Volume 17, Number 1, Fall 2006

Heroes at Home

4-H helps youth cope with the stress of being in a "suddenly military" family.

A youth at the Ag Expo OMK table writes a letter of support to a suddenly military youth. The letter will be part of a hero pack.

Michelle Lavra

Imagine yourself as a young person with a parent or older brother or sister in the National Guard or Army Reserve who has suddenly been deployed to someplace far away from your home — maybe someplace not very safe. That’s what 12-year-old Paul tried to do when he sat down to write a letter to a stranger. As he tried to put himself in the shoes of a “suddenly military” youth, he wrote, “However much you think you are lost, you are not. Your parent will always be with you.”

Read this story.

IN THIS ISSUE :

• Michigan 4-H Statewide Programs in Action:
  • Heroes at Home
• Capitol Experience Teaches Youth About Citizenship
• New Participation Fee Will Grow 4-H Programming in Michigan
• SW MI Delegation Experiences Citizenship Washington Focus
• Volunteers and Teens Travel the U.S. through 4-H County Exchanges
• National Conference Connects 4-H Youth from Across the Country
• 4-H Great Lakes & Natural Resources Camp Explores Fishing, Boating, Ecology
• 4-H Exploration Days Success Continues!
• 4-H Scholarship Opportunities
• Seniors Receive 4-H College Scholarships
• Teen Leadership—Michigan 4-H Youth Conservation Council Provides Great Opportunities for Teens
• For Teens Only — 4-H Teen Programs on the Move
• Michigan 4-H Counties in Action:
  • State 4-H Communications Award Winner Lives up to Challenge
  • Huron County Youth Wins Award for Volunteerism
  • Horse Club Focuses on Community Service
  • Teens and K-2 Kids Help Each Other Improve Skills
  • Manistee County 4-H Opens Kids Eyes to Leader Dog Program
  • Listening to the River
  • Leelanau County 4-H Programs Help Girls Reach Potential
  • St. Clair County Youth Learn to Harvest Forest Bounty
• Focus on 4-H Career Education:
  • Eaton County MSUE Launches Career Development Workshop
  • Who Me? A Career Educator?
  • Message form the 4-H Personal Development Priority Area Task Force
  • 4-H Exploration Days First-Timers Enjoy and Learn From Experience
  • Youth "Touch the Future" During 4-H Exploration Days
  • Copper Country Helps Youth Touch the Future
  • Be the "E"! — Working to Teach Entrepreneurship in the Upper Peninsula
  • Teen Explores Career Option Through Volunteering
  • 4-Hers Learn Business Principles
  • Teen Educators Teach and Learn Valuable Lessons
  • OsteoCHAMPs Introduces Youth to Medical Careers
  • Money and Youth
• 4-H Events & Workshops—What's Happening in Michigan 4-H
  • Michigan 4-H Today Calendar of Events