Milford Club – Amanda Kucharzyk, Reporter
The February meeting of the Milford 4-H club was called to order by Jimmy Kucharzyk. Old and new business was discussed. Then, the club created origami daffodil flowers as a craft for Daffodil Days for the American Cancer Society in honor of Mary Argo. This March, the club also participated in a beach grass planting community service event at Delaware Seashore State Park. Over one thousand volunteers participated in this event! This was the 25th year of this event. Club members enjoyed the pleasant weather and the satisfaction of helping the environment. The Milford 4-H club can’t wait for next year’s event.
Cypress Heart & Hands – Katelyn Records, Reporter
This month we had a great time doing our health rocks activities before our meeting. We discussed favorite foods, horse bowl and archery training which our members participated in. We also discussed the upcoming Younger member weekend, horse show ads, state camp and Fashion Review. Our club is excited to participate in these upcoming events. We also made paper Easter eggs to use for the nursing home craft. The nursing home residents had a great time doing the Easter craft with club members assisting them.
Lord Baltimore Helping Hands – Maggie Ford, Reporter
Lord Baltimore Helping Hands March meeting, was delicious. All members who were taking a Foods Project brought a “Make Your Own” casserole while the rest of the members brought sides and drinks. The casseroles were all very different and the members described what they had used. We also discussed the Favorite Foods Contest. We had 7 members participate, they all received blues and had a great time. Lord Baltimore Helping Hands welcomed two new members, Joelle and Lindsay at our meeting. We ended the meeting with a jewelry making craft.
Clover Knights – Autumn Lenhart, Reporter
Even though we had a cold and snowy winter the Clover Knights were looking towards spring at our March meeting! Mr. Bo went over all the coming events and handed out the score sheets from the Favorite Foods competition. Then our treasurer Thomas McCabe read the financial report. Finally we heard a report from Ruby Phillips on her horse bowl victory. Congratulations Ruby! Our President, Rebecca Lenhart then proposed that we try to clean up our adopted road. It was decided that we would meet at Mr. Bo’s house on Saturday March 29, 2014 at 2pm to clean the road. Call Mr. Bo if you need directions.
Ms. Noel gave a wonderful and informative presentation about starting a garden. She showed us how to use recyclable like egg shells, toilet paper rolls and cereal boxes to start seeds. We made our own pot from a toilet paper roll and planted a pumpkin seed that, with a lot of love and TLC, will grow into a pumpkin that we can enter into the pumpkin contest in the fall. Ms. Noel had lots of great handouts including some worksheets so we can start out own notebook and keep track of planting and garden expenses. What a great resource for record keeping. We would like to thank the University of Delaware for the potting soil. We look forward to being able to plant our garden in the Master Garden as soon as it warms up.
After we cleaned up all the dirt, Ms. Natalie and Thomas had prepared a gluten free shamrock snack for us that we were able to decorate with icing and sprinkles. Thank you both for a delicious snack.
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday April 8, 2014. We will be doing an Easter craft run by our president Rebecca Lenhart and vice president Madison Rice. Think spring and remember it will be here eventually!
Bridgeville Mustangs – Jenna Anger, Reporter
Riding into spring, the Bridgeville Mustangs are ready for warm weather and lots of 4-H activities. At the March meeting, we discussed all the cool things that our members have done over the past month. We held our 2nd annual Mustang Fun Fest. Our Jr. Leaders taught 8 projects to enter in the fair. Fun was had by all!! The Mustangs had a great turn out for the Favorite Foods Contest. All the dishes were delicious! Congratulations to all that participated! The Palomino Ponies and the Equinators both did an awesome job at the State Horse Bowl Competition. The Palomino Ponies took 2nd in the state. Congrats to Paige, Donna, Cheyenne, and Alexia!! Equinators were Tanner, Caleb, C.J., and Jenna. Thanks to Mrs. Heather and Ms. Melissa for coaching us!!! Mr. Jordy led us in a fun game using beach balls. It made everyone wish for summer!! The Cloverbuds had a super time planting flowers and making a poster that showed parts of a plant.
Our Horticulture and Poultry project groups have been practicing for judging contests. Small Engines had their 1st meeting and learned parts of a motor. Health project group made a poster on how to avoid dog bites. Horse project group is set to work on entries for the Equine Art Contest and judging. Foods group made candy at their last meeting. Archery is ready to point, aim, and shoot as soon as the weather gets warmer. We have lots of upcoming activities, such as Beach Grass Planting, National Armed Service Day, Mustangs BBQ Fundraiser and Mustang Day at the Monster Mile.
Lastly, Congratulations to our Co-President Hayley Bender. She recently won the title of Miss Dairy Princess for Delaware. Make sure you look out for her at the Delaware State Fair and camp this summer.
East Coast Riding Club – Rita Lofland, Reporter
Congratulations to our East Coast 4-H Riding Club Horse Bowl teams. Our beginners team, Layne Smith and Ruby Phillips, the “Mini Stars” placed 1st in the competition. The “Boots N Spurs”, Katelyn Records and Garrett Smith placed 1st in the 11-13 age division. The “Buckin’ Beauties”, Jackie Arpie, Whitney Records, Mikayla Ockels and Rebecca Arpie competed in the senior division and also placed 1st! It was an exciting day for the East Coast members. Special thanks to our coaches, Cindy Ockels, Heather Records, Heather Smith and Jodie Gravenor for the time and effort they gave in many nights of practice.
East Coast will be meeting on Thursday, April 10 at 6:30p.m. at the Carvel center to plan future events.
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