By Jason Helton
The Alger Jr. Farmers 4-H Club held their 1st meeting on April 12th at 1:00 pm at the 235 Grill in Alger. The meeting was called to order by Cecily Preston and the pledge of Allegiance was led by Trevor Dotson followed by the 4-H Pledge led by Cecily Preston. Trevor Dotson gave the treasurers report from last years balance. The election of 2015 officers was held with the following elected:
President- Ross Thompson
Vice-President – Trevor Dotson
Secretary - Wyatt Daniels
Treasurer – Dylan Thompson
Reporter – Jason Helton
Health Officer – Grasean Evans, Alyssa Leonard
Safety Officer – Grasean Evans, Alyssa Leonard
Recreation – Liam Preston, Mason Dotson, Evan Thompson
Enrollment forms were filled out. The club voted to have a float in the Alger Memorial Day Parade, changing dues to donations, have meetings at the 235 Grill and to order T-shirts. Schedules with important dates were passed out to all members of upcoming meetings and 4H events. The club discussed the new Livestock Requirements, new IRS Tax Information. Club members were reminded to keep all receipts as they will be turned in to fair, they were also reminded to send out Thank You notes to their buyers of their livestock projects in order to receive their checks. Book orders were discussed and donations were collected. The next meeting is May 25th at 12pm at the park before the Memorial Day Parade. Refreshments were provided by the Rowe family. The Thompson family will provide refreshments for the next meeting. Meeting was adjourned 1st by Cecily Preston and 2nd by Ross Thompson.
