4-H Holiday Celebration

DECEMBER 4th, 5:00 AT THE EXTENSION OFFICE

MARK YOUR CALENDERS!

The 4-H community is getting together for the holidays and we really want you to be there to celebrate another fantastic year in 4-H! We will play some really fun holiday games and eat a great holiday dinner. Please bring a dish or dessert for everyone to enjoy. We will also look back at the great accomplishments of 2008 and get excited about the NC 4-H centennial celebration next year.

We encourage everyone to come and vote for your 2009 County Council!

Volunteer Training, Dinner, and a Meeting

This meeting will be held at the Extension Office on Monday, November 24th at 6:00 PM. We will be discussing new policies involving club finances, the upcoming centennial celebrations, chartering and re-chartering, and address any other questions or concerns you may have. We will also be having a nice dinner together. We will supply the meat if you could please bring a side dish and/or a dessert. If you have been volunteering for less than a year then please come to the meeting at 5:15 PM.

These are things you NEED to bring to the meeting:

· Your club’s plans for the next 6 months
· Your club’s financial records
· Your club’s current (updated) roster
· Centennial Celebration ideas
· A side dish or dessert
· Your club notebook
· Any new enrollment forms you have
· County Council nominations from your club

***We are trying to form a county council made up of youth leaders from each club to make it more effective so PLEASE nominate and encourage officers from your club to join the county council!***

Call Nick or Dan to sign-up for this training, tell us what side dish or dessert you will be bringing, or if you will be unable to attend. 828-456-3575

West District Leaders Meeting and Training

Friday, November 21st there will be West District Volunteer Leaders Association meeting and Volunteer Leader training in Asheville starting at 6:00 PM. Please call us at 456-3575 to reserve a seat. A couple of veteran 4-H leaders will be teaching two different ACE trainings that will be VERY HELPFUL to you as a volunteer leader. One class will be for newer volunteers and one for more experienced ones. Nick will be driving a van that will leave the Haywood County Extension Office at 5:00 PM taking anyone who wants to attend.

The North Carolina 4-H Master Volunteer Achievement in Continuing Education (ACE) program is designed to assist volunteers in the development of specialized skills as 4-H volunteers by participating in quality training experiences, processing learning experiences, conducting service activities/projects, and developing a Master Volunteer ACE portfolio. With this letter is a flier with all of the training information. Many 4-H Leaders from Haywood County have been, and are still involved in the ACE Program.

Please Call Nick or Dan at 456-3575 to REGISTER BY NOVEMBER 17th!