“I pledge my hands to larger service” – we say it at the end of every 4-H meeting.  But what does it mean?  Community service is when you give freely of your time or talents to benefit others. You all participate in Community Service projects with your 4-H club – cleaning the road ditch, baking cookies for the bloodmobile, or adopting needy families at the holidays. But are there other projects that you can do personally, or get your club involved with?  You can enroll in the CITIZENSHIP Project and bring examples of your community service to county fair.

POSSIBLE FAIR EXHIBITS
• Keep a log tracking the number of volunteer hours you contribute during the year
• Organize a club pie baking workshop, and then donate the pies to the 4-H Foodstand.
• Adopt a flower barrel or bed at the fairgrounds to plant and maintain all summer.
• Attend Citizenship Washington Focus trip to Washington DC and create a poster telling others what you learned.
• Create a notebook or poster about a community service project you have been involved with.

CITIZENSHIP IDEAS

LEADERSHIP IDEAS

COMMUNICATION IDEAS

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Fair exhibits entered in the CITIZENSHIP project will be judged by the Personal Development Judge. You can still add CITIZENSHIP to your 4-H Enrollment.  Call the Extension Office by May 15 and ask to add CITIZENSHIP (8061-8070).