CITIZENSHIP
Citizenship-is something done for the betterment of the community. Citizenship focuses on
the serves that a person provides for his or her community. Citizenship can be considered a
way to help others in need.
♦ Give project products to others
♦ Use project and church or community activities
♦ Work with & plan community services using the project
♦ Work with & plan nursing home & senior citizen activities in project
Examples:
♦ Food Project
Collecting food for local food pantry
♦ Clothing
Making baby blankets for new mothers at the hospitals
Making paint aprons for pre-school students
♦ Arts & Crafts
Creating table decorations at the local retirement center
♦ Bucket Calf
Take bucket calf to pet parade
Project meeting-an organized learning event to which all project members are invited toDesigned to increase member’s skill and knowledge.
Project Enrichment-an informal learning event-such as a learning experience outside a
formal project meeting
♦ Family visit to fabric store
♦ Attended Pure Breed Livestock Auction
♦ Visited a pet store
♦ Parent advising a fitting & showing
♦ Attended a Taste of Home Cooking School or Pampered Chef parties
Project Talks
Demonstrations
Illustrated Talks
Public Speaking
On page 13 on Getting Ready for 4-H Day
LEADERSHIP
Leadership—when a person provides vision for an organization of a project. Leadership is
organizing, delegating, and allowing other to have a part.
♦ Serve as Jr. leader in a project
♦ Organize and conduct a field trip
♦ Promote the project (displays, posters, etc.)
♦ Become project leader and teach sessions
♦ Organize classes and judging schools
Examples
♦ Photography
Organize photography field trip
♦ Clothing
Committee chairman for the Style Revue at the local library
♦ Entomology
Organize a county wide project meeting and contact speakers &
Organize skill-a-thon materials
♦ Horse
Officer for the county-wide horse club
♦ Rocketry
Taught five other 4-H members how to build a Level 1 project
(Also see Citizenship & Leadership Page)
Project meeting-an organized learning event to which all project members are invited toDesigned to increase member’s skill and knowledge.
Project Enrichment-an informal learning event-such as a learning experience outside a
formal project meeting
♦ Family visit to fabric store
♦ Attended Pure Breed Livestock Auction
♦ Visited a pet store
♦ Parent advising a fitting & showing
♦ Attended a Taste of Home Cooking School or Pampered Chef parties
Project Talks
Demonstrations
Illustrated Talks
Public Speaking
On page 13 on Getting Ready for 4-H Day