presented by: katie feldhues project director operation: military kids

Presented by:

Katie Feldhues

Project Director

Operation: Military Kids

*Skate and Take

Tips & Tricks

OMK Mission((Enable others to)) serve military

families in our own backyards

Possible through

Partnerships

Regional Events

*Build environments that encourage communication &

connections between:______________________

Families • Community • Organizations Youth • Adults

______________________

Military • Non-military

Good Goals for Brief Events

*Offer opportunities that

enable skill development

and confidence building:

Interactive • Distinctive• Intergenerational

Good Goals for Brief Events

*Priorities to Consider:

1.Accessible- Location, Parking, Ability

2.Replicable- Huge effort and time

3.Cost- Easy to sustain

Good Goals for Brief Events

Finding MoneyAnna Bernard

Job Title: State 4-H Office Accountant

Skills: Knowing every single dollar available for use in the entire world

Net Worth: PRICELESS

Phone: SPEED DIAL #1

Doris Huffman Endowment Fund

* Endowment Goal: Introduce youth to 4-H sewing

projects

* Output: Funding paid for $350 in fleece and thread

(enough for multiple Skate & Takes around the state)

Lucking Out

Ohio 4-H Center * Centrally located

* Free!

* Had 10 sewing machines in building

* Within walking distance of Ice Rink

* Mixed use space- tables and open space

* Parking

* Introduce youth to 4-H

projects, 4-H

volunteers, and 4-H

youth

* Complete a hands-on

skilled activity & build

confidence

* Participate in some

resiliency

programming

OUTCOME

* Work on family

communication

skills

* Develop

relationships with

other military

youth

* Create a tangible

memory to take

home

OUTCOME

Ice Rink*$300 Rink Rental

*$2 Skate Rental per family member

*Volunteers and staff skate for free

*Discounted- Ohio State University, military families, OSU student leadership group

OUTCOMEModeling and Debriefing1. PHYSICALLY leaning

on one another

2. Other families embracing one another’s struggles

3. Peers unable to hide their struggles

4. Picking oneself up when s/he fell down

5. Accepting help

*Master Clothing Educators

*County 4-H Clubs

*4-H Fashion Board

*Ohio OMK OSU Student Leadership Club

*Diehard Regular Volunteers

*Interns

Volunteers

OUTCOME

Review, Adapt, Repeat!-Room for Improvement-

* Attendance* Signage* Length

+Excellent Already+* Volunteer Engagement

* Partnerships* Programming

Review, Adapt, Repeat!

Possible Repeat Locations* University of Toledo

* Bowling Green State University* University of Cincinnati

Advantages Next Round* Fleece already purchased and cut

* Programming is solid* Volunteers are trained

* Networks in county 4-H building from success

* Finding specifically identified funding for a project:Store • Grant • Endowment Fund • Special Interest Donor

* Partnering with locally established volunteer groups related to activity:

Schools • Community Recreation Centers •Libraries

* FOOL THEM with FUN!Grab their attention, then make them go deeper!

What’s the Trick(for all of us)

Change your mindset!

Sustainability ● Integration

Challenge:

Questions?Katie Feldhues

Project Director

Ohio Operation: Military Kids

feldhues.2@osu.edu

614-292-3758