Extension Communications
Extension 4-H Youth Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3630
(515) 294-9915
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Extension Communications |
9/24/04
Release: Immediate
Contacts:
Mitchell Hoyer, ISU 4-H Youth Development, 515-294-1531, mhoyer@iastate.edu
Carol Ouverson, Continuing Education and Communication Services, 515-294-9640,
couverso@iastate.edu
4-H Youth Run National Web Site
AMES, Iowa--An online world of 4-H awaits the Web-savvy traveler who ventures to www.4-husa.org or stops in at www.extension.iastate.edu during National 4-H Week Oct. 3-9, 2004.
4-H Online, the National 4-H Week theme, announces the launch of http://www.4husa.org, a Web site exclusively for, by and about youth. It also recognizes 4-H's leadership among youth development organizations in using the Internet, according to Mitchell Hoyer, 4-H youth development program coordinator with Iowa State University Extension.
"Visitors travel at warp speed to all 50 states and 15 national organizations, with the click of a mouse," Hoyer said. "Slow down and get to know us when you reach Iowa. You might even go fishing."
Visit Iowa's lakes and streams at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/fishiowa/, the 4-H Fish Iowa Web site. It includes kids pages, volunteer pages and news. The Fish Iowa program promotes stewardship of aquatic resources while developing leadership and support for responsible recreation, according to Judy Levings, 4-H youth development specialist.
Like National 4-H, Iowa also has its own youth tech team that operates a Web site, said Jay Staker, advisor to the team. "Iowa kids interested in technology should check it out." The site is at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/techteam/.
Staker also suggests that teachers check out http://www.extension.iastate.edu/e-set/. This is the site for E-SET, short for Extension-Science, Engineering and Technology, which Staker heads up. Available at the site are curriculum, workshops and classroom activities to improve science, engineering and technology education.
"Take a little time to shop," suggested Albert Grunenwald, development assistant for the Iowa 4-H Foundation, who maintains the Foundation's Web presence at http://www.iowa4hfoundation.org/. One feature is a 4-H store where all items for sale support Iowa 4-H. The site also carries news and events about alumni and current 4-H'ers in addition to financial aid information for students, 4-H alumni registration and donor giving opportunities.
"Come out to the camp while you're here," suggested Traci Stephens, program specialist at the Iowa 4-H Center. Visit the 1,100-acre camping facility at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4hcenter/ and check out all the camps at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/4H813.pdf.
Visitors can find the latest calendar dates, event plans, training presentations, even the archives at the 4-H Weekly News site, http://www.extension.iastate.edu/4H/publicinfo.htm. Web visitors also can contribute a personal 4-H story at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/sharingstories/, the ISU Extension "Sharing Your Stories" Web site.
Chris Gleason, the ISU Extension 4-H liaison with the Army's Operation Military Kids project, likes the quick access to http://www.usda-army-ydp.org/, the Army's Web site for youth development. Gleason said a similar site for Iowa is in the works.
4-H reaches youth through a variety of programs including clubs and after-school programs, according to Chuck Morris, director of Iowa 4-H. Web visitors can find a description of more than 50 Iowa 4-H projects for club members at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pubs/Masterlist.html#4-H followed by a click on 4H 200, Pick a Project. 4-H Afterschool can be found at http://www.4hafterschool.org/.
4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.
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