December 15, 2006
SUBJECT: 2006
4‑H Dairy Poster Contest
I just received notification that we will be able to
have a dairy Poster contest for 2006. Thank you for your support in validating
why to continue with the contest. Please review this letter and the attached
material then forward it on to the appropriate 4‑H Youth Agent in your
county. The due date to the State Office will be before June 15, 2006. Therefore you will be able to display the
educational posters for June Dairy Month in your local counties. Please send any articles, photos etc. to
send in a report to our sponsor for your county activities.
The American Dairy Association (ADA) of
educational dairy poster contest again
this year. There are a number of changes
to this year's contest outlined below:
1) There will be TWO age divisions this year at
the state
level using traditional 4‑H Junior and Senior age
breaks. You can do
select winners however you like at the county level, but please make sure the
ONE poster per division submitted to the state
contest are marked JUNIOR or SENIOR
division.
2) Submit only ONE county poster from EACH of
the above
two divisions to the state contest (two 1st‑place
posters per county).
3) At the state level, awards for each age
division will
be:
Junior Division: 1st=$75,
2nd=$50, 3rd=$25
Senior Division: 1st=$75,
2nd=$50, 3rd=$25
Other rules remain the same. The theme for this year's contest is:
Please read through the attached contest rules, and
try to
promote the contest as much as you
can. We've had a lot of great
posters entered in the state
contest in years past, and we hope
to increase the number of
counties participating. If you plan to
participate, please fill out the
enclosed participation/order
form so that we can order
patches and rosettes for your county.
Return the form to (Boyd Brady, 109 Upchurch Hall,
4‑H DAIRY EDUCATIONAL
POSTER CONTEST
The Dairy Poster Contest provides an opportunity for
boys and
girls to learn more about milk,
milk products and milk
production. It is our hope that youth
will learn by doing this event. We would like youth to do a little research to
bring their main points across. The score sheet has been slightly changed to
include the educational component in a little more focused manner. The contest
encourages youth and others to take advantage of the benefits related to
consumption of dairy products. While learning
more about the dairy industry and dairy products, contestants can enjoy
competition with other boys and girls in local, county and statewide contests
with valuable prizes.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? Any bona‑fide
will
be a Junior and Senior 4‑H division
this
year. You can only win once in each division.
WHAT DO YOU DO? Each
contestant will make a poster
14"X22" about milk, milk products
and/or
milk production. The
poster should center on this year's theme. (Find A Healthy Way With 3-A-Day).
Use material from dairy plants, milk cooperatives, dairy magazines, etc.
or any other appropriate source. Do NOT
use popular cartoon characters or other symbols under copyright protection.
Each contestant must bring their completed poster to the designated club
meeting to receive a participation patch or button (no ribbons).
LOCAL CONTESTS:
separate
local contests before entering
posters
in the county contest.
location
in the contestant's community
(ex. Store window,
bank, post office, barber shop,
dairy
section of grocery store, etc.) to
celebrate
"June is Dairy Month".
Contestants must then
submit their
poster
to the County Extension Office by
June 1. The
arrange
for all county entries to be
judged
and for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
county
posters to be selected (see
attached
score sheet).
STATE CONTEST: The 1st place poster in each age
division
from each county contest will
be
submitted to the Extension Dairy
Associate (Boyd Brady,
109 Upchurch
Hall,
The contestant's name, age division and
county must be on the back of each
poster. State Extension Staff will
arrange
for the posters to be judged
(see
score sheet below). Three state
winners
for each age division will be
honored.
AWARDS:
Local Contest ‑ Participants who submit a completed
poster
at the local level will
receive
a participation patch or button.
(County agents might
want to
arrange
for further awards at the
local
level.)
posters
in each age division will be
awarded
a 4‑H rosette ribbon. The 1st
place
poster in each age division will
be
sent to and entered automatically in
the State
Contest. Participation ribbons are NOT provided
State Level ‑ 1st place = rosette + $75
2nd place = rosette +
$50
3rd place = rosette +
$25
Participation patches, county
contest
ribbons
and state prizes are courtesy of
the
American Dairy Association (
SCORECARD FOR 4‑H DAIRY
POSTER CONTEST
CATEGORY
POINTS
A. Information
1.
Follows Theme ................................
20
2.
Clarity of Message ........................... 20
3.
Accuracy of Information ...................... 20
4. Educational Focus
............................ 10
B. Design
5.
Originality .................................. 10
6.
Attractiveness and Neatness .................. 20
TOTAL 100
ORDER FORM FOR
We plan to participate in
the 2006 4‑H Dairy Poster Contest.
County: _____________________________
Do you want 1st, 2nd &
3rd place rosettes for the Senior division?
_____ Y _____ N
Do you want 1st, 2nd &
3rd place rosettes for the Junior division?
_____ Y _____ N
Estimated number of
participants in both age divisions:
(Total number of
participation patches needed.) ______
_________________________________ _____________
Please return before Feb. 15, 2006 to:
Boyd Brady
109 Upchurch Hall
phone(334)
844‑1562 fax:(334) 844-1519
e‑mail: bradybo@auburn.edu
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