SAUK
COUNTY 4-H AMBASSADOR TEAM
Do
you want to have fun while improving your self-confidence, communication
skills, leadership skills, and knowledge of 4-H? Do want
to help promote 4-H and let people know what a great organization
Sauk County 4-H is? If you answered yes, then the
Sauk County 4-H Ambassador program is for YOU !
4-H Ambassadors are 4-H
member who promote the Sauk County 4-H program to local residents
and community groups. Audiences can include 4-H'ers, school
groups, civic organizations, government officials, senior citizens,
business people-any individual or group interested in learning
more about 4-H! Here are some things that you could do
as an Ambassador:
Events
and Activities:
- Coordinate the 4-H publicity booth at the county fair
- Emcee county 4-H events, such as the performance arts festival
and fall banquet.
- Coordinate the 4-H Open House in October and day care tours
at the county fair.
- Create and set up 4-H displays and booths at local events,
businesses, and libraries
Presentations
- To community
groups and the county board
- To recruit
youth into 4-H at local schools
Publicity
and Promotion Tasks
- Be responsible
for county 4-H radio programming during county fair and
National 4-H Week
- Develop videotapes and Power Point presentations showing
the wide variety of 4-H activities.
- Take pictures
at countywide 4-H events.
- Produce public
service announcements for radio
- Write 4-H
news releases and features
The length of a term
as a 4-H Ambassador is one year, but a youth may serve as an ambassador
for as many terms as they desire. Sauk County 4-H Ambassadors
must be in seventh through thirteenth grade. All Ambassadors
must have a sincere desire to promote 4-H, a willingness to interact
with the general public, an interest in improving his/her communication
skills, a willingness to speak in front of groups, and a commitment
of time and energy.
Monthly meetings will be
held to help Ambassadors gain skills in the areas of public speaking,
news writing, radio, and photography and to plan upcoming events.
The meetings will be held the second Thursday of the month
at varying locations around the county. Ambassadors will
also have the opportunity to attend an Ambassador training track
at the Wisconsin 4-H and Youth Conference in Madison.
To become an Ambassador,
complete and return the ambassador application in October. Face-to-face
interviews are held in November. Up to 10 Ambassadors will
be chosen from the applicants.
Check out the 2007 4-H Ambassador Team Project: The "World's Largest Towel Chicken!"
Contact Jessica Jens for more information. Email: jessica.jens@ces.uwex.edu
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