Promoting Leadership and Community DevelopmentPlan of Work

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Greenup County CES

Title:
Promoting Leadership and Community Development
MAP:
Community Vitality
Agents Involved:
Pullin, Hieneman, Stephens, 4-H Vacancy
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Community Leadership Development
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Leadership
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
Situation:

Volunteers are critical to most communities in our society today. Many community organizations, causes and events rely on individuals who provide services without monetary compensation. This is especially true for the Greenup County Extension Service. Volunteerism is an activity or experience that not only contributes significantly to recipient organizations and the community, but also benefits the health and development of the individual volunteer. Volunteering has been found to improve leadership, interpersonal and communication skills, increase knowledge, and develop organizational and managerial skills.

Leadership is a needed and important programming emphasis in all program areas of Extension.  The Greenup County Cooperative Extension Service provides opportunities for youth and families to help improve their leadership ability and create a positive impact on their future.  Leadership opportunities for youth create a setting that reduces the access of youth to risk factors that can negatively impact their success. Leadership opportunities for adults create a setting that meets the volunteer at his or her current skill level and provides the training and support needed to grow their own personal leadership skills.

Basic leadership knowledge & skills are essential for success in almost any field.  The skills associated with leadership are necessary when working in a group or communicating with others.  Employers look for leadership skills in future employees.  Developing leadership in the youth and adults who are involved in the 4-H program is a priority.  By assisting the development of leadership skills in today’s youth, we improve their ability to face the challenges of tomorrow (Unlock Your Leadership Potential, University of Florida, 2017). 

Kentucky 4-H provides opportunities for youth to actively engage locally and globally to promote life skills [such as leadership] that prepare them for the global marketplace. Through 4-H youth exercise critical thinking skills, learn to appreciate diversity, practice tolerance, develop socio-emotionally, and strive to contribute to their environment (United States Department of Education International Affairs Office of International Strategy).  4-H participants rate their leadership life skills above average, have a positive view of their leadership ability, and have a positive attitude toward diversity and acceptance of others (Locke, Boyd, Fraze, and Howard, 2007).  

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Learning Opportunities:

Audience:  4-H Teens

Project or Activity: Teen Council and other Teen Programming

Content or Curriculum: Various State Curriculum and State Conferences

Inputs:  Agents and Volunteers

Date:  State scheduled activities and special events in the county. Teen Council meets monthly on a semester schedule. 

 

Audience:  County Youth

Project or Activity: 4-H Camps

Content or Curriculum:  Various Curriculum

Inputs:  Agents and Volunteers

Date:  Summer 

 

Audience:  School Age Youth

Project or Activity:  Teacher educational partnerships 

Content or Curriculum:  Various Curriculum

Inputs:  Agents and Teachers

Date:  Fall and Spring 

 

Audience:  County Youth

Project or Activity:  4-H Community Clubs

Content or Curriculum:  Varies based on Club

Inputs:  Agents, Staff, Volunteers

Date:  monthly


 

Audience:  Greenup County Community Members

Project or Activity:  Greenup County Fair

Content or Curriculum:  Various based on program area

Inputs:  Agents, Staff, Volunteers

Date:  August and September

 

Audience:  Greenup County Community Members

Project or Activity:  Greenup County Farm to Table Dinner

Content or Curriculum:  N/A

Inputs:  Agents, Staff, Volunteers

Date:  Summer

 

Audience:  Master Clothing Volunteers

Project or Activity:  Fall training

Content or Curriculum: classes based on certification needs or requests from members or as determined by the MCV Steering Committee

Inputs: State Coordinator, Agents, Steering Committee, other MCV’s

Date: Yearly in October

 

Audience:  Master Clothing Volunteers

Project or Activity:  Area Work Days

Content or Curriculum: MCV’s get together as determined by their Area Contact or other MCV’s to work on service projects

Inputs: FCS & 4-H Agents or other MCV’s

Date: Fall and Spring

 

Audience:  Participants of MCV-Led Programs

Project or Activity:  Level-Specific Sewing Classes

Content or Curriculum: MCV’s teach sewing classes in their counties

Inputs: FCS & 4-H Agents or other MCV’s

Date: November, March

   

Audience:  Greenup County Extension Homemakers

Project or Activity:  KEHA Officer and Chairman Training / County KEHA Kickoff

Content or Curriculum: KEHA Training Toolkit, KEHA Manual, KEHA Website

Inputs: FCS Agents, State Advisors

Date: Annually each fall

 

Audience:  Greenup County Extension Homemakers 

Project or Activity:  KEHA Leader Training and/or Special Interest Workshops

Content or Curriculum: KELD Curriculum, FCS Extension Lesson Resources, FCS Curriculum

Inputs: FCS Agents, State Advisors

Date: Monthly

 

Audience:  Greenup County Extension Homemakers 

Project or Activity:  KEHA State Meeting

Content or Curriculum: Officer Training & Educational Chairman Workshops

Inputs: FCS Agents, State Advisors

Date: Annually each spring

 

Audience:  Greenup County Extension Council and District Board

Project or Activity:  meetings and projects

Content or Curriculum: CEC and DB training, proper meeting protocol, county projects, county budget process

Inputs: office agent contact as leader and all agents, CEC and District Board membership  

Date: January, April, July, October

 

 

 

Audience:  Fine Arts affiliated Clubs

Project or Activity:  Creativity Club, Woodcarvers Club, Photography Club, Crochet & Knitting Club, Friday Friends Club, Public Speaking Club, Quilt Guild

Content or Curriculum: meetings, workshops, projects, events

Inputs: Fine Arts Agent, club leaders, guest teaching artists, community projects

Date: Monthly and/or Biweekly 

 

Audience:  Collaborations

Project or Activity:  Greenup County Intra Agency Council, Area Education Grants Board, Greenup County Tourism Board. Ashland Alliance

Content or Curriculum: meetings, marketing, cross promotion, tourism, educational grants review, classroom visits

Inputs: partner agency programs, teacher projects, tourism projects, community grants, marketing and leadership

Date: Monthly



Success Stories

KEHA Leadership

Author: Lora Pullin

Major Program: Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association

The Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association (KEHA) is a volunteer organization that works to improve the quality of life for families and communities through leadership development, volunteer service, and education. County homemaker organizations provide leadership opportunities to its membership through holding an office, teaching a lesson, chairing an event, and being a part of many local coalitions. Most importantly, it provides fellowship and lifelong friendships for the members.  Gre

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Greenup Old Fashion Days

Author: Anne Stephens

Major Program: Community Vitality and Leadership - CED

Greenup Old Fashion Days

Success StoryOctober 8, 2021Greenup Old Fashion Days is the longest-running festival event in the county. 2021 marked the 56th year and the 55th event for this 3-day outdoor festival in downtown Greenup. 2020’s event was canceled due to Covid restrictions and concern for public health. The twenty-five member volunteer committee’s task was greater than usual for 2021 because the historic chairperson, Mattie Coldiron, passed away in February of 2021 (from Covid complications) which lef

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Making the Best Better

Author: Linda Hieneman

Major Program: Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development

Testimony of a 4-H memberAs as 4-H cloverbud my focus was all about livestock and making sure my pig had the cutest names.  I know that 5 year old self would be amazed and captivated by the person that 4-H has made me.  One of my oldest 4-H memories is the very first speech I gave at around six years old. I was nervous and quiet, but I held  up the pictures of all my pigs and learned to speak in front of people at a very young age. Transitioning into my junior levels of 4-H w

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Quilt Guild Project

Author: Anne Stephens

Major Program: Community Design/Creative Placemaking

Quilt Guild Project

The Greenup County Quilt Guild took on a volunteer project to create and donate unique quilt blocks that represent our local community for the purpose of an installation in the large meeting room at the Greenup County Extension Office. Greenup County Quilt Guild2022 Extension Office Project                         Block                               &nb

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A Penny's Worth of Character

Author: Anne Stephens

Major Program: Increasing Access to Quality Arts Experiences

A Penny's Worth of Character

  Greenup Arts has identified literacy, local cultural heritage, and experiential arts education as priorities for the county program. The Jesse Stuart music/drama project is one of the longest-running programs in Greenup Arts. As one of the most successful and world famous individuals from our community, Jesse Stuart shared the Appalachian culture that is specific to Greenup County with the entire world through his poems and stories. “A Penny’s Worth of Character” is

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