Santa Clara County 4-H Club Council
Tuesday, November 13, 2001

The meeting was called to order by President Vicky Bosworth at 7:31 pm.
The Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-H Pledge were led by County All-Stars John Seals and Rachel Teagle.

Roll call by club:
(x indicates members/leaders present)
x Adams
x Calaveras Hills
x Coyote Crest
x El Sereno
x Hilltop
x Homesteaders
x Los Gatos
   Montgomery Hill
x Pacheco Pass
x Paradise Valley
   Piedmont Acres
x Pleasant Acres
x Rolling Hills
   Rucker
x San Martin
   Sunset
   West Wind


Reports:

The agenda was approved as distributed.
Minutes were approved as distributed.
Hans Toensfeldt, TREASURER:
This is a new fiscal year, so new budget numbers were provided.

As a thank you, the County Council received a donation from Noriko Kato in the amount of $300. They are on their way back to Japan.

Vicky Bosworth, PRESIDENT:
-buddy system
Clubs are encouraged to match up new families with those that have two or more years experience. Take time in the meeting to let them get to know each other. Maybe have a pot luck meal where the buddy families sit together to help them interact.

-marketing group/new families/no fear
New members are being accepted into a few clubs. Have no fear! We can handle more new members.

-Public relations chair - Tim Oey has agreed to take this position. He is Marketing Project leader.

-web librarian - Juanita Mah has volunteered to take on this task. She will start by helping you look up curriculum that you may need. She will provide links and web addresses for members/leaders to look up the information for themselves.

-Project leader training day
Diane Daly had some useful info on the needs for special ed. kids in 4-H.
A number of workshops are being given at UCDavis to give current correct techniques on the showing of animals. Contact Vicky Bosworth for more information.

-Photo contest - Part of the centenial celebration will be a photo contest with the theme "4-H then and now." Entries are due in the State 4-H office by Jan 7, 2002. See State 4-H web site for more info.

-New teen and junior leader forms - 6th graders and above are able to be jr. leaders. 
-County leadership overnight will include junior leaders from 6th grade up.

Some oportunities and their dates:
-California Focus in Sacremento in early summer - 8th grade and above.

-Washington DC Focus info was talked about.

-Sectional Creating a Leader (C.A.L.) Conference end of Jan 2002 at Walker Creek Ranch in Marin. 

-Western States Regional Leaders conference in Montana in early February, 2002.

Fe Moncloa, Santa Clara County 4-H Youth Development Advisor:
New Leader orientation will be held as scheduled Nov 26 in Morgan Hill and Nov 28 in North county.

-National conversation
Invitation to participate - 7-9 PM at Berger Dr. Auditorium on 14 Nov 2001. If you want to participate, contact Fe.

Yvette Goldman introduced her new club, Coyote Crest. 
Lonnie T. made a motion, seconded by Deborah Lang, to provide them with $500 from the County council new club account. Motion was passed by unanimous voice vote.

Dan Chitwood, Vice President:
Calander - Deadline for inclusion in the 4-H calander published with the roster is 10 December.
-camp
Kevin has intentions to mail out applications to potential directors and staff. Due back late December, early Jan.
County Camp may be immediately after State Leadership Conference. Camp Loma will probably be the location.
Lonnie indicated that the fair may be shortened, which would allow camp to be held just before SLC. 

John Haggerty, Small Animal Coordinator: 
Pygmy goat issue - Vicky contacted State fair officials, and they did not have any direction to give. Last year there were about 25 pygmy goats shown. Our fair made the decision that the pygmy goats would be shown with small animals. Additional discussion to be included at Exec board. Master Showmanship versus Small Animal Round Robin winner at State Fair issues need to be resolved. A few kids who showed pygmy goats voiced their opinions. A straw vote was taken that showed the attendees favored pygmy goats being included with small animals. Anyone interested in becoming the County Pygmy Goat Chair should contact Vicky.

-Large animals - Field Day - TBA

-Social sciences
Feb 16 is scheduled for County Presentation Day - Judges are needed, as well as a master of ceremonies. If anyone is interested, please contact Trudy Jones. No location selected yet. Power Point presentations would be allowed, but presenters need to come prepared with all necessary equipment.
March 16 is Sectional Presentation Day at Olson Hall, UCDavis.
May is State Presentation Day.

Erica King described the Share the Fun evening in which Los Gatos and El Sereno clubs presented skits and had Fun 

-Health and leisure
Design contest 
Fashion review - 13th of April

-Engineering Sci - no specific report

-Awards chair - no report, but many attendees indicated that they had received thank you notes from the trophy winners from this past SCC Fair.

Lonnie Toensfeldt, Key leader:
Exchange group -> 20 inquirees from out-of-state have been received. Meeting on 14 Nov in the board room at Fair Grounds. $2000 needs to be raised to host another group, then the following year more money needs to be raised for travel to that host state.

Lonnie suggested holding a Community club leaders coffee klutch, where problems and solutions could be discussed.

All Stars
Re-instituting Hi 4-H will be a major push for the county ambasadors this year. They are planning an evening of miniture golf. The two represtatives from the County Ambassadors (All Stars) submitted a request for money to assist them in advertising their efforts.

Leadership overnight planned for 9 Feb 2002.


Marketing/t-shirt sales 
Report on marketing meeting at Adobe, and orders for t-shirts.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
-food booth/break-in?
The 4-H trailer was broken into (again). The grill and the large coffee pot are gone. 
Calaveras Hills has volunteered to find out the pricing for a commercial storage space for the rest of the equipment from the food booth.

24th of November - proposed "work day" to cover the food booth with plastic sheeting.

club visitation - exec board will visit clubs -> need 15 minute slot.

New Business:
-December Executive Board Meeting - changed to first Tuesday, December 4, 2001.

-audit committee - John Haggerty, Shelby Jones, Shilo Sataran, Rebekka King

-Budget committee - Deborah Lang, John Haggerty, Carol Jaques, Vicky Bosworth

-need reps to send to sectional

Lonnie Toesnfeldt was awarded the Keith Barns Award, an award from the state 4-H office honoring an outstanding leader for their work at the club, county, sectional and state level, as well as other volunteer work outside of 4-H. Congratulations, Lonnie! Santa Clara County 4-H is honored to have you in our county.


The meeting was adjourned at 9:12 p.m.

Refreshments provided by Pacheco Pass 4-H. Thanks!
(Rucker and Adams 4-H clubs are scheduled to provide refreshments for Jan 2002 meeting)

Respectfully submitted,
Gary Lang
Recording Secretary,
Santa Clara County 4-H Club Council