February Meeting Details

The February Tucker 4-H meeting is on the 14th-Valentine's Day at 7 pm and we'd love to see you there!  At the meeting we will be hearing about some of the amazing club projects that you can sign up for, including several that are new to our club this year.  Project and junior leaders will showcase outstanding examples of things you will make or what you will do in each project.  The deadline to sign up for a project so that you can show at the Racine County Fair is March 1st so there's still time to enroll.

Also in the February meeting we will be making a heart to get to know each other.  Online people will be needing paper, coloring supplies, pencil or pen, and scissors.  We look forward to sharing this activity with you. 

-Emilee and Cassandra

January Meeting Re-cap

At the January service project meeting, we made fleece tie blanket cat beds and rabbit chew toys to donate to the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Center. Kathy from MADACC also came to our meeting to talk about the animals at MADACC and answer members' questions. Thank you to everyone who participated in making the projects! Finished beds and rabbit toys can either be dropped off at the Weisensels or brought to our February meeting..

Racine County 4-H Fundraiser

It's time for the annual Racine County 4-H fundraiser! We will be selling pizzas, pretzels, cookie dough, coffee, Kwik trip cards and 4-H t-shirts. There is a design contest for the t-shirt. T-shirt designs are due on March 24  to Jen Reese. There is an option to do a buyout for $50. The fundraiser packets and money are due at the March meeting! Pick up will be on April 30 at 8am at the Racine County Fairgrounds. At pick up, each club will have a table and it will be run like a drive through. There will be no online option or flowers sold this year. The money that is raised will go towards 4-H events such Camp and other fun activities that are put on by 4-H! 

JUNIOR LEADER CORNER

Upcoming Junior Leader Meetings

Are you in seventh grade or above? Do you have any fun ideas for or Tucker meetings? Would you like to meet more of the junior leaders in our club and on the county level? If so, please come to our Tucker Junior Leader meetings and the Racine County Junior Leader meetings to share your ideas! Tucker Junior Leader meetings are held over zoom on the third Monday of the month at 7:00 pm, and Racine County Junior Leaders Association meetings are held on the fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 pm and can be attended in-person at the Ives Grove County Office Building, or virtually over zoom. The next Tucker Junior Leader meeting is Monday, February 21th at 7:00 pm, and the next Junior Leaders Association meeting is Monday, February 28th at 7:00 pm. We hope to see you there!

Tucker 4-H Leader Interview: Veronica O'Dierno

Veronica O'Dierno is a new project leader this year. She will be leading the electricity project and helping with the robotics project.

How long have you been a part of Tucker 4-H Club? 

"My children are in their 2nd year with the club, and this is my 1st year as a project leader."

Were you in 4-H as a youth member? What club? 

"I was not a part of a 4-H group when I was younger."

What projects/activities have you been a leader of? 

"I am currently leading the Electrical Project and offering assistance as needed with a 4H member interested in the Robotics project."

What has been your favorite 4-H experience? 

"I have really enjoyed seeing such strong youth leadership in action and am excited to see how the members grow over time."
 

What do you like to do outside of 4-H? 

"Outside of 4H I am a co-leader of my daughter's Girl Scout Troop, VP of an alumn chapter of Alpha Omega Epsilon (international engineering sorority), and I enjoy learning about herbalism, gardening and growing/preserving foods. Professionally, I am currently employed as an application engineer at Modine for HVAC (heating, ventilation & air conditioning) systems."

Thank you, Veronica, for stepping up to be a project leader this year! We are excited to be offering more projects for our members to try!

Quilting Project