[CED/CD/EAT] May Arizona 4-H Volunteer News

Fri May 7 07:53:07 MST 2021

Fees for DPS cards and Programs covered for the coming year!!!

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Message from the State AZ4-H Program Leader 

Dear Arizona 4-H Caring Adults,

In this newsletter you will learn about the many opportunities that will be available this upcoming summer. I think this summer will absolutely be an Arizona 4-H Summer of Fun. We are off to a good start with the transition back to in-person county fairs. We are starting to see National 4-H Events being held in person and we will be able to send our team to National 4-H Shooting Sports Championships in June. Additionally, this summer we have a comprehensive line-up of in person programming, including: we are ready to welcome youth and groups to James 4-H Camp and Outdoor Learning Center (https://t.e2ma.net/click/4oh25c/s3cj3mp/khufwj), we are going to be hosting Arizona 4-H Summit on campus, and we are thrilled that we will again be able to convene J.O.L.T. for a true  journey of opportunities for leaders of tomorrow.

Also, I am incredibly excited to share with you two significant investments in bringing #opportunity4all for you, our essential volunteers and to our youth members. Read on and learn more! 

Sincerely,Jeremy Elliott-Engel
Associate Director & State 4-H Program Leader
Arizona Cooperative Extension

Authorized 4-H Adults' Background Check Fees to be Paid by AZ4-HYF for the Next Six Years

As you each know, 4-H is a community-based program that relies heavily on caring adult volunteers. University Arizona Cooperative Extension, in partnership with the Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation (https://t.e2ma.net/click/4oh25c/s3cj3mp/09ufwj) will cover the costs of volunteer background checks for the next six years starting July 1, 2021. While volunteer background checks are required for all the University Arizona Cooperative Extension authorized 4-H adults, many authorized 4-H adults have generously covered their own costs for the background check in the past. Arizona 4-H Youth Foundation Director, Deb Lester, says, “We cannot reach our goal of 20,000 True Leaders by 2025 without first supporting our volunteers, and this was identified as the greatest burden and barrier by you, our caring adults. We are proud we can help say thank you for all of your hard work.”  

4-H Youth Program Fees Waived for 4-H Year 2021-2022 (Starting with re-enrollment) 

University of Arizona Cooperative Extension proudly waives state and county program fees for the land-grant university’s positive youth development program, Arizona 4-H, in the Year 2021-22.

We believe this is an important time for University of Arizona Cooperative Extension to step up and do what we can. Ensuring 4-H is free means we are able to create an opportunity for all. Director, Arizona Cooperative Extension, Dr. Jeff Silvertooth says, “We acknowledge not every program or activity could be delivered in alternate formats, or in traditional methods but we had to make those changes so that we did not compromise the health and safety of participants from the life-threatening virus.” 

This investment is a welcome back to youth and families who took a year off, a thank you to those families who continue to thrive in 4-H, and a welcome to new families who are looking for an opportunity to continue activities they started during the last year. 

2021 4-H Summit:  Register in ZingBooks

AZ 4-H Summit is a youth conference focused on academic experience, career exploration, and community engagement. Summit 2021 will be June 5 to 9, 2021 on the University of Arizona main campus in Tucson, AZ.  Youth ages 14-19 will have the opportunity to explore new areas of interest and connect with other teens from around Arizona! The fee for the event is $150 and registration is now open in ZingBooks. (https://t.e2ma.net/click/4oh25c/s3cj3mp/g2vfwj) 

J.O.L.T. Registration Open 

Dreaming of a summer of fun? Journey: Opportunities for Leaders of Tomorrow, or J.O.L.T. is fast approaching and registration is now open.  James Camp will host this program from July 12-16, 2021. J.O.L.T. is designed by teens for teens and is dedicated to delivering an exciting summer break while empowering teens as leaders and strong communicators. Participants must be 14 years of age by December 31st or have graduated the 8th grade before the start of the program, and all applications must be completed online. The registration link, event details, and more information about the rules of this event can be found online at JOLT (https://t.e2ma.net/click/4oh25c/s3cj3mp/wuwfwj).

Guidelines for COVID-19 Mitigation; both General and Project Specific 

As a 4-H volunteer, you are responsible for the health and safety of youth in your care, custody, and control. The novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19 is highly infectious and can cause serious illness. These guidances strive to help Arizona 4-H volunteers get youth to “doing" in all of our activities.  General guidelines are available in Publication AZ-1830-2020 (https://t.e2ma.net/click/4oh25c/s3cj3mp/cnxfwj).  Project specific guidelines are available in AZ1927-2021 (https://t.e2ma.net/click/4oh25c/s3cj3mp/sfyfwj).

General Activities and Meetings both Indoors and Outdoors 

Masks are required unless otherwise stated
Social distancing required
Change greetings to reduce skin-to-skin contact
Don't share tools and equipment
Appoint a volunteer or older youth to be in charge of disinfecting

Arena Events 

Social distancing required 

Designated person to open gate

Remove mask when on horseback

Remove masks but maintain social distancing in show ring

Shooting Sports 

Remove masks when youth is on the line

Social distancing required 

Avoid sharing equipment; disinfect each time if shared

Citizenship Washington Focus: Registration in Zingbooks 

Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF), a week-long 4‑H citizenship program for youth ages 14-19, is the preeminent 4‑H citizenship and leadership experience for 4‑H youth. Scholarships are available.  This week long, virtual experience begins on June 20, 2021. Please register at https://4h.zsuite.org/. To learn more: https://extension.arizona.edu/events/2021-06-07/citizenship-washington-focus.

Youth Leading Learning in AZ 4-H 

Throughout the pandemic, leaders and volunteers have been working hard to continue programs in Arizona 4-H. There have also been youth working hard to understand and teach curriculum to their peers. Tyrell Dewangyuptewa and Emilio Martinez are both outstanding 4-H robotics teachers in their community.

Tyrell Dewangyuptewa, a 7th grader from the Hopi Tribe started 4-H last year when he attended his first robotics camp in the summer of 2020.  In the program he learned how to complete missions with his robot by coding. After his first conference Tyrell was asked to return and teach the future attendees of these training programs. At first it was intimidating, “I was really nervous before I started teaching but it has gotten better,” says Tyrell.

Emilio Martinez, a 7th grader from Maricopa County joined 4-H when he was eight years old and has since started a community club with his friends. He has taken robotics and augmented reality classes which he now teaches. Emilio says, “One thing I enjoy from teaching is when my students get to go to the awards night, and I get to see them happy from finishing the program.” He is currently working on a robot that can be controlled by a remote and can go underwater to collect objects. 

Tyrell and Emilio are also 4-H STEM Ambassadors, which allows them to share their STEM skills with their community through engaging activities. They have taught their lessons over zoom since the start of the pandemic but that hasn’t stopped them from creating an engaging atmosphere for their peers.

AZ Gives Day Results

Thank you to everyone who helped us exceed our goal of raising $10,000 on Arizona Gives Day this past Tuesday!  What a great accomplishment knowing that we are building-up Arizona 4-H in 2021 with $12,260.

A big thank you to Marilyn Rayburn who was our first donor this year.  And to Julie Adamcin for giving every year since 2017 toward this campaign!  Here are a few highligths of the 2021 campaign:  54 donors, average gift of $233.00, 4 businesses, 10 Board contributions, 11 staff contributions, 353% increase over 2019, goal of $10,000, total donated $12,260.16. 

Thank you all for Building-Up Arizona 4-H. Through your donations, scholarships will be provided to 30 kinds for 4-H camp, 100 kids for AZ 4-H Summit, and 1 youth to National 4-H Conference next spring. 

County Fair Showcase

Many counties had their county fairs over these past couple of months. Thank you to all of the volenteers, leaders, and members who have put in countless hours working with youth and completing their projects. This year was definately not traditional but with creative strategies 4-H members were still able to showcase their projects! We are featuring picutres from the Pinal and Yuma County Fair.

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4-H Ag At Home

Upcoming sessions include: 

June 3: Horse Judging

July 1: Beef Cattle (EPDs)

Check out Arizona 4-H Ag(riculture) at Home (https://t.e2ma.net/click/4oh25c/s3cj3mp/o0zfwj). If you have questions contact Arizona 4-H Ag at Home (mailto:betsygreene at arizona.edu?subject=Arizona%204-H%20Ag%20at%20Home), Equine Specialist.  

4-H STEM YOUniversity

Summer 2021 Camps

Three summer programs will run from July 6 to July 30th. Registration is open now.  For more information on the camps: Sustainable Energy engineering Design (SEED), Robotics 101, 102, and Augmented Reality/Virtual reality Floating Farm Camp, visit this site (https://t.e2ma.net/click/4oh25c/s3cj3mp/4s0fwj) or contact your county office.  Camps may be virtual, in person, or hybrid. 

Explore 4-H Projects 

Aerospace through electricity, leadership, livestock large and small all the way to yeast breads are just a few of the projects listed on the Arizona 4-H projects page and are available to youth in Arizona. Many projects names have links to resources.  Arizona 4-H projects allow a young person to take their interests and turn them into mastery. Arizona 4-H focuses on four pillars: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM); Agriculture; Civic Engagement, and Healthy Living. 4-H members can work on many different projects.

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Getting Reports from ZingBooks

As a club leader, you can easily pull any information that you need from the “Reports” tab on your dashboard. You have the option to pull reports such as the membership report, members per project, project types summary, project types, and member waivers. If you need to see the names of your club members or the projects that they are in, you can definitely find that here! 

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