Gallatin County Events

Sunday, October 5 – Keep It Green/Tell 10 People What 4-H Means to You

Monday October 6 – Fun with 4-H Enrollment Night @ Ridgway 1^st Baptist Church 6 – 7:30 pm

Tuesday, October 7 – Wear 4-H T-Shirts to School

Wednesday, October 8 – Poster Contest will be Judged

Thursday, October 9 – Take Fliers to School

Friday, October 10 – Outdoor Adventures Cook Out @ Ridgway Park from 11 am to 1 pm

Saturday, October 11 – GPS Project Kick Off @ Ridgway First Baptist Church Meet @ 1 pm

Monday, October 6

Fun with 4-H

Enrollment Night

What Kind of Fun?

We're not telling!

You have to come to find out.

See you at Ridgway 1^st Baptist Church

6 to 7:30 pm

National 4-H Week will be October 5 – 11. To help promote 4-H in Gallatin County, members are being asked to make posters to display throughout the county during this week. If you are interested in competing for a cash prize of $10, please call the office at 618-269-3049 to let Karen know where your poster is being displayed before October 6 at 4 pm.

Please follow the rules listed below:

Poster Contest Guidelines

1. Promote 4-H and what members gain from joining (20 points)

2. Uses the theme – Keeping It Green (20 points)

3. Poster has an "attention getter" (20 points)

4. Poster is neatly and logically arranged and clearly expresses message (20 points)

5. Poster says Gallatin County 4-H on it and contains contact information (such as phone number, e-mail address, and/or where assistance is available) (20 points)

4-H Outdoor Adventures Cook Out at Ridgway Park

Friday, October 10, 2008

11 am to 1 pm

« Join us for lunch at the park

« Learn to pack your food and supplies safely

« Cook your lunch on the open fire

« Listen to stories around the fire

Call 618-269-3049 to register. We need to know how much food to bring. If you have a special dietary need, please let us know when you call to register.

Saturday, October 11 from 1 to 4 pm, there will be a GPS outing. Anyone interested in finding out more about GPS should meet at the Ridgway First Baptist Church at 1 pm.

Those attending will get hands on training in using a GPS unit in the field. You absolutely must register by calling 618-269-3049 before October 6 at 4 pm. Space is limited and will be available on a first come first serve basis. Permission forms will have to be signed by a legal guardian before youth are allowed to participate. If you have questions, call Karen for answers.

On November 6, 2005, Kathryn Martin's life was changed forever. That is the day the deadly F3 tornado tore through Evansville and Newburgh, Indiana and took the lives of her 2 year old son, her mother-in-law, and her grandmother-in-law. Twenty-five lives were lost to one of the deadliest tornados in Indiana history.

Please visit http://cjsbus.org to see how Kathryn has worked so hard to help others in need when a disaster hits. Now it is your turn to help out. I personally met Kathryn at an event held at Lyle's Station near Princeton, IN. I was able to tour CJ's Bus and was so touched by this story.

Kathryn told me how someone gave her pillowcases that she took to a disaster site. The children she gave them to put their few belongings inside like a sack. This touched Kathryn so much she said they could then use the pillowcases on their beds in the future and remember the kindness and love they were shown on CJ's Bus. A nursing home in the Evansville area makes fleece blankets so each child gets one of their own to keep.

Here is how you can help. Either buy pillowcases or make them yourself. Deliver the new pillowcases to the 4-H office and we will deliver them to CJ's Bus. We need hundreds of pillowcases to be prepared for the next disaster.

Contact Karen at 618-269-3049 if you have any questions. Let's set a goal for 150 pillowcases by Thanksgiving.