I have had the honor of being a 4-H member for 11 years. Over those years the opportunities I’ve taken advantage of have led me to where I am now: a confident leader.
In 2023, I had the opportunity to serve as a Youth Philanthropy Ambassador in partnership with the Kansas 4-H Leadership Youth Council and the Kansas 4-H Foundation. As the current 4-H youth council president, I will continue to work toward building relationships with potential donors to raise funds to make it possible for all 4-H members to attend events through the Accessibility Fund. These partnerships emphasize or motto “To Make the Best Better”.
The 4-H motto to me is a quote I repeat to myself quite often to help myself continue on succeeding in whatever I’m doing. This motto has helped many projects at the fair to be ready for the next year. I use this motto in school to not settle on my achievements but to continue to improve and gain countless amounts of knowledge through school.
As the current 4-H youth council president, I will continue toward building relationships with delegates at every single state 4-H event and even outside of 4-H. As a council, we strive to always promote 4-H and how as an organization we are able to positively impact everything around us. That may be putting on state events, speaking to organizations about the benefits of being a member, or selling t-shirts at the state fair — we all want to give back to 4-H.
As my 4-H career is coming to an end I will cherish all the memories, accomplishments, and mostly the relationships that I have built within 4-H. Without 4-H I am certain I would not be the leader I am today and without 4-H I would not have discovered the career path I want.4-H showed me my passion for working with youth and made me want to pursue a degree in physical education in college.