Homesteaders in the News!

by Club Reporter Shiloh French

Minutes for March 2015 Meeting

By Audrey Wheatley, Secretary

The monthly meeting for the Homesteaders 4-H club was held Friday, March 13, 2015.

Liberty Mathis called the meeting to order at 1:10 p.m. Tish Linke-Krempin said the prayer. Audrey Wheatley read a devotion from Romans 12:4-5. Foster Krempin led the pledges. Audrey did the roll call and members answered with their favorite soup. There were 18 members, 1 guest, and 7 parents. Audrey read the minutes. The council thanked our club for the donation with a letter. Ella Hubbard moved to accept the minutes. Jessica Bensing seconded it; the motion passed. Ben Mathis read the treasurer’s report. We have $1,100 in the scholarship fund and we have $2,953.73 in the checking account. Cameron Wood moved to accept the treasurer’s report. Foster seconded it; the motion passed.

Old Business:

Tish and Shelly Mathis will organize dates via email for the Fraser Rec Center trip. Registration will be needed. Marcy Monnahan will work on community service activities at Silver Spruce Apartments. Bailey Monnahan, Audrey, Liberty, Ben, and Jill Wilkinson attended District Retreat in Glenwood from the 20-22nd. Our club will lead the Cloverbud night for Caitlyn on April 29th from 5:30-6:30. This would be a great opportunity for anyone to get some leadership experience. The committee reported that the topic and activities will be cooking (making guacamole with avocados) and gardening (planting avocado pits). Anybody in the club is welcome to help that evening.

New Business:

We will be selling peaches along with Pink Lady and Fuji apples with pears this year for a fruit fundraiser. Payments and orders are due in June.

The council is in the beginning stages of planning The Fairgrounds Park Project. When the council has more information for funding from the county commissioners and the size of the project, we can decide how much we want to donate for materials.

Jill moved that we will donate $40 for a fairbook ad. Kenna Wall seconded it; the motion passed.

We will begin demonstrations in April.

Record books can be downloaded from the 4-H online website. Ask a leader or the extension office for help in finding your materials.

The next meeting will be on Friday, April 17, at the Kremmling Community Church.

Molly Scruggs will be doing the prayer, Ben will read a devotion, and Shiloh French is bringing refreshments.

Molly moved to adjourn the meeting at 2pm. Sierra Bensing seconded it; the motion passed.

Recap of March 2015 Meeting

Old Business

• Field Trip to Fraser Rec

• Leaders will pick a date in May and organize via email.  

• Pre-registration will be required, since the Rec Center needs exact numbers.

• Stay tuned!

• Community Service Activities
• Silver Spruce Apartments - Marcy will talk to Shelly Cecil and notify the club if there is still a need for help there.
• District Retreat
• Bailey, Audrey, Liberty, Ben & Jill are attending next weekend!
• April’s Leadership Opportunity
• Lead Cloverbuds Night for Caitlyn (She’ll be there to help!)
• Date: April 29th @ 5:30-6:30 p.m.
• Audrey, Liberty & Ben will organize the night’s lesson and events.
• Molly, Jill, and Foster said they would come that night to help out where needed.

New Business

• Fruit Fundraiser Kickoff
• Everyone received their packet of paperwork.
• PLEASE read the help sheet!
• Start with contacting buyers from last year!
• Copies of paperwork have been emailed to everyone.  Print more as needed!
• Submit spreadsheets with matching money to Shelly at the library and at meetings.
• Let’s get selling!
• Those who can, meet at the Grand County Courthouse on Friday, Mar. 20th @ 8:30 a.m. in the parking lot directly adjacent to Highway 40.  
• Everyone knows we’re coming.  We sold LOTS of boxes there last year.  It was a blast, so join the fun if you can!
• Community Service - Fairgrounds Park Project
• The council community service committee gave an update on the project after their first meeting today.
• Sites were chosen and measured where we want to plant trees, bushes, and grass, as well as to design landscaping.  
• Meghan and Travis were going to design the parks.
• The committee will meet on Tuesday, March 17th to discuss budget.
• When the plan is ready, they will present it to the County Commissioners for approval, and to ask for money.
• Then, they will present it to the clubs for donations and volunteers for building it this spring.
• This is one of our main projects we wanted to support with our earnings from last year’s fruit sales.  We have donated around $800 so far this year, and have $1200 remaining in our fund.
• The club needs to be thinking about how much we want to donate!
• Fair Book Ad
• The club voted to purchase a fairbook ad to thank the Extension Office for all of their hard work.  It will cost $40.
• Demonstrations begin in April!  
• Foster, Liberty and Audrey volunteered
• Record Books - http://www.colorado4h.org/project_resources/index.php
• Select category (Livestock, General Natural Resources, or Family Consumer Science)
• Click on your project name to find relating links to your e-record and project requirements

• April’s Meeting Date was changed to Friday, April 17th.  This will give the people doing demonstrations an extra week for preparation!  (Thanks everyone, too, for giving me (Shelly) the day off, so I can take my science test. ☺)
• Next meeting’s volunteers:
• Prayer - Molly
• Devotion - Ben
• Refreshments - Shiloh

Homesteaders Club Announcements

• NEXT Club Meeting - Friday, April 17th @ 1 p.m. @ KCC

• Club Website - Keep an eye on our club website (new members, it’s a great way to explore and see what Homesteaders is all about!) ~ www.ColoradoHomesteaders.org

• ATTENDANCE:  Minimum of 6 Meetings Required for Project Completion:
• Check club website on the Attendance page to see where you stand!
• Options for “6 Meetings”:
• Club Business Meetings
• 4-H Council Meetings
• Project Meetings
• Club Fundraisers
• Let Shelly know if you have questions!  ☺

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Middle Park 4-H Council Announcements

• 4-H Council Meeting - Monday, April 6th @ 7 p.m. in Hot Sulphur Springs

• Senior Members - Scholarship applications due by March 6th to Extension Office!

• March’s Cloverbud Night - March 18th @ Extension Hall from 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Leathercraft Activity

• District Retreat - March 20th-22nd - Glenwood Springs, CO

• 4-H Spring Break Camp for K-8th Grades - Tuesday, March 31st, 1-3 p.m.
• Caitlyn needs high schoolers to volunteer to help out.  
• Contact her if you are interested!

• 4-H State Conference - Registration opens April 1st, closes May 10th

• 4-H Social - Friday, April 24 from 6-8 p.m. in Granby (more details to come)

• Add/Drop Date Deadline - of 4-H projects is May 1st (At the latest!)

• Read the Newsletter - to find out about county activities, 4-H trips and projects, deadlines, and more!

www.ColoradoHomesteaders.org

Hope you all enjoyed the terrarium workshop with Marcia Wyatt from Flowers by Marcia!

Your terrariums looked beautiful!

Club News - March 2015

Club News

March 2015

Club Meeting

• Friday, March 13th, at the Kremmling Community Church, from 1 - 3 p.m.
• 1 - 2 p.m. ~ Business Meeting
• Main Agenda Points of Discussion
• Club Field Trip Plans
• Community Service Update from Marcy (Silver Spruce Apts)
• District Retreat Trip Assistance for Club Members
• Fruit Fundraiser Kickoff
• Cloverbud Night Update
• Fairgrounds Community Service Project
• Volunteers for Friday’s Meeting
• Sego will open in prayer.
• Audrey will share a devotion.
• Molly will bring refreshments.
• 2 - 3 p.m. ~ Time for Learning & FUN: Build A Terrarium!
• Time to get in the mood for spring!
• Guest speaker: Marcia Wyatt from Flowers by Marcia
• Each family needs to bring $5.00 toward their terrarium, plus extra money if you want to purchase terrarium decorations from Miss Marcia (each approximately $6-7).  Options will be pretty rocks, frogs, fairies, mushrooms, and birds.

Club Announcements

• Club Website - Keep an eye on our club website (new members, it’s a great way to explore and see what Homesteaders is all about!) ~ www.ColoradoHomesteaders.org

• For those of our new members who joined our club at the turn of the year -  6 meetings are required in order to complete your 4-H project.  Options:

• Club Business Meetings
• 4-H Council Meetings
• Project Meetings
• Club Fundraisers
• Let Shelly know if you have questions!  ☺

Middle Park 4-H Council Announcements

• Senior Members - Scholarship applications due by March 6th to Extension Office!

• March’s Cloverbud Night - March 18th @ Extension Hall from 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Leathercraft Activity

• District Retreat - March 20th-22nd - Glenwood Springs, CO

• 4-H Spring Break Camp for K-8th Grades - Tuesday, March 31st, 1-3 p.m.
• Caitlyn needs high schoolers to volunteer to help out.  
• Contact her if you are interested!

• 4-H State Conference - registration opens April 1st, closes May 10th

• 4-H Social - Friday, April 24 from 6-8 p.m. in Granby (more details to come)

• Add/Drop Date Deadline - of 4-H projects is May 1st

• Read the Newsletter - to find out about county activities, 4-H trips and projects, deadlines, and more!

www.ColoradoHomesteaders.org