Family Clean Water Festival

Youth volunteers are needed to assist with the Family Clean Water Festival on Sunday, April 3, 2011. Volunteers will be in charge of a booth to assist with games and activities. This event is sponsored by The Colorado River Foundation. This is a great opportunity of something to add to your recordbook. The event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., but you will not be required to be there all day if we have enough volunteers to plan a schedule. The event is being held at the Redbud Center: 3601 Lake Austin Blvd.

If you are interesting in volunteering, please contact Cory at cmtalley@ag.tamu.edu by March 18th,

If an entire club would like to be part of the event an run a specific booth all day, you are more than welcome to sign up that way.

Capitol Cleaners Dirty Laundry Buyers Group

The Buyers Group is holding their 13th annual Polar Bear Golf Tournament..Monday, February 21, 2011 at the Lost Creek Country Club located at 2612 Lost Creed Blvd. Austin, 78746. If interested, the entry form and other information may be found at travis4h.com - under the tab "non 4-H Activities"

Star of Texas Fair - School Tour Guides

The STAR School Tours Committee once again is securing tour guides and helpers for this year's event. These volunteers should be age 14 or older. The tour guides will be assigned classes and tour routes. The helpers will assist School Tour Committee members with other duties to make this event enjoyable and successful for everyone.

Volunteering as a school tour guide offers students the opportunity to help others while giving them leadership and community service experience. Students also receive other benefits such as daily drawings for prizes.

The school tours will be conducted March 21-25, 2011. If you are interested in serving as tour guide please email John at JjRiegler@ag.tamu.edu, indicating the day(s) you are committing to volunteer your time. You must email by February 24th.

Travis County Youth Show Photos

***** Pictures are online *****

Click on the following to see pictures from the 2011 TCYS Show & Auction. To help guide you through hundreds of pictures the show and action have their own separate gallery. Within each gallery there are bright green dividers to help mark off sections.

The galleries will be online for 45 days. Please place your order before the deadline. All orders must be place through the online website and will be shipped directly to you.

Please forward this information to all your TCYS friends.

Click Here for Auction Pictures

Click Here for Show Pictures

If you placed an order at the show:

Digital Files: all orders have been fulfilled by picking up a CD at the show or an email sent to you with the attached digital file.

Print orders & Novelty items: the orders are expected to be mailed within the next 5-7 business days.

If you have a problem with your order please email me with as much detail as you can so the issue can be resolved as quick as possible.

2011 4-H Award Forms

The 2011 annual 4-H Achievement Award Forms are now posted to the Travis 4-H website. Look under the tab "4-H Forms". There is a form for everyone to complete so we should have lots of forms coming in by June 30th.

Handbags for Hope - Community Service

On behalf of the Texas Advocacy Project, Allstate and the Travis County Sheriff's Office, we invite you to join us in our 2011 Handbags for Hope campaign, in donating your gently used (or new) purses to be taken to domestic violence shelters across Texas.

Click on the link above to be directed to the flyer at www.travis4h.com (look under the tab "4-H Events")

4-H Recipe Rally

The Texas 4-H & Youth Development Program and the 4-H Healthy Lifestyles Advisory Board are pleased to offer intermediate and senior age 4-H members the opportunity to participate in the 4-H Recipe Rally. 4-H members are challenged with creating a recipe and submitting a video, via YouTube, of them demonstrating the preparation of the recipe. Example videos can be viewed at: http://healthyliving.tamu.edu. All entries are individual; no team entries will be accepted. There are various deadlines, which are:

• Group 1 - November 30ths - Midnight

• Group 2 - January 31^st - Midnight

• Group 3 - March 31^st - Midnight

A winner will be announced for each group. Winners from each "group" will then be invited to compete in the 4-H Recipe Rally on Tuesday, June 14^th at the 2011 Texas 4-H Roundup, where the three finalists will provide a live demonstration (open to the public) using the same recipe and judging criteria to a panel of judges.

More details about the Recipe Rally are available in the 2011 Texas 4-H Roundup Rules and Guidelines as well as the Texas 4-H Website (http://texas4-h.tamu.edu) on the Healthy Lifestyles Program Page.

Discover Scientific Method Poster Contest

SET is back in 2011! After getting the SET Poster Competition established in 2011, coordinators are looking forward to even more participants as youth compete for $1,000 Scholarships. For more information on how to get involved in this great opportunity visit the link listed below.

Website for Resources - click on the link

Lone Star Cattleman Foundation - Fundraiser

“The Lone Star Cattlemen Foundation is established on the principle of rewarding Texas students for outstanding performance and personal dedication. Through the participation in livestock show youth auctions, the mission of the Foundation is to give financial support to countless students as they pursue their dreams of higher education. We hope to foster an appreciation for hard work as a means to a successful end.” ~ Foundation's Mission Statement

One of their major fundraisers this year is a state-wide PRIZE GIVEAWAY that will benefit every youth participant. As a county 4-H program, they are asking us to help support their fundraiser by selling as many prize tickets as possible. Each ticket will sell for $5. Prizes include:

• 2011 DODGE RAM TRUCK
  
• KAWASAKI FOUR WHEELER
  
• $1,500 GIFT CARD TO CABELA’S

Travis County 4-H will be doing it's part to assist in the efforts of this fundraiser. A portion of the proceeds will also go back into our county program so it is a win/win for all involved.

Please contact Cory at cmtalley@ag.tamu.edu or John or JJRiegler@ag.tamu.edu to pick up your tickets today.

4-H has Talent!

Do you have what it takes to be a star? Have you always pictured yourself performing on the “Big Stage?” If so, the 2011 Texas 4-H Roundup 4-H Has Talent Competition is for you. Get the chance to show your skills on stage in front of nearly 3,000 fellow 4-Hers, parents/volunteers, and 4-H faculty. So sing a song, do a dance, tell a joke or just do something unusual!

• Submit Youtube videos to Kyle Merten (kjmerten@ag.tamu.edu)
• Entries must be received by April 1, 2011
• For complete details please visit the following site: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/youth/roundup/index.php
  

State 4-H Volunteer Recognition

Each year, the Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program provides awards and recognition for various individuals and groups that provide support to the 4-H program. All awards are presented at the Salute to Excellence Banquet on Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at Texas 4-H Roundup. The Salute to Excellence Banquet will be held during the lunch hour at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, located adjacent to the George Bush Presidential Library.

If you are interested in nomination an individual or group, check out the flyer at www.travis4h.com. Look under the tab "4-H Events"

Applications may be obtained by emailing Cory at cmtalley@ag.tamu.edu. and will be due by February 25th.

Howard County Lamb and Goat Camps

For youth and adults interested in learning more about the lamb and goat projects. A camp is being held in Howard County, for each species. Check out the flyers at www.travis4h.com, look under the tab "4-H Livestock and Animal Information"

MISSION POSSIBLE MENTORS

Looking for a true Service Learning project? One that you can walk away from knowing you learned something and that you also had an opportunity to serve others? Apply now to be a Mentor for the 4-H Conference Center's Mission Possible Camp. Mission Possible is an inclusive camp for youth with and without disabilities. 4-H Mentors are partnered with youth with special needs, to be their buddy, to help where needed and to experience camp with them. Mentors will complete some on-line training modules prior to camp and then carry out their service during Camp. Mentors arrive at the 4-H Center on July 5 for a face-to-face training and team building workshop and then the campers arrive on July 6. Camp concludes July 8, 3:00 p.m.

Check out the link below to read more information about becoming a mentor.

http://texas4hcenter.tamu.edu/summer_camps_&_programs/Mentor%20Application%20Packet%202011.pdf

Google Global Science Fair

http://www.google.com/events/sciencefair/index.html - Google is looking for the brightest, best young scientists from around the world to submit interesting, creative projects that are relevant to the world today.

Welcome

Welcome to the Google Science Fair! Google is looking for the brightest young scientists from around the world to submit interesting, creative projects that are relevant to the world today.

Who can enter?

The competition is open to students aged 13 to 18 from around the world working on their own or in a team of two or three. For more details, visit the Science Fair Rules page.

How to enter

• If you don't already have one, create a Google Account. You will need a Google Account to complete the sign up form.
• Complete the Google Science Fair sign up form. After you submit the form, you will see an important link on the confirmation page. This link will create the Google project submission site where you will post your science fair project details. Signed up but can’t find the link? Click here to create your Google project submission site.
• Plan your science project, conduct your experiment, and write up your results.
• Complete all of the sections of your Google project submission site (see sample project submission site).
• Create either a two-minute video or 20-slide presentation giving an overview of your project and embed it on the Summary page of your project submission. A video or presentation is required to enter.
• When your project site is done, make sure to submit it via this form by 4 April 2011.

Detailed instructions and tips for building your project submission can be found in the Resources section of this website.

Fashion Show and Fashhion Storyboard Contest

February 24, 2011 - Senior Fashion Show and Fashion Storyboard Contest

(the Junior and Intermediate contest was moved to the summer - be thinking ahead if this is something you would like to do)

4:00 p.m at the Travis County Extension Office

If you are a senior 4-H member and are interested in participating in the Fashion Show, there are two divisions with four categories (choose one division and one category)
Construction - Casual, Dressy Formal and Specialty
Buying -Casual, Dressy, Formal and Specialty

For more information on this contest, check out the following website
http://fcs.tamu.edu/clothing/4h/packet/index.php
Email Cory with additional questions: cmtalley@ag.tamu.edu

Fashion Storyboard - For those interested in drawing and design and a potential career in Fashion, check out the Travis 4-H Website for more information on this contest.

Horse Validation Paperwork

If you plan to participate in the District (10) Horse Show and/or the State 4-H Horse Show you will need to the complete the Horse Validation Paperwork and submit it the Travis County Extension office by Friday, April 29, 2011. The forms may be found at www.travis4h.com - look under the tab "4-H Livestock and Animal Information"

County Roundup Contest

If you are interested in preparing a speech on a given topic or demonstrating what you have learned in your 4-H projects, please look over the County Roundup Contest information. There is also a contest for those who have a talent to share; singing, dancing, reciting poetry or playing an instrument. The contest information flyer and the registration form is posted at www.travis4h.com (look under the tab - 4-H Events). The county contest will be held on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the Travis County Extension Office.

For additional questions, please contact Cory at cmtalley@ag.tamu.edu

Soldiers Angels Community Service Project

Alexis Eller of Creedmoor 4-H is coordinating a community service effort for Soldier's Angels. This project is dedicated to helping military families with infants and those expecting. The first ever baby shower is being sponsored at Fort Hood and donations are being accepted for the following items: diapers, baby wipes, baby clothes, diaper bags, bottles, baby blankets , hypo-allergenic lotions/shampoo/baby wash, gift cards (Target, Babies R Us, Wal-Mart - gift cards will be used to purchase gifts needed for the shower) and anything else you think a new mother could use.

Items may be dropped off at the Travis County Extension Office - 1600 B Smith Road or you may contact Alexis's Mom (Kim) at 512-470-5439.

For more information please check out the flyer at travis4h.com (look under the tab "4-H Events - towards the bottom listed under Community Service Opportunities)

State Wide Community Service Project

The Texas 4-H State Council has coordinated a state-wide community service project to provide monetary donations to support the Breedlove Foods Inc. located in Lubbock. For more information on this organization please visit the following website; Breedlove.org. The Travis County 4-H Council voted to assist in this project and decided to take the tabs that are collected between January 25th - May 1st, 2011 and use the money that will be received to donate to the organization. Anyone is eligible to make a monetary donation at any time. If you choose to do that, please write a check to Travis 4-H and in the memo section, indicate that the donation is for Breedlove Foods.

FCS Advisory Committee Meeting

If you would like the opportunity to take part in the planning process for some of the summer activities, please join Cory for the FCS Advisory Committee Meeting. We will meet on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 6:30 p.m at the Extension Office (1600 B Smith Rd. Be thinking of ideas for activities and programs that relate to the Food and Nutrition, Clothing and Textiles and Consumer Education projects. Please email Cory at cmtalley@ag.tamu.edu if you plan to attend the meeting.