Putting Service into an All Star Nomination

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PuttingServiceinto anAll Star Nomination

• Presenters
• Sheila Westfall WV All Star Executive Board
  Central District Scout
• Carl Townsend - WV All Star Executive Board
  County Agent Rep

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Workshop goal

• West Virginia 4-H All Stars by constitution may
  nominate any 4-H member or volunteer leader
  meeting the requirements as stated in the
  Constitution. Both members and leaders are
  approver on their quality of service provided to
  the 4-H program and their community.
• Annually, nominees are not approved by the state
  All Star screening committee because the listed
  involvement does not describe the service
  specifically or just list offices held and/or
  committee membership. After attending this
  workshop, you will be able to get all of your
  qualified nominees selected, and you will be able
  to train All Stars in your county how to do a
  better job, also.

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Eligibility

• Leaders
• Age 18 or over .
• Registered with WVU-ES as a leader.
• Serving in at least their 5th year.

• Members
• Enrolled as 4-H member in at least their 5th
  year.
• Have received their 4-H Charting Pin.
• Must be at least 17 years old not reached age
  22 by Jan 1st of current year.

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Recommendations to state selection committee can
be made by any

• WV 4-H All Star member.
• All Star in any collegiate 4-H club in
  conjunction with clubs advisor.
• Executive committee member.
• County Extension agent signs certifying that the
  constitutionally required information listed on
  the registration form is accurate .

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Recommendations to the Executive Committee by any

• Executive committee member .
• WV 4-H All Star member.
• For Extension personnel and other qualified
  individuals who have contributed or are
  contributing outstanding service to the West
  Virginia 4-H Program according with such criteria
  as the Executive Committee may consider relevant
  and appropriate.

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Leaders Record

• The 4-H All Star motto is SERVICE. In this
  portion of the form, write three examples of
  service which demonstrate 4-H service as a leader
  at club, county, or state level. One of these
  examples may include service to (not
  participation in) non 4-H programs. Please do not
  add extra pages.

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Leaders Record continued

• BE SPECIFIC! When possible, include numbers and
  specific instances.
• Avoid using such words as attended, participated,
  several, helped, and many.
• Use words such as directed, organized, conducted
  and prepared to describe the Record of Service.
• Do not include any proper nouns that would help
  identify the person or county.

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Leaders Record continued

• EXAMPLE often received
• This 4-H leader helped with club food workshops
  for several members over the past years.
• This person had others help in this project
  teaching.
• This leader facilitated project completion for
  the food project books hoping for more to
  complete their projects.
• This person assisted with the county 4-H project
  workshop for two years.

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Leaders Record with Action Words

• EXAMPLE
• This 4-H leader has organized and directed club
  food workshops for an average of 10 members per
  year for 6 years.
• This person recruits and trains teen and adult
  volunteers to aid in this project teaching.
• This leader answers questions from food project
  members about their books and encourages them to
  complete their projects.
• This person was a workshop coordinator at the
  county 4-H project workshop for two years.

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Members Record

• The 4-H All Star motto is SERVICE. In this
  portion of the form, write three examples of
  service which demonstrate 4-H service as a leader
  at club, county, or state level. One of these
  examples may include service (not participation)
  to non 4-H programs. Please do not add extra
  pages.
• Do not repeat information provided on this page
  on the back page.

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Members Record continued

• BE SPECIFIC! When possible, include numbers and
  specific instances.
• Avoid using such words as attended, participated,
  several, helped, and many.
• Use words such as directed, organized, conducted
  and prepared to describe the Record of Service.
• Do not include any proper nouns that would help
  identify the person or county. .

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Members Record continued

• EXAMPLE often received
• This 4-H member assisted with in two club
  workshops for members enrolled in This is 4-H.
  Twelve 4-H'ers attended.
• Members that went through these workshops, Had
  more contact with the 4-H'ers, including helping
  with project completion, preparation for county
  roundup, as well as personal motivation to
  continue in 4-H.
• She has also worked with this type of workshop
  during the two previous years and has held all
  club offices.

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Members Record with Action Words

• EXAMPLE
• This 4-H member organized and directed two club
  workshops for members enrolled in This is 4-H.
  Twelve 4-H'ers participated.
• Because of her involvement with members through
  these workshops, she has increased regular
  contact with the 4-H'ers, including counseling in
  project completion, preparation for county
  roundup, as well as personal motivation to
  continue in 4-H.
• As club president, she directed training
  workshops attended by all other club officers.

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Members Record (back side)Overall Achievement
and Accomplishments

• ACHIEVEMENT IN PROJECT WORK
• Accomplishments/awards received for project work
  on county, state or national level. (Example Has
  completed all projects the last six years, visual
  presentation in Bird Identification at state and
  received pins of excellence for the following)
• Not, has taken 6 projects and attended all county
  fairs.

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Members Record (back side)Overall Achievement
and Accomplishments

• CLUB, COUNTY, STATE NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT/ACTIVIT
  IES including non- 4-H
• Accomplishments, awards received, trips earned.
  (Example Selected as the outstanding county
  4-Her, received All-State selection in
  volleyball, member of the All-State band and
  attended National 4-H Conference.)

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Members Record (back side)Overall Achievement
and Accomplishments

• 4-H CAMPS AND OTHER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
• Weekends and full week camps, state or national
  trips /or events. (Example Served as chief of
  tribe, awarded exchange camper scholarship,
  received Heart H at Alpha I and elected as school
  Junior Class President.)

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Common Mistakes on Leaders Record

• Besides lack of use of action words.
• Covered too many areas of service in one example.
• Repeated information in more that one area.
• Single sentence used in one or more areas.
• No information in one area.
• Adding new service info on summary of service
  card.

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Common Mistakes on Members Record

• All of the things covered on the Leader
  recommendations.
• Listing achievement and accomplishments on the
  front side and not on the back side as required.
• Putting new areas of Service on the back side.

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Exercise

• Using the generic record form provided
• Write one area of Service of each a member and a
  leader.
• Complete one of the areas of achievement and
  accomplishments on the back side.

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How to find and complete forms

• Forms are located on the internet at
• WVU Extension Service Web Site Event Pack page
• http//www.wvu.edu/7Eexten/infores/pubs/eventpkt.
  htm
• West Virginia 4-H All Stars Web Site
• http//www.wv4hallstars.org/Documents.html

All Stars
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Questions and Evaluation

• Thank you for attending and participating.
• We hope each of you learned how to express
  Service in you All Star Recommendations for the
  future.