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Hannah Roskowske. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Hannah Roskowske
Hannah Roskowske shows her skills for Valentines for the Senior Center.

Circle of Strings. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Circle of Strings
4-H Cloverbuds: Janae Arney, Avery Shriver, Kylee Jo Neubauer, Susanna Sturman and Hannah Roskowske

Tristan and Colton. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Tristan and Colton
Tristan Haley and Colton Gehlhausen make Chia Pets.

Kirsten Klaren. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Kirsten Klaren
Kirsten Klaren shows her Valentine off she make for the Senior Center.
4-H Cloverbuds learn about citizenship, community involvement
5 to 7-year olds
by Ranae Lozier
February 13, 2011

The 4-H Cloverbuds held their monthly meeting February 9th at the Pinedale Extension Office. The meeting started off with some tasty snacks by 4-H Volunteer Windy Noble. The Cloverbuds were greeted by 9-year 4-H member and former Wyoming State Leadership Team member, Hadley Pape. Hadley explained to the 5-7 year old Cloverbuds about all the opportunities she has been given thru 4-H. She discussed her state sponsored trip to Washington D.C. for her leadership program as well as her quilting, market livestock, and foods projects. Hadley applied and was chosen last year out of many applicants throughout the State 4-H program to represent Sublette County and Wyoming for the one-year term on the State Leadership Team. Hadley explained to the members how 4-H offers abundant opportunities for traveling, meeting new people and exciting learning opportunities.

Next, Cloverbud members voted on selecting a County Fair theme to submit to the Fair Board for a chance to win $100.00. The club voted on several and will submit their themes to the Fair Board for consideration. Themes ranged from song titles with a twist, to a lot of cowboy and agriculture themes!

Cloverbuds then began to learn about one of the six pillars of ‘Character Counts!’ for their lesson plan. They learned about Citizenship and the importance of community involvement. The club members brought canned food to this meeting for the 4-H programs "Share The Love Food Drive" and learned about how important it is to help others out. The members brought over 50 nonperishable items for the Food Basket! It’s been a great community project for the club to support others in need. There are opportunities for people in the community to participate in the "Share The Love Food Drive" at the local banks and stores, or you can donate your food at the Pinedale Extension Office at 621 S. Pine Street in Pinedale and it will be delivered to the Food Basket.

Members then played a game that helped explain Citizenship by tossing a rope to other members in a circle. Members learned how important it is that each person helps to create a unified community. They learned if one person dropped their string, the entire "community" began to weaken. The "community" in the game represented the string held tight by members. It was a hit and the members played the game several times.

Finally, after a fun and exciting game of how to work together, members made Valentine cards for parents and some also chose to make some Valentines for the Senior Center. It was very colorful and fun! Members showed amazing creativity with their Valentines! Along with Valentines, members created homemade Chia Pets to take home and grow. It was a fun activity of dirt and seeds and recycled pop cans.

The next meeting for Cloverbuds will be March 9th where members will learn about the 4-H Portfolio, and write Mother and Father’s Day letters.

Photos by Ranae Lozier



Citizenship. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Citizenship
Eli Hayward, Grant Fornstrom, Kirsten Klaren, Palmer Klaren and Zach Maxam.

Valentines. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Valentines

Gus Lozier. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Gus Lozier
Gus Lozier prepares activities for Cloverbuds. Gus is a Jr. Jr. Leader for the Cloverbud program.

Building a Community. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Building a Community
Building a "community" game.

Gus Lozier - Character Counts. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Gus Lozier - Character Counts
Gus Lozier helps younger members with a 'Character Counts!' game.

Avery Shriver. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Avery Shriver
Avery Shriver and her Chia Pet project.

Zain and Eli. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Zain and Eli
Zain and Eli Hayward

Building Community. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Building Community
Building a "Community" thru Citizenship game.

Fornstrom family. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Fornstrom family
The Fornstrom family. 4-H is about family participation.

Tristan Haley and Hannah. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Tristan Haley and Hannah
Tristan Haley and Hannah Roskowske

Eli Hayward. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Eli Hayward
Eli Hayward and his Chia Pet!

Janae and Keegan. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Janae and Keegan
Janae Arne and Keegan Gehlhausen show off some 4-H excitement!!!

Susanna Sturman. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Susanna Sturman

Kirsten Klaren. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Kirsten Klaren

Avery Shriver. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Avery Shriver
Avery Shriver - a veteran Cloverbud member.

Brooke Noble. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Brooke Noble

Kylee Jo Neubauer. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Kylee Jo Neubauer
Kylee Jo Neubauer…all smiles.

Colton Gehlhausen. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Colton Gehlhausen

Parents help out. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Parents help out
Parents help out at a Valentine making station.

Making Valentines. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Making Valentines

Tristan Haley. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Tristan Haley
Tristan Haley and his Valentine project.

Claire Hayward. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Claire Hayward

Gus Lozier. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Gus Lozier
Gus Lozier helps as a Jr. Leader for the Cloverbuds.

Palmer Klaren. Photo by Ranae Lozier.
Palmer Klaren
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