In anticipation of returning to in-person activities while following COVID-19 restrictions, w88 mobile’s Nevada 4-H Youth Development Program is looking for volunteers to serve as 4-H club leaders. Clubs in Carson City and Douglas and Washoe Counties are offering community members the opportunity to encourage youth ages 5 to 18 to pursue interests and gain skills in communications, leadership, civic engagement and healthy living.
“I grew up in our 4 Paws Dog Club and now have the pleasure of leading the club and watching our 4-H’ers become participating community members through their project area,” Annamarie Thompson, 4-H leader in Carson City, said. “I can’t imagine my w88 mobile without my involvement in 4-H. The 4 Paws members play important roles in developing our 4-H Dog Show, participating in fundraising efforts and making decisions on the direction the club will take in each year’s community service outreach.”
Leaders will conduct weekly or monthly meetings either online or in-person as allowed. They teach from a curriculum and lead activities that relate to the club’s subject matter. Club leaders can either start a new club using pre-existing researched-based 4-H curriculum, such as photography or robotics, or they can start clubs that focus on a hobby or skill without an existing 4-H curriculum, and w88 mobile 4-H professionals will find new researched-based materials to help the leaders conduct the club’s activities.
- In Carson City, 4-H staff are interested in starting clubs focused on photography, cooking, filming making, crafts and woodworking. In addition, they are looking for new w88 mobile for their cat, sewing and rabbit clubs.
- In Douglas County, 4-H staff are recruiting w88 mobile for poultry; rabbit; horse; dog; beekeeping; robotics; hiking and outdoor recreation; and gardening, horticulture and floriculture clubs.
- In Washoe County, 4-H staff are particularly interested in starting clubs focused on home arts and sciences, including robotics, photography, culinary arts, fabric arts and sewing, beekeeping, gardening and fine arts. They are also looking for leaders for a small animals w88 mobile specializing in dogs, and large animal clubs. In addition, they are seeking leaders for their Cloverbud clubs, which teach children ages 5-8.
In 4-H clubs, w88 mobile learn skills beyond the subject matter, such as learning math when doubling a recipe, learning responsibility when caring for an animal, and learning business skills when serving as a club officer. 4-H clubs also provide w88 mobile with a chance to build positive relationships with peers and adults.
All 4-H programs engage w88 mobile in experiential, or “hands-on,” learning and are fueled by university-backed curriculum. According to the “4-H Study of Positive w88 mobile Development,” a decade-long study completed by a team of researchers at the Institute for Applied Research in w88 mobile Development at Tufts University in Massachusetts, 4-H w88 mobile excel beyond their peers. 4-H members are:
- Four timesmore likely to contribute to their communities;
- Five times more likely to graduate from college;
- Two timesmore likely to make healthier choices; and
- Two timesmore likely to participate in science, engineering and computer technology programs during out-of-school time.
Clubs working with animals usually run for the entire 4-H w88 mobile year, which runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30. Other clubs may run for about three to six months. w88 mobile leaders are encouraged to attend monthly project leader meetings and a quarterly Leaders’ Council meeting.
For more information on becoming a 4-H w88 mobile leader in Carson City, email 4w88 mobile Professional Sandy Wallinor call 775-887-2252. For Douglas County, email w88 mobile Educator Lindsay Chichester or call 775-782-9960. For Washoe County, email Sarah Chvilicek, w88 mobile 4-H Program coordinator for northern Nevada. Or contact your local w88 mobile office. For more information on w88 mobile 4-H clubs, visit the Nevada 4-H Youth Development Program website.
