New Ways to Receive News From Volunteering in the Panhandle

by Whitney Cherry | May 31, 2013

Volunteering in the Panhandle is a publication for 4-H volunteers and is provided by 4-H Extension Agents in Northwest Florida.

The team of 4-H Extension Agents in the Northwest District of Florida are very excited to be launching our Volunteering in the Panhandle Facebook page and Twitter feed.  Please like us, follow us, or check in every so often.  We will still be publishing the newsletter on our website, and we will of course, continue to send out e-mail messages via the subscription management system when we post something new, so if you don’t use Facebook or Twitter, there is no reason to worry.  You will still be in the loop!

Add our website to your favorites: https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/category/volunteering-in-the-panhandle/

Sign up to receive e-mail updates: http://subscribe.ifas.ufl.edu/  (It’s free, and you can opt out at any time with no hassle.  Your information is not being shared with anyone!)

Follow us on Titter: https://twitter.com/NWD4_H

Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VolunteeringInThePanhandle

All Reasonable Efforts: What does it mean to me?

by Whitney Cherry | Feb 21, 2013

It is important to ensure that our programs are open to everyone.

Federal affirmative action guidelines require that a 4-H club’s membership reflect that of the community which it serves.  So, if your club serves the whole county, and your county is 54% white 36% black, 6% Hispanic, and 3% other, then your club membership should be 54% white 36% black, 6% Hispanic, and 3% other.  However, this is not always the case.  In such instances we use All Reasonable Efforts (ARE)  to show that we are making our clubs available to everyone. (more…)