National 4-H Congress

Applying to Congress

4-H members are responsible for completing and preparing their 4-H Congress Application, to be a Hawai’i National 4-H Congress delegate. Youth who are selected are required to participate in a Giving Back project to support the 4-H program in Hawaii.

Members should be sure to pay attention to the formatting and requirements of each section (They are on the application under “Completing the application” page 1, far right column.). Overall, the organization of the application should be well-organized and the overall appearance neat and clean. Correct punctuation, spelling and grammar should be used. The front page needs to include all signatures.

Criteria
  1. 4-H Experiences
    1. Share why you would like to represent Hawai‘i 4-H as a delegate at this national leadership opportunity.
    2. Choose three 4-H program experiences. Describe the most meaningful accomplishment/outcomes of these, what you learned and how these experiences have or will impact your future goals.
  2. Leadership Experiences
    1. Select three experiences in which your involvement has helped build your leadership skills. List the type of leadership (roles, activities, experiences); describe your duties, responsibilities and skills you utilized in each role and the dates involved with each.
  3. Civic Engagement / Service Learning Experiences
    1. Describe two times you were involved in volunteer service to others and/or the community. List the type of involvement; describe your duties, responsibilities and skills you applied in each role; list the lessons learned from each; include the dates involved with each.
  4. Sharing Your 4-H Experiences with Others
    1. How have you shared information about 4-H in your community and state? In short, how have you helped to market Hawai‘i 4-H?
  5. Proposed “Give Back” Project
    1. If you are selected to attend National 4-H Congress, how will you share the skills and knowledge you gain with others in your county and throughout Hawai‘i?
After your National 4-H Congress experience, what will you do to make the Hawai‘i 4-H Program better and sustainable into the future.

Formatting and Page Requirements are listed in the application instructions.

Submission Deadline

Members must submit their completed application packets to their county Extension Office by May 1. Counties then forward the application packets to the state 4-H office on or before May 7 of each year.

National 4-H Congress Selection Procedure and Criteria

The Committee meets in May to review all applications for Congress. Finalists are selected based on their scored rubrics and a personal interview with the committee judges.

  • As selected delegates to National 4-H Congress members agree to return to 4-H program leadership roles in their county and state.

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