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Sarah Hamm
Executive Director
Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation
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David W. SmithTexas 4-H2O Program Coordinator
Biological & Agricultural Engineering DepartmentTexas 4-H & Youth Development
Texas A&M University – College Station
The Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors
Program provides select high school
age youth a unique opportunity to
gain advanced knowledge and develop
leadership skills related to the science,
technology, engineering, and
management of water in Texas.
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Texas 4-H Water
Ambassador Program
4-H2O Youth
Leadership
Academy
Continuing Ed.,
Mentorship,
Service
Eligibility
• 32 high school youth entering 9th,
10th, and 11th grade for upcoming
school year
• Representing (2) from each of (16)
Regional Water Planning Areas
• 4-H members and youth from broad
and diverse backgrounds
Timeline
• Application & selection process
March - June
• 4-H2O Youth Leadership Academy
July/August
• (40) Hours service over next 12
months
• Tier 1-4 Ambassador opportunities
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A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. – Mark Twain
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4-H20 Youth Leadership Academy
• 10-day Texas tour
• Water law, policy, planning &
management
• Water resources
• Diversity of water concerns
• Variety of stakeholder interests
• Applied research & technologies
“No two persons ever read the same book.”
― Edmund Wilson
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Texas Water
Policy & Planning
Supply & Demand
Storage, Treatment & Distribution
Research & Applied
Technology
Health & Security
Conservation & Efficiency
Education & Advocacy
Who
What
When
Where
How
WHY?
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Service OpportunitiesAmbassador Requirements
• (40) hours annually
• Collaboration with:• Extension educators
• GCDs, river authorities, water
utilities
• NGOs
• Local schools
• Industry trade associations
• 4-H Club presentations
• Classroom demonstrations
• Rotary club
• Water day camps
• County fair, science fair
• Master Gardeners, Master
Naturalists
• Local advocacy groups
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Continuing Education &
Mentorship
• Peer-to-peer, academic, and industry mentoring
• On-line continuing education opportunities
• Recognition of education and service activities
• Leadership, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills development
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Action Team
• Represent (16) Regional Water Planning Areas
• Provide program oversight
• Review and select among applicants
• Regional promotion
• Invest time through mentorship
• Share experience and expertise
• Connect ambassadors to education and service opportunities
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4-H2O Ambassadors
(mentees)
Extension Education
4-H2O Program
Coordinator 4-H Urban Outreach Program
Texas 4-H Foundation
Investors & Partnerships
Action Team
Youth Serving
Organization
Adult/Peer Mentors
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Annual Budget Estimate
~$3,000 per Ambassador
o Lodging
o Meals
o Transportation
o Kick-off social
o Recreation
o Educational resources &
continuing education
o Ambassador ID & promotion
Registration fee:
$250 per youth
Funding for 4-H2O Program Coordinator covered by
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
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POTENTIAL INVESTORS & PARTNERSHIPS
• Groundwater conservation
districts
• River authorities
• Water utilities
• Engineering firms & law
practices
• Agricultural commodity groups
• Non-Governmental Organizations
• Private foundations
• Environmental groups
• Water industry associations