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Ashley County 4-H Program. Making the Best Better. Diane Mashburn - County Extension Agent- 4-H/Agriculture. 4-H Mission. 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. -National 4-H Council. 4-H Program. Improve quality of clubs
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Ashley County 4-H Program Making the Best Better Diane Mashburn- County Extension Agent- 4-H/Agriculture
4-H Mission 4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. -National 4-H Council
4-H Program • Improve quality of clubs • Expand visibility of 4-H program • Increase incorporation of 4-H mission mandates • Science, Citizenship and Healthy Living • Increase involvement of 4-H Teen Leaders • Increase general 4-H participation on all levels
Ashley County 4-H • 160 4-H members (up 11.1%) • 10 4-H clubs- 1 new club • Bullseye Bandits 4-H Club • Conservative Consumer Teens 4-H • Outriders 4-H Club • Pine Hill 4-H Club • Smarties 4-H Club • Lucky Clovers 4-H Club • Portland 4-H Club • Wilmot 2nd Grade 4-H Club • Wilmot 5th Grade 4-H Club • Wilmot Science 4-H Club
Ashley County 4-H • 1310 youth • 33.3% of Ashley County youth • 4215 contacts • 4-H Afterschool • Ag in the Classroom • Nutrition Education • People’s Garden • Other School Enrichment programs
AdultVolunteerism • 19 adult 4-H volunteers • Only those online and approved included • Direct volunteers- club leaders and volunteers • 185 adults assisted with 4-H programming • Assist with school and other enrichment programs • Conducted volunteer training on county, quad-county, and national level
4-H Youth Leaders • 38 Youth involved • Club & County • Teambuilding • Leadership • Teen Leaders- county level • Provide input for 4-H programming • Initial planning for a junior day camp/workshop
4-H Youth Leaders • 2013 Arkansas 4-H Ambassador & National 4-H Congress Delegate • JoBethPhifer • 2013 Teen Star & 4-H Record Book Finalist • Lorna Shelton
YouthVolunteerism • “I Am a Citizen”- Memorial Day Service • 4-H One Day of Service Food Drive • Over 150 lbs collected and distributed • Coke tabs for Ronald McDonald House • Over 370 lbs collected • Bell Ringers for Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign • Servers at various banquets and dinners
YouthVolunteerism • Recycling ink cartridges/cell phones • 939 units recycled • Ag Fest group leaders • GP Water Ways Festival group leaders • Servers at various banquets and dinners • Ashley County Cares, Go Red for Women, Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and Ashley County African American History Association
O-Rama’s • County O-Rama • 22 youth participated • District O-Rama • 17 youth participated • 13- 1st place • 3- 2nd place • 1- 5th place
O-Rama’s • Arkansas 4-H O-Rama • 7 participants • Two 1st place winners • Three 2nd place, One 3rd place, One 7th place • 1st place team- Food Bowl • Advancing to Western National Roundup
Conferences • Teen Leader Conference • 1 Delegate • National 4-H Congress • 1 Delegate • 4-H State Camps • 1 youth- Cloverbud Camp • 2 youth- Forestry & Wildlife Camp
4-H Science • Livestock projects • 92 youth involved • Ashley County Fair- 22 registered
4-H Horse • Outriders 4-H Club • 29 active youth • 3 hippology workshops • 2 horsemanship workshops
4-H Horse • Competed at • District- 11 youth • State- 7 youth • Regional- 3 youth • Earned 3rd place County at District • Earned high point individual- speed events- State • Earned 7 invitations to 4X4 Chute Out
4-H Science • Aerospace • 4-H Club Members • 4-H Afterschool students • Library Program
4-H ScienceSchool Enrichment • Worms- Life Cycle, etc. • Crossett • Embryology- Life cycle • Portland • Wilmot (hatched out in classroom)
Broiler Bar-B-Que • Workshop- 16 participants • Competition- 14 participants • District- 4 participants
Shooting Sports • Shooting Sports • Received Friends of the NRA Grant for equipment- $1700 • 4 youth competed at the Arkansas 4-H Range Events Competition • Competited in 7 disciplines
Ross Photography Contest • 29 county entries • 4 state entries • Displayed around Ashley County
4-H Awards Reception • Recognized • 4-H members participation • County 4-H O-Rama winners • 4-H Record Book winners • 4-H volunteers • 4-H leader of the year • Various 4-H participation
Fundraising • Annual Letter Campaign- $1375 (down from 2012) • Bulb Fundraiser- Clubs- $1416 • Ink Cartridge & Electronics Recycling- $901 • Ag Fest- 4-H Proceeds- $736
Grants & Awards • Monsanto- Growing Our Communities Grant- $2500 • Friends of the NRA- $1765 • Scott Tractor Co. Scholarship- $1000 • Felsenthal Cleanup Award- $150 • Christmas Parade Award- $100
Evaluation of 4-H Program • Lesson quizzes • Pre/Post surveys • Demonstrations • Written surveys • Verbal feedback • Competition Results • End of the year 4-H evaluations
4-H Program2013-2014 Goals • Improve quality of clubs • Create clubs for livestock and science projects • Increase involvement of 4-H Teen Leaders • Increase general 4-H participation on all levels
Questions? We cannot always build the future for our youth. But we can build our youth for the future. - Franklin D. Roosevelt