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4-H Educator's Handbook
- Chapter 1 -- 4-H Youth Philosophy and Policy
- Chapter 2 -- Communications
- Chapter 3 -- County 4-H Program Management
- Chapter 4 -- Fairs and Shows
- Chapter 5 -- Club Finances
- Chapter 6 -- Membership
- Chapter 7 -- Volunteer Program Development
- Download Entire Handbook
Animal Science
- Horse Member Release Form Word PDF
- Horse Judging
- Horse Advisory Committee app PDF
- Human-Animal Bond Resources
- For ordering livestock and horse kits from Curriculum Materials Service: http://www-cms.ag.ohio-state.edu/
Camps
- Child Release form for camps
- County 4-H Camp Risk Mgmt. Plan
- Notice of Intent to Have a Camp
- Resident Camp Standards
Clubs & Groups
- Club Web Posting Policy PDF
- 4-H Name and Emblem Regulations
- 4-H Club Charter
- Tax Exemption Status --- Update (7/23/08)
- Electronic Filing Requirements for 4-H Groups
- Certification of 4-H Groups under National 4-H Tax Exempt Status
- Obtaining EIN for Club Bank Account
- IRS Form 990 Information (C. 5. [pg. 506] Module 5, All About Finances)
- Reportable Livestock Sales
- Annual Financial Report
Core Competency Assessment Program
Enrollment
- Leadership Training Report (print, complete by hand, and mail)
Online Version (complete online, print and mail)
County Staff send form to your local 4-H office; State Staff submit form directly to Nancy M.
- Youth/Volunteer Enrollment Form (MG) PDF
For Master Gardener Program Youth Training
Judging
- Learning About Judging, by Katrina Walker
State 4-H Fair Livestock Judging Superintendent - Danish or Group Method of Judging in the 4-H Youth Development Program
- Hormel Livestock Judging System - online calculation
(Works best in Netscape, does not give you a new page when the button is selected from Explorer). - Dog Judging
- Judging Contest Guidelines
Judges Application
Judges List (updated 7/06)
- Judging Contest Guidelines
- Livestock Judges List
(Excel file - right click and "save as" to download to hard drive)
This is a list of Y2000 PNW Livestock Judges School participants. These people are qualified to judge. They may or may not be interested in actively judging at county fairs. - Pacific Northwest Horse Judges Lists and Evaluation Forms
Lifeskills Evaluation System
Management Checklist
Marketing
- 4-H Passport to Adventure - DVD Talking Points
There should be at least one copy of this DVD in each county 4-H office.
Please contact Pat BoyEs for more copies.
Policy
- Club Web Posting Policy PDF
- Council Resource Guidelines
- Memorandum of Understanding between 4-H & FFA (1994) PDF
- Program Policy (State 4-H) PDF
- 4-H Disability Policy PDF
- 4-H Name and Emblem Regulations
- Factsheet about tax liability (for both seller and buyer)
- Factsheet about the use of 4-H Name and Emblem at 4-H auctions or sales
- Dismissing a Volunteer PDF
- http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/ - National 4-H Headquarters
Professional Development
- http://www.nae4ha.org/
National Association of Extension 4-H Agents, the professional's organization for those dedicated to promoting, strengthening, enhancing and advocating for the 4-H youth development profession.
Project Listserves
- Clothing & Textiles listserve
Email Sally Walter, Listserve Administrator at: waltera@gohighspeed.com - Dog Leaders listserve
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wa4hdogleaders/ - Food Leader's listserve
Email lyris@lyris.cahnrs.wsu.edu
In the body of the e-mail, type: subscribe 4hfoodleaders Your Name - Horse Project Leaders listserve
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wa4-hhorseleaders/ - Poultry Project Leaders listserve
To join the list serve send a message to WA4HPOULTRY-join@Lyris.CAHE.wsu.edu
In the body of the e-mail, type: subscribe 4hpoultryleaders Your Name
Recognition
- Certificates (on secure Clover Site)
Risk Management
- 23-minute Mandatory Reporter’s Video provides guidance for those who are required by Washington State law to report child abuse or neglect. This video replaces the Canadian video “Put the Child First” that we have been using.
Washington State Dept. of Social Health Services website http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/ca/safety/abuseReport.asp
- Request for Insurance Certificate information (WSU web site)
- Request for Ins. Cert. (Word file)
- Certificate of Liability Insurance
- Facilities Use (Long Term) Template
- Incident Report (State 4-H) PDF
- Workman's Compensation Insurance
- Parental Consent/Health Form PDF
- Photo Release Form PDF
- Evaluation Release Form
- Thumbprint Guide
- American Income Life Insurance Co. Special Activities Coverage is available for 4-H events, conferences, and activities. Go to: http://www.americanincomelife.com/4h2.htm to find out more.
- Agencies that are assessing volunteer risk will be interested to learn of a helpful resource in the form of a tutorial available from the Public Entity Risk Institute or "PERI" on the subject of volunteers risk. According to an introduction in PERI's volunteers tutorial, "Every volunteer program from the smallest to the largest, can take steps to avoid surprises when it comes to providing meaningful experience for its volunteers." PERI's tutorial addressing volunteer risk is available at: http://nonprofitrisk.org/tutorials/ns_tutorial/intro/1.htm.
Volunteer
- How to order Volunteer Badges (PDF)
- Volunteer Recruitment brochure in Spanish (MS Pub. file)
- Identifying Volunteer Needs in the 4-H Program (PDF)
- Two Types of Leadership (PDF)
Youth Development
- The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development
a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation by: Jacqueline V. Lerner, Boston College and Christina Theokas,
Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development, Tufts University - Essential Elements of 4-H Youth Development
a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation by: Cathann Kress Director, Youth Development National 4-H Headquarters CSREES, USDA - The Essential Elements of 4-H Youth Development: Distillation to Four Elements
Prepared by Cathann A. Kress, Director, Youth Development, National 4-H Headquarters, CSREES, USDA ( Sept. 2004) - "How 4-H Can Help Your Kids"
Comcast Local Edition interview with Pat BoyEs; August 2005 (MPEG file 50,904 KB)
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