Having a Fair Say!

Bartholomew County Junior Fairboard Members

Brooke StaffordJared WhitesideErika 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 25-30 Youth selected each year with 25-30 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

7th or 8th grade Junior Leader or 1st 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

QUESTIONS????