Submitted by secretary, Eden Copeland.
The High Country Handiworkers meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m. on December 5, 2022 by President Josh Ryan at the McKee Building at The Ranch.
The pledges were led by Morgan Copeland, Nikolas Snyder, Liberty Bradbury, Kinzie Copeland, Tigran Sargsyan, Hailey McNear, Paisley Dennis, Abby McNear, Carmeron Keehn, William Hayward, and Charlie Gilmore.
New roll call procedure: Please take your nametag from the alphabetized file box at the start of the meeting, when you grab your agenda and Parli Pro book. Then at the end of the meeting, drop the name tags in the buckets at the exits of the room. This will be more effective for roll calls, saving time going through the entire list of members.
Mason McNear moved to approve the minutes from November as posted on the club website. The motion was seconded and APPROVED.
Treasurer Trinity Dunham presented the treasurer report. In the checking account we have $1,074.16, in the savings account we have $5,590.33, and the CD has $2,074.67.
The club meeting report was submitted to the local papers by the club reporter, Morgan Copeland.
Avery Kemper, Kinzie Copeland, and Victoria Freeland led the sunshine report for the December birthdays.
The Cloverbuds met at the McKee Building in November and made turkeys and played Thanksgiving Bingo.
Leader’s Report:
Clover Connection – The Clover Connection is the monthly newsletter. Once families have enrolled they are added to the email list. The newsletter includes important dates, workshop info, and general info.
Calendar – Make note of dates from the calendar so you can plan around your project’s important events.
Club Website (hch4h.org) – Our club website is a great place to find information and the calendar.
Project Workshops – Please attend workshops for projects you’re enrolled in. You can attend workshops for projects you’re not enrolled in to learn more about the project. (This does not apply to Shooting Sports.)
Leadership Development Conference – Registration is open to senior 4-H members.
Gingerbread House Contest – Entries for the contest are due by December 16.
Visual Arts – Karley Rivera will be hosting meetings on the second Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m. before the club meetings starting in January.
Beekeeping – Jenelle Kemper is the leader. The first meeting will be on January 23 at 6:30 p.m.
Photography – Jenelle Kemper also has a flyer available about the photography project.
Foods – Project meetings will be held at the McKee Building on the first Monday of each month. The leader is Amy Gebhardt.
Scrapbooking – We have a new project leader in our club, Barb Hummel.
Historian – Marley Gebhardt was the historian this past year. Cindy passed around the book she made about club activities.
There was no Parli Pro report. But we talked about elections and the process to elect new officers.
Old Business:
Enrollment – Enrollment is open and closes on February 1, 2023 for returning members and on March 1, 2023 for new members. More information about enrolling is on the club website.
4-H Carnival Baskets – At the last meeting, we decided on a Hunting/Camping/Fishing basket, a Sports basket, a USA basket, and a Nerf basket. Bring items for the baskets to upcoming meetings.
4-H Carnival – The 4-H Carnival will be on March 4, 2023. Each member is required to sell 25 tickets. Tickets will be available at the January meeting. We will also have dates to sell tickets at the King Soopers on Eagle Drive.
New Business:
Elections – Nominations were accepted for club officers and elections were decided by a hand vote. The officers for 2023 are President, Josh Ryan; Vice President, Hailey McNear; Secretary, Eden Copeland; Treasurer, Gideon Rivera; Reporter, Avery Kemper; Historian, Kennedy Jo Rodden; Sunshine, Willow Cameron, Paisley Dennis, and Charlie Gilmore.
Wreaths Across America Community Service – Wreaths Across America is a community service opportunity to put wreaths. On Saturday, December 10 from 12:00–3:00 p.m., we will be placing markers for the wreaths. On Saturday, December 17 from 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. we will be placing wreaths. On Saturday, January 14 we will be picking up the wreaths. This is a worthwhile community service and can be included in your e-Record.
Demonstrations:
- Josh Ryan: winterizing equipment.
There was a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded and APPROVED. Josh Ryan adjourned the meeting.
Club members wrapped presents for the Foster and Adoptive Families of Larimer County as a community service and shared cookies after the meeting.