{"id":34366,"date":"2023-11-30T12:33:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T20:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/?page_id=34366"},"modified":"2026-01-02T10:57:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:57:30","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":"<p><div class=\"cpb-row  pad-bottom gutter side-right\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><strong>Tips for Running Efficient and Enjoyable 4-H Club Meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To help your club operate smoothly and ensure that all members have a positive experience, consider the following strategies:<\/p>\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<li>Encourage Participation: Foster an inclusive environment where all members feel comfortable sharing ideas and taking part in discussions and activities.<\/li>\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<li>Include Fun Activities: Balance educational components with games, hands-on projects, or icebreakers to make meetings enjoyable and memorable.<\/li>\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<p>By implementing these approaches, your 4-H club can run efficiently and create a welcoming, fun atmosphere for all members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information to help manage your 4-H Club<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is some helpful information to help you with your 4-H club:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/4h\/announcements\/\">Lincoln-Adams 4-H News and Announcement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2075\/2022\/09\/4-H-Treasurers-Handbook-Leader-Guide.pdf\">4-H Treasurer\u2019s Handbook Club Leader Facilitation Guide (PDF)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ailife.com\/specialriskdivision\">American Income Life (AIL) Special Activities Coverage-for special events\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/projects\/all-projects\/\">Projects List for your Club\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/\">WSU 4-H Youth Development Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<strong class=\"cpb-subtitle underline-heading\">\n\t\t\t4-H Club Forms\t<\/strong>\n<div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/4-h-fundraiser-form\/\"><strong>Request to Fundraise Form<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<strong class=\"cpb-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t4-H Club Annual Forms\t<\/strong>\n<div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><\/p>\n<h4>Annual Financial Reports<\/h4>\n<p>Annual reports should be compiled and placed in a 3-ring binder.\u00a0 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<ul>\n<li>Treasures Book to include ledger<\/li>\n<li>Secretary&#8217;s Book-minutes from all Club meetings<\/li>\n<li>Monthly bank statements for the past 4-H year<\/li>\n<li>Current copy of bank signature card<\/li>\n<li>All receipts and deposit slips<\/li>\n<li>A list of all donors, amounts donated and fundraising activities<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/for-clubs\/club-financial-information\/\"><strong>Annual Financial Summary Report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/for-clubs\/club-financial-information\/\"><strong>Property Inventory Form<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Annual Budget Report<\/h4>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2075\/2025\/09\/Club-Plan-Budget.pdf\">Club-Plan-Budget (PDF)<\/a> due October 31st. You can email the budge to <a href=\"mailto:julie.hartz@wsu.edu\">Julie Hartz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-column  two\" style=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/4h\/policies-resources\/4-h-policies-and-procedures\/#1\" class=\"cpb-action-button cpb-action-button-item\"><span class=\"link-title\">Washington 4-H Policies and Procedures<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-row  pad-bottom gutter halves\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-row-inner\"><div class=\"cpb-column  one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><\/p>\n<h2>Adams County<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cpb-column  two\" style=\"\"><div class=\"cpb-textblock cpb-item \"><p><\/p>\n<h2>Lincoln County<\/h2>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-extension\/uploads\/sites\/2075\/2013\/03\/LiPolicyPDF.pdf\" class=\"cpb-action-button cpb-action-button-item\"><span class=\"link-title\">Lincoln County 4-H Program Policy<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/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":23456,"featured_media":0,"parent":1726,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"wsuwp_university_location":[],"wsuwp_university_org":[],"_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\/23456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34366"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35327,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34366\/revisions\/35327"}],"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"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_location?post=34366"},{"taxonomy":"wsuwp_university_org","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/lincoln-adams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wsuwp_university_org?post=34366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}