{"id":34366,"date":"2023-11-30T12:33:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/?page_id=34366"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:36:06","slug":"4-h-club-leaders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/4h\/4-h-club-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H Club Leaders Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips for Running Efficient and Enjoyable 4-H Club Meetings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To help your club operate smoothly and ensure that all members have a positive experience, consider the following strategies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Organize Meetings Effectively: Plan meetings in advance, prepare an agenda, and share it with club members. This helps keep meetings on track and ensures everyone knows what to expect.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage Participation: Foster an inclusive environment where all members feel comfortable sharing ideas and taking part in discussions and activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delegate Responsibilities: Assign tasks or roles to different members, such as leading a game, preparing a presentation, or helping with setup and cleanup. This promotes teamwork and keeps everyone engaged.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Include Fun Activities: Balance educational components with games, hands-on projects, or icebreakers to make meetings enjoyable and memorable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Celebrate Achievements: Recognize members\u2019 accomplishments, whether it&#8217;s completing a project, volunteering, or demonstrating good leadership skills. Positive reinforcement motivates continued participation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By implementing these approaches, your 4-H club can run efficiently and create a welcoming, fun atmosphere for all members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information to help manage your 4-H Club<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is some helpful information to help you with your 4-H club:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/4h\/announcements\/\">Lincoln-Adams 4-H News and Announcement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/product\/4-h-treasurers-handbook-leader-guide\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pubs.extension.wsu.edu\/product\/4-h-treasurers-handbook-leader-guide\/\">4-H Treasurer\u2019s Handbook Club Leader Facilitation Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/projects\/all-projects\/\">Projects List for your Club&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/\">WSU 4-H Youth Development Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4-H Club Annual Forms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual Financial Reports<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Annual reports should be compiled and placed in a 3-ring binder.&nbsp; The required 4-H Club financial reports, for and financial information are listed below that need to be in the 3-ring binder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Treasures Book to include ledger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secretary&#8217;s Book-minutes from all Club meetings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monthly bank statements for the past 4-H year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current copy of bank signature card<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All receipts and deposit slips<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A list of all donors, amounts donated and fundraising activities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Annual Financial Summary Report-coming soon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Property Inventory Form-coming soon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can drop off your annual financial reports at the Adams Extension Office, 205 W Main, Ritzville or at the Lincoln Extension Office, 303 6th Street, Davenport by October 31st.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual Budget Report<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Club Plan Budget is due October 31st. You can email the budget to <a href=\"mailto:julie.hartz@wsu.edu\">Julie Hartz<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4-H Club Forms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/4-h-fundraiser-form\/\">Request to Fundraise Form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ailife.com\/specialriskdivision\">Special Activities Coverage-Insurance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4-H New Year Checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/new-4-h-year-club-checklist\/\">Checklist for the new 4-H Year<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4-H Club Annual Forms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/10\/Annual-Financial-Summary-Report.pdf\">Annual Financial Summary Report (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/10\/Property-Inventory.pdf\">Property Inventory Form (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/10\/Request-to-Maintain-Excess-Funds.pdf\">Request to Maintain Excess Funds (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/10\/Audit-Committee-Report.pdf\">Audit Committee Report (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/10\/Audit-Committee-Review.pdf\">Audit Committee Review and Guidelines (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/10\/4-H-Plan-and-Budget.pdf\">4-H Club Plan and Budget (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-cta \" >\n\t<a \t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/policies-resources\/4-h-policies-and-procedures\/#1\"\t\n\t\tclass=\"wsu-button \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\tWashington 4-H Policies and Procedures\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tips for Running Efficient and Enjoyable 4-H Club Meetings To help your club operate smoothly and ensure that all members have a positive experience, consider the following strategies: Organize Meetings Effectively: Plan meetings in advance,&amp;hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":450,"featured_media":0,"parent":1726,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[],"tags":[],"cahnrs_clean_page_nonce":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34366"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/450"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34366"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36140,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34366\/revisions\/36140"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}