Helotes Ag Booster Club And Helotes 4-H

Volume 2
January 8, 2016
Helotes Ag Booster Club
And Helotes 4-H
B u i l d i n g
4-H Motto:
“To Make The Best Better”
U P C O M I N G
E V E N T S
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January 9—Bexar County Junior Livestock Show Auction The auction
begins at 10am on the San Antonio
Stock Grounds
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January 16, 2016—Helotes AG Booster
Club Poker Tournament - $100 buy in,
Dinner starts @5pm, Tournament
starts @6pm, half the entry fees
supports the auction committee, the
other half is paid out in cash prizes!
For ticket info contact, Brian 210/3646212, Jennifer 210/428-8593, or
Tammy 210/215-6744
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January 25-28, 2016—Walter Gerlach
Livestock Show The show barn is
located 3.2 miles north of 1604 on
Babcock Road.
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April 16. 2016—Murder Mystery Dinner
night Fundraiser 6:30 pm at the
Helotes Activity Center. Tickets are
$50 per couple and the monies raised
support the Helotes 4H clubs. For
tickets email litlangece@yahoo.com
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August 6, 2016—32nd Annual “Fun
Nite” Fundraiser
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August 14—County Awards Program
@6:00pm
Join the county 4Hers as we pass out awards, earn year
pins and honor our scholarship recipients
O u r
F u t u r e
L e a d e r s
This year we have almost 200 4-Hers using the Helotes AG Activity Center. If you have
ever been involved with the 4-H Program you know there are no paid employees, everyone is
a volunteer. Volunteers are what make our program successful and what is great is that we
have several past 4-H members returning to help our program.
The slate of officers and directors for the 2015-2016 year follows:
President:
Brian Loessberg
Vice President: Edward Vigil
Secretary:
JoAnn Sosa
Treasurer:
Madelyn Schott
Directors:
Tim Louton, Anna Kersch, Rose Kersch, Larry & Laura Berry,
Gary Schott, Staci McGree, Alex Blue, Sean Mitchem
“ A
W a l k
T h r o u g h
H i s t o r y ”
Our time capsule opening on Saturday, October 10th, was a huge success. We want to thank
everyone who was able to attend and share in this special moment. Items placed in the capsule
in 1995 were shared and these items plus many more will be put back in the capsule and again
opened in 2035. We also took this opportunity to take a group photo and spell out “4 H”.
Photos courtesy of The Helotes Echo
The 4-H Pledge
I pledge my head to clearer thinking,
My heart to greater loyalty,
My hands to larger service,
and my health to better living,
for my club, my community, my country, and my world.
Photo courtesy of Wright Stuff Photography
http://helotes4h.org/
www.facebook.com/HelotesAgBooster
follow us on Instagram @ helotesag
V o l u m e
2
P a g e
H e l o t e s
A g
y o u t h
2
r a n c h
In December 2010, the Helotes Ag Booster Club purchased 48 acres in Medina County
and there is great potential for our 4-H programs. From camps, rifle and archery ranges,
gardens, arenas, and many other educational and recreational projects, we are ready to
move forward. Jamie Carpenter created our new gate to welcome people to the property.
The Helotes AG Booster Club paid the mortgage off in August 2015. Now we are ready
to move forward and are open to any suggestions and help. You can contact Gary Schott,
schottgw@aol.com, text or call 210 241-4748.
U p c o m i n g
l i v e s t o c k
s h o w s
We wish all our Helotes 4-H members good luck and great success in the upcoming livestock shows. The Bexar County Junior
Livestock Show just wrapped up and the auction is on Saturday, January 9. The Walter Gerlach Livestock Show starts January 25
ending with the auction on Saturday, January 30. If anyone wants to be a buyer or donate to these auctions just reply to the email
and information will be provided to you. Students will then get ready for major stock shows at Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin
and Houston .
MEETINGS
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Helotes 4-H Livestock Plus
1st Monday of the month
(except Labor Day) at 7:00pm
Amie Olivarez
amieolivarez@yahoo.com, 210-445-9102
Nikki Brown
nsbmeb@sbcglobal.net, 210-394-1499
Jennifer Garcia
jen_garcia@hotmail.com, 210-617-0466
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Helotes 4-H Livestock Only
2nd Monday of the month at
Christy Louton
clouton@att.net, 210-413-7169
Jackie Wanke
jackiewanke@gmail.com, 210-861-1361
Tina Phipps
jjtphipps@yahoo.com, 210-317-0625
Lisa Brieger
irishlisa@sbcglobal.net, 210-823-3147
7:00pm
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Helotes 4-H Unlimited
2nd Thursday of the month at
6:30pm
Tammy Carpenter
Tcarp1967@gmail.com, 210-215-6744
Jennifer Moore
litlangece@yahoo.com, 210-428-8593
Florence Stone
acpstone@yahoo.com, 210-218-6430
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Photos courtesy of The Helotes Echo
Helotes Ag Booster Club
3rd Monday of the month at
7:00pm
President: Brian Loessberg
brianloessberg@yahoo.com, 210/364-6212
Secretary: JoAnn Sosa
joann@valla-inc.com, 210/416-0281
September
Hunters’ Safety Course
August—Bexar County Awards Ceremony
4 - H
L i f e
S k i l l s
Time Management:
Teamwork:
“By learning to set priorities and use their
time most effectively, 4-H members develop skills and confidence for leadership
and self-discipline. They also learn that
their decisions and actions (or inactions!)
can directly influence their lives for better
or worse; they begin to see themselves as
active participants in their futures.”
-Purdue Extension Office
TEAMWORK: to achieve synergistic results
that exceed anything one individual can do
alone.
“4-H teamwork is built around the involvement of each person in the life and task of
the club and/or project. The team approach assures that 4-H belongs to all
those who belong to 4-H.”
-Mike Klumpp, University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture