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Illinois 4-H Volunteers Attend NCRVF in Milwaukee

More than 30 Illinois 4-H members, volunteers and University of Illinois Extension staff participated in the 2007 North Central Region Volunteer Forum in Milwaukee, October 12-14. Wisconsin teen and volunteer hosts encouraged the more than 500 Midwestern participants to “Capture the Spirit” by learning new skills, information and techniques, in addition to sharing other successful 4-H programs and activities. The forum promotes learning and sharing on all aspects of 4-H.

“Volunteers are special people. Their dedication to learning additional skills to take home and teach to youth or to use in implementing new programs in their 4-H club is inspirational,” said Sheri Seibold, Extension Specialist for volunteer programming with the U of I Extension State 4-H Office. “The Illinois delegation has ‘captured the spirit’ and is excited to take new information home and teach it to others.”

In addition to learning new information, Illinois youth, volunteers and staff provided several educational workshops during the forum. Workshops and presenters included:

Promoting 4-H to the Media – Natalie Bosecker, U of I Extension State 4-H Office

TeRRiFFiCC Teachable Moments – Judy Taylor, U of I Extension Springfield Center

Hey Coach – Help Me Capture the Spirit of Mentoring – Steve Wagoner, U of I Extension Edwardsville Center

Tools to Promote and Enhance the 4-H Program – Natalie Bosecker, U of I Extension State 4-H Office, and Sue Reilly, U of I Extension Rock Island County

Understanding Your Culture and Appreciating Other Cultures – Judy Taylor U of I Extension Springfield Center

Putting Spirit Back in 4-H by Making Meetings Fun – Pat McGlaughlin, U of I Extension State 4-H Office; Sheri Seibold, U of I Extension State 4-H Office; and Steve Wagoner, U of I Extension Edwardsville Center

Goal Setting (in 4-H and Beyond) – Chris Anderson, U of I Extension Sangamon-Mendard Unit; Josh Frank, Brian Kane, Rebecca Luke, Simon Martin, and Erin Puls, Sangamon County teens

Cultural Connections: Understanding Yourself and Others Around You – Judy Schmidt, U of I Extension East Peoria Center

A World of (4-H) Leadership Opportunities – You Can Open the Door – Chris Anderson, U of I Extension Sangamon-Mendard Unit; Jeremey  Embalabala, Chelsea Gerberding, Rebecca Luke, Sangamon County teens

Capture the Spirit Through 4-H Expansion – Pat McGlaughlin, U of I Extension State 4-H Office; and Steve Wagoner, U of I Extension Edwardsville Center

Public Presentations: Plan, Prepare, Practice, and Present – Darlene Curry, volunteer from Tazewell County; Toni Frank, volunteer from Sangamon County; and Sheri Seibold, U of I Extension State 4-H Office

Illinois Delegation

Illinois participants at NCRVF included:

For information about this event, contact your local Extension office or Sheri Seibold, at the State 4-H Office in Champaign, at sseibold@uiuc.edu.

4-H is the largest out-of-school educational program for youth in the United States. 4-H seeks to assist youth in acquiring knowledge, forming attitudes, and developing life skills that will enable them to become caring, competent, and contributing members of society. In Illinois 281,462 youth participate in 4-H and the other youth programs of University of Illinois Extension. More than 25,300 youth and adult volunteers assist in the programming. For more information about 4-H in Illinois, visit: http://www.4-H.uiuc.edu.

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Source: Sheri Seibold, Extension Specialist, Volunteerism, Illinois State 4-H Office, 217-333-0910

 Editor’s Note: Ohio will host the 2008 NCRVF in Columbus, November 6-8, 2008.

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