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DISTRICT XIII 4-H LIFE 1

Volume 7, Issue 2 September 2016

Next District XIII Council Meeting

October 6, 2016 6:00PM

Broward Extension Office 3245 College Ave, Davie FL

Page 2 - District Report Page 3 - Officer Spotlight Page 4 - County Connections Page 5 - 1st Exec Board Page 6 - 1st Exec Board Reports Page 7 - 1st Exec Board Reports / State Fundraiser Ad Page 8 - District XIII’s Focus on “Clothing the World” Page 9 - District Officer Training 0 – Officer Training Recap Page 11 – Officer Training Recap/ Candy Ad Page 12 – District Officer Installation Page 13 – District Meeting Invite Page 14 – National 4-H Week Ad. Month of Service Ad Page 15 – National Youth Science Day Ad Page 16 – FL National 4-H Week Social Media /Service Calendar Page 17 – District XIII Club Focus Page 18 – Club Ad / District Service Grant Ad Page 19 – State Events Ad Page 20 – District and State Dates Page 21 – Contact Information

DISTRICT XIII MISSION STATEMENT “District XIII 4-H council is a youth led

organization that strives to make an impact in the community through service and also by training

up youth in leadership and citizenship. The council pursues excellence and strives to be a

positive representation of the 4-H program, while providing fun activities for youth to network and

make new acquaintances.”

District XIII Goals 2016-2017

• Win the Spirit Stick

• Conduct Learning Workshops

• Hold Community Service Projects

• Participate in State Initiatives

• Keep the Social Media Accounts Updated

• Partner with Other/New Organizations

• Increase Membership

• Have representation from all three counties

• Apply for Community Pride Grant

Reminders! Attend District Meeting

Prepare for National 4-H Week

Send in your club service pictures

Bring in collection items


SEPTEMBER 2016 DISTRICT XIII COUNCIL REPORT

by Towns McClain

The first District XIII Council meeting of the 2016-2017 4-H year was held on Thursday,

September 8th, at the Broward County Extension Office. In addition to the business meeting

Officer Installation was held.

The council reviewed the proposed 2016-2017 District XIII goals (featured on page 1).

Some of the District Council members will be participating in National Youth Science day

events with Broward County 4-H. For October District Day of Service, we will be sorting

clothes at the Broward Outreach Centers.

The District will be selling raffle tickets again this year to raise funds for the Baby Shower.

Council members were asked to commence the collecting of good raffle items.

The Council discussed the collections they wanted to institute for the year. Summary of

collections for the 2016-2017 year: Used Clothing, Baby Shower Items, Loose Change, New

Men’s socks, Toiletries, and General Mills Box Tops.

The next District XIII Council meeting will be on October 6th, 2016 at 6:00 at the

Broward County Extension Office.


Michelle Barrientos – D13 President

How many years have you been in 4-H? This will be my 9th and final year.

What is your project study this year? My final project study is Citizenship, Leadership & Community Service

What is your favorite 4-H event and why? My all around favorite 4-H Event has to be State Legislature because it gives youth a chance to step out of their comfort zone and have new experiences learning all about our government and the legislative process... all while meeting incredible 4-H'ers and making new memories!

What is one important thing you’ve learned while being a part of 4-H that you will be able to use in the future? While this may not be the answer everyone is expecting, one important thing I've learned in 4-H that will help me tremendously in my future is that you're not always going to get what you want, and there will be times when you fail and you're going to have to accept that and go on with life.

Why did you choose to run for the D13 Officer position you presently hold? My 4-H career really took off when I joined 4-H and I wouldn't be the leader I am if it weren't for everyone in 13. I ran for President as a chance to give back to the district that gave me so much... one last time. What goals do you want to fulfill as a District Council officer? As President I want to fulfill all the goals we set out to accomplish but my #1 goal would be to make sure we have a successful year as a council while making new memories with each other!

What club, county, or state positions do you hold? This year I am serving as your District President as well as an executive board delegate. What advice would you like to share with other 4-H'ers in District 13? Appreciate the amount of work and effort that goes into running our council to be the absolute best. Say thank you to all the adult volunteers, be grateful of your officers and committee chairs, do everything you possibly can in district because before you know it you'll be graduating high school and you're going to want to have so many incredible memories to look back on. Tell us a couple of fun facts about yourself (favorite color, hobby, holiday and why) Something not a lot of you would probably know about me is that one day, in the near future, I hope to travel the world.

Eva Ducanis – D13 Vice-President

How many years have you been in 4-H? I have been in 4-H for 9 years.

What is your project study this year? My project study this year is Healthy Living.

What is your favorite 4-H event and why? My favorite 4-H event is District XIII Mock Legislature because it introduced me to the legislative process. I also learned debating skills and how to value other people's opinions.

What is one important thing you’ve learned while being a part of 4-H that you will be able to use in the future? Through 4-H, I have learned the importance of teamwork in accomplishing common goals.

Why did you choose to run for the D13 Officer position you presently hold? I chose to run for a D13 office because I wanted to serve the 4-H program by offering my unique set of leadership skills for the benefit of the Council.

What goals do you want to fulfill as a District Council officer? My goal this year is to assist the President achieve our District XIII goals.

What club, county, or state positions do you hold? I hold the position of historian of my club, as well as Secretary of the Florida 4-H state

council.

What advice would you like to share with other 4-H'ers in District 13? I would tell other 4-H'ers in District 13 to take advantage of the activities and programs within the 4-H program, because it will benefit you in countless ways.

Tell us a couple of fun facts about yourself (favorite color, hobby, holiday and why) I really enjoy running: it's really relaxing and it clears my thoughts. My favorite food is cake.


Broward by Danielle O’Connor

Broward held their first County Council meeting of the year on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at the Broward County

Extension office. The county council's event planning committee is in the process of planning Broward's 2015-2016

Achievement Night, which will be held on Friday, October 21, 2016. The council voted to approve a county wide

Operation Christmas Child project called "4-Hundred Boxes of Love", and is encouraging Broward clubs and District XIII

members to get involved. On Tuesday September 20th, Broward will hold a National Youth Science Day (NYSD) training

for intermediate and senior 4-H'ers interested in being facilitators at four scheduled Broward National Youth Science

Day Events during the 2016-2017 year. Club Highlight: The Nutty Nutritionist club is excited about starting their

second year as a 4-H club! With five members attending Broward's three day officer training camp in August, and three

members attending the first county council meeting, they sure are off to a great start! Broward 4-H'ers, Danielle

O'Connor, Shane O'Connor and Madeline Rowe will compete at the 4-H State Tailgating Championship in Gainesville this

Saturday September 10, 2016. Our next Council meeting is scheduled for October 4, 2016.

Miami-Dade by Felicity Akers

Miami-Dade County elected Felicity A as President, Esther C as VP, Samantha H as Secretary, Lorenzo H as Treasurer,

Christian B as Chaplain, and Joseph B as Parliamentarian. Currently the offices open are Reporter, Historian and Sgt. at

Arms. Samantha and Lorenzo H, Michelle B, and Felicity A were appointed to the Executive Board. We held our first

officer training on August 13th, where we covered the responsibilities of the officers, expectations from the agent, our

goals for the year, parliamentary procedures, and the art of time management. We had a representative from Dominos

discuss the benefits of fundraising with them. Club Highlight: On Saturday, August 27, 2016 Mr. Jeramy, Miami-Dade

County Agent, and Miss Alex, Broward County Agent, taught our West Kendall 4-H Club and our Miami -Dade president

how to teach Animal Science in the schools. This class was held at Bill Sadowski Park. All the participants are excited to

be able to teach this subject in the coming months. Our next County Council meeting is September 12th, where we will

install the new officers.

Palm Beach by Mackenzie Viau

A great summer topped off another awesome year for Palm Beach County 4-H. Youth attended 4-H Legislature, 4-H

University as well as Leadership Washington Focus in Washington DC. A variety of summer programs were also held

including Maker Camp and Marine Biology Camp. Two youth from Japan were hosted by Palm Beach County 4-H

families during the Florida 4-H Summer Exchange Program. In addition, two teacher/volunteer trainings were

conducted 1) Indoors and Out: Environmental Science Training in partnership with US Fish and Wildlife and 2) 4-H STEM

Institute in partnership with Miami-Dade and Broward 4-H. Youth participation during the 2015/2016 4-H year

increased dramatically from 8,000 during the previous year to over 14,000. The summer ended on a fine note with the

4-H Achievement and Appreciation night. Over 130 youth and their families attended for project awards, outstanding

member recognition, officer installation and recognition of New Volunteer of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and

Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer. Efforts are currently underway to develop a sister “county” exchange program with the

Stora Skuggans 4-Hgard program in Sweden.


Florida 4-H State Fundraiser

Please see one of District XIII’s

Thirteen Executive Board members

if you would like to purchase

an Atocha Silver 4-H lapel pin or pendant

When purchased from Executive Board Members

you are charged a $30 flat fee, the shipping fee is waived

If you want the silver for a Christmas present

you must get the order forms and checks to the state office

by DECEMBER 9, so please place order by the December 1st

District meeting


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County Info For information about county events, contact

your county 4-H office BROWARD Phone: 954-357-5270

Email: [email protected]

4-H Extension Office

3245 College Avenue

Davie, FL 33314

MIAMI-DADE Phone: 305-769-4050

Email:[email protected]

Amelia Earhart Park

401 E 65th Street

Hialeah, FL 33013

PALM BEACH Phone: 561-233-1731

Email: [email protected]

559 N. Military Trail

W. Palm Beach, FL 33415

Official Florida 4-H Hashtags

#4HEverywhere Contributions/accomplishments

#CommPride Community Pride

#FL4HAlumni Alumni happenings

#FL4HU 4-H University

#NYSD National Youth Science Day

#4HToTally 4-H Day at the Capitol

#ASKA4Her Youth Responses

#LWF Leadership Washington Focus

#CWF Citizen Washington Focus

#FL4HLAW Leadership Adventure Wknd

#FL4HLeg Legislature

#IntState Intermediate State

#FL4HCamp Camp

#FL4HForest Forest Ecology

#FL4Hmee Marine Ecology Event

#SHAREtheFUN Share the Fun

#4HExecBoard Executive Board

#4HVLF Volunteer Leaders Forum

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