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This awards book can be found on the 4-H Youth Development section of the Oakland County MSUE website at www.oakgov.com/msu

AWARDS SUMMARY SPARK AWARD: Deadline October 28th To recognize young or new club members who are not being recognized for other awards. This award can only be won once per youth. COUNTY MEDALS: Deadline October 28th Designed to recognize outstanding work in all project areas (ages 11-19). 4-H CLUB COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD: (Due during Club Re-enrollment) This recognition was created to honor the clubs who have participated in outstanding service projects in the current program year. 4-H CLUB STANDARD AWARD: (Due during Club Re-enrollment) This club award is designed to recognize excellent club programming in Oakland County. Members are encouraged to participate in Club, County, State, and National Events and International Exchange Programs. Awards will be made based on the completeness of the application.

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD: Deadline October 28th Designed to recognize a high school junior or senior who has demonstrated leadership potential and growth in character and personal development. Recommendation from your teacher or leader must be included with the application. MICHIGAN 4-H KEY CLUB AWARD: Deadline October 28th Recognizes outstanding project achievement; individual serves as county resource person & project ambassador (ages 14-19).

HOW TO COMPLETE AWARDS APPLICATIONS 1.

Photocopy application—use one for a rough draft, one to be turned in. It is a good idea to make a copy of the completed application for your records.

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Read directions and entire application twice before beginning.

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Please type or print neatly. (Typed is preferred)

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Use the member record book, computer, and/or calendars to help you fill out the application.

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Be brief and to the point. Do not add pages unless indicated. When it is necessary to add a page, be sure to use 8 1/2” x 11” paper. Do not repeat things several times on the application.

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Double check for misspelled words, poor grammar, and incomplete sentences.

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Be sure the application has proper signatures. All applications must be filled out by participant as noted in the Awards Handbook.

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Send all applications to: Jason Scott at [email protected] with a subject line of “Oakland County 4-H Awards (award applying for)”

4-H SPARK AWARD

About the SPARK Award: This award is an introduction to the County 4-H Achievement Awards Program. The award is presented at the Annual Oakland County awards event which is held annually January. These youth (up to 2 per 4-H Club) have been chosen by their 4-H club because they have displayed qualities such as a willingness to help others, the ability to learn and share skills and most importantly they have provided a spark to their club that will soon begin to burn with amazing brightness and intensity.

The SPARK awardees will receive a medal and SPARK certificate. • Selection is made by either the leader or by vote of the club members. Consider such qualities as willingness to help others, the ability to learn and share skills and the growth of the person as a result of their previous 4-H experiences. • Each 4-H Club may nominate two awardees. • Eligibility is not dependent upon age or length of enrollment • Those members who are ineligible for this SPARK AWARD are: those youth being recognized for COUNTY MEDALS, MICHIGAN 4-H KEY CLUB AWARD, NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD recipients or other special honorees.

This award can be submitted online here https://goo.gl/forms/7W2QumrW5JLWmZkB2

4-H SPARK NOMINATION Club Name: General Leader: SPARK #1 Name: Address: Phone: E-mail Address:

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Age:

Briefly describe activities of SPARK #1:

SPARK #2 Name: Address: Phone: E-mail Address:

Age:

Briefly describe activities of SPARK #2:

** Please email or send form to the Oakland County 4-H Office

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Due in MSU Extension 4-H Youth Development Office: October 28

COUNTY MEDAL

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The County Awards program is designed to provide 4-H members with recognition for their project achievements. County Awards are given to signify a job well done, encourage youth to strive for more, and to reward youth for successfully overcoming obstacles along the way. Effort, willingness to learn, and personal growth experiences are considered desirable qualities for projects. County Awards are awarded in every 4-H project area. Each project area/award medal may be received only once. Receiving a County Award Medal is a great addition for your 4-H experience, your academic portfolio, college application and resume. You must be at least 10 years old and have completed at least 2 years in 4-H. The deadline to apply for a 4-H County Medal Award is October 28th

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Members should read all instructions carefully before starting. Filling out the application is an exercise in professionalism communicating your experiences in a standardized format similar to scholarship and employment applications. It’s your story! The awards program is designed to provide 4-H members with recognition for accomplishments youth are already making in their project areas. Before you begin, review your 4-H Record Books, past calendars that indicate 4-H meetings, activities and workshops attended and any other resources that might be helpful. Information presented on the Oakland County 4-H Award application should be factual and concise. It should be an organized presentation of what you have learned and done in your 4H project(s). Use correct grammar and spelling – you are representing yourself! Proofread your work.

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Complete all sections to the best of your ability. There is no limit to how many words you can use in each section (Your 4-H Story, Life Skills, Project Knowledge and Skills) just make sure there is sufficient explanation for all sections of your application. Remember judges usually don’t know anything about you. Indicate the project area/awards for which you wish to be considered. Indicate any county awards you have received in this program. Submit by October 28th 2016 to the MSU Extension Office (1200 North Telegraph Road #26E, Pontiac, MI 48341) or E-mail to [email protected] with the subject line OAKLAND COUNTY 4-H COUNTY MEDAL (Project Area). Late entries cannot be accepted. Consider applying for a State 4-H Award! Now that this application is complete, you have a great start for the State 4-H Awards application process! Applications will be reviewed and applicants will be notified of their status. All applicants are invited to attend the 4-H Achievement Awards in January.

COUNTY MEDAL

COUNTY MEDAL APPLICATION Name:

Address: City:

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Phone:

E-mail address: Number of years in 4-H:

Member’s age (as of Jan. 1 of program year):

4-H Leader signature:

4-H County Medal Award Area Choose (BOLD & UNDERLINE) one of the 4-H award areas from the list below.

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Achievement

Agriculture • Beef • Citizenship • Clothing and Textiles

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Communications • Community Service • Companion Animals •

(cats, pocket pets, fish, reptiles, etc.)

Dairy Cattle • Dogs • Entomology •

Environmental & Outdoor Education (Outdoor Adventure Challenge)

Food & Nutrition • Global & Cultural Heritage • Goats • Horses • Gardening/Horticult ure • Leadership • Llama (including alpaca) • Performing Arts •

Photography • Poultry • Rabbits & Cavies • Science and Technology (including •

computers, electrical, small engines, automotive, tractors, etc.)

Sheep • Shooting Sports • Swine • Veterinary Science • Visual Arts (formerly Crafts & •

Woodworking, Fine Arts)

COUNTY MEDAL Your 4-H Story (4 Points)

The 4-H story should add depth to the reader’s understanding of the 4-H member’s project work and overall involvement in the 4-H program. Stories should include segments of the following. • Tell about the project area in which you are applying, how 4-H helped you learn things about this area you didn’t know before, how your project grew in size and scope, and some of your successes (and failures!) in the project area. • Highlight your other 4-H projects and activities, including major learning experiences, special interests and unusual situations you have encountered • Describe how 4-H participation has impacted the way you feel about yourself, influenced your school and career goals, and your use of leisure time. Tell about your future plans and the career you want to pursue. Life Skills (4 Points) Choose 1 or 2 life skills (e.g. Personal Safety, Goal Setting, Self-Motivation…) from the life skill diagram on page 3 and describe how you have developed each life skill through your 4-H project. (Example) Through my Healthy Lifestyles 4-H project I have learned personal safety. Cooking in the kitchen has taught me the importance of practicing safety including using care with hot surfaces while using the oven. I have learned safe handling of knives and sharp objects. Food safety is an important aspect of keeping safe in the kitchen . . . Project Knowledge and Skills (4 Points) Identify 1 or 2 areas of content knowledge you have learned in your 4-H project and describe what you have learned and how you learned it. (Example) In my 4-H Goat project I have learned showmanship and nutrition. In the area of nutrition, I have learned the various feed stuffs, ration amounts and protein contents of each feed stuff. This has allowed me to raise healthy goats and get them to weight quicker. I learned this by both attending educational workshops and some by trial and error. Sentence Structure, Grammar, Mechanics, & Spelling (4 Points) Members should read all instructions carefully before starting. Creating your application is an exercise in professionally communicating your experiences in a standardized format similar to scholarship and employment applications. • •

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Applications should be completed in full. Do not leave a question blank. Information contained in the 4-H Awards Application should be factual and concise, yet fully representative of all your major accomplishments in 4-H. Concentrate on content. The judges are evaluating your project knowledge as well as your 4-H experience. Use correct grammar and spelling. Proofread your work for errors and have others assist you with proofreading.

Awards and Learning Experiences (4 Points) Please list up to 10 awards and learning experiences that you have participated in involving your project area. • Your participation in tours, workshops, camps, judging events, field trips, demonstrations, talks, exhibits or other learning experiences in your project area. • List awards in your project area as well as other areas in which you have won awards that indicate the quality of your work. . All items listed should be related to your main project area.

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4-H Youth Exploration Days Spark Award

Year(s) Participated 2012-2015 2014

Brief Description (1-2 sentences) Took course in Science and Technology with robotics focus Was the All-Star for the Oakland County 4-H Robotics Club

Scoring Rubric for County Medals

4-H CLUB COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

Community Service is working to satisfy community needs on a volunteer basis. Registered 4-H Clubs and other volunteers often join in community-based activities to help communities and other groups accomplish seemingly impossible tasks. 4- H members donate many hours in many different ways to help make their neighborhoods and communities a better place to live.

Complete the 4-H Club Community Service Nomination Form and submit to the Oakland County 4-H Office with your club Reenrollment packet.

4-H Club:____________________________________________________________________________ Youth Representatives:

Club Leader Signature:_________________________________________________________________ List your club community service projects for this year:

Choose one project for the following questions: How many 4-H members participated in Club Community Service this year? How many 4-H adult volunteers participated? How many people benefited from this service? Who were they? Approximately how many hours did your club spend on this project (example” if 15 youth each spent 3 hours, the total would be 45 hours)? What did the 4-H members learn by doing this? (List comments from three club members)

National Leadership Award

National Leadership Award & "I Dare You" Scholarship The American Youth Foundation's National Leadership Award is a unique opportunity to honor extraordinary young people for their character and leadership. The award recognizes youth ages 15-18 years old that strive to be their personal best and make a positive difference in their schools, youth groups, 4-H clubs, and communities. Nominees must have completed their freshman year in high school and show outstanding qualities in servant leadership. Award recipients receive a personalized award certificate, a copy of William H. Danforth's classic motivational book I Dare You!, and may be nominated for the I Dare You Scholarship.

I Dare You Scholarship Opportunity

The AYF Leadership Conference offers weeklong programs aimed at developing character, leadership skills, personal and group effectiveness, and nurturing balance within your life. You will make great friends and be a part of an experience that will stay with you forever. Leadership Conferences take place at AYF's beautiful Miniwanca on the shore of Lake Michigan. Each year the American Youth Foundation selects youth who have demonstrated exceptional servant leadership within their communities, groups, or organizations for the I Dare You Scholarship. Scholarship winners are chosen from the pool of National Leadership awardees that have been nominated by their group or organization. The scholarship pays funds toward tuition ($500) for the AYF Leadership Conference, a nationally recognized leadership-training program. Not all awardees will receive an I Dare You scholarship. All scholarship winners will be contacted by the AYF. Oakland County 4-H members who exhibit personal integrity, balanced living, and leadership ability will receive the “I Dare You Leadership Award”. We are particularly interested in recognizing “emerging” leaders, youth with motivation and potential, whose talents are less apparent to themselves than those they work with. The goal is to challenge these young people to recognize and develop their leadership abilities. As with all the other awards, a member is only awarded this honor once. On a separate page, provide a ½-1-page narrative for Leadership, Citizenship and Community service and a personal recommendation letter from a 4-H Leader, Teacher or nonfamily member. Leadership Describe any leadership activities or ways the nominee has provided leadership and/or assistance during their 4-H career. This includes, but is not limited to: serving as a teen leader, talks, demonstrations, presentations, articles written, promotional activities, organizing special activities, arranging guest speakers, etc. Citizenship Describe any citizenship activities the nominee has participated in or organized for other 4-H members. This includes, but is not limited to: Citizenship Washington Focus, Capitol Experience, talking to local, state, or nationally elected representatives. What effect did this experience have on you and how you interact within your community? Community Service Describe any community service activities that the nominee has played a major role in providing leadership for during their 4-H career. This includes, but is not limited to: organizing club or county community service projects. How have your actions impacted other people in your community? Letter of Recommendation Include a letter of recommendation from a 4-H leader describing your leadership potential.

Due by:

October 28th

MICHIGAN 4-H KEY CLUB AWARD The Michigan 4-H Key Club Award is the highest form of recognition awarded to a 4-H member for outstanding project work. The recipient must be willing to serve as a county resource person in the project area of expertise; assist with the promotion, organization, and operation of countywide activities; and serve as an ambassador for the local 4-H program. Each 4-H member may apply for the Michigan 4-H Key Club Award in up to two project areas per year. Each member may receive the award more than once, but will only receive one piece of Key Club jewelry per year.

MICHIGAN 4-H KEY CLUB AWARD APPLICATION (Please Print) Date Submitted: Name:

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BASIC REQUIREMENTS: A 4-H member is eligible who has: • Reached 15 years of age by January 1st • Completed three (3) calendar years of project work as of January 1 of the current year • Completed 4-H projects in at least two project areas • Participate in three (3) 4-H events other than club events in your award area • Been recommended by your local leader

Due in the MSU Extension 4-H Youth Development Office:

October 28th, 2016

(CONTINUED) 1. List in chronological order the 4-H activities you have participated in relating to this project area for the last three (3) years (20 points)

2. List at least ten 4-H activities from two other project areas in which you are involved (20 points)

MICHIGAN 4-H KEY CLUB AWARD APPLICATION (CONTINUED) 3. List at least three (3) 4-H Activities other than your club activities (i.e. county events, national event, state events, etc…) (20 points)

4. Write a brief statement on how you have benefited from your 4-H program. (20 points)

5. Write a brief statement of what you have done to help others in 4-H work. (20 points)

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Approved by 4-H Leader

Michigan State University Extension 4-H Youth Development North Office Bldg.—26 E 1200 N. Telegraph Road Pontiac, Michigan 48341-0416 Phone: 248.858.0889 Fax: 248.858.1477 Website: www.oakgov.com/MSU Facebook: www.facebook.com/4hinoc

4-H Program Coordinators

Deb Morgan 248.858.0894 [email protected]

Jason Scott 248.858.0892 [email protected]

Mary Blumka 248.858.0890 [email protected] 4-H Administrative Assistant Margi Stockert 248.858.0889 [email protected]

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Revised: 2016