4-H Club Reflection

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.

It has increased my leadership skills more than I could have ever imagined. I have been able to effectively make county fair decisions, including enhancements to current activities, changes to the schedule and funding decisions. As a group, we have organized, set-up, and run a County Pork Chop Dinner for over 300 people to raise money for the 4-H foundation. I have been able to encourage more participation in activities that were poorly attended. I have assisted in the set-up of countywide project workshops and events. Participation in our county's government day, has allowed me to shadow a county government official, prepare and ask questions, learn the importance of their roles in our county and express the importance of their continued support of 4-H for our county's youth development. Through Ambassadors, I have really been able to take my leadership abilities seriously and make a change in the 4-H

My most important 4-H accomplishments include joining the Illinois State 4-H Youth Leadership Team (YLT), being chosen to serve on the Illinois Farm Bureau Youth in Education in Agriculture Committee 4-H representative (YEA), and county awards I have earned. Serving on YLT was a goal of mine ever since I went to the Junior Leadership Conference (JLC) my 7th and 8th grade years. On the team I have met some of the best people I now can call friends while representing 4-H across the state and impacting 4-H members too. Being apart of the team I have helped plan and execute two JLCs assisted with SFI-4-H training, worked at the Illinois State Fair, and represented 4-H at the University of Illinois Salute to Ag Day tailgate and football game. As

The motto of 4-H is “To Make the Best Better,” and I experienced individual growth through this community by gaining valuable leadership techniques. As vice president, I organized numerous service projects, including valentines for nursing home residents and Santa’s Elves, which provided ten underprivileged children with Christmas toys. Additionally, I helped prepare for the 4-H summer camp by planning registration, activities and songs. As pledge and song leader at camp, I led campfire circles to continue the joy from the day’s activities into the night. This previous year, I earned the position of lead teen at camp, which involved acquiring information regarding schedule changes and distributing it to my fellow counselors. My position challenged

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

I’ve served as a club officer for all the years of my 4-H career and been able to set a solid leadership example as president for two years. Leading in a club officer position has really given me experience in facilitating peace between people and leading by example. My club ran into conflict in the first year of my presidency when they disagreed about the proper way to spend the club’s finances. I was able to preside over the discussion to keep tempers in check and friends from hurting each other with words. Public Speaking has been my greatest area of improvement out of all the 4-H skills I have learned. Before 4-H, I was not comfortable speaking in front of people and expressing myself in front of groups. A lawyer and 4-H alumni taught the public speaking project to my club and dramatically improved my public speaking abilities. She was able to instill confidence in my public speaking abilities and get rid of all the nervous habits I had developed over the years. I attribute much of the success I have had in public speaking and in drama to the important input she

4-H is the powerhouse that teaches it’s members to make significant contributions to the lives of those around them. I have worked at the state 4-H booth at our state fair, and I tried to be a beacon for 4-H, especially while I had the opportunity to reach so many people. My goal has been to represent 4-H in a positive manner. The best place to start is with Cloverbuds and Junior camps. I feel my work with this age group is most significant, as they will be our future 4-H. I have planned and conducted county Cloverbud camps and Junior Camps.

Throughout my past four years in high school, I have had the opportunity to maintain leadership positions in various organizations, including Spanish Honor Society and Drama Club. These groups have allowed me to be involved my school and community. I have organized various events including a stuffed animal drive in which we brought almost 1,000 donations of stuffed animals to the Pembroke Pines Police Department

Throughout my high school career, I have been involved in various clubs and organizations to help me become a leader in my community. At Auburn High School I took on the role of being a Publicist officer for National Technical Honors Society the first two consecutive years that it became a part of our school. I gained a lot of leadership experience through this club. Implementing a new organization is never easy and takes a lot of hard work and dedication from the leaders of the club. By being a part of a very helpful, dedicated and motivated team, we helped affiliate all the eligible members into the club and in turn helped introduce this new club to the school. As publicist my role in helping the club grow was crucial; I helped in publicizing the clubs various projects and involvement.

Being an older sister, friend, and active student in and out of the classroom, I’ve oftentimes been the person that others look up to for advice or ideas. One specific area that I am a leader in is the Cherokee Art Club. This year I was named group leader, which is a person that guides fellow club members by giving them directions, providing support and encouragement, and making sure that everything is going as planned. I was appointed to this position because of my dedication and effective leadership skills last year. Because of all the clubs and activities I’ve been apart of, I became a very confident and effective leader. Even though it wasn’t an easy feat, it is extremely valuable thing to offer to the world and to the National Honor

My 4-H experience has helped me immensely in my high school coursework, and has greatly influenced my involvement in high school activities. First, 4-H has taught me to work hard. This hard work in the classroom has led me to maintain a very high GPA, and give me honors as an Academic All-State Football Player for the state of Iowa. 4-H has taught me to manage my time wisely, and to be a leader in my activities. As I am involved in many activities, hold down a job on a 1,000 sow farrowing unit, and support many more activities at the school, I have had to discover a way to manage my time that allows me to be successful at each of those activities. While being heavily involved in activities at the high school level, I plan to be just as involved

My involvement in 4-H has truly shaped me into the person I am today. By being a camp counselor, doing various community service activities with my club, and leading meetings, I have become more outspoken, sharpened my leadership skills and have learned the value in giving to others.

Throughout my high school years, I have had the opportunity to demonstrate my leadership skills through different organizations and events. I have participated in events such as History Fair, and have been part of the organization of National Honor Society through three years of high school. I was the leader of my History Fair project group when preparing for competition. The organization of National Honor Society has helped me demonstrate my leadership skills through volunteer work meant to help and improve society helping me gain experience as a leader.

I remember joining 4-H at a young age and having the older club leaders to look up to. I enjoyed having the opportunity to have the same impact on the youth in the club. I was able to demonstrate responsibility and organization while improving upon my leadership

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