Adult Volunteer Leader Development (Colfax County)

New Mexico 4-H Leaders Forum – Designed a workshop with members of the State 4-H Leadership Team on educational activities that leaders could use for workshops or activities during a 4-H meeting. 15% of the leaders attending the event participated in the workshop.

42% of the parents of youth serving on the State 4-H Leadership Teams gained knowledge related to the teams responsibilities, commitment required, roles of the State 4-H Activities Specialist and the team advisor, their financial responsibilities through fundraising, and the personal image they establish when representing 4-H by participating in an online team parent orientation.

Although an official organizational leaders meeting was not organized by the agent this year, the agent did bring leaders together to receive literature and learn about club identification numbers that are going to be required by the government. The agent compiled packets for each organizational leader containing new 4-H year materials (member and leader enrollment forms, code of conduct forms, project short lists). The club leaders received all the literature needed to begin the enrollment process. Club maintenance topics such as record books, Friends of 4-H, attendance, club goals, 4-H handbook, fundraising projects, training needs, were some of the topics the agent assisted with throughout the year. The agent also keeps in close contact with the leaders through brief monthly emails. The agent will continue to keep in contact via email and letters to keep all the leaders and clubs up to date with county, district, and state events. This will also help to train the new leaders to be efficient and to better serve their clubs and the county council.

Boe Lopez has signed on to support Adult Volunteer Leader Development within Colfax County.