Wisconsin State 4-H Wisconsin State 4-H Youth Leader Council Youth Leader Council

(YLC)(YLC) “To represent Wisconsin 4-H at the state level, provide leadership, and

work in the interest of Wisconsin youth.”

What is YLC?What is YLC?

YLC is the WI State YLC is the WI State Youth Leader Youth Leader CouncilCouncil

It’s comprised of It’s comprised of representatives representatives from the 6 different from the 6 different districts and an districts and an officer team.officer team.

Qualities of YLC membersQualities of YLC members

Leadership in club and county

Good communication skills

Good public relation skills

Responsibility Positive role model Positive attitude

Why Should I Apply?Why Should I Apply?

Gain Leadership at Gain Leadership at State LevelState Level

Grow in your Grow in your speaking and speaking and leadership skillsleadership skills

Become more Become more confident in confident in yourselfyourself

Meet kids from all Meet kids from all over the stateover the state

Have FUN!Have FUN!

What does YLC do?What does YLC do?

YLC meets 6 times YLC meets 6 times a year. a year. – 3 Face to Face3 Face to Face– 3 Teleconferences3 Teleconferences

YLC also assists YLC also assists with:with:– WI 4-H Foundation WI 4-H Foundation

Board with Board with Fundraising Fundraising

– WI State 4-H Youth WI State 4-H Youth ConferenceConference

Yearly YLC ActivitiesYearly YLC Activities

Fall ForumFall Forum

Elections are held Elections are held here, then we have here, then we have our first meeting our first meeting

Here YLC wraps up the Here YLC wraps up the year before and starts year before and starts planning for State planning for State Youth Conference in Youth Conference in JuneJune

YLC will then has a YLC will then has a post-fall forum post-fall forum teleconference within teleconference within one monthone month

Spring RetreatSpring Retreat Spring Retreat is Spring Retreat is

centrally located within centrally located within the state during the the state during the springspring

YLC plans everything YLC plans everything for State Youth for State Youth Conference, including Conference, including crowd warmers, crowd warmers, games, skits and much games, skits and much moremore

We then have a post-We then have a post-spring retreat spring retreat teleconference within a teleconference within a monthmonth

WI State 4-H and Youth WI State 4-H and Youth ConferenceConference

This is our Largest This is our Largest event held in Juneevent held in June

During conference During conference YLC helps take YLC helps take delegates to their delegates to their activities, lead activities, lead assemblies, and assemblies, and assist with assist with recreationrecreation

Conference ContinuedConference Continued

At our business At our business meeting, officers meeting, officers are elected for the are elected for the upcoming year.upcoming year.

We also plan for We also plan for Fall Forum.Fall Forum.

After Conference, After Conference, there is a Post-there is a Post-Conference Conference teleconference teleconference within a month.within a month.

WI 4-H Foundation BoardWI 4-H Foundation Board YLC helps the WI 4-H Foundation Board YLC helps the WI 4-H Foundation Board

with their fundraisers because the board with their fundraisers because the board sponsors YLC sponsors YLC – Golf OutingsGolf Outings– Governor's Meat AuctionGovernor's Meat Auction

Golf OutingsGolf Outings

There are two golf There are two golf outingsoutings– NorthernNorthern– SouthernSouthern

At these events, At these events, YLC members set YLC members set up, sell raffle up, sell raffle tickets, and talk tickets, and talk with golfers.with golfers.

Governor’s Meat AuctionGovernor’s Meat Auction

The Governor’s The Governor’s Meat Auction is Meat Auction is held at the State held at the State Fair in August.Fair in August.

YLC helps set up, YLC helps set up, encourages bidders encourages bidders and runs products and runs products between the between the auction and auction and fridges.fridges.

Applying for YLC is as easy as Applying for YLC is as easy as 1…2…3…1…2…3…

1.1. Print off an Print off an application form at application form at http://www.uwex.ehttp://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/youth/ledu/ces/4h/youth/leadership.cfmadership.cfm

2.2. Ask two people for Ask two people for letters of letters of recommendationrecommendation

3.3. Save the date for Save the date for Fall Forum where Fall Forum where elections are heldelections are held

When Do I Apply?When Do I Apply? Completed 8th grade but not completed Completed 8th grade but not completed

11th as of January 1st11th as of January 1st Normal YLC terms are two-years, unless Normal YLC terms are two-years, unless

one-year terms open up one-year terms open up Forms must be sent to the State 4-H Office Forms must be sent to the State 4-H Office

by Sep 1stby Sep 1st

What Should I expect after I What Should I expect after I apply?apply?

Officers and Advisors of Wisconsin State 4-H Youth Leader Council select a slate of candidates by district.

Once you’re selected, you are invited to attend Fall forum, where you will speak in front of your district and answer questions.

Attending this caucus will be voting delegates Results will be announced at the Fall Forum. Newly elected Wisconsin State 4-H Youth Council

members will take office at the Spring Retreat, but are strongly encouraged to stay for the meeting following elections at Fall Forum.

YLC in the FutureYLC in the Future In the future, we hope In the future, we hope

that YLC becomes a that YLC becomes a household name like household name like the State FFA Officersthe State FFA Officers

YLC has an integrity YLC has an integrity in the council that we in the council that we want to keepwant to keep

And most of all….we And most of all….we want to promote 4-H want to promote 4-H while having fun!while having fun!

For More information, For More information, please contact your local please contact your local county extension agent or county extension agent or

visitvisithttp://www.uwex.edu/ces/http://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h /youth/leadership.cfm4h /youth/leadership.cfm