COMMUNITY CLUB MEETING WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2011

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1 The Clover Patch 2011 December Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 4 Abbie 4-H, Pleasanton CA Special Interest Articles: Abbie Members Win Big on page 2. Cater to Success! See page 3. Abbie on Display. See page 5. Individual Highlights: Feathered Friends 2 Hoilday Parade 2 Mini Mimber Fun 3 Water System Help 3 COMMUNITY CLUB MEETING WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2011 Potluck starts: 6:30PM Sign-in opens: 6:15PM Meeting starts: 7PM MOHR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Multi-purpose Room 3300 Dennis Drive Pleasanton, CA Celebrate the Holiday s with Abbie 4-H Thismonth'sCCMonWed.,Dec.14 th willbetheannualholidaypotluck. Pleasearriveat6:15tosignin.Wewillbeginservingfoodat6:30.Families withlastnamesstartingwithathroughhareaskedtopleasebringyour favoritesidedishandthosewithlastnamesendinginithroughz,please bringyourfavoriteentrée.wehopeyouallcanbringyourfavorite homemadesidedishorentréetoshare.thisisyourchancetoshowoffyour cookingskills!abbie4hwillprovidedrinksanddessert. Aim for the Stars 3 Travel the World 4 Capture the Moment5 If you would like to submit an article, please send it to Miriam Flock miriamflock@comcast.net by the first Wednesday of each month. BIRTHDAY CORNER! Month Chloe Valcarcel Jessica Bennett Faith Osborn Parker Brown Barric Morris Stephanie Duret Kathy Bottarini Selena Johnson Breanne Maggy Sean Haggerty Alyse Sutter Madison Hickman

2 Page 2 of 8 Feathered Friends by Amy Asmussen HimynameisAmyAsmussenandIamanew4 Hmember.Idecidedto writeanarticleaboutmynewminiflockofchickens.igotthematalamo HayandGrainOctober21 st thisyear.ihavearhodeislandredhername is Rhoda she is the cutest thing EVER!! The day I got her she was the smallestchickoutofthethreenowsheisthesecondlargest.ialsohavea BuffOrphingtonchickennamedLily,sheissocalm!Shewillfallasleepin myarms.lastbutnotleast,pepper.sheisasilverlacedwyndotte.she has pretty silver feathers etched in black, and she is HUGE. I am looking forwardtodoingmorein4 Handdoingalotwithmychickens. If you read this article, the title to Miriam Flock to win a prize at thenextccm! Amy s three new chicks The chicks at 6 weeks old Success at the Holiday Parade Abbie Members Win Big at State Competition by Jan Bennett December3wasthedateoftheStateRecordBookCompetitionatUCDavis. One hundred and three members from 4H clubs all over the state submitted their books for review. At the state competition, books are read by trained judgesandrankedinto 4categories: participation,meritrecognition,medalist and state winner. Of the 103 books submitted this year, 19 of them ranked StateWinner.Abbie sownjennabennettandjoeybennettwereamongthose winners.alamedacountyhadagoodshowingof7bookssubmitted,4ofwhich werecountywinners notbadatall!membersmustbe14yearsofageasof December 31 of the 4H year for which they are submitting their book. Congratulations Jenna and Joey! If you are interested in trying out for this prestigiousaward,dropan tojb6clan@yahoo.com by Chloe Gipson TheAbbie4 HfoodboothwasDecember3rd from4:00 8:00 indowntown PleasantonnexttoRoundTablePizza.Wesoldhotchocolate,cookies,brownie bites,popcorn,necklaces,andbracelets.wecouldseetheparadefromwhere we were and we got to see the Abbie 4 Hers walk the parade. About ten peopleworkedtheboothandweallhadareallygoodtime. 4-Her s that walked in the parade Working the food booth at the parade by Josie Carter FortheholidayParadewehadlotsoffun.BelieveinMe,ababycalf,wasmy favoritepartoftheparade.peoplewerereallyexcitedaboutseeingacowinthe Parade.Faith,fromtheBeefproject,akindgirlhelpedbottlefeedandsave Believe'slifewhowasrejectedfromhermotheratbirth.Anikawasgreatasthe dancingclover.wehadsomenewmembers,whichisgoodthattheyjumpedright intoclubactivities.weendedthenightatthe4 Hboothwhereweallsharedinhot CocoandcookiesattheparkinglotofRoundTable.Wehadafunandexciting night,icantellmembersandnon membersenjoyedit.

3 Page 3 of 8 The Catering Project Starts Up! by Joey Bennett Catering Project had its first meeting on Wednesday, November 20. They started the meeting talking abouttheyearahead.theprojectmemberswillbeabigpartofthecountywidefavoritefoodsdayevent, andtheywillbesellingsnacksatthecountywideskitnight.thegroupalsodecidedtovariouscookiesfor theupcomingchildren schristmasparty. Oncetheplanningtimewasthroughitwastimetogettowork.Thememberslearnedaboutmeasuringin thekitchen,wetversusdrymeasureandhowtoconvertmeasurements.forcateringevents,youhaveto make large quantities, so it s important to be able to convert a recipe. Then the group practiced by increasingabbqrubrecipemakingittentimesaslargeastheoriginal.thenthemembersmadetheirown rubandbottledittotakehome.thekitchensmelledwonderfullyspicybythetimethenightwasoverand everyonehadsomethingoftheirownmakingtosharewithfamily. Mini Member Fun by Austin Nicolas OnNovember6thwehadourfirstminimembermeeting.Minisare 4Hersages5to8yearsold.WemetatAlvisoAdobeinPleasanton.The kidscollectedoakgallsandsticks.thegallsareusedbyvisitingchildren tomakeold fashionedtoyslikethenativeamericanchildrendid.two minimembersand3olderkidsshoweduptohelp.togetherthey collectedhalfagrocerybagfullofoakgalls. Ifyoureadthisarticle, thetitletoMiriamFlocktowinaprizeat thenextccm! New Water System Help Needed by Janice Decker Two Mini members collecting oak galls Theswineprojectisplanninganewwatersystemforthe2012fair.Wehaveaparentwhois willingto buildthesystemforus,butare in needofsupplies.wearehopingthatsomeone maybeabletogetadonationofatleastsomeoftheneededsupplies. Suppliesneeded: Quantity 3/4"slipto1/2"threadedelbow 30 3/4"sliptee 30 3/4"slipPVCBallvalve 30 Male/femalegardenhoseunion3/4"slip 30 3/4"PVCpipe 280ft PleasecontactKevinGreenlee@ ,JaniceDecker@ ifyoucanhelp.Thanks. Aiming for Stars by Rhonda Kolb Areyouworkingtowardsa4Hstar?Ifso,please considerjoiningthepresentationsproject!thereis plentyofroomstill,tojoinourgroup. Wehaven't met yet, but I hope to have our first meeting in January. If you're interested, please contact me: Rhonda Kolb (Rhonda@SunnyCA.com; Cell). Livestock Trailer for Sale by Jane Onojafe It'stimeforour2 Horse1970modelMILEYtrailer tofindanewhome.weboughtitin2008,andit was great for hauling our swine for a few years! $500.Ifyou'dliketotakealookatit,justgiveusa call:janeonojafe,

4 Page 4 of 8 More Mini Fun! by Lola Bennett I liked building the snowman at Home Depot because it had stickers. I like to play with stickers a lot. My favorite part was screwingthescrewsintothesnowman.thatwasfunbecausei gottousetoolsandinevergettousetools.thethingthatwas hardwasputtingthesnowmantogether.buttheeasiestthing wasputtingthehaton.whenigothome,iputnapkinsinside ofit.mymom,dadandnanalikeitalot. You can do all kinds of free crafts at Home Depot the first Saturdayofeverymonthfrom9am 11am. Mini members with their snowmen at Home Depot Travel the World with International Cooking by Susan Wacek LookingforaFANTASTICforeigndishtomakeforyourfamily?Thisprojectisforyou. Lastyear,wehadguestschefsteachushowtoprepareIndianandGermandishes.We also used English and French recipes. This year, 2 of the countries we will make food fromarefranceanditaly.wewillpreparesomedishesthatmydaughter,morgan,andi learnedfrom2cookingschoolsinparisandflorence. PleasecomeandjoinintheFUN. PleasecallMrs.Wacekat formoredetailsandsignupon line. Create Memories with Scrapbooking Project by Chandler Gaub MynameisChandlerGaub,andIhavetakenscrapbookingfor4years.Ireallylike scrapbooking because we make lots of cool things and it teaches us about arts and crafts.wealwayshavecoolthingstodoatthemeetings.lastyear,wemadebooksto recordwhatwedidatmeetings.wealsomadebooksthatweputourownpicturesin andwroteaboutwhattheywereaboutbelowthepicture.scrapbookingisveryeasy and very fun. The meetings are an hour long and if you want, you can stay after to finishyourproject. Stuff-a-Bus! by Kamryn Brown 4-H volunteers at Stuff a Bus ThispastSaturday,mybrotherParkerandIchairedtheStuffaBusevent.Afew Abbie 4Hers spent their day outside of Lucky s supermarket asking shoppers to donatenon perishablefooditemstotheopenheartkitchen.ourgoalwastofilla Tri ValleyRapidbuswiththefooditemsshoppersdonated.Westartedcollecting thefoodat10:00a.m.andwatchedasthebusbegantofillwithfooduntilaround 3:00 P.M. Before we could collect the food however, the 4Hers who helped out had to go up to the customers entering the store and explain to them what we were doing and how they could help. The customers were excited that Pleasanton s youth were so willing to help the community, and were glad to see howfullthebuslooked.stuffabuswasareallygreatopportunitytogivebackto the less fortunate families during the holiday season. I know therewere a lot of opportunitiestoservethecommunitylastweekendandi mhappythattheabbie 4Herswereabletobepartofspreadingsomeholidayjoy!

5 Page 5 of 8 Capture the Moment: Photography Project by Walker Gaub Myname iswalkergaubandiamtheteenleaderforphotography.ihavebeenin photography for 4 years. The first meeting is in mid January. In the beginning of the meetingwelookatthepicturesthatpeopletookathometosharewiththegroup.we thengooverwhatwelearnforthatday,theleadershowsyousomeexamplesthenwe get up and go to the park to take pictures or we just go in the backyard and take pictures. Photography is fun because it is easy and you learn different techniques to takepictures.youcanalsoprintthepicturesyoutookduringthemeetingandsubmit themtothealamedacountyfair.ihaveenteredabunchofpicturesovertheyearsi ve beenin4 h,andhavegottenalmostall1stplaceribbons,andyoumakeafewdollarsas well. This group overall is fun and the things you learn will help you when you take pictureslateroninlife. Toys, Toys, and More Toys! by Anika Nicolas AttheNovembercommunityclubmeetingwecollectedgiftsforall agesfortheupcomingkidstokidsholidayparty.thereweresomany giftstheycouldnotallfitinourgiantcollectionbox.waytogoabbie! Thankstoeveryonewhodonatedfortheirgenerosity. Library Display by Miriam Flock DuringthemonthofNovember,Abbie4 Hhadadisplayin theentranceofthepleasantonlibrary.audreyhockand EmmaTherouxdesignedandsetupthecase.Wegotmany complimentsonthedisplay.itwasagreatwaytoadvertise 4 Htothepublic.GreatjobEmmaandAudrey! The completed display case All the gifts collected t the Nov. CCM Audrey and Emma after set up

6 Page 6 of 8 County Updates by Diana Hock 1/26 All Star Information Night will be held at the Farm Bureau at 6:30 PM. All your questions regarding County All Stars will be answered at this meeting. Pizza will be served. AbbiewouldlovetohaverepresentationintheCountyAllstars.Pleaseconsiderattending. 2/4 County Presentation Day. If you intend on presenting at County Presentation Day we suggestthatyoualsopresentatyourclub.thisshouldbedoneinjanuaryandwillhelpyouto getcomfortablewithyourpresentation. 2/25FavoriteFoodsDaywillbeheldatJunctionAvenueK 8SchoolinLivermore.Theentry fee is a donated canned good. There will be Cake decorating demonstrations, Live cupcake onsite decorating contest, live judging in the following categories; appetizers, main dish and desserts. There will also be a poster contest; topic Food and Nutrition and a Table Setting Contest.Registrationstartsat10:00;theeventwillbe10:00am 2:00pm. 3/3 3/4 or 3/10 3/11 will be North Central Section Youth Lock in. This is a recreational focused conference for 4 Hers all over the region to bond and learn how to make their meetingsmorefun.citizenshipopportunitieswillalsobeoffered.itwilltakeplacefrom12pm onasaturdayandgoto12pmonsunday.prioritytothosewhoarein8thgradeandabove.if there is still room left 7th graders will be able to join. The final date and location will be announced soon. If you are or plan to be involved in the leadership of your club; please considerattending. 3/31SectionalPresentationDayisatUCDavis.WearelookingforaCo Chairfornextyear. 4/21 "SET" Career Day will be held this year at Creekside Church in San Leandro; anyone who wants to be on a committee please contact Tanya Daly tanya@dalyclan.net for more information. Abbie Calendar by Abbie Calendar Administrators ComecheckouttheAbbieCalendar!YoucanaccesstheAbbieCalendarfromtheCALENDAR tabontheabbiewebsite.youcanviewthecalendarorprintacopy.ifyouhaveyourown Gmail/GoogleCalendaraccount,youmayselectaneventonAbbieCalendarandhaveitadded toyourowncalendar. AttentionProjectLeadersandCommunityServiceChairpersons: Sendan toabbiecalendar@gmail.comifyouhaveaprojectmeetingorcommunity serviceactivitytosharewiththeclub.themorecompletethecalendar,themoreusefulitwill forourmembers.

7 Page 7 of 8 Holiday Jokes Connect the Dots/ Coloring Pages Q. What do snowmen eat for lunch? A. Icebergers! Q. What kind of ball doesn't bounce? A. A Snowball. Q. What do you get if cross a snowman and a shark? A. Frost bite! Q. What do Snowmen like to ride? A. Ice-icles Q. Why does Santa go down the chimney on Christmas? A. Because it soots him! Q. What do elves learn in Grade 1? A. The elf-abet. Q. How is the Christmas alphabet different from the regular alphabet? A. It has no "L". (Noel) Q. What did the cow get for Christmas? A. A COWculator

8 Abbie 4-H Club Officers: President- Audrey Hock Vice President- Parker Brown Treasurer- Nicolas Pellowski Sales Treasurer- Jessica Bennett Recording Secretary- Sasha Greenlee Corresponding Secretary- Cheyenne Harper Historian- Nicole Kluenker Hospitality- Anika Nicolas Elise Lester Josie Carter Project Liaison- Emma Theroux Sergeant at Arms- Harrison Carter Recreation- Austin Munro Community Service- Kamryn Brown Telephone Chair- Austin Nicolas Check out these websites for further 4-H help! County Event Calendar Month: Event Date Location None Upcoming Project Meetings Rabbit Sat., Jan. 7 th 10AM Cavy Sun., Jan. 29 th About Our Organization Abbie4 Hispartofanationwidenetworkof4 HClubs,whichpromotethe learningofleadership,citizenship,andlifeskills.itisaplacetomakefriends andshareinterests,aswellastobuildconfidenceandlearnresponsibility. Thoughthevariousactivities offered, 4 Hmembershaveopportunitiesto learn new things and to have experiences that they may not have had otherwise.amongthelistofpossibilitiesaretheopportunitytoexperiment, gotocamp,goontrips,learnhowtocareforananimal,andhowtopreserve food,andmuchmore. Community Club Leaders: Diana Hock Abbie4h@yahoo.com (925) Jane Onojafe jonojafe@gmail.com (925) Jan Bennett Jb6clan@yahoo.com (925) Karen Harper cacheymom@comcast.net (925)