2013 Resource Guide - 4-H Ontario

JOINING 4 H ONTARIO
PROSPECTIVE YOUTH PARTICIPANTS
1.
APPLICATION. Go to www.4-hontario.ca/join and fill out the New Member
Inquiry Form. Prospective members of 4-H must be between the ages of 9–21
years old as of December 31 of the previous year. Prospective Cloverbud
Program participants must be between the ages of 6–8 as of December 31
of the previous year.
2.
PROCESSING. The inquiry is sent to your local 4-H Association Membership
Coordinator. Your Association Membership Coordinator is a 4-H volunteer and
will contact you with more information about joining local 4-H clubs.
3.
MEMBERSHIP FEES. You will join a local 4-H Association and pay your
membership fee to the Association. You will need to pay an annual Provincial
Membership fee of $70. Some 4-H Associations have additional fees to cover
local costs depending on the different services they provide. The Association
Membership Coordinator will be able to explain all of this to you.
4.
WELCOME! You’ll receive a participant card from 4-H Ontario. Also, you will
be connected with volunteers in your area. You will join their clubs by filling out
a Membership List. After that, your 4-H Volunteer will keep you informed on all
your club meetings, activities and responsibilities.
WONDERING WHAT AN “ASSOCIATION IS?
When you join 4-H Ontario you are connected to a group of 4-H’rs in your local
area. In 4-H lingo these groups are called 4-H “Associations”. These associations
belong to the entity of 4-H Ontario and deliver the program at the local level.
Think “local chapters” or “groups”.
The majority of your 4-H experience will happen with your Association,
but everyone is a 4-H Ontario participant and receives the benefits of the
provincial organization—including insurance coverage, programming, resource
development and volunteer support.
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