Contact:  Michelle Thacker 785-635-7054 mmthack@yahoo.com

or

Mandy Fox 785-410-2633

 for more information about joining the Good Hope 4-H club. 

 

The next Good Hope 4-H club meeting will be January 13th at Our Lady Help Church, Antonino. 

Call to Order

 Flag Salute and 4-H Pledge

 Roll Call – What is your favorite sport?

 Dismiss Cloverbuds

 Reading and Approval of Minutes

 Treasurer’s Report

 Committee Reports

o Visual Arts Project Meeting – Pottery Works 1/18/14 10 am to 12 pm, $3 plus cost of supplies

 Unfinished/Old Business

 New Business

o Grandparents Activity

 Option #1 – Treat Plates (same as in past)

 Option #2 – Decorated Keepsake Plate

 Option #3 – Do not participate in Activity

 Program

o Installation of Officers

o Gift Exchange

 Announcements



Leaders:


Michelle Thacker

Mandy Fox

Jennifer Grabbe-Clover Buds 

Club Committees:

Community Service-Befort/Wasinger Families

Party-Fox/Befort Families

Fundraising- Jill Pfannenstiel/Buffington/Thacker families

 

Important up-coming events & deadlines

The kids voted to have a gift exchange and snacks.  Please bring one gift per member/cloverbud.  The gift should not exceed $5 and should be general neutral and non-age specific. 
 
Also, please bring your families favorite holiday snack to share with the group.
 
Next meeting will be January 13th at 6:30.
 


Officer installation ceremony will be in January 2014.


This is the time to join 4-H-anyone interested should visit our meetings to see if  Good Hope would be a good fit for you!  



   

About Us

The Good Hope 4-H club meets the second Monday of each month at Our Lady Help of Christian Church in Antonino KS.  Our meetings start at 6:30.  We currently have 27 members.

We make 4-H fun!

The Good Hope 4-H club has a wonderful Clover Buds program for children ages 5 to 7. The Good Hope 4-H club does many community service projects, fundraisers, provides 4-H educational opportunities and promotes teamwork in a positive learning environment. 

History

The Good Hope 4-H club is the oldest continuously active club in Ellis County.  The club was formed in March 1933 and originally met at the Good Hope School.  In 1933 there were 19 members and three leaders.  

Projects

The Good Hope 4-H club has an active membership enrolled in many diverse project areas.  Here are some of those projects.

Fiber Arts, Beef, Visual Arts, Cats, Photography, Foods and Nutrition, SpaceTech, Robotics,  Small Engines, Plant Science, Horticulture, Hunting Skills, Wildlife, Bucket Calf, Meat Goats, Sheep, Market Lamb, Swine, Field Crops, Poultry, Breeding Swine, Woodworking, Clothing, Citizenship, Shooting Sports, Dog, Entomology.

 

Good Hope 4-H club is active.

 Events we have participated in are:  

2013 Fort Hays State Homecoming Parade

2012 Good Hope hosted their first ever Grandparents dinner. This was complete with cookbooks created with family recipes from the Good Hope club.  

Frost Fest Parade-Good Hope took second place in their division in 2011-participated in 2012.  

Trick or Treat So Others Can Eat-Good Hope collects canned goods from the Schoenchen area in October to donate to the Community Assistance Center.

Angel Tree-Good Hope has purchased Angel Tree gifts and donates them at Christmas time.

Holiday Party-Good Hope hosts a gift exchange for its members and then a potluck meal for everyone to enjoy during the Christmas season.

Valentines Plates-Good Hope assembles plates of goodies for the members grandparents to share at Valentines day.  Yum!!

Club Mini Fair-The Good Hope club holds a mini fair prior to the Ellis County Fair so the members can share projects before they are entered.  Of course the day would not be complete without a BBQ or a potluck to finish things off!

The Ellis County Fair-the fun is endless during the fair.  The Good Hope Club helps to run the 4-H food stand.  There are many volunteer opportunities for the members and their parents during this time.  

4-H Camp-Many Good Hope members enjoy attending Rock Springs 4-H center  

End of the year party-No year could be complete without the Good  Hope 4-H club celebrating the past months of hard work.  2013 The members met at Sonic for ice cream and volleyball.  

 

Good Hope 4-H Club-The Power of Youth

 

 

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