February Meeting Minutes

The Wild Green Clovers 4-H club met on Sunday, February 8th at First Lutheran Church. To kick off the new 4-H year, we celebrated with a Pizza Party.

Emma (President) called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance and the 4-H Pledge. A list of all members names and phone numbers was handed out to each family.

McKenzie (Secretary) took roll call. We had 16 members present and 4 members absent. Two new members joined our club today - - Shelby and Grace Riedman. Welcome!!


Announcements: (Carin)

1. 4-H Speech Contest - will be held Sunday, April 19th at the Lancaster County Extension Office. Registrations must be received by April 13th by calling 441-7180 or emailing dkarmazin2@unl.edu with name, speech title and age division. For speech resources check out this website: http://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/contest/speech.shtml

2. 4-H PSA (Public Service Announcement) Contest - Contest will be by audio only. PSA needs to be submitted to Deanna at the Extension Office by Monday, April 13th. Awards and comments sheets will be announced and handed out on Sunday, April 19th during the regular Speech Contest.

3. Pick-A-Pig Project (NEW this year): Local producers will sponsor a youth and provide them with a pig. In return, the 4-H'er will pay for grain, work with the animal, keep records, and show it at the county fair. Emma reported she has signed up for this project. Way to go Emma!

4. Club dues: Club dues will be $10 for the 2008-2009 4-H year. You can pay Carin.

5. Volunteer Forms: Any parent working with youth needs to fill out a Volunteer Form. Please mail those directly to the County Extension Office, attention Peggy Jefferies and mark them 'Confidential'.

6. Cloverbud College: Cloverbud College will be held again June 16-19. If you are interested in teaching a workshop or volunteering your time, you can contact Tracy at 441-7180 to sign up.


Old/Unfinished Business:

1. Certificates of Achievement: Jetta, Jonathon and Joshua G received their 2007-2008 Certificates of Achievement. Congratulations!


Next Meeting:

The next meeting will be on March 8th at First Lutheran. If anyone would like to sign up for Project Learning for future meetings, please contact Carin.


Community Service:

4-H club members made Valentine Cards during the meeting today to be delivered to Merrick Manor in Fremont, and Holmes Lake Manor in Lincoln.