• Glenda Humiston is the Vice President of the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources which administers the 4-H Program. Glenda posted this message in her blog directing all UCANR programs to suspend their in-person activities through April 30th.

  • Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty, the California 4-H Director, published this letter regarding fairs in California.
  • The Silver Dollar Fair published their April Bulletin at the end of March which was emailed to a county-wide email list.
  • There is a dedicated group of 4-H volunteers exploring contingency plans should the fair be cancelled or postponed.

  • The Butte County 4-H Council has scheduled a virtual meeting for Thursday, April 15th at 7:00pm. Please email me if you have anything you would like Council to address. Info for virtual access will be emailed and posted in club Facebook groups in due course.

  • Camp, Scholarship, County Ambassador apps will be sent in their own email this upcoming week. Camp Rockin' U confirmed they are holding camp sessions this summer unless directed otherwise by official health guidelines.



  • If your club had planned a fundraiser and was forced to cancel because of the pandemic, please reach out to me directly. The University of California is generating a report about lost income and/or fundraising opportunities which may allow insurance claims and eventually money for these lost opportunities.

  • Staff in Santa Clara created a survey for 4-H leaders to report what resources they need to operate remotely. (the meetings listed in the survey are for 4-H members in Santa Clara, so you can disregard that section)

  • If you or someone you know is struggling to find reliable internet access during this time, you can find resources here.


  • Online Record Book Sunsetting
  • ORB will officially close on June 30, 2020. This means that members will not be able to use ORB to create their record books for the 2020-2021 program year.
  • Current ORB users will have access to complete their 2019-2020 record books through December 31, 2020.
  • Previous year’s record books must be downloaded and saved to their personal computers prior to June 30, 2020 and 2019-2020 record books must be done no later than December 31, 2020.
  • ORB will completely shutdown with ability to retrieve any data beginning January 1, 2021.