WAUPACA COUNTY AWARDS PROGRAM	2017

MEMBER AWARD

1.	EXPLORING PIN: Presented to first-year Exploring members upon successful completion of one year of 4-H work. Local club leaders determine if member earned pin. Explorers not receiving an Exploring pin must be recorded on Awards Form A. Exploring pins are given to General Leader at 4-H Achievement Night for club presentation.

2.	BRONZE, SILVER AND GOLD MEDAL RANK PINS: Presented to approximately 20% of each club's membership for overall participation, achievement, and helpfulness in club and county 4-H program. Recipients selected by local club leaders with use of "Table for Selection of Medal Winners." Rank pins are given to General Leader at 4-H Achievement Night for club presentation.

3.	COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD The Community Service Award is given to members who make exemplary contributions toward community service. It is for the individual who participates actively in most, if not all, of the club’s community service projects. It is not necessarily the one who spearheads, or leads such projects, although they may meet the qualifications and also be eligible. It is for the member who is an active contributor. It is the member who stays and rakes leaves until it is done, serves a dinner and helps clean up, who comes every time to help the elderly. It is the type of member that a leader can depend on to show up, work hard and not leave until they have completed their task.

Each club/leader can nominate up to 20% of their membership for the Community Service Award. The names of recipients in each club should be written on Award Form A. Each member may receive the award once as a junior member (grade K-7) and once as a senior member (grade 8 and above). Recipients names will be printed in the Achievement Night Program (like the bronze, silver, and gold awards), but will be given to be handed out at the club level. The award will be a Community Service disc. This award is not based on record book completion.

4.	RECORD BOOK SEALS: Blue, red, white or green seals to be placed on MPE-A of current year's records. Merit determined by club leaders using the "Leaders Helper" - Waupaca County Record Book Rating Sheet. Request record book seals on Awards Form A. Record book seals are included in the club packets at 4-H Achievement Night. Seals sponsored by Waupaca County 4-H Leaders' Association.

5.	JUNIOR, INTERMEDIATE, AND SENIOR PROJECT AWARDS: Presented to up to 4 youth in each project and level for outstanding achievement in a project, based on the member's record book, and leaders’ recommendations. Record books scored as excellent or good can be sent on for county judging. Member may be nominated for recognition in up to three projects per year by club leaders by using the Waupaca County Record Book Award Application Form. Record book is submitted for final judging by either Outagamie or Shawano County 4-H Leaders. Sponsored by Waupaca County 4-H Leaders' Association. Presented at 4-H Achievement Night.

6.	CLUB SECRETARY AWARD: The Club Secretary keeps a record of the activities and progress that the club has been involved with this past year, in addition to monthly club minutes. All of this should be in the yellow-covered 4-H Club Record Book and one entry per club. The arrangement, neatness, and accuracy of the information in this book is very important to selecting the top secretary books. Refer to the Club Officer Awards selection process page for more information. The Club Secretary Award is presented at 4-H Achievement Night. The award recipients are chosen by Outagamie or Shawano County Leaders.

CLUB REPORTER AWARD: The 4-H Club Reporter's job is important in letting members know of upcoming events, reporting meetings and activities in the newspaper, and building support for the club and 4-H program. A scrapbook of articles written by the Reporter or photos of club events and published by the paper must be compiled by Reporters entering the top Club Reporter competition. These clippings should include the date it was published. Top club reporters will be selected on the timeliness, quality, and quantity of articles. Refer to the Club Officer awards selection process page for more information. The Club Reporter Award is selected by Outagamie or Shawano County leaders and presented at

4-H Achievement Night.

CLUB TREASURER AWARD: The 4-H Club Treasurer’s job is very important in keeping the financial records for the club. The Club Treasurer folder, with financial records as indicated, needs to be submitted for this award. The top Club Treasurer book will be selected based on layout, neatness, spelling, and complete, accurate, and balanced records. Refer to the enclosed guidelines for more information. The Club Treasurer Award is selected by Outagamie or Shawano County leaders and presented at 4-H Achievement Night.

9.	CLUB SCRAPBOOK AWARD: The Club Scrapbook should highlight the clubs activities, projects, and community service during the current year only. Club scrapbooks will be judged on neatness, creativity, complete summary, captions/labels, title page, and correct order of pages. Refer to the enclosed guidelines for more information. The club scrapbook award is selected by Outagamie or Shawano County leaders and presented at 4-H Achievement Night. A sample scrapbook score sheet is included in this packet for your reference.

10.	ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: Presented to 4-H members demonstrating personal, project, and leadership growth as a result of 4-H work. Same selection procedure as for Project Awards. Graduating 4-H members are eligible for the Senior Achievement award. Seventh graders are eligible for the Junior Achievement award. ALL previous years' records must be included to be eligible for Junior Achievement or Senior Achievement award. Nomination for Junior or Senior Achievement must be made on the Waupaca County Record Book Award Application Form. Junior and Senior Achievement Awards are selected by Outagamie or Shawano County and presented at

4-H Achievement Night. Sponsored by 4-H Leaders’ Association.

11.	TEENS IN ACTION AWARD: Four awards are provided for older 4-H members who are doing a good job in providing leadership for a local club activity or project and/or county leadership. These awards are special youth leadership pins sponsored by the Waupaca County 4-H Leaders' Association. These are not aYouth Leadership Project award medal. Any club leader can nominate youth using the Teens in Action Nomination Form. If a leader or parent would like to nominate their own child, please ask another leader to complete the nomination form. Teens in Action are selected by Outagamie or Shawano County and are presented at 4-H Achievement Night.

12.	AMERICAN YOUTH FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP: Presented to two youth who strive to be their personal best and make a positive difference in their schools, youth groups, 4-H clubs, and communities. Youth being nominated must have completed 9th grade or above during the previous project year. Any club leader can complete the nomination form for members they would like to nominate for this leadership award. If a leader or parent would like to nominate their own child, please ask another leader to complete the nomination form. Selected by 4-H Leaders' Award and Recognition Committee. Book and certificate sponsored by 4-H Leaders' Association. Recipients also have the opportunity to be nominated for a partial scholarship from the American Youth Foundation to attend a National Leadership Conference. Presented at 4-H Achievement Night.

13.	KEY AWARD: Presented to youth who have demonstrated consistent growth in their 4-H program; developed and applied their leadership skills; and actively participated in the functions of their 4-H club and community. Candidates must have completed 10th grade, completed 3 years of 4-H club membership and contributed 1 year of youth leadership to their club and/or county (not limited to the youth leadership project). Candidates must submit all of their available record books, an application, and one leader recommendation due in September. Selected by 4-H Leaders' Award and Recognition Committee. The number of Key Awards given is determined by quota from State 4-H Office. Farm Bureau provides a scholarship to key award winners at the time of their enrollment into a post-high school education program. The Key Award winners are announced at Achievement Night and presented at Leaders’ Banquet.

14.	4-H SCHOLARSHIP: The Waupaca County 4-H Leaders' Association sponsors up to six (6) scholarships to 4-H youth in Waupaca County. Each scholarship will be paid directly to the recipient in two (2) installments, which will be awarded during the first 4 grading periods following the award. A minimum grade point average of 2.0 must be maintained two times during these 4 grading periods in order to receive the scholarship after it is awarded. The grade point is per grading period, not cumulative GPA. Scholarships must be used toward educational expenses such as tuition, books and supplies, room and board, and other school fees. To receive your scholarship money, you will need to submit a copy of your semester/quarter grades and a copy of your registration for the next semester/quarter. All Waupaca County 4-H graduating members who will be attending an institution of post-high education including two and four year university programs or vocational-technical education are encouraged to apply. Members may apply for the scholarship the year they are graduating from 4-H or the year after they graduated from 4-H, but may only receive it once. The scholarship application and leader recommendation must be submitted along with ALL of the member's previous 4-H records which are available. Scholarship Recipients are selected by the Awards & Recognition Committee and presented at the 4-H Leaders’ Banquet.

15.	GRADUATION CERTIFICATE AND ALUMNI PINS: Presented to all graduating members at the Waupaca County 4-H Teen and Adult Leader Recognition program. Graduates are guests of the 4-H Leaders' Association at the program and presented with certificates and pins. Sponsored by the Waupaca County 4-H Leaders' Association.

LEADER AWARDS

1.	Adult Leader Award of the Clover: Adult leaders serving five years receive a silver clover pin; ten years - a gold clover pin; fifteen years - a pearl clover pin; twenty years - a diamond clover pin; twenty-five years - an emerald clover pin; thirty years - a ruby clover pin; thirty-five years - a sapphire clover pin; and forty years - a five-point diamond center pin. The pins are presented at the Waupaca County 4-H Leaders' Recognition Banquet. Again this year: Leaders have a chance to choose between a pin or a different 4-H gift. Leaders completing 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and each year beyond 20 years of leadership receive a Leadership Certificate.

2.	Distinguished Service Award: Each club has the opportunity to nominate

4-H leaders who have been registered 4-H leaders for more than 20 years. Nominations must be made by completing the Leader Award Nomination Form and submitting it to the UWEX Office in September. Selected by the Awards & Recognition Committee. The award plaque is presented at the 4-H Leaders’ Banquet.

3.	Salute to Excellence Volunteer Award: Any youth, leader, or parent may nominate a leader for their service/contributions to the 4-H program during the past project year. Any registered 4-H leader who has been a leader in Waupaca County for 11-20 years is eligible to be nominated. A certificate is presented at the Leaders’ Banquet. Leaders may only receive this honor once during their 4-H career. Selected by the Awards and Recognition Committee.

4. Volunteer of the Year Award: Any youth, leader, or parent may nominate a leader for their service/contributions to the 4-H program during the past project year. Any registered 4-H leader who has been a leader in Waupaca County for 3-10 years is eligible to be nominated. A certificate is provided by the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation and will be presented at the Leaders’ Banquet. Leaders may only receive this honor once during their 4-H career. Selected by the Awards and Recognition Committee.

OTHER AWARDS

1.	Friend of 4-H: Each club has the opportunity to nominate people or businesses who contribute time, money or other resources to the County 4-H program and are not registered 4-H leaders. It's a special way to say thank you to someone who has made a difference in our program. Nominations must be made by completing the Friend of

4-H Nomination Form and submitting it to the UWEX Office in September. Selected by the Awards and Recognition Committee. An individual or business can be recognized with the Friend of 4-H only one time. They will receive their award at the Leaders Banquet.

COMMUNITY SERVANT AWARD NEW IN 2015

The Wisconsin 4-H Community Servant Award recognizes one 4-H club/group per county annually who demonstrates exemplary service to their community. The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation provides this award to each county through the generous support of their donors. Clubs must complete a nomination form due September 19th.