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APPLYING FOR A CLUB CHARTER
- Once a club has met all
of the above club criteria they may submit the "Application For
A Club Charter" that is printed in the front of the Club Secretary's
Handbook to the 4-H Office.
- Once a club has received
a Charter, it is not necessary to ever apply for one again.
CRITERIA FOR "4-H CLUB
SEAL OF ACHIEVEMENT"
In order to receive a Club
Seal of Achievement for its charter, a 4-H Club must:
- Be a 4-H Club unit recognized
as such and enrolled for the current 4-H year through Cornell Cooperative
Extension of Chenango County.
- Apply for and receive a
"4-H Club Charter"…Having met all of the above 4-H Club
Criteria.
- Hold at least six regular
business meetings during the current 4-H year with the club secretary
keeping minutes in the official 4-H Club Secretary's Handbook provided
by the 4-H Office.
- Have every member enrolled
with the Chenango County 4-H office and participate in at least one
4-H project.
- Have put on an exhibit of
its work to parents or others…Such as set up a display of its projects
or activities at the Chenango County Fair, participate in a community
fair, set up a window display in a prominent place in the community,
or hold a special club exhibit program for the members' families, etc.
- Have at least six out of
every ten club members (60%) satisfactorily complete the current 4-H
project year…Based on the 4-H club leader's discretion.
4-H Honor Club Criteria
In order to qualify as a "4-H
Honor Club," a 4-H club must:
- Have met all of the above
criteria for a "4-H CLUB SEAL OF ACHIEVEMENT"
- Have completed at least
one Community Service Project during the current 4-H year… for
which a blue "Community Service Award Report Form" has been
filled out in the 4-H Office.
- Give back to the county
wide 4-H program by participating in at least one of the county-wide
4-H fundraising events… Fall Kit Sale (beginning in September),
Spring Cookie and Candy Sale (beginning in March)k OR volunteering at
a county organized event… such as the Chenango County Fair, Public
Presentations, Clothing Revue, Holiday Workshop, etc.
- Promote the 4-H Program
by participating in at least one of the two National promotions during
the year… National 4-H Week in October and/or National Volunteer
Week in April.
- Have at least one member
participate in the County Public Presentations Event
- Have a General Organizational
Leader who has completed the Leader Certification Program… Workshops
are held before each regularly scheduled 4-H Leaders' Association Meeting.
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