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A Guide for Staff and Volunteers 4H GCL 20

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The Value of a Plan

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Getting Member Input

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Design Your Own Clover

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The Planning Committee Elements of the Completed Plan

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CLUB GOALS CLUB CALENDAR CLUB MEETING PLANS

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The 4-H Pledge The HEAD represents: 1. Thinking, planning and reasoning. 2. Gaining new and valuable knowledge. 3. Understanding the whys. The HEART represents: 1. Being concerned about the welfare of others. 2. Accepting the responsibilities of citizenship. 3. Determining the values and attitudes by which to live. 4. Learning how to live and work with others. 5. Developing positive attitudes. The HANDS represent: 1. Learning new skills. 2. Improving skills already known. 3. Being useful, helpful, and skillful. 4. Developing respect for work and pride in accomplishment. The HEALTH represents: 1. Practicing healthful living. 2. Enjoying life. 3. Using leisure time wisely. 4. Protecting the well being of self and others. The 4-H Pledge, first adopted in 1927, summarizes 4-H as the four-fold development of youth through the Head, Heart, Hands and Health. Post a pledge banner at your meeting site. At the end of the first meeting, give everyone a card with the 4-H pledge to take home. 1. This document is 4H GCL 20, one of a series of the Florida 4-H Youth Development, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Ins titute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. November 2007. Please visit the 4-H Website at http://florida4H.org 2. Joy Jordan: contact person, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florid a, Gainesville, 32611. 3. This information was revised by Joy Jordan, 4-H Youth Develo pment Specialist, Dale Pracht, Community Based Organizational Sy stems in 4-H Youth Development, Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, and Judy Butterfield, Regional Specialized Agent, 4-H Youth Dev elopment, IFAS, University of Florida. This document is copyrighted by the University of Florida, Inst itute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) for the people of the State of Florida. UF/IFAS retains all rights under all conv entions, but permits free reproduction by all agents and offices of the Cooperative Extension Service and the people of the State of Flor ida. Permission is granted to others to use these materials in part or in full for educational purposes, provided that full credit is given to the UF/IFAS, citing the publication, its source, and date of publication. HEAD Heart Hands Health I pledge my Head to clearer thinking my Heart to greater loyalty my Hands to larger service and my Health to better living for my club my community my country and my world.