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For years the county 4-H program organized an annual kickoff party to motivate 4-H clubs to get started with their 4-H year and to introduce the 4-H program to interested youth and adult volunteers. While the kickoff party did provide great networking opportunity and an introduction to 4-H, the local county 4-H staff was at a crossroads. Deciding to adjust the focus and create a much richer experience for those involved empowered the 4-H staff to create the “LEND A HAND” Day event. The service day event created an opportunity for 4-H youth and volunteers to connect with community partners such as Habit for Humanity, the local food bank, and the area humane society and to help make a positive difference. In addition, it helped raise awareness of local 4-H program. Because of its success, a neighboring county recently integrated the service day event into their 4-H program.

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Program Description The “LEND A HAND” Day event was

developed in 2014 by the Dodge County 4-H staff and has been held

annually ever since. In 2017, the neighboring

Washington County 4-H staff integrated the service event

format into their kickoff party. The structure of the service event

varies slightly between the counties in order to meet the needs of each 4-H program.

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LEND-A-HAND SERVICE DAY & 4-H KICK OFF PARTY

Join us for a day of giving back to the community that graciously supports our 4-H Program!

Saturday, March 25, 2017 Breakfast & 4-H Kick-off: 9 AM

Join us for fruit, donuts, and juice before beginning your service project. At this time, we will also be celebrating the beginning of our 2017 4-H year!

Open House: 9 AM-10:30 AM at the Extension office for interested and potential 4-H families and

youth. ** If you have a 4-H project that you would be willing to let us exhibit during this time, please contact our office. We want to show-off what our 4-H'ers can do!

Volunteering: 10 AM- Noon 4-H members will report for their chosen service assignment.

HOW TO SIGN UP: • To view and sign up for volunteer opportunities please visit the SignUpGenius: https://goo.gl/f9h59D. • Each youth & adult volunteer must complete their name/age when signing up for a location. • Some locations have age requirements; please make note of this when signing up. • Some locations have a maximum number of slots available. If your preferred location is filled, please select

another. • If you would rather find a service project in your own community, please select that option through the

SignUpGenius. Then, contact our office with your information & plan for the day. We want to hear what great things you have planned!

• If you have any questions please contact our office at 402-426-9455 or Washington-county@unl.edu

THERE'S MORE! During the month of February through March 25, we will be collecting donations at the Nebraska Extension in Washington County office. These items will be delivered on Lend-A-Hand Service Day to locations around the Blair Community. Get together with your club, go door-to-door, and help us help the community.

Here's a complete list of the items we're accepting: Food Pantry: Syrup, Mixed Can Vegetables, Hamburger Helper, Baking Mixes, Oatmeal, Frosting (please no expired items). Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging: bathroom cleaner, all-purpose cleaners, dish soap (16 oz. or smaller), laundry soap pods, liquid laundry soap (40- 69 oz. size), paper towels, toilet paper, Kleenex, disinfectant wipes, shampoo(24 oz. or smaller), body soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush, wet wipes, shaving cream, and disposable razors. Jeannette Hunt Animal Shelter (Blair): See attached sheet

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Steps To Organize Two or more months prior: (1) Finalize event date, time, and meal/program location. (2) Identify community partners that have service needs. (3) Contact local community partners and finalize their service projects for the

local 4-H members and adult volunteers. (4) Promote “Lend A Hand” Day to the local 4-H membership. During the initial

year, 4-H members confirmed their service project by calling or emailing the lead contact at the 4-H office. In recent years, participants are able to register online through SignUpGenius.

(5) Develop press release and send to local media. Encourage newspapers to include published articles following the event. Contact local radio stations to secure on-air interviews.

One month prior: (6) Send reminder to community partners and make any necessary updates to the

service projects. (7) Handle last minute RSVPs. (8) Determine catering needs and finalize menu. (9) Create a photo list for photography to circulate in the community during the

service day.

Day of event & post event: (10) Set up meeting location; a/v equipment, parking arrangements, tables, chairs,

door prizes, ceremonial items. (11) Order food. (12) Log event activities. (13) Develop press release with plenty of photos and send to local news media and

add to all sources of social media.

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