- Leadership Day/4-H Day at the Capitol
Click here for a printable schedule for the day. Updated February 8th, 2008.
Please Note the Schedule Has Been Changed As of February 8th.
It was announced the morning of February 8th that the Senate will be starting their February 11th session early, at 10:00am instead of 1:00 pm.
There are two implications as a result:
1. SENATE PAGES
Counties who have registered a page in the Senate need to arrive at the Senate Page Desk on the third floor of the Capitol by 8:30 am in order to attend orientation in time for the 10:00 session.
To help us plan for Monday, please email Marilyn Poole at marpoole@uga.edu by 4:00pm on Sunday afternoon to let us know if you can accommodate this change of plans.
2. HONOREES
Counties with Honorees need to have them registered at the Depot between 9:30 and 10:00 am so that they can leave the depot as a group at 10:00 am.
Everyone else, please plan to arrive and register between 10:00 and 10:30 am as originally planned.
The 7th Annual Leadership Day in Georgia , sponsored by the Georgia Rural Development Council (GRDC) will be held at the Georgia Freight Depot In Atlanta ( Map ). Please follow the link for directions and a map.
The Depot is adjacent to Underground Atlanta and groups can park in nearby parking decks.
4-H groups can register until midnight of February 6th . The first 300 registered are guaranteed lunch.
Registered groups should arrive at the Depot and check in between 10:00 and 10:30 am, unless they have Senate Pages or Honorees.
A registration fee of $2.00 per attendee can be paid upon arrival, or sent to Charlene at the State 4-H Office in advance. Please make all checks payable to the Georgia 4-H Foundation.
It is imperative that we fill entire tables before partially filling others. Even if it means county groups split up.
Leadership Day is a time when leaders from all across Georgia come together to share best practices and success stories and identify ways to improve leadership efforts in Georgia . Combined with 4-H Day at the Capitol, it provides 4-H'ers an opportunity to learn about all the leadership opportunities offered in their communities, listen to great speakers, tour the state capitol and meet with their representatives.
Pages must first be registered by counties with their local representatives. Once they are approved, counties should note which 4-H'ers are pages for the day online and when they check in at the depot. There is a limit to the number of pages that can be accommodated.
An adult chaperone must sign pages in and out at the page desk. Therefore, someone from their county will need to go to the Capitol with the group.
The chaperone should keep the personal belongings of the page, as there is no where to store coats and purses.
Make sure that each page has an index card, with the name of the legislator that they are paging for and if they are assigned to the House or Senate.
Schedule for Leadership Day/4-H Day at the Capitol
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At Depot (corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Central Avenue ):
UPDATED SCHEDULE
8:30: Senate Pages check in at Senate Page Desk (3 rd floor of Capitol).
9:30: Honorees only register.
10:00: Honorees leave for Capitol with Dr. Bo Ryles for recognition in Senate chamber.
10:00-10:30: General Registration (special station for 4-H -- Registration table will be located directly inside main entrance). 4-H Staff will be there to register county groups, and distribute 4-H Day ribbons (there is a special ribbon for Pages).
11:10-12:00: 4-H Clovers, Etc. entertainment
10:30-11:30: Meal being served. All 4-H ‘ers and leaders in Freight Room visiting other guests.
Time TBA: Honorees will return to Depot between Senate and House sessions.
11:20: House Pages only leave for Capitol with Marilyn Poole or Laura Bland.
11:45-12:20: Speakers and comments from podium
12:25: Honorees only leave for Capitol with Arch Smith (prior to Keynote Speaker). All other
4-H'ers leave for Capitol with leaders at conclusion of program at Depot.
At Capitol:
8:30: Senate Pages check in at Senate Page Desk (3 rd floor of Capitol).
Note to CEAs : After Senate pages have checked in, escort rest of county group to Depot for general registration at 10:00 a.m.
9:50: Honorees move into Senate gallery with Arch Smith.
10:00: Tentative: Comer, Ryles, Angle, and Sparks move onto floor of Senate.
Honorees are recognized by Senator Carter from the floor of the Senate.
11:30-11:50: House Pages check in at House Page Desk (4 th floor of Capitol) as instructed by Marilyn Poole and Laura Bland.
12:50: Honorees move into House gallery with Arch Smith.
1:00: Comer, Ryles, Angle, and Sparks move onto floor of House with Representative Smith. President Comer addresses group and honorees are recognized in House.
2:15: Assemble on North Steps inside of Capitol for group photo with special guests.
2:45: 4-H Day concludes (Pages must not leave until the day's session ends – time varies.)
Pages: (See Special Instructions below)
8:30: Senate Pages must report to Senate Page Desk (3 rd floor of Capitol) no later than 8:30 a.m. for morning session.
10:30: Pages go through lunch line at Depot.
11:20: House Pages: All those paging for House depart with group leaders who will escort Pages to the Capitol. (Very important that we keep all other 4-H'ers at Depot for visit with speakers.)
11:30: Group Photo of Pages (North Steps inside the Capitol)
11:50: The House Page Desk requests that pages report no later than 11:50 a.m. Leaders, be certain to tell those from your county who are paging that they should meet you after they finish paging. Pages must not leave until the day's session ends . A good place to rejoin your group is the North Steps inside the Capitol. (Continued)
''' Special Instructions for Pages and CEA's of Pages :
Someone from county must go to Capitol with Page Leader to sign them in and out at Page Desk.
Chaperones should keep personal belongings of pages as there is no storage for coats & purses.
For safety and so pages can be better informed, CEA's should provide each 4-H Page with an index card that includes name of legislator 4-H'er is paging for, and if assignment is to House or Senate.
4-H Polo Shirts:
If your county reserved shirts for pick-up, they will be distributed at Registration (see Lindsey Fodor). The shirts can be returned via mail or purchased. Any shirts not returned will be billed to the county at the rate of $14.00 each. Check should be made payable to Georgia 4-H Foundation.
Entering the Capitol:
There are several entrances open. All of them have security check points. Plan accordingly by limiting metal items.
Visits:
It is appropriate and advisable to stop by your legislator's office and leave a note or visit if possible.
If 4-H members get lost they should report to Capitol Security and inform them they are with 4-H.
If 4-H members get lost they should report to Capitol Security and inform them they are with 4-H
For additional information please contact the State 4-H Office at 706-542-4444 and ask for Jeff Buckley or Charlene Carpenter. Or you may send an email to jbuckley@uga.edu or cdc4h@uga.edu.
