Club Meeting THURSDAY

Looking forward to seeing all of you on Thursday at 6:30p at the SOUTHERN CHEROKEE FED CREDIT UNION (behind the County Extension Ofc building). Be sure to be there - we have several fun things going on including archery fundraisers, Christmas parade float information and livestock show updates.

There will be a hands-on presentation by Tatum Gates (and Jessica) on rabbits - show and care - following the business meeting. They have a lot of information to share from their experience over the past year or so after knowing nothing about rabbits to jumping in with both feet and winning grand champion at the livestock show.

See you Thursday!!

Photos are up at Jacksonville Library

The photos from the Photography Contest are up at the Jacksonville Public Library. Go by this week and take a look!!

http://cherokeephotography.blogspot.com/2009/11/photos-are-up.html

***Youth Loan Workshops***

Rusk's Singletary Public Library Hosts Youth Loan Workshops for 4-H & FFA Projects

This is a free workshop for all youth 10 yrs and up currently enrolled in a 4-H Club or FFA Chapter. The loan terms are: up to $5,000, for one year, with minimum interest paid back after the sale of the project. The loan can be used to purchase market or breeding livestock, materials for shop projects, or to purchase feed for livestock.

First workshop is Nov. 2 @ 4:30p. Space is limited so RSVP to 903-683-5416 or email Renee McCracken at Lrmccracken@ag.tamu.edu

For more info click on the link above.

YES Camp Deadline

Registration for YES Camp is due TUESDAY, October 27 by 5:00p. If you're interested in this fun leadership camp, please follow the link here.

T-Shirt Orders

The club voted on their shirt design and the order will be placed on Monday, October 19. We received orders from several members at the meeting. If you would like a Footbridge 4H t-shirt, please send me an email or call soon with the sizes (youth or adult). Each shirt will be $10 ($8.95 plus shipping). Katy (Treasurer) will be placing the order and handling the money.



Thank you!!

Tandi and Katy
903-330-3199 cell
tandidickey@att.net
OR
katrinaleeanne@att.net

Heritage Festival was a Success!

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who came out to Heritage Festival to toss Horse Shoes. We had a fun day and have gained a few new members from this event. Please be sure to welcome them to the next meeting.

Congrats to Cody Wilbanks for winning the $25 gift card.

Footbridge at CHILI'S

SAVE the DATE for our first Fundraiser of the year!

Thank you Mr. Compton for making the arrangements.

Spread the word !!!

Archery Information Meeting

Archery is the newest program to be offered in Cherokee County 4H and has caught a lot of attention. If you or someone you know is interested in archery, please plan to attend the first Archery Meeting!

Archery Program Informational Meeting
Monday, September 21
6:30p
@ Cherokee County Extension Office

The meeting will cover information about the Archery Program requirements and answer any questions you may have.

What were you planning to do - One Day...

Email from TX 4-H... One Day 4-H

On October 10, 2009, the Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program invite all 4-H members, parents, and volunteers to set aside one day to give back to the communities and counties that have given so much to the 4-H Program. one day 4-H is a state-wide community service day where an individual, club, or county 4-H Program can choose ways to give back. It can be as simple as mowing the lawn of someone who is homebound, to as extensive as sponsoring a fun walk/run for a medical center. Regardless of the magnitude of the event, it is just one day in which our 4-H members come together to say thank you for more than 102 years of 4-H support in Texas.

The Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program has a website dedicated to the one day 4-H event (texas4-h.org). We encourage you to go and visit the site and explore the resources available for 4-H members, clubs, and county to use in developing their project. Resources include a packet for instructions and directions for organizing your one day experience to a resource manual with more than a thousand ideas for community service. Also on the site is a link for 4-H groups who plan to participate in the day to sign-up. By signing up, you qualify your group for awards and recognition for your hard work on October 10, 2009. It also allows the Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program and our partners at AgriLife Communications to know of the innovative and cool projects being done so we can come and take photo’s, video and get assist with media. Please help us by making sure your group is registered by September 30, 2009.

Register, Register, Register!!

We had a great first meeting and it looks like we'll be busy this year! This is just a quick reminder to all club members... All members (parents, kids and volunteers) must re-register every year. This year there are no paper registration forms - all registration is done on-line. If you have not yet done so, please register. The procedure is very self explanatory and easy to navigate.

https://texas.4honline.com/Login.aspx?434850372944385D5E0F390D