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Impact Report

For plan Youth Development (Taos County)
Date October 9, 2008, 10:21 pm
For Objective Medium-term Show medium-term objectives
Impact Report Supporting, promoting and expanding the County 4-H Program is an ongoing task. The Taos County Agent and Extension Program Assistant spent countless hours assuring that the 4-H Club Program received due attention and support in order to promote opportunities and provide quality educational programs, workshops and conferences for 4-H youth members and leaders that they too, may enjoy ample opportunities to learn through leadership and citizenship activities available locally, district-wide and at the state level. The following are programs, workshops and conferences in which Taos County 4-H Youth participated in this 4-H year: --The Taos County Agent and Extension Program Assistant sponsored an Officer Training and Parliamentary Procedure Training for all 4-H Council Officers as well as for any other 4-H Club Officers and leaders who wished to attend this training. Twenty-four 4-H members and adults participated in this training. --The County Agent and Extension Program Assistant worked with 4-H Council Officers, members and leaders to put on the Annual 4-H Banquet which is handled solely by 4-H members. Over 120 people were in attendance at this awards banquet. --Two 4-H senior age members attended a three day Senior Leadership Retreat in Albuquerque. --Seventeen 4-H members participated in the annual lighting of farolitos at the Town of Taos Plaza. --Three 4-H Clubs plus the 4-H Council sponsored five game booths at the annual Halloween Carnival held at the Town of Taos. --One 4-H Club sponsored a "Photos with Santa" picture-taking booth at the annual Yuletide In Taos Arts and Crafts Fair. --Four 4-H members attend State 4-H Horse School. --Ten 4-H youth and six adults attended District/State Contest Training sponsored by the County Agent and Extension Program Assistant. --Six 4-H members signed on to establish a Horse Judging Team and a Livestock Judging Team. One each in the Junior 4-H Division at the Senior 4-H Division. They attended several training sessions over the course of four weeks. The Senior age 4-H Horse Judging team came in 9th out of 24 teams and Livestock Judging team came in 17th out of 30 teams statewide. The Junior age participants placed individually at the District level. --Three 4-H senior age members attended State 4-H Conference at the NMSU campus. --One 4-H Club continued their participation in the Adopt-A-Mile highway program sponsored by the State of New Mexico Transportation Department. --Over 75 4-H youth and adults participated in the annual Taos County Fairgrounds Clean Up Day. --One 4-H Club participated in a visit to the Taos Living Center and performed singing and gift giving. --Three livestock clinics were held for 4-H members enrolled in livestock projects. One was a livestock health program which included distribution of livestock first aid kits provided by the Southwest Border Food Safety and Defense Center, one was a showmanship program for large livestock, one was a poultry and rabbit showmanship clinic and identification workshop. Over 140 4-H youth and adults attended these clinics. --Twenty-one 4-H members and seven adults attend County 4-H Camp wherein senior age 4-H members were afforded the opportunity to plan, prepare and execute games, workshops and team building activities for younger 4-H members. --At the recommendation of the Extension Advisory Committee, the Taos County 4-H Council sponsored 4-H Day. A project fair where clubs were responsible for learning and promoting assigned projects in order to educate other 4-H Club members and leaders as well as promoting the diversity of projects available through 4-H club Program. The above listed programs, events and competitions helped to guide, direct and teach participating youth leadership and citizenship that they can carry throughout life. Participants had an opportunity to and exercised these lessons as they progressed through the 4-H year. One such example was the leadership applied by senior-age 4-H members in planning and conducting 4-H Camp almost all on their own. Similarly, our youth were observed helping and teaching each other during county-wide events and activities such as fair preparation days, county fair, annual 4-H banquet planning, 4-H Council Meetings, etc.