Auburn, CA – April 23, 2016 – McKenna and Myah, members of Placer County's Ophir 4-H Club, planned and ran a community outreach activity on Saturday at the Higgins Fire District and Cal Fire 2016 Open House.
The girls worked together to develop a plan to spread the word about 4-H in Placer and Nevada County. McKenna and Myah decided to show everyone that 4-H Grows Here by giving youth attending the event an opportunity to plant a variety of plants including succulents and spider plants. The girls assisted youth in planting and shared their love of 4-H with inquiring youth and adults alike, they even worked with Smokey the Bear!
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Auburn, CA – March 29, 2016 – Lleyton Rutz and Leila Doty, members of Placer County 4-H, have been honored for their exemplary volunteer service with a President's Volunteer Service Award.
The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of their time to serve their communities and their country, was granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program on behalf of President Barack Obama. Placer County 4-H nominated Lleyton and Leila for national honors this fall in recognition of their volunteer service.
Lleyton fulfilled his volunteer hours through his times spent on BrickDreams, a nationally recognized charity that gathers donated LEGOs from...
Kyle and Lleyton R., both 13, of Eureka Granite Bay 4-H Club are at the helm of BrickDreams, a nationally recognized charity based in Folsom working to bring unused Legos to children who have been the victims of domestic violence. The group collects unwanted Legos, sorts them into empty tennis ball cans and works with local agencies in Northern California including child advocacy groups, WEAVE, CASA, Stand up for Placer, police and chaplaincies to distribute the Legos.When a child is being rescued from a domestic abuse situation, they may need to leave home quickly, often without many of their possessions. They can go to shelters and obtain clothes and toiletries, but not a transportable toy like...
Come cheer on the local Placer County 4-H FRC 3257 Robotics Team at their upcoming event. The team will be participating in the FIRST STRONGHOLD competition being held at UC Davis March 24th-26th . Approximately 55 teams will be participating and admission is free. Worldwide, more than 3,000 teams will compete at over 120 events, all leading up to the 2016 FIRST Championship event being held in St. Louis, April 27-30. FIRST Robotics Competition combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. It's the only school sport where all members may turn pro if they choose. Teams of 10 or more high school students (ages 14-18/grades 9-12) are challenged to build and program a robot in six weeks to perform prescribed...
By Lance Winfield
The dessert auction is an event that takes place yearly at the November Ophir 4-H meeting. The latest one took place on November 3, 2015. What happens is that an auction takes place to sell homemade treats. The treats sold at the auction had to be homemade and not bought from a store. This would give the buyer a unique and high quality item. The money from the auction is used to benefit the clubs' projects for the year. Sometimes the money can be used to help the club out with its financial needs as well. I am proud to report that Ophir 4-H Club has raised approximately $5,000 from the auction this...
