January 13, 2021

Ventura County is still in the purple or most restrictive tier of COVID-19-related restrictions. In addition, we are still under the Regional Stay Home Order that began on December 3. The order will remain in effect “until the region’s projected ICU capacity is equal or greater than 15%.” Click here to see our local ICU capacity in Ventura County.

As such, until further notice, all 4-H activities must be conducted virtually.

We want to keep our youth safe online, so the state has created a new role: the 4-H Adult Helper. Please become a certified Adult Helper so you can help 4-H virtual projects by being the 2nd adult in online meetings.

Requirements for Every Virtual Meeting :

• Never share virtual meeting space links publicly. • Use waiting room feature. • Virtual meeting space, e.g., zoom room, etc., should be locked, after all registered participants have been verified and joined. • Ensure that 4-H youth participants identify their user profile by first name only. • For all virtual 4-H activities, parents/guardians should be cc’d on all meeting invitations and registration confirmations sent out. • 4-H Adult Volunteers and Staff will follow all 4-H Youth Supervision policies for all virtual 4-H activities. • If participants have their video turned on, consider recommending they use a virtual UC ANR 4-H branded background, or a solid, non-distracting background image. • Before logging into a virtual activity, parent/guardian(s) need to remove any image of youth from the virtual account profile. • No social media live streaming of scheduled virtual 4-H activities in which youth are participants. • Turn off all private chat features in virtual 4-H meeting platform. • Disable participant profile pictures in meetings. • Disable screen sharing for youth participants.

It's not too late! Some projects haven't started and others have room for more!

Baking: Artful Desserts on Sat. Jan 16 @ 11am

Poultry: Show Birds on Sat. Jan. 16 @ 4pm

Needlepoint/Crochet on Thurs. Jan. 21@ 6pm

Alpacas on Sat. Jan 23 @ 3pm

Rabbits/Hopping on Tues. Feb. 2 @ 5:30 & 6:30pm

Cavy on Thurs. Feb. 4 @ 6:30pm

Beginning 4-H on Sun. Feb. 7 @ 4pm

Arts & Crafts: Specific Saturdays

Audio Production: TBA (To Be Announced)

Bees: TBA

Cooking: TBA

Epidemiology: TBA

Dairy Goats: TBA

MARS Base Camp: TBA

Sewing/Quilting: TBA

Market Goats: TBA

Archery: TBA

'Zine Publication: TBA

Record Books & Presentation Practice: TBA

Whenever we use our 4-H debit cards, 1% goes to the California 4-H Foundation, and when it reaches $500, they cut us a check for the full amount. Our goal is get our first $500 check by Jan 30, 2021. We now have $250 in our account waiting to be sent out to our county when it reaches $500.

Thurs. Jan. 14 Club Leader Roundtable: Email venturacounty4h@ucanr.edu

Wed. Jan. 27 4-H Virtual Red Cross Family Field Trip

Wed. Mar. 3 Ventura County 4-H Public Board Meeting

April 12-24 Virtual Area Field Day (there will only be one)

May 15-22 Virtual State Fashion Revue

May 15-22 Virtual State Presentation Day (2021 info not posted yet)

Wed. June 2 Ventura County 4-H Public Board Meeting

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 Inquiries regarding ANR’s nondiscrimination policies may be directed to UCANR, Affirmative Action Compliance & Title IX Officer, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2801 Second Street, Davis, CA 95618, (530) 750-1397. Complete nondiscrimination policy statement can be found at http://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/files/215244.pdf