ALL TRIP APPLICATIONS, INFORMATION AND ESSAYS ARE DUE BY 4:30 PM ON FRIDAY, OCOTOBER 31, 2008!!!!

The 4-H trip and award process is for 4-H members in grade 8 and over as of October 1, 2008. This is a great opportunity for you to develop the application and interview skills necessary if you ever plan to apply for a job, try for scholarships, or apply for college. Your 4-H interview, together with your application will be used in selecting delegates for trips and awards.

4-H TRIP & AWARD PROCESS

To apply for a trip or award, please complete these six items, some of which are found below:

• Trip and Award Interest Form
• 4-H Resume
• Letter of Recommendation
• Essay
  • The question for this year is:
    "In what ways have your 4-H experiences prepared you for the future? What is the most important way you have changed since joining 4-H?"
    It must be the youth's original work. Please give examples in your essay to support your answer. The essay can be as short as desires, but no longer than 1 (one) page, single-spaced with 12-point font.
• Service Report
• Picture of Oneself

Once all applications are received, we will start scheduling interviews for each applicant. Interviews will take place on November 16, 2008 from 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM at the Lafayette County UW-Extension Office. Please contact the Extension Office, 608-776-4820, with any questions. We are now accepting applications and scheduling interview times!

TRIP AND AWARD INTEREST FORM-Youth are encouraged to apply for all trips and awards that they are interested and grade-eligible for. However, the Leaders' Association will only financially support one trip besides being a camp counselor. Also, each youth can only receive one award per year. This form is due Friday, October 31, 2008.

4-H Resume-This document should include a comprehensive list of all 4-H activities you have been involved in throughout your 4-H membership, and it should also include a list of school and community activities you have participated in over the last 4 years. The resume is limited to the front of 4 pages or 2 pages back-to-back. The resume is due Friday, October 31, 2008.

Countywide 4-H Service & Fundraiser Report-Applicants must have completed 2 county-approved community service projects and 1 county fundraiser (prior to application), and they must submit this form to be eligible for financial support from the Lafayette County 4-H Leaders' Association. Youth not having completed the service projects and fundraiser are still eligible for trips, but will not receive funding from the Leaders' Association.

Preapproved service and fundraisers

Full List of Opportunities-a full list of opportunities that 4-H members can apply for

Opportunities and Awards

The following is a list of events and achievements that can only be obtained by participating in the interview process.

• Wisconsin 4-H Youth Conference
• Quad-County Trip to Mackinac Island
• Citizen Washington Focus
• National 4-H Conference
• National 4-H Congress
• 4-H Camp Counselor
• The Key Award
• Step Into the Future Award
• Youth Voting Representatives to 4-H Leaders' Association
  
  Wisconsin 4-H & Youth Conference-Held on the UW-Madison campus, June 22-25, 2009. The Wisconsin 4-
  H & Youth Conference is an excellent opportunity for 4-H’ers in grades 8-10. Youth have a chance to learn
  from and exchange ideas with 4-H’ers from around the state and experience a supervised college setting. Cost
  will be about $210.
  $135.00 (Participant’s share); $90.00 (Leaders’ share)
  
  Quad-County Trip-Lafayette, Grant, Iowa and Crawford Counties will be hosting a trip to a Midwestern
  destination, in summer, 2009. Past destinations have included: St. Louis, Indiana/Kentucky, Canada,
  Pennsylvania and Mackinac Island. It is open to youth grades 9-13. The cost of the trip is approximately $525.
  $315.00 (Participant’s share); $210.00 (Leaders’ share)
  
  Citizenship Washington Focus-Citizenship Washington Focus is conducted by the National 4-H Foundation
  at the National 4-H Center, Washington, D.C. for youth in grades 10-12 to supplement citizenship training
  provided by Extension. Listening, learning, sharing, receiving, caring, and touring are all part of the 6-day
  learning experience. Visits to Capitol Hill, government departments, historic sites and memorials to Great
  Americans enhance the citizenship learning experience. The cost of the trip is approximately $1050.
  $630.00 (Participant’s share); $420.00 (Leaders’ share)
  
  National 4-H Conference-Held in Washington, D.C., from March 29-April 2, 2009, for 10-12th graders. Six
  youth from the state of Wisconsin are selected to attend this working conference held at the National 4-H
  Center. Each participant selects an issue (i.e. education, promotion, environment, violence) and works with
  other youth from across the country to develop plans that help direct future 4-H programming. Delegates spend
  the majority of time contributing to stimulating task-oriented groups. One day is spent on Capitol Hill meeting
  with legislators and touring. Qualifications: must be in 10-12th grade during the program; maximum age is 18
  as of January 1, 2009. The total cost of the National 4-H Conference Trip is approximately $1,100.
  $660.00 (Participant’s share); $440.00 (Leaders’ share)
  
  National 4-H Congress-Held in Atlanta, Georgia, from November 27-December 1, 2009. Delegates participate
  in self-development seminars, tours, and a service project, while exchanging ideas with youth from across the
  country. Qualifications: must be in 10-12th grade at the time of selection; maximum age is 18 as of January 1,
  2009. The total cost of the National 4-H Congress is approximately $1000.
  $600.00 (Participant’s share); $400.00 (Leaders’ share)
  
  4-H Camp Counselor-Youth who will be 16 by camp next summer can volunteer to be a summer camp
  counselor. Lafayette County will be working with Green and Iowa Counties to plan 4-H Camp. The youth will
  spend time at Upham Woods where they will be responsible for youth and will be learning leadership, nature,
  meet new friends, and have a lot of fun in a beautiful outdoor setting. As a counselor, you will help supervise
  campers, coordinate events and provide a positive role model image. There is no fee for this program.
  
  Key Award-The Key Award is given to outstanding 4-H members each year in grades 9-12. The Wisconsin
  Farm Bureau Federation, Rural Insurance Companies, Growmark Inc. and Midwest Livestock Producers
  sponsor this important leadership award. The purpose of the Key Award is to provide special recognition to 4-H
  members who have shown consistent growth in their 4-H program, who have developed the leadership ability,
  and who have been helpful members in their club and community. Recipients are recognized at the 4-H
  Recognition Banquet in October, 2009. Each recipient will receive a pin and key award certificate mounted in a
  frame.
  
  Step Into the Future Award-This award is given to one or two outstanding older 4-H members each year. It is
  offered as recognition of excellence in character and well-balanced personal development, as well as
  demonstrated qualities of constructive leadership. Recipients are recognized at the 4-H Recognition Banquet in
  October, 2009.
  
  Youth Voting Representatives to 4-H Leaders’ Association-One or two youth are selected to represent 4-H
  members at 4-H Leaders’ Association meetings. The meetings are held the 3rd Sunday of November,
  February, April, July and September. They are held at 6:30 p.m. in Lafayette County Courthouse, Darlington.
  Your responsibility will be to serve as a voice for 4-H members across Lafayette County.

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