OC 4-H News
We would like to see as many of you come to our County Council meetings as possible. You do not have to be a club leader or a project leader. Parents are always welcome. We do ask that there be at least one representative from each club present to take back information to their club. The minutes from the November County Council meeting are attached. See you all soon.
We have several big events coming soon, so please read everything. Any questions you have can be directed to the committee chair person. Their contact information will be listed after the event update.
Teen Council - The Teen Council had an ice skating event on January 6th in Anaheim. There were quite a few teens who attended. Thank you all for joining us - we all had a great time. The next Teen Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 14th at Memorial Gardens at the OC Fairgrounds.
Any teen, 13-19, that would like to have something to say about where 4-H is going and what they would like to participate in should come and participate in the future meetings. You do not have to be on the Council to be heard. It is a great way to meet new people your age and share your experience. We'd love to have you join us! Questions - e-mail Ashleigh at ilovemygoat@yahoo.com or BJ at proud2bhorsegirl@aol.com.
Livestock Leader Training - We will be holding a 4-H livestock leader training at Sonora High School on a Saturday in February. Lunch will be provided. More information will be sent out in the next week. We would ask that any club leader that has livestock in their club, and all livestock project leaders please attend this training. There is a lot of information to go over, and we want to make sure that everyone gets it.
Food Fiesta - The theme for this event is 'The Wild, Wild West'. It is scheduled for Saturday, January 28th at Knights of Columbus Hall, 8410 Kass Drive, Buena Park. Questions - e-mail Susan Yaros at syaros@msn.com. Good luck everyone.
Record Books - Please be aware that the forms have changed this year. Please go to the www.OC4h.org website, go to Record Books and download the new forms. If you need any help getting started on your book, or trying to figure out what to do with the information you have, feel free to contact me - alex.martin@cox.net. Also, there will be another Record Book Workshop on Saturday, June 16th, 9am - Noon at SCREC. We will work on formatting and finalizing books for the end of the year. Its not too late to get started - let me know if you need help.
Youth Expo Committee - The theme is 'Ewe Rock'. Our meetings will be held on January 26th, February 23rd, and March 22nd at Memorial Gardens at the OC Fairgrounds. The Youth Expo event will be Friday, April 13th - Sunday, April 15th at the OC Fairgrounds. Please have at least one representative from each club attend these meetings. There will be one next Thursday - It is very important that we get better attendance at these meetings. The event can't happen unless you help plan it. Club leaders - If you have not already chosen your representatives for this committee, please do so. If your representatives can not be there, please attend in their place. Questions - e-mail alex.martin@cox.net or call 714-323-5951.
Presentation Day Committee - The theme is 'Be All Ewe Can Be'. Our last planning meeting will be held on February 1st at the Montessori on the Lake in Lake Forest. Presentation Day event will be Saturday, March 3rd at the Montessori on the Lake School. We are holding a silent action as a fundraiser at this event. Each club has been volunteered to provide one basket with a theme.
LHH - Beef projects (including Dairy Heifers)
TT - Rabbit project
OVH - Cooking & Baking projects
YLC - Swine project
MGG - Sewing projects
FFBS - Arts & Crafts projects
FVC - Photography & Scrapbook projects
BCB - Pygmy Goat project
OABB - Poultry project
Teen Council - Leadership project
TriC - Dog Project
These items need to be brought to the February meeting in a paper bag with your club's name and theme written on the bag. We have the baskets already for the items to go in. Pam Ulrich will be assembling them for us. Please don't forget to bring your entries, your silent auction items, and your questions to the next meeting. Questions - e-mail alex.martin@cox.net or call 714-323-5951.
OC Summer Camp - We are having a summer camp this year! The dates for summer camp are August 13th - 18th. The Counselor / Jr. Counselor / Director application is attached to this e-mail. We will have camper applications and more information ready to go out next week. Counselor application are due by February 17, 2012 to Megan Gaasch - mgaasch@hotmail.com. We will be opening registration for campers to other counties, so when the applications come out next week, make sure you send yours in early!
Every month, I will send out an e-mail like this one to help get the information out there. Please come to the Council Meetings - there is always more information there :) The web-site has most of our events posted. The information on it is accurate. Please feel free to explore and check it out. If there is any information you are looking for that is not on the web-site, please let me know, and I will do my best to get it up there.