San Diego County February Newsletter: 4-H Memos March 2009

Olivenhain Valley February Newsletter:

    Welcome back 4-H families!

Teen Council has organized a food drive to benefit the needy of San Diego so please bring canned food items to the meeting to donate. 

Poultry
Rabbits
Therapeutic Pets           

Dairy Goats

Horse & Pony
Money Management
Scrapbooking
4-H Toastmasters

 SET Science, Tech & Engineering 

Beginning 4-H
Arts & Crafts
Dog Care & Training
Encinitas Nature Trails

Detailed descriptions of each project, contact information for the adult and teen leaders, meeting locations, etc. is included in the 2008-2009 Projects.pdf file.

The Officers

Co-President -- Ariel Vieweg

Co-President -- Erin Boyle

Vice President -- Anna Williams

Treasurer -- Colleen Boyle

Secretary -- Eila Miller

Secretary in Training – Niki Williams

Librarian – Allison Zimmerman

Newsletter – Kelly Sheldon

Sergeant at Arms – Andrew Dalager

Webmaster -- Sasha Hodson

Historian – Olivia Dalager

Reporter – Erin Hirschfeld

Club Leader -- Tracy Williams

944-7343 or tw.ov4h"at"gmail.com

Volunteer!

Reminder for 4-H

Hi everyone,
Just a reminder that our next General Meeting is Tuesday February 10, 2008 at 7pm.  We are planning to have a guest speaker at this month's meeting, who will speak to us about brain development research using MRI.  It should be interesting.
See you then,
--Tracy

Pigeons
My name is Althea and I have too many pigeons!  My son started "collecting" them several years ago and has grown tired of them (he is 17 now).  
We were hoping someone would be interested.  

--Althea

altheaj"at"sbcglobal.net

760)739-5766

Puppy for sale
I'm using this space to see if any 4 H family is interested in adopting a Siberian huskey mix puppy. According to my daughter Kelsey, it is the cutest puppy on the planet. She is chocolate with cream huskey markings on the face, cream paws and tummy and playful with stuffed toys.
If you would like more information about her and are seriously looking for a puppy, email me by Tuesday this week. I'm teaching so I'll return any calls after school.  Email me at Wendysue7"at"yahoo.com, not at this address. I'll call you back.
--Wendy Santamaria

............. Dear 4H member, leader or parent:
Will you be planning a trip before Sept. 11th 2009?
We have an unused credit of $149 from Southwest Airlines from airfare for a 4H conference that we could not attend. We are hoping someone can use this credit toward their ticket and pay us back.
Southwest will transfer this credit to anyone else for a future airline ticket anytime until September 11th, 2009.
Some of these trips are reimbursed by the 4H office, so you would still be able to be reimbursed as usual.
I hope someone can help us out.
Many thanks......
--Linda Luisi

(760)944-8991
(760)944-7800
linda"at"lindaluisi.com

Alpacas I have 2 sweet young male alpacas to rehome. If you know anyone who might be interested please let me know. If I can find a good home they are free. They are our pets and we are not zoned for them. I would rather find them a new home now rather than later. We are in Leucadia.
--Marilisa Markey
(858)342-4431

Rooster

I am looking for a home for a friendly black rooster.  Any chance of anyone in the 4H network being interested?  

--Darcie Horton

Dhorton"at"lasuperiorcourt.org  

VALENTINE'S DAY FUN SHOW             Dear Horse & Pony Group, PVRA 2/14/09 Poway
http://www.pvra.com/
Our next meeting/event will be the Poway Valley Rider's Association Fun Show on February 14, 2009.
Please go to their website PVRA to get the show premium.  The cost is only $20 to show all day!!  They have English flat classes, Western flat classes, and in the afternoon, you may choose either jumping or Gymkhana classes.  This is a great show to get ready for Del Mar.  Keep track of your placings, how many people you were competing against etc..  This will be a qualifying show for Del Mar if the rules stay the same as last year.
The grounds are fun and you can even practice a cross country course!
Big Beautiful Ribbons to 10th Place!!!  
Lots of volunteer opportunities to help give out ribbons, time classes, open and close the arena gate!
Get there early as classes close on time!  
They have a snack bar and usually a BBQ for lunch with very reasonable prices.  
Moms and Dads, Brothers and Sisters - You can show too!!!!  You can share a horse!!! Even leadline has no age requirement!  This is a very fun family atmosphere and you are guaranteed to have fun!
Please RSVP to let me know you will/ will not be coming.
See you there,
--Karen Bernard & Debbie Chamberlain
Olivenhain Valley 4-H Horse & Pony Group
ThePonyFarm@hotmail.com
760-525-0068 Karen cell
760-840-1686 Debbie cell

Samantha Vesco in Les Miserables

Just a heads up to any 4H members who would like to see Samantha Vesco perform in Les Miserables at the Truax Theatre Feb 14~Mar 1.   You can get more info at www.cyctheatre.com
Samantha was a member of OV4H in the livestock project the past few years.  This year she's taking time off to focus more on theatre.  Thought some of you might be interested in this.
Thanks,
--Tracy

Staying Connected
Please be sure to visit the Google calendar that Jody has set up for us.  It gives upcoming events, and you can click on items that are set up as invites and see various comments, who is coming, etc.  You can get to the calendar and bookmark it too. The link is: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ov4hclub%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles

Did you know…

You can earn credit for your Record Book by writing a news article?  We need your articles about your project or a 4-H event.  You’ll receive Communication Skills Credit!  Contact Kelly Sheldon (760) 505-8573 or send email to teak2donna@yahoo.com.

Speaking of Record Books…

It’s never too early to start!  Avoid that last minute crunch to remember and write down everything you do this year.  Print a copy of the Record Book forms and start jotting down notes each time you attend an activity, go to a meeting, volunteer, etc. 

For more information, visit http://www.ca4h.org/4hresource/ir/recordbook/