Collegiate 4-H Meeting Agenda

September 12, 2013

WSLR 116, 6 p.m.

Sign in

Call to Order & Welcome AustinGuoli

Pledges

  • American Jenna Beck
  • 4-H Jessyca Allen

Old News

  • The last meeting was August 29 and was our callout.
  • We talked about various activities and spring officer trainings.
  • If you still would like to sign up for 4-H project judging, send your information to Steve by tomorrow (Friday September 13).
  • Also, the Twitter page has officially been launched! Our Twitter handle is @Purdue4H.

Treasurer’s Report – Grace MearsOur current balance is $3,091.54.

Ag Council Report – Chris Bueckers

  • The School of AgHog Roast will be October 16, 6pm-7pm.
  • Those interested in buying this year’s School of Ag t-shirt please let Chris know so the Ag Council can get an estimate for this year’s order.

MixerAlyssa Hudson

  • Members brainstormed in groups to come up with possible social, service, Murdock and fundraising activities.
  • See below for the list of ideas.

New Business –

State Conference – Nicole Mudrack

  • Instead of an annual state conference, officers elected to hold a biannual conference and a Purdue Collegiate 4-H retreat on the off years.
  • Location, length and what we will be doing are still to be determined by a committee. If you are interested in being on the committee, please see Nicole.

Murdock after school program –Lydia Smith

  • If you would like to participate in Murdock, follow the link on the email sent out by Lydia so the school can perform a short background check. This year, the program will be at 4:00pm on Tuesdays so we will be leaving campus at 3:30pm. Lydia will be holding a short callout for the kids at Murdock next week, so volunteers will not be needed yet.

Intramural and Social Events –Alyssa Hudson

  • We are always in need of more players for sand volleyball! The team will play on Sunday September 15th at 11:15pm on the Aqua Courts (between T-Rec and the aquatic center). To sign up, follow this link and look for “Collegiate 4-H” under the Co-Ed Gold league:
  • Possible socials for September include a trip to Exploration Acres (corn maze, straw bale maze, pumpkin patch, pony rides, duck race, corn cannon, gem mining, pumpkin race track, etc.) or a campus scavenger hunt. Cost for Exploration Acres would be $5 (if 20 people go) and the scavenger hunt would be free. Please choose one by Friday evening (September 13th) and indicate your availability on the following Doodle polls so a date and time can be set:
  • Exploration Acres:
  • Campus Wide Scavenger Hunt:

North Central Regional 4-H Conference – Cullen JohnsonUW-Oshkosh, November 1st-3rd

National Collegiate 4-H Invitational– Cullen JohnsonPenn State, March 6th-8th, 2014

  • If you would like to attend both or one of these conferences, contact Cullen.

Purdue Collegiate 4-H Club Dues–Grace Mears

  • $10 for the Semester, $15 for the Year
  • The first 50 members to pay their dues get a bag full of 4-H swag!

Secretary Elections

  • Sarah Neville and Jessyca Allen ran for the vacant position of secretary for the current academic year.
  • Jessyca Allen was elected by popular vote and will be the new secretary.

Important Dates

  • Next Club Meeting –Thursday, September 12th, 2013, 6 pm, WSLR 116

Ideas from Tonight’s Mixer

Socials / Service Projects / Murdock Ideas / Fundraising
Movie Night / Salvation Army / Ice Cookies / Bake Sale
Paintball / Food Finders / Read Books to Them / Hot Chocolate Sale
Bowling / Food Pantry / Paint Picture Frames / Ross Aide Clean-Up
Wallyball / Operation Christmas Child / Tornado in a Bottle / Kona Ice Sale (Snow Cones)
Ice skating / Trick or Treat for Canned Goods / Volcanoes / Campus Silly String Fight
Kickball / Winterization / Plant Seeds / Campus Water Balloon Fight
Bonfire / Natalie’s Animal Shelter / Nature Walk (Murdock Park) / Skip-a-Meal
Monster Golf / Movie’s at Fowler / Forestry Project / Campus-Wide 4-H Shirt
Scavenger Hunt / Boo at the Zoo / Entomology
Halloween Party / Wolf Park / Microwave Cooking
Haunted House / Rabbits
Nature Walk / Disposable Camera Photography
Horseback Riding