Fuel Up to Play 60 - Healthy Living Ambassador Program

The Texas 4-H Youth Development Program is pleased to announce the establishment of the 4-H Fuel Up To Play 60/Healthy Living Ambassador Program. Applications to serve as an ambassador are currently being accepted and will be accepted until April 15^th. This ambassador group is replacing the current healthy lifestyles advisory board.

The purpose of the 4-H Fuel Up To Play 60/Healthy Living Ambassador Program is to:

·        Promote the purpose and goals of the 4-H healthy lifestyles program through Fuel Up To Play 60;

·        Empower youth by giving them the opportunity to provide leadership to the 4-H healthy lifestyles program as it relates to Fuel Up To Play 60; and

·        Equip youth to serve as a leader to implement the Fuel Up To Play 60 Program in local schools.

Requirements for ambassadors include:

·        4-H members must be at least 15 years old at the beginning of the 2014-15 4-H year.

·        Ambassadors will serve a two-year term.

·        All youth accepted as ambassadors will be required to participate in a training and planning session June 30 – July 1^st in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and pay any associated travel and registration costs.

The ambassador application is attached and available online, with additional information, at http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/healthy_lifestyles. Please share this information with youth that may be interested in this leadership opportunity.