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Volume
13, Number 2, Fall 2002
Cheri's
Corner: A message from the State 4-H Leader
I’m
looking out my window here on the campus of Michigan State
University and finally, the leaves are changing. I’m
seeing golds and reds interspersed through the greens that
got to stick around a little later than normal this year.
The
changing trees remind me a great deal of 4-H right now.
We are a perennial youth organization whose greens stay
with us all the time, but every once in a while we renew
with splashes of red, gold, and sometimes, deep purple.
This
issue of “Michigan 4-H Today” reflects both
perennial opportunities for the young people we work with
and new ways for looking at the work we do.
Michigan
4-H staff members have been working hard to develop a set
of guiding principles that are relevant for the youth we
serve regardless of where they live, what project areas
they participate in, and what opportunities in 4-H they
want to explore. These principles define the outcomes of
positive youth development and our expections of how 4-H
youth development will be delivered.
They
are featured in this issue of “Michigan 4-H Today”
with suggestions from volunteers and young people on how
the principles can become a part of how you work with and
mentor young people in your clubs, groups and individually.
Take a look at them. You will probably recognize them as
reflecting the approach you use already in your involvement
with youth. We hope there are also some “ahas,”
for you. Look closely for some of those splashes of red,
gold and deep purple to help renew your work with kids.
There
are great stories about young people doing great things
in this issue as well. I can’t help but be proud of
how 4-H, through your involvement and partnership, helps
young people grow, develop and succeed. We’re looking
at cultural and global education in ways that reflect the
world we live in today. Try out some of the ideas that have
come from a new vision for this renewed program area.
And
when time allows, take your 4-H members outside and join
them in a splash in the red, gold and purple leaves. There
are few better ways to experience the joy of change!
Cheri
Booth, State 4-H Leader and Interim Associate Director of
MSU Extension
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