4-H Newsletter for Sussex County, Delaware
Lord Baltimore Helping Hands This month we had so much to do, we had 2 meetings! First, we got together to decorate a tree and wreath for Delaware Hospice’s Festival of Trees. That’s always fun! Then we made 6 Christmas ornaments for our Fair entry. Using old canning jar lids and rings from Miss […]
Cypress Heart & Hands – Faith Absher, Reporter Fall Fun with Cypress Heart & Hands 4-H Club! On Tuesday, October 8, we had our second meeting of the 4-H year. While the bigger kids had a club meeting, the Cloverbuds did a fun jack o ‘lantern project with dot markers. After the business meeting, both […]
Cypress Heart and Hands 4-H Club – Faith Absher, Reporter Welcome back, 4-H members! Tuesday, September 10th, was the first club meeting for Cypress Heart and Hands. Our members were excited to share their 4-H fun from the summer. These activities included the Delaware State Fair and camp. Many of our members submitted entries for […]
Hollymount – Frankie Joella, Reporter As our 2023-2024 4-H Hollymount season came to a close, we finished it in the best way possible: an ice cream social! Members brought different components of everything needed to have a great sundae. Even though our meetings are concluded for the season, that does not mean 4-H fun isn’t […]
Sunset Branch 4-H Club – Ethan Perry, Reporter In our May meeting we did an activity, had a teamwork challenge, and helped on of our members with her Diamond Clover project. Just as we start all meetings, we did the pledge of Allegiance, the 4-H pledge and then everyone shared what they had done in […]
Seaford Blue Jays – Jayda Genshaw, Reporter The Seaford Blue Jays met on April 10, at the American Legion in Seaford. President Janet brought the meeting to order and our song leaders, the Means’, led us in a partner song. The Junior Leaders meeting was discussed and more information about the spring formal was noted. […]
Sussex 4-H Jr. Council – Lillie Bradley, Reporter On Monday, March 4th, the Sussex County Jr. Council met for their monthly meeting. 16 Members attended the meeting. Members discussed their experiences on activities throughout the meeting such as: State Teen Conference, the Favorite Foods Contest, and the Spaghetti Dinner. After the meeting, members enjoyed snacks […]
Hollymount – Francesca Joella, Reporter To start off our February meeting, everyone who is participating in the Favorite Foods contest had a chance to set up their display they will be using for the actual contest. Every display looked beautiful and was perfectly themed! After setting up, contestants participated in a mock interview that involved […]
Sunset Branch – Ethan Perry, Reporter December 2023 Meeting – Prior to the meeting Mrs. Dana held a public speaking preparation meeting. In this meeting we went up to the podium to say a few things about ourselves. This meeting was to boost your confidence for public speaking. During our meeting we did the pledges, […]
Seaford Blue Jays – Jayda Genshaw, Reporter President Janet, opened the Seaford Blue Jays meeting at the American Legion on November 8, 2023. Caydance and Embrey lead us in the “Tarzan” song. We discussed how much fun the pumpkin contest was and that Jayda Genshaw had won first place in her category for her three […]