2008 Block and Bridle Club Meeting Minutes
10 September 2008, 5 pm in 342 Morrison Hall
1. President Katie McGee introduced the club and officers and gave out an information sheet. Members were reminded to bring the $5 dues when they can.
2. A survey was handed out to get an idea of when folks would like to meet, what kinds of farms they would like to visit, when the best time is for halter breaking, and when would be a good time to have a meeting with Temple Grandin, an expert in handling livestock.
3. An email list was passed around.
4. We talked about the fundraising events including the ANSC Faculty Chili Valentine’s Day luncheon for which we will cook chili the night before.
5. We talked about the student livestock show. By a show of hands, we saw that members were interested in gaining experience learning how to handle the animals during the fall in anticipation of the spring Student Livestock Show.
6. An email will be sent out a week in advance of our next meeting. Look forward to an exciting year!
7. Any questions, concerns, or suggestions are welcome.
The email addresses for the 2008-2009 officers are:
President: Katie McGee (klm82)
Vice President: Rachel Hatch (rah283)
Secretary: Caitlin Sheldon (cls259)
Treasurer: Jess May (jlm386)
Livestock Show Chairs: Laura Harthan (lbh25) & Margaret Dunn (mwd25)
Publicity: Sarah Khatibzadeh (smk85)
Club Advisor: Michael L. Thonney (mlt2), 114 Morrison Hall
Club Assistants: Joanne Parsons (jgp1), 247 Morrison Hall & Victoria Badalmenti (vb65), 114 Morrison Hall.
Submitted by: Caitlin Sheldon <cls259@cornell.edu>
9/25/08, 5:30 pm at 342 Morrison Hall
1. We voted on what type of farms we would like to visit in the next two months and we decided on a beef and dairy farm. We will be contacting the farms and emailing everyone to see what times work best for folks.
2. Temple Grandin will be coming to speak to us October 31st at 3 pm in 342 Morrison. Hope to see you there!
3. If you are interested in the National Block and Bridle Convention, which will be held in San Antonio, see Katie.
4. Also see Katie if you are interested in Animal Science summer study abroad opportunities. Through global learning semesters, you can earn 6 credits.
5. Please bring your $5 dues to Jess May.
Submitted by: Caitlin Sheldon <cls259@cornell.edu>
1/23/09 Updates and Old Meeting Minutes
Our next meeting will be Wednesday January 28th at 5:30 PM in 342 Morrison
We have some great events to look forward to:
Halter breaking (first session January 25th)
Chili Lunch Fundraiser on February 13th
Student Livestock Show (date TBA)
Beef Heifer Halter Breaking Update:
We were not able to work with the beef heifers last semester due to a ringworm problem, but we have a halter breaking coming up this Sunday, January 25th from 1 PM to about 4 PM at the Teaching and Research Center. We would love everybody who has time and is interested to come. Wear warm clothes and a good pair of shoes (boots would be great).
Here are the carpooling pick-ups:
1) North Campus In front of RPCC (side facing Donlon and Dickson)
2) West Campus: Baker Flagpole
3) Behind Morrison (email Katie if you need another pick-up spot)
Livestock Show:
Jess is working hard to order equipment to help get the animals ready for the show.
1/28/09 Block and Bridle January 28th Meeting Minutes
Valentine’s Day Chili Lunch February 13th:
We will be selling the food from about 10:30 am – 2 pm and cleaning up from 2-2:30 pm. If you didn’t get to sign up for a time slot at the meeting, email Katie what times you can help.
We would also love for folks to bake Valentine’s Day related treats. We can give you funding from the club to pay for the ingredients.
We will be food shopping Thursday, February 12th at 2:30 pm. We would love your help preparing the food. Let Katie know what time works best for you on Thursday to help get the food ready.
Student Livestock Show:
T-shirt design—We would welcome any designs you might have.
The show will tentatively be on April 11th, but please let Katie know if this is a bad date for you.
Halter breaking
We will have another halter breaking session this Sunday, February 1st, at 1 pm
Email Katie where you’d liked to be picked up if you didn’t let us know at the meeting.
Dues
If you haven’t already paid your $5 yet, please get it to us soon as you can.
3/25/2009 Block and Bridle Meeting Notes
Animal CARE presentation
Make sure to wash your hands after handling the animals.
Sign-Up for Species and Chore Times
We have six species that we will be taking care of these next two weeks and showing at our Student Livestock Show on April 11th: dairy heifers, beef heifers, goat, sheep, pigs, and horses. It’s not too late to sign-up to show an animal. Chore times are at 8 am and 5 pm. They do not take long, and we have many time slots that we could use some help with. Please email the chair of the species you would like to show. Thanks a bunch a have a great weekend!
Margaret Dunn for Goats mwd25@cornell.edu
Sarah Khatibzadeh for Sheep smk85@cornell.edu
Jess May for Dairy Heifers jlm385@cornell.edu
Katie McGee for Beef Heifers klm82@cornell.edu
Caitlin Sheldon for Pigs cls259@cornell.edu
Margaux Tillinghast mct45@cornell.edu
9/8/2009 Block and Bridle Meeting Notes
Meeting handout