October Meeting Details

Come one come all to the famous Tucker 4-H Halloween Carnival! Play pumpkin bowling, search for candy in a haystack, go fishing for candy, get your face painted and play all of the many other games at the carnival as well. The carnival will be held at the October general meeting in the large cafeteria of Gifford Elementary School on Monday, October 9th at 7:00pm. We encourage all youth to wear their Halloween costumes! We can not wait to see them all!

We also ask that everyone bring a bag of candy to use as prizes for the carnival games. All extra candy will be donated to Safe Haven, an organization that helps at-risk youth in our community, so please feel free to bring extra candy to donate. We will also send out a list with other items that they need if you would like to donate those as well. We can not wait to see you and your costumes there! - Mary and Austin (October Meeting Co-Chairs)

Collection for Safe Haven of Racine

Each family is asked to bring a bag of candy to our meeting to be used as prizes for our carnival games. Any extra candy will be donated to Safe Haven of Racine, a local shelter for at risk youth. They are also in need of the following items: https://safehavenofracine.org/wish-list/  There will be boxes at the attendance table to place any donations your family feels inclined to give.

Kiwanis Peanut Sale

The Kiwanis Peanut Sale is Saturday, October 7

PLEASE sign up to help. Kiwanis has been a supporter of 4-H for a long time.

When you work a shift, you stand at a location with a donation jar and pass out peanuts to the people who kindly donate. It counts as a county activity in your record book. You could share a shift with another Tucker family and chat while the time flies by!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0E4BAEAD2DA4F85-44527481-kiwanis#/ 

Pancake Breakfast Re-Cap

We want to thank all of our wonderful Tucker 4-H families for their help in pulling together for a fantastic Pancake Breakfast!  Some fun final numbers were: 25 sheet cakes served, 80 pounds of applesauce, 17 pounds of butter, 800 syrups, 100 pounds of pancake mix, 15 gallons of apple cider, and 350-400 milks.  That's what it took to feed almost 700 people!  Even though the weather was a bit warm, the bees mostly stayed away from the syrup, and it meant we served a bit less coffee (which was good since our large coffee maker gave up that morning).  The kids went above and beyond to do their jobs well, and we received many compliments from our guests who were impressed with their hard work and friendliness.  Many thanks to the Swan family for hosting the space and we hope everyone was able to enjoy the farm a bit after all your hard work.  We have a lot of ideas about how to improve this event in the future and if you have any suggestions, we'd love to hear them so please reach out.  The kids really seemed to be having a good time every time we checked in at each station and we hope those fond memories stay with them in the future. 

Tucker 4-H Enrollment

 
Enrollment Reminder!

If you have not done so yet, for Tucker please fill out  fill out this Google Form for each youth member.

Please also complete the 4Honline enrollment. Reminder, you have until March 1st to make changes to project enrollment on 4honline. If the member is uncertain of what to sign up for, you can log back in and make changes.  It's best to register as early as possible so that members can start participating in project meetings and receive important information and updates from Racine County 4-H. 

Lastly, before your 4Honline enrollment can be approved, we will need the enrollment fees.

Enrollment Fees: $10 per member, plus $1 for insurance per child (total $11).
Additional $1 for Horse Project.

(Enrollment fee is capped at $30 per family, $1 insurance per child is still due.)
 

Please bring payment (check or cash) to the October 9th General Meeting at Gifford School.

If you cannot attend the meeting, you can mail or drop off your enrollment payment to:
Tucker 4-H Club
4125 4 Mile Road
Racine, WI 53404

JUNIOR LEADER CORNER

The junior leaders will be heading out to Holiday Home Camp for an afternoon of high ropes and leadership activities through their OWLS Program “Outdoor Wisconsin Leadership School” on Sunday, October 15 at 1:00 PM. An email was sent out regarding our upcoming junior leader activity. Please RSVP if you have not responded already.  This will be a very fun activity, but in order to participate all junior leaders MUST be enrolled and approved with 4honline (which means enrollment dues must also be paid). Dues can be paid at the October meeting, so be sure to bring your payment and complete your online enrollment. We’d like as many of our junior leaders as possible to join us for this wonderful team-building experience!

Apple Picking is scheduled for Saturday, October 7th at 2:00 pm with a rain date of October 8th.

The address of the orchard is:

18000 93rd Street,
Bristol, 53104
93rd Street is HWY C in Kenosha.
Take 94 South to HWY C, one exit south of HWY 50. 

The orchard is located approximately 3.75 miles west of 94 on the north side of the road. 

If you get to Hwy D/184th Ave, you've gone too far.

A few reminders:

*Please be aware that this is a private orchard and there is no public restroom on the property.

*Remember that this is an event for junior leaders. Our hosts have asked that only our older members participate because of the care that needs to be taken in picking the apples. Parents are welcome and encouraged to stay. 

November Meeting

At our November meeting we will honor our wonderful Tucker 4-H leaders. Please be sure to have your thank you cards for your leaders written and turned in so they can be given to our leaders that night. We will also be holding a 4-H “opportunity fair” to showcase all of the great activities and events 4-H sponsors throughout the year.

December Meeting

For many years at the December meeting Tucker members have played the dice game. Any members or younger siblings that wish to participate are asked to bring 3 wrapped gifts worth $1.00 -$2.00. We will also be collecting toys for Toys 4 Tots again. 

Tucker Christmas Caroling

Tucker is hoping to have Christmas Caroling again!  In the past we have gone to a nursing home or sung carols door to door in a neighborhood.  If you have anyone who you think would like us to visit, please let the Bond family know. There will be a sign-up list for interested members at the October and November meetings, date and time of the caroling to be determined.  Please contact with any suggestions or if you'd like to help plan this event: ltrulson@hotmail.com, or cell 262-497-4701

Recognition Celebration

Racine county 4-H invites you to Recognition Celebration on November 12 at Yorkville school at 5pm. We will be having a pot luck dinner before the award ceremony, so please bring a dish to pass. Come join us to recognize all of our amazing volunteers and our wonderful 4-H members!
Can’t wait to see you there!
Shannon