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11/26-27: Thanksgiving (4-H office closed)
December
1: #GivingTuesday
7: 4-H enrollment and payments due
24-25: Winter Holiday (UCCE closed)
30-31: New Year Holiday (UCCE closed)
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*Please mail your club leaders to get the passcode for the CCC zoom meeting linked above.
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From the 4-H Office & 4-H Council |
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As we “fall back” out of Daylight Savings Time (boo), into November and the shorter, colder days of the season, I remind myself and each of us to find gratitude in each day. As I reflect on the year, and the things I’m grateful for in all the turmoil that 2020 has provided, on the top of the list is our 4-H Community. No matter what, our volunteers, members, parents and community step up and pitch in to help, serve, learn and do whatever it takes to be active participants in making our world a better place each day, and I am proud every day to witness it.
October brought us a pretty awesome Drive-In Achievement Night; if you missed it, I’m sorry! If you were there, I hope you enjoyed the in-person time and even though it was hot, you brought your cowbells, your streamers, your car decorations and your enthusiasm. We celebrated member achievements from the 2019-2020 4-H year, and I was so happy to see so many people lined up to enter the Sonoma Marin Fairgrounds to be there! The All Stars did a fabulous job putting on an event to celebrate, thank you for all your hard work! And again, thank you to Allison and the SMF for partnering with 4-H again to provide a venue for our event.
If you have not yet received your club’s record books or officer books or club awards back yet please be patient. I know it seems like it would be very quick and simple, but it is a time-consuming process for your volunteers, and they are getting to each of them as quickly as they are able. I know the Senior books were returned to give those members the opportunity to make any adjustments that were recommended to submit those books to the state for competition. The rest will follow soon if they haven’t already arrived in the CCL inbox. Thank you again for your patience and please thank your members for submitting such amazing records of their hard work!
I want to personally congratulate Sofia Baldo of Warm Springs 4-H Club for her winning record book. Sofia's scores were somehow missing from the record sheet when sent to the awards organizer so her accomplishment was not announced at Achievement Night this year with all the other awards. Sofia, I am sorry! Thank you so much for all the effort you put into your book and for turning it in for evaluation at the county level! I know what a trying time it was for you when the deadline came up, and you rose to the occasion! Congratulations on your award!
Presentation Day is coming up, one way or another, and I hope your members are working on more of their awesome presentations! I hear there may be a new manual in the works…a little bird told me it would be out “next month” so be on the lookout for it! I love seeing our members give their presentations each year and am always amazed at their depth of knowledge on topics I had never ever thought of, so I’m looking forward to this year as well. Rest assured, your committee is working hard to iron out details and make it another great event, awaiting the OK on whether it will be in-person or virtual or some sort of hybrid event. As always, we will just go with the flow!
Livestock Judging is another event that we look forward to having in the early part of the coming year, and at the time of this writing we don’t have any official word on how it will happen yet, but I don’t want your members to let their skills wane, so keep up the hard work of preparation so they’re ready to hit the ring ready to give reasons and knock it out of the park as always.
I hope your clubs are each having success with enrollment (December 7, people…December 7) and that you have maybe even had a successful IN-PERSON project meeting! I know our kids were SO HAPPY to be together, even if it was from a safe distance apart and with masks on, they were together, in person, and it felt like a normal thing to do…finally! Keep practicing safe distancing and sanitation measures, and keep good records of all attendees, just in case, and let’s hope we get out of this darn purple tier soon. But until then, we have this opportunity, and I think the kids are loving it. I know I am!
Have a great November, take good care of each other and as always, thank you so much for your dedication to this program and our youth. You are very much appreciated!
Warmly,
Sara
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🌟 All Star Ambassador Highlight 🌟
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October was National 4-H Month, as well as National 4-H Week, from October 4-10. It is the month where all 4-H communities celebrate their clubs and member achievements. While this year has made provided with its own unique set of challenges, we were still able to celebrate and showcase our 4-H members during 4-H month. Some fun ways to celebrate 4-H: wear your 4-H club shirt to Zoom, put your 4-H flag on your background, or put your 4-H flag on your car on your way to get a pumpkin spiced latte as the seasons get colder.
October is also the month when the Sonoma County 4-H Achievement Night takes place. The Sonoma County All-Star Ambassadors, Alister Clark, Carson Hay, and Kiley Anderson, have been planning this event for months, and it finally happened! The goal was to host a safe in-person event, to honor the many volunteers, members, and community partners who have contributed to 4-H over the 2019-2020 4-H year. After countless ideas shared in the meetings, we decided the best option was to host a drive-in event.
The theme of our event was “50’s Drive-In,” with many of our members and volunteers dressed in 50s style and many families decorated their cars to show their 4-H spirit! The event took place at the Sonoma Marin Fairgrounds on October 17th at 1 PM. Kiley, Carson, and Alister emceed this amazing event with so many families participating to celebrate 4-H! Despite the unusually warm day, it was an event for the books!
We thank you all for your endless support to our 4-H community and we hope you find this article, doing well and healthy in these unprecedented times.
-Alister Clark, Sonoma County 4-H All Star Ambassador
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📢SoCo 4-H Club Shout Out: Liberty 4-H
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Liberty 4-H is a club that welcomes all members and supports the meaning behind 4-H. Members are welcome from all towns and are encouraged to learn what it means to be a 4-Her. Members gain many skills that are helpful in the world including, public speaking, communication, patience, perseverance and many more. Younger members are encouraged to grow beyond their comfort zones, learn new things and experiment.
Members are welcome to join fun and exciting projects that include: Market Beef, Dairy, Market Lamb, Breeding Sheep, Swine, Beekeeping, Rabbits, Equine Skills, Sewing, Community Service, ATV/Dirt Bike, Arts & Crafts, and Livestock Judging. All of these projects are exciting! With all projects, you will have new experiences and meet lots of new people not only in Liberty, but in the many other clubs involved in 4H. One of the most important things to our club, is that the experienced help the inexperienced. All of the project leaders want you to learn and can always lend a helping hand in whatever you need. Questions are always answered with true statements and with knowledge that is passed down to many generations.
Liberty is a very active club that has fun-filled meetings on the second Thursday of every month. Due to the pandemic, Liberty has persevered and is now doing action packed zoom meetings. Zoom meetings are kicked off with the question of the day and then lead into officer reports, project reports, new business, old business, halftime activity and last but not least, we celebrate the monthly birthdays. Members can communicate in chat on the zoom features and can always unmute to add to the conversation. Overall, Liberty is a club that welcomes all members and is excited about the future of 4-H.
-Grace Forney, Liberty 4-H Reporter
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Sonoma County 4-H Updates |
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We are currently in the Purple Tier, UC 4-H limits outdoor in-person activities to only 10 individuals total. This means 8 youth and 2 adults maximum. Two adults, one MUST be an approved 4-H volunteer, must be present to conduct any 4-H activity. Indoor in-person activities are not permitted in the Purple Tier.
Once Sonoma moves to the Red Tier, outdoor in-person activities can host 14 youth and 2 adults. Indoor activities may be limited to 10 participants, 8 youth and 2 adults. Indoor meeting places must allow social distancing, at least 6 feet between all participants. If 6 feet of distance cannot be provided, then you must find a new venue OR reduce the number of participants in your activity.
More Resources:
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Before any in-person meetings take place, all volunteers must attend a virtual training session led by the 4-H staff. Gain access the meeting's recording by completing this SURVEY
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The 2020-21 Record Book Manual for Members and the related forms are available on the State 4-H website. The Adult Volunteer version of the RB Manual will be available in early October. There are moderate changes to the Leadership Development Report. We added more specific instructions on how to write goals and strategies and added some minimum word requirements to the written sections. There are other minor edits related to the sunset of the Online Record Book. A minor instruction addition on the Annual Project Report about making the "what I learned" statement their own. Record Book Resources
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Due dates for the 2020 Record Book Competition are yet to be determined.
The State Record Book Evaluation for the 2019-2020 program year will likely occur after the beginning of 2021. The Sonoma 4-H Office will send out more details when they are available or you can continue to check back on the state website.
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National Computer Science Virtual Conference
December 8-10, 2020 10:00-12:15pm (PST)
Learn from specialists and educators in the field on how to wrap CS into your current work or start your own 4-H CS program! Open to 4-H teen teachers, volunteers, and staff!
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4-H Enrollment & Member Resources |
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*deadline for enrollment & returning volunteer eXtension training is December 7th* |
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New significant edits to the UC 4-H Presentation Manual!
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2019-2020 Annual 4-H Report
Check out our accomplishments from the 2019- 2020 4-H Year! From national winners to virtual 4- H camp, we have a great deal to celebrate! Thank you for your contributions and on-going support of the 4-H program. 2019-2020 CA
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New! Sustainable Polymer Curriculum Through an innovative collaboration with the University of Minnesota Center for Sustainable Polymers, Minnesota, California, and New York 4- H Cooperative Extension educators partnered to develop and pilot youth-driven curricula focusing on the use and impacts of plastics and sustainability. Sustainable Polymer Curriculum
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4honline Update
The company that developed 4hOnline has worked on a major update to improve functionality and ease of use. For simplicity of communication, the original 4hOnline system will be referred to as 4hOnline 1.0 and the new system 4-H Online 2.0.
Working within the period given by our vendor, the 4hOnline 1.0 system will shut down at noon on June 30, 2021. Families and volunteers will not have access to either system from June 30- August 15, 2021. Families are encouraged to delay reenrollment for the 2021-2022 program year until the system is open and they can complete the online self-enrollment process when 4-H Online 2.0 opens enrollment after August 15, 2021.
Please note all dates listed are subject to change based on our vendor and UCANR 4-H needs. Any changes will be broadly communicated by the State 4-H Office.
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Diamond Clover Application
Now completed online.
Applications are available year round and open for youth members who are at least 17 and adult volunteers not older than 25 years.
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Free Rabbit Carrier Cage
Riley & Victoria James have a free carrier cage for rabbits that they would like to offer to 4-Hers. Please call them at 707-823-9544 to arrange covid-19 safe pickup in Sebastopol.
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Adopt Dusti, the little Bantam Rooster! He was born on 6/30/20 and has been such a joy to the Mallory family. He is a bantam and is full-sized at 1-2lbs. He is a purebred and he has "splash" coloring. He loves to be pet, held, and will sit on your lap for as long as you let him. Dusti may not be the only rooster we have. If anybody is interested in fostering Dusti, or maybe one of his potential brothers (similar coloring), please reach out to Loriann via email leonsnap@yahoo.com, or text at 805-807-5957. |
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