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Impact Report

For plan Adult Volunteer Leader Development (San Juan County)
Date October 26, 2009, 5:07 pm
For Objective Medium-term Show medium-term objectives
Impact Report Volunteer Training One hundred ninety (190) 4-H volunteer adult leaders completed the application and screening form for processing before being enrolled as a New Mexico 4-H Leader in San Juan County. This number indicates an eight percent (8%) increase over last year. With over 650 4-H members enrolled in over 40 clubs, keeping volunteers leaders trained is directly related to the success of the San Juan County 4-H program. • 100% of new organizational club leaders were offered an orientation and initial education lessons. • Provided new and experienced 4-H leaders with new project curriculum, contest, opportunity, and other training. • Over 50% of adult 4-H volunteers participated in at least one leader education program during the 4-H program year. • 4-H Specialists served as a resource to the county by instructing at 4-H leader education programs. • Provided each new 4-H leader/volunteer with new project curriculum, contest, and other training. San Juan County offered three volunteer leader trainings through out the year with over 75% of the active clubs attending at least one of the trainings. The October meeting is held to distribute new enrollments as well as other information that is needed to have successful leaders and clubs. This is our basic 4-H leadership 101 course which is met with lots of questions and answers to start the 4-H year off right. Twenty-eight leaders attended this meeting with the majority being less experienced 4-H leaders. Our January meeting is one that we bring in a State Specialist and this year Mindy Denny presented a program on cloverbud programming and improving your club and keep yourself sane. It was met with great reception and more information was asked for after this program. Twenty –seven leaders attended and were shown to be beneficial to those who attended. Our April meeting is one to make sure all forms and requirements are met before the April 15 deadline and to assist the leaders in any matter seemed relevant. This year 4-H charters and EIN numbers for each club was still reinforced for the training as well as fundraising activities and money management. Although this training only had 15 leaders present, they were leaders that had not been to a training for the year and they gained knowledge about the 4-H program. The agent works with many volunteer leaders to make San Juan County 4-H program a success. Besides the thirty-five traditional club organizational leaders, the agent works with shooting sports leaders in the area of shotgun, archery, pellet, and .22 rifle. The agent provides current information to these leaders and schedules meeting and practice times. The agent works closely with rodeo leaders, sportfishing leaders, horse leaders, rabbit leaders, and Citizenship Washington Focus leaders. The agent assists and provides training as well as scheduling needs. Keeping a fresh group of leaders is beneficial to the program and the youth of San Juan County