Transcript Having a Fair Say!

Having a Fair
Say!
Bartholomew County Junior
Fairboard Members
Brooke Stafford
Jared Whiteside
Erika Bonnett-Educator
Bartholomew Junior Leader
 How
Junior Leaders operates in Bartholomew
County
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Organization
Youth Voice
Youth Led
Service Minded Programming
What is Junior Fairboard?
 Selected
individuals from Junior Leaders
that assist with 4-H activities before,
during, and after the 4-H Fair
How is Junior Fairboard Selected
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Application
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Applications are selected through a committee process
based on:
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Community Service Projects
Projects you are interested in
Schedule
What leadership qualities you bring to the table
Leadership qualities
Involvement in Service/Leadership Activities through Junior
Leaders
4-H involvement
Acceptance letters are mailed to all selected
applicants
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25-30 Youth selected each year with 25-30 participating as
Junior Fairboard Assistants
Planning Time
 What
groups do you have in your
community that you could implement this
with?
 How would you select them?
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Process?
Number?
How does Junior Fairboard work?
 Mandatory
Training Sessions (2)
 Assign/select a Junior Fairboard Assistant
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7th or 8th grade Junior Leader or 1st time Junior
Fairboard participant/non-selected member
 Project
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Selection
Based on activeness
 Points
based on 2 for each community service, 1.5 for
committees, 1 per meeting
 Building
Project Day
 Livestock Project Day(s)
 Pre-Fair/Post Fair set up/take down
Why we do it?
 Junior
Fairboard is an opportunity for youth to take
a more active role in the 4-H fair
 It gives youth the opportunity to take on leadership
roles and make an impact in each of the 4-H
events at the fair
 It helps shape 4-H events and programs at the fair
to be youth driven and friendly with youth voice
 Gives youth the opportunity to work with adults on
4-H projects and activities to see how everything
works and happens
 Strengthens the 4-H program and sets
mentoring/role modeling examples for younger
youth
What we learned from it!
 Learn
community involvement
 Life skill development
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Honesty
Time Management
Responsibility
Respect
Social Skills
 Learn
“behind the scenes” of the county fair and
4-H program activities at the county fair.
Planning Time
 How
would you train them?
 What would their roles and responsibilities
be?
 What would their role be in your
fair/activity?
 Other?
Youth Involvement in Other Activities
 Officer
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Team
Youth Led
Executive Board Meetings held monthly (before
meetings)
Set Agenda
Planning activities
 Community
Service
 Fun Activities
 Fundraisers
 Four
voting members of 4-H Council
 Two members sit on 4-H Fairboard
 Junior Fairboard/Junior Fairboard Assistants
Youth Involvement in Other Activities
 Mentoring
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Opportunities
Club mentors to younger youth
Children’s Inc. crafts with younger youth
REMC Youth kids area mentoring and volunteering
Mentor younger Junior Leader/Junior Fairboard
Assistants
 Committee
Chairs
 Community Service Organizers
QUESTIONS????