December 2005

COMMUNITY CLUB MEETING: Wednesday, December 14, 6:30 pm at Sunset School , old Arroyo Mocho location, 1040 Florence Road . We will have a Presentation Day Workshop and will make snowmen bookmarks for the veterans.

UNDERPRIVILIGED CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY PARTY

Sorting and wrapping gifts, folding invitations, stringing craft necklaces, etc. was Saturday, December 3. Thanks to all who helped. We were completely finished in under 2 hours.

The party will be Saturday, December 10 in the Student Union at Livermore High School. Help is needed from 9:00 am until at least 5:00 pm. Guests are scheduled to start arriving at 9:30 am. We will have 12+ ‘make-it and take-it' craft tables, a ‘wrap a present' table, refreshments and Santa. Entertainment is still needed for the Santa line (juggling, magic tricks, lead songs, etc.) and the sign up will be at our CC Meeting. We can use your help whether you can spare an hour or the entire day! Please wear some part of your uniform so we can distinguish between workers and guests. We would like each family to bring 2 dozen cookies for refreshments. If you are unable to bring your cookies to the party you can make other arrangements with Chair Michelle Hewitt 606-6251 or drop them off at the Miller's, 1435 Heidelberg Drive, through the 9^th. All donations to the party should be noted on the PDR Form as Community Service and work on preparations and/or the party can be counted as Committees or Community Service.

CAROLING & DISTRIBUTING HOLIDAY ITEM at the Veterans Hospital will be on Wednesday, December 21, 6:30 pm, at the convalescent unit. Sign up at our CC Meeting or call the Hewitts (Chairs), 606-6251.

NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY at the Veterans Hospital will be on Saturday, December 31, 6:30 - 9:00 pm. Sign up to help with this fun event at our CC Meeting or call Chairs, the Maloneys.

REMOVING DECORATIONS at the Veterans Hospital is Saturday, January 7, 9:30am . Please sign up to help at our CC Meeting.

ALAMEDA COUNTY ALL STARS are still looking for a few older members from our club to help with a Primary & New Member Field Day on Saturday, February 11, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Sign up at our CC Meeting.

THE FRIENDSHIP CENTER (Adult day care for the frail and elderly) is having a youth day on Monday, December 19. They are looking for youth to bring youth-related news to read and discuss from 9:30 am – 11:00 am, and for youth to help with a holiday/general sing along from 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm. If you would like to help with an activity call McKenzie at 294-8657. The Friendship Center is located at the Sonoma School site on Sonoma Street, the location of the new charter school. The square dancers have performed for them a number of time and will dance from 11:00 am – noon. This is a very appreciative audience.

Remember - we have far fewer opportunities for community service, chairmanships, and committee work after the first of the year. Do your part now.

ALL MEMBERS NOTE – There will not be an Officer's Meeting in December. Both the December meeting and the January meeting were planned in late November in order to avoid meeting during the winter break.

SKIT NIGHT is underway and meetings will start soon. Sign up at our CC Meeting or call Averills, 443-6221.

SMALL ANIMAL FIELD DAY will be Saturday, March 4^th at the Barn. Leaders of small animal projects can host a table by calling Michael Busch at 510-538-8941, Emily Busch at 510-566-5280 or Teresa Busch at 510-733-5840. Be part of one of Alameda County 's most successful and enjoyable field days.

Project Leaders - Set aside some time at a meeting and have your members write an article for this newsletter. Not only does it earn them credit on their PDR Forms, our members like to hear what is going on in other projects. Submit articles to Margaret by the last week of the month.

Parents – please return any enrollment forms you received back for signatures or completion. You can bring them to the CC Meeting or send to Margaret at 1435 Heidelberg Drive, Livermore.

Don't forget to register your Albertson's shopping card to that a percentage of your purchases are donated to Del Arroyo 4-H. Registration forms were in the November newsletter and additional forms will be at our CC Meeting. You can also register friends and neighbors. We are hoping this will eliminate the need to raise annual dues.

RECYCLE YOUR HOLIDAY TREE! For a $5.00 donation the Boy Scouts will pick up and recycle your holiday tree. The pick up day is Saturday, January 7. If interested, please call Preston Miller-Silveira 447-6980, or the O'Connells, 443-2328.

SNOW CAMP for independent (activities are primarily self directed) high school age members will be January 13 through 16. Cost is $120.00, not including lift tickets, equipment rental, etc. Contact Tom Fraser 371-0732 if interested.

PRESENTATION DAY will be Saturday, February 25 at Canyon Middle School in Castro Valley. The different types of presentations will be briefly covered at our December CC Meeting. Remember, you must have presentations in order to earn Star Ranks. There is still time to join our very successful presentation project led by Rich Hunt and/or get additional written information from Margaret.