4-H Poultry, American Lung Association

Announcements trickle in to us from time to time, and although we’re happy to promote neighborhood events and free community services, we don’t have any really appropriate places to put them. So I’ve grouped together a few recent items here!

Cooped Up in Seattle 4-H Club Poultry Show, June 11, 2016

(This comes to us from Ju Namkung, leader of the Wallingford 4-H club.)

It’s that time of year … time for Cooped Up in Seattle 4-H club’s annual poultry show!

Come see 4-H kids show off their poultry knowledge and chicken-handling skills. While you’re there you can also pet a chicken or a rabbit, and learn more about 4-H at our 6^th annual Poultry Show, co-hosted by Seattle Tilth. It will be Saturday, June 11 from 9:30-11:30 at the Seattle Tilth Children’s Garden (Good Shepherd Center, 4649 Sunnyside Avenue N).

The main contest is called Fit and Show (aka Showmanship). Kids compete to impress a judge with how well their bird was prepared (bathing, handling practice), as well as their knowledge and skills handling their bird. There will also be a poster and a presentation contest. Topics can cover any of the club’s 4-H projects, not just poultry, but also sewing, woodworking, gardening, etc.
 We’ll have a petting table with chickens and rabbits, and information and displays about 4-H and our club. Come out to cheer on some very knowledgeable young people and learn something about poultry. Admission for viewers is free, with a low fee for entering the competition. (Contact [email protected] for more information.)

Free Home Air Assessment

(This comes to us from Emily Polstein, Master Home Environmentalist and AmeriCorps Volunteer at the American Lung Association, Washington.)

Is your home healthy?

The Master Home Environmentalist program at the American Lung Association of Washington can help you find out — if you live in the city of Seattle you can ask for a trained Master Home Environmentalist volunteer to do a free home assessment, or you can become a Master Home Environmentalist volunteer yourself by participating in our 35 hour training and donating 35 hours of outreach in your community.

In Emily’s words:

An indoor air quality assessment involves us talking to residents about several topics and asking questions about their homes, a bit like an interview. For example:

• Do you have any dark stains on your ceilings or walls, which are evidence of a water leak?
• Do you see any black, green, or brown spots anywhere in your home? (Those are mold.)
• Do you have carpets or hard floors in your bedroom?
• Was your home built before the 1970s? (Homes built before the 1970s most likely contained lead-based paint at one time.)

These questions help us to get at what may be of concern for residents in terms of indoor air quality.

More information is available at their website.