Nursing Home Caroling: Service Project

We will be singing for the nursing home associated with the CVPH hospital on Thursday 22 Dec. We will be singing twice-- once on the 6th floor and once at the 4th floor.

Please meet in the lobby of CVPH at 12:45. The choir will sing the two songs they have prepared and then everyone will sing traditional Christmas Carols as a group.

This is a club service project. Participation is optional but encouraged.

If possible, please bring two homemade Christmas cards per child so we can share them with the residents. No worries if you can't bring any--we want YOU more than cards. Grace will be happy to make lots of cards.

December Arts Electives Supplies

The “Manly” Art of Canning: meeting in Kitchen

Ben, Philip, Gabriel, Andre, Alex

The Art of Embroidering: small hoop; and something to embroider the second week- Meeting in Balcony
Cailin, Grace P, Madeline, Hannah, Grace S, Emma, Mikayla

 
The Art of Watercolor: $5 and a mason jar with the label removed & size 8 watercolor brush if you have one: meeting in nursery side of big room
Anthony, Faline, Kaitlyn, Gideon, Cali, Matthew L, Lindsey, Maria, Ava,  Jonathan L

The Art of Beginning Sewing: sewing machine, thread, bobbin, sewing scissors, pins, chalk, safety pin, 1/2in elastic, 2 yards fabric; meeting on the other side of the nursery

Madison, Bradley, Emi

The Art of Wind Technology: $20 for supplies; meeting in music room by infant nursery

Harrison, Trent, Christopher, Reece, Neil

The Art of Robotics Continued: robots, computers meeting in small rooms and front hall

Vienna, Stella, Liam, Justin, Pascal, Harrison, Sullivan, Vaughn, Philip Y, Matthew C

Holiday Mail for Heroes

Join the group in spreading holiday cheer to the US MIlitary, Veterans, and thier family.

What: make or purchase holiday cards. Write a short note of thanks for their service and sign your name. First name only is perfect. Do NOT include home address or email address.

When: Bring your cards (No envelopes needed) to 4H on Dec 8 and place in our box. We will send them all on Dec 9 in a flat rate box.

Note: Please no glitter on cards. 

For more information: http://www.redcross.org/holidaymail

As with all service projects, this project is NOT mandatory. 

4H Achievement Day Schedule and Directions

For those going to 4H Achievement Day tomorrow--

11am Lunch
12pm Awards ceremony
1-5pm Low Ropes Course and Challenge Activities

Camp Overlook is located in the Adirondack Mountains, at 70 Beach Road
in the hamlet of Mountain View, NY 12969 (if you’re using a GPS, the
address may also list Owls Head as the city)

It is about 1 1/2 hours from Plattsburgh. (via Military Turnpike to Route 11  and then follow map.)

click here for a map: http://4hcampoverlook.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/map-to-camp-overlook-pub.pdf

Operation Christmas Child 2011

As we begin the 2011-2012 4H year, we have our first group service project. This is a "family project".
For the second year, our group will be participating in Operation Christmas Child. Each family is asked to pack a "shoebox" (either standard size cardboard shoebox or plastic shoe box--no boot boxes please) with toys, school supplies and personal items to be given to kids in another country and bring to 4H on the Nov 17th meeting.

This you should know about this project
1) you can participate in this project even if you turn your shoebox in to a pick up center in your area and not to the group (just fill out the group paperwork in the hallway)
2) if your family already does this project; no need to make a special box just for 4H; just count what you already do :-)
3) participation is not mandatory
4) A donation to mail the box is requested BUT NOT MANDATORY--if you can not afford the $7 per box for shipping, DO NOT WORRY. Many people donate money for boxes to be shipped. Please just fill a box!

Having said all that-- here are the particulars:
Shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child are due Thursday Nov 17th. (Same day as your cheese order forms)
here is their website to learn more: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/index/

Families can prepare as many shoeboxes as you wish. You can choose to do one for the entire family. Select items that fit for either a girl or boy in one of the age ranges listed: ages 2-4, ages 5-9, ages 10-14. Note-- there is a big need for boxes for kids aged 10-14! Please consider this age range, especially if your child is older.

Suggested items to fill the boxes:
personal hygiene: toothpaste and brushes, soap, washclothes, hand sanitizers, hair supplies- combs, barrettes, etc.
school supplies: pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners, crayons, markers, paper, solar calculators, stamps and ink pads, etc.
toys and games: puzzles, jump ropes, balls, jack sets, dolls, stuff animals, toy cars, items needing batteries- please include extra batteries
older kids: consider sewing kits, tools
clothes: t-shirts, socks, ball caps, hats, sunglasses, flipflops, shoes
other: hard candy and lollipops (please double bag all candy), mints, gum,  watches, flashlights (with extra batteries) 

Consider adding a letter and/or picture from your child or family.

The boxes can be wrapped BUT the top must be separate. The top will be secured to the box with a rubber band.

Each box you prepare is requested to be accompanied by $7. (If you can't afford the amount- you can pay what you can OR just simply donate the box). You can either place a check in the box, place one check for multiple boxes in one box OR pre-pay on line. If you chose pre-pay on-line you will get a label to print out and attach to your box. You can actually track the country your box is delivered to.

To make your donation on line and track you box;
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/Giving/EZGive-fullpage/


NOTE: DO NOT INCLUDE:
Obviously used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; chocolate or food; out-of-date candy; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snow-globes or glass containers; aerosol cans

December Arts Elective- Sign Up Now

Please use the following format when you RSVP by NOVEMBER 11:

Student name:
First choice:
Second choice:
Parent helper: (optional- some parents were interested in some of the classes!)

Teen helper: optional 
 

The “Manly” Art of Canning: Join Essex County Canning Educators Judy French and Eileen Longware and learn to can. Make, can, and eat salsa on Week 1. Can a “Sundae in a Jar” for Week 2. Despite the title, the class is open to both male and female! The canned items can be shared with family or friends for the holidays. 
GRADE RANGE: Grades 3 and up. Younger students can participate on request. COST: there will be a minimal cost. Essex County is covering the majority of this class with a grant. 

The Art of Knitting: Join Lisa Caito and make your own needles from wooden dowels. Then use them to learn the basic stitches and complete a simple knitting project. 
GRADE RANGE: Grade K and up 
COST: $3-5 for supplies 

The Art of Embroidering: Suzanne Spronk will be teaching the basic embroidery stitches by making an “embroidery sampler”. The members in the class will then design their own embroidery project and embroider it for the second class.  
GRADE RANGE: Grade 3 and up 
COST: Supplies list will be provided- students will bring own supplies 

The Art of Watercolor: Come explore the world of water colors with art enthusiast Miss Jodi. Learn about warm and cool colors and experiment with different watercolor techniques. Complete two watercolor projects and several explorations.  
GRADE RANGE: K-3 
COST: $5 per student  

The Art of Beginning Sewing: Bring your sewing machine and join Lucy St. Pierre in learning the basics of the sewing machine and how to use it. Class members will either make an elastic waist skirt/pants. The class does assume some prior knowledge. But those with no experience are welcome. 
GRADE RANGE: 2-7 
COST: a supplies list will be provided. You must bring a sewing machine. For students grade 2-3, a parent must be available to assist.  

The Art of Wind Technology: This class will make model wind turbines (like those from 4H Science Day). The class will run as a lab class. In class 1, students will make their turbine, optimize the blades, and determine what their turbine will power. In Class 2, students will work on making their turbine power a device of their choice.  
GRADE RANGE: K-12 
COST: $13 for motor, rotor, and blade materials, $7 for tower/wiring supplies OR bring your own tower supplies. Additional supplies will be needed for the item the wind turbine will power. *this class has a high financial burden. Please let me know if this is an issue.
 
The Art of Robotics Continued: This class is ONLY For students Grades 6-11 who are currently in the robotics class. The class will continue to work on a solution for the Robotics Challenge. Additional Challenges will be provided for teams that have competed the first Challenge.  
GRADE RANGE: Grade 6 and up students currently in the class 
COST: none

Cheese Sale

Its time for the annual 4H Cheese sale. This is the main Clinton County Fund-raiser. Every child in 4H has to participate in one fund-raiser. (The other option we have right now is an on going printer cartridge recycling project.) This is an easy fundraiser to participate in. Each child ONLY needs to sell ONE bar to meet the requirement. If possible, it helps 4H with their budget if each child can sell closer to $45 worth of cheese  :-); although any amount purchased will help 4H. With this fund-raiser, a portion of the funds also comes back to our group.

Each family can use one form for all children-- just be sure to sell at least one bar for each child in your family. :-)

You can purchase the cheese yourself-- it freezes well. Or you can sell it to your neighbors and friends. Each bar costs $3.50. This is comparable to the food stores but a little more than the discount stores. We sell Cabot/McCadam cheese-- we are supporting the farmers in our area. One such farm is Dimock in Peru just past the Peru school. So we are supporting local farmers and a regional cheese making facility. There is one new product this year --cheese spread.

The finer details:

1) All cheese forms are due to our group NO LATER THAN  NOV 17- at the 4H meeting. You are welcome to bring it in earlier. We will be happy to take all completed forms on 10 NOV. (this date is highly encouraged) We will be turning the completed forms and money to the 4H office on the 18th.
2) You must collect the money for the cheese you sell up front.  Cash or checks are fine. All checks must be made out to Melissa Sayward as I have to write ONE check for the group. * There is a little bit of flexibility this year such that if someone you are selling really will only write a check to Cornell Cooperative Extension, 4H will permit this. But they ask that as much as possible to each group to only submit one total check.
3) Any questions can be directed to either me or the 4H office.
4) A reminder that Cloverbuds are not allowed to go door-to-door to sell WITHOUT a parent present.  4Hers in grade 3-8 should be in sight of adult.
5) Cheese will arrive either the last week of November or first week of December.

For those who have not been with us in the past--the cheese is good and sells itself :-)