HomeMy WebLinkAboutSaluting Huron County's Agricultural Industry, 1987-03-25, Page 32PAGE A32. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1987.
Junior Farmers: A chance to learn
BY LARRY PLAETZER
Junior Farmers is not just for
farmers. Itisforyoung people 15 to
29 year old who w^nt to participate
in a social service club.
The Junior Farmer motto is
“SelfHelpandCommunity Better
ment”, and members strive to
provide leadership skills to young
people so they may become a
participating part of the growing
community.
To be affiliated with the Junior
Farmers, the clubs are required to
report on at least one community
betterment project, have a meet
ing on Junior Farmer structure and
on parliamentary procedure. This
year the Clinton club has donated
money to the Clinton Hospital
Equipment Fund and with the
county association they adopted a
foster child.
There are five Junior Farmer
Clubs in Huron County - Clinton,
West Huron, South Huron, Sea
forth and Howick.
Clubs in Huron are part of the
Zone 7 area which also includes
clubs in the counties of Perth, Grey
and Bruce.
Head offices for the Ontario
Junior Farmer Association are
situated in Guelph.
Parliamentary procedure is the
organized form of operating a
meeting. An idea is expressed in
the form of a motion. It must have
some interest and be seconded or it
is dropped. If the motion is
seconded it is discussed and voted
on by a majority to accept or reject
the idea.
If meetings were not carried out
in some formal manner, there
would be much confusion and
pointless length, leading to end
less discussion. There is much
more to parliamentary procedure
and sometimes you might think it is
pointless to know these facts but it
is important as in service clubs,
Lions, Kinsmen, Optimists, study
body representatives in council,
professional conferences, doctors,
nurses,teachers and churches,
factories in management and
unions, federation of agriculture
and all businesses.
Although you may join a Junior
Farmer club any time, there are
two times a year a person may join
the provincial organization: in
October and April.
Why join and what’s in it for me?
First of all, you will only get out of it
whatyouputin! Ifyoujustgotoone
meeting and it seems boring and
you never return you have not
given yourself a fair chance. Junior
Farmers have almost anything you
want because you direct your
interests to the executives and they
work for you.
They have dances, mainly for
fundraising and operating expens
es. There are province wide
sporting events; winter and sum
mer. Track and field, shotput,
discus, baseball, swimming, soc
cer, tennis and farm safety compe
tition, curling, bowling, volleyball,
basketball and badminton. There
is county operated broomball,
hockey and two-pitch baseball
tournaments and car rallys.
There are Cultural Events,
Sing Swing includes male and
female soloists, old time and
modern square dancing, tap danc
ing, choir, barbershop quartet,
female and folk singing and
whistling competitions. There are
competitions in short plays, public
speaking and debating.
A provincial conference is held
each year in March, giving direc
tion to the provincial organization.
The constitution is given new
resolutions and changes are made,
with new executive members
being voted in.
Throughout the year there are
conferences ranging from leader
ship camp, communication and
executive workshops to social
recreation.
There is a great opportunity to
travel and host delegates from
other countries. Yearly trips range
from six months spent in Austra-
lia/New Zealand, six weeks in the
United Kingdom (Wales, Ireland,
Scotland and England), one month
in Germany, Holland or Russia,
two weeks in Manitoba, Alberta or
P. E. I., one week in Washington for
the Future Farmers of America,
and one delegate may attend the
World Congress.
These trips are mostly funded by
theJuniorFarmerssocosts are
minimal but the winners have to
earn the opportunity to represent
the Province in these travels.
Huron County has had trips to
Australia and New Zealand, Bar
bados, Caribbean Cruise and is
planning a European exchange.
The most valuable part of Junior
Farmers is meeting people with
whom you may grow, work and
develop a great friendship. These
are some of the possibilities that
are open toyou as a Junior Farmer.
It'sail up to you asa Junior Farmer.
It’s all up toyou, whatyou get out of
it, the opportunity is here so get in
gear!
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