Dear Goat Families,
Happy Holidays!
Many of our Goat Families have mentioned looking for ideas on how to enhance educational aspect of their goat project - well here is an opportunity.
I am writing now so you have time to think about it plan for a project to participate in for the Communication Day event in Lansing on Saturday, February 14 (registration is due January 21st).
For those of you who have never gone to Communications Day before – it is a one day event where the youth basically competes against themselves (a scorecard is published in the info. booklet). Each person will receive a Gold, Silver, Bronze or participant medal for each event they participate in.
Also - this year the youth have an opportunity to earn $100 - every youth who enters at least 3 events and receives at least 3 silver medals will be entered into the drawing – and they will be giving out 5 of the $100 checks.
For registration contact the Extension Office. I will also post the informational booklet on our website. http://goatdevelopmentalcommittee.blogspot.com/
Thanks,
Lori Ostrom
GDC Secretary
Communications Day Events Information IN BRIEF…
1.Art – pen, ink, charcoal, water color, acrylic or pastel
2.Photography – black & white or color
3.Patch or Pin Design – simple design, must include name of event, year and 4-H clover…
4.Public Speaking – give speech on topic related to your 4-H interest
5.Cookery & Nutrition – prepare dish and display it, must give 3-5 min illustrated talk on promotional aspects of main ingredients
6.Graphic Design – develop a slogan or theme that promotes a project area or educates the viewer about a project – should be 1 page, original designs only
7.Demonstration – can be an individual or Team presentation; must demonstrate a step-by-step process on how to do something – include visual aids and an oral presentation – no live animals, time limits on presentation
8.Educational Exhibit – create an exhibit on a topic of your interst that will inform viewers about the project area – must relate to 4-H project areas. Exhibit should be free standing and fit in a 3x4 foot area (usually a free standing poster board)
9.Job Interview contest – submit a cover letter and resume, interviews day of event
10.Citizenship Challenge – work in teams of 3 to create a citizenship education presentation. Each Team will be given a slip of paper with a social issue written on it – and then they will prepare a visual presentation using the 5 parts of 4-h citizenship to address the issue – they will be given 30 minutes to do this – then they will give oral presentation using their visual display – maximum length of final presentation is 5 minutes.
