The first meeting of the Mapleton Lifeskills 4-H Club, entitled “A Walk on the Wild Side,” was held on March 29 at the Optimist hall in Moorefield.
The meeting opened with the 4-H pledge, led by club leader Cathy Dobben. Members then went outside to explore nature and make new discoveries before heading inside to discuss what we felt, smelt, saw and heard.
Next on the agenda was the election of club officers; Marina Meulenbelt was elected club president, Alexis Kuper was elected vice-president, Jordan Dobben as secretary, and Laura Shaw as press reporter.
The roll call for this meeting was “What is the highest point of land within 20 kilometers?” Members then had a snack provided by club leader Lynn Flewwelling.
Meeting two
The second meeting of the Mapleton Lifeskills Club, “A Walk on the Wild Side” was held on April 10 at the Optimist Hall in Moorefield.
The meeting was opened with the 4-H pledge led by club president Marina Meulenbelt. The secretary’s report was read by Jordan Dobben.
The meeting was then handed over to the leaders. The roll call was, “What is one thing you would bring with you on a hiking trip?”
Everyone then stood up and discussed what stretching exercises should be done before going on a hike.
Club members then did some of the stretches. Next everyone was handed an object related to hiking with each member saying what their object was and what it was for.
Members then participated in a judging exercise where they judged shoes and compared how all shoes are good for different things.
Club leader Lynn Fewwelling explained what should be included in a first aid kit. The meeting was then closed. The next meeting is April 24 at 6:30pm at Flewwelling’s house. Snacks were provided by Katie Miller.
