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1-31: National 4-H Youth Science Month ๐ฌ
6 @ 7pm: County Council Meeting (4-H Ofc.)
7 4-H Spirit Day
4-10: National 4-H Week
4-10: Window Displays Judged
17 Achievement Night (Sonoma Marin Fair)
7-18: Tractor Supply Paper Clover Campaign
November
3 @ 7pm: County Council Meeting (4-H Ofc.)
11: Veteranโs Day (UCCE closed)
14: YAL Foundation Grants Due
26-27: Thanksgiving (UCCE closed)
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From the 4-H Office & 4-H Council |
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Hello, I hope this finds you well and safe and getting ready for Fall! Our 4-H Year has started off with a bang, as usual! Registration is trickling in (don't forget, each piece has to be complete before the office or VP of Membership can approve members or leaders in the system, so get all those ducks in a row and send them in!) and we are looking forward to another awesome Fall full of new and creative ways to make the best better. Please remember to practice responsible social distancing at your meetings and in your day-to-day lives, and model safety-conscious behaviors for our members. And have FUN!
Thank you to the All Stars for putting together a fun 50's Drive In Achievement Night event for our county awards recognition this year. The 2020 All Star team rose to the occasion, as always having the experience of the youth members first on their minds when planning the event. A huge Thank You goes out to Allison Keaney at Sonoma Marin Fairgrounds for her help and guidance through the process and for providing a venue for the event! Speaking of the fairgrounds, don't forget to contact your elected officials (and encourage our youth members to do the same), asking for their support of our local treasures. Our community depends on the fairgrounds all year long; let's not let Sonoma County or Sonoma Marin Fairgrounds be next on the list of "closing"...what a tragedy that would be.
If you missed the CCC Meeting, you might have missed the big news that Dana Grande will be filling the position of Special Accounts Treasurer that became unexpectedly vacant at the beginning of this 4-H year. Congratulations, Dana, thank you, and welcome to your new role! Tiffany Kelley will remain your Vice President of Programs, and is always looking for new and innovative programmatic ideas for our monthly CCC meetings, so if you have thoughts, please share them with the Executive Board.
Congratulations to each club that participated in the Window Display Contest this year, I was able to see two of the four entries before writing this monthly note, and I was (as always) impressed and excited about the enthusiasm our members show every day for this amazing program.
If there are any members or families struggling or in need of anything, be it as a result of local wildfires, isolation because of the pandemic, anything, please remember that the 4-H Community is strong and here for each of you. You can reach out privately for yourself or your family, and know that your privacy will be protected if that is your wish. We will do whatever we can to help, if we know there is a need.
Keep taking care of each other, and looking forward to the fall and all it brings: pumpkins๐, changing leaves ๐, crisp mornings with warm afternoons, and a glimpse into winter and more cozy togetherness...and thank you, each and every one of you, for all you do to keep Sonoma County 4-H strong and safe for our kids. Thank you for taking your time to volunteer in this program, to guide our youth members and then sit back and be amazed by what they accomplish. We couldn't do any of it without our volunteers, and each of you is appreciated. Be well, and happy Fall!
Warmly, Sara
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๐ขSoCo 4-H Club Shout Out
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Lytton Springs 4-H was founded in 2014. The families that started the club felt there were more the kids and families could do for our community. The motto for Lytton Springs 4H is, โKids helping kids, helping the communityโ. Since the incept of the club, the main focus has been to find a need and fill it.
๏ปฟLytton Springs 4-H meets in Healdsburg, our members range in age of 6 years old up to 17 years old. Our members have a wide range of interests, from raising and showing animals to fashion review, camp and leadership training. We strongly encourage all parents to sign up and lead a project, or help lead a project. We feel the more members in a family that participate, the better experience the members will have. Some of the projects we offer are 3D printing, baking, crafts, fashion review, skits, mountain biking, dairy goats, large animals, rabbits and cavies, poultry, fishing, Legoโs and equine.
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Sonoma County 4-H Events & Updates |
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50โs themed
DRIVE-IN ACHIEVEMENT NIGHT
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Saturday, October 17, 1-4 pm
Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds (Carnival Lot)
175 Fairgrounds Drive, Petaluma, California 94952
To ensure everyoneโs health & safety, please read and follow the rules to attend:
* Stay in vehicles at all times unless directed, or emergency
* Masks are required if: Windows are rolled down and/or sitting in bed of truck or back of car
* Occupants in each car must belong to the same household
*We are limited to 200 cars at the event. So please RSVP right away to reserve your spot.
* You MUST RSVP upon arrival & we ask that this is done ASAP so that we can better prepare.
The All Sars are taking over the ๐ธ @sonomaco4h Instagram on Achievement Night!
Use the #SoCo4hAchieves & tag @sonomaco4h
We will be to track & share your posts to our page at the event!
We hope everyone is excited! We canโt wait to see you all there!
Alister, Kiley, and Carson | 2020-2021 Sonoma County 4H AllStars
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Sonoma County 4-H
Fashion Revue 2021
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Announcing the 2021 Sonoma County 4-H Fashion Revue categories!
We do not know if the Fashion Revue will be inside, outside, or online next spring, but it will happen somehow!
2021 County Categories
Accessories: create two coordinated accessories out of any materials (same rules as 2020)
Embellished: embellish a garment in any way (same rules as 2020)
Textile: use any materials to create a non-wearable item (same rules as 2020)
NEW! Quilted Blanket: create a multi-layered, quilted blanket
NEW! Embellished with Sewing Skills: embellish a garment using sewing skills; examples include adding embroidery, trim, lace, sewn on patches, etc.
2021 State Categories (same categories & rules as 2020)
*Box Challenge: sew garment(s) which include items in โBoxโ list, entry must contain two different fabrics
Consumer Science Purchased: purchase a full outfit for under $40, including all accessories, keep receipts
Cosplay Challenge: using any materials, construct a costume for a fictional, historical, or original character
*Traditional: sew any garment(s)
*Vintage Challenge: create an outfit inspired by designs from 1900-2000
Members must be in a Clothing & Textiles/Sewing Project for Box, Traditional, and Vintage. All other categories are open to all 4-H members.
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This is a summary of the category descriptions. More details, information, and rules will be available soon on the County Fashion Revue website.
If you have questions or can help with this fun event, please contact:
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Meeting Schedule:
Place TBD, Weโll be outside, possibly in Glen Ellen in my back yard, or we will be on zoom in bad weather.
๏ปฟProject Time 10:00 am to noon set machines up at 9:30/9:45 AM
11/14/20
12/12/20
1/9/21
2/13/21
3/13/21
4/10/21
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Sequoia "Open" (County) Sewing Project
Begins 11/14/20 Site or Zoom TBD
Like a county project, this project is open to members of all clubs who may not otherwise have access to a sewing project.
Come sew with us! Boys and girls ages 5 - 19 are welcome with all sewing abilities. Youth may sew an item they choose or they may opt to follow along with instructions given for an easy group project, it all works. Making and presenting an item for County Fashion Revue will be suggested but not required. Sewers may choose to sew by hand or machine. Youth will plan, prep and sew in project time but this project works best when youth also sew at home to get more time in.
Leader: Diana Hampton 707-484-6884
Club: Sequoia 4-H
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To sign up, make sure to call or e-mail Diana in advance so we will know how many for social distancing and 4-H Covid-19 procedures!
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YAL 2020 Holiday Card Art Contest
All 4-H members to put your creative talent to good use! For the first time ever, the Youth Ag & Leadership Foundation is hosting a holiday card art contest to provide agriculture students with a platform to use their artwork to promote change and advocacy. We invite 4-H members throughout Sonoma County to submit pieces that embody the agriculture beauty that is all around them. The artwork selected as the first place winner is featured on the cover of Youth Ag & Leadership Foundationโs holiday card For more information click on the link at YAL's website: https://www.youthagleadershipofsoco.org/
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Great Job to all who participated in
the 2020 Window Display Contest
Results TBA at Achievement Night
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Canfield (bottom right), Goldridge (bottom left), Penngrove (top left), Two Rock (top right)
these pictures will shared on Facebook announcing the winners after Achievement Night.!
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Two NEW State 4-H Advisory Committees:
Make a Difference in 4-H!
The State 4-H Office has added two new Advisory Committees:
The State 4-H Advisory Committees provide leadership and offer insight, review, and input to the Statewide 4-H Director for the operation and management of the 4-H Youth Development Program.
Applications open until October 15
Youth (ages 14 and up), Adult Volunteers (ages 18 and up) and County Staff are encouraged to apply!
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State Fashion Revue Update
State Fashion Revue Committee invites all interested members and leaders to join us as we plan for SFR 2021. Our kickoff meeting is via Zoom on Thursday, October 15 at 6:30 PM. The link is posted in our Collaborative Tools group or you may email 2moores.sue@gmail.com for the information. The committee is planning for a virtual event at this point but would love to host it in-person if the COVID restrictions are lifted. Youth chairs for 2021 are Emily Lavell and Gianna Lovell, both from Sonoma County. They have a big job ahead of them this year, so please join the committee to help them out!
Do you have suggestions for holding sewing project meetings within COVID guidelines that we could pass on to other leaders and counties? Share your ideas with us!
2021 State Fashion Revue is open to County Winners at 2021 County Fashion Revues in the Junior, Intermediate, and Senior age divisions, in the 5 state categories. The categories are continued over from 2020 as many counties were unable to host their events. We encourage all county event committees to be planning for virtual fashion revues for 2021, in case the restrictions are still in place.
Go to our website for more information about State Fashion Revue.
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4-H STEM Challenge (formerly National Youth Science Day)
Mars Basecamp
Mars Base Camp will explore sending a mission to Mars and what it takes to sustain human life in space. Both educator and family-sized kits will include four activities:
- Landing Zone Surveyor is an unplugged activity where kids will attempt to land on Mars and discover features that are important for setting up a base camp.
- Red Planet Odyssey is an unplugged activity where kids will use engineering skills to build a vehicle that can explore the surface of Mars.
- Crop Curiosity is an unplugged activity where kids will learn about biology, environmental science, and agriculture to grow nutritionally efficient food on Mars.
- Insight from Mars is an activity that can be done unplugged or online that teaches kids to code and share a discovery they made on Mars using CS First and Scratch.
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Our Toolkit site includes: Facilitators Guide in English & Spanish, Youth Guide in English & Spanish, Spanish cards, Promotion resources - bookmarks, social media & newsletter images
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Kits are available in Educator
& Family Size
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Fall Tractor Supply Paper Clover | Oct. 7- 18
It's time for the fall Tractor Supply Paper Clover campaign! Purchase a clover at the register in the store or online at checkout at tractorsupply.com.
Funds raised go to counties for scholarships and support for sending youth to 4-H camps and leadership opportunities.
New this year: Double your donation to 4-H when you use your TSC credit card!
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For High School aged youth:
2020 STEM Summit
Online Nov. 6-8, 2020
Your team of astronauts is stranded on Mars. Your supplies are dwindling. How will you survive, and how will you return to Earth? At the 2020 STEM Summit, students will work with peers and group leaders on a variety of workshops and exercises built around solving this main problem. Each collaborative exercise will test and strengthen both the STEM skills and the teamwork and collaboration it takes to solve complex problems in the real world โ and on Mars.
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ATTENTION 4-H SHOOTING SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS!!!
If you are a 4-H member, leader, or parent, you want the latest information regarding trainings, matches, youth leadership programs, or anything related to 4-H shooting sports. The fastest way to get the most current information is to be signed up for the 4-H shooting sports mailing list or our facebook page. Enter your email address into the mailing list link below or like our facebook page and you will receive information about the program as quickly as we receive it and post it. Donโt be left out of the loop!
4-H Shooting Sports Mailing List link
California 4-H Shooting Sports Facebook Page
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4-H Shooting Sports
Upcoming Workshops
November 7 & 8, 2020
Safety First Shooting Association,
๏ปฟRivers Oak Range
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4-H Shooting Sports Workshop - Archery
- Saturday, November 7 2020: 8:00 a.m. โ 4:00 p.m.
- Sunday, November 8, 2020: 8:00 a.m. โ 1:00 p.m.
4-H Shooting Sports Workshop - Shotgun Discipline
- Saturday, November 7 2020: 8:00 a.m. โ 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday, November 8, 2020: 8:00 a.m. โ 2:00 p.m.
4-H Shooting Sports Workshop - Rifle Discipline
- Saturday, November 7 2020: 8:00 a.m. โ 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday, November 8, 2020: 8:00 a.m. โ 2:00 p.m.
๏ปฟThese classโs will be held at the Safety First Shooting Association, River Oaks Range, 11584 Shaffer Rd, Winton, 95338, in Merced County. This class is being hosted by Merced County 4-H.
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Certification: You must become a 4-H leader and attend both days to receive certification to teach your selected Shooting Sport at the project, club and camp levels. While we invited Jr and Teen Leaders to attend in years past, due to current UC limitations this training will be limited to adults as we can only have 9 students. If you have Teen or Jr Leaders we will discuss in class how to get them trained up to assist you better.
The course will include a PowerPoint lecture, review of equipment, practice shooting and teaching, and a written test.
Registration: The cost is $35 per person. You will receive a resource binder, with a light breakfast both Saturday and Sunday. Please bring your own lunch to the class.
Merced County 4-H Council
๏ปฟMail completed information to: UCCE, 2145 Wardrobe Ave. - Merced, CA 95341
Alternatively you can email your registration and hand carry a check.
Space is limited to 9 attendees per Workshop.
For more information: Dave at 209-614-1718 for info or camping, or Darlene McIntyre for registration at 209-385-7418 or dlmcintyre@ucanr.edu.
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