4-H2O, Proud to Be Part of the 4-H Family
4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills. Through an informal, practical, and experiential learning approach, youth will: learn by doing, set goals, problem solve, make new friends, give back to the community, and build connections with others.
About 4-H2O
We started our club in 2003 meeting at Tampa Bay Water, and named our club after our community sponsor. We are a general club with members working independently on the projects of their choice, and also as a group on the project "Leadership Journal". We meet every Wednesday at 4 PM and alternate between business meetings one week and project meetings the next.
We make a point to attend as many of the county and district 4-H events as we can. Our members have won many awards last year at a variety of events like the 4-H Apple Cook Off, County Demonstration Day, District Demonstration Day, the State 4-H Poster Contest, the State Dairy Poster Contest, the Fair, and Night of the Arts. 100% of our active members completed their 4-H projects. 4-H2O is the only 4-H Club in Pinellas County that has won the top club honor of "Emerald Award" two years in a row.
In addition to working on our projects and learning, we do many fun activities at our meetings too. Sometimes we play games, sometimes we make crafts. It's always something different. We love having fun together. Anywhere you see us, we will be laughing and playing. After a day with our club members, our stomachs usually hurt from laughing so much.
Leadership
Click on photo to order the book we are reading as part of our project" Organizing from the Inside Out for Teens"
4-H2O 2009-2010 Member Established Ground Rules for Meetings
2) No talking when others are talking.
3) Have a snack break in the middle of the meeting.
4) Have a sign for people who have to get up to go to the bathroom without disturbing meeting.
5) The President will excuse members from the meeting as needed. Getting up from the meeting without the permission of the President will result in one offense of the ground rules.
6) A member will incur a 7 minute time out for upon his/her 2nd offense violating the ground rules, and will be asked to leave the meeting upon his/her 3rd offense.
7) Be respectful to all members.
8) Arrive to the meeting at least 5 minutes early so you have time to put your stuff down and get organized so we can start and end the meeting on time.
9) If you are late without an acceptable excuse, it will be considered one offense of the ground rules. Acceptable excuses are anything beyond the members control.
10) Respect others belongings.
11) Have only one designated snack break.
12) Food break should be no longer than 3-5 minutes or count as one offense of the ground rules.
13) Everyone will clean up the snack area and their papers before going to fun activity.
14) Remember to bring your binder & project supplies.
15) Members to receive one offense for forgetting to bring their binder more than once every 6 weeks.
16) Don't bring anything distracting to the meeting.
17) Turn all cellular devices to silent or vibrate mode during meeting.
18) No answering cell phones or texts unless an emergency ie parents coming to pick you up.
19) Cellular or electronic devices may be used for pertinent meeting related activity such as recording of the meeting by the Secretary or taking photos during the meeting by the Photographer or Historian. Random recording of events to harass others, or any other use other than for club documentation is not allowed.
20) Have Fun!
2009-2010 4-H2O Member Projects:
"Leadership Journal", "Scratchin' the Surface", "Focus on Photography", "Mastering the Image", "Purrfect Pals", "Robotics Explorer", "Portfolio Pathways", "Canine Connection"
Statement of
Non-discrimination
The 4-H Youth Development Program is part of the University of Florida IFAS Extension. All programs are open to all persons regardless of race, color, age, sex, handicap or national origin.For more information on joining a 4-H group in your area, contact your local county extension office or visit the Florida 4-H website at www.florida4h.org
Our Award Winning Leader, Ms. Lisa
Ms. Lisa is our volunteer leader. This is her 5th year as a 4-H Leader. Last year she won Leader of the Year award, and this year she has won the Health Award. She has a bachelor's degree in Nursing Science from the University of Nevada Reno. For the past three years, she has volunteered to be the camp nurse at 4-H Camp in Ocala. Ms. Lisa is a big kid herself, but she does teach us a lot. She says she loves being a 4-H Leader because she loves having a good time with all of us and she always learns new things.
Our Webmaster, Sonali
Like our website? Thanks to Sonali, and all of our members for their input and photos!