- Author: Judy Ludovise
Monday List April 7th
IMPORTANT TYPO in April Reporter "Save the Date" first page. My mistake. State Field Day will be held on May 31, not May 24th.
Does anyone have a photo of Fair Appreciation Day? I have none L I am writing an article for the Board of Supervisors and would love to have a photo to go with it.
Thank you! Judy
Have you signed up for your CQ job? If not, do it now by simply clicking on the link
http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=12407
Blood Centers of the Pacific will be at the Chickenque this year. You can make an appointment
Click on this link and sign up online today!
https://www.bloodheroes.com/index.cfm?group=op&step=2&opid=589508
Please let all 4H clubs know that the 2nd annual Chicken-stravaganza will be held on Sunday May 18th, from 10am to 2pm at SRJC Shone Farm!!
This is a free event that will provide tours of the SRJC free-range and pasture systems for poultry, demonstrations of bandaging and wound care, veterinarian demonstrations and discussions of disease, pathogens, and toxins, demonstrations and teaching of cooking techniques for fresh vs. store bought eggs and much more. Presenters include UC Davis and SRJC Instructors, Veterinarians, and specialists from UC Extension and California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory. Other activities include a Pot luck, Shone Farm Olive Oil tasting and a chance to learn how to identify the footprints of common chicken predators!
See and please distribute the attached flyer
Contact: Dr. Dan Famini at dfamini@santarosa.edu
Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship
Deadline April 11
Farm Bureau Foundation of Sonoma County will award $66,500 in scholarships this year to deserving students studying agriculture or an agricultural-related field at a four year college, junior college or vocational school. The Farm Bureau Foundation's mission is to encourage - and financially assist - young people for rewarding careers in agriculture or a closely related agricultural field including the farm-to-table culinary arts.
Last year there were more than 40 applicants from Sonoma and Marin counties for the scholarships administered by the Farm Bureau Foundation. Scholarships were awarded to 27 students. All of the scholarship winners were top students, excelling in academic, leadership and community service achievements.
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required for all scholarship applicants. Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarships are only available to undergraduate students.
Scholarship applications are available online or by contacting Sonoma County Farm Bureau at (707) 544-5575 or visiting the office at 970 Piner Road, Santa Rosa.
Applications must be typed, printed, signed and delivered or postmarked with other required documents by the deadline of 5 p.m. April 11, 2014.
View the 2013 Scholarship Recipients: [More...]
Download: 2014 Scholarship Application.pdf
List of 2014 Scholarships
- Bob & Leslie Kunde Memorial Scholarship $10,000
- Jess Stonestreet Jackson Memorial Scholarship $ 10,000
- Saralee McClelland Kunde Farm-to-Table Culinary Scholarship $ 5,000
- John Jordan Foundation Scholarship - $ 2,500
- Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards Scholarship $ 2,500
- Tamara Lewis Benson Memorial Scholarship $ 2,500
- American AgCredit Scholarship $ 3,000
- End-of-the-Road Gang $ 2,000
- Charles Bacigalupi - Russian River Valley Winegrowers Scholarship $ 1,000
- Mark Furusho Memorial Scholarship $ 1,000
- Royal Petroleum "Flying A" Scholarship $ 2,000
- Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group $2,000
- Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group $1,000
- Al Nissen Sunrise Farm Scholarship $ 1,000 x3
- Roy King Dairymens Feed Scholarship $ 1,000 x3
- Art Weyers Memorial Scholarship $ 1,000
- Chris Maloney Crop Insurance Scholarship $ 1,000
- Clover - Stornetta Farms Scholarship $ 1,000
- Dick Weber Sunrise Farms Scholarships $ 1,000 x3
- Friedman's Home Improvement Scholarship $1,000
- Herbert Burbank Jr. Memorial Scholarship $ 1,000
- Holtz Family Scholarship $ 1,000
- Isolena Maestretti and Bernice Beretta Memorial Scholarship $ 1,000
- Jerry and Don's Yaeger Pump & Well Scholarship $ 1,000
- Keith Michael Phillips Memorial Scholarship $ 1,000
- Lee Dolcini Dairymens Feed Scholarship $1,000
- Art Lafranchi Memorial Scholarship $1,000
- North Bay Petroleum Scholarship $1,000
- Pete and Judy Barbieri Scholarship in memory of Italo Barbieri $1,000
- Sonoma Marin Cattlewomen & Cattlemen Mona Chisholm Memorial Scholarship $ 1,000
- Supervisor Efren Carrillo Scholarship $ 1,000
- Marin County Farm Bureau Scholarship $ 500
North Coast/California Association of Pest Control Advisors $ 500
Our May 8 Day of Science and Service is quickly approaching. Help us create buzz!
How can you participate? I'm so glad you asked!
- Plan a local activity on your campus, REC or county office. Coordinate a community pollinator walk, visit a local school and teach about water conservation, or have an open house at your demonstration garden and add it to our California food map. Watch our webinar to get more ideas: http://ucanr.edu/sites/100brand/Day_of_Science_and_Service.
- Have kids or work at a school? Reach out to teachers, or principals, and have them do a classroom activity related to one of our questions. Download our lesson plans to share with them, under “Partner Outreach” at http://ucanr.edu/sites/100brand/Day_of_Science_and_Service.
- Reach out to your local partners and networks. Spread the word! We're relying on you to conduct outreach at the local level. Use our partner letters, press release, postcards and fact sheets to help in your outreach efforts.
- Visit beascientist.ucanr.edu and add your data to our maps. Add your dot to the map now to familiarize yourself with the process, (and to help us look more popular on May 8, of course).
- Join our social media campaign on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or Instagram! Use the hashtag #beascientist to join the conversation and spread the word.
Together, we can help thousands of Californians feel more connected to the research we do every day. Help us celebrate our UCCE centennial by joining in on the fun today!
For questions, please contact me at mpstein@ucanr.edu.
Marissa (Palin) Stein, MS
UC Cooperative Extension Centennial Program Coordinator
Calling all interested 4-H adults. Camp is looking for some adults to be a part of the 4-H camp experience! We are looking for adults with or without any camping experience. Spend a week under the stars, learn about nature, go for a swim, shoot a bow and arrow and watch our kids have a summer they will never forget! Applications here: http://cesonoma.ucanr.edu/Youth_Development/4-H_Events_and_Activities/4-H_Camp/ Any questions call gabby 707.696.3796.
4-H camp camper applications online NOW! Want to spend the summer in the sun, learning about nature, eating yummy food, going on hikes, making new friends? Come to 4-H camp and see what all the talk is about. Two weeks to choose from learn more here: http://cesonoma.ucanr.edu/Youth_Development/4-H_Events_and_Activities/4-H_Camp/ Any questions call gabby 707.696.3796.
In honor of the late Saralee McClelland Kunde, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has declared Tuesday, April 15, 2014 “Saralee Day”. Please help us get the word out to those who would like to join in the celebration by forwarding this email onto your organization's members.
"Saralee Day" will be a celebration of the wonderful life that Saralee shared with the community through her philanthropy and an opportunity to induct her as a prestigious “Honorary Director” to the Sonoma County Fair Board.
Event Location:
Sonoma County Board of Supervisor's Parking Lot, 575 Administration Drive, Santa Rosa.
Event Date:
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Schedule of Events:
11:00 am – Traveling Fair Opens
11:30 am – Awards Ceremony and Special Guest Speakers
12:30 pm – Lunch Served by The Pasta King
Thanks so much,
Christy Gentry
Publicity Department
Sonoma County Fair
1350 Bennett Valley Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
p: (707) 545-4200 ext 202
f: (707) 573-9342
publicity@sonomacountyfair.com
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