Recap of October 2015 Meeting

by Shelly Mathis

Meeting Date: October 9, 2015

Old Business

• Thank-You Letters to Editors - Thank you, Audrey, for the great letters in the papers & 4-H newsletter!

• Trip to Orchard / Apples

• UPDATE:
• Tish spoke with Phil on Monday.  He is just now picking Fujis, but the Pink Ladies won’t be ready for 2-3 weeks.  Stay tuned!!!  If you want to let your buyers know this, you can!
• Are there any last-minute orders for apples?  We need to finalize our count!  
• Current Count: Originally, I sent Phil the following numbers: 40 Pink Ladies and 31 Fuji’s.  Does this match your records, Marcy?
• Marcy: Are the apple spreadsheets ready?  Thanks for doing those; they’ve helped our deliveries be efficient!

• Final Payments for Fruit
• Tish - Turned in the payment for her last four boxes of peaches sold.  She will bring the payment from Phil’s relative to Achievement Night or the next meeting.
• Tonya, have you been able to collect your final apple payment?

New Business

• To last year’s officers, thank you for serving.  Congratulations, new club officers!
• President - Liberty
• Vice President - Jill
• Secretary - Audrey
• Treasurer - Ben
• Pledge Leader - Foster (Substitute Pledge Leader?)
• Reporter - ?
• Photographers - Shiloh & Taylah
• Shiloh, would you like to be club reporter again?  You did a great job last year!
• Taylah, would you like to be our substitute Pledge Leader?

• 4-H Re-Enrollment:
• Opens October 16th
• Leaders: http://grandcountext.colostate.edu/4h/4h-enroll.shtml
• Members: http://colorado.4honline.com (From our website, click on CO 4H Online Registration that is on the right side of the page)
• Enter information & select club
• Print off forms & bring to office with enrollment dues

• Community Service Projects
• The club voted to supply refreshments for the tree lighting ceremonies in Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, and Kremmling this year.

• Granby: Thursday, November 19th
• Each family will supply two dozen cookies.
• Shelly will inquire about purchasing 50-100 cookies from Starla’s Kitchen (we bought 100 last year and had leftovers).  She and the kids will almost make two batches of hot cocoa mix.
• Tish will get permission for electricity and bring a table, tablecloth, coffee pot and water for hot drinks
• Marcy will bring supplies: cups, napkins, and spoons.
• Tonya and Susan - You weren’t there to volunteer to bring anything.  We talked about also providing Russian Tea (in addition to hot cocoa).  Do either of you want to bring that mix?  Let me know; Tish will do it if you don’t.
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  Susan said she would make Russian Tea.

• Hot Sulphur Springs: Saturday, December 5th
• Tish will contact HSS for more details.  We will plan by email or at the next meeting.
• Meat & Cheese Tray
• Crackers
• Homemade cookies OR more from Starla?

• Kremmling: Saturday, December 5th
• Shelly will contact Monika Cary for more details.  We will plan by email or at the next meeting.

• Other Ideas (to think about and discuss as we go…!)
• Knitting Baby Hats
• Tree Lighting Ceremonies - cookies, etc.  (Granby, HSS, Kremmling)
• Letters to Soldiers
• Hero Packs (for children of military)
• Project with Senior Citizens (or for Cliffvew)
• Park Clean Up/Equipment/Tree Purchase
• Cloverbud Night with Caitlyn
• Yardwork
• Sewing adult shirt savers with Sew It Seamz
• Other ideas?

• 4-H Achievement Night & Banquet: Saturday., October 17th @ 5:30 p.m. - Homesteaders bring desserts!

Homesteaders Club Announcements

• NEXT Club Meeting - Friday, November 13th @ KCC from 1-3 p.m.

• Apple Delivery & Orchard Visit - Stay tuned!

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Middle Park 4-H Council Announcements

• Due ASAP: Please email pictures of club members to Caroline for 4-H slide show (working with projects, trips, activities, fair, exhibit day, etc.).

• 4-H Achievement Banquet - Saturday, October 17 @ 5:30 p.m. @ Extension Hall

• 4-H Council Meeting - Monday, November 2nd @ 7 p.m. in Hot Sulphur Springs

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

Minutes for October 2015 Meeting

By Audrey Wheatley, Secretary

The monthly meeting for the Homesteaders 4-H club was held Friday, October 9, 2015.

Liberty Mathis called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. Foster Krempin led the pledges. Audrey Wheatley said the roll call.  Members were to respond with favorite 4-H moment or activity from last year. Audrey read the minutes for July and September. Foster moved to accept the minutes. Jill Wilkinson seconded it; the motion passed. Ben Mathis said the treasurer’s report. We had $7,051.94 at the end of August. Jill moved to accept the treasurer's report. Foster seconded it; the motion passed.

Old Business:

We will wait to here when the apples are ready to see if we can tour the orchard and to plan our delivery of apples.

Families please get your final payments to Ben for the fruit.

New Business:

Thank you last years officers for serving our club! Congratulations to new club officers.

• President- Liberty
• Vice President- Jill
• Secretary- Audrey
• Treasurer- Ben
• Pledge Leader- Foster
• Photographers- Shiloh and Taylah

Enrollment opens October 16th for members and leaders.

Ben moved that our club will do the tree lightings in the county again this year. Jill seconded it; the motion passed.

4-H achievement night is October 17th at 5:30 at the extension hall. Our club is appointed to bring desserts.

Ben moved to adjourn the meeting at 4:25 p.m. Foster seconded it; the motion passed. After the meeting members delivered cookies to businesses that helped 4-H for national 4-H week.

Audrey's Thank-You Letter

Grand Gazette
Thursday, October 1, 2015

Club News - October 2015

Club News

October 2015

Club Meeting

• Friday, October 9th, at the Kremmling Community Church, from 3 - 5 p.m.
• Business Meeting
• Topics of Discussion
• New club officers
• 4-H Re-Enrollment
• 4-H Achievement Night
• Community Service Projects
• National 4-H Week
• Remember to bring 2 dozen cookies!  We’ll make cookie trays and deliver to local businesses who support 4-H.
• Marcy is bringing the necessary supplies.

Middle Park 4-H Council Announcements

• Council Meeting - Tonight!  Monday, October 5th - 7 p.m. @ Hot Sulphur Springs Town Hall
• Please contact the CSU office if you would like a ride!

• 4-H Achievement Banquet - Saturday, October 17 @ 5:30 p.m. @ Extension Hall

• NEXT 4-H Council Meeting - Monday, November 2nd @ 7 p.m. in Hot Sulphur Springs

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

www.ColoradoHomesteaders.org

Recap of September 2015 Meeting

by Marcy Monnahan

* Fall field trip to Peachfork Orchards

    --It was asked if we would like to go on a Friday towards the end of October to get apples and tour the orchard. I spoke with Tish and she said that Phil had told her when he delivered the pears that the apples may be ready before the end of October.  Tish will let us know when the apples are ready.

    --We may need to go on a day other than Friday.  We will just communicate when the time comes and see who is available to go.  I think 2 pickups would be sufficient to bring the 71 or so apples back.

* New club officers

    --Please let Shelly know what office your child(ren) would like to have and we can assign the positions. I will forward the info I received from Taylah and Shiloh and Tish.

* National 4-H Week is Oct 4-10

    --Shelly, we thought we would have a meeting on the 9th.  If that is correct, we voted for each family to make 2 dozen cookies.  We can mix them up at the meeting and then deliver to businesses, etc. around town that support 4-H or bought fruit from us.

    --Tish can deliver her cookies to the courthouse to thank those for supporting us or she can wait until after our meeting to get a mix and then take some to the courthouse.

    --I will get something to pack the cookies in and I have fall stickers we can use to decorate the packages.  I will also print something about our club and National 4-H week.

* Fall Tray Favors

    --Since we are doing the cookies in Oct, we decided to do tray favors in Nov. I have those     ordered.

Minutes for September 2015 Meeting

By Audrey Wheatley, Secretary

The monthly meeting for the Homesteaders 4-H club was held Friday, September 11, 2015.

Liberty Mathis called the meeting to order at 1:28 p.m. Ben Mathis did the prayer. Audrey Wheatley read a devotion from Psalm 84:11 in the absence of Foster Krempin. Ben led the pledges in absence of Foster. Audrey said the roll call. Members responded with their favorite winter activity. There were 6 members and 2 parents. The July minutes will be read at the October meeting. Ben said the August bank statement has not yet arrived so no balances were given. Our club sold 260 boxes of peaches; we made $12 per box for a profit of $3,120. For pears we sold 61 boxes; we made $12 per box for a total of $732.

Old Business:

Thank you everybody for working hard on fruit sales and deliveries! You are AWESOME!

Congratulations to club members for a job well done on exhibit day, fair, and state fair!

New Business:

Shiloh French made a motion to reimburse Tish Linke for gas expense when she picked up the pears. Kenna Wall seconded the motion; the motion passed.

Ben made a motion to give Phil at Peachfork Orchards a $50 tip for delivering our final order of peaches. Shiloh seconded; the motion passed.

Julie Aprill’s thank you note in appreciation of her scholarship was read.

Audrey will draft a thank you letter to our Grand County supporters thanking them for supporting our fruit fundraiser.

The club signed a thank you letter to the McCalls for the $50 donation to our club.

It was suggested a fall field trip would be taken to Peachfork Orchards to pick up the apples and give members another opportunity to tour the Orchards if they missed in April. Parents will stay in contact and see if this is possible when the apples are ready in October.

If you want to be a club officer, email Shelly Mathis what you would like to be. Thank you to all the officers who served the club last year! You did great!

National 4-H week is October 4th-10th. Each family will make 2 dozen cookies that we will give out to supporters at the October meeting. Marcy Monnahan will order fall tray favors which will be made and delivered at the November meeting.

For next month’s meeting

• Foster-Prayer
• Audrey- Devotion
• Shiloh or Kenna- Refreshments.

Shiloh made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 1:51p.m. Ben seconded it; the motion passed.