How to Become a 4-H Leader or Volunteer

Are you into helping young people in your community, county or state prepare themselves for their future? As a 4-H volunteer you can donate as little or as much time as you wish to this organization.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Day Planner Calendars
• Reporter's Notebooks

1. Look at your special talents or abilities and share them with 4-H.

2. Call the local cooperative extension office to find the 4-H club in your area, or look under your state heading at 4h-usa.org.

3. Attend a couple of meetings to see where your expertise could be used.

4. Become a certified volunteer or leader. Each state or county has different guidelines for becoming a volunteer.

5. Volunteer to be a project leader. A project leader works with a group of members who are enrolled in the same project such as sewing, cooking, an animal project or any one of the numerous 4-H projects.

6. Volunteer to be an activity leader. An activity leader works with a group of members participating in a 4-H activity such as community involvement, conservation or a safety activity.

7. Volunteer to be an organization leader. This is the person who coordinates the overall club program and the activities of members and other leaders and is the club's link between the county extension staff and the 4-H and youth council.

8. Commit your time and talents to 4-H.

Tips & Warnings

• You can volunteer in many ways even if you are not ready to be a leader, such as helping at meetings, providing snacks or helping with fundraisers. Just ask the 4-H leaders at your local club - they would love to have your help.

on 11/22/2005 Contact your local County Extension Office. They can get you all the information you need to become a volunteer leader! Have fun...It's a blast.

on 11/22/2005 The four "H"s in 4-H stand for head, heart, hands and health. You don't have to live on a farm to join and benefit from 4-H. You can live anywhere. You just have to be 5 years old or older.