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Collegiate 4-H Meeting Minutes January 15, 2015 WSLR 116, 6 p.m. Sign in Call to Order & Welcome: Julie Knapke

Pledges:  American: Cory Schmitt  4-H: Sara Holderbaum

Intro Presentation: What is collegiate 4-H

Secretary’s Report-Lydia Smith, [email protected] Treasurer’s Report-Alyssa Hudson, [email protected] Ag Council Report-Emily Grimm, [email protected] o Hot Chocolate Social - Wednesday, January 21st from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Krannert Lobby o Stop by and support collegiate 4-H and check out other clubs!  Ag Week-April 12-17 o Team with ACT with farmers breakfast: more information will be available soon Meet Your Members-Emma Hopkins, [email protected]  It will consist of a questionnaire for a member that is new this semester and a member that has been in the club in past semesters. o Holly Kyler o Chris Bueckers

Old Business:

Crops, Forestry, and Entomology Career Development Event - held on December 13  Worked with the entomology contest  Made sure everyone was looking at their own specimen  Was lots of fun 

Social Events – Jeff Koberstein, [email protected]  Dirty Santa Report o Happened at the last meeting: the dirty Santa gift exchange was very fun.  Intramurals: Wallyball o Volleyball played off the walls in the racquetball room o Tuesdays 11:15 pm . No experience required o If you need help signing up, let Jeff or Alyssa know

New Business:

Collegiate 4-H National Conference- Emma Hopkins, [email protected]  Thursday, March 12-Sunday March 15th in Gainesville, FL o Costs $127 per person excluding transportation . Meals and hotels are covered by this amount o Transportation: amount will vary depending on how many come

www.four-h.purdue.edu/collegiate4h o Club oftentimes helps pay for these fees o Grants are sometimes available as well  University of Florida Collegiate 4-H  Activities will include exploring the university, doing service projects, enhancing communication and building relationships among members  If interested please see Emma after the meeting or email her

Murdock After School program - Maddi McFadden ([email protected]) and Jessie Earhart ([email protected])  We go to Murdock every Thursday: Leave at 2:40 pm, return at 4:00 pm  Might move to Tuesdays, will be determined within the next week  Transportation is provided  Email Jessie or Maddie if you are interested in helping next week

Officer Trainings-Cassie Lehmann [email protected]  Involves educating 4-Hers about how to run meetings, playing games, and breaking into sessions on individual officer trainings  Questions: email Cassie  Thursday, January 29th, 5:30 p.m. – Jasper County o Car is now full  Thursday, February 5th 6:45 p.m. – LaPorte County o 2 spots left in the car  Wednesday, February 11th – Vigo County o 4 spots left in the car  Wednesday, March 4th: Boone County leave at 5:30pm o 4 spots left in the car Sign up on doodle poll: http://doodle.com/zsiv423kfbn8bh6g

 Achievement trip: This trip will be a fun end of the year reward trip for members who meet certain criteria. o Date has been changed to April 26th

o Qualifying: To qualify a member must volunteer for either:

. Two officer trainings

. Two Murdock after school sessions

. One officer training and one Murdock session

o Activity will be decided at a later time

Dairy Foods and Meats Career Development Events-Steve McKinley  Saturday, January 31st, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Food Science Bldg (NLSN 1137 – pilot lab)  Aaron Fisher ([email protected]) and Tony Carrell ([email protected]) can use some Collegiate 4-H members to help  Monitor stations – Cheese ID, milk flavor, problem solving, milk fat content, ice cream – instructions will be provided

Ice Skating: Friday, January 30th 7:00-10:00pm

www.four-h.purdue.edu/collegiate4h  $5 a person plus $3 to rent skates

 Dues paying members’ skates will be paid for by the club

 Friends are welcome, but will have to pay for their own skates and entry fee

Dues: $10 a semester/$15 a year

Important Dates  Hot Chocolate Social-Wednesday, January 21st from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Krannert Lobby

 Next Club Meeting – Thursday, January 29th , 2014, 6 pm, WSLR 116  Officer Training- Thursday, January 29th 5:30pm –Jasper County  Dairy Foods and Meats Career Development Event- Saturday, January 31st

Tentative Fun Activities  Friday, January 30th 7:00-10:00pm

o Ice Skating

 Thursday, February 19th time TBD

o Deliver Valentine’s Day cards to the elderly

o Bingo night at nursing home

 Thursday, March 26th After Meeting

o No meeting activity  ACTIVITY: will go bowling after the meeting

. Will approach ACT to see if they would like to join us for bowling after the meeting

. Thursday is $1 bowling night

 Thursday, April 9th

o Elections will be held on this night

o Orange Leaf Fundraiser will be held on this day

 Saturday, April 26th Time TBA

o Achievement trip

 Thursday, April 23th

o Awards banquet

o 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:

www.four-h.purdue.edu/collegiate4h o January 29th o March 12th o April 9th o February 12th o March 26th o April 23rd o February 26th

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