DEL ARROYO 4-H CLUB

April 2007 Newsletter

 

APRIL COMMUNITY CLUB MEETING is Wednesday, April 4, 6:30 pm, Del Valle High School, 5th Street. We will have programs on the fair and camp. We would also like to have some of our project groups give reports. Please call Amanda 447-2803 or Adel 245-0599 to schedule.

 

CONGRATULATIONS to our members who participated at Sectional Presentation Day at UC Davis. Jessica Choi and the puppetry project members received gold medals, qualifying them to go to State Field Day on May 26.

 

CONGRATULATIONS also go to our skit participants. They were awesome presenting at Skit Night. It was a great script, with wonderful costumes and props. Many thanks to Christy Ruzicka and Maria Choi, Adult Advisors, and all the Del Arroyo members and parents who participated.

 

CAT FUN DAY is Saturday, April 28, 10:00am to 2:00pm, at Dunsmuir House, 2960 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland. Any cat may participate. It is not necessary to be enrolled in the Cat Project. See flyer at Community Club Meeting.

 

LIVERMORE EARTH DAY is Saturday, April 21. This is an opportunity to give back to our community by helping clean Arroyo Mocho. Sign up at our CC Meeting or call Chairs Victoria and Gabrielle Parker 373-3578.

 

TRI VALLEY YOUTH FOOD DRIVE is another opportunity to give back. Bags need to be distributed on April 14 and food collected on April 21. Everyone needs to sign up at our CC Meeting as the original sign up sheet was misplaced, or call Jessica Choi at 449-3909.

 

NORTH CENTRAL SECTION CITIZENSHIP DAY is Saturday, April 21, 9:00am - 9:00pm, at the San Joaquin County Extension office in Stockton. A full day of activities is planned for only $12.50 per person and that includes lunch and dinner. Delegates must be in grades 7 - 12. If interested, contact Margaret immediately for registration form and additional information.

 

DOG PLAY DAY is Saturday, May 26, 10:00am to 2:00pm, at Dunsmuir House, 2960 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland. Any dog can participate. It is not necessary to be enrolled in a dog project. Preregistration is not necessary. See flyer at CC Meeting for more details. 

 

NOTE:  All of the field days and fun days are great for the entire family to attend. You do not have to preregister to attend and observe. Many of these events also have workshops and hands-on activities that do not require registration. Plan to attend, even if you are not entering this year.

 

 

HAPPY APRIL BIRTHDAY to the following:

J. Choi

A. Fratus

A. Garliepp

R. Gary

K. Maloney

E. VanFossen

 

We should receive an application for the Livermore Rodeo Parade soon. Please sign up to chair, advise, and participate in this fun event. Chair and Advisor can decide on type of entry, e.g., novelty, walking, riding, float, etc.

 

 

OFFICERS are needed for the coming 4-H year. If you are interested in running for an office or committee chairmanship, please complete and return an Interest Sheet no later than the May 2 CC Meeting. Forms will be available at our CC Meeting or from Margaret 447-6980. There will be no floor nominations for officers. You must turn in your interest sheet in advance and it must have a parent signature. Being an officer or committee chairperson is a large job. Please give careful consideration to whether you have the time to commit to the job. But remember, you are Del Arroyo 4-H and you are needed to make this club successful.

 

ATTENDANCE records will be available at our April CC Meeting. If you think you have 100% attendance be sure to check this list and advise Stefanie Beauchamp of any error. Also, there are several members who have only missed one meeting and they can make that up by attending an Officer Meeting, however, there is only one Officer Meeting left, (check your calendar) so plan accordingly.

 

**MEMBER NEWS**

Gardening

Gardening is fun. I planted Marigolds and learned what to plant. I really like it! I can’t wait till next class.                                                                   By N. Barney

 

Sheep

Sheep project is really fun. If you are 9 or older you can raise a lamb. You can show it in fair and auction it off. You don’t have to raise a lamb, you could just go to learn. It’s fun and you should try it.

                                                                        By C. Barney

 

Yard Beautiful

Hi my name is Hailey. I’m in the yard beautiful class. My mom is the teacher. I’m the junior leader. So far I made a rain gayjer. It looks like a drajan fly. Its really fun.

                                                                        By H. Holt

 

Gardening

Gardening project is fun.  You get to plant plants and learn about peat pots and soils.  You learn about weeds and the right plants for fair.  You even get to plant plants and bring them home.

                                                                        By C. Barney

 

Mini Morsels from Food Preservation -

I made Teriyaki Jerky. I hope it tastes good.

                                                                        By M.i Maloney

 

I made Beef Jerky. We mixed the meat with sauces and let it soak. Then it took 12 hours to dry. It tastes good.                                                  By C. Morris

 

I made Great Jerky in food preservation.  

                                                                        By K. Maloney

 

I like making the cranberry sauce. I like mixing in the ingredients.

                                                                        By A. Sullivan

 

In food Preservation, I made Beef Jerky, and cranberry sauce so far. (the cranberry sauce was soooo good! I still have some in the fridge!)

                                                                        By A. Darrow

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY - help make heart shaped pillows to be donated to surgery patients.  Patterns will be available at our CC Meeting. Simply sew (machine or hand stitch) 2 pieces of material together using a ¼” seam allowance and leaving an opening of about 4” so the material can be turned and stuffed. We don’t turn the material or stuff them, just sew and deliver them to Margaret or Katie Fraser by April 22. Remember that the new record book requires the hours spent on each community service activity. These hours will become important -start keeping track now.

 

RECORD BOOKS will be collected at the May 30 CC Meeting. If you haven’t been keeping your records current, start today! We will have a record book workshop at our May 2 meeting to help those of you who are new members and those who need a little extra clarification. Every family should have the new record book forms and instructions. Remember, you may not enter in the fair or receive credit as a 4-H member if you do not turn in your record book. Project Leaders - are you having your members keep up with their Project Report Forms? If you have questions about this call Margaret 447-6980.

 

County record book judging will take place Tuesday, July 17, 7:00pm at the Farm Bureau Building. Plan to do an outstanding job with your record book and enter it for county recognition.

 

The Project Report Form and the Personal Development Report (PDR) Form are available on the California 4H Web Site at:         http://fourh.ucdavis.edu/4hresource/forms/index.htm

 

You can download these forms, type in your information and print them up complete for your record book. For those who are computer literate, and most children are, this saves a ton of painful writing/printing.

 

Cake booth coordinator, Mark Duguid, is looking for adults to help early mornings during the fair. Due to the high cost and logistics of purchasing cakes from a bakery, Mark is planning to bake all the cakes for the Cake Booth. He will need help from about 6:00am until fair opening time. Please volunteer to help any number of mornings you have available. This is Alameda County’s only fundraiser. A sign-up sheet will be at our CC meeting or call Margaret at 447-6980.

 

Del Arroyo will have Sunday, June 24 from 10am to 10pm in the Cake Booth.  We are also being asked to take an additional half day and need an adult willing to be in charge of the additional day.  Please sign up at our next meeting to help.  Please remember this is the only county fundraiser and your help is needed.

 

Fair News: The catalog is now available on their web site at www.alamedacountyfair.com. Entries will be due May 14.

 

Times and days for Make It and Take It and 4-H In Action go fast. If you would like to reserve time for one of these activities contact the fair at 925-426-7611.

 

Adult Leaders - notices were sent during the month of March advising of requirements needed to complete enrollment. Please be sure you finish your enrollment requirements. The next Leader Orientations are Monday, April 30 and Thursday, May 17, both at 7:00pm at the Farm Bureau. Any leader with an incomplete application for 2007 will have to start the entire process over in 2008.

 

 

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