Clover Kids Toolbox

Section F

Recruitment

Group Leaders and Volunteers

… and justice for all
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Ideas for Recruiting More Volunteer Leaders

  1. Have a display at the school’s open house in the fall. Make sure you have a copy of the curriculum to show potential leaders!
  1. Send out invitations to parents of current Clover Kids to your next workshop or meeting.
  1. Ask parents to help with specific parts of meetings – like bringing a game.
  1. Ask 4-H members who are enrolled in Child Development to help with a group.
  1. Present Clover Kids at a local 4-H Community Club meeting and ask their parents/members to help start a club.
  1. Check with your local high school, university, or community college. Many have social and/or educational groups who need/want community service hours.
  1. Check with the school principal for possible names of volunteers.
  1. Check with volunteer groups in your community.
  1. Make sure you put press releases/pictures in the paper after Clover Kids events to keep Clover Kids “out there”
  1. Pass out Volunteer Recruitment Fliers at library events, Clover Kid activities, the fair, etc.

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WHAT IS CLOVER KIDS?

Clover Kids is an exciting 4-H program for youth in kindergarten through 3rd grade.

Clover Kids was specifically developed to bring the life skill building and experiential learning benefits of traditional 4H to children in Kindergarten through 3rd grade.
Its goal is to promote children's positive development through cooperative learning and developmentally appropriate activities.

Children participating in the 4H Clover Kids program will:

  • Meet new friends, learn and practice social skills by working and playing in small groups.
  • Gain self-confidence and learn about themselves in a non-competitive learning environment.
  • Experience the joy and fun of learning.
  • Master physical skills through hands on or experiential learning (learning by doing).


JOIN THE FUN!

Be a Clover Kids

Volunteer!

Clover Kids:

Where children experience the
joy of learning in a supportive,
creative, challenging and fun
environment.

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TOP 10 REASONS TO “BEE”
A CLOVER KIDS VOLUNTEER

10. You get out of the house!

9. You get to play lots of games.

8. You get to paint, color, glue, cut and do all those fun things you did when you were a child!

7. You get a curriculum with all the activities.

6. The children learn wonderful things from you – and you can see it!

5. You get training on working with children and how to plan a wonderful program with appropriate activities!

4. Meet new people

3. Volunteering feels great!

2. Snacks!

  1. Have a positive impact on the life of a child!

Ready to get involved?

Contact your local Extension Office to learn more about the program. They will give you the child safety and protection record check forms and help you get started!

Not sure yet?

Call the Extension Office and visit a Clover Kids group in your area to check out the fun in person!

QUOTES FROM

CLOVER KIDS LEADERS

Clover Kids is great!

I had so much fun with the kids!

My daughter and I made new friends!

I like being a Clover Kids leader because there is so much I can do with the kids and they love it!

Being a leader is all worthwhile when you see how much the children
are learning!

Clover Kids is fun for the kids and the adults! That is why I do it!