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4-H Staff Report September County Council Meeting Ariel Smoke 4-H Program Representative
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Adult supervision ◦ Adults should never be one-on-one with youth ◦ Two adults required at all 4-H activities, at least one must be a registered volunteer ◦ Adults may drive youth, but there must be at least three people in the vehicle No romantic relationships between volunteers and youth members
Transcript of Ariel Smoke 4-H Program Representative. Constitution & Bylaws Review ◦ Almost done reviewing and...
4-H Staff ReportSeptember County
Council MeetingAriel Smoke
4-H Program Representative
Constitution & Bylaws Review◦ Almost done reviewing and revising◦ Will be sent to CCL◦ Most changes do not need to be voted on by
membership Open enrollment all year Clover (5-8 year olds) participation
◦ Clover project highly recommended in each club◦ Project leaders can choose to allow Clovers in their
projects if they offer age-appropriate activities◦ Prohibited projects: large animal and shooting sports
Policy Reminders
Adult supervision◦ Adults should never be one-on-one with youth◦ Two adults required at all 4-H activities, at least
one must be a registered volunteer◦ Adults may drive youth, but there must be at least
three people in the vehicle No romantic relationships between
volunteers and youth members
Policy Reminders Cont.
Each Club should have one, or work with a neighboring club
Thrive curriculum still recommended, but no longer required
Youth who must enroll:◦ Officers◦ Junior & Teen Leaders◦ Camp Junior Counselors
Leadership Development Projects
New 4-H Uniform Guidelines Hats
• White hat is being phased out, this is last year they will be sold. Senior members may continue wearing white hats until they age out.
• New green hats with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources logo. Youth with the old green hat may continue wearing them until they age out.
• Goal is to transition to new green hat by 2020.
Scarf/Tie• No changes
Upper Body• Any collared white shirt
Lower Body• Members have choice of bottoms as long
as they are appropriate to the activity.
Remember that fairs/shows may still require white bottoms in ring
Saturday, October 24th from 3:00-5:00pm Saturday, December 12th from 3:00-5:00pm New Leaders must take this training at
some point during the year◦ May serve as volunteer when they finish online
training, but will not be allowed to re-enroll in 2016-2017 if they don’t do face-to-face training before June 30th
◦ Veteran leaders welcome as well
Upcoming New Leaders’ Trainings
Saturday, October 10th from 10:00-2:00 Handing out leader awards and recognizing
outstanding efforts Interactive professional development
activities Look for registration link in October
newsletter
Volunteer Recognition and Development Day
Record Books October workshops
◦Online Record Book workshop on October 17th from 9:00-12:00
◦Paper Record Book workshop on October 21st from 6:30-8:30
New record book forms◦Posted on county and
state websites
Hi-4H◦ Kelly Schock [email protected]
Domestic Exchange◦ Sandi O’Brien [email protected]
Shooting Sports (Shotgun, Rifle, Archery)◦ Jason Rivers [email protected]
Kayaking◦ Cherie Sintes-Glover [email protected]
Poultry◦ Cherie Sintes-Glover [email protected]
Canine Good Citizen◦ Ariel Smoke [email protected]
County-wide Projects
What: Very simply, it’s about responsible dog owners and well-mannered dogs. The AKC’s Canine Good Citizen program is recognized as the gold standard for dog behavior.
Who: Paula Bassett, Owner and Founder of Cadence Therapeutics with over a 30 year span of experience with both canine and equine.
◦ Professional Dog Trainer◦ Certified Canine Training and Behavior Specialist ◦ American Kennel Club S.T.A.R. Puppy Instructor ◦ AKC Canine Good Citizen Registered Evaluator
When: Every Saturday between Oct. 3 and Nov. 21 from 10:00-11:00am
Canine Good Citizen Project
What is the end goal? The Canine Good Citizen evaluation/test consists of ten objectives. All items must be completed satisfactorily or the dog handler team does not pass.
10 Test items include: 1. Accepting a friendly stranger.2. Sitting politely for petting.3. Allowing basic grooming procedures.4. Walking on a loose lead.5. Walking through a crowd.6. Sitting and lying down on command and staying in place.7. Coming when called.8. Reacting appropriately to another dog.9. Reacting appropriately to distractions.10. Calmly enduring supervised separation from the owner.
If all ten objectives are met, the handler can then apply for a certificate and special dog tag if they wish from the AKC stating that the dog has earned the CGC.
CGC is usually a pre-requisite for becoming a therapy dog.
Canine Good Citizen
Have fun this year!!!
