- Author: LeAnn Chizek
Giving Tuesday is a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, nonprofits, families, businesses and students around the world came together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. The California 4-H Foundation set a goal to raise $10,000 overall for California 4-H, inspire 100 new donors, and recruit new 4-H volunteers. The California 4-H Foundation Board agreed to match the first $5,000 in donations.
Together the 4-H Foundation beat their goal on #GivingTuesday and raised $13,780 in the #4HGiving Confidence Campaign! This includes over $6,000 in matching gifts from the California 4-H Foundation and Foundation Board. Placer County 4-H received the most...
Tuesday night, September 15, 2015, at the Blue Line Arts Gallery in Roseville the Placer County 4-H Robotics Project was awarded a grant from Placer Community Foundation. Placer Community Foundation is a public charity established to assist donors in building an enduring source of charitable funds to meet the changing needs and interests of the community.
Placer County 4-H Robotics team members collaborate and build a competition-level robot that meets the challenge as defined yearly by FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). The team then participates in regional competitions where they compete with and against other teams from all over the world. During the off-season when they are not...
On Thursday, August 20, Ophir 4-H Club was invited by the Gold Country Fairgrounds to display small animals and a photo board showcasing projects offered by Ophir 4-H Club at the Roseville Chamber of Commerce mixer. Attendees learned about joining 4-H and how to participate as an adult volunteer. The purpose behind the event was for all the chamber members within Placer County to learn about local organizations. The Ophir 4-H Club worked with Placer High FFA to create a unique display which many chamber members enjoyed. A big thank you to Gold Country Fairgrounds and Laurie Johnson for the invitation and opportunity! Ophir 4-H Club meets the 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are held at Ophir Elementary...
Dry Creek 4-H Club in Placer County accepted an invitation from the Placer Fair Board to start a garden at the Gate C entrance to the Placer County Fairgrounds in Roseville. Members of the Dry Creek 4-H Club gave Good Day Sacramento a tour of the garden early Saturday morning before they spent the day at the garden participating in an outreach event involving talking to the public and passing out flyers to promote 4-H. Many people stopped by to view the garden, take home a few ideas and tips, and talk to the 4-H members. This project focused on giving back to the community and all food grown at the garden will be donated to the Placer Food Bank upon harvest. Through this project, members were able to work together to plan...
Placer County 4-H offers youth within 4-H the ability to participate in the 4-H Council Scholarship and the Hulbert Scholarship. All youth 14 to 19 years old may apply. The 4-H Council Scholarship, $300 for each selected youth, is provided by funds from the scholarship animal sold every year at the junior livestock auction at either Placer County or Gold Country Fairs. The Hulbert Scholarship, $2,500 for each selected youth, is formed from an endowment by the Hulbert Family to Placer County 4-H.
Eight youth applied and interviewed for the 4-H Council and Hulbert Scholarships on May 16th. Recipients of the 4-H Council Scholarship were Erika Molebash of Sheridan 4-H Club, Nicholas Balaguy of Gold Country 4-H Club, Henia Mackenroth...
