Yahoo! It's Time for the Fair!

The Fair kicks off on Saturday, July 18th. Our club has volunteering duties for the fair, which are a lot of fun. Here's what we have to do:
Saturday, July 18th
Home Ec. Bldg Hosting from 10:00am to 1:00pm
10:00 The Stanfield Family
11:30 The Parks Family
Tuesday, July 21st
The Dunk Tank from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Cassie, Anna, Eryn, Rachel, and Sally
*we need more kids for this event, please come if you can
Friday, July 24th
Exhibit Hall Hosting from 4:00pm to 7:00pm
4:00 Katherine
4:45 The Young Family
5:30 Swanson/Cox Family
6:15 Gibbs Family
Remember to wear your club t-shirt to the Fair!

Community Service Challenge

Once again we are excited to challenge every 4-H club to collect food items for those in need in our area. This year we are donating to St. John’ Food Pantry.

We are also collecting pet food for a no-kill rescue shelter in Tippecanoe County, North Central Indiana Spay and Neuter at Crystal Creek Kennels.

We will also be collecting pop tabs for the Ronald McDonald House.

Summertime is a crucial time for these organizations to receive donations and they need our help. As 4-H’ers, we are here to serve and help meet the needs of those in our community. The reward of meeting peoples’ needs is in the time and energy sacrificed to make a difference; it stands by itself. But, to offer some incentive, the 4-H clubs who collect the most amount of food (measured by weight per club member) will receive pizza gift certificates.

We will collect all food items at the Junior Leader Meeting on July 9th at 7:00 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall.. So, take the 4-H Club Challenge and help those in need!

Handbook Cover Contest

The 2009 winner was Chris Pullins, whose design appears on the cover of this year’s 4-H Handbook. Why not use your drawing skills to design a cover for next year’s handbook? We are now accepting computer generated drawings! All county 4-H’ers are encouraged to submit a drawing that fits on a legal-size sheet of white paper, 8 1/2” x 14”, drawings need to use a black felt-tip pen. The printed material should include “2010 Tippecanoe County 4-H Handbook” with a small signature somewhere on the drawing. The rest of the design is left up to the member. Mount the picture on a piece of stiff cardboard and on the back include your name, address, 4-H club, and age. These are to be turned in to the 4-H Office on the fairgrounds by Friday, July 24th.

Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

2009 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard July 26, 2009!
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway would like to invite all Indiana 4-H members and their families to the 2009 Allstate 400 at the brickyard. The package is $49.50 and includes a ticket, free items, and a discount coupon.
If you are interested, come by the Extension Office for your order form!

The Club T-Shirts Are Here!

If you ordered a Club T-shirt... it's finally here! Make sure you come to our meeting this week to pick yours up. Also, we will be talking about getting everything in order for the Fair and project judging. You don't want to miss this meeting. Check your email for more detailed information. If you did not get an email... then let me know so I can add you to our list. See you June 18th at 5:30pm.

Congratulations to our new Officers!

At our last Club meeting, we elected our 2009 Officers.
President........ Jacob
Vice-President.... Rachel
Secretary......... Adam
Treasurer......... Abby S.
Reporter/Historian..... Gina
Health & Safety Officers.... Allegra & Abby C.
Song & Recreation Officers... Haven & Lindsay
Chaplain.......... Erin

The President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer preside over club meetings. Please try to be early if you are one of these four office holders. We need you to be prepared to run our meetings. Congratulations, and we are looking forward to your leadership.

Club Meeting for March

Our next 4-H Club meeting will be on Thursday, March 19th at 5:30pm. We have 28 members this year, and we got to meet 3 new members at our last meeting. Our February meeting was an informational format. We closed out with an ice-breaker game. Everyone had a great time. See you in March!

Our Next Meeting will be Thursday, February 19th at 5:30pm

We will meet in the Fellowship Hall at First Assembly at 5:30pm until 6:30pm. This will be a regular meeting, so all officers should be in attendance. If you have an item you'd like to add to the agenda, contact Mrs. Stanfield with your information. If the Lafayette School Corp. cancels school that day, our meeting will also be canceled. Look for an email from me or watch TV18 in case of bad weather that day.

Call-Out Canceled

There will be no call-out this evening due to the sub-zero weather.

Please attend the 4-H Expo on Tuesday night from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Fairgrounds. You can fill out and turn in your registration forms there. The deadline for registration is February 1st.