OUR OFFICERS
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4-H Project Book Guidelines for 2009!!!
You may place a project book in a notebook, folder or binder. When turning in project books, the order in the notebook should be:
1. 4-H Member Record
2. 4-H goals sheet -
3. Copy of 4-H Horse Project Eligibility/Declaration
click on the horse for a copy
4. Project Book
5. Any extra pictures of youth working in the project area
6. Any special materials relating only to that project
Some Other Hints for Project Books!
1. Do not put projects that are in different areas in the same notebook.
2. Work on your project book all through the 4-H year - don't wait until the last minute.
3. Make sure your book is complete, neat and easy to read, and watch for mis-spelled words.
4. 4-Hers who are age 11 and above should use black or blue ink: keep the ink color the same throughout the project book. 4Hers who are 9-10 years old may use pencil or pen, but be sure to be consistent; do not use pen then switch to pencil. Senior 4-Hers may use a combination of black pen and word processing/typewriting with prior approval of the 4H Extension Agent.
5. Make sure the handwriting and work is your own. If something does not apply to your project book, write N/A instead of leaving the space blank.
6. Pictures should be captioned and if it is a group photo, use a star or sticker to identify yourself
7. Make sure your math is accurate, and your data is correct.
8. Make sure your book has all the required signatures
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CLUB AND MEMBER NEWS
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Don't forget about Fair Qualifiers! These include countywide or district contests (Public Speaking, Presentation, Share the Fun, Fashion Review, 4-H camps ( Summer, lamb, horse) TALT, Horse Judging/Hippology Competitions, Dairy Bowl, 4-H Congress
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Click on the phone for the EE phone list
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On July 14th, the EEs held a "Prepare For the Fair" Meeting! Welcome to new members Caitlin, Dana, Haley, Jackie, Kayla and Kelli!
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Clarke County Fair 2009!
For more Fair pictures, click here
The next Equine Enthusiast meeting is September 8th, at 5:15pm at the Clarke County High School Ag Building. We will be gearing up for the start of a new year and have a lot of fun things in store for the next year! We are going to try and get all the boring enrollment paperwork handled as painlessly as possible, so to make it easier please follow these steps!
1. Go to this page on our website http://www.equineenthusiasts.com/4-H-Forms.html
2. Print out all the forms (in either English or Spanish - not both ) that have a green star to the right and fill them out. There are places you have to sign, and some places your parents have to sign. On the first page of the 4-H Member Enrollment form, #15 asks for the code and project name of the project to be completed - just leave that blank for now.
3. Bring $2 to the meeting, along with your completed paperwork. The $2 fee goes to the Extension Office and is used to cover 4-H insurance for you.
We ask that parents sign up as volunteers simply because as volunteers they are eligible to be covered under 4-H insurance if they are assisting in a 4-H sponsored event, for example car-pooling to a clinic, or helping out at the Fair. If one of your parents is willing to sign up as a volunteer then
1. go to http://www.equineenthusiasts.com/4-H-Forms.html
2. Print out all the forms with a purple star to the left (in English or Spanish)
2. Bring an additional $2 per parent volunteer and their paperwork to the meeting
Also please review the club's Constitution and Bylaws. By Virginia State law, all members of a 4-H Club are required to ratify, or vote this as accepted, each year. By attaching it to this email, we can expedite ratifying it, since you will have already read it before the meeting. If you have suggestions for change - awesome! Bring them to the meeting!
You will also be electing officers, because this is your club, and our philosophy is who better to run a 4-H Club than 4-Hers! We old people are just there to hang out and interfere only when absolutely necessary. In the EEs, the officer team makes the preliminary schedule of activities for the whole year, then presents it to all the members for voting, so if you want to have the inside track on program planning, then run for an office or serve on the program planning committee! I have also attached a great guide about the different 4-H club offices. It's pretty detailed, for example - don't worry about knowing everything about Parliamentary Procedure, because we teach you that throughout the year. Also the EEs have a Recording Secretary, who takes meeting minutes, and then submits a report to the Extension Office, so it is a sort of blended Secretary/Reporter role. We also elect a Correspondence Secretary, who submits thank-you letters and press releases. Only Senior 4-Hers may be President (turning 14 or older sometime between October 1, 2009 and September 30th, 2010)
4-H Project Books are due to the Extension Office September 18th! If you don't turn yours in, you will not be allowed to show at the Fair next year - which will make the Barn Diva very sad! I will be available at the Ag Building by 3:30 pm on September 8th to go through any project books, answer any questions, and sign books. If yours is complete, please plan to turn it in to us on the 8th.
