Annual 4-H Donors' Conference

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The first annual 4-H Donors' Conference was held in 1948. The 2-day conference was held at the Conrad Hilton Hotel, the same hotel that hosted National 4-H Congress. The Donors' Conference was held in early October, usually during National 4-H Week. It brought together representatives of 4-H donor organizations, National 4-H Service Committee staff and Extension Service leaders. The Conference, which was held annually up into the early 1990s, facilitated communication, provided opportunities for updating donors on 4-H and Service Committee developments, and allowed for planning and arranging donor-sponsored National 4-H Congress events.

Donors' Conference was an important promotion and visibility tool in keeping national donor representatives informed about new 4-H programs and activities and getting their input on pending projects for the coming year. It also allowed opportunity for the donor representatives to have dialogue among themselves relating to their own sponsored programs.