WHEATLAND 4-H

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WHEATLAND 4-H

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Welcome to the Wheatland, CA 4-H club website. We are part of the Yuba-Sutter county 4-H. We attend the Yuba-Sutter Fair that runs usually the last week in July. The club is VERY active in community service. Every year we help with our local food closet by a doing can food drive and donating turkeys for Christmas dinners for needy families. We also gather games and toys to hand out at the food closet giveaway, so families can have a few gifts under the tree. We also help hand out the toys at the foodcloset giveway. This club has an active membership of over 30 kids, ranging in age from 5yrs old to 17yrs old. We have a wonderful group of families that are activily supportive of the club and the children.

We have a large number of projects to offer. The last date to sign up for 4-H is Dec. 31. The list of projects offered are as follows, with their leaders:

Children 9yrs-19yrs can do these projects:

Beef: Mindi Ferguson

Horse: Mary Capps

Meat Goats: Kim Skinner

Sheep: Paula Lamb

Swine: Leanette Ellis

Metal Working: Dan Ellis

All ages (5-19yrs old) can do these projects:

Arts and Crafts: Cheryl Larson

Cavies (guinea pigs): Edona Miller

Clothing (sewing): Sandra Parker

Cooking: Leannette Ellis

Dogs: Kristen Newton

Flower Arranging: Sandra Parker & Paula Lamb (Co-Lead)

Poultry: Kristen Newton & Jaime Stienman

Pygmy Goats: Teresa Steverson

Cupcake/Cake Decorating: Melissa Quintero

Scrapbooking: Holley Whipple

Woodworking: Stan Olsen

Rabbits: Melissa M.

Enrollment forms to join a 4H club can be found at:

http://ca4h.org/4hresource/forms/index.asp

Open enrollment runs from September to December 31st. Look for fliers coming home in Spetember and notices in the local paper.

The club's Community Leader is Edona Miller. She has been the Cavy project leader for many years. Paula Lamb is the Co-Community leader. Paula grew up with a 4-H background, doing sheep. She is the Sheep leader, co-leader for flowers & sewing. Both ladys have been involved in the Wheatland Chapter for over 10 yrs., either as project leaders or members.

2011- 2012 CLUB OFFICERS

President

Taylor Staas

Vice President

Lyndsy Staas

Secretary

Natalie Staas

Treasurer

Gabarilla Webb

Sargent at Arms

Cheyenne Olsen

Correspondence Secretary

Chase Stineman

Historian

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Club meetings are the second Monday of every month. Location is the Wheatland Baptist Church on Olive Street, in Wheatland, 7pm.