Events

Illinois 4-H Junior Leadership Conference

Description

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The Illinois 4-H Jr. Leadership Conference, JLC, is a fun filled overnight weekend event that provides junior high delegates with a look into leadership development and opportunities within the 4-H program. This conference is brought to you by the Illinois State 4-H Youth Leadership Team. The 2012 JLC is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, February 25-26 at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center in Urbana.

JLC is open to 7th and 8th grade 4-H members and Operation Military Kids (OMK) Extension participants. At this event, these members have the opportunity to bring a non-4-H friend!!! The conference junior high youth a chance to develop their leadership skills, meet and interact with youth from across the state, and view state leadership in action, while connecting with the State 4-H Youth Leadership Team.

While at JLC delegates will:

  • Learn about opportunities available to youth leaders in Illinois, including regional and state leadership teams, state committees, events, etc.
  • Explore assorted 4-H projects in depth with hands-on activities. This gives them the information and activities to take back to their local clubs and start using the leadership skills they have learned.
  • Participate in active games and mixers that they can take back to their local clubs and use to build theirs, and other members' leadership skills.
  • Interact with 4-H members from across the state. This allows the delegates to learn about 4-H programming in different counties and form new friendships.

Cost and Registration

The 2012 JLC registration fee is $125 for every delegate. The fee covers JLC programming, insurance, hotel room (with 2-3 other delegates), and 3 meals. Adult chaperones are also expected to pay the $125 fee (rooming with 1 other adult). Registration is limited to the first 90 youth who register.

The Illinois 4-H Foundation will offer a limited number of $25 scholarships for first-time 4-H member attendees. Youth must apply for these scholarships by early January. Some local Extension offices may offer scholarships for delegates and chaperones; individuals should check with their local University of Illinois Extension staff about that possibility.

Adult Chaperones must be age 21 and must have been approved by the University of Illinois Extension Volunteer Screening procedures. They must also have completed the on-line Overnight Chaperone Orientation Certification at http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/4hchaperone/. Chaperones will be expected to be responsible for a maximum of 10 youth of the same gender.

Delegates must register/apply on-line (please include link here & below!) and pay the $125 fee. The registration deadline is Monday, January 30, 2012. (Specific instructions regarding payment are provided on the registration site.)

Delegates are also required to complete and mail in advance the pieces listed below. These pieces must be postmarked by Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Chaperones must register on-line at the same website and are required to complete the same three pieces of paperwork mentioned above.

To register: https://webs.extension.uiuc.edu/registration/default.cfm?RegistrationID=6071

Scholarships

4-H JLC Scholarship Application is due by Monday, January 9.

Required Paperwork

Required paperwork must be postmarked by February 1.

2012 Agreement to Assume Risk 2012 Agreement to Assume Risk

Must be completed and postmarked by Wednesday, February 1, 2012. (Registration deadline is Monday, January 30, 2012.)

2012 JLC Code of Conduct/Media Release/Emergency Medical Form 2012 JLC Code of Conduct/Media Release/Emergency Medical Form

Must be completed & postmarked no later than Wednesday, February 1, 2012. (Registration closes January 30, 2012.)

Contacts

State 4-H Office & YLT Advisor Contact (for questions regarding program and payments): Debra Stocker, dstocker@illinois.edu

YLT Advisor Contacts (for questions regarding program) – Josh Frank, jtfrank2@illinois.edu and Heather Stocker, hstocker09@gmail.com.