PURPOSE OF THE
Dear 4-H
Family:
The
Remember . . . . . .
1. Parents, please offer your assistance to your club volunteers. They can always use some
help.
2. Most information on events is provided in this guide, so plan now - start
on your projects.
3. Please call your local 4-H Leaders or the
4. Information for the County and State Fairs, Summer Livestock Events, and
other Animal Events are available in the respective catalogues and
leaflets. Prior to the event come
by the Extension Office for your copy.
Information on changes, workshops, new activities, and short courses will
be distributed prior to the event by your 4-H leader.
4-H CLUB PROGRAM
Name________________________________________
Club________________________________________
Purpose of
Dear 4-H Member, Parents and
Leaders:
The
4-H Program. One of the keys to successful programs is
communication. Hopefully this
yearbook will assist in achieving this goal.
We have attempted to list
approximate dates for the 4-H events during the year. All are subject to change. The County 4-H newsletter will post the
most current dates and times. Please feel free to contact our OSU Extension office at 756-1958 if you
have any questions.
President__________________________________________
Vice
President______________________________________
Secretary__________________________________________
Reporter___________________________________________
LOCAL CLUB OFFICERS
President__________________________________________
Vice
President______________________________________
Secretary__________________________________________
Reporter___________________________________________
Recreation
Leader___________________________________
Song
Leader________________________________________
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756-1958
County Extension
Director...............................Doug Maxey
Extension Educator,
FCS.................................Andrea Buck
Extension
Secretary.........................................Jan
Basquez
Creek Nation 4-H
Agent…………………………..Rick
4-H Program
Assistant…………………………..Dena Powers
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."
The
pledge was officially adopted in 1927, by the 4-H members attending the first
National 4-H club camp in
4-H
NAME
The
term "4-H" was first used in a federal publication written in 1918. However, it wasn't until 1924 that boys
and girls club work officially became known as 4-H. The four H's stand for Head, Heart,
Hands and Health.
4-H
EMBLEM
The
official 4-H emblem is a green four-leaf clover with a white H on each
leaf. The 4-H emblem is recognized
around the world. The first emblem
design was introduced in 1907 and was a three-leaf clover. The H's stood for Head, Heart and
Hands. The four-leaf clover came
into use around 1908 and the fourth H initially stood for Hustle. At a meeting in
4-H
MOTTO
"TO
MAKE THE BEST BETTER"
4-H
members and leaders attending the National 4-H Club Camp in Washington, D.C. in
1927 adopted the motto: "To Make
the Best Better." Like the pledge,
the motto has remained the same through the years. It expresses a continuing goal of
excellence, take the best one has been given, enhance, it, and give it back to
life better than before.
4-H
COLORS
The
4-H colors are green and white.
ORDER OF 4-H CLUB
MEETINGS
Suggested for Order of
Business at 4-H Club Meetings:
PRESIDENT " Will the meeting please come to order?"
" The Vice-President will now lead the 4-H Club
Ritual."
VICE-PRESIDENT "Stand Please" (Lead
Ritual)
PRESIDENT "The song leader will now lead the song."
SONG LEADER Leads
Song
PRESIDENT "The Secretary will call the roll."
SECRETARY "Will each member answer with ___________."
PRESIDENT "We shall now have the reading of the minutes
of the last
meeting."
SECRETARY Reads the minutes of last meeting
PRESIDENT "Are there any additions or corrections to the
minutes of the last
meeting?" (The President
directs any additions or
corrections to be
made, if there are none he
says,) "If not the
minutes stand approved as
read."
PRESIDENT "Is there any new business to come before the
club?" (The President or any member may bring
the business before the
club. It is
discussed
and then voted on. Newsletters should be
read
by the
Secretary.)
PRESIDENT "Are there any announcements?" (Adult leader
may make announcements at
this time.)
PRESIDENT "Do I hear a motion for adjournment of the
business
meeting?"
MEMBER "I move to adjourn."
MEMBER "I second it."
PRESIDENT "It has been moved and seconded that the
meeting adjourned. All in favor say aye,
all
opposed same sign. Motion
carries."
PRESIDENT "I will now turn the program over to our
Vice-President who will
introduce our program
speaker."
VICE-PRESIDENT "Mr.
President, 4-H Members, and Visitors, I
would like to present
_____________________ who
will
__________________________ for our program today."
Recreation may follow after
the meeting.