February 2006
COMMUNITY CLUB MEETING: Wednesday, February 8, 6:30 pm, Sunset School. We will make valentines for the Veterans. Bring scissors, glue, old valentines to cut up, stickers, paper doilies, felt markers, etc. Sign up at the CC Meeting or call the Hewitt family at 606-6241 to help distribute the valentines on Tuesday, February 13 a 4:00 pm . This meeting is your opportunity to practice your Presentation Day entry. Call Margaret 447-6980 with your Presentation Day entry title.
COOKING FIELD DAY has been rescheduled to April. Will keep you posted.
PRESENTATION DAY is Saturday, February 25, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm , Canyon Middle School in Castro Valley . Entry forms are due by February 20 and can be submitted online at www.alamedacounty4h.org/presentationday.htm. Everyone should plan to attend and observe, even if they don't have an entry. Evaluators (judges) are needed for this event. Any adult can be an evaluator (on-the-job training is provided) and members who have presented before at this event but are not presenting this year can evaluate. If you would like to help, contact Carol at 510-881-1124.
SMALL ANIMAL FIELD DAY will be held Saturday, March 4, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm , at the Barn in Livermore . There will be informational booths, displays, interactive exhibits and much more. Come meet all our 4-H pets. It will be a great family event. If you would like to run your own booth at this event you can call Michael at 510-538-8941 or Emily and Teresa at 510-733-5840.
POULTRY FIELD DAY is being planned for Saturday, March 11 at the Dunsmuir House in Oakland . Details will be provided as soon as possible. Adult chair is Carolyn Vane 510-582-8067.
BEGINNING 4H FIELD DAY will be March 18, 9 am – noon , Gem and Mineral Building, Alameda County Fairgrounds. This is for youth ages 8 – 12 who are in their first or second year of 4-H. There will be workshops, basic 4-H information, community service and food.
SKIT NIGHT is Friday, March 31, at Canyon Middle School, 19600 Cull Canyon Road, Castro Valley. The doors open at 6:00 pm and skits begin at 7:00. Our members will be working hard to make ours a fantastic skit and hope that everyone attends Skit Night. This is a fun event for the entire family.
MEMBERS - Are you keeping up with your PDR Form? If not, you should get busy now. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask one of the officers or adults. You should also be keeping track of the requirements you have completed for the Super Member Award.
Are you enrolled in a project that hasn't started yet and you haven't heard from the project leader? If so, call your project leader now and find out the plans for your project. We are now in the homestretch for readying items for entry in the fair. If you can't reach your project leader or don't receive a satisfactory answer, call Margaret at 447-6980.
Margaret is still looking for pictures from the Children's Christmas Party – please help.
Alameda County All Star applications are due to the county office by April 1. If you are 15 or a sophomore in high school, have your Gold Star or will have by the end of this 4-H year, you are eligible to apply. Contact Carol Crossett 510-881-1124 for an application and information packet.
MEMBER NEWS
I worked at the VA hospital putting up and taking down Christmas decorations. I had fun and got to eat donuts. By Nathan
I went to Saint Gregory Manor on Dec. 27 th and gave a Christmas puppet show to the seniors. I was the lead for The Little Saint Nick. It was fun.
Hi, my name is Christian ... and I am with Del Arroyo 4-H. The favorite activity I did in 4-H this year is helping out at the Veterans Hospital . At Christmas time, I helped put decorations in the main hospital. On New Years Eve I went to a party and helped serve the Veterans food and drinks. After I was done serving I hung out with my friend, Mr. Gregory. Met him three years ago at the New Year's Eve party. After the New Years I went back and helped take down the decorations from Christmas and New Years.
I worked at the VA hospital hanging up decorations and taking them down. It was really fun, but it was sometimes hard taking down the trees. I did get to eat donuts and drink juice. That was the fun part! By Caitlin
By Nathan
On January 14, I attended a food preservation project class. It was fun. I made canned pickles by placing either sliced or whole cucumbers into jars. I then added the appropriate seasonings that I was permitted to select. There was a variety of seasonings to choose from. In 2 weeks the pickles will be ready to eat! Until then, they must remain in the refrigerator.
About a week ago I went to a cake decorating class and we started out with sugar cookies and I/we used a funnel with different shaped heads plus pink and green frosting to make designs, decorations. It was fun! By Shelby
Hi my name is Hannah. I am in the entomology project. My mom is my teacher. I got to make my own bug. This is what I used, PlayDoh, puffies, sticks and goggle eyes. It was fun.
Hi. My name is Michelle and I got to take my bunny to the pet show in the summer. It was at the Alameda County Fair. I was the first to show my bunny and then my sister was next. My bunny is black and white. He is dwarf Dutch. I took up my bunny to the vet. He said that my bunny was healthy and well. He said that I had to feed my bunny carrots, salad and pellets. It was fun. I got a Blue Ribbon!
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Tri Valley Youth Food Drive is being planned for Saturday, April 29. We need a chair, advisor and members to participate. This is similar to Scouting for Food except all food collected goes to our local food pantries. Volunteers are assigned an area based on preference and availability; size of area is determined by the ages and number of volunteers. Youth volunteers only need to deliver the collection bags provided to them during the week before the food drive and collect the food on the 29 th of April and drop it at the Tri Valley Haven. Please sign up at our CC Meeting.
NEW LEADER ORIENTATIONS are scheduled as follows:
Monday, February 6, 7:00 pm at the Farm Bureau, Enos Way , Livermore
Monday, April 3, 7:00 pm at the Farm Bureau, Enos Way , Livermore
Monday, May 8, 7:00 pm at the Farm Bureau, Enos Way , Livermore
New leader orientation is mandatory for all adults to become certified and you only need attend once. Soon 4-H will adopt a ‘2 deep leadership' requirement for all 4-H activities, including project meetings and community service activities, therefore, I would like to have all adults register and become certified leaders. Spouses of project leaders especially should become leaders so that they can be the second certified adult during project meetings held in the home. To become a leader you must complete a registration form (get from Margaret), complete live scan (Margaret has this form also) and attend a new leader orientation. You can attend a new leader orientation and complete your registration form afterwards. Alameda County Leader Council will reimburse you for the cost of your live scan.
STATE EXCHANGE is looking for 4-H families to host out of state 4-Hers and chaperons this summer for about a week. Call Patrick Colglazier at 510-490-6655 if you are interested in helping.
ALAMEDA COUNTY FAIR theme will be ”Cars - Jump Start Your Summer”. Fair premium books and entry forms will be online this year. You will be able to download the information you need and then send your entries electronically. More details will be provided later as the fair gets closer.