June 2012 - Abbie 4-H

The Clover Patch
2012 June Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 10
Abbie 4-H, Pleasanton CA
COMMUNITY CLUB MEETING
WEDNESDAY, June 6, 2011
Meeting starts:
6:30PM Sign-in opens: 6:15PM
MOHR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL,
Multi-purpose Room
Special Interest Articles:
•
Spaghetti Time!
Page 2
3300 Dennis Drive
Pleasanton, CA
• Applying 4-H Page 3
• Abbie Taking Flight
Page 4
Individual Highlights:
Int. Nat. Food
2
Eden Villa
2
Recyclables
2
Fair Tickets
3
Potluck
3
Cake Booth
4
Project Expo
5
County Updates
5
May Minutes
6
If you would like to submit
an article, please send
them to Miriam Flock
miriamflock@comcast.net
by the first Wednesday of
each month.
Abbie 4-H: Hawaiian Style
This
month’s
meeting
will
be
held
on
June
6th
starting
at
6:30PM.
The
theme
this
time
is
going
to
be
Hawaiian!
Come
in
your
favorite
Hawaiian
shirt
or
other
apparel
so
you
can
get
your
extra
raffle
ticket!
Please
NO
bathing
suits.
Sign‐in
starts
at
6:15
and
closes
at
7:00,
reopening
again
at
the
end
of
the
meeting
for
those
who
came
in
late.
This
month
is
our
annual
June
Potluck,
starting
at
6:30PM.
Members
with
the
last
name
of
A‐M
please
bring
your
favorite
homemade
entree,
folks
with
the
last
name
of
N‐Z
bring
your
favorite
side
dish.
We
will
provide
the
Drinks
and
Cake.
It
is
always
nice
to
share
our
homemade
favorites
with
friends
and
celebrate.
B IRTHDAY C ORNER !
June
Gaub Chandler
Ben Carter
Coleen Theroux
Erika Jacobsen
Jim Bennett
Jane Onojafe
Anika Nicolas
Diana Hock
Page 2 of 8
On Top of Spaghetti… by Ms. Munro
Friday
June
15th
is
less
than
2
weeks
away.
Have
you
gotten
your
tickets
for
the
spaghetti
feed
yet?
Please
if
you
have
not
gotten
your
tickets
or
gone
to
the
Google
docs
site
to
reserve
your
tickets
please
do
so.
We
do
not
want
to
buy
food
for
200
if
only
100
are
coming.
Remember
if
every
member
came
with
1
family
member
we
could
sell
out.
We
have
some
great
raffle
prizes
and
are
still
working
on
some
more.
We
have
9
projects
bringing
baskets.
We
also
have
gotten
a
$50
“basket”
from
Trader
Joe’s,
gift
certificate
for
brunch
at
Castlewood
Country
Club,
breakfast
or
lunch
at
Jim’s
Country
restaurant,
and
paintball
for
4
at
Sunol
paintball.
For
those
families
who
have
already
reserved
their
tickets,
they
will
be
available
at
the
June
6th
CCM.
If
you
have
any
questions
please
email
or
call
Michele
Munro
at
munro821@aol.com
or
600‐7223
Abbie 4-H Volunteers at the Valley Humane
Society Garden Tour by Whitney Carter
The
International
Food
Cooking
Group
did
a
service
project
for
the
Valley
Humane
Society
in
Pleasanton.
The
group
brought
lemon
bars,
brownies,
cookies,
muffins
and
cupcakes
to
the
Valley
Humane
Society
Garden
Tour
in
Pleasanton
on
Sunday,
May
20.
They
manned
a
table
serving
the
home
baked
goodies
representing
Abbie
4‐H.
The
project
members
answered
questions
about
Abbie
4‐H.
The
money
raised
on
this
day
will
go
toward
helping
homeless
animals
in
need.
Eden Villa by Jessie Rhoads
On
Saturday
May
12/5.
I
went
to
Eden
villa
with
Anika,
Austin,
Miriam,
Chloe,
Megan,
Alex
and
Sara.
We
had
2
chickens,
3
guinea
pigs
and
1
rabbit
to
share.
We
showed
the
seniors
our
animals
and
told
them
about
the
animals.
It
was
a
lot
fun
and
I
hope
more
people
come
next
year!
Abbie 4-H Would Like
To Help You With Your
Recyclables by Meena Murali
Please
donate
your
recyclable
bottles
and
cans.
Easy
money
for
Abbie
4H.
Please
bring
to
the
June
Community
Club
Meeting,
drop
off
at
my
house,
or
call
to
arrange
for
pick
up.
Meena
Murali,
Recycling
Chair
600‐1154
or
980‐5307
Resides
in
Vintage
Hills
Area,
Pleasanton
4-Her’s at Eden Villa
Page 3 of 8
My Airplane by Alex Roberts
When
I
made
my
airplane,
it
was
not
a
4‐H
project.
Yet
I
used
the
fundamentals
of
4‐H.
I
used
my
head
to
measure
the
wingspan.
I
used
my
heart
when
I
built
my
relationship
with
my
papa,
who
helped
me
build
the
plane.
I
used
my
hands
to
glue
and
paint
the
plane.
I
learned
health
when
I
discovered
how
to
use
tools
safely.
Here
is
a
picture
of
my
plane
and
a
picture
of
a
British
plane
I
used
as
a
model.
If
you
read
this
article,
email
Miriam
<miriamflock@comcast.net>
how
Alex
used
the
4
H’s
to
help
build
his
project
to
win
a
prize!
The plane Alex built
The plane Alex used as a model
Fair Tickets by Ms. Munro
Remember
that
if
you
want
discounted
fair
tickets,
we
have
them.
We
make
$1
off
of
every
admission
ticket,
$3
from
every
funpak
and
$2.20
for
every
ride
wristband.
Ask
your
friends
and
neighbors.
Ticket
form
is
on
the
Abbie
website.
All
money
we
raise
will
go
into
our
Scholarship
fund
for
graduating
seniors.
Last
day
to
buy
tickets
will
be
Tuesday
June
19th.
Tickets
will
not
be
available
at
the
June
6th
CCM
because
we
will
be
downtown
at
the
First
Wednesday
Street
Fair
selling
them.
Please
call
or
email
Michele
Munro
munro821@aol.com
or
600‐
7223
if
you
have
any
questions.
Celebrate Summer With Abbie 4-H by the Hospitality Committee
Hello
4‐H
members.
Time
for
our
CCM
Potluck.
6:30
June
6th.
Members
with
the
last
name
of
A‐M
please
bring
your
favorite
homemade
entree,
folks
with
the
last
name
of
N‐Z
bring
your
favorite
side
dish.
We
will
provide
the
Drinks
and
Cake.
It
is
always
nice
to
share
our
homemade
favorites
with
friends
and
celebrate.
Thank
you.
The
Hospitality
Committee
Josie,
Elise
and
Anika
Page 4 of 8
It’s a Piece of Cake to Help Abbie! by Audrey Hock
Abbie
will
be
working
in
the
Cake
Booth
on
Friday,
July
6
from
10
am
‐
10
pm.
We
will
need
youth
members
and
parents
to
work
2
hour
shifts;
we
need
approximately
5
youth
and
3
adults
for
each
shift.
This
is
a
very
big
fundraiser
for
our
club
and
we
always
have
a
great
time;
decorating
cakes
and
selling
the
cakes
that
are
made.
The
cake
booth
sells
Cake,
Cookies
and
drinks;
10%
of
everything
earned
that
day
will
go
directly
to
Abbie.
We
will
have
a
sign
up
sheet
at
the
Community
Club
Meeting
on
the
6th.
However,
if
you
know
what
shift
you
would
like
to
work
you
can
email
me
at
audreyhock@gmail.com
or
my
mom
at
dianahock@yahoo.com.
Additional
Cake
Booth
NOTE:
Mark,
Mr.
Cake
booth
needs
One
Adult
Bakers'
Assistant
every
day
to
help
him
bake
cakes
and
cookies
from
6:00
am
‐
noon.
If
you
are
interested
please
email
Mark
directly
at
mrcakebooth@comcast.net.
The Aerospace Project at the Livermore Airport
Dreams of Flight… by Garion Nicdao
This
year
in
4‐H,
the
Aerospace
and
Rocketry
Project
took
two
field
trips
to
the
Livermore
Airport.
On
May
6,
2012,
the
group
went
on
their
first
field
trip
to
the
Livermore
Airport.
We
learned
all
about
the
tools
that
a
pilot
would
use
and
saw
some
small
airplanes.
A
little
later
in
the
afternoon,
we
got
to
go
up
into
the
tower
and
see
the
radars
and
listen
to
the
air
traffic
controller’s
commands
to
the
pilot.
On
May
27,
we
got
to
see
the
Wings
of
Freedom
vintage
airplane
tour.
We
got
to
go
in
the
airplanes
and
look
at
recovered
airplane
parts.
We
also
got
to
talk
to
some
World
War
II
veterans
and
learn
about
their
adventures
as
a
pilot
in
the
war.
We
all
had
so
much
fun
on
these
two
field
trips.
If
you
read
this
article,
email
what
the
Aerospace
project
did
on
their
fieldtrips
to
Miriam
<miriamflock@comcast.net>
to
win
a
prize
at
the
next
CCM!
Page 5 of 8
Project Expo a Success! by
Jonathan Komari
Last
month's
meeting
was
a
Blast!
There
were
a
lot
of
interesting
and
cool
project
booths.
I
was
a
leader
at
the
Rifle
Project
booth
and
got
to
teach
everyone
about
rifles
and
shooting.
And
don't
forget
about
the
delicious
Ice
Cream
Social
at
the
end
of
the
meeting!
County Updates by Diana Hock
Jonathan and Nico with a Rifle poster at Project Expo
Fenton’s
Outreach
–
Event
will
be
held
every
weekend
in
July;
which
is
their
busiest
month
of
the
year
and
it
is
“National
Ice
Cream
Month”.
Fenton’s
gives
back
20%
of
all
proceeds
to
the
Non‐Profit
Organization
of
the
month.
Every
club
is
requested
to
take
one
day;
we
set
up
a
table
in
the
parking
lot,
you
can
display
anything
you
want,
animals,
projects,
etc.
Some
clubs
have
made
cookies
and
given
them
away,
some
have
done
make
it
and
take
it’s,
you
can
have
animals,
display
boards,
whatever
you
can
come
up
with
for
your
group.
You
will
need
to
provide
the
tent,
decorations,
chairs,
etc….Fenton’s
just
provides
the
space
and
opportunity
for
us
to
promote
our
organization.
All
proceeds
go
to
the
county;
last
year
it
paid
for
all
the
scholarships
of
families
who
couldn’t
afford
to
pay
for
membership.
Fenton’s
is
in
Oakland.
Alameda
County
Fair
Parade
–
The
county
registered
and
would
like
for
all
clubs
to
participate.
The
parade
is
Saturday,
June
23rd
and
it
will
be
promoting
100
years
of
the
Fair;
theme
is
“Memories
made
Here”.
Each
club
would
bring
their
banner
and
walk;
you
can
decorate
red
wagons
with
your
animals
or
projects.
They
are
asking
that
everyone
either
wears
their
4H
uniform
(whites)
or
a
club
t‐shirt.
The
parade
starts
at
9:30
am;
meeting
time
will
be
8:45
am.
We
need
to
email
Ariele
Silvas
at
aasilvas1316@gmail.com
if
we
are
interested
in
joining
them.
Registrations
–
Alameda
County
had
795
Active
Youth
and
271
Active
Adults
registered
this
year.
That
is
an
all
time
record!
2012
Registration
Fees
–
GOING
UP!
Fees
will
be
$53
per
youth
member
and
$20
per
adult
member
for
the
2012‐2013
4H
year.
The
breakdown
is
as
follows:
Youth
‐
$28
State
Fee
+
$25
County
Fee
=
$53
Adult
‐
$10
State
Fee
+
$10
County
Fee
=
$20
Page 6 of 8
May CCM Minutes by Sasha Greenlee
Abbie 4h CCM
May 9,2012
Theme: Sports
Flag Salute:
4h Pledge: Mrs. Hock and Mrs. Harper
Drawing- Hospitality
Newsletter prize- Miriam Flock
Officer Reports:
Treasurer- Nico Pellowski
Secretary- Sasha Greenlee
Sales treasurer- Jessica Bennett
Corresponding Secretary- Cheyenne Harper
Old Business:
SET Career Day-Allyse and Isabella Suter
Program
Officer Candidate Speeches
New Business:
Farm Update- Miriam Flock
Fair Tickets- Michelle Munro
Fair Clean up- Jessica Bennett
Fair Club garden- Audrey
Green Race- Anika and Audrey
Project Expo!!
Ice Cream Social 
Page 7 of 8
Hidden Pictures Puzzle
County Event Calendar
Abbie 4-H
2011-12 Club Officers:
PresidentAudrey Hock
audreyhock@gmail.com
Vice PresidentParker Brown
brown_fam@comcast.net
TreasurerNicolas Pellowski
Sales TreasurerJessica Bennett
June-August:
Event
Alameda County
Fair Horse Show
Alameda County
Fair
Abbie’s Cake
Booth Day at Fair
4-H Camp
Record Books due!
Date
Sun. June 3rd 8AM
June 20th – July 8th
Location
Basso Arena,
Livermore
Fairgrounds
July 6th 10AMFairgrounds
10PM
July 29th – Aug. 3rd
August 18th
jb6clan@yahoo.com
Recording SecretarySasha Greenlee
kygreelee@prodigy.net
Corresponding SecretaryCheyenne Harper
HistorianNicole Kluenker
vlvasut@yahoo.com
HospitalityAnika Nicolas
Upcoming Project Meetings
Rabbit – Mon., June 4th 6:30PM
Sheep – Tues., June 12th 7PM
Rifle – Fri., June 22nd, 7PM
Poultry – Sat., Aug.. 4th Education Day at Alden Lane
lura@sbcglobal.net
Elise Lester
Josie Carter
snecarter@yahoo.com
Project LiaisonEmma Theroux
e.theroux@sbcglobal.net
Sergeant at ArmsHarrison Carter
snecarter@yahoo.com
RecreationAustin Munro
munro821@aol.com
Community ServiceKamryn Brown
About Our Organization…
Abbie
4‐H
is
part
of
a
nationwide
network
of
4‐H
Clubs,
which
promote
the
learning
of
leadership,
citizenship,
and
life
skills.
It
is
a
place
to
make
friends
and
share
interests,
as
well
as
to
build
confidence
and
learn
responsibility.
Though
the
various
activities
offered,
4‐H
members
have
opportunities
to
learn
new
things
and
to
have
experiences
that
they
may
not
have
had
otherwise.
Among
the
list
of
possibilities
are
the
opportunity
to
experiment,
go
to
camp,
go
on
trips,
learn
how
to
care
for
an
animal,
and
how
to
preserve
food,
and
much
more.
farcherbrown@comcast.net
Telephone ChairAustin Nicolas
lura@sbcglobal.net
Check out these websites
for further 4-H help!
http://www.abbie4h.org/
http://alamedacounty4h.org/
http://www.ca4h.org/
Community Club Leaders:
Diana Hock Abbie4h@yahoo.com
(925) 449-7024
Jane Onojafe jonojafe@gmail.com
(925) 462-3573
Jan Bennett Jb6clan@yahoo.com
(925) 449-0114
Karen Harper
cacheymom@comcast.net
(925) 846-5456