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A New 4-H Year...and Two Officers Reside With Me.
Yesterday we attended our first 4-H meeting of the year. Last year was a 'rough year'. We started out with about 50 kids at our get to know you meetings. We have ended up with a group of about 15 kids more or less. We did a lot of good things last year and we had to find our way. The way our 4-H group is set up is that once a month we have a club meeting and once a month we have a class. Elizabeth and Cheri, extension agents in Campbell County, often are in charge of the class. Other days we have field trips or other experts from the community that come and lead the classes. Last year, we spent half of the year learning about electrical stuff. Then the second half of the year, the kids learned about the environment and recycling.
As a project, the group took on raising money to send packages overseas to troops. We raised several hundred dollars with bake sales and a yard sale and the money we raised went to sending packages overseas on three different occasions. We haven't decided what project we will do this year.
Last year was a bit rough as people dropped out. And we had to create our constitution and that took several hours of work on the club officers parts. We had two leaders that had to drop out due to personal situations. But things are looking great for this coming year.
We are blessed with two very capable adult leaders of our club. We finally have our constitution taken care of. We have our classes lined up for the upcoming year (animal science) along with a couple of wonderful field trips. The officers are figuring out what they are supposed to be doing. And we are getting better organized.
Yesterday's meeting, we welcomed new visitors. We elected several officers for the upcoming year and the new lead officers (Pres, VP, Treasurer, and Secretary) took charge of the meeting part way through.
Katrina was voted to be Recreation Leader for the upcoming year. She will be in charge of the Recreation committee. (And I am the adult mentor). Yesterday, during committee meeting time, we planned for a recreational activity for the kids to do at the end of each meeting for the rest of the year. Katrina and Micah came up with some great ideas. We will also be responsible for planning get togethers next summer.
Jack was voted to be Video Coordinator. He will be in charge of taking photos throughout the year and making a slide presentation of them.
When the meeting was adjourned, we had a rousing game of kickball!
If you are a homeschooler, and setting up something like this interests you, I highly recommend talking with your local extension agent. It has been wonderful for our kids!
I must do some more research on these types of clubs
it sounds really good
congratulations to Katrina im sure shell do a great job
My Home schooler would LOVE Jacks job
We've tried for two years to joing 4-H, and both years have gotten a call with a promise of more information that never comes. We're going to try again this year, but I'm rather losing hope that anyone really cares enough to invite us to a meeting once it is scheduled.
August 21, 2008 3:31 AM
