October

• 1^st - Business Ed meeting
• 1^st - Conservation tour - Will County (175 youth)
• 1^st - Weather observer training
• 2^nd - Conservation tour; taught web of life (175 youth)
• 7^th - Telenet on Affirmative Action
• 8^th - Program for Braceville on Walk to School Day (150 students)
• 8^th - Helped HEA judge window displays
• 10^th - Home school 4-H meeting
• 13^th - Youth team meeting in Champaign
• 14^th & 15^th - Annual Extension conference in Champaign
• 17^th - Ag in the Classroom (AITC) on soybeans at MVK (55 students)
• 21^st - United Way open house
• 22^nd - Conference on Financial Fitness in Bloomington
• 29^th - Operation Military Kids meeting in Springfield
• 30^th - State awards committee in Champaign

November

• 3^rd - Meeting with Illinois Valley Industries 4-H Club leaders
• 3^rd - 4-H Federation meeting
• 5^th - Awards program for SSPN; introduced Careen Gordon
• 6^th - Did leadership program for Grundy high school youth (GAPI) (80 youth)
• 7^th - Taught animal ag until to White Oak for AITC (130 youth)
• 8^th - Helped with Operation Military Kids at Joliet deployment
• 9^th - Attended horse bowl practice
• 10^th - Did flower arranging class for 16 youth and 7 adults
• 10^th - Attended Financial fitness program in Bloomington
• 11^th - Organized 4-H recognition night (115 attended)
• 12^th - Did United Way presentation at Lyondell-Bissel
• 13^th - Youth Development Team meeting at Rock Falls
• 13^th - Taught leadership activity at Coal City Community 4-H Club (30 youth)
• 14^th - Attended Youth Works workshop in Champaign
• 15^th - Did officer training for 16 youth and 4 adults
• 17^th - Radio program on rockets and other activities with Dave Giacomi
• 18^th - Youth Team telenet
• 18^th - Character Ed telenet
• 18^th - Morris Garden Club
• 19^th - Did meth workshop for landlords and real estate agents
• 20^th - Open house at new office
• 21^st - Attended Grundy County Growth conference
• 21^st - Telenet on youth leadership curriculum
• 23^rd - Horse bowl meeting
• 24^th - Telenet on 4-H cost recovery

Upcoming Activities

• Work with clubs on 4-H grants
• Teach classes for 4^th graders through AITC
• Youth in sports character building workshops
• Youth science camp
• Youth Leadership Academies with emphasis on government
• Relationships Smart Curriculum in schools
• Rocket building workshop

Grants Working on Since Last Report

• 1 grant for nutrition & wellness
• 1 grant for robotics & science
• 4-H club grants for community improvement

Continuing Activities

• Statewide Operation Military Kids program
• 4-H Camp Shaw Capital Campaign - Board meeting
• State Awards Committee
• Youth Leadership Flagship Proposal
• Local government youth academy
• Citizens' emergency response team
• 4-H technology team
• Improve Grundy County website
• Cost recovery task force
• Shooting sports task force

Submitted by John Davis, Unit Educator, Youth Development - 11/24/2008