Northeast Alabama 4-H Region 2

2010 N. Alabama 4-H Study Tour date and location announced!

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The 2010 4-H Study Tour will be to Chicago, Ill, with stops in Kentucky and Indianapolis, Indiana this year. The dates for the trip are July 18-23rd. Please contact Amy Burgess at burgeap@auburn.edu or 256.558.7443 so that she can give you all of the details for this once in a lifetime trip!!

Northeast Alabama regional 4-H Council

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The next meeting of the Northeast Alabama Regional 4-H Council will be Tuesday, November 10th beginning at 5:15 p.m. at the Jackson County Extension Office in Scottsboro. This is the leadership building group of the region and they are always accepting new members, please give Amy Burgess, 4-H REA a call if you are interested in getting involved!

Monthly club information

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DeKalb County 4-H Beef Club- Will meet on Tuesday, October, 27th beginning at 5 p.m. at the home of Phil and Jeanette Roe. The club will be looking at the foundations of crossbreeding and genetics. The club is always looking for new members. Please call Amy Burgess for directions and more information.

Dekalb County Paws, Claws, Hooves and Feathers 4-H Club: October is wildlife month. The October meeting will be on the 17th at the home of Angie Dodd and will begin at 10 a.m. This clubs is also always looking for new members. If you have any questions, please give Amy Burgess a call. This club has a lot of neat plans for the year!

DeKalb County 4-H Sewing Club: Will hold its organizational meeting for the year on Tuesday, October 6th at 6 p.m. at the Geraldine Homemakers Building. Always looking for members. Call Amy for details. The club will have its regularly scheduled meetings each month on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Geraldine Homemakers building in Geraldine.

Marshall County 4-H Beef Club: Will hold its organizational meeting for the year on Thursday, October 22nd from 6-8 p.m. in the Extension Auditorium in Guntersville. Come and out and see what this club has to offer you!

2009-2010 4-H Club meeting Schedules

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DeKalb JMG Club- 2nd Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. at the Collinsville Library. Call Mary for monthly dates.
LOMAG 4-H Club- 3rd Thursdays beginning at 1-3 p.m. at the Yellowcreek Baptist Church in Leesburg.
Cherokee County 4-H Wranglers Horse Club- 4th Monday beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Megan Keasler's Barn in Centre.
Marshall County 4-H Sharpshooters Club- 1st Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. ending at 2 p.m. at Christ United methodist Church in Albertville.
Marshall County 4-H Horse Club- 2nd Saturday from 9-Noon at JRC Enterprises in Arab.
Marshall County 4-H Robotics Club- Every Friday from 3-5 p.m. at Douglas Middle School. Other club's meeting dates and times are coming soon! Please check back or giveAmy Burgess a call: 256.558.7443 oe burgeap@auburn.edu

Cherokee County 4-H Special Interest Clubs

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Cherokee County 4-H Sportfishing and Jr. Bassmasters Club: Youth in this club learn fishing techniques that help them to catch that next big one!! They have fun too! For more information, please contact Robert Farrar, club leader at 256.390.4892 or rwfarrar@tds.net

Cherokee County 4-H Robotics Club: Youth in this club learn the basics of building robots while using the LEGOS Mindstorm kits. For more information on this club, please contact Amy Burgess at 256.558.7443 or burgeap@auburn.edu for more details.

Cherokee County Wranglers 4-H Horse Club: Youth in this club learn the basics of horse management and the fundamentals of horse production. For more information, please contact Rhonda Gilreath, club leader at 256.475.5388 or at horseyme2@hotmail.com

Cherokee County 4-H Natural Resources Club: Youth in this club learn the basics of shooting sports, wildlife and anything connected with the county’s natural resources. For more information, please contact Amy Burgess at burgeap@auburn.edu

Lookout Mountain 4-H Community Club: Youth in this club take part in a large number of projects that range from public speaking to leadership to community service. For more information on this club, please contact Marie Roberts, club leader at 256.779.6180 or at fiveblessings92@yahoo.com

DeKalb County 4-H Special Interest Clubs

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Plant Lovers and Tree Huggers 4-H Club: Youth in this club learn all that there is to know about the art of gardening, while having tons of fun doing so! For more information, please contact Mary Massingill, club leader at 256.659.2162 or at sunflowerwoman99@yahoo.com.

DeKalb County Junior Cattlemen’s 4-H Beef Club: Youth learn the latest and most up to date production and management practices concerning beef cattle. For more information, please contact Amy Burgess at burgeap@auburn.edu

Paws, Claws, Hooves and Feathers 4-H Club: Youth in this club learn all about managing and producing dogs, poultry, goats, and many other animals. For more information, please contact Joyce Thompson, club leader at 256.623.2822 or at cmt@farmerstel.com.

DeKalb County 4-H Sewing Club: Youth in this club will learn several heritage skills such as general sewing, crochet, needlepoint, quilting, cross stitch and several other areas of sewing. For more information concerning this club, please contact Amy Burgess at burgeap@auburn.edu or Linda Daniels at lindad@farmerstel.com

DeKalb County 4-H Horse Club: Youth in this club learn about production and management practices of horses, all while having fun!!. For more information concerning this club, please contact Amy Burgess at burgeap@auburn.edu

Marshall County Special Interest 4-H Clubs

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Marshall County 4-H Sharpshooters Club: Youth learn safety, proper handling techniques and ethics while learning two disciplines of the shooting sports project: air rifle and shotgun. For more information, please contact Tommy Williams, club leader at 256.878.1615 or 256.302.4085.

Bits and Bridles 4-H Horse Club: Youth learn the safe handling, and proper management practices of horses. You do not have to own a horse to join. For more information, please contact Jennifer Cruise, club leader at 256.200.1647 or 256.931.5967 or at jrcruise@otelco.net

Marshall County 4-H Robotics Club: Youth learn how to build robots using the LEGOS Mindstorms curriculum. This club is located at Douglas Middle School. For more information, please contact Michael Hollingsworth at hollingsworthml@marshallk12.org

Marshall County Junior Master Gardener Club: Youth learn the in’s and out’s of gardening all while having fun!! For more information, contact Karen Johnson, club leader at 256.593.7938 or at dj11452@bellsouth.net

Marshall County Small Livestock 4-H Club: Youth in this club learn about production and management practices of goats, poultry and rabbits. For more information concerning this club, please contact Amy Burgess at burgeap@auburn.edu

Marshall County 4-H Cooking Club: One of our newest clubs!! Youth will learn how to cook, safety, nutrition, proper etiquette from a certified chef and will have loads of fun! For more information, contact Amy Burgess at burgeap@auburn.edu.

Marshall County 4-H Beef Club: Youth in this club will learn the best and most recent production and management practices of beef cows. For more information concerning this club, please contact Amy Burgess at burgeap@auburn.edu or Brett Thrower at throwerb@marshallk12.org

Marshall County 4-H Photography Club: Youth in this club will learn the proper use of a camera, how to use proper lighting and anything else related to the area of photography. For more information concerning this club, please contact Amy Burgess at burgeap@auburn.edu

Welcome to the 2009-2010 4-H Year!

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Welcome to the 2009-2010 4-H year!! I am really looking forward to the upcoming year. We have several new 4-H clubs getting started up. All of them should provide young people in the area even more opportunities to learn new hands on skills. As always, I am always looking for caring adults who want to share their skills and passion of learning with young people. Please contact me if you are interested. Below you will see a flyer that details the special interest clubs that are offered in the region. Please ask me about them! They are all very unique and itching for more members!! There is also information concerning the Northeast Alabama 4-H Regional Council. Come and join us for any and all of the meetings of this group!