Thursday, April 30, 2009

Animal Science Club Minutes 4/29/09

I. We welcomed a guest speaker, Susan Garey, to talk with us about Extension work. If you have any questions for her or would like to contact her, her email is truehart@udel.edu and her phone number is (302) 730-4000.

II. Treasurer’s Report:
o account: $662.54
o o Ag Day earnings: $779.25! Great job everyone; this is the highest amount of donations we have recorded in Dawn’s records. We also won 2nd place overall for our awesome exhibit!

III. Ag Day suggestions:
A few suggestions were made at our meeting to make next year’s Ag Day even better. Some ideas brought up were: using 2 big tents rather than 1 big and 1 small, have more facepainting supplies and chairs, purchasing a portable microphone for demonstrations.

IV. Service opportunities:
o Volunteer with Renee Luther the week of May 11th. Times are Tuesday 10-12pm, 1-3pm. Wednesday 10:30-1:30pm, 5-8pm. Thursday 5:30-8:30pm. All day Saturday. We are looking for 5-10 people to go to each lesson and each group must have a driver.
o Steve Cook’s farm help on May 9th. Clean up loose hay and straw, refill barns, dehorn calves, put up shade cloth and sprinkler systems, and open up barn windows.

V. Relay for Life:
Relay is this Saturday, May 2nd. If you are signed up to participate, please keep a lookout for an email with information later in the week. If you are not signed up and want to come hang out for a while and eat snacks, feel free to join us! Donations are very welcome at the event.

VI. Banquet:
Our end of the year banquet is now being held at Deer Park Tavern on Main Street, rather than Kildare’s. The time is still 5:30pm on Wednesday, May 20th. Tonight was the last night to sign up. The menu includes a buffet with stuffed chicken, stuffed shells, and assorted salads. Also, since we made so much money on Ag Day, the banquet will be free for all active members! Hooray!

VII. Upcoming elections!
The executive board positions available are: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and 2 Historians. We will hold nominations next meeting (May 6th) and have elections on May 13th. If you would like to be nominated or nominate someone and will not be at next week’s meeting, please send your request in with someone else or email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) to let me know. Remember, to run for the position of President, you must have been an executive board member or committee chair person for a year prior.

VIII. Announcements:
o We won 1st place in AgCC’s participation contest! For a prize, we gained half of their Pie-in-the-Face earnings from Ag Day. Good job everyone!
o If you are interested in purchasing an Ag Day Nalgene bottle from Collegiate 4H, please email Lorna (lorna@udel.edu). They are $8 each.

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, May 6th.
It will be at 5:30pm in 111 Memorial Hall.
See you there!

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Animal Science Club Minutes 4/22/09

I. Treasurer’s Report:
o account: $738.39
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II. Recaps
Robert recapped our speaker from AgrAbility at last week’s meeting, and Adam recapped laser tag from this weekend.

III. Banquet
o Wednesday, May 20th (last day of classes)
o 5:30pm at Kildare’s on Main Street
o The price will be announced after we count our earning from Ag Day.
o The last day to sign up is the meeting after Ag Day. If you would like to sign up over email, please email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) with your name and event.

IV. Ag Day!
o This Saturday 10–4pm rain or shine.
o Our tent is located on the North side of Worrilow (closest to the dairy fields).
o We will be facepainting, displaying animals, having sheep shearing and milking demonstrations, and making balloon animals from 3–4pm. If you are planning on standing in an animal pen, please review your facts using ANFS101 and 111 as your guide.

V. Other Events:
o Saturday, May 2nd: Relay for Life. Sign up on paper as well as online.
o Saturday, May 16th: Camping trip. Signup is available. Please check to see if you own any camping supplies that we can use (tents, coolers, etc.) and let us know.

VI. Elementary school facepainting:
o Thursday, April 23rd.
o Leaving at 5:50pm (starts at 6:30pm, and will be done by 8:15pm).
o If you are going, please wear an Animal Science Club t-shirt.

VII. ANFS111 Announcement: If you are interested in TAing this lab, please email Dan Severson at severson@udel.edu. The lab is tentatively scheduled on Wednesdays from 1:25–3:25pm.

Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, April 29th.
It will be at 5:30pm in 111 Memorial Hall.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Animal Science Club Minutes 4/15/09

I. We welcomed a speaker from AgrAbility to come tell us a bit about what the program is and what they do.

II. Upcoming Activities:
o Saturday, April 18th: Laser Tag
 Leaving Lot 19 at 4pm.
 $12 for tag, 10 tokens, and a drink.
o Saturday, April 25th: Ag Day!
 Shifts are 8:30–10am, 10–12pm, 12–2pm, and 2–4:30pm.
 There is also an extra shift the Friday before Ag Day for set up from 2:30–4:30pm. This Friday shift does not count as a Saturday shift, but you will get a free t-shirt and pizza for helping out.
 An overflow signup sheet was started as well if shifts were filled.
 If you want to sign up for a shift, pleas email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) with your name, preferred shifts(s), and cell phone number.
o Saturday, May 2nd: Relay for Life
 Sign up on paper as well as online.
o Saturday, May 16th: Camping trip
 Signup is available.
 Please check to see if you own any camping supplies that we can use (tents, coolers, etc.) and let us know.
o Wednesday, May 20th: Banquet at Kildare’s
 The last day to sign up is the meeting after Ag Day.
 The cost will be determined after Ag Day.

III. Ag Day t-shirts are in! We handed a bunch out at tonight’s meeting, and they will be available at next week’s meeting as well. Please email Lorna (lorna@udel.edu) if you will not be able to pick yours up at a meeting, and we will try to figure out a way to get it to you.

IV. After the meeting, Dan held Balloon Animal Training. We will be making these from 3–4pm at Ag Day. If you would like to help out with them and you are not signed up for that time slot, feel free to come by anyway!

Thursday, April 09, 2009

Animal Science Club Minutes 4/8/09

I. We welcomed Renee Luther and two guests to speak with us about the therapeutic horseback riding center she runs, Freedom Hills.

II. Treasurer’s Report:
o Inside account: $738.39

III. Upcoming Activities:
o Thursday, April 9th: UPenn vet panel at 5:30pm in 111 Memorial Hall. Please come with questions in mind to ask the students.
o Monday, April 13th: Friendly’s fundraiser from 5–9pm. It is on South College Ave on the left, heading south. If you need a ride, please email me (kkoenig@udel.edu) and we can work out a carpool system. On Wednesday, April 15th, PROUD is doing the same fundraiser (same place, same time).
o Saturday, April 18th: Laser Tag, leaving Lot 19 at 4pm. The last day to sign up is Wednesday, April 15th.
o Saturday, April 25th: Ag Day! Shift signups began at tonight’s meeting. The shifts are 8:30–10am, 10–12pm, 12–2pm, and 2–4:30pm. There is also an extra shift the Friday before Ag Day for set up from 2–4pm. This Friday shift does not count as a Saturday shift, but you will get a free t-shirt and pizza for helping out. An overflow signup sheet will be available next week.
o Saturday, May 2nd: Relay for Life. Sign up on paper as well as online.
o Saturday, May 16th: Camping trip. Signup is available; please check to see if you own any camping supplies that we can use (tents, coolers, etc.).
o Wednesday, May 20th: Banquet at Kildare’s. The last day to sign up is the meeting after Ag Day.

IV. We then split into committees and made posters for Ag Day. Completed posters are due at next week’s meeting.

Our next meeting will be held in the Townsend Commons for a guest speaker.
We will meet there at 5:30pm on Wednesday, April 15th.