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s:January 2024
● 1: New Year’s Day (closed)
● 2: @ 7pm: County Council Meeting (YAL)
● 3: @7pm: 4-H ChickenQue Committee Meeting (YAL)
● 15: Martin Luther King Day (closed)
● 21: @ 8:30am Sonoma County Pruning & Viticulture Challenge-SRJC Shone Farm
● 22: 4-H State Ambassador Applications Due
● 24: @ 7pm 4-H Day with the Golden State Warriors
● 25: @7pm 4-H ChickenQue Rep Meeting (YAL)
● 26: @ 5pm Cloverdale Citrus Fair Entries Due
● 27: @ 9am Livestock Judging Contest-Sonoma County Fairgrounds
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February 2024
● 1-29: National 4-H Conference Registration Open
● 3: County 4-H Presentation Day (YAL)
● 5: @ 6:30pm 4-H ChickenQue Committee Meeting (YAL)
● 6: @ 7pm: County Council Meeting (YAL)
● 12: Lincoln’s Birthday (closed)
● 16-19: Cloverdale Citrus Fair
● 19: Presidents’ Day (closed)
● 22: @ 7pm 4-H ChickenQue Rep Meeting (YAL)
● 26: @ 6pm 4-H Camp Staff Meeting (YAL)
so think about inserting phrases like "for a limited time only" or "only 7 remaining"!
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Hello everyone hope everyone had a great holiday break!
I'm excited to start back up Afterschool programming, as we will have multiple sites that will run concurrently for the first time since before the pandemic. I'm also excited to support 4-H Camp as they transition to new campsites. Shelley and myself will continue to do club visits to observe and to better understand what our office can do to improve clubs. As always, I continue to send messages to both Shelley and I to ensure a response in a timely manner.
Thank you everyone for your hard work and continued support to help 4-H thrive.
Happy New Year--Miguel
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🍀 4-H Council: President's Message
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Well that was fast...time just keeps flying by! I hope you all had lovely holidays with people who bring you joy and that you're ready for 2024! I had such a blast seeing all the ways our 4-H clubs engaged the public and each other during the holiday season, collecting toys and gifts and food for our community. I love that our members enjoy giving and community service!
January has so much to offer, it feels like a whirlwind! Presentation Day applications are due this month, the vine pruning contest and the livestock judging contest are this month, and a teen movie night on the 19th should be a blast! I hope lots of people take the opportunity to participate!
We are really looking forward to collaborating on the Proficiencies on February 9th, please do what you can to participate and help bring our offerings into a state of current practice for the youth members AND the leaders partnering with them to learn by doing.
There is a dairy goat workshop happening on January 13 at Pennyroyal Farm in Booneville if anyone is interested, let me know and I can put you in contact with Erika. It will be a great opportunity with hands-on learning on a working dairy/creamery/winery and is 100% youth oriented for all levels of understanding and experience!
I'm looking forward to seeing you all at January's CCC meeting, 1/2/24 at the YAL Center at 7:00! Liberty 4-H is the host club. I'm also looking forward to visiting four more club meetings this month, thank you again for having me!
With positivity and excitement for the new year!
Sara
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Happy New Year Sonoma County 4-H!
Hello everyone!! We hope that you or your kids have had a wonderful winter break. To start the winter joy here is another monthly joke. Where do snowmen love to dance? At a snow ball. This month, us the All Stars have had an excitement filled month. We had a movie night for kids where we watched some Sponge Bob as the opening, followed by dinner of Costco pizza. Also watched one of the best Christmas movies ever made, Home Alone. Our movie night was a success with 25 kids attending, we hope to do another one soon. Shortly after our movie night, we went to Valley of the Moon and donated the stuffed animals that you all collected. We were extremely happy to donate these stuffed animals for Christmas on behalf of our strong 4-H community and can’t wait to drop off more stuffed animals soon. We can’t wait to see you all next year for more fun activities!!!
On behalf of the All Star Team,
Angel, Drew, and Wilder
HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!
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📍 Sonoma County 4-H News & Events
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4-H Camp Staff Training!
We are happy to announce that 4-H Camp Staff training will resume in January. We are in the early phases of navigating our actual overnight camp sessions, but are excited, to begin with, the leadership training portion of our program! Our program will begin with staffers enrolling in 4-H. Staffers will need to go to 4-H online to enroll or add Sonoma 4-H Camp Unit to their existing profile, as well as fill out the application survey linked below.
Please complete your enrollment before our January 22, 2024 meeting!
Camp Dates this year are:
Camp 1: Sunday, June 24 to Saturday June 29
Camp 2: Saturday, July 7 to Friday July 12
**Staffers will arrive at camp one day prior to camp start dates**
Staff Training meetings will be held on the FOURTH Monday of each month (February-June)
from 6pm-8pm at the YAL Center
Training Weekend: April 14-16th
To be on CAMP STAFF you must:
- Be an 8th grade graduate by June 2024
- Have attended 4-H Camp at least once
- Attend monthly Camp Planning Meetings
- Attend the Staff Training event
- Attend the entire Camp session
- You may only attend 1 camp session
To be a CAMP DIRECTOR you must:
- Meet all requirements for CAMP STAFF
- Be 16 years old by June 1, 2024
- Director applicants will participate in an individual interview
Staffer Application Survey Link:
https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=41865
4-H Online Enrollment: Zsuite
Questions? Please email sonomacounty4hcamp@gmail.com
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Mark Your Calendars For Northbay Science
Discovery Day!
Saturday, March 9, 2024, 10am- 4pm
Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Free Parking! Free Admission!
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19th Annual Saralee McClelland Kunde Memorial
Sonoma County Youth
Pruning Contest & Viticulture Challenge
Sunday, January 21, 2024
Santa Rosa Junior College Shone Farm
7450 Steve Olsen Lane, Forestville
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OPEN TO ALL, Sonoma County Youth 4-H, FFA, and High School Viticulture Students in the following age brackets: Ages 9-10 Ages 11- 12 Age 13 Ages 14-15 Ages 16-19
PRUNING CONTEST
Contest is judged on time and quality with participants separated into five age groups
VITICULTURE CHALLENGE
Challenge is a series of questions related to general viticulture and specific to Sonoma County with participants separated into five age groups (similar to the Jeopardy! game)
For practice questions, contact Brooke Parsons at 707-385-6735 or brookeparsons55@gmail.com
Individual and team prizes will be awarded for the Pruning Contest and Viticulture Challenge
Return the registration form by:
January 19, 2024
Registration check-in begins at 8:30am
Pruning contest to follow beginning at 9:00am
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Participant Entry Form Due, online: Friday, March 29, 2024
Category Entry Forms Due, Monday, April 12, 2024
before 4pm at the 4-H Office, if submitting printed forms
before 11:59pm, if submitting online form
Fashion Show and Awards, at YAL Center: Sunday April 21, 2024
Fashion Revue Workshops:
(Topics & Date TBD)
Sonoma 4-H Fashion Revue Information
State Fashion Revue Information
Please submit questions by emailing the Fashion Revue Committee
4hsonomacountyfashionrevue@gmail.com
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📢 State 4-H Events and Information
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4-H SHOOTING SPORTS NATIONAL QUIZ BOWL
Individual & Team Registration
Now Open!
4-H Shooting Sports National Quiz Bowl
January 15-19, 2024
The 2024 4-H Shooting Sports National Quiz Bowl registration portal is now open. This year’s quizzes consist of 50 questions for Intermediates/Seniors and 25 questions for Juniors. Topics cover General 4-H, STEM, Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Archery, Hunting Skills, and Western Heritage.
The registration fee is $10 for individuals and $40 for teams. Members of a team are also scored as individuals, allowing them to receive awards and recognition in both categories. Upon registration you will be provided a link to the study materials and a personal quiz link. The quiz may be taken January 15-19, 2024. You will only have one chance to take the quiz. Quiz scores are based on the number of correct answers and the amount of time remaining in the quiz. Age divisions for individual entries are Junior (ages 9-11), and Intermediate/Senior (ages 12-19). The age division for team entries is determined by the age of the oldest team member.
Junior Individual
Intermediate & Senior Individual \
Teams
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UC Davis Field Day 2024
March 1st & 2nd
The UC Davis Field Day will be hosted on campus again this year. This event is hosted by the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Contests are open to 4-H and FFA members, and some contests are qualifiers for national contests.
Changes to the registration process
For 4-H teams and contestants, registrations have to be managed by the county office. County 4-H staff must activate their account by emailing info@judgingcard.com for access to the account.
Registrations cannot be made by parents, coaches or students. JudgingCard accounts can only be accessed by county 4-H staff.
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Schedule
Friday, March 1, 2024-Job Interview and Parliamentary procedure and Debate
Saturday, March 2, 2024-all other contests
Available Contests:
· Agricultural Mechanics
· Agricultural Sales
· Agronomy
· Best Informed Greenhand
· Creed
· Dairy Cattle Judging
· Farm Business Management
· Farm Power and Machinery
· Floriculture
· Job Interview
· Light Horse Judging
· Livestock Judging
· Meat Judging
· Milk Quality and Dairy Foods
· Nursery/Landscape
· Parliamentary Procedure and Debate
· Poultry Judging
· Small Engines
· Vegetable Crop Judging
· Veterinary Science
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California 4-H Camping Conference
March 8-10, 2024
Redwood Glen Camp & Conference Center
Loma Mar, CA
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It's time for the 2024 California 4-H Camping Conference! On March 8-10th,
4-H camp enthusiasts throughout the state will congregate for a weekend of summer camp fun through hands-on training, networking, and learning experiences. We welcome you to a fun-filled weekend to learn about enhancing your camping program and implementing unique opportunities into your camp!
The Redwood Glen Camp, is nestled in the scenic coastal redwoods of Santa Cruz. This conference will promote growth, participation, inclusion, and excitement through both new educational opportunities and activities we know and love! You will leave this conference understanding how to develop skills in your camp staff, and strategies to develop the best 4-H camp possible. Connect with other leaders, share and gain knowledge, and develop an even better camp for your community!
This conference is sponsored by the 4-H Camping Advisory Committee. It is open to all camp adult and teen leaders. The California 4-H Camping Conference is held every other year. Don't miss this great learning opportunity to make the best camps better!
For questions please contact:Marianne Bird at mbird@ucanr.edu
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Learn about your role, responsibilities, lesson planning, making learning engaging, working with youth of all ages, and effective hands-on learning.
The complete series is 4, 2-hour sessions offered
Tuesdays, March 5, 12, 19, & 26 6:30pm-8:30pm
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Online Workshop Series for
4-H Project Leaders
Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Session 1: Best practices in youth development: Focusing on youth sparks, sense of belonging, and positive relationships with adults.
(The 4-H Thriving Model of Positive Youth Development)
Tuesday, March 12, 2024, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Session 2: Learning in 4-H: Facilitating hands-on experiential education and planning your project.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Session 3: Working With All Ages (from 5 to 18) and Abilities (The Ages and Stages of Youth Development)
Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Session 4: Creating effective youth-adult partnerships & Working with youth leaders (Junior and Teen Leaders)
Register
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Save the Date
State Field Day
May 25, 2024
The California 4-H State Field Day will take place on Saturday, May 25th, 2024 on the UC Davis campus. State Field Day is a single day event with multiple contests that youth ages 9 and up can participate in. Primary youth activities will also be available, as well as educational booths. State Field Day contests are a culminating activity for a variety of 4-H project areas. Some contests require that youth pre-qualify, while others are open to anyone.
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State Field Day 2024 will offer the following contests:
· State Presentations*
· State Fashion Revue*-State Fashion Revue Categories
· Interview-Interview Contest Job Descriptions
· Robotics
· Forestry
· Insect Identification
· Photography
· Film Festival
· Plant Science
2024 State Fashion Revue Categories
2024 Interview Job Descriptions
*These contests require youth to pre-qualify at a county and/or regional event.
More details will be available in Spring
If you have questions or inquiries, please reach out to 4hsfd@ucanr.edu
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2024 National 4-H Conference
April 19-24, 2024
in Arlington, Virginia
The National 4-H Conference is the youth development opportunity to engage youth in developing recommendations for the 4-H Youth Development Program.
What you can expect
Roundtable discussions to explore current issues affecting youth and the role 4-H can play in addressing them
Conference facilitation led by Collegiate Facilitators (4-H alumni)
Present outcomes from your roundtable discussions with federal partner agencies
An opportunity to engage with your U.S. Senators and Representatives
Qualified youth are:
4-H member ages 15-19
Experienced in 4-H
See video testimonials from past attendees and learn more about this high-level opportunity to engage at the national level of 4-H!
Go to the National 4-H Conference Event Page
Apply by February 29 at 11:59pm or earlier if sold out
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Diamond Clover Application
Applications are available year-round and open for youth members who are at least 17 and adult volunteers not older than 25 years.
More Information
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SRJC Foundation Ag Alliance
(Formerly Ag Trust)
The SRJC Foundation Ag Alliance Committee is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the Patrick W. Emery Ag Scholarship. Up to 10 scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each will be awarded to local graduating high school seniors planning to attend SRJC in the fall 2024 semester with a major in Agriculture or Natural Resource Management. The scholarships are targeted to students who have been active in 4H, FFA and/or Grange Youth and want to pursue a two or four year degree leading to a career in agriculture. The SRJC Ag Alliance Committee has developed a simplified application process which will focus on the applicants agricultural experience, leadership, community service and academic success in high school.
The SRJC Agriculture/Natural Resources Department is the logical starting point for local students to establish a pathway to a successful career in agriculture. The Ag/NR Department provides Certificate Programs, Associates Degrees and Transfer Programs to the most popular universities in the country. Nine individual programs are offered ranging from agribusiness and animal science to sustainable agriculture and viticulture with exit points leading to various levels of employment. For the most up-to-date information, log-on to the Ag/NR website (ag.santarosa.edu) for information on courses, careers, faculty and program facilities.
One of the unique aspects of the SRJC Ag/NR Department is Shone Farm, a 365 acre outdoor hands-on learning lab where students connect theory and the practical application of agricultural principles under the guidance on expert faculty. Shone Farm is a nationally recognized center of educational excellence providing students with the experiences needed to meet current and future industry standards.
Scholarship Application Deadline: April 1, 2024
Additional information about the new scholarship program and copies of the application are available from:
Steve Olson, Chair
SRJC Ag Alliance Scholarship Committee
707-481-1456
olsonsa@sbcglobal.net
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