me, such as work ethic, and I'm really glad to be able to give back."  According to Janelle Stewart, the Lenawee County MSU Extension 4-H educator, the Marks' family requested that $1,000 of the award be used for fairground barn renovations, while the remaining $1,500 will be used for teen-leadership programming.

 

Pictured below left is the check presentation which took place at the annual meeting of the South Riga Go Getters 4-H Club which is in the same area as the Marks' family home.  Other Michigan farmers who designated a 4-H group to receive a donation in 2011 are:

 

Donors                                                           Organization Receiving Donation

Donald and Jane Sisung, St. John's                   Clinton County 4-H

Joyce DeHondt. Armada                                   Alarro 4-H Club

Garrett Family Farms, Freeland                         Midland County 4-H

Marvin and Lisa Johnson, Lakeview                    Montcalm County 4-H Fair Association

 

Check presentationIn 1,245 eligible counties in 39 states, one farmer can win $2,500 for his or her favorite community nonprofit. Through the America's Farmers Grow Communities program, the Monsanto Fund expects to invest more than $3.1 million in local communities. This program is part of a broad commitment by the Monsanto Fund to highlight the important contributions farmers make every day to our society by helping them grow their local communities. To date, more than 60,000 farmers have participated in the program. The Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company, is a nonprofit organization

dedicated to strengthening the farm communities where farmers and Monsanto Company employees live and work. (Photo courtesy of Jordan Brenke)

Shooting Sports Championships 

From March 13 to 16, 3 Michigan 4-H alumni led the MSU Pistol and Rifle Club in winning top awards at the 2012 National Rifle Association (NRA) Intercollegiate Rifle and Pistol Club Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia. Amos and Clayton Peck (from Ingham County 4-H) and Tyler Luce (from St Joseph County 4-H) have been involved in Michigan 4-H Shooting Sports for several years. They are pictured below with their teammates who include current and former 4-H'ers Andrew Traciak and Elijah Bean (both also from Ingham County). Not shown is Assistant Coach Angelina Taylor, a 16-year member of St. Clair 4-H.

 

According to Michigan 4-H Shooting Sports Coordinator, Dale Elshoff, "These are great young men

. . . . It's been a pleasure and honor to work with all three of these athletes." Elshoff further noted that working with Keith Hein - an18-year volunteer instructor with Ingham County 4-H and MSU volunteer rifle coach - is a primary reason they choose to affiliate with the MSU shooting team. Coach Hein MSU Rifle & Pistol Clubwent on to say, "I'm extremely proud of these young people and their efforts. You can't buy the credibility and the commitment or the character that these young people have - that comes out of our 4-H programs. Their success comes out of [the] commitment they made to be the best at their sport and take it to the level that they do." As evidence of this commitment, the Peck brothers and Luce use their expertise to help coach local home-school programs. They give back to the community by teaching others what they have learned. As of April, Amos Peck is training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he will compete at the USA Shooting National Junior Olympic Championship.

 

Read more in MSU Extension Director Tom Coon's MSUE Spotlight article and in the NRA's blog.

 

Rocketry Challenge  

From the Tuscola County 4-H program comes the news that the Deford Dazzlers 4-H Rocket Team The Deford Dazzlerswill be going to the Team America Rocketry Challenge in Virginia from May 11 to 12. What is so impressive about this is that Deford is a tiny, unincorporated community and the Dazzlers is a group made up of 2 high-school and 4 middle-school students. (The majority of the teams who have made it to finals in the past have been made up of high school juniors and seniors.) The team is enthralled with science in any form (metal working, computers, chemistry, physics, small engines, biology, environmental science, small animals and, of course, rocketry).

 

To qualify, on February 28, the Dazzlers sent up an amazing, qualifying flight despite windy conditions. In this low-score-wins event (a rarely seen perfect score is 0), the team achieved a score of 3. An official of the National Association of Rocketry observed the flight. The Dazzlers were one of 673 teams registered. Of the total teams registered, the lowest-scoring 100 teams are invited to participate in the National Finals.

 
The awards handed out at finals are very generous including:

  • The national winner gets an all-expense paid trip to Paris, France to compete against the European winners at the Paris Air Show sponsored by NATO air forces.
  • The winning team is also extended an invitation to the White House to meet the President.
  • The top 20 teams from Nationals also receive an all-expense paid trip to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama where they participate in a 3-day educational series about advanced rocketry design. Then they are given $5,000 to go home, build an ultra-rocket to specific designs specifications (usually somewhere between 10- and 16-feet high and quite heavy), and return to Virginia where NASA in conjunction with the U.S. Navy, takes the teams out on a destroyer, launches, and retrieves their rockets over the ocean.  
In addition, the top teams also receive a great deal of college scholarship money and attention from college scouts, all branches of the military, as well as corporate and defense industry sponsors. For more details about this story, read Director Coon's April 26 MSUE Spotlight article.

 

Contests

Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee logoMichigan 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.

 

Race fans - start your pencils! The Michigan Corn Growers Association (MCGA) is requesting entries for its 2012 Ethanol Night at the Races T-Shirt Design Contest. Designs must be related to racing, cornfieldethanol or field corn (not sweet corn). The winning design will be printed on the front of the MCGA's Ethanol Night at the Races T-shirt and will be distributed to over 1,000 attendees at the event. In addition, the winner will receive a $150 VISA gift card, 2 free tickets to the Ethanol Night at the Races event and, of course, a free T-shirt with his or her design. The official rules and an entry form may be found at the contest link listed above. Entries will be accepted through June 8, 2012. If you have questions, you may contact the MCGAA at 517-668-2676.

 

Chippewa County Teens Visit Michigan Legislators At 4-H Capitol Experience

Michigan teens from around the state - including 2 sisters from Chippewa County - got a glimpse of how Michigan's legislative process works during the 4-day 4-H Capitol Experience conference in Lansing. While interacting with legislators, state agency staff members and lobbyists, the teens learned how they can become politically engaged and influence policy issues.

 

Senator Walker, Emma Bell, Abby Bell, Representative FosterAbby and Emma Bell (pictured right with their local senator and representative), of Sault Sainte Marie, were among more than 75 Michigan high-school students who visited Lansing between March 18 and 21. They toured the Capitol and the Supreme Court buildings, had breakfast with their legislators, attended legislative sessions and learned about governmental career options. Topics discussed included agriculture, crime, drugs, personal safety, education, environment and energy, health, jobs and the economy. 

 

Chippewa County 4-H'ers will use the information they learned in Lansing to plan local community-action and advocacy activities in their communities.

 

"I am very thankful for the opportunity presented to me to attend 4-H Capitol Experience in Lansing this past month. I am interested in pursuing a career in politics and I loved having the opportunity to visit the Capitol. Capitol Experience proved to be extremely challenging and educational, exceeding my expectations" said Abby Bell. 

 

Her sister, Emma, said "I really enjoyed being able to meet Representative Frank Foster and Senator Howard Walker. They did a great job explaining what they do every day and how they work for the citizens of Michigan and it was cool. I really enjoyed being able to visit their offices."

Upcoming Events  

April

 

April 27-29

4-H Shooting Sports Instructor's and Teen Instructor's Workshop

Kettunen Center, Tustin

 

April 28

State 4-H Goat Expo

Anthony Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing

 

4-H Poultry Palooza

Gratiot County Fair for Youth, Alma

 

 

 

May

 

May 12-13

4-H Companion Animals Teen & Adult Volunteer Leader Workshop

Kettunen Center, Tustin

 

May 19

Poultry Evaluation Workshop - Chippewa County

 

 

 

June

 

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 22-24 

State 4-H Trail Ride 

Whiskey Creek Campground, Custer

 

June 23-25

4-H Outdoor Adventure Challenge Leader Swift-Water Canoeing Training

Paint River, Western Upper Peninsula

 

June 25-27

4-H Outdoor Adventure Challenge Leader Backpacking Training

Porcupine Mountains, Western Upper Peninsula

 

June 27-28

4-H/MMPA Dairy Tour 

Novi

 

June 27-July 1

4-H Outdoor Adventure Challenge Leader Rock-Climbing Training

Near Big Bay in Marquette County

 

June 30

State 4-H Goat Show

MSU Pavilion, East Lansing

 

 

 

July

 

July 8-11

Learning Science through the Arts Camp

Kettunen Center, Tustin

 

July 9-13
4-H Discovery Camp
Michigan State University, East Lansing

July 13
State 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest (contact Ken Geuns)
MSU Pavilion, East Lansing

July 15

4-H Science Day at the Lugnuts
Cooley Law School Stadium, Lansing

July 16-20

4-H Dairy Days (contact Joe Domecq)
MSU Pavilion, East Lansing

July 20-22
4-H Mentoring Weekend
Kettunen Center, Tustin

July 29-August 4
4-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources Camp
Camp Chickagami, Presque Isle

More Michigan 4-H News   

March 19 - Read this article from the Lansing State Journal which describes how one Eaton County 4-H member won the Lansing Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution's Good Citizen Award.

 

March 27 - From the Petoskey News Review comes this story about the Emmet County 4-H Junior Master Gardener classes that began in April.

 

March 29 - This article from the Michigan After-School Partnership's blog describes the positive influence to be had through experiential learning with robotics like that found in the newly formed Allegan County 4-H Bots & Bolts Lego Robot Club.

 

April 10 - This article from the BattleCreekEnquirer.com reports on the 4-H Calhoun County Archery Club which will be hosting an Archery Invitational and County Shoot on June 20, 2012.

 

This article, also from April 10, from the Petoskey News Review reports on the long and varied history of Otsego County 4-H.

 

April 12 - Read this news release from supplychaindigital in which Toyota announced its continuing support of 4-H's youth-focused water-quality and conservation programming through a $1.1 million gift which will fund the expansion of 4-H2O Community Projects and sponsor the 2012 4-H National Youth Science Day.

April 25 - According to this article in the hollandsentinel.com, Lloyd Carr, former University of Michigan football coach and a Mentor Michigan spokesperson, will speak on behalf of Journey 4-H Youth Mentoring at 6pm on May 7 at Hemlock Crossing Nature Center. Carr will host a special
event for the mentoring program to promote its Outdoor Challenge component.

Resources

Scholarship Available

The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) will award 3 - $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors or current undergraduate students. Click here for an application and contact the Corn Office with any questions. The application must be postmarked by May 15.

 

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 5. Youth develop skills that help them succeed.

Youth experience and learn from hands-on educational opportunities that help them develop the skills they need to be successful adults.

 

Exploration Days' firefighting sessionElements of effective practice:

  • Youth identify, develop, practice and articulate their skills.
  • Youth set challenging yet realistic goals; they follow through on their commitments to achieve their best.
  • Youth receive support from adult and teen volunteers, family members, peers and the larger community throughout the skill-building process.
  • Youth recognize and celebrate their skills and accomplishments within their own definition of success and mastery.
4-H fosters the love of learning and transferring that learning to the "bigger picture." Project skills (the "do" part of the Experiential Learning Model) are important; they are the "hook" to get kids into 4-H. But incorporating life skills (the "apply" part of the model and the skills youth need to succeed) into project areas is the way we grow competent, committed, reflective and caring young people. As 4-H volunteers and teen leaders, we must be concerned with young people's unscheduled time, helping youth build lasting friendships, making a difference in their communities and fostering an environment where young people have a voice in their own learning processes.

Fact Sheet About Smartphone Technologies and Keeping Youth Safe

Check out this great resource from North Dakota State University, a fact sheet entitled Smartphone User and Application Safety. It may be of interest to those of you whose parents, volunteers, or youth are wondering how to best use Smartphone technologies and keep youth safe.

Submission Guidelines   

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.       Honors, Awards

 

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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

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East Lansing, MI 48824

Phone: 517-432-7635

Email: pjmartin@msu.edu

Fax: 517-353-4846

 

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