Hi Everyone! It's hard to believe March is already over and we're stepping closer and closer to capital Days with every minute.
This last month was filled with State Council's first Conference Call. It was definately an experience similar to three way calling with eight of us on the line. We really took care of business during thatmeeting. We discussed Capital Days in depth and continued planning for SLC in 2010.
During March our team was involved in various activities around thestate during State 4-H Week. These activities incluided different promotional activities and a workshops for a few of our members. I attended Crawford County's annual Mall promotion and made contacts with each of the 17 clubs and explained the importance of our service project "Check out the Silver". I also made afternoon anouncements for my highschool including a 4-H fact. Also a press release was submittedby the 2009 State Council written by Jessica Lehman our Vice Presidentof Internal Affairs. This article was addressed to each of our members to include in our local newpapers and county newsletters.
Stay tuned and remember Capital Days is April 19-21st.
until next time,
Jamie Forinash
2009 PA State Council President
Your 2014 State Council
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Happy Spring!
Greetings Everyone,
I hope this finds you well and looking forward to spring. This is the time of the year when clubs are getting started and many members begin to acquire their livestock projects to get ready for fair. I know I am finding joy in raising my 2 new baby goats. Their curiosity never ceases to amaze me. This was a busy month for State Council. We held our first conference call and accomplished a lot. We are busy getting ready for the eventful time of Capitol Days. I not only look forward to seeing my fellow 4-H members there, but also taking part in my first state 4-H event as an officer! It will be an event full of learning and development! As your clubs are starting their meetings, I would also like to remind you about our service project “Check out the Silver” and remind you to start saving pop tabs. Take Care and Happy Spring!
Christy Lambert
Secretary
I hope this finds you well and looking forward to spring. This is the time of the year when clubs are getting started and many members begin to acquire their livestock projects to get ready for fair. I know I am finding joy in raising my 2 new baby goats. Their curiosity never ceases to amaze me. This was a busy month for State Council. We held our first conference call and accomplished a lot. We are busy getting ready for the eventful time of Capitol Days. I not only look forward to seeing my fellow 4-H members there, but also taking part in my first state 4-H event as an officer! It will be an event full of learning and development! As your clubs are starting their meetings, I would also like to remind you about our service project “Check out the Silver” and remind you to start saving pop tabs. Take Care and Happy Spring!
Christy Lambert
Secretary
March Updates
As they say in German, Guten Tag!
I surely had a wonderful day at the Bradford County Officer’s Training. On March 28, I, along with Jess, Jeanette, and Laura had the opportunity to teach officer workshops on the roles of the president, secretary, and treasurer. With a warm welcome from the Bradford County Council and participants from the workshop, I talked about different aspects and roles of being a secretary with Jeanette. To start the presentation, we played an activity where the members paired up and were given 15 seconds to share their life story. The members eventually were given the task to recall the information learned from a partner. The members were given an activity to learn about how to keep accurate and consistent minutes by giving them a false record of a meeting’s minutes. Jeanette and I reviewed with the members about what could be modified. To review what each group learned throughout the course of the day, members participated in a mock meeting session. While attending, we also had the opportunity to share with the group about what it means to be a Pennsylvania State 4-H Council Officer. We talked about the events we attend each year (including Capital Days, State Days, and Leadership Conference) as well as events such as the Pennsylvania Farm Show, Ag Progress Days, AEE Banquet, and PSATS Reception. I had a great time in Bradford County and I would like to again thank those people for having us at the officer’s training!
Our council also had its first conference call on March 18th to discuss ideas for Leadership Conference and State Days. We even voted on the workshop list for next year! The New Mexico trip and our responsibilities at the upcoming Capital Days were also discussed.
Speaking of which, our next event is Capital Days on April 19th through the 21st! I am looking forward to seeing everyone there, ready to learn and share new ideas!
As Always,
Alex Stepnoski
VP of Conference
I surely had a wonderful day at the Bradford County Officer’s Training. On March 28, I, along with Jess, Jeanette, and Laura had the opportunity to teach officer workshops on the roles of the president, secretary, and treasurer. With a warm welcome from the Bradford County Council and participants from the workshop, I talked about different aspects and roles of being a secretary with Jeanette. To start the presentation, we played an activity where the members paired up and were given 15 seconds to share their life story. The members eventually were given the task to recall the information learned from a partner. The members were given an activity to learn about how to keep accurate and consistent minutes by giving them a false record of a meeting’s minutes. Jeanette and I reviewed with the members about what could be modified. To review what each group learned throughout the course of the day, members participated in a mock meeting session. While attending, we also had the opportunity to share with the group about what it means to be a Pennsylvania State 4-H Council Officer. We talked about the events we attend each year (including Capital Days, State Days, and Leadership Conference) as well as events such as the Pennsylvania Farm Show, Ag Progress Days, AEE Banquet, and PSATS Reception. I had a great time in Bradford County and I would like to again thank those people for having us at the officer’s training!
Our council also had its first conference call on March 18th to discuss ideas for Leadership Conference and State Days. We even voted on the workshop list for next year! The New Mexico trip and our responsibilities at the upcoming Capital Days were also discussed.
Speaking of which, our next event is Capital Days on April 19th through the 21st! I am looking forward to seeing everyone there, ready to learn and share new ideas!
As Always,
Alex Stepnoski
VP of Conference
Monday, March 30, 2009
Hello Hello
Greetings!! I can not believe that another month has come and gone. For the council it was a month to think and plan. On March 18th we had our first conference call of the year. Our president, Jamie, called the meeting to order at 6:29pm, we were all on the line earlier than our start time of 6:30. We talked about Capitol Days that is to be held April 19-21. Dr. Bruce and Mya gave all of us a run-down of the event and what all we would be doing. We learned what to expect and how to prepare for it. Speaking for myself, I feel confident in myself, and am ready to hear what the state legislators have to say and be able to tell them about 4-H. Besides preparing for Capitol Days, we also talked about other events that will happen throughout the year. We ran ideas past each other for State Days and the State Leadership Conference opening ceremonies. Other than the openings we discussed the workshops that will be offered at the 2010 State Leadership Conference. A few are: Delegation, Creativity, and Marketing. The entire list of workshop opportunities gives something that everyone will enjoy. Another thing that was up for the Month of March was that Jessica, Alex, Jeannette, and I were able to carry out a workshop about the offices of President, Secretary, and Treasurer in Bradford County on the 28th. I’ll be sure to tell everyone about it later. March 2009 was not our busiest month physically for the council, but mentally a lot was done. Ideas were tossed around. Brains were working up a storm. Capitol Days is the next big event on the council calendar, and I am ready to have some fun in the State Capital. Maybe I will even get to talk to some of you that follow this blog. I hope so! Be sure to come back in April to see what we are up to as the 2009 Pennsylvania 4-H Council.
Goodbye for now,
Laura
Goodbye for now,
Laura
Friday, March 27, 2009
Hi everyone,
The 2009 4-H year if officially under way and the State Council has been very busy. The members have been attending meetings, workshops, and promotional events.
I have been working mostly in Snyder County this month. I attended the Teen Council meeting where I was asked to talk a little about SLC and the State Council Training Weekend. Along with five of my fellow members, I talked to the Snyder County Foundation Board about my experience at SLC and what the 2009 year will be like for State Council. The Foundation pays the way for Teen Council officers to attend SLC each year so we always attend a meeting to report what we learned and say thank you! At my Backyard Bunnies club meeting, I taught a group of younger members about nest boxes as part of my Teen Leader project. I also gave a presentation on Tan Rabbits.
I celebrated PA 4-H Week by participating in several events. The SUN Area (Snyder, Union, and Northumberland Counties) held its annual Kick-Off Skating Party at Sunset Rink in Shamokin Dam. I had the opportunity to stand with my fellow Teen Council members to welcome all the members and remind them about Checkout the Silver. Next I took part in the Council Conference Call where we discussed Capital Days, the New Mexico trip, and planning SLC. The following night, the CSC region held Camp Counselor Training in Columbia County. Jessica Lehman and I led a short game during break time. In honor of PA 4-H Week, I also prepared an announcement for the morning announcements at MWHS. In addition to that, I wore a 4-H t-shirt every day and collected about 3000 soda tabs at school.
As Reporter, I prepared the March edition of the Clover Clipboard. You can find a link to view the newsletter at pa4-hc.cas.psu.edu/.
On March 28, Laura, Jess, Alex, and I led a workshop in Bradford County on the offices of President/Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Prior to the workshop we attended a luncheon and led the group in some icebreakers.
Jeanette Blank
2009 State Council Reporter
“Life is like ice cream; enjoy it before it melts!”
The 2009 4-H year if officially under way and the State Council has been very busy. The members have been attending meetings, workshops, and promotional events.
I have been working mostly in Snyder County this month. I attended the Teen Council meeting where I was asked to talk a little about SLC and the State Council Training Weekend. Along with five of my fellow members, I talked to the Snyder County Foundation Board about my experience at SLC and what the 2009 year will be like for State Council. The Foundation pays the way for Teen Council officers to attend SLC each year so we always attend a meeting to report what we learned and say thank you! At my Backyard Bunnies club meeting, I taught a group of younger members about nest boxes as part of my Teen Leader project. I also gave a presentation on Tan Rabbits.
I celebrated PA 4-H Week by participating in several events. The SUN Area (Snyder, Union, and Northumberland Counties) held its annual Kick-Off Skating Party at Sunset Rink in Shamokin Dam. I had the opportunity to stand with my fellow Teen Council members to welcome all the members and remind them about Checkout the Silver. Next I took part in the Council Conference Call where we discussed Capital Days, the New Mexico trip, and planning SLC. The following night, the CSC region held Camp Counselor Training in Columbia County. Jessica Lehman and I led a short game during break time. In honor of PA 4-H Week, I also prepared an announcement for the morning announcements at MWHS. In addition to that, I wore a 4-H t-shirt every day and collected about 3000 soda tabs at school.
As Reporter, I prepared the March edition of the Clover Clipboard. You can find a link to view the newsletter at pa4-hc.cas.psu.edu/.
On March 28, Laura, Jess, Alex, and I led a workshop in Bradford County on the offices of President/Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Prior to the workshop we attended a luncheon and led the group in some icebreakers.
Jeanette Blank
2009 State Council Reporter
“Life is like ice cream; enjoy it before it melts!”
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