Success StoryLeadership Development
Leadership Development
Author: Patrick Hardesty
Planning Unit: Taylor County CES
Major Program: Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development
Plan of Work: Empowering Taylor County Community Leaders
Outcome: Intermediate Outcome
Extension programs that thrive have one thing in common . . . great leaders! Extension Council members are trained so they may understand their responsibilities as leaders of an umbrella group guiding Extension programming. To help promote local producers, the Extension Council developed approximately 1000 Taylor County Direct Sales brochures promoting local goods. To help understand the community, the Extension Council on-the-move has been implemented where each year different businesses and farms are toured.
The Taylor County Extension District Board continues to oversee the fiscal management of the Taylor County Extension Service. The District Board makes sure funds are available for educational programming. A ten-year plan has been developed to provide a road map for the Taylor County Extension Service. The District Board also oversees guidelines and maintenance of our facility. Last fiscal year, 728 meetings were conducted with approximately 13,602 people in attendance. The Taylor County Extension Service allows only non-profit educational use of the facility at no charge.
A committee of the Taylor County Cattlemen’s Association selects the Taylor County Fair’s Finest Family Farm recipient that is presented on Family Night at the Taylor County Fair. The Taylor County Cattlemen’s Association also awarded two $750 scholarships to two graduating seniors whose parents or grandparents were a member of the association.
Many of our leaders have become Extension Ambassadors telling their friends and acquaintances about the services and educational opportunities offered through the Extension Service.
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