November 2005

Community Club Meeting: Wednesday, November 9, 6:30pm , Sunset School , 1040 Florence Road . We will have a potluck dinner prior to our meeting and a guest speaker for our Wildlife theme.

Potluck dinner – Everyone bring a main dish plus the following:

Bring serving utensils for your dishes and your own plates and silverware.

4-H SKATE NIGHT was a huge success. Many of our members and parents participated, wore costumes, won prizes, and had a great time. If you didn't attend this year, be sure to plan for it next year. It's fun for the entire family. For those who did attend, it is Item U, an “Event Attended” on your PDR Form.

4-H O FFICER TRAINING was Wednesday, November 2, 6:30 to 8:30pm at Del Valle High School, 2253 5 th Street , Livermore . Sessions were presented in President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Photographer, Sargent at Arms, Historian, Reporter, and Recreation. This training evening was recommended to anyone who is a club officer or planning to be an officer in the future.

The Alameda County All Stars are planning a field day for primary and beginning 4-H members. They would like at least four older members from each club to help lead a workshop and/or game for this event. Please sign up at our CC Meeting if you would be willing to help.

CAL CONFERENCE applications are due to Carol Crossett at the county 4-H office by November 18. Be sure to include a medical form and half the fee (the county pays the other half). This conference is recommended for 7th through 9th graders.

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Enclosed in this newsletter is the refreshment list for the year and a draft of our membership roster. Please check the roster for accuracy and call Margaret 447-6980 for corrections and/or additions.

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Del Arroyo 4-H has been approved for fundraising through Albertsons Community Partners program. You can register your Albertsons Preferred Savings Card and we can earn up to 4% of all purchases. This club made a conscious decision several years ago not to do any youth fundraising (selling wrapping paper, candy bars, pies, etc.), because they seem to have so many between school, band and sports activities. This is an easy way to raise money for our club without selling anything. Please get an enrollment form at our CC Meeting for yourself, your friends and neighbors, and your extended family.  

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Livermore Community Thanksgiving Dinner

THANKSGIVING is right around the corner and preparations for the Livermore Community Thanksgiving Dinner are underway. We have been asked to help provide olives, pickles, and desserts. Please bring your olive and pickle donations to the November CC Meeting. Desserts can be delivered to the old Recreation Center, corner of 8th and H Streets, after 6:30 pm on Wednesday, November 23.

Help is also needed to sort canned food donations, and setting up and decorating on Wednesday, November 23 at 7:00 pm at the old Recreation Center.

Friday, November 25, 10:00 am, help is needed for clean up and return of borrowed items.

Sign up sheets for set up and clean up will be at our November CC Meeting.

If you with to work on Thanksgiving Day, sign up at the meeting on Wednesday, November 9, 7:00 pm at the Recreation Center or contact Brad Peterson at bradp35@hotmail.com or at (925) 785-6105.

Children-to-Children Holiday Party

CHRISTMAS is also fast approaching. We will again be sponsoring the Children-to-Children Holiday Party. Last year we had over 800 attendees, many of whom have no holiday cerebration besides this party. We need donations of new, unwrapped gifts for children age 0 to 18 years. We will have at least 12 ‘Make-it and Take-it' craft tables. Donations of tape, 6” and under pine cones, mistletoe, and all size gift bags are needed. If you have pinecones or mistletoe, please let Margaret (447-6980) know immediately so we can plan for craft tables for them.

Sorting and wrapping of presents will be on Saturday, December 3, beginning at noon at Del Valle High School on 5th Street. Bring your own scissors. With enough hands we should be finished in 2 - 3 hours.

The party will be on Saturday, December 10 in the Student Union at Livermore High School. Help is needed from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Guests are scheduled to start arriving at 9:30 am. We can use your help whether you can spare an hour or the entire day. Members and adults are needed to man the craft tables, refreshments, set up and clean up, etc. We have a large number of Hispanic guests and could use some bilingual adults at the check-in tables. Please sign up at our November CC Meeting.

All donations should be brought to the November CC Meeting or delivered to Miller's, 1435 Heidelberg Drive, by December 2.

We would like each family to bring two dozen cookies to the party. You can drop them off at 1435 Heidelberg Drive through December 9 if you are unable to come to the party. Please sign up for cookie donations at the CC Meeting.

LIVERMORE VETERANS HOSPITAL:

Help will be needed to put up Christmas decorations. The date for putting up decorations is Saturday, December 3, 9:30 am. Take down is January 7 at 9:30 am. Sign up for helpers will be at the CC Meeting.

We will make a holiday item for the Veterans at our December CC Meeting. We need a group to carol at the convalescent unit and distribute what we make. Sign up will be at our CC Meeting and the chair can choose the day they wish to carol. Any evening at 6:30 is suggested.

Remember - after the first of the year our committee and community service opportunities are very limited. Now is the time to get involved and earn those credits for Super Member and Star Ranks.

Important Notes for Members & Parents

Project Members and Parents - Please adhere to the following rules:

  1. Arrive and depart project meetings on time. Do not be more than 10 minutes early or leave more than 10 minutes late.
  2. Attend all meetings. Put them on your calendar. Phone in advance if you are unable to attend. Remember - you can be dropped from a project if you miss 2 meetings.
  3. Pay the project leader promptly when notified of costs for materials.
  4. Be on your best behavior so that you and the other members of your project get the maximum benefit from each meeting. Unruly or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. Your Project Leaders are volunteers and deserve the utmost respect and appreciation.

At our Community Club meetings you can sign up to lead the flag salute or 4-H Pledge at an upcoming Community Club meeting. This is primarily for 1st year members and mini members, as they can take credit for a talk on their PDR Forms.

If you received a page from the enrollment packet in the mailed newsletter, please sign where indicated and return it to Margaret at the CC Meeting or her home, 1435 Heidelberg Drive, Livermore. The enrollment forms have already been submitted to the county office and they will reject the forms with missing pages if we don't send them immediately.

Project Leaders – periodically you might receive an updated list for your project. Please discard your old list and use the new one, as these are issued when members are added or errors are discovered. Call Margaret 447-6980 if you have questions about an updated list.