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.”
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