Central Area 4-H Tech Team

The meeting of the CATT was called to order at 10:10 AM.

Roll Call: Roll call question: What are you doing for fair this year?;

• Zach: Bringing animals, educational presentation, rocketry, and Altoids tin projects

• Alex: No idea

• Ethan: Bouquets of flowers and redneck repairs

• Marissa and David are now part of the State Tech Team

• David: Photographs

Treasurers: $400.10. Approved by Alex, seconded Marissa.

No business meeting last time, no secretary report.

T-Shirts: Custom apparel from www.4-hmall.org. minimum of 12 per order. Not too bad for pricing. Should we get them? Ethan thinks we should get a white shirt and then Tie-dye it. Motion to approve by David seconded by Ethan. Design #TS41. Approved order of 12 of them.

Marissa motioned that the CATT fund Tie-dye kits for the shirts. The motion was approved.

Neal Smith project update by David. Haven’t accomplished much yet.

Discussion for June Meeting. Throw a pizza party! Hopefully we will not get the Tie-Dye mixed with the pepperoni. David suggested Casey’s pizza. Ethan motioned that the CATT would consume copious quantities of Casey’s Pizza, which was seconded by Kyle (club expense).

A survey was taken at the end of the meeting for suggestions for the next year.

For CATT members interested in taking a project to the Story County Fair, see http://sc-fair.com. Mary is coming at 2:30 to discuss specifics of the fair and what changes are being made. State fair opportunities are possible through the county fair. Robotics and video competitions.

The CATT watched the 4-H Film Festival video for the Iowa State Fair. Participants make a film and the winner of best film receives an Apple iPad.

If you’ve just finished 8th grade you can sign up for the state conference. You don’t have to be in 4-H to go, so ask your friends.

At this point we all realized that we hadn’t done the pledges so we did them now. The next meeting of the CATT will take place on June 11. There will be no business meeting, just an achievement show, Tie-dye-ing of the new shirts for those who want to, and pizza party.

At 1:53 Ethan motioned to adjourn the meeting, with a second from Kyle. The motion was passed and the meeting was adjourned at 1:53 PM.

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Mary came to talk at 2:30 about the new policies in the fair. Some fairly major changes have been made to help you work out where your project belongs.

The Minutes of the Central Area Tech Team

March 2011

Alexander C

The meeting was called to order at 1:10 PM. Ten members were present. The role call question was “What are you doing for spring break?” The club’s answers were recorded as follows:

• David: A four day spring break.

• Marissa: Is going on vacation to a cabin.

• Nathaniel: Is doing nothing.

• Andrew: Is moving down the block. *nudges Nathaniel*

• Kyle: Practicing for soccer.

• Will: Going to Chicago.

• Craige: Going to grandmother’s.

• Jake: Not doing much.

• Zach: Not doing anything.

• Alex: Doing homework.

The pledges were led by Alex and David. The treasurers report was given. Current balance in the CATT funds is $400.10. Alex motioned to approve the report, David seconded. The motion was passed. The secretary’s report was given. Zach motioned to approve the report, seconded by Craige. The secretary’s report was approved.

Club T-Shirt designs were discussed but the decision was postponed until next meeting due to a lack of them. CATT members are welcome to bring designs to the next meeting. The CATT brochure will be handled by Marissa and Ethan.

David has been talking to “Debbie and a kid and her mom from fish and wildlife.” The CATT will receive a grant including eight iPhones with data plans. Five iPhones will belong to the club. The CATT will map 80 acres, marking oak and hickory trees. The CATT will begin mapping on April 2^nd in cooperation with the SEATT. Wear pants.

Fund raiser for 2011 — Discussion. Several possibilities were considered, including selling Hex Bugs or flash drives. After discussion the CATT tipped their hats to the possibility of holding a public workshop with rocketry.

The website theme will be changed from “Desk Mess”. Only five people (out of the ten present) had visited www.centralareatechteam.org in the last two months.

The County Fair is quickly approaching. You can do about anything you want for the fair; there are many different categories. Possible activities include presentations, posters, photography, and other forms of communication.

The Intermediate 4H trip is coming up, however you must complete 8th grade by the end of this year in order to participate. For those of you who need to catch up on 4H paperwork, spring break would be a good time to work on recordkeeping.

The activity of next month’s meeting will be rocket launching.

David motioned to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Marissa. The meeting was adjourned at 2:03 PM.

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The activity of the day was building rockets. The rocket engines for the launch next meeting will be a club purchase. The CATT will pay up to $50 for the engines.

The Meeting of the Central Area Tech Team
November, 2010

Alexander H. Campbell
Reporter/Secretary for the CATT

The meeting was called to order by the President at 1:24 PM on November 13. Seven people were present at the meeting. The treasurers report was given and approved. The current balance is $343.10 in the CATT funds.
The secretary’s report was given. Zach motioned to approve the minutes, which was seconded by Ethan. The motion was passed.
Discussion about a computer project (installing digital communication hardware and software in assisted living homes) was held.
For the next meeting (December 2010) it was suggested the people would bring video games (Xboxs and Wiis) and snacks. Games would be followed by officer installations.
The possibility of a winter campout was discussed, but decided against.
Marissa motioned to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Zach. All were in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 2:01 PM.

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The activity of the day was editing the movies made at the October meeting.