Mid-Year Award Review

Now is the time to do a status check on where the 4-H member is with their pin application.  The Trips & Awards Committee would like to offer the 4-H members the opportunity to do a mid-year appeal, if they can determine right now that they are not going to be able to get the pin in which they have set out to achieve.  There are lots of 4-H events that will still occur this year, but there are several that have come and gone.  A 4-H member may have missed an opportunity or two.  What does this all mean and what should I do?  

Here are some steps for the process:

1. Fill out the 4-H Pin Application as completely as you can to make it current.
2. Determine if you are on the right track.  Are there still things that you need to complete?  Check the 4-H Newsletter and Master 4-H Calendar (both available at http://www.centralkansas.ksu.edu/4-H) to see what other things are still yet to come this 4-H year.
3. If you have missed an opportunity and you do not see where it can be picked up later this 4-H year, please complete the CKD 4-H Deferral Appeal Process Form.  This form can be found at http://www.centralkansas.ksu.edu/4-H → Awards & Recognition → Appeal Process.  Follow the directions on this form and mail it with a copy of your 4-H Pin Application to the Salina Office (Attn:  Sarah Maass, 2218 Scanlan Ave, Salina, KS 67401).  Items will need to be postmarked no later than May 1.
4. The Trips & Awards Committee will review your forms and get back to you with a response.  This will allow you to know if you continue working towards your goal of achieving the pin, if you will be able to receive it in November.  Keep in mind, the Trips & Awards Committee may ask you to do certain things in place of what you may have missed.   All of this will be outlined in their response back to you.
5. Additionally, there is a document with helpful hints for parents on the website located at http://www.centralkansas.ksu.edu/4-H → Awards & Recognition → Helpful Hints for Parents. 

If you have any questions regarding the 4-H Pin Application, the opportunity for the appeal, etc. please let Sarah know.