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Impact Report

For plan Youth Leadership Development (Santa Fe County)
Date October 29, 2010, 4:15 am
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report Santa Fe County 4-H has a very strong county council consisting of representation from all the clubs within the county. This year's team of county council officers consisted of 6 members from 4 different clubs. Four of these members were new to the officer team and had never served as an officer on the county level before. The 4-H agents worked with the team throughout the year to provide leadership training. The year began with an in depth officer training and planning session. The agent developed and adapted exercises which would facilitate the team fully understanding their roles as officers, and enabling them to become more familiar with one another. The team participated in exercises where they were able use analytical skills, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and work together to complete several physical challenges. One of the highlights of this year’s officer training was a program planning session. In order to help the officers comprehend all the different aspects of planning and carrying out a program, the agent developed a program planning worksheet. The agent assigned each officer a fictional program that they would have to plan for their audience. The officers were given a budget, a timeline, a target audience, and a topic. By using the program planning worksheet the officers were able to work through their goals, identify and utilize available resources, and assess risks involved in every program. After completing the exercise the officers were able to understand the “behind the scenes” look at what goes in to making a program successful. The agent was able to refer back to this exercise throughout the year as the officers were put in charge of planning various programs. 100 % of the officers on the county council team attended leadership events at both the county and state level. These events include Senior Leadership Retreat, Youth Get-Away, and State 4-H Conference. Santa Fe County also had 2 members complete and submit a New Mexico State 4-H Portfolio. Both members were selected to attend National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, GA as part of the New Mexico delegation this fall.