Integrating Community Service in to your 4-H Club

Ideas to help you add community service to your club and inspire youth to be proactive

What is Community Service for Youth?

“Intended to strengthen young peoples' senses of Civic engagement and community

How Does Community Service Help Youth?

helps them achieve their educational, developmental and social goals

” (Wikipedia, 2012).

Community Service and 4-H

Record Books: (Pg 19) Member Requirements/District Awards WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A YEAR END PIN? (Leader makes determination for yearend pin.) Member must have: 1) Completed at least one 4-H project (See project record book for criteria for a completed project) 2) Participated in a community service activity 3) During the year, do at least one presentation 4) Participate in at least one district/community event, representing 4-H

CITIZENSHIP/COMMUNITY SERVICE: (Pg. 20)

List activities you did without pay to help others. Include activities done with your club as well as by yourself. News articles written,window displays or other 4-H promotional activities should be included here.

DateWho Benefited Type of Service What I Did (Include Number)

Good Feeling Proactive Gratification Thankfulness Satisfaction Contentedness Inspired Enthusiastic

North Pole Ptarmigans Current Community Service opportunities Petting Zoo’s Pioneers home Adopt a Highway program Christmas cookie deliveries Planting flowers Martin Luther King Day of Service

North Pole Ptarmigans possible additions to our Community Service opportunities Food Bank volunteers Rescue Mission volunteers Adopt a village Adopt a trail Toys for Tot’s Samaritans Purse Donating to emergency needs

Finding Opportunities Talk to your Local Government officials Ask the club members if they know of special

needs. Google it Call shelters

Inspire Leaders, parents get involved. Volunteer with

your club. Talk to the club about the needs, show

pictures. Let them come up with idea’s Encourage the youth when they step out of

their comfort zone. Recognize them

Community Service. Wikipedia. (2012). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_service