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Crazy Critter’s 4-H Club Report

January 2012

Submitted By: Katie Wood

Our monthly meeting was held on January 7, 2012 at the home of our leader, Sue

Cusic. Julie Cusic led us with the Pledge of Allegiance and Westin Blake led us in the 4-H

Pledge. Roll was taken by answering to your name with your favorite Christmas gift you re-

ceived. We had one visitor - Lacey and no one was absent. Last month’s minutes were read

and approved.

Christy Cusic our club president went over some reminders of upcoming events such as:

Livestock weigh in and officer training January 14th at St Mary’s Fair Grounds. Our leader, Sue

mentioned possibly setting up an overnight horse camp. She will have more information at our

next meeting.

We discussed plans for our club for next year. Tom Blake suggested visiting the Farm-

ers Market animal auction. We also discussed a bowling trip. We are also looking at possibly

an overnight camping trip and possibly St Mary’s Park clean up. We also took a vote on who

was interested in continuing to provide pony rides at the National Lawn Mower Races and

Blessing of the Fleet. All agreed it was a huge money maker for our group. A group project

was discussed that we could decorate a board saying 4-H with green, white and yellow or red,

white and blue to be used in parades and at the Fair.

Motion to adjourn was made by Katie Phippen and second by Christy Cusic. Our next

club meeting will be Friday, February 3, 2012 at 6:30 PM. We enjoyed a campfire and roasted

marshmallows following the meeting.

On January 14, 2012 we had officers training at the fairgrounds. The parents held a

mock 4-H meeting where we had to pick out all the things they did wrong. We learned how

each officer is to act and what they are to do at 4-H meetings. We were then sworn into office.

The following offices are to be held by Crazy Critters for the year 2012: President – Christy

Cusic, Vice President – Katie Phippen, Secretary – William Kern, Treasurer – Emily Cusic, Re-

porter – Katie Wood, Historian – Julie Cusic and Sergeant of Arms – Zena Kern.

Our monthly meeting was held on February 10, 2012 at the home of our leader, Sue Cusic.

Lauren Hewitt led us with the Pledge of Allegiance and Emily Cusic led us in the 4-H Pledge. Roll was

taken by answering to your name with your favorite food snack. We had four visitors and their names

were Sabrina & Sierra Hein, Ari Katz & Taylor Ringler. All members introduced themselves. The fol-

lowing members were absent: Christy Cusic, Westin Blake, Harlan Blake, Marina Blake, and Zena

Kern. Last month’s minutes were read and approved.

Our vice president Katie Phippen went over some reminders of upcoming events such as: Poul-

try Expo, Annual 4-H Banquet, Broiler Chicks, Pony Ride dates and many more. Ms Sue talked a little

bit about the Spring Show.

We are planning a trip to the Livestock Auction at the Farmers Market in Charlotte Hall for

Aprils meeting. We talked about dates available for our camping trip in June at Solomon’s Recreation

Center. We are going camping June 9th and 10th for one night. Ms Sue talked about the different camp-

ing tents we could choose from to sleep in.

Our secretary William Kern read a thank you letter we received from Major Bert Cruz for the

care package we sent to the soldiers. The letter said the box was empty within 5-7 minutes. I think they

really liked it.

Our treasurer Emily Cusic read the treasurers report. Historian Julie Cusic reported that she

took pictures of our last meeting and also the Officers training held at the St Mary’s Fairgrounds.

We voted on our friend of 4-H for the year. We chose between my Pop-Pop Billy Bowles who

donated a cedar chest to be raffled and also Julie Raley who lets us use her ponies for pony rides at sev-

eral events we do. It was decided that Julie Raley would be our Friend of 4-H this year. Lauren Hewitt

volunteered to shop for our friend and we voted to spend $50.00 for the gift.

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February 2012


Our monthly meeting was held on March 2, 2012 at the home of our leader, Sue Cusic. Harlan Blake

led us with the Pledge of Allegiance and Katie Wood led us in the 4-H Pledge. Roll was taken by an-

swering to your name with your favorite vegetable. We had eight visitors and their names were Sabrina

& Sierra Hein, Ari Katz, Taylor Ringler, Lindsay & Ashley Brackett, and Katelyn Wood. All members

introduced themselves. The following members were absent: Zena Kern and Ari Davis. Last month’s

minutes were read and approved. Our president Christy Cusic went over some reminders of upcoming

events such as: Public Speaking contest, Broiler Chick order, and Scrapbook workshop.

We are planning a trip to the Livestock Auction at the Farmers Market in Charlotte Hall for Aprils meet-

ing and we are planning on going camping at Solomon’s for our June meeting. Our treasurer Emily

Cusic read the treasurers report. Historian Julie Cusic reported that she took pictures of our last meeting.

Tyler Cusic announced he would be making homemade sausage for sale from the market hog he raised

for 4-H. Christy Cusic gave a craft demo on making a hot house. Lauren Hewitt gave a craft demo on

making garden stakes. Katie Phippen gave a cooking demo on Oreo Balls. We all tasted the oreo balls

and they were really good. Our leader reminded us of the McKay’s fundraiser to have our friends and

family join and its free and we earn money for our club. Katie Phippen provided snacks for tonight’s

meeting.

We had a guest speaker tonight. Mrs. Debra Pence from University of Maryland Cooperative Extension

– Master Gardener. She gave a presentation on horticulture, sprouting seeds, raised gardens and the care

they need. We all were able to plant seeds and make a mini hot house.

Motion to adjourn was made by Christy Cusic and second by Tyler Cusic. Our next club meeting will be

Friday, April 4, 2012 at Charlotte Hall Farmers Market Animal Auction.

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May 2012


Our monthly meeting was held on May 5, 2012 at the home of our leader, Sue Cusic. Tyler Cusic led us

with the Pledge of Allegiance and Christy Cusic led us in the 4-H Pledge. Roll was taken by answering

to your name with what you would like to do while camping. We had one visitor and their name was

Will Patton. The following members were absent: Zena Kern, Katie Wood, Joey Wood, Emily Cusic,

Julie Cusic, and Jocelyn Finnecy. Last month’s minutes were read and approved. Our president Christy

Cusic went over some reminders of upcoming events such as: Livestock weigh-in, Broiler Chick Show,

4-H Spring Show, and pony rides. We also discussed we are planning on going camping at Solomon’s

for our June meeting. Tyler Cusic announced he had homemade sausage for sale from the market hog

he raised for 4-H. Westin Blake has pullets for sale. Harlan Blake has 4 baby pigs for sale. We had no

demos at this meeting. Katie Wood & Joey Wood provided snacks for tonight’s meeting.

Our leader asked for a list of people that will be camping including family members to give to the gate

guard for our camping trip. We would like to do a pot-luck dinner while camping Saturday night. Each

family member is to bring a meat of their choice to be grilled for their family and bring one pot-luck

dish to share with everyone. We made a MOSAIC Craft using shapes to form a picture of our choice.

Our monthly meeting was held on April 4, 2012 at Charlotte Hall Farmers Market Animal Auction. We

learned about what to look for when purchasing animals. Marina Blake led us with the Pledge of Alle-

giance and Katie Phippen led us in the 4-H Pledge. Roll was taken by answering to your name with your

favorite animal. We had zero visitors. The following members were absent: Zena Kern, Tyler Cusic,

Joey Wood, Haley Patton, and Laura Barrett. Last month’s minutes were read and approved. Our presi-

dent Christy Cusic went over some reminders of upcoming events such as: Pig & Poultry Skill A Thon,

Horse Judging & Hippology Contest, Broiler Chick Show, and upcoming Pony Rides. Vice president

Katie Phippen reported on our upcoming camping trip to Solomon’s Recreation Center June 9th and June

10th.

Our treasurer Emily Cusic read the treasurers report. Historian Julie Cusic reported that she took pic-

tures of our last meeting and the horticulture project. We received a price on club t-shirts $18.00 but Ms

Sue is going to check into this again. Tyler Cusic announced he had homemade sausage for sale from

the market hog he raised for 4-H. We had no demonstrations at this meeting.

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April 2012


Our monthly meeting was held on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at the Solomon’s Navy Recreation Center

campground. Jayson Bowles led us with the Pledge of Allegiance and Joey Wood led us in the 4-H

Pledge. Roll was taken by answering to your favorite thing you’ve done at the camp ground . We had

zero visitors. The following members were absent: Jocelyn Finnecy, Haley Patton, Will Patton, Laura

Barrett, Harlen Blake, Westin Blake, and Marina Blake. Last month’s minutes were read and approved.

Our president Christy Cusic went over some reminders of upcoming events such as: Livestock round

up, Horse Jamboree, and Crazy Critter Fundraisers including pony rides.

We talked about our upcoming fun day where we get to spend the day at our leaders house and make our

club booth, club banner, and work on our club parade float designs for the fair. Secretary, William Kern

reported we received a letter from McKay’s Food Store for money received due to our friends and fami-

ly registering our club and using their McKay’s bonus card. Our treasurer Emily Cusic read the treasur-

ers report. We talked again about club t-shirts and Ms Sue is going to send an email about this. Zena

Kern passed out invitations to her high school graduation party. Taylor Ringler gave a craft demo on

making duct tape wallets. Tyler Cusic gave a craft demo on making a duct tape tie. Christy Cusic gave

a craft demo on making duct tape boats. We played a game of baseball prior to our potluck dinner and

meeting. We also played hide n go seek with glow necklaces and bracelets and then made smores by the

campfire.

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June 2012


Our monthly meeting was held on Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Bowles Farm Annual Na-

tional Lawn Mower Races. Most members and parents were present to assist with our pony

rides that were offered to the public. We charged $1 a lap per pony ride and accepted donations

too. We also sold bandanas and small horse craft projects and beads. This is a huge fund raiser

for our club to help pay for club events through the year.

We talked about upcoming St Mary’s County Fair events such as the parade, the float, the ban-

ner, and the booth. We took a vote on who wanted to participate in the fair parade. We will

meet next month to decide on a theme for these items. This was a very hot day but we had a lot

of fun.

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August2012


Our monthly meeting was held on Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the home of our leader, Sue

Cusic. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss projects that we wanted to submit as a club

to the Fair. We voted on a theme for our club banner. We decided on hens for our President

and Vice-President and then baby chicks for all the club members. We discussed a theme for

the parade float. We would dress up as animals on the trailer and also have some of the club

members ride on horses. We had a guest arrive and show us how to shear a sheep and we used

some of the wool to make our club booth. This was a very busy meeting but we accomplished a

lot. Each member also made their own tye die t-shirt and was able to enter it in the fair also.

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August2012


Our monthly meeting was held on October 8, 2012 at Blessing of the Fleet, Coltons Point,

MD. Our club provided pony rides to the public. We gave over 500 pony rides the two days

we worked. We participated in the parade as well.

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October 2012


Our monthly meeting was held on November 2, 2012 at the home of our leader, Sue Cusic.

Ashley Brackett led us with the Pledge of Allegiance and Lindsay Brackett led us in the 4-H

Pledge. Roll was taken by answering to your name with your favorite thing to do. We had two

visitors and their names were Mari Kan and Julie Hutson. The following members were absent:

Zena Kern and Joey Wood. Last month’s minutes were read and approved. Our president

Christy Cusic went over some reminders of upcoming events such as 4H record books, secre-

tary and treasurer books are due to Ms. Sue on December 31 and we talked about the 4H ban-

quet dates.

Our treasurer Emily Cusic read the treasurers report. Historian Julie Cusic reported that she

took pictures at the Blessing of the Fleet event. Our reporter Katie Wood announced that she

had submitted a picture of our Crazy Critters Group in the

parade at the Blessing of the Fleet to the Enterprise as well.

We discussed the upcoming Veterans Day parade and we de-

cided we wanted to be in the parade and would wear animal

costumes and those comfortable on horses could ride their

horse. Westin announced he had sausage, ham, bacon for

sale. Emily Cusic announced she had chickens and ducks for

sale. Christy & Tyler Cusic provided snacks for tonight’s

meeting. We made a Thanksgiving food craft at tonight’s meeting. We made turkeys out of

candy. We made pilgrim hats out of candy and a few other things too.

We discussed our upcoming Christmas party. We broke out into three groups. Committee #1

will determine the location, date, and time. Committee #2 will plan the activities to be had and

committee #3 will plan the food. We decided to hold a secret Santa so each kid drew a secret

name and was provided a gift list of which to purchase an item under the $20 gift limit. Our

Christmas party will be held on December 8th. Motion to adjourn was made by Tyler Cusic and

second by Katie Wood. Our next club meeting will be Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Westin,

Harlan, and Marina Blakes home for our Christmas party as well.

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November 012


Our monthly meeting was held on December 8, 2012 at the home of Westin, Harlan, and Mari-

na Blake. We also had our annual Christmas party.

We had a pot luck dinner with lots of food and desserts, even ice cream. We then had our Se-

cret Santa gift exchange. After we opened our gifts we had to guess who we thought bought us

our gift. Our club leader Ms. Sue then gave us each a gift. I love my Pandora bracelet and my

brother got a camouflage bag. She also bought each of us a movie and a bag of popcorn so

sometime during the Christmas break we can do a family activity together.

We then did an ornament game. We each had to bring an ornament wrapped and we stood in a

huge circle. Ms. Sue read the story Twas the Night Before Christmas with the words “left and

right” in the story. We would have to pass the ornament left or right and when the story ended

whatever ornament you had was yours to keep. It was a lot of fun.

We ended our club meeting and party with a toast of sparkling apple cider with cheers for all

the fun things we accomplished this year and hoping for lots of new fun things next year.

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December 2012


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