Collegiate 4-H MeetingMinutes

February 12, 2015

WSLR 116, 6 p.m.

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Call to Order & Welcome: Julie Knapke

Pledges:

  • American: Alyssa Hudson
  • 4-H:Emily Grimm

Secretary’s Report-Lydia Smith,

Treasurer’s Report-Alyssa Hudson, , current balance: $3,671.04

Ag Council Report-Emily Grimm,

  • Ag Week-April 12-17
  • Team with ACT with farmers breakfast: more information will be available soon
  • College of Ag Shirt Design Competition
  • The club can submit up to 3 designs
  • Designs are due February 18thand can be emailed to Emily

Meet Your Members-Emma Hopkins,

  • Alyssa Hudson

Old Business:

Social Events – Jeff Koberstein,

  • Ice Skating Report: Friday, January 30th
  • Very fun! No one fell and 7 members attended
  • Intramurals:Wallyball, Monday 9:45 pm, No experience required
  • Won the first round of the tourney  advance to the second round!

Officer Training Reports-Cassie Lehmann

  • Last night: Clay and Vigo counties combined – very fun, over 30 kids!

New Business:

Murdock After School program - Maddi McFadden () and Jessie Earhart ()

  • A group leaves for Murdock on Tuesdays at 2:40 pm
  • Transportation is provided
  • Email Jessie or Maddie if you are interested in helping next week
  • Was valentines day themed: the kids made a little pillow filled with candy hearts and valentines day cards

Officer Trainings-Cassie Lehmann

  • Wednesday, March 4th – Boone County leave at 6:30pm
  • Wednesday March 11th- Hendricks County
  • Tuesday, March 24th- Miami County
  • If you find out you can’t go, change it on the doodle poll ASAP so Cassie can find other helpers
  • Involves educating 4-H members about how to run meetings, playing games, and breaking into sessions on individual officer trainings

Sign up on doodle poll:

Achievement Trip, Sunday April 26th:This trip will be a fun end-of-the year reward trip for members who meet certain criteria.

  • Activity:
  • Skyzone (Indoor Trampoline)
  • Caribbean Cove (Indoor Water Park)
  • Officers will drive
  • Put to a vote: We will be attending Skyzone
  • Bring money for food
  • May possibly find a free activity to participate in as well
  • Qualifying: To qualify a member must volunteer for either
  • Two officer trainings
  • Two Murdock after school sessions
  • One officer training and one Murdock session

Suicide Prevention Workshop: There are multiple dates and times coming up for this event

  • If interested, see Julie after the meeting

Summer Internships: 2015 State Fair

  • Several positions are available covering a wide variety of student interests and areas of study. Position descriptions are posted on the State Fair website at
  • Mr. Mark Anderson, Director of Human Resources, Indiana State Fair Commission will be on campus Feb. 24to conduct student interviews for the positions. Interested students need to contact Jane Robertson at r call 765-494-8422 to schedule an interview time. Please provide Jane a copy of your resume and a completed State Fair application prior to your scheduled interview.
  • Application:

Social Event-Emily Grimm,()and Holly Kyler ()

  • Thursday, February 19th Visit a Nursing Home, meet behind AGAD at 5:30 pm, program 6-7:30 p.m.
  • Deliver Valentine’s Day cards to the elderly
  • Bingo night at the nursing home
  • Officers will be driving

Rosewalk Village of Lafayette

1903 Union Street, Lafayette, IN 47904

Important Dates

  • Visit Nursing Home-Thursday, February 19th-Rosewalk
  • Next Club Meeting –Thursday, February 26th6 pm, WSLR 116

Tentative Fun Activities

  • Thursday, March 26th Bowling with ACT
  • No meeting activity ACTIVITY: will go bowling after the meeting
  • Teaming up with ACT
  • Thursday is $1 bowling night
  • Thursday, April 9th Elections and Orange Leaf Fundraiser
  • Sunday, April 26thAchievement Trip
  • Thursday, April 23th
  • Awards banquet
  • Location: Food Science Building (tentative)

Meeting Dates for Spring 2015:

All meetings will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in WSLR 116. The dates are as follows:

  • February 26th
  • March 12th
  • March 26th
  • April 9th
  • April 23rd

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