Junior Leaders
What We Do
Junior Leader Officers
Learn More About the Roles & Responsibilties of Junior Leader Officers Below
Social Media Managers - Allison Liggett & Gage Thomas
2025 Junior Leader Manual
The Junior Leader Manuals are must be signed by a Club Leader and returned to the Extension Office by July Saturday, June 12th for project completion!
Junior Leader ManualJunior Leader Fair Week Activities
July 5th-11th 2025
Project Check-In at Judging Dates: Junior Leaders are responsible for assisting with Project Check-In and assisting judge's durinf judging days. This includes helping check-in projects, tape name tags and put Projects on display. Junior Leaders are also expected to help with Project Check-Out on July 12th in the Community Center.
Red Cross Blood Drive Fundraiser: The Red Cross Blood Drive during the 4-H Fair will be on Thursday, July 10th from 12pm-5pm. Junior Leader's are expected to volunteer to work at the sign-in table of the Blood Drive for a shift! The Blood Drive will be at their mobile bus clinic parked outside of the Cloverleaf!
For every unit of blood collected, the Junior Leaders will earn $10.00. However, 4-Hers from other clubs can be awarded monetary prized for their clubs if they volunteer as a representative for their 4-H Club!
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Stock The Trailer Food & Donation Collections: Cass County Junior Leaders are participating in the Farm Credit Stock the Trailer Food Drive, where non-perishable food items and monetary donations are collected to help feed our community. Donations will be collected throughout Fair week and the preceding Summer!
Junior Leaders are encouraged to collect items and donations during Fair week, especially on Monday, July 7th the Emmaus Mission Day at the Fairgrounds. Junior Leaders are invited to collect donations at the Sponsor of the Day booth throughout the day!
All items will be placed on a livestock trailer and weighed following Fair Week- if over 1000lbs of items are collected, the Junior Leaders are awarded $500.00. There is a contest between Regions- the county with the heaviest trailer can win up to $3,000.00!
Junior Leader's 2025 Meeting Schedule
January: Bowling, Valentines for Vets.
January 22nd. 6:30-8:00pm
Bring any craft materials you want for making Valentines for our Veterans!
February: Go-Kits and Valentine's Day Party
February 18th, 6:00-8:00pm at the Community Center
Packing Emergency Go-Kits to donate to Area 5 Agency & Valentines Day Party
Bring supplies for the emergency packs and any treats to share for Valentines Party!
March: State Hospital Tour
Date: March 19th, 6:00pm
April: Spring Cleaning at Fairgrounds & Pizza
Date: April 9th, 6:00pm
Clen the Junior lEader garden beds, decorate Stock the Trailer jars and U-Know Pizza provided, Plus a Guest Speaker!
May: Bingo at McKinney Place Senior Living Center (Now Called Cedar Creek)
Date: May 14th, 5:30pm
Please bring prizes to share during Bingo at Cedar Creek Living Center! Gifts ideas can be candy and snacks, lotions/ soaps, candles, puzzles, books & magazines, home decor and other goodies!
June: Fair Set-up and Donuts
Date June 21st, 9:00am-Noon
Wear work clothes! We will be setting up A-Frames, dusting display shelves, setting up tables and chairs and more in the Community Center to set-up for judging and Fair week!
July: Fair Week Activities
July 5th-11th 2025
Volunteering in the Community Center July 5th-11th
Red Cross Blood Drive
Stock The Trailer Food & Donation Collections
August: Fair Review, NEw Member Meet & Greet, Officer Q&A
Date TBD at 6:30 pm at the Community Center
2024 Junior Leader Ambassadors & Scholarship
Congratulations to our 2024 Junior Leader Ambassadors, Bailey Mills and Kendric Personett.
This year, there were five Junior Leaders who took part in the Ambassador Program to raise funds for the Junior Leader Scholarship. All five participants collected funds throughout fair week, with Kendric and Bailey earning the title of Ambassador by collecting the most. Together, the five participants collected over $1,500.00.
Additionally, the Best of Cass County basket, made by our Summer Intern and former Junior Leader, Lexi Freemna, was auctioned off durng the 4-H Auction. The basket raised over $800.00 to be contributed to the scholarship fund.
