Massachusetts 4-H Rabbit Workshop

The 28th annual statewide Rabbit Workshop will be held on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at the Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School on Pleasant Street in Upton!

Click here for more info, including the Registration form.

Our Club will be providing the food service for the day ... be sure to attend our next meeting on Jan 9 when we will be making plans for this!!

more holiday pics ...

Thanks, Tracey, for sharing this great picture of Noah & Cookie!
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Here's the photo I received in a card from Isabella & Gabriella, which I just scanned:

I still can't figure out how they got everyone to pose so nicely!!
(click on the picture for a larger view.)
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Happy Holidays!

Wow, so December just flew right by and I never posted on the blog! Sorry! Our Holiday party scheduled for the 19th got snowed out, so we'll celebrate with a HAPPY NEW YEAR party at our next meeting, on January 9th instead! Looking forward to seeing everyone then! We can take a club photo with everyone wearing their new Upton 4-H Club T-shirts!

Here are some of our Christmas pics...

Does anyone have any pictures they would like to share, especially ones including your pets?! Please e-mail them to me and I will post them!

Rabbit & Cavy Club info

The Cuddly Critters Rabbit & Cavy Club held its monthly meeting last night.

We learned about Winter Care for Outside Rabbits, and then we learned about different Body Types of rabbits.

Some new friends in our club: (l to r)

Sam with his Himilayan bunny "Hoppy", Arianna with her cavy "Cookie Dough", Markenson with his Flemish Giant "Thunder", and Taylor with her bunny "Oreo"!

Some upcoming dates to keep in mind:

• Friday, December 5, 2008: Cuddly Critters monthly meeting (please note date change!)
  
• Friday, December 19, 2008: Upton 4-H Club Business Meeting & Holiday Party
• Friday, January 9, 2009: Upton 4-H Club monthly business meeting
  
• Saturday, January 24, 2009: Statewide Rabbit/Cavy Workshop at Blackstone Valley Regional Tech HS in Upton
• Saturday, May 9, 2009: Statewide Rabbit/Cavy Quiz Bowl & ID Contest at Memorial School in Upton

More info to follow ....

Thank You & Congrats on Records

THANK YOU and Congratulations to those members who completed and turned-in RECORDS for the 2007-08 year!

Records for 12 of our members were delivered to the Worcester County 4-H Office on Monday morning. At last night's meeting we recognized those members:

• Charlotte
• Jacob
• Brynn H.
• Allyson
• Gabriella M.
• Emily
• Rachel P.
• Devon
• Brianna
• Victoria
• Gabriella S.
• Isabella S.

Editable Record Forms can be found by clicking here!

Upton 4-H Cares About Community!

Our Club is participating in the
Massachusetts 4-H Food Drive

“4-H Cares About Community”

As part of this statewide service project, the Upton 4-H Club has collected and donated 110 pounds of food for the Upton Food Pantry, located at United Parish. Gabby, Tori, Gabriella and Noah helped deliver and sort through donations this morning, and then helped the staff stock the shelves. Helping at the food pantry was a really great experience and we will continue to collect and donate items even after the statewide drive is over. Food Pantry staff told us that they are seeing a big increase in people who are requesting the assistance of the pantry in the past few weeks.

Our help is appreciated!
Thanks to all who have donated so far!
We have collection boxes located at the Upton Town Library and at Fin & Feather Sports in Upton.

*UPDATE: the Statewide Food Drive officially ended on Nov 15. Our grand total of donations to the Upton Food Pantry was 175 pounds of food! Food pantry staff are currently working on a "Wish List" of high-demand items for us: On Dec 19 our Club will be having a Holiday Party. Instead of exchanging gifts, we will bring items from this wish list and decorate a box to put them all in, to deliver to the food pantry!*

Outdoor Adventures Program off to a Great Start!

After a fantastic Fishing Derby 2 weeks ago, the Upton 4-H Club's New Outdoor Adventures Program had its first official meeting this afternoon, with close to 30 people in attendance! Jeff LeClaire taught us all about Archery, including Safety Rules, parts of a bow & arrow, different types of bows & arrows, the role a Range Captain plays and the importance of following the commands. Then we headed out into the cold and practiced on the range. It was really fun! (and not as easy as it looks!!) Future meeting dates are in the works, with lots of great plans and ideas! It was really great to see so many Dads in attendance at this meeting, too, and their willingness to get involved.