The Tod Mountain 4-H Club restarted this year. It was created in 1978 with only eight members, including the Brady and Peters families. Barry Brady was club leader.
The philosophy of the club at the time was to be a family-based organization, with meetings rotating between family homes.
There were plenty of potluck meals enjoyed by everyone.
Some activities the members undertook included showmanship practices, judging practices and social interactions. Even though the club did not have a large number of members, it was unified and team-based.
The original Tod Mountain 4-H Club won the George Challenger Trophy for Top 5 beef members in a year when there were more than 300 participants.
Even though the club did not have a constitution or set of bylaws at that time, the families agreed its function was to teach members knowledge of the agriculture industry and stress that skills learned in 4-H are life skills and important to member development.
Sadly, in 1984, the club ceased to have a large enough membership to carry on and the remaining four members transferred to the Yellowhead 4-H Club.
Area families are thrilled the Tod Mountain 4-H Club has been revived by Brady’s son, Jonathan.
The club’s purpose is “to provide positive development opportunities for youth so they learn to be citizens who are competent, confident and who contribute positively to their community.”
The club consists of 24 beef, sheep and Cloverbud members. Even though the membership is larger than the previous club, they are still family- and team-based.
Meranti Developments (Darcy and Lori Franklin) are club sponsors.
