OABB MEMBER - BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES

BEGINNING OF YEAR

• Sign up for the primary project

DURING THE YEAR

• Attend project meetings - you need 80% attendance to get credit for the year
• Complete the "learn by doing" fun activities as directed by the Adult Leader in the Primary Project
• Attend the general OABB meetings, you need 80% attendance to get credit for the year.  At least one parent must attend these meetings with  you
• You must participate in fund raisers during the  year
• You should participate in Demo Day, Youth Expo and the Orange County Fair

 END OF YEAR

• Complete a Primary Project Report at the end of the year to get credit for the year

BEGINNING OF YEAR

• Select a minimum of two projects.  Ideally, at least one would be a project involving an animal.  You can check the project pages and the OC Fair pages on the OABB web site to see what each project is like
• Download a copy of the Personal Development Report (4H 1071).  Use page 2 to set your goals for this year and plan the activities you need to reach those goals.
• For your animal project(s) download a copy of any project report forms for your animal.  These will  help you know what data to record during the year
• If you are signing up for a Leadership Project (Junior Leaders are in grades 7-9 and Senior Leaders are in grades 10-12), you should download and fill in the Leadership Project Report (4H 8034) at the beginning of the year.  Review your plans with your Adult Leader.  During the year you will need to check off each objective as it is reached
• Sign up for committees that interest you (or you may be "volunteered for some that don't")

DURING THE YEAR

• Attend meetings of the projects you selected. You need 80% attendance to get credit for the year
• At each meeting, fill in a brief description of what you did at that meeting in the Annual Project Report (4H 1070). The adult leader of each project will keep these forms.
• Keep your own record of what you are doing in the project.  If you are in an animal project, you will need to keep detailed records of what you do with your animal including all expenses.
• Complete the projects as directed by the leaders.  Each project will be different, but above all you will be learning by doing while having fun
• Attend the general OABB meetings, you need 80% attendance to get credit for the year.  At least one parent must attend these meetings with you.
• Participate in fund raising events and community service projects
• You should participate in Demo Day, Youth Expo, and the Orange County Fair

 END OF YEAR

• To get credit for the year,  you must complete and turn in at least the PDR, or Personal Development Report (4H 1071).  You should turn in a complete record book, which includes not only the PDR but also details of each project in which you are participating.

BEGINNING OF YEAR

• Sign up to be an adult leader of a project at the first general meeting
• Plan your project and meeting times for the year and submit that plan to OABB.  You should hold a minimum of one meeting per month
• OABB community leaders will provide you with a list of members that have signed up for your project
• Download a copy of the Project Report (4H 1070) and make a copy for each member of your group. Keep these in your possession until the end of the year.
• If you have a teen leader, review their Leadership Project Report (4H 8034) at the beginning of the year and help your teen leader attain each of their objectives

DURING THE YEAR

• Keep a record of dates and what you do in each meeting
• Have your members make an entry in the Project Report (4H 1070) for each meeting or event
• Attend the OABB general meetings and, if possible, the county 4H meetings
• Support the OABB web site
• Prepare a Judging Day Poster as a group for the Judging Day Annual Meeting (usually in the spring)
• Prepare your youth members and guide them with their project entries for Demo Day, Youth Expo, and the Orange County Fair
• Be there to support your members during Demo Day, Youth Expo, and the Orange County Fair

 END OF YEAR

• Help prepare or review the record book sections that relate to your project.

• Help your youth member select and participate in their projects
• Make certain your youth member attends all project meetings - you should attend the meetings as well - 4H is not a baby sitting service
• Make certain your youth member attends all OABB general meetings
• You will be asked to participate in fund raising events during the year
• You will be asked to participate in committees during the year
• If you have a talent you can share, be an Adult Leader

• PICTURES! - We would like tell the story of your project's 4H year.  For example, for an animal project, pictures of meetings, purchasing the animal, all aspects of care, training for showmanship, demo day,  showing at fairs and any other aspects of your project.  Public service project pictures are also needed.  E-Mail digital pictures or loan us your photographs to be scanned
• MEETING DATES! - A calendar posted on the web provides an easy method to inform your members.
• INFORMATION! - Each project's web pages include information on that project.  The computer project will write it up - just give us the information
• LINKS! - If you have links to informative web sites on your project, or commercial sites for supplies, let us know and we'll post them on the web for others to use