Having a Fair Say! Bartholomew County Junior Fairboard Members Brooke Stafford Jared Whiteside Erika Bonnett-Educator

Bartholomew Junior Leader  How Junior Leaders operates in Bartholomew County  Organization  Youth Voice  Youth Led  Service Minded Programming

What is Junior Fairboard?  Selected individuals from Junior Leaders that assist with 4-H activities before, during, and after the 4-H Fair

How is Junior Fairboard Selected  Application  Community Service Projects  Projects you are interested in  Schedule  What leadership qualities you bring to the table  Applications are selected through a committee process based on:  Leadership qualities  Involvement in Service/Leadership Activities through Junior Leaders  4-H involvement  Acceptance letters are mailed to all selected applicants  Youth selected each year with participating as Junior Fairboard Assistants

Planning Time  What groups do you have in your community that you could implement this with?  How would you select them?  Process?  Number?

How does Junior Fairboard work?  Mandatory Training Sessions (2)  Assign/select a Junior Fairboard Assistant  7 th or 8 th grade Junior Leader or 1 st time Junior Fairboard participant/non-selected member  Project Selection  Based on activeness  Points based on 2 for each community service, 1.5 for committees, 1 per meeting  Building Project Day  Livestock Project Day(s)  Pre-Fair/Post Fair set up/take down

Why we do it?  Junior Fairboard is an opportunity for youth to take a more active role in the 4-H fair  It gives youth the opportunity to take on leadership roles and make an impact in each of the 4-H events at the fair  It helps shape 4-H events and programs at the fair to be youth driven and friendly with youth voice  Gives youth the opportunity to work with adults on 4-H projects and activities to see how everything works and happens  Strengthens the 4-H program and sets mentoring/role modeling examples for younger youth

What we learned from it!  Learn community involvement  Life skill development  Honesty  Time Management  Responsibility  Respect  Social Skills  Learn “behind the scenes” of the county fair and 4-H program activities at the county fair.

Planning Time  How would you train them?  What would their roles and responsibilities be?  What would their role be in your fair/activity?  Other?

Youth Involvement in Other Activities  Officer Team  Youth Led  Executive Board Meetings held monthly (before meetings)  Set Agenda  Planning activities  Community Service  Fun Activities  Fundraisers  Four voting members of 4-H Council  Two members sit on 4-H Fairboard  Junior Fairboard/Junior Fairboard Assistants

Youth Involvement in Other Activities  Mentoring Opportunities  Club mentors to younger youth  Children’s Inc. crafts with younger youth  REMC Youth kids area mentoring and volunteering  Mentor younger Junior Leader/Junior Fairboard Assistants  Committee Chairs  Community Service Organizers

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