May Meeting - 9th

Set Up: New Members

(Be there by 6:30 to set up the room)

Ice Breaker – Financial Champions

Program: Bicycle Safety Month

Guest Speaker

– Ryan Edwards Bertrand

Demonstrations: Make Ups

Refreshments- Fair Foods: Emmert, Biggerstaff. Osborne, Huber

(Barbie, call Laurie re: the process)

Clover Buds – Katelyn Osborne

May Activities

7^th - Garage Sale

15^th –1-4pm -Wildlife Garden

Work Day

21-22 Canoe Overnighter

Summer

*Ball Tournament – July 16th

*THE FAIR!!!!! – August 2^nd – 7th

*Prairie Days – 14th

Float

Children’s Games

“Birthday Tree” Dedication

A complete schedule for summer events will be sent out to all of you at the end of May.

More on the Fair, ball

Tournament and Prairie Days

Exploring the Arts in 4H

4H Memorial Camp

Space Camp

4H Mini Camp

PROJECT RECORDS
I am concerned that we did not have the time at the April Meeting to teach and review the process of Project Records for the New Members. I have prepared packets for all 1^st and 2^nd year members. Please make sure you pick them up at the meeting. If you are unable to be at the meeting, please call me so that we can arrange to get them to you. This is very important if you are going to complete your Standards of Excellence for the year.

Wildlife Garden

Bring your work gloves, spades, rakes, etc and join us for a few hours of community service as we do our spring-cleaning the Hudson Ag 4-H Wildlife Garden (behind the library).

This is a great opportunity for some additional activities fort the newer 4H members. We will weed, rake, clean up and do some planting, too.

Do you have any wild grass starts you could share with us? We would like to replace the prairie grass section we lost a few years back.

CANOE CREW

Calling all canoeists! If you’re in 7^th grade or older and want to join us on the canoe trip, we will need you to sign up AND pay the $20 at the next 4H meeting.

If you would like to go but cannot go both days, you are welcome to join us for one day or the other. Depending on your plans for camping overnight or not, the cost will be $10 or $15 dollars.

FAIR STUFF
New Members – Now that you’ve registered as a 4H member, you will receive a packet in June to register for the Fair. Although it is fairly explanatory, I’ve attached a list of names, e-mails and phone numbers for our leaders and officers. Any of those listed will be glad to answer your questions as you register your projects for the Fair

More FAIR STUFF:

Make sure you go through the Fair Calendar and take note of the following:

4H Olympics

Rocket Launch (A must for our club!)

Flag Raising and Lowering

Volunteer Opportunities (Sundae Booth,

Tours, Judge Assistants, etc)

Ethics Clinic Web Site – Do you need to complete this requirement if you are showing livestock at the State Fair? Check it out: http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/qaec/qaec/.

Showing a dog at the fair? Check out the showmanship classes at the Cornbelt Kennel Club, specifically for 4h dog projects.

Calling all Kings and Queens – Don’t forget to get your nomination forms in by July 1^st, for the Fair Royalty!

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