New Castle County 4-H Newsletter
Monthly Online Newsletter From New Castle County, Delaware 4-H!
Holy Angels Club We did some more photography using a pane of glass and a spray bottle of water to take pictures of each other. Quinn and Mary made today’s snack using Yogurt, cool whip and animal crackers. Liam talked about Continue reading Club Reports
Holy Angels Club In March, we made place cards for Newark Manor for Easter. Elena and Shannon made an Easter snack from chocolate, pretzels and Easter candy. We also worked on the photography project some more. The first meeting in Continue reading Club Reports
Heavenly Hooves Sarah Brown, winner of the 2017 Horse of the Year Contest, recently received this model replica of her horse Bree, donated by Peter Stone of Stone Model Horse Company. Sarah wrote an essay about this horse and was Continue reading Club Reports
Holy Angels 4-H Club Club members learned about several tools and how to use them. We sawed off a piece of wood using 2 different saws. Then we used a rasp to make a dent in the wood. Then we Continue reading Club Reports
Holy Angels We have been very busy. For Thanksgiving the members made Thankful Pumpkins for home, made place cards for Thanksgiving Dinner for the residents of Newark Manor and collected food. For Christmas, we made place cards for residents’ Christmas Continue reading Club Reports
Window Display Competition: 1st Place – Tails N’ Trails 4-H Club 2nd Place – Porter Gang 4-H Club 3rd Place – Summit Bridge 4-H Club Banner Display Contest: 1st Place: Clara Gulick, Tails N’ Trails 4-H Club 2nd Place: Halley Continue reading Window Display and Banner Contest Results
Summit Bridge On Wednesday, 10/11 over 40 members of Summit Bridge and their families participated in a hay ride at the Cook Family farm. Our members had a fun time cooking hot dogs and roasting marshmallows while visiting with each Continue reading Club Reports
Click on images to enlarge Bellevue Community Club Holy Angels School Club A new after school club is forming at Holy Angels school. For more info, please contact Joyce Van Stan at javanstan@comcast.net
Summit Bridge: 24 members of the Summit Bridge 4-H Club attended our first meeting of the year! We elected officers for this year and they are as follows: President – Emma Apps Vice-President – Emerson Hickey Secretary – Nicholas Ruggeri Continue reading Club Reports
Meado-Larks Club Service Opportunity As you know, much of coastal Texas has been devastated by Hurricane Harvey. Please consider raising funds or spearheading other relief efforts for your fellow 4-Hers in the affected areas. If your club needs assistance with Continue reading Club Reports/Service Opportunities
Another successful Delaware State Fair is in the bag. A great time was had by all who attended and we even got a break from the heat this year! We’d like to take this time to acknowledge and congratulate our Continue reading 2017 State Fair Judging and Contest Results
Clover Quest Clover Quest 4-H Club had their April meeting on the 21st at the Newark Free Library. Kyle Merritt, the president, announced business items. A few possibilities for upcoming service projects were announced, and the one that received the Continue reading Club Reports
Four Stump Corner 4-Hers participated in the Clothing and Textile Showcase, held at Lake Forest High School on April 22. All their hard work paid off- each earned a blue ribbon in the Beginner Clothing Construction Category. Emily Campbell was Continue reading Judging Results
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Clover Quest The Clover Quest 4-H meeting took place on February 17, 2017 at the Newark Free Library. The pledges were said, minutes from the January meeting were read, and roll was taken. 13 members and several visitors were present. Continue reading Club Reports
Tails ‘n Trails Tails ‘n Trails had a fun educational year for 2016. Some of the activities we enjoyed were participating in the State Horse Bowl, then our club’s annual Ride n Tie (a race of fun, fitness and teamwork Continue reading Club Reports
Summit Bridge 4-H Club The Summit Bridge 4-H Club has been busy! We rang the Salvation Army Bell at the Safeway in People’s Plaza and had a great club turnout! Although it was cold, our hearts were warm as we Continue reading Club Reports
Clover Quest Clover Quest held their second meeting of the year on October 21, 2016. Each of the members came, as well as several visitors. During business, it was confirmed that the club would work at Family Promise, an organization Continue reading Club Reports
Clover Quest The Clover Quest 4-H club started off the year with a blast at their September 16th meeting at the Newark Free Library. After the usual meeting business was conducted, we played a fun get-to-know-you game before the presentation. Continue reading Club Reports
Service Project Opportunity Last winter, UD Extension was able to give out several thousand children’s books to facilities and outreach programs in need. Unfortunately, that was a one time donation. The need for children’s books for lower income families never Continue reading Club News
