Logan County 4-H'ers Attend State Junior Leadership Conference

[March 10, 2008]  CHAMPAIGN -- Cameron and Evan Jodlowski from Atlanta and Kyle Klockenga from Lincoln recently attended the 2008 Illinois 4-H Junior Leadership Conference in Champaign. They joined approximately 75 youth from across the state Feb. 23-24 to improve their leadership skills, focus on team-building and highlight learning opportunities they can bring back to their local 4-H clubs.

Left to right: Cameron Jodlowski, Kyle Klockenga and Evan Jodlowski

Cameron and Evan are members of the Atlanta Town and County 4-H, and Kyle is a member of the Wide-A-Wake 4-H of Logan County.

Junior high youth representing 28 counties attended workshops covering the topics of robotics, decision-making, team-building, public presentations and displays, physical well-being, and various 4-H project areas. The Illinois State 4-H Youth Leadership Team planned and managed the conference, including teaching all of the seven workshops offered.

John Francis, 4-H alumnus and vice-president and general manager of Specialty Resources Group, served as the keynote speaker on Feb. 24. He spoke of his 4-H experiences in Will County and tied those experiences to his tasks in his current career.

The Illinois 4-H Junior Leadership Conference is conducted by the Illinois State 4-H Youth Leadership Team as part of the University of Illinois Extension 4-H Youth Development Program and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service. For more information on the 4-H program in your area, contact your local University of Illinois Extension office at 217-732-8289.

[Text from Illinois 4-H file received from Amy L. Hyde, Logan County Extension Unit]