Schedule
Friday, August 20, 2010
5:30 p.m. Registration & Name Tags (Gamma and Zeta Dorms)
· Check in – get your name tag and find your room.
· Hand in your “Are we there yet” form.
6:00 p.m. Pizza Planet (cafeteria)
· Destination t-shirt – come dressed in a t-shirt denoting any “destination” – We will have prizes for: Farthest Away, Ugliest (Tacky, Wacky) and most obscure.
6:45 p.m. Meeting the other Travelers (Mead Building)
· Traditional warm up to all programs…the ice breakers. Key members will be encouraged to share and lead in some get to know each other activities. 4-H Fun Packs, LTCS Manuals and other resources available.
7:15 p.m. Understanding the Gauges (Mead Building)
· Overview of the schedule and training objectives
· Highlight and update of a few things that key members have done over the past year.
· Handout the binders and briefly go through the contents.
7:45 p.m. Reading the Road Map (Mead Building)
· During this session we will all be put to work creating opening activities and ice breakers for a number of different workshops that Key Members may be asked to do throughout the year. You can come prepared but remember there is always a twist…
8:15 p.m. Advertise with the Tourism Board (Mead Building)
· Actually we are going to plan for the month of November and National 4-H Month!!!
8:45 p.m. It’s a-MAZING (Corn Maze)
· We get to test our skills on the new Corn Maze! Please be prepared with proper footwear, bug spray, water bottle, warm clothes etc.
10:00 p.m. Snack Attack (Alpha Dorm)
11:30 p.m. Ready for Bed and Lights Out by Midnight
Saturday, August 21, 2010
7:00 a.m. Early Morning Hike (Optional)
· If you are interested please let Leila know the night before.
8:00 a.m. Breakfast (Meet at 7:50 outside the dorms to walk over to Cafeteria)
8:45 a.m. Uniting the Globe… (Mead Building)
· Working with all types of people…even 4-H Specialists!
9:30 a.m. Travel Packages – Narrowing the Selection (Mead Building)
· National 4-H Month – what is our role??
· Session topic selection
10:15 a.m. Body Break – quick break to refresh and get ready
10:45 a.m. Planning the Flight Course- (Mead Building)
· This is your opportunity to gain a few pointers and hone a few of those skills that you will use over the next club year.
· Preliminary paperwork due at the end of session…you will understand once it is explained to you during training!
11:45 a.m. Lunch Break – (Cafeteria)
12:15 p.m. Caravan Tours (Mead Building)
· Okay so the name leaves a little be to desired, but this will be a hands on session of learning to navigate the new executive skills DVD that is a very cool new tool available to clubs this year!!
1:30 p.m. Planning the Flight Course continues… (Mead Building)
3:00 p.m. Regional Group Discussion (Mead Building)
· Discussion and summary of activities, events or workshops that your club / district will be planning for this calendar year.
· Key Member Contract
· Expectations of each other, staff, districts, Key Leader etc.
· Goals and identify potential concerns
· This will also be picture time so be prepared….
3:30 p.m. Minute to Win it….Goes live 4-H Style (Quad)
· If you haven’t seen this show on TV this summer, you are in for a big surprise!!
4:15 p.m. Discovering the Local Hot Spots (Mead Building)
· Dealing with Local media – one local celebrity gives you advice about how to handle the Paparazzi…
· Creating excitement for your events or sessions
5:00 p.m. Recreation Break –Swimming or relaxing in the hot tub! (Pool)
· Bring your swimming suit and towel; we are heading to a Beach Destination!!
6:00 p.m. Prep time for the Banquet (Dorms) Assemble outside the dorms at 6:25
6:30 p.m. Saturday Night Fever but with a touch of class… (Cafeteria)
· Bring on the Seventies and the disco ball; we will be having a formal banquet so mind your etiquette!
7:30 p.m. Amazing Race! (Around Campus)
· Over the course of the next couple of hours it will be up to you to read a map, find certain “landmarks” (may be breathing, living ones..) and navigate your way back to us before solving a mystery! Good luck, and may you all make it back….
· Dance and fun to follow!!
11:30 p.m. Lights Out by Midnight!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
8:15 a.m. Breakfast – (Cafeteria)
9:00 a.m. Task Time – (Mead Building)
· Presentations (various locations – rotation will be posted on Saturday night)
11:00 a.m. Pit Stop / Shop Visit (Mead Building)
· Challenges and Difficulties – Conflict management, listening skills, prioritizing, assertiveness etc.
11:45 a.m. Clearing Customs (Mead Building)
· Room clean up – light work is made of many hands!
12:00 noon Lunch (Cafeteria)
12:45 p.m. Departure from the dorms
Things to Bring
Clothing and Personal Items:
? Sleeping bag and pillow (NO BEDDING OR TOWELS SUPPLIED)
? Shampoo, soap, towel, face cloth, toothbrush & paste, deodorant, etc.
? Destination Shirt for Friday Dinner (see schedule)
? Indoor shoes/slippers
? Outdoor footwear
? Waterbottle
? Warm clothes with layers – We will be outside rain or shine for many activities so dress accordingly
? Swimming Suit – We do have the pool rented!!
? COSTUME for the Saturday Night Fever
Miscellaneous:
? Contents for “Are we there YET…the drive to Lakeland College”
? Completed medication Permission/Program Agreement Form and Health Form
? Medication clearly marked with who it is for
? Plenty of ideas to share with Key Members
? LOTS OF ENERGY AND ENTHUSIASM
Optional:
? Camera
? Music for the Dance – be sure ipod’s are labeled!
Please DO NOT bring:
? Valuable items (these are your own risk)
? Any kind of tobacco products, alcohol or illegal drugs
As a member-run program, Alberta 4-H is more than happy to see its members step up to the plate, take initiative and learn to do by doing – after all, how is one ever going to become a leader if they’re never given the opportunity to lead?
Designed for members, ages 15-20, Alberta 4-H’s Key Member program verses delegates in the ways of proficient communication, dynamic programming and workshop planning, effective leadership and successful time management. Not to mention the friends that will be made, the experiences that will be had and the foundation geared toward future success that will be created.
As a Key Member, some main responsibilities are:
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Event promotion (e.g.: getting the word out about National 4-H Month and Wear Your 4-H Colours Day)
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Workshop Planning (e.g.: organizing a public speaking workshop or grooming clinic for your fellow club members)
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Two-way Communication (e.g.: known for their all-star communication skills, Key Members are counted on to pass relevant information on to members of their club, and conversely, relay club members’ feedback to leaders)
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Resource Go-to (e.g.: Key Members should make themselves known to their club, community and district as an knowledgeable and accessible source of information, ranging in topics from event dates to history of the Alberta 4-H organization – and just as importantly, even if you don’t always know the answers to the questions, you feel confident in knowing where to source the answers from)
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Mentorship (e.g.: it’s important for junior-aged members to have someone too look up to – remember the person you first looked up to as a junior member? – ask questions of and be inspired by)
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Help out at a club and district-level
Application Process
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Applying to be a Key Member is much like applying for a job because in essence, it is one; therefore, a RESUME and a COVER LETTER must be received by your REGIONAL SPECIALIST no later than March 31, 2010 in order to be considered;
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Every district council then goes through all of its applicants and one Key Member/ district is selected.
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Key Members serve one-year terms, with the option of reapplying and being re-chosen;
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Key Members are strongly encouraged to attend the Key Member training weekend, August 20-23, 2010 in order to meet the crew of newly named Key Members, to become knowledgeable in the ways of the organization, to devise strategies for the upcoming year and to talk out any questions and fears that might exist. And to have a blast.
Please consult the Alberta 4-H website, www.4h.ab.ca, for more information and for the contact information of your Regional Specialist …and in case you don’t know what region you’re in, the website will help with that as well because that’s definitely something you’re going to need to know as a Key Member!
Best of luck and hope to see you at Key Member Training!
- Please remember to fill out and bring the following forms:
* 4-H Program Agreement Form
* Key Member Contact and Photo Release
* 4-H Personal Health Record