4-H And Federation Club Analysis

Last autumn, she made one of the best decisions of her life; to be a candidate for the Kansas 4-H Youth Leadership Council. She worked extensively on her interviewing skills, her speech, and the format of her poster to transform her into a representative of Kansas 4-H. Through the 4-H Youth Leadership Council, she not only expanded her leadership skills, but she helped others come out of their shell, and influenced their lives for the (hopefully) better.

Attending Troop N Camp Cadet was truly an experience that I cannot say enough great things about. The camp truly pushed me to my mental and physical limits, and because of that, graduation day was a day I will never forget. As I think back on this experience, many people stand out to me. One of the main groups of people was of course the advisors, which were helped by the junior counselors. I believe that I, being given the opportunity to be a junior counselor, would be provided with a positive experience for many reasons.

I enrolled in the Ace's 4-h Club as a little ten year-old boy. Throughout the past nine years, 4-H has grown me into the leader I am today. In my early years of 4-H, I served as a recreation leader and treasurer of our 13 member club. In my high school years, I have served my club as a Vice President for two years, and taking over the role of President for this past year. Holding these higher officer positions forced me to talk for the entire meeting, discussing business and planning acitvities with my fellow club members. I have enjpyed going to club meetings and activities for the past nine years. At the county level, I have been involved in woodworking, photography, and home-improvement projects, along with showing pigs and cattle. I have

However, the hardest thing to deal with at camp is the kids that are from broken homes. It is difficult to be so blatantly aware that a young child is suffering and is not loved at home. Camp is very draining both physically and emotionally. I have worked many weeks but I could not look forward to a paycheck. I had to find something to keeps me going and that thing is that at the core of my values and beliefs is concern for others and knowing through service and love I can make their week the best it can be. Just as the staff at Dallas Valley impacted my life, I hope to have meaningfully helped and inspired my campers. This experience has taught me that not all hard work or good deeds are seen but they are worth more than the recognition. I learned there is so many more important things in life than making money. I am very grateful to have worked at camp. I can now take the people skills, the patience, and the responsibility I learned at camp and use it at school, at home, and in the work force. Moreover, I have solidified my values of integrity, service and

My drive to help others stems from my time volunteering with the service organization, Rotary, and their leadership program, Camp RYLA. When I attended this camp as a high schooler, I learned invaluable lessons of self-confidence and connecting with others, traits seldom found in a high school environment. My experience at this program inspired me to return as a counselor, where I have been helping foster the growth of today’s youth for the past four years.

During the past three years of college, my interest in counseling has been affirmed through a variety of experiences. One important experience that influenced my decision to pursue a career as a school counselor was my involvement in my community service sorority, Chi Delta Alpha. Through Chi Delta Alpha, I volunteered on several occasions, among them I babysat children to provide parents with a night off; I was responsible for a

The Horsin' Around 4-H Club is part of the Monroe County 4-H program. The main purpose of 4-H is to develop critical life skills by utilizing programs that focus on agriculture and animal husbandry. During my time as a member in 4-H, I served as the club Treasurer for 4 years. My main duties encompassed managing the club funds and assisting in organizing fundraisers.

While the campers met their own counselors, their parents signed them in and were given the news letter containing the activity for the entire week together with other information. The atmosphere was very friendly and welcoming. Each camper had undivided

Unfortunately, I have not had experience as a camp counselor before but I have had many leadership opportunities. For example, two years ago I had the opportunity to be a Pioneer Girls Club leader alongside of three others. We lead a group of ten to fifteen girls in many different Christian oriented activities. I really enjoyed working with these girls and teaching them about Christ and I hope to have the similar opportunity this summer. I also

To start off, all the campers were asked to grab 1x1 piece of thick plywood from the back of the room. On the board, we were asked to write an activity, thought, or phrase that we no longer wanted in our life. Our director then turned on loud music, and we were told to jump, dance, and get energized. Once the energy could be felt buzzing through the room, our counselors began grabbing chairs and setting them next to each other. One of the counselors set her board between two chairs and broke it in half with her bare hand. We all watched intently and began cheering as she succeeded. We followed her example, and by the end of the activity, everyone had broken their board using their hand or foot. This was such an empowering activity for me. I got to see raw power extracted from everyone in the room, and used in a positive and uplifting way. I felt the support and love of every single person around me, which created the most sanguine environment I have ever seen or been a part

I have had the pleasure of staffing a Boy Scout summer camp for the past four years. At this camp, I serve as a merit badge instructor who teaches in the ecology department. Through my work, I have introduced hundreds of scouts to  expanded knowledge concerning forestry, environmental protection, and basic scout skills. Besides my status as a teacher, I also get the amazing opportunity to befriend each camper at my scout camp and encourage each child to pursue their interests and ignite their passion for the outdoors. Additionally, I served in numerous leadership positions at the camp: including an assistant area director (overseeing class quality), and as the staff "Senior Patrol Leader" where I was a liaison between staff and administration,

Camp Counselor – Camp leader (prepared activities, trained the kids in various art projects, instructed kids, carpool duty) at Camp Rough Riders for three years

I want to be a Camp Cowboy Director because Camp Cowboy has been one of the most influential campus organizations for me. I want to utilize the platform Camp has to improve the quality of new students’ experiences here at Oklahoma State by coming up with ways to better engage campers and help them grow and become comfortable with who they are and who they wish to become during these next 4+ years. As a camper, I did not have the most pleasant experience at Camp Cowboy in fact I was miserable almost the entire weekend. However, it was the interactions that I had with my counselors and with the wranglers that made attending Camp completely worth it to me. This past summer, I was a counselor myself and my goal was to be the kind of person that

From Camp Olympia in May to “Footsteps to Success” in July, I have grown as a person. I can say that my management has completely changed. I am now able to change my schedule to fit what needs to be done for work, home, and my other commitments. I also became more fit through the program. Being a counsellor requires a lot of physical exertion right when the day starts until the very end. But I believe the biggest accomplishment I received from this program is acceptance. Our camp is incredibly diverse; consisting of Syrian, African-Canadian, Sri Lankan, and many more backgrounds. Being exposed to different cultures and habits allowed me to see the world in a bigger, less self-centred way. I helped me see that there is so much more to discover outside of

On top of Camp Thurman, I went to another camp, Sky Ranch. This was more than your average “summer camp’”, it was a camp on steroids. Sky Ranch offers children and families a life-transforming two-week adventure in a fun, safe, Christ-centered environment. I have met some lifelong friends through Sky Ranch and I wouldn’t trade them for the world. These past two summers, I have been invited to join a leadership camp through Sky Ranch called Sigma. This mountain top experience is in the beautiful state of Colorado. Sigma exists to further develop spiritually minded young leaders into fully dedicated disciples of Jesus Christ. This past summer was my last year to be a Sky Ranch camper, due to age. These two weeks really changed my life for the better. Within the two weeks, we dug deep into God’s word, hiked a mountain, white water rafted, and ultimately grew as a community in Christ. After attending Sigma for the second summer in a row, I have really turned my life around and kept straight on God’s path for