- Author: Judy Ludovise
Monday List, November 11, 2012
CAL CONFERENCE apps for YOUTH and CHAPERONES due November 30th to the office with a $50.00 deposit check. No late apps accepted. We must have chaperones by Fri November 30th at 4:00pm if Sonoma County youth are to attend. Sign up now, before the holiday rush begins! We have two youth signed up so far. They are from Golrdridge and Forestville. Participating clubs are responsible for communicating and providing the needed chaperones. We typically need 2 women and 1 male. I will keep you posted on the Monday List, but applications must be in our office by the due date. You can find more information about the conference as well as the applications at: http://cesonoma.ucanr.edu/Youth_Development/4-H_Events_and_Activities/CAL_Conference/
CLUB LEADERS>>>IMPORTANT…Please open up attachment below.It is a “VEC (volunteer enrollment coordinator) Help Sheet” for online enrollment. This is hot off the press from the State. Please print it out and use it as a step by step guide. It would be VERY, VERY helpful if this is followed BEFORE registration comes to the office. Our part-time secretary is backed up with registration, because she has had to return so many incomplete documents. We realize the online system is often confusing and we have been requesting training for over a year.
The State has heard us loud and clear and has developed this sheet, just for YOU! And will have video trainings in the near future.
The 2nd Annual ChickenQue T-Shirt Drawing Contest….SEE ATTACHED FLYER
Important information to remember…..
Theme: The Centennial of 4-H, Celebrating 100 years, 1913-2013
Drawing due February 1st, no exceptions.
The winner will be announced via email the second week of February and at the March CCC meeting.
PINS NEEDED
Apparently, the 4-H Mall does not sell project pins for scapbooking or leathercraft. I have a leader who would like to purchase these. Do any of you have suggestions where they can be purchased? If so, please send me a quick email. Thank you! Judy
From the Chickenque Committee,
We are already busy planning for the 2013 Sonoma County 4-H Chickenque and our first items of business is the T-shirt drawing contest. It was a huge success last year and our goal is to get the information out earlier, leaving no one out. We want to encourage every youth to participate, so be creative and submit a drawing.
Our goal is to better our communication and rally the volunteers. We are proud of the changes we made and are looking forward to higher attendance, more club participation and new volunteers.
Please considering being a part of this great committee. We are looking for a few good volunteers. If you're interested, contact Matt Schafer at matt@firetriangle.com.
Thank you for being a part of this amazing event!
CAMP Hi! I am Madalyn Gibson and I am a staffer for Sonoma County 4-H camp.
Last year was an amazing year for 4-h camp. Now it is time to begin again. First up we need a new nurse. They are very important for camps! Next we need to watch over us staffers and campers. And you know camp can’t go on without volunteers. So if you or someone you know might want to help out with any of the above, please contact one of the four coordinators at: Michelle Machado, machadobunch@aol.com, Heidi Shura, pinkangel71@yahoo.com, Gabby McGrath at Gabriellamcgrath@aol.com and Lisa Bianchi at lisalilou@yahoo.com. Some important dates are: The first staffer training weekend will be held from January 18th to 20th. The Rohnert Park bus will arrive for pick up at 6:00pm and be home to drop off at around 3:45pm. The Santa Rosa bus will be there to pick up at about 6:45pm and drop off at about 3:00pm. Staffer applications are due no later than November 30th. SEND THEM IN!!!! And remember Camp One is from July 1st -6th and Camp Two is from July 7th- 12th . So excited for another amazing year of camp!!!!!
For more information go to http://cesonoma.ucanr.edu/Youth_Development/ Click on 4-H Events and Activities and look for the Camp link.
Thank you, Madalyn Gibson
FREE…Horse. See attached flyer
FREE…Beautiful young Americana rooster:+ 7 months of age.+ has a chance of winning awards at County Fairs and other competitions+ marvelous iridescent turquoise tail feathers+ shiny auburn feathers make up main coloring along with magenta and periwinkle+ chivalrous! Looks after hens, calls them for food, warns them from danger+ excellent, clean, solid comb+ muscular build+ great disposition+ raised on organic, soy-free food+ will make beautiful babies! *We would love to re-home the Rooster for free. We prefer him being a part of a flock rather than being eaten.Please contact Holly Kulak at holly@weekendsherpa.com or 415-235-7604.
SHOOTING SPORTS MEETING
The California 4-H Shooting Sports Program welcomes all current and/or potential 4-H Shooting Sports project leaders, teen leaders (high school aged 4-H members), and 4-H staff to attend a two-day leaders meeting on December 8-9, 2012 in Visalia, CA. To register for the meeting, please access the following link: https://ucanr.org/survey2/survey.cfm?surveynumber=7810
Please note, this is an informational meeting. It is not a training workshop where you receive certifcation in a discipline. It is an opportunity for you to network with leaders from throughout the state and gain further information about the shooting sports program.
John Borba 4-H Youth Advisor/Interim County Director UC Cooperative Extension - Kern County (661) 868-6216
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t-shirt flyer
- Author: Judy Ludovise
Monday List November 5, 2012
All Star Application...see attached at end of articles
2013 CQ Theme Needed
Calling all great ideas! We are in need of a theme for the 2013 Sonoma County 4-H Chickenque. Please submit your ideas to me at mohrmanjr@aol.com.
This theme will be included in the tshirt contest, so we need to have it set soon. Leaders and members… put on your thinking caps and get those ideas in! As a committee, we will discuss and chose a theme.
Thank you. Cheryl Mohrman and the CQ committee
Club Websites
Does your club have a website? If so, please send the URL to kgiovannini@ucdavis.edu and she will add the link to the Sonoma County 4-H Website.
Upcoming Reporter is the Dec/Jan issue. Please get me your articles this week. If you are a chair of a January/February/March event, please send me an article!
SC4H Website: 4-H Calendar and More!
Did you know that there is a calendar of events and activities on the Sonoma County 4-H website? There have been a lot of changes and many additions to the SC4H website, check it out:
http://cesonoma.ucanr.edu/Youth_Development/ If you have ideas to improve the site, please email them to kgiovannini@ucdavis.edu
Thank you!
Karen Giovannini
CCC meeting Tuesday night at the 4-H office in Santa Rosa…7:00pm
Last call for items to send to the troops. Also, if you have a locally produced item, (jam, wine, etc,) that you would like to donate for the State Leaders Forum this weekend, please bring it to Council meeting.
Upcoming orientation for all new leaders
November 14, 2012. Held at the 4-H office in Santa Rosa. 6:30 -8:00. I will confirm the availability of fingerprints next week. Please call Bonnie at the 4-H office to sign-up 565-2681
Free horses to a good home
I have 2 horses that I no longer use.
I used to do 4-H many years ago and know that some kids might be wanting or needing a project horse. Is there a way you can put the word out to some families to see if they would like them? They would be free to a 4-H family only. They do need work; I haven't been able to be active with them for about a year. One horse is a broke Buckskin Quarter Horse Gelding, he's registered, beautiful and about 9 years old. I adore him and ONLY want him to go to someone he will be loved like crazy by. The second is a little paint mini-horse, who has been my QH's company. He can go free too, only to a loving home. Thank you for your help and time.
Stephanie Moreda 707-695-3510
Reminder to everyone that won a Gold or Platinum Star …you must come into the Grange Credit Union office to get receive a $50 & $75 prize. If anyone has questions please don’t hesitate to call 584-0384 or email Rebecca@grangecu.org
Every year I have Gold & Platinum money that goes unclaimed….so don’t miss you chance to get your prize money!
Rebecca Nystrom Brito
Business Development
Sonoma County Grange Credit Union
707-584-0384/ Fax 707-584-3811
Thrive
I just wanted to let you know that I have just posted the 2nd of our Thrive Virtual Trainings on the website today. You can access the "Helping Youth Discover Their Spark" training by clicking on the following link http://www.ca4h.org/Resources/Volunteers/4-H_Thrive_Resources/4-H_Thrive_Virtual_Trainings/
Please pass along to whomever you desire.
Scott
4-H Archery Certification Training for volunteers and junior/teen leaders
will be offered Saturday, January 19th, 9 AM – 5 PM, and Sunday, January 20th, 8 AM- 12 noon, at the Livermore-Pleasanton Rod & Gun Club, 4000 Dagnino Road, Livermore, CA 94551 in Alameda County. You must be an enrolled 4-H leader or member and attend both days to receive certification to teach archery at the project, club and camp levels. The course will include a PowerPoint lecture, review of equipment, practice shooting and teaching, and a written test. The cost is $50 per person to include a resource binder, range fees, and Saturday lunch. Overnight RV parking, water & power only, is available for an additional fee.
To register, please complete and mail the “CA 4-H Shooting Sports Training Request and Registration Form” available at http://www.ca4h.org/files/2123.pdf, and an adult or youth 4-H medical release form and a $50 check payable to “De Arroyo 4-H Club” to Jennifer Siders, 4967 Erica Way, Livermore, CA 94550. Registration is due Monday, January 7th and space is limited. For more information call Jenny at 925-321-6009 or email her at jsiders@gmail.com.
Did your club request a 12 year pin? If so, please contact Bonnie S. at the 4-H office 565-2681
Sonoma County Animal Care and Control has received $1,500 from local non-profit Friends of the Animals in the Redwood Empire (FAIRE) to provide additional funding for the low-cost spay/neuter voucher program through the end of the year. Qualifying low-income county residents may receive a dog or cat spay/neuter voucher to redeem at participating veterinary clinics that provide spay/neuter surgeries for $20 for a dog and $10 for a cat.
Please help us spread the word to community members needing help to spay/neuter their pets.
Thank you!
Tammy Geronimo Operations Manager Animal Care and Control
Sonoma County Department of Health Services/Public Health (707) 565-5403
Do you know a 4-H’er who... Has a passion for government, history, political science, working with youth, public speaking, or leadership? If so, encourage them to apply for the position of Program Assistant (PA) at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center! APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE AT: Wonders of Washington Program Assistant: Citizenship Washington Focus Program Assistant: |
Application deadlines are approaching soon, and we want to give 4-H alumni and Collegiate 4-Hers an opportunity to make a difference during their spring or summer semester. Our PAs will be touching the lives of thousands of high school-aged students from all over the United States while working for our Wonders of Washington (WOW) or Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) programs in Washington, DC.
We are looking for individuals with at least a high school diploma (preferably some college experience) and a passion for youth development, hospitality, teaching, history, politics, or leadership. If you know a college student looking for credit towards graduation, National 4-H Council will happily work with the student and the school to make this possible.
Below are job descriptions and links to application materials for both programs. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Maria McNeely at MMcNeely@4HCenter.org.
Wonders of Washington Program Assistant
Application due November 16, 2012
Application Link: www.4hcenter.org/WOW-Program-Assistant
The WOW program gives young people the chance to explore, develop, and refine the skills necessary to become outstanding citizens and leaders in their home communities. Using the living classroom of Washington, D.C., youth learn about the history of our nation, its various leaders, and how they can put their skills of leadership and citizenship into use when they return home. Throughout the spring semester, WOW Program Assistants receive opportunities for professional development not only through interactions with youth groups, but also through interactions with various departments of National 4-H Council to develop their professional skills.
Citizenship Washington Focus Program Assistant
Application due January 16, 2013
Application Link:www.4hcenter.org/CWF-Program-Assistant
CWF gives 4-Hers the opportunity to strengthen their communication, leadership, and other citizenship skills on a national level. More than 1,500 young people exchange ideas, practice respect, and form friendships with other youth from diverse backgrounds throughout the summer. Through hands-on activities, simulations, and tours of various monuments and memorials, participants figure out what citizenship means to them and develop action plans to make a difference in their home communities. As a CWF Program Assistant, these 4-H leaders will create, develop, and facilitate curriculum to be used during the 2013 program.
2013 All Star App
- Author: Judy Ludovise
MONDAY LIST October 29, 2012
Directions from Karen, regarding subscribing to the blog
- Open the Blog on the County website (Club Leaders tab)
- Type your email address under 'Subscribe' - right menu, at the top.
- Click on the envelope to the right of the email address.
- Type the security code as shown.
- Click on "Subscribe to Blog"
4-H Showcase has been cancelled
Due to the low entries for the November 3, 2012 4-H Showcase, we have cancelled the event. We will be asking Club Leaders, Parents and members for suggestions and comments about what they would like to see at our 4-H Showcase. The original concept for this event came from our Annual Leaders meetings and was the #1 item on the list to have developed. However with only 11 entries for the entire event we feel we must have missed something. Please feel free to email lisa@sonomagoat@comcast.net or Diana at sprcrk@comcast.net if you have any suggestions, comments or ideas for bringing the 4-H Showcase to life once again.
Subject: 4H Centennial Pictures
Greetings,
I am in urgent need of 4H pictures between the years of 1913 and 2000
If anyone has at least one from each year I would appreciate it.
Please label the year and county with it. Email would be best.
I need them by Thursday, November 1st at the latest if possible.
Thank you,
Sandy Cohen
sandybear74@hotmail.com
State 4H Council President
1126 Montague Ln.
Lincoln, CA. 95648
(530) 210-6993
4-H Foundation News!!
Does your club or project need money? Are you graduating and/or in college? The 4-H Foundation gives grant money in the Fall and Spring every year and we have over $20,000 for our 2013 scholarship's! Please visit our website for applications and more information!
The 4-H Foundation is excited to announce the Dempel/Johnson $2500 Scholarship for 2013. Please visit our website for an application and more information.
Mark your Calendars!
2012 Fall Grant Applications Due November 15th, 2012
2013 Spring Grant Applications Due February 15th, 2012
2013 Scholarship Interviews will be held Saturday, April 20th, 2013
2013 Scholarship Applications due March 15th, 2013
"NEW" Dempel/Johnson Scholarship
This is a $2500 available to Sonoma County residents pursuing a non-agricultural career. Applicants must have been active in 4-H a minimum of 4 years, including his/her Junior and Senior years of high school. They must be entering or attending a four year university or college. This scholarship is available to applicants who have received other 4-H Foundation scholarships, but may receive this scholarship only one time.
Susan Hansen
Executive Director
4-H Foundation of Sonoma County
ed4hfoundation@yahoo.com
bogs video contest one-sheeter for youth
- Author: Judy Ludovise
MONDAY LIST October 22, 2012
A huge thank you to All Star Advisors, Cheryl Mohrman and Karyn Pulley and to our Sonoma County All Stars for providing all of us a wonder evening, Saturday night at Achievement Night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CLUB LEADERS: Will we see your primary youth and their friends on Saturday at the 4H Center for our new Science and Healthy Living Field Day?????????? I HOPE so. 12-4. Drop in for an hour or two. Call Bonnie if you know you can come. We are trying to get a head count for food. We only have about 11. I am hoping for 50!
CAL Confence applications are on the website. Clubs that send youth, need to communicate and select chaperones. One adult per 8, per gender.
Annual Community Service
We still need help with this…please contact me if you can help
The Starcross organization (check them out online) has asked if 4-H could again help with the Twistee project. They are so appreciative! I have the materials ready to give out to clubs and will go out of my way to get them to you if you need to get started soon. We need to have all 3000 complete by Nov 15. Please contact me if your club is interested in doing some of these. ALL ages 5-100 can do them. It takes me 30 minutes to do 100.
I have them separated into bags of 250 or 500. If you can participate, just let me know how many you would like and how I can get them to you.
4-H SHOWCASE – coming soon to the 4-H Center!
Now that the 4-H Showcase has been moved to Saturday, November 3, your club and project members have more time to enter the contests.
The deadline for entry forms (not the actual entries themselves) is Friday, October 26. Make sure that you mail your paperwork to Lisa Jack at 194 Center Rd, Petaluma 94952 by 10/26. You can also mail or walk your completed forms into the 4-H Office on Aviation Blvd but the paperwork has to be delivered to the office by 4 pm by the due date.
There are contests to appeal to all age levels – model rockets, cupcake decorating, educational poster or display, aluminum foil sculptures, creative sewing poster, Lego sculptures, birdhouses, place settings, jewelry or recycling sculpture where entries can be a small appliance (like a toaster or a radio) that’s taken apart or any recycled materials that are then reconfigured into an original sculpture.
The Crafter’s Challenge contest is an exciting competition where members will be given craft supplies at the Showcase, a set amount of time and the theme for their craft entry. The clock will be started and the fun begins as crafters use their imagination & crafting skills to make the winning creation! Ribbons are awarded and competitors will be able to keep their artwork.
Another fun contest to enter will be the Club Chili Cook-off. Clubs pull together a team of four 4-H members and one adult advisor, conjure up their incredibly delicious chili recipe and bring it to the Showcase on the event day. The judges and public will get to taste their chili and vote on their favorite. One club will walk away with BEST CHILI bragging rights for the year and have their club’s name engraved on a perpetual trophy to be on display at the 4-H Center. So, dig up your grandma’s, uncle’s, or mother’s amazing chili recipe and get cooking!
You’ll find all the forms and contest descriptions on the Sonoma County 4-H website. For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact Lisa Jack at sonomagoat@comcast.net
Corner Grain Feeders
Hello, We have two older (but still very usable) corner grain/feed tubs that we used when we had horses. These require some hardware (which we do not have) to bolt them into place. Is there anyone in your program who could use these? Here's some more information:
1) Approximate dimensions are: 23" sides, 23" front to back, 35" between front "corners", 6" for the short run across the back, 12" deep
2) Look something like this, no hay rack: http://martinranchsupply.com/content/corner-feed-tub
3) I think they are made of rubber.
4) I have no way to transport them, so someone would have to pick them up (near Twin Hills School, Sebastopol). They are sure to have spiders, maybe even black widows, especially under the "lip" on the inside of the feeder. Thus, it would be best if these could be transported in a truck bed. Otherwise, they might fit into large, 33 gallon size trash bags.
5) They were in our shed for a long time, but I have pulled them out and now they are outside. I was going to try to clean them up and sell them, but am just not up to that. So, they reflect the fact that they been outside (dirt, dust, creatures of the outside world, etc.).
If you can't use these but can refer me to someone else who might like to have them, that would be grand.
Thank you! Christie Reid From: flowers4joy2 [mailto:flowers4joy2@yahoo.com]
- Author: Judy Ludovise
Website Updates
Our office is putting more and more of our forms and applications on our County website. Please check it regularly!
C.A.L Conference January 2013
Applications will be on our County website later this week. Limited to 15 youth from each of the counties in our section.
Achievement Night
The Sonoma County 4-H All Stars want to remind you that Achievement Night is October 20, 7pm at the 4-H Center. The theme is "An Evening in the Amazon" and we are encouraging you to dress up like your favorite jungle animal, wear your whites or show your club spirit. Bring your excitement and be prepared to share it by cheering on your club, its members and leaders. It's sure to be a great celebration as we have a few surprises for some of our favorite adult 4-H members.
~Jeannette, Josh and Ellorine
Can Your Club Help With a Community Service Project?
The Starcross organization (check them out online) has asked if 4-H could again help with the Twistee project. They are so appreciative! I have the materials ready to give out to clubs and will go out of my way to get them to you if you need to get started soon. We need to have all 3000 complete by Nov 15. Please contact me if your club is interested in doing some of these. ALL ages 5-100 can do them. Last night it took me 30 minutes to do 100.
I have them separated into bags of 250 or 500. If you can participate, just let me know how many you would like and how I can get them to you. Achievement night?
Calling ALL Primary Youth ages 5-8
Hope you are planning on dropping in at the Center on Oct 27 for PRIMARY SCIENCE and HEALTHY LIVING FIELD Day. We only have 10 signed up. It is going to be a FUN,FUN, FUN time..SO don’t mis it. Call Bonnie to RSVP even if you only drop by for an hour. Youth ages 5-8. Bring friends, introduce them to 4-H!
4-H SHOWCASE – coming soon to the 4-H Center!
Now that the 4-H Showcase has been moved to Saturday, November 3, your club and project members have more time to enter the contests.
The deadline for entry forms (not the actual entries themselves) is Friday, October 26. Make sure that you mail your paperwork to Lisa Jack at 194 Center Rd, Petaluma 94952 by 10/26. You can also mail or walk your completed forms into the 4-H Office on Aviation Blvd but the paperwork has to be delivered to the office by 4 pm by the due date.
There are contests to appeal to all age levels – model rockets, cupcake decorating, educational poster or display, aluminum foil sculptures, creative sewing poster, Lego sculptures, birdhouses, place settings, jewelry or recycling sculpture where entries can be a small appliance (like a toaster or a radio) that’s taken apart or any recycled materials that are then reconfigured into an original sculpture.
The Crafter’s Challenge contest is an exciting competition where members will be given craft supplies at the Showcase, a set amount of time and the theme for their craft entry. The clock will be started and the fun begins as crafters use their imagination & crafting skills to make the winning creation! Ribbons are awarded and competitors will be able to keep their artwork.
Another fun contest to enter will be the Club Chili Cook-off. Clubs pull together a team of four 4-H members and one adult advisor, conjure up their incredibly delicious chili recipe and bring it to the Showcase on the event day. The judges and public will get to taste their chili and vote on their favorite. One club will walk away with BEST CHILI bragging rights for the year and have their club’s name engraved on a perpetual trophy to be on display at the 4-H Center. So, dig up your grandma’s, uncle’s, or mother’s amazing chili recipe and get cooking!
You’ll find all the forms and contest descriptions on the Sonoma County 4-H website. For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact Lisa Jack at sonomagoat@comcast.net
Leaders…Can’t make it to the State Leader’s Forum This Year in Asilomar?
If possible, PLEASE BRING ONE ITEM TO NOVEMBER CCC donated from you or your club/project members. Those of us who are going Judy and Diana Hampton, will put together a basket so that Sonoma county will have representation.
Each county is requested to donate one or more ―County Baskets featuring items you feel are representative of all that makes your county the wonderful place it is. ( A local jar of jam or honey makes an outstanding donation.)Local non-perishable items making up county baskets are always hot items on the Silent Auction tables. Baskets usually include 5-10 items and have a value of $50 or more. The SLF 2013 Silent Auction Committee is hoping to get donations of "County Baskets' from all counties in the state. Can also be from a club or project.
"Adopt a Family Policy" still under state review
The State is still reviewing the policy on “adopt a family at the holidays.” Shannon Dogan, who spoke to us in August at Leader Training, knows it has been a popular practice with many of our clubs, and is such a heartfelt activity and is trying to work out the policy part of it. I will let you know as soon as I get word.
Get Wild!! Wildlife Project Meeting on Oct 24
Want to learn about wildlife and habitats here in Sonoma County and do some amazing activities? Plus make new friends from throughout the County. Join the Sonoma County Wildlife Project. Come to the meeting on Wednesday, October 24, 4pm to 5:30 at the 4-H Office in Santa Rosa. Come check it out!
To sign up, when enrolling online, add Countywide as a club and add Wildlife Project as the project.
For more information, contact Mary Engebreth at maryengebreth@comcast.net or Karen Giovannini at kgiovannini@ucdavis.edu
INTERESTED IN THRIVE?
Volunteers…..Interested in stepping into a new position and becoming trained in the Thrive! Program?? This is the last chance this year to register to become trained as Master Trainer. All expenses covered for the weekend of training at Davis. Call me if you are interested and I will put you in touch with the State Coordinator, Scott Mautte
They have just secured dates and locations in Davis for an additional 4-H Thrive Master Trainer Training for those that were unable to attend one of the four regional trainings that were previously offered. As before, travel expenses to, from and during the events are covered by the State Office. The training dates and locations are as follows:
December 1-2, 2012 (New Master Trainers Only)
UC Davis Conference Center*
550 Alumni Lane
Davis, CA 95616
The deadline to register for this training is November 15th, 2012
*Hotel Accommodations for this training will be made by the State Office at:
Comfort Suites UC Davis 1640 Research Park Drive Davis, CA 95616
To register for each event, go to the Master Trainer Training Website at: http://ucanr.edu/sites/4HThriveMasterTrainers/
Please review these friendly reminders:
• 4-H Thrive educational materials will only be available to counties that have a current 2012-2013 Master Trainer Team
• The above trainings will be the final Master Training Trainings offered during the 2012-2013 program year
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call me.
Sincerely, Scott Mautte
From Bonnie:
Barbara from Petaluma called. She had two goats. One died. Now she has one goat that is very upset about the passing of her partner. She is a lovely Alpine goat, very docile, very friendly. She would like to find a home for her surviving goat and would welcome any suggestions from our 4-H community. She doesn’t know what to do and is very concerned for her goat. Please call 707-775-4344 Thank you.
Silver Paws for Love news release 10-3-12