8 January 2012, Club Meeting, 1pm at Clinton County 4H building

In attendance: Mercedes, Austin, Ryley, Megan, and Jasmine

- Pledge: Megan led us in the 4H pledge. 4-H Pledge: "I pledge My Head to Clearer Thinking (right hand points to forehead), My heart to Greater Loyalty (right hand over heart), My Hands to Larger Service (arms slightly bent, palms up), and My Health to Better Living (arms at sides), For My Club, My Community, My Country, and My World."

- Dog Training with Peggy planned for Monday, January 23 at 6pm at St. Joseph's Church Hall.  Need 6ft leash, buckle collar, muzzle (if you think your dog might need it).  UPDATE:  Peggy would like to meet earlier...  can everyone meet at 5:00 or 5:30, please let Debbie know.

- Helping train Trish's Huskies and Shiba Enus for sled dogging on Tuesday, January 10 at 6pm at the Fair grounds. Will be outside, dress warm.

- Community Service: We will be meeting at Tail of the Adirondacks on January 22 at 1:00 for a tour and chat about the store with the owner, Sue.  We will also purchase the food for the Meals on Wheels fundraiser.  Ideas for next community service opportunity discussed: Help out at Adirondack Humane Society or SPCA on a Sunday morning (that is when most needed).

- Fundraising: Bake sale at Tractor Supply on Saturday, February 11 from 10-2. Each family please make two types of treats to sell, package them for the sale, We need 2 shifts of workers: 10-12 and 12-2.

- Public Presentations: There is a Public Presentation Workshop at Cornell Cooperative Extension Building on Saturday, February 4 from 10-12. Must register with the office by January 30 (just call and let them know you are going). Presentation registration is due February 3. Presentations are February 25 at Clinton Community College.

- 4H Blog: Go to the blog periodically to find out about county wide events you may be interested in http://www.ccecc4hce.blogspot.com/

- Shooting Sports Meeting: Wednesday, January 11 at 6 there will be a 4H shooting sports information meeting at the 4H office.

- Poultry Clinic: Poultry clinic listed on the calendar for January 28 from 3-5.

- March Dog Madness: 4H state conference for Dogs at Cornell University. Most likely March 17. Usually drive down on Friday night, stay over for the conference, and head back home Saturday night. The 4Hers can apply for Scholarship money toward the costs. Need to apply for scholarship a month in advance (aim to have application in around the beginning-middle of February). The scholarship application includes that the 4Hers submit their portfolio.

- Portfolios: 4Hers should be working on their portfolios and always be updating them as they accomplish something or participate in a 4H event.

- Pictures: Ms. Debbie will be loading 4H pictures she takes to a shutterfly.com account so that 4H members can select the ones they want and have them printed at Target or Walgreens. Pictures are great for the 4Hers to use to create their portfolios and other communications about the events they attend. She will send an email to everyone giving the website address!

- Dry Erase Board: We started making a dry erase board out of a picture frame.  We decorated it with stickers and all sorts of other papers and craft supplies.  We will be entering these into the fair as a static display. We will fill out the green cards to go with the dry erase board at a future meeting.

- Next meeting: Sunday, January 22 from 1-4pm. We will be meeting at the Tail of the Adirondacks Pet store at 770 State Route 3 Plattsburgh.  We will then travel over to the Cornell Building to finish the meeting.

Austin

Mercedes

Jasmine

Megan

Ryley