FEBRUARY 3 - 9, 1986
4-H: Learning old-fashloned values
By Lin Dixon
USKEGO - When young
people have the opportunity to
learn 'Us in cIa offered
through chools or other com­
munity group, what make
4-H come out on top? "The
4-H Club tting provide mall
group interactive learning ex­
perience tha teach young
people not only skills in career
explor tion, for example, but
al leadership. re ponsibility,
communication and social
kill , vs Le Schick, 4-H
youth ent. 'ember of
4-H Club learn the value of
cooperation and working with
other to complete a task."
Schick explain th t children
are more Iikely to particip te
in activitie they enjoy and
find tisfying. 4-H provide
ctive, fun learning while help­
ing young people develop scale
of value, their social person­
ality and acceptable indepen­
dence.
'Greater empha is should be
put on the oroce members
go throuzh in a 4-H Club rather
t the end product," Schick
explain. "For example, iUving
4-H'ers the responsibility of
making meal on a camping
trip i more important than the
perfect blueberry pancake that
may be an adult leader'
pecialty - even if everyone
must eat the slightly ra or
slightly burnt .pancakes of the
young camper ."
In studies done around the
country, 4-H members and
volunteer leaders have been a -
ed to identify leadership -
learnin to plan and work with
others, coperation, decision­
making, re ponsibility, and per­
sonal and. social skills - such a
communication If -confidence,
patience, the ability to meet
and interact with all kinds of
people, as the benefits thev
reap from being 4-H club,
members serve as officers on
planning committee and, ideally,
make mo t of the decisions
related to activities of their
club.
4-H volunteers practice
'shadow leadership" - watch­
ing. ob rving, offering suggest­
ion, support, and encourage­
ment, but allowing member to
be the "leaders" of the aroup.
R .. ROBERTSO , U
gon Ht . 4-H Pr ident.
LES SCHICK, Exten . n 4-H
Youth nt.
Being a father is a lOt more than iu makinS a baby.
And if you really want to know how a real man handles
sex and deals with being a father, call or stop by your local
Urban office.
'4-H mixes tozether boy nd
girl youn r outh and older
youth, caring adults, diverse and
exciting experience the club
tting, and the expertise of
ichigan St te niver itv
speciali ts. The result is a
unique youth program meeting
the needs of today's young
people allover Michiaan.
. On Friday, Februar 2
through Sund , arch 2, 19 6
t the ichigan State University
there will be a 4-H Le dermete.
This event is for all dult and
teen 4-H leaders, the b ckbone
of the 4-H programs.
There will be two evnote
speakers, Sue Miller, Wh lemind
orks, Inc., a nationally recog­
nized educator and in oirational'
speaker. She will show you
ways to prepare for the future
and help you m e difference
in the rneaninzfullne s of your
life and the lives of those
around vou. The other speaker
9
is Dr. Violet al ne Illin i
Cooper tive Extension ervice
will talk on way to help you
strenzthen and develop your
leadership tyle 0 vou an e
the be t YOU can b. The
theme is 'Leadership, Th
ever Ending Challenge,"
You are invited t
come learn zro , and
with ther 4-H I ader
11 over Mi hizan.
The other highlights of thi
weekend ill be wide variety
of 4-H proiect ill e sion
4-H le der nd alumni rec gni­
tion pre ntation of out t nding
county 4-H orozrarns and round
t ble discussions. The cost for
this is 0.00 Thi covers the
registration fee, all meals for
Frid y's dinner through Sun­
day's lunch, and shared lodging
for t 0 nights. Contact your
Cooper tive Extension Service,
724-6361 to receive regi' -
tration book.
Sem.inars assist women
in business
USKEGO - Beginning
with The Str tegy, on ed-
ne day February 19 series
f three d y-long rninars at
u gon omrnunity olle
are de . ned to a ist the oman
in busines chi ve su ess,
The . first e ion will fe ture
Kathy ard Dire t r 0 Plan-
ning and arketing at Ha kley
Hospital. She will fo us on the
process of strategi planning for
entering the busin environ­
ment' the p cific tools r
m ving from on ept to a t­
ion' and the u of creative
management ide s. Ms. Agard
h s a Bachelor's and aster's
D gree nd po -gr duate wor
in Publi Administration from
Western Mi higan ni er ity.
The rketing Plan ill be
presented by Lois onn on
ednesday. ar h 19. Her
pre ent tion will d fine the
PL a a detail m th d for
cornplishing pr �e t or oal.
he ill di u
f th
pre ntation to the audi n ;
prepare n effective ales pr -
nt tion; and ho t dev lop
sclf-c nfiden e in
t tion skills.
h s ion
s ' n. Int rested
per ns hould register by llin
777-0250 from 10
6 p.m.
day. for
as follows: The tr te .
o. 3076; The Marketin Plan.
0.3100; and Th Pr
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Th
by omrnunity
Department of u e on om­
munity oIl ge through the
mall Business D I pm nt
BD , funded in p rt
D troit BD under
ith th
Echos plan
four trips
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i offerin four opportuniti
for travel durin 19 6,
On ar h ter Shop-
nina Trip to F airl all in
D troit: u utI nd 2 trip
to th 0 I J zz Fe rival in
incinnati Ohio; ugu t to
Great meri a in Gurn , Ill.:
and for October 26 through
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