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Evaluate the effectiveness of your 4-H club meetings
Published on August 20, 2012
Is your 4-H club meeting making the grade? Evaluate the effectiveness of your 4-H club’s meetings using this helpful tool. -
Build character in children through story books
Published on August 20, 2012
Reading to children is essential to ensure their success in school. Books that focus on character can help children build literacy skills as well as learn character lessons. -
Targeted volunteer recruitment – Part 2: Adapting your pitch
Published on August 20, 2012
When engaging in targeted volunteer recruitment, it’s essential to tailor your presentation to every individual or audience; never use the same pitch twice! -
Understanding adultism: Creating positive youth-adult partnerships
Published on August 20, 2012
Everyone benefits when youth and adults work together, but there are unique challenges to learning how to work together as equals. -
Communication: Connecting teens and parents
Published on August 20, 2012
Explore suggestions for creating and maintaining open communication between teens and parents. -
Help children learn about money management
Published on August 17, 2012
Kids who are given the opportunities to make a spending plan and implement it are more likely to develop good judgment about money. -
4-H GLNR campers investigate impacts of aquatic invasive species on biodiversity of native fish
Published on August 16, 2012
Upon discovering, documenting invasive round gobies in Presque Isle County’s Lake Esau, 4-H Great Lakes and Natural Resources campers investigated the impacts of non-native aquatic invaders in this local lake. -
Fairs are a great way to learn about leadership
Published on August 16, 2012
Michigan 4-H youth develop leadership skills through participation in county fairs. -
Michigan 4-H youth build portfolios with employers in mind
Published on August 15, 2012
Michigan State University Extension suggests students to develop employability portfolios that serve as a communication tool with prospective employers. -
Communication is driven by cultural differences
Published on August 15, 2012
Communication methods differs in different countries and cultures, understand the difference to communicate more effectively.