by Whitney Cherry | Aug 14, 2013
The out-of-school hours constitute the biggest single block of time in the life of a young adolescent (Council on Adolescent Development, 1992).
- What are they doing with it?
With the help of 4-H volunteers like you… anything they want!
Join us on Monday, August 19, 2013 at 6:00 PM Central for the first session of Make a Difference Mondays, where you can learn how to make positive differences in the lives of youth just like this!
Contact your local extension office for more information or go to: https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/4hn/make-a-difference-mondays/
by Whitney Cherry | Aug 13, 2013
In 2001, Kirk Astroth and George Haynes of Montana State University published research which found the following:
Compared to other youth, 4-H youth are more likely to:
- Succeed in school, getting more A’s than other kids
- Be involved as leaders in their school and community
- Be looked up to as role models by other kids; and
- Help others in the community.
But this is the real reason we volunteer with 4-H:
Join us on Monday, August 19, 2013 at 6:00 PM Central for the first session of Make a Difference Mondays, where you can learn how to make positive differences in the lives of youth just like this!
Contact your local extension office for more information or go to: https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/4hn/make-a-difference-mondays/
by Whitney Cherry | Aug 12, 2013
The countodown is on to the first session of our Make a Difference Mondays Volunteer Training Series. We are just one week away from our first session! This session is going to be great for all volunteers interested in leading a 4-H club. New or experienced… you will learn things that will help you get through this 4-H year with ease! Great organizational strategies from presenters Kay Brown and Julie Dillard will help you in your quest for success! For more information on this series go to: https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/4hn/make-a-difference-mondays/
