- Leadership Day/4-H Day at the Capitol - Feb. 9th, 2009
URGENT: Significant Schedule Changes Have Been Made, as of 1:00 pm, February 6, 2009.
Check the updated schedule below.
Leadership/4-H Day at the Capitol will go on as planned with a few changes.
Neither the House nor the Senate will be in session on Monday, February 9 th . Both chambers took this action earlier today. Therefore, there will not be any Page opportunities.
With these developments, all 4-H'ers should register at the Depot between 10:00 and 10:45 . Note this is a half hour earlier than originally scheduled.
Click here for a printable schedule for the day. - Updated 1:00 pm, February 6th, 2009.
***State 4-H Officer Planning Meeting will be held as originally scheduled.***
(This is the schedule based on the information we have. There is a possibility that it will change again. Please check back the afternoon of February 6th for a finalized schedule.)
Leadership Day is a time when leaders from all across Georgia come together to share best practices and success stories and identify ways to improve leadership efforts in Georgia . Combined with 4-H Day at the Capitol, it provides 4-H'ers an opportunity to learn about all the leadership opportunities offered in their communities, listen to great speakers, tour the state capitol and meet with their representatives.
The 7th Annual Leadership Day in Georgia , sponsored by the Georgia Rural Development Council (GRDC) will be held at the Georgia Freight Depot In Atlanta ( Map ). Please follow the link for directions and a map.
The Depot is adjacent to Underground Atlanta and groups can park in nearby parking decks.
County 4-H Leaders should register using the 4-H Event Registration Site.
4-H groups can register until midnight of February 3rd .
The first 300 registered are guaranteed lunch.
A registration fee of $2.00 per attendee can be paid upon arrival, or sent to Charlene Carpenter at the State 4-H Office in advance. Please make all checks payable to the Georgia 4-H Foundation.
It is imperative that we fill entire tables before partially filling others. Even if it means county groups split up.
Pages must first be registered by counties with their local representatives. Once they are approved, counties should note which 4-H'ers are pages for the day online and when they check in at the depot. There is a limit to the number of pages that can be accommodated.
For information on the Page Program, please visit the following link.
(See the Leadership Day/4-H Day Schedule posted above for correct times.)
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/house/Page/Page.htm
The chaperone should keep the personal belongings of the page, as there is no where to store coats and purses.
Make sure that each page has an index card, with the name of the legislator that they are paging for and if they are assigned to the House or Senate.
School Excuse Letter - With Letterhead Included
School Excuse Letter- Print On Your Own Letterhead
''' Special Instructions for Pages and CEA's of Pages :
Pages will be escorted to the Capital Building, from the Freight Depot, by State 4-H Staff.
County 4-H Leaders must be at the Capital to meet up with Pages when they are finished.
Chaperones should keep personal belongings of pages as there is no storage for coats & purses.
For safety and so pages can be better informed, CEA's should provide each 4-H Page with an index card that includes name of legislator 4-H'er is paging for, and if assignment is to House or Senate.
4-H Polo Shirts:
If your county reserved shirts for pick-up, they will be distributed at Registration (see Lindsey Fodor). The shirts can be returned via mail or purchased. Any shirts not returned will be billed to the county at the rate of $14.00 each. Check should be made payable to Georgia 4-H Foundation.
Entering the Capitol:
There are several entrances open. All of them have security check points. Plan accordingly by limiting metal items.
Visits:
It is appropriate and advisable to stop by your legislator's office and leave a note or visit if possible.
If 4-H members get lost they should report to Capitol Security and inform them they are with 4-H.
If 4-H members get lost they should report to Capitol Security and inform them they are with 4-H
For additional information please contact the State 4-H Office at 706-542-4444 and ask for Jeff Buckley or Charlene Carpenter. Or you may send an email to jbuckley@uga.edu or cdc4h@uga.edu.
