HARD COPY REGISTRATION FORMS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED.

78th 4-H Electric Congress

• Knowledge and skills gained while participating in the 4-H Electric Project. Exhibit an increase in knowledge each year.
• 4-H experiences in Leadership, Citizenship & Community Service.
• Sharing the 4-H Electric program with others (includes teaching or assisting with electric project activities).
• The portfolios are typically submitted to the state 4-H office by March 1st.

b. AT-LARGE Electric Portfolio Delegate 
Up to ten at-large (total of 10 statewide) electric portfolio delegates will be awarded to youth that have submitted an electric portfolio to the state level competition. All the portfolio requirements still apply. The delegate electric portfolio will be judged at the state level and the county will be notified if eligible to attend Electric Congress.

c. COUNTY DELEGATE (4 per county; 2 Ages 11-13, 2 Ages 14-18)              Two 4-H members in both age categories (11-13, 14-18) with the best electric project record books from each county that have not previously attended Electric Congress more than once. You can only attend electric congress as a county delegate twice. The member must complete a current electric project book and submit an electric report that lists the current year's electric activities in which they completed to qualify for this trip.

d. RECRUITING DELEGATE (1 per county)
One 4-Her per county that promotes the 4-H Electric Project by recruiting the most new members into the electric project beyond the minimum requirements. The minimum requirements are eight (8) new members if attending Electric Congress as a first year recruiting delegate and a minimum of 16 as a second year recruiting delegate. Eight additional new members will be required for each additional trip to Electric Congress, i.e. 24 for a third trip and so on. Only recruits (workshop participants) who complete and turn in their "Electric Recruit Activity Record Form" can be counted. The same new recruit can only be counted by one recruiting delegate. Minimum requirement example: A member attends Electric Congress as a county delegate (once or twice), the minimum requirement is eight; another member has attended as a county delegate (once or twice), and as a recruiting delegate once, the minimum requirement is 16. Recruiting delegates are to submit a RECRUITING DELEGATE REPORT FORM, which summarizes workshops or activities performed to win the recruiting award trip. You must have attended Electric Congress at least once before qualifying for Recruiting Delegate status.

e. AT-LARGE RECRUITING DELEGATE (1 per county)
Up to ten at-large (total of 10 statewide) recruiting awards invitations will be awarded to members doing outstanding recruiting work in addition to the regular recruiting awards above. The selection of the ten at-large recruiting delegates will take place at the state level in the event more than ten qualify. The same minimum requirements apply as stated above for the regular recruiting award. Please remember that in order to qualify, you must have previously attended as a regular delegate, have exhausted the county delegate status and lost to another recruiting delegate winner from your county.

Electric Congress delegate registration is submitted with 4-H Online. Hard copies are not required. 

b. SECOND PLACE - $250 Gift Card to the 4-H member with the second best Electric Portfolio in each utility territory (area) that has not previously won a first or second place territorial or state award in the Electric Project.

c. THIRD PLACE - $150 Gift Card to the 4-H member with the third best Electric Portfolio in each utility territory (area) that has not previously won a first, second, or third place territorial or state award in the Electric Project.

d. TRAVELING PLAQUE - To the county with the most outstanding group electric program and achievements in each territory. The traveling plaque is awarded for one year, then returned and awarded to the current year winner.

State & District Awards

SELECTION PROCESS

b. All district level winners will receive a certificate.

State cumulative winners will receive savings bonds in the following amounts:

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