4.28.2009

Port-A-Pit BBQ Chicken Fundraiser

Allen County 4-H Clubs, Inc will be hosting a Nelson’s Port-A-Pit BBQ Chicken Fundraiser on Saturday, May 2nd. Location for this event will be in the Scott’s Parking Lot at Georgetown, 6310 E. State Street, Fort Wayne, IN.

Nelson’s Port-A-Pit BBQ Chicken, Ribs and Pit-Tatoes will be for sale from 10 AM—2 PM. BBQ Chicken halves will sell for $6.00; Full Slab Baby Back Ribs for $9.00 and Pit-Tatoes for $3.00.

Stop by to purchase some chicken, ribs or potatoes! They are always tasty.

All proceeds will benefit Allen County 4-H Clubs Inc.

4.27.2009

April 2009 Blues News

Blues News
The Blues News is the official newsletter of the Allen County Blue Ribbons 4-H Club.
April 17, 2009


Current 4-Hers, your enrollments are due by May 1st. If you haven’t
turned them in yet please take time to do it today. They can be done
online. Remember to add $2 per 4-Her (3rd grade & older) for our
voluntary annual club dues.
Those new to 4-H, your enrollments are due by June 1st but the sooner
you turn them in the sooner you can get started!

Reminder – read your Clover Chronicle. It’s full of information.

*Tomorrow, April 18, 4-7 p.m., is the annual 4-H Fish Fry/Carnival at
the fairgrounds. Several of us will be needed to run our two booths and
help at the fish fry. I would like to have two more desserts volunteered
from our club. Please sign up today to help.

Foods B Workshop will be at the home of the Padens. Wednesday, April
29th, from 2-4:30 p.m. Sign up if interested. Bring your Food’s manual
and a product ready to be judged. Call to cancel, if needed.


Indiana Beach: We will be going on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. The
Pay-One-Price ride session will last from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Mrs. Paden will be collecting the money to get armbands that
morning. We will meet at the south entrance by 10:20 a.m. to collect
money and order our arm bands for the group discount. Prices for
all day POP bands (not including the water park) will be $10 for
those more than 48" tall, $8 for those less than 48" tall, and free for
those less than 3 years of age. We will be able to share the shelter in
the south parking lot for a 1:00 p.m. lunch time together and also
for a 3:30 snack time together. Feel free to bring your own well filled
coolers with food and (of course) non-alcoholic drinks. We will
not be allowed to take food or drinks into the park. Save your
money, mark your calendars, and plan to join us for a great family
outing. Yes, you may invite family and friends.


Our club plans to host the exhibit hall during the county fair on
Saturday, July 25, from 1-4 p.m. Please mark your calendars.
At our next meeting we plan to have a used Blue Ribbons shirt
exchange/sale. If you have extra Blue Ribbons shirts at home please
bring them. After this exchange we will see if there is enough interest in
ordering shirts to place an order.


Our next meeting will be at Stillwater Retreat, 10001 Yoder Road,
Yoder IN 46798, from 12-4 p.m. We will have a hot dog roast, meeting,
and do work around the camp as a community service. Please bring your
own hot dogs and buns (or other if you prefer), drinks, and table service.
Please bring a simple side dish and dessert to share. We will go no
matter the weather because we need to have our meeting. We have been
known to work in drizzle before. Dress to get dirty, very dirty. You may
want to bring clean clothes to wear home. Call Sandie Paden at 447-
1233 if you have any questions.

4.15.2009

April Meeting

Our April Blue Ribbons meeting will be
Friday, April 17th
1-3pm
@The Chapel
2505 West Hamilton Rd. S.
Fort Wayne, IN, 46814
(Click HERE for directions)
Enter the building through Door #9

Meeting Room #90
Please bring a snack to share.

4.10.2009

Reminder

Even though this is the 2nd Friday of the month, there is no meeting today so that we can instead observe Good Friday. Our monthly meeting will be NEXT Friday.