June 18, 2026
In attendance- Nancy, Sue Adams (TLOT), Anita, Floy (Royal Sewers), Jim (Family Living Project), Veronica (South King 4-H), Heidi (Seattle City Slickers), Melinda Wilkinson(Mounted Magic), Caroline (Cats)
Called to order 7:07
Minutes from the last meeting sent out in email- any discussion/ changes needed?
Secretary report -currently don’t have one
Treasurer report-Floy
- Not much activity at all this last month
- 2025-2026 Budget & Actual was printed off
- Ask that the minutes show the balances of the meeting time
- A letter was sent to the King-Pierce Farm Bureau asking for funding- We were denied
- We need to work on making our finances more clear for those who may want to review it.
- Requested there be a printed treasurers report with further detail.
- The budget may need to be broken down in more detail. We currently have multiple line items that are for different clubs and categories.
- We need to reevaluate how we present our finances.
- $43,000 is not all of the Association money;
- Unbudgeted Funds of $14,000 is normal to carry over for the year
- $15,600 is what the Association is budgeted
- Projects have a large amount of money in it
- Judges training income $144.35
- Family Living
- Expenses $1,324 in ribbons
- Post Secondary Scholarship $1800
- $1200 outstanding checks from scholarships that have not been cashed from the ones that were just issues last month .
- $600 each
- 4-H Fair Support -> no expenses yet for Judges, last year overall for judges was $1600 -> currently there is $3,045.00 left in the budget
- Spent money for ribbons
- Postage for fair checks
- ~ $400 for Rosettes
- Superintendents can get $50 + judges fees
- In the past we have paid for Fair Entry $750 for Fair Entry. Nancy believes that Alyssa paid for it but not sure where
- In the past photo stands have been paid for (infrastructure that needs to be changed out)
- $120-$150
- Statment that the organization is mismanaging funds and that there needs to be a better way to budget. Is stating that this is very fishy.
- President mentioned that feedback is welcome and would like to come up with better record keeping.
Staff Report
- August 4th to 8th in the office 9-12 age group Becoming a scientist theme.
- $50 and will offer fee waivers as well
- Kickoff Meeting October 8th at Meridian Grange
Old business
Agriventure Event: Dinner with the Farmer
- Melinda and her kids were there, it was in the back corner and no one really went into the back corner.
- Renee had too many volunteers so 4-H wasn’t really needed
- 2 different 4-H Booths
- There was a STEM club as well
- 4-H members were not even thanked
4th & 5th Graders
- The stations were amazing had kids from all over Enumclaw School District, Private School
By-laws- tabled to summer but to be finished before start of new 4-H year 2026-2027
- We will be doing these in August and be presented
- Notification 10 days prior to October meeting
- Will be doing the voting at the kickoff Meeting
- Need to get a committee set
- The main issue was voting and changing some things in the Constitution and By-Laws and seeing what needs to be at the Constitution and the By-Law Money
Grants and fundraising
- This is tabled for right now Susan will continue working on it
New Business
Cook shack update
- Got a domestic refrigerator and will make it work
- Potentially add a lock to the refrigerator
- Need to take inventory of all the items that belong to 4-H in
- Hot Dog Roller? -> should we eventually get one that would be available. Floy mentioned that this
House & Hazel do good Wednesdays
- Do Good Wednesday. Have 4-H come in and do presentations and give us part of the proceeds. They want to do it later in the summer.
Fall 4-H event to promote clubs end of September (after state fair)
- Clubs come and set-up booths , tabling event
- At the Fairgrounds
- Potentially make it free or super cheap at the Expo Center. Melynda has already been in contact with Expo
- In August or 1st week of October
- Can have petting tables, have the kids do the demonstration
- Would like to do a Seattle area event
- We can do a 4-H Club/Project thing here at the Office
- Used to do a Open House type event for people
Super Saturday
- Kandi suggested classes for parents and leaders.
Newsletter
- We need more people to read it. Multiple sources of information to get people to hear about things.
Fair
- Still life drop off is Saturday the 11th 9am-3pm
- Superintendent meeting June 30th at 6pm
- Open class is having an apple pie contest for the 250th
No meeting in July due to fair