Dates and Times: Monday December 15th, 2014, 6:30 pm- 8:30 pm Saturday January 10th, 2015, 9:00-11:00 am Saturday January 24th, 2015 3:00 pm- 5:00 pm Thursday February 12th, 2015 6:30 pm- 8:30 pm Meetings will be held at the Extension Office in the large conference room. If you have any questions contact the office at 419-447-9722. Honor Club and Book Awards These will be announced in the November and December newsletter. A sub-committee of the Advisory Council will decide these winners at their next meeting. An email reminder was sent to advisors whose clubs have not turned in their books yet. Please get these items to the office asap. New for 2015! We are happy to announce that NEW for 2015 there will be a Seneca County 4-H family handbook. This will combine the family guide and all the separate papers members receive for their project requirements. Included will be a calendar, guidelines, and other important 4-H information. We will print enough for one per family with some extras. The plan is to have them ready for distribution but the December advisor review date. New Volunteers Needed Volunteers- please encourage parents and others you know who work well with children to the process of becoming a volunteer. Potential volunteers need to complete an application, submit references, participate in a group interview, successfully complete a police check, participate in an orientation and training meeting and complete the on-line Volunteer training. I am especially looking for anyone willing to serve as a co-advisor to the Jr. Leadership club and fill spots on the Advisory Council. United Way Campaign As an associate agency, the Seneca County 4-H program receives each year through the Tiffin- Seneca United Way. Monies received are used to support camp expenses, educational programs, materials, and so forth. If you or someone you know donates to the Tiffin- Seneca United Way, please consider designating your donation to be to the Seneca County 4-H program. All you need to do is put “Seneca County 4-H Program” on the designation line on the pledge form. Your donation will be used locally to support our 4-H youth.
Volunteer Anniversaries Thank you to each and every advisor and volunteer that help in any way with the 4-H program. The following list of advisors and volunteers are celebrating a milestone year! Advisors and volunteers listed will receive a gift in appreciation for your time and service. Please stop in the Extension Office to get your gift if you have not already got it. year: James Ehrman: Doggon’it’s Rachelle Ehrman: Doggon’it’s Cassia Elder: 4-H Homeschoolers Thomas Frederick II: Seneca Helping Hands Pamela Greene: Doggon’it’s Barbara Houck: 4-H Guys and Gals Martha Laughlin: Attica Brenda Lucius: 4-H Homeschoolers Deena Smith: Seneca Helping Hands Trisha Smith: Backroad Barnyards Angela Seneca Saddle Straddlers Angela Williams: Town and Country Critters Five years: Sara Aicholz: Republic Rowdy Rednecks Beth Buko-Kiesel: Busy Beavers Catherine Doggon’it’s Roger Clark: Attica Dairy Jerald Faber: Seneca Pens and Friends Jenny Graham: Seneca Helping Hands Joline Humbert: Kids, Pigs, and Udders Thomas Lasky: Eden Dairy Lindsay Snyder: Country Clovers Walter: Seneca Saddle Straddlers Ten years: Heather Dunzweiler: Spirit of ‘76 Erin Mancuso: Spirit of ‘76 Kristy Rettig: Town and Country Critters Richard Thomas: Doggon’it’s Barrett Zimmerman: Clinton Farmers Fifteen years: Kevin Oney: Thompson Toilers Twenty years: Melody Margraf: Republic Rowdy Rednecks Janet Molineaux: Town and Country Critters Thirty years: James Moyer: Doggon’it’s Forty four years: Pat Overmyer: Sew Sharp Forty Five years: Eileen 4-H Guys and Gals Forty Eight years: Mary Lonsway: Clinton Farmers