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Clover Day 4-H Adult Volunteer Event March 17, 2018 @ Youth Ag & Leadership Center Register $10 by March 5 at http://ucanr.edu/cloverday/
All Star Ambassador Application Now online 4-H All Star County Ambassadors are role models for their fellow 4-H members and their community. 4-H All Star County Ambassadors assist with county events, develop plans of action, and perform service projects. This esteemed position keeps older members involved by providing them with leadership development through goals to strive for as they serve as leader role models for younger members. Learn more at http://cesonoma.ucanr.edu/4H/For_Youth/Ambassador/ Qualifications
Completing a 4-H Record Book is not an application requirement. Apply HERE for 4-H All Star County Ambassadors Complete application (including this form and the components listed above) are due to the UCCE Sonoma County 4-H Office postmarked by April 2, 2018. Incomplete applications will not be considered for evaluation. Send applications to either: cesonoma4h@ucanr.edu or by mail to: UCCE Sonoma 4-H Presentation Day
Teen Career Exploration Our 2nd Exploration is coming up! Don't forget to sign up now. March Chickenque updates ARE YOU READY FOR CHICKENQUE? March Fair Appreciation Day The Sonoma County Fairgrounds has long been a supporter of the 4-H experience here in Sonoma County. In appreciation and recognition of this special 57-year relationship, we want to give back to the Fairgrounds and the Fair Board by holding a workday. There will be organized projects for all ages. The workday will be at the fairgrounds on March 11, 2018. Our workday will start at 9:00am and conclude at 12:00 with lunch. Please sign up to volunteer online: http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=24007 If you have the opportunity, please share our open house flyer. You are welcome to put it out while selling tickets, share it with friends or ask if your church or local school will include it in their newsletter or family folders. CHICKENQUE FLYER
All T's, child and adult will be $10 (XXL $12) Return this form and payment to the March 15rd Chickenque Rep Meeting or to the 4-H office by 3pm on March 23rd T-SHIRT ORDER FORM POSTER CONTEST: Help us promote Chickenque! All 4-H members are encouraged to make a poster. Adult entries are welcome! Posters will be judged at the club level in March and winners for each category will be selected at the April CCC meeting! POSTER CONTEST FLYER ONLINE VOLUNTEER SIGN UPS: Online sign-ups will be available March 15th. We will email every family a link to the sign-ups. Sign-up early if you are particular about where you want to work as spaces are limited and fill quickly. PROJECT BOOTHS: We would like to encourage your club and project leaders to organize one or two project booths. We want visitors see everything that 4-H can offer to their family. Plus, there is a $50 per booth incentive (up to two booths) per club! DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR BOOTH SPACE IS APRIL 13TH BY 4PM. Please fill out and return to: CLUB BOOTH INFORMATION CLUB BOOTH APPLICATION The next Chickeque Rep meeting is March 15th, 7pm at the 4-H Center. 2018 March Hare
Judging Schedule Showroom Opens at 7:30 AM Judging Begins with Rabbits at 8:30 AM Showmanship Begins at 9:00 AM Breeders Classes follow selection of BIS ALL ENTRIES DUE: SEND TO:
Sonoma County Youth Poultry Showmanship Showdown April 7, 2018 This event will include: Attention 4-H Fashion Super Heroes!
Remember: You do NOT need to sew or be in a sewing project to participate in Fashion Revue! See the Fashion Revue website http://cesonoma.ucanr.edu/4H/Events/Fashion_Revue/ for information about the 10 different entry categories. Entry Forms: The Fashion Revue entry forms are available at the website. Each participant needs to submit an Online Participant Entry Formwhich is due by midnight, Friday March 30, 2018. For each category entered, participants need to submit a set of Printed Category Entry Forms which are due by 4:00pm at the 4-H Office, Monday April 9, 2018. NEW:Members who are unable to attend the morning evaluations can participate in the afternoon Fashion Show! These members will not be eligible for awards, but they can join our fun show and show off their creations. Submit all entry forms to be eligible. Returning: High point participant award, the Fashion Design Contest, and the Knowledge Contest Lunch will be available to purchase. Please submit your lunch reservations and check with your category entry forms. Volunteers: We are still looking for evaluators and other volunteers to help the day of the Fashion Revue. Please contact the committee if you can help. We will continue to update the website with more information. Email the committee if you would like to be on our email list to receive news and reminders. If you have any questions or need more information about the 4-H Fashion Revue, please email the committee: Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest Four cash rewards are made to the winning 4-H clubs. Members may enter with their clubs and also with their families. the official placings and reason will be published in our April 25th issue as well as on our website www.hoards.com/cjc2018. Winners will be announced in the May 10th issue. If you are interested in learning more about this Judging project see the information on the website. Hi 4-H Team! I'm a former equestrian 4-H participant and now I work for local environmental non-profit Daily Acts. We are excited to be hosting our 2nd annual Sustainable Equine Management Workshop, coming up March 3 & 4 in Petaluma. I wasn't sure who exactly who to send this to from your team, but I am looking for help in spreading the word about this workshop to 4-Hers in the region. Participants will learn practical strategies for sustainable equine management that can save on vet bills, improve horses' mental & physical health, and make chores easier while helping fight climate change and stormwater pollution. Topics will include small acreage pasture management, manure and mud management, natural pest control, chore efficiency, and wildfire planning. We are flying in Alayne Blickle as our speaker. She is an equine property consultant and founder of the internationally acclaimed program Horses for Clean Water. She's also a life long rider and has worked for the NCRS for many years helping horse and livestock owners. Alayne will also be offering farm consultations, and participants have the opportunity to audit for free. The webpage is here, plus there is a Facebook event page here .
National DNA Day This year marks the 15th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project. To commemorate this milestone, National DNA Day will be celebrated on April 25. It will focus on key genomic advances that have occurred over the past 15 years and the increasing importance of genetics and genomics in people's lives. This project is coordinated by the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Additional activities will be held throughout the year. For more information, including hands-on activity ideas, visit https://www.genome.gov/10506367/national-dna-day/. If you would like some DNA “Did You Know” visuals that could be used at 4-H meetings, workshops or fairs, please email Jessica Bautista. 4-H Animal Science Symposium |
From the 4-H Youth Development Advisor, Steven Worker Presidents Letter - Naomi Edwards
Livestock Judging was a huge success thanks to Diana and her team. -Naomi |
Want to show at the fair? Learn about the requirements of showing C. Eligibility to Show4-H members must complete project completion requirements and additional requirements as determined by the county 4-H YDP. Notification of county 4-H YDP requirements must be given to the member at the time of enrollment. Exhibiting at the state fair, county fairs or other exhibition events may have certain entrance requirements separate from the 4-H YDP. See Steps to Success in 4-H and Steps to Success in 4-H FAQ. D. Ages to Show4-H YDP age requirements as set forth in this Handbook are to be used for determining age requirements for fair participation. The levels of membership for 4-H are age based. Each level is defined as follows:
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Hoard's Dairyman Cow Judging Contest
Equine Field Day 2018! Equine Field Day 2018 will be at Modesto Junior College, the ACE Pavilion, on Saturday, February 10, 2018 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM Modesto Junior College ACE Pavilion, 2201 Blue Gum Avenue, Modesto Who should attend? 4-H Horse Leaders, Volunteers, Members, Parents and all Horse Enthusiasts About this event Sessions will include: gymkhana, showmanship, lameness, mini horses, driving, horsemanship, and educational contests. Tour the equine facilities at Modesto Junior College. You do not have to own a horse to attend! This educational event is a fundraiser for the Statewide 4-H Equine Programs. Let me know if you have any questions. DeAnn Tenhunfeld, Animal Science Education State 4-H Office, 530-750-1340 Clover Day 2018 For 4-H volunteer leaders in Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Mendocino, and Lake counties (not for 4-H youth members)
Clover Day: A one-day volunteer development event for 4-H volunteer leaders in Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Mendocino, and Lake counties. The focus is to support skill and relationship building between fellow 4-H volunteer leaders for both project-specific areas as well as other 4-H topics to help improve youth engagement and learning. 0% AG Loans for 4-H Youth Community First Credit Union is proud to offer 0% AG loans to FFA and 4-H students who will be showing and selling their market animals at the local county fairs. Kids can borrow as little as $100 and as much as $2,500 to finance their market animal projects. Monies can be used to pay for the animal, feed, supplies, 4-H uniform, whites, and fair entries. All they need to do is fill out the application and return via email, fax, or drop off at one of our 10 local branches throughout Mendocino, Lake, Napa, and Sonoma County. All of the kids will pay back their loans at the end of the summer after all of the county fairs have taken place.
If you have more questions about this awesome program please feel free to call or email me and please let me know if you would like someone to come to your club to talk about the program to your 4-H kids. Thank you so much and have a fabulous weekend! Rebecca Nystrom, Member Development Specialis JOANN Paper Clover Campaign The whole month of February, $1 and $4 clovers are being sold at the register in JOANN stores nationwide.
JOANN / 4-H In-store Service Project Saturday, February 3, 2018 from 11am - 2pm Local 4-H programs will partner with their JOANN's store to hand-make Valentine's Day cards. Supplies and space will be provided by each JOANN store. Role of 4-H clubs and members:
Save the date and start planning your project to spread caring with those in need!
Need 4-H Projects to Test New 4-H Livestock Curriculum
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Presidents Letter - Naomi Edwards What a beautiful time in our county. The leaves have fallen off all of the grape vines and fruit trees, the hills are green again and the bulbs are already starting to bloom.
The winter and spring are full new opportunities for us to encourage new skills and challenges in the youth of our fine county. We have leadership conferences, Presentation Day, livestock judging, rabbit and poultry shows, Fashion Revue, Chickenque, and fairs.
Clubs have contests, project meetings, community service projects, and proficiencies. I know of 3 clubs that fund-raised, and provided food and gifts for firestorm victims. Clubs are visiting elder care homes playing games and leaving encouraging cards. County Youth volunteered at the Redwood Empire food bank that is supplying food for 200,000 people. Fashion Revue is joining the state in making pillowcases for kids with cancer. Our youth are changing our county, our country and our world, for the better!
Have a safe and enjoyable rest of winter as we prepare for Spring. Warmly, Naomi |
For adults who are still pending in the 4hOnline enrollment system
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Vintage Cutting Horse Association is a non-profit organization; , who hosts 4 to 6 cutting horse competitions each year; at the Petaluma Riding and Driving Club located in Petaluma. We need volunteers to assist during our 6 annual cutting horse competitions. Beginning May 19th, and the 3rd Saturday of each month thereafter; ending September or October. We need volunteers to assist with running the Judge sheets and serving Lunch. The time involved would be from 8:30am to 12:00-1:00pm. Besides earning community service credits, it would provide educational awareness of another discipline within the horse industry. I look forward to receiving the names and contact information for those 5 Club's project leaders, as well as getting this information posted on the 4-H blog. Vintage Cutting Horse Association – A California Non Profit The specific and primary purposes of the Association are to encourage the development of, and public interest in, cutting horses through promotion, presentation, and sponsorship of cutting horse competitions, educational clinics, and other events involving the use or exhibition of cutting horses in an effort to attract new participants to the sport of cutting. Stacey Powers Santa Rosa, CA 95401 Free Engines for a 4-H Club I have left over engines that I would like to donate to a 4-H Club. If interested call at 707-321-2708 Looking to buy a dwarf bunny Hi, I am looking for a dwarf bunny for my granddaughter. If you have one or know of a breeder please call Susan at (707) 827-3322
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University of California Cooperative Extension, Sonoma County
133 Aviation Blvd, Ste. 109, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
It is the policy of the University of California (UC) and the UC Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources not to engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person in any of its programs or activities (Complete non discrimination policy statement can be found at http://ucanr.edu/sites/ anrstaff/files/169224.pdf). Inquiries regarding ANR's non discrimination policies may be directed to John I. Sims, Affirmative Action compliance Officer/Title
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