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For
Volunteers
Starting
the Year Off Right: Tips and Tools for 4-H Volunteers
This
feature is designed especially for volunteer leaders who are looking
for ideas to help get their 4-H group off to a great start!
Youll find ideas for get-acquainted activities that will help
build a sense of belonging among all your members, planning tips
for mapping out activities for the coming year while you help build
youth leadership skills, as well as meeting planning tips that can
help make your job as the administrative or project leader easier.
Throughout all of these ideas, you will find the strong theme of
community service The Power is in YOUth. Celebrate
youth development and plan now to make this your groups best
4-H year yet! The following documents are available for downloading
in Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) format:
Visit your local
Extension Office soon to check out some of the resource materials
available to 4-H clubs and groups. There are lots of printed and
video materials available to make your meetings more interesting
and to help build leadership skills in the young people you work
with.
Learning
Materials
More information on learning
materials available to support these activities can be found in the Michigan
Guide to 4-H or through the MSU
Bulletin Office.
Training
& Events
For upcoming training and
events in this area, check the 4-H
Volunteer Workshops web site, the MSU
Extension Calendar and the 4-H
Exploration Days web site.
Contact
Information
For more information on
how to get involved as a youth
or volunteer,
contact your county MSU Extension
office or:
Julie Chapin, Ph.D.,
Program Leader
4-H Youth Development
Michigan State University
160 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
USA
Phone: 517-432-7575
Fax: 517-355-6748
Email: chapin@msu.edu
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