Ventura County 4-H
Clover Lines
April 8, 2020

April 1-17  4-H Food Faire Video Contest : Entries due April 17
April 1 - 14 VC 4-H Virtual Presentation Day: Entries due April 14
April 18 - May 9  Southern Area Field/Presentation Day: Virtual Event
Sun, May 12 Happy Easter!
May 18 - 31 California State 4-H Field Day: Virtual Event
Sun May 31 State Field Day Awards @ 6pm - 8pm streamed live
Mon. 5/25 Memorial Day - 4-H office closed
6/14-6/20  4-H Summer Camp  at Camp Seeley in Crestline, CA
June 20 Happy SUMMER SOLSTICE!
6/22-6/26 Sustainable You! Summer Camp, 9am-12pm at HAREC
6/19-6/23  California Focus  Sacramento, CA
Wed 6/24 Ventura County 4-H Management Board Meeting and Scholarship Awards Presentation, 7pm at HAREC
7/17-7/19 Horse Fair at Ventura County Fair
7/23-7/26  State Leadership Conference  @ UC Davis
8/5-8/16  Ventura County Fair
Jan. 17-21 Presidential Inauguration 2021 (we have VC 4-H'ers attending!)

HAREC - 287 S. Briggs Rd., Santa Paula (currently closed until further notice)
UCCE - 669 County Square Dr., Ventura (currently closed until further notice)
Ventura County 4-H Presentation Day:
Submit Videos Now Until April 14

Video entries will be accepted in ONE of the following categories
between April 1-14:
  • Interpretative Reading
  • Demonstration
  • Illustrated Talk
  • Science or Engineering Presentation
  • Educational Display Talk
  • Informative Prepared Speech
  • Persuasive Prepared Speech
  • Cultural Arts
4-H Area Presentation Days
April 18 - May 9

If you win gold at the County level, you may then compete at the Area level. You need to compete at Area to move on to State.
Please sign up for a time slot now for Area Presentation Day.
Presentations will be done via Zoom.
May 18 - 31
State 4-H Field Day will NOT be hosted in person on May 30 at UC Davis due to the Corona virus pandemic.  State Field Day announcement, April 1, 2020
Registration deadline: May 13 @ 5pm


CANCELLED :
State Fashion Revue , Judging Contest, Entomology Contest, Livestock Quiz Bowl, and Outdoor Booths
4-H Food Faire:
Submit Videos Now Until April 17

4-H'ers can submit their videos to a Google Photos album and then they'll be uploaded to our new Ventura County 4-H YouTube channel. Judges will announce winners at a Zoom Awards presentation. Please register to be added to the Food Faire Google Photos Album.

Film a video on one of these topics and submit by April 17:
  • Take us through the steps of cooking or baking your favorite recipe.
  • Tell us all about a favorite produce item.
  • Show us how to use your favorite kitchen gadget.
Write a Letter to Help Save 4-H

The  We Love 4-H Committee  needs your help!  With the California Farm Bureau and Day at the Capital canceled due to Covid-19; we are asking our 4-H members and supporters to contact their local representatives to urge them to support additional funding for 4-H.
 
Please write a letter, email or call and ask them to support "an additional $20 million for the UCANR for programing like 4-H Youth Development." 
 
To the 4-H youth in our community: There is no wrong way to do this! Let your voice be heard and know there are volunteers across the State working to support you and the program! Stay Safe and Be Strong California! 

We have included a copy of the Letter Writing tips we have put together:
 

 
Thank you for all your help!

We Love 4-H volunteers,

Dirk Giannini, Angie Horwath & Dena Jenkinson Sala
4-H Scholarships for
High School Seniors in VC 4-H

  • The Topa Topa Flywheelers / 4-H Scholarship ($5,000): Topa Topa Flywheelers is a local club dedicated to the restoration of old farm equipment, and they have generously donated $5,000 to Ventura County 4-H for scholarships.
  • The Norma Rich Memorial Scholarship ($1,500): Bob Rich, a member of Topa Topa Flywheelers and a former 4-H volunteer, has set up an additional scholarship fund of $1,500 for a Ventura County 4-H'er in honor of his late wife Norma Rich.
The  #2020Census   will inform how much money California receives from the federal government over the next decade. Click here to participate: https://2020census.gov/
Advice for Zoom Meetings:
Online learning with 4-H
& Project Learning Tree

Are you in 5th-8th grade and looking for something new that can expand your learning experiences?

Are you interested in the natural world?

Do you like to explore new places and new things?

Are you ready to get outside and explore?

We have a new program that might be just what you are looking for!

CA 4-H and CA Project Learning Tree and pairing up to host weekly Zoom sessions that include an independent exploration where you will be the explorer and head outdoors to complete a challenge based upon the award winning material of Project Learning Tree.

Then you will have the opportunity to share your findings, learn what others have discovered, and collectively create a  Stories From Nature Exploration  that will be shared on the  CA PLT website.    

Weekly 1 hour sessions starting at 3pm beginning April 7.  
No materials needed- just register to receive the link to join in your email.
Learning Links – 4-H and more!
IDEAS FOR LEARNING
WHILE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED
Learning begins in wonder. Here are some ways children grades K – 12 can explore activities and enrich learning while schools are not in session.
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
Ventura County 4-H
 287 S. Briggs Rd.
Santa Paula, CA 93060
805-525-9293