November 2021 Edition

COVID-19 Safety Protocols

As shared at the Annual CCL Meeting, Butte County 4-H is following safety guidelines required by California 4-H. These guidelines currently state masks and social distancing are required for all indoor meetings and events. Masks are optional at outdoor events, but social distancing is still required. These policies apply to all individuals regardless of age or vaccination status. Guidelines can be more strict as deemed necessary by local public health agencies, but cannot be less strict than directed by California 4-H. More information about current guidelines can be found here on the State website.

Rainbow Craft Field Day

Rainbow Craft Field Day provides youth who participate in a variety of skilled projects to come, exhibit, and speak about the projects which they have made. This event is not specific to a single project, but invites any member to show off their makings. If you have any questions or problems please contact the 4-H Office at 538-7201 or the organizing club, Lone Pine 4-H, at lonepine4hclub@gmail.com or call/text (530) 514-5921. Event Details:  Register by Date: November 19th, 2021 at 11:59pm (The 11/12 registration deadline has been officially extended) Date: December 4, 2021 at 8:30 am Location: Bidwell Jr. High School; Chico, CA Registration: Click here Evaluator Sign Up: Click Here Thank you so much to the volunteers who helped evaluated at Foods Fiesta last weekend. It led to one of the quickest and most efficient judging processes in a long time. We encourage as many folks to register as evaluators as possible. Don't forget that senior 4-H members who have previously received a Gold at RCFD can also be evaluators and this would fulfill their presentation requirement.  For full information, specifically on how to prepare for this event, please visit the Butte County 4-H Webpage for this event by following this link.

4-H Camp Counselors

It is that time of year again! Camp Counselors will begin to meet in October to plan for the 2022 Butte County 4-H Camp which will take place from June 26-30. Being a Camp Counselor is one of the high points of 4-H for many of our members, so we recommend eligible members to attend the first meeting to see if it's the right fit for them. Counselors must currently be in High School. Nov. 17 Dec. 8 Jan. 19 Feb. 16 Mar. 16 April. 20 May. 18 June. 22 Most meetings are on Wednesdays All meetings are at 7:00 pm and run from 1-1.5 hours in length All Counselor paperwork and payment is due by Friday, November 19 at the 4-H office! The Counselor packet is ALMOST complete and will be sent in a MailChimp email later this month Meetings will be held at the Durham Memorial Hall. (or other venue’s as needed) Teens can sign up as a county member and not be part of a club if they chose. AKA they don't need to be part of a club. Even if you are unable to attend the November meeting, please complete the paperwork on time and contact Bill Anderson If you have any questions, please reach out to: Camp Director: Bill Anderson Contact info: billbow4h@aol.com or 864-5572 after 6:00pm.

CSU Chico Sheep and Meat Goat Day

Please click on the flyer below to register for Sheep and Meat Goat Day. Also, note that this year the event is taking place on December 11, two months earlier than it usually does! This event has a 4-H competition component so it counts as a "4-H Event" in your Record Book.

4hOnline 2.0 & Enrollment

Enrollment is winding down, but if you have any questions please feel free to email 4-H Secretary Linda Darby at ladarby@ucanr.edu.

Annual Calendar

To say the least, it's been an interesting fall to finalize our calendar! Nearly all of the dates that we normally have at this time of year are complete. Click here to view the calendar. (We recommend saving it somewhere handy given the website's reliability right now)

Submit a Craft For JOANN'S Spring 2022 Campaign

JOANN would like to engage a few current 4-H’ers and/or alumni to create a project with instructions to share out with their audience of makers. Selected projects may be shared out on JOANN social media channels and promotional materials in the spring of 2022.   Creativity is key and JOANN is open to a variety to projects, but please keep in mind that the most successful projects will be simple in their construction so customers can easily re-create them.   Once a project concept is approved by the JOANN team, they will provide supplies and/or a gift card to cover any project costs. Please click here to see the Creative Briefs on how to write out the project instructions and get the link to submit your entry on the California 4-H webpage.

Message From Lone Pine 4-H Club

Hi I am Saydee Perez and I am the reporter for Lone Pine 4H. At our first meeting in September we welcomed both new and returning members to our club and signed up for this year's projects & committees. At our October meeting we talked about the new fair deadlines & our upcoming club Halloween party. We look forward to a busy year of in person events.

California 4-H Update

. Best Paper Clover ever! We broke the record!! The preliminary NATIONAL total for the Fall 2021 TSC Paper Clover is $1,263,635. This number does not include the Credit Card match, we won’t have that figure until later. It will also likely shift up as they finalize funds.   Thank you for your support of 4-H Camp and Leadership experiences!

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