McLean County 4-H Federation
Club Visit Outline
Things to Do Before Club Meeting:
1. Contact 4-H Club Leader to determine the following:
Topic to Cover:________________________________________
DRAFT
Time Alloted: _________________________________________
Number of 4-H Members in Group:________________________
Location of meeting:_____________________________________
Directions to meeting place:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Review lesson plan
Choose activities based on the amount of time you have been allotted.
Gather supplies needed for activities (check out tub from Extension office with supplies)
Contact the Extension office for copies of the following (if you are planning to use):
a. Federation Powerpoint
b. Beyond the Club Opportunities Handouts - # needed________
c. 4-H Federation Schedule - # needed__________
d. Other:_______________________________ - # needed__________
6. Review overheads/handouts of Federation powerpoint
7. Check out equipment from Extension office if needed
a. Overhead Projector
McLean County 4-H Federation Club Visit Outline
Time
What You Say
5
minutes
Thank you for inviting me to visit the _____________ 4-H
Club. My name is____________ and I am a member of the
_____________4-H Club. I currently serve on the McLean
County 4-H Federation Board as __________.
Tonight/Today I am here to talk to you about Teamwork
and McLean County 4-H Federation.
10-15
minutes
Ask: What is 4-H Federation?
The McLean County 4-H Federation is a county wide 4-H
group. The purpose of this group is to provide older 4-H
members with a wider area of activities on the county level
and beyond, meet new friends from across the county, develop
leadership, and improve citizenship.
Activity: The first thing we are going to do is a team work
activity. One thing Federation focuses on is developing
skills to work together and work well with other people.
We have been focusing on team work all year.
5
minutes
10 –20
minutes
At the beginning, we talked about What 4-H Federation is.
I would like to share more about 4-H Federation and how
Federation is involved on the county level.
To be a member of the Federation Board. We go through
a unique interview process.
Applications and a leader reference are submitted to the
Extension office and each applicant is offered an interview
with a committee of local 4-H volunteers and past Board
members. The applicants are then slated to an office and
the slate is presented at the June Federation meeting and
voted on. Federation has 12-14 offices on the Board.
Board Members meet at the end of the year to plan for the
McLean County 4-H Federation Club Visit Outline
What You Do or Show
What Participants Do
Ask for answers
Respond to question…
Choose one activity from Activity
Sheets to get the group interacting
and having fun.
Group does activity
Process the questions with the
groups that are located under the
activity. See what they learned
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McLean County 4-H Federation –
What Makes the Difference?
Slide 2
Unique Interview Process
Group responds to questions
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next year. Both the outgoing and incoming Board
members meet to plan the upcoming programs. We
brainstorm ideas for programs, locations, community
service, upcoming events, theme for the 4-H year…etc.
This year the Board held a day-long orientation and
focused on Teamwork. We participated in teamwork
activities and did program planning.
Goals for the 2003-2004 Year
Review goals
All Board members are active on the county level and work
together. Each board member holds an office and officers
coordinate a meeting each month. Board members meet
for 30 minutes before each meeting to plan.
All youth ages 12-18 are encouraged to attend. Each club
should have two delegates per club who attend Federation
meetings. These delegates are voting members of the
group. Other members are welcome to attend, but only
two may vote. Delegates are invited to help with a variety
of county wide events and activities.
Meetings are held once a month and are held at a variety of
locations. Each month a program/activity is planned.
Meetings are designed to have fun and get to know other
people.
Federation Program Managers coordinated meeting
recreation each month. They also help with the planning
of programs each month, which add interest to the
meetings and help to get more 4-H members to attend.
Each meeting also incorporates a program which could
vary from a speaker to having a Easter Egg Hunt in the
dark! All meetings are fun. This year our meeting
schedule is: (Review schedule)
Federation plans different fundraisers to keep programs
going in McLean County. Each club member donates $2.00
per club member to Federation. Federation has sold
Centennial Bears and is active with the 4-H Alumni with
the Ice Cream Sundae Booth. These finances and
donations help support the University of Illinois Extension
and other programs in support of 4-H. We also sponsor
McLean County 4-H Federation Club Visit Outline
Board Member Program Planning
Slide 4
Board Member Orientation
Slide 5
Goals for 2003-2004
Slide 6
Active Participation Board
Members
Slide 7
Federation Delegates
Slide 8
Meetings
Slide 9
Meeting Recreation
Slide 10
Meeting Programs
Review Schedule
Slide 11
Federation Fundraisers
Slide 12
Federation Donations
Federation Board members to attend workshops.
Federation Sponsors and coordinates several events in the
county. 4-H Federation Board members are responsible to
help promote 4-H to other youth in the county and get
them involved.
Federation sponsors several types of county events
 Recognition Events
 Fair Activities
 County Community Service Projects
 Workshops
4-H Federation sponsors the 4-H Leaders Banquet which
honors all of the leaders who have served in a leadership
role in the county for 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, etc. years. We
plan and organize the whole event, serve as MC’s, get door
prizes, choose the theme, etc.
4-H Federation also sponsored the 4-H Recognition of
Excellence Banquet. We helped in organizing the theme,
writing the script, building the backdrop for the evening
and recognizing youth for their accomplishments in 4-H.
Federation is very involved in the fair! There are many
projects that we coordinate including:
 Flag Raising and Lowering
 Teen Dance
 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament
 Ice Cream Sundae Booth
 Federation Installation of Officers
 Decorate the Stage
Community Service is coordinated on the county level as
well by Federation. Federation sponsors and encourages
clubs to participate in the following county wide
community service activities:
 4-H Canned Food Drive
 4-H Food Pantry Scavenger Hunt
 Adopt A Family (Federation only)
Older 4-H members are encouraged to get involved on the
county level to meet the Standards of Excellence.
Federation helps with many workshops on the county level
and Beyond including:
McLean County 4-H Federation Club Visit Outline
Slide 13
Federation Sponsored Events
Slide 14
Federation Coordinates County
Events
Slide 15
4-H Recognition Events
Slide 16
4-H Recognition Events
Slide 17-22
Fair Activities
Slides 23-25
Community Service
Slides 26-28
Workshops
 Teach an officer training workshop for all club officers
 Help teach workshops at Learn & Fun Day
 Promote 4-H Federation to other groups
We have a phenomenal Federation! We hope you will get
involved and join us at our next meeting!
Any Questions?
Thank you for allowing me to come and share about the
McLean County 4-H Federation with you.
McLean County 4-H Federation Club Visit Outline
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