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Table of Contents

• Letter to General Leaders
• At A Glance - 2012 National Award Trips and Provincial Dates to Remember
• 2012 Application Deadlines
• Travel Opportunities for 4-H Leaders
• National Award Information
• Nova Scotia 4-H Council 4-Sale Items
• Young Speakers for Agriculture
• Poster Contest
• Poster and Display General Standards
• Record Keeping Competition
• Tips For Creating Great Record Sheets
• Theme Contest
• Summer Assistant Job Information
• You Be The Judge - Judging tips
• Recyclable Competition Guidelines and Explanation Sheet
• Wool Competition Guidelines and Explanation Sheet
• Tug-O-War Permission Form
• Livestock Registration Form
• Nova Scotia 4-H Council 4-H Leader Screening
• Nova Scotia 4-H Leader Application
• Police Record Check
• Child Abuse Register Consent to Disclosure of Information Form
  (see Volunteer Leader Screening)
• 4H Insurance Information:
  - Canadian 4-H Commercial General Liability Fact Sheet
  - Canadian 4-H Participant Accident Insurance Fact Sheet
  - Certificate of Insurance Request Form
• General Usage of the Trademark Logo, Pledge and Motto
  - 4-H Logo & Wordmark Usage Guidelines (Canadian 4-H Council)
• World Water Day Water Challenge

Camp Rankin

• About Camp Rankin
• Camp Rankin Scholarship
• Become a Camp Rankin Counsellor:
  - Job Description
  - Application
• Counsellor-In Training Application
• Camp Mentor Opportunity for Leaders:
  - Description
  - Application
• Camp Rankin Registration Form

Scholarships (Requirements and Applications)

• TD Scholarship
• N.S. Department of Agriculture Scholarship - requirements
  - application form
• N.S. 4-H Council Scholarship - requirements and application
• AgriVenture 4-H Adventure Opportunity 2013
  AgriVenture Scholarship
  - application form
• CIBC 4-H Post-Secondary Education Scholarship

4-H Weekend, Public Speaking and Demonstration Information

• 4-H Weekend Applications
  - Members
  - Chaperones
• Demonstration Rules and Guidelines
  - Demonstration Score Sheet
  - Tips on 4-H Demonstrations
  - Hints for Successful Demonstrations
  - Food Demonstration Tips
• Entertainment Guidelines and Score Sheet
• 4-H Host and Hostess Competition:
  - Rules
  - Duties
  - Interview Scoresheet
  - Impromptu / Sight Reading Scorecard

• Public Speaking Rules and Guidelines
• Tips For Public Speaking
  - Outline for Preparing a Speech
  - Guidelines for Introducing and Thanking People
• Public Speaking Scorecard
  - Junior/Intermediate/Senior
  - Junior Introducer Scorecard
  - Junior Thanker Scorecard
• Senior Impromptu Speech Scorecard
• Rally Registration Sheet
   
• Nova Scotia Woodsman Competition:
  - Team Register
  - Guidelines
  - Skills Competition Guidelines

GENERAL LEADER'S HANDBOOK 2012