Weekly 4-H Update
Communications >> 4-H Update >> Volume 10, Number 15 .............................................. April 14, 2006
Attachments:
:: State President nomination/application form
:: State Vice-President nomination/application form
Reminders:
- April 18: State 4-H Horse Committee Meeting, Adams County
- May 1: Blue Ribbon enrollment data due
- May 15: IFYE and Japanese Exchange host family applications due
- May 29: University holiday, offices closed
2006 National 4-H Congress
Applications for county delegates planning to attend National 4-H Congress are due in the State 4-H office by July 1, 2006. Counties are to select their own delegates as there will be no further screening at the state level. For more information please go to http://www.4h.colostate.edu/scholarship/National_4-H_Congress.pdf.
Applicants are to check with school and/or employers prior to submitting their applications. The dates for this year’s trip are Nov. 24-28 in Atlanta, GA. We make no guarantees that late cancellation will be accepted without financial penalty. Trip deposits will not be refunded. — Ellen Butler
State President and Vice President Nomination and Application Forms
Attached are copies of the nomination and application forms for the 2006/07 State 4-H President and State 4-H Vice President election. Completed applications are due back in the State 4-H office no later than May 20. Below is eligibility information from the Constitution and By-Laws.
We are also accepting nominations for two (male and female) adult leader-advisors. Those interested must submit a résumé and two letters of recommendation to the State 4-H office by May 20. The eligibility requirements are listed below.
— Melissa Oliver
Article II Officer Terms and Eligibility
1. Term
- All members of the Officer Team shall start their term at the close of Colorado State 4-H Conference in June of the year they are elected.
- All members of the Officer Team shall end their term at Colorado State 4-H Conference in June the year after they were elected.
- Adult leader-advisors will be on two-year alternating terms and can be re-elected.
2. Eligibility
- President and Vice President
1) Presently enrolled in 4-H and have one (1) or more years experience in 4-H.
2) Must be an eligible 4-H member during their entire term. An eligible 4-H member is no older than 18 as of Dec. 31.
3) Outgoing district presidents have the right to run if they so choose. If they do not choose to run, then a person may be chosen from that president’s district to run. (Individual districts may set stricter eligibility requirements.)
4) Must submit a completed nomination form to the State 4-H office by May 20 or be nominated by the Nominating Committee.
- Secretary, Treasurer, Parliamentarian
1) Must be enrolled in 4-H and have one (1) or more years experience in 4-H.
2) Must be an eligible 4-H member during their entire term. An eligible 4-H member is no older than 18 as of Dec. 31.
3) Must be an incoming district president.
- Adult Leader-advisors
1) Must currently be serving as a 4-H leader for at least five (5) consecutive years with the following criteria within those five (5) years.- a. Must have attended at least two (2) Leadership Development Conferences and two (2) Colorado State 4-H Conferences within the past five (5) years.
- b. Must have served as a chaperon for a district retreat and/or attended at least three (3) district meetings within the past five (5) years.
- 2) Must submit a completed nomination form to the State 4-H office by May 20.
K-12 Funding Opportunities
To find out about K-12 funding opportunities, visit the Colorado Afterschool Network (CAN) web site at http://www.coloradoafterschoolnetwork.org/template.asp?intPageId=88. Please share this with any colleagues who will benefit from this information and encourage them to sign up as CAN members to receive this information directly.
The CAN website also offers a Calendar of Events page and Classifieds page, visitors are welcome to view and post training opportunities, activities open to the public, and job opportunities on these pages. Don't forget to visit the Discussion Forum focusing on mentoring this month and the new feature on the website - a searchable curricula database. — Jan Carroll
