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1 Mariposa County October H Achievement Night U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A A G R I C U L T U R E A N D N A T U R A L R E S O U R C E S M A K I N G A D I F F E R E N C E F O R C A L I F O R N I A 4-H Spirit Mark your calendars for the annual 4-H Achievement Night slated for Sunday, November 4 with ceremonies beginning at 3p at the New Life Christian Fellowship Gym. The Achievement Night committee, Bootjack 49ers 4-H club, is planning a great evening. The theme is 4-H Blasting Off. Clubs are asked to bring desserts to share with others and families to bring their own place settings & utensils. All clubs help with clean-up. Clubs, don t forget the Table Decorating Contest! Club tables can be set-up between the hours of 1:00-2:30p Tables must be finished by 3p. Here is the criteria: No adults working on table-members only Only use current year achievements Incorporate theme of Achievement Night To be finished within 30 minutes before Achievement Night ceremony begins Limited to one table Again there will be a great Silent Auction!! If you know of anyone that would like to donate something, drop by the office for a donation slip. Ask your friends and relatives to come and bid on the silent auction items and to watch the ceremony. Remember, this is a fundraiser for our 4-H Council!! LCORT 2013 Theme- Happy Birthday California 4-H: Celebrating 100 Years of Building Leaders Date- January 25-27, 2013 Where- Wonder Valley Ranch Cost- $145 per delegate (includes t-shirt, 2 nights lodging, 4 meals beginning Saturday morning, snacks, materials and recreation) Who Can Attend- 7th-9th graders 10th-12th graders present the workshops. Registrations forms are now available and due along with fee by November 16, A late registration fee of $10/person will apply after December 1. Inside this issue: Information on Animal Loans 2 County Policies 2 State 4-H News 5 Calendar 7

2 Animal Loans New Leader Orientation 4-H SUPPLIES 4-H Council has animal loans available to help purchase your first animal. A member may receive a livestock loan one time only. If you need monies for your first animal, applications for this loan will be available at the Mariposa UCCE Office October 12 and will be due into the office by November 15, Scheduled for October 4 at 5:30p will be the new leader orientation. This training will be at the UCCE Office. If you are a new leader, please RSVP by September 28. The orientation takes approximately two hours. All new leaders must attend this orientation, be fingerprinted, and be approved by the County Director before having any project meetings. The UCCE Office has 4-H supplies. The cost for the various items are: Scarf $13.00 Scarf kit 7.00 Hat Tie Chevron 1.50 Binder 4.00 Gate Sign 3.50 Mariposa County 4-H Policies The 4-H club year in Mariposa is October 1-Sept. 30 Members may transfer clubs only once during the program year Re-enrolled members must be enrolled in a project by October 1 and new members by November 1 for 2013 fairs. Can change or add projects by December 15. Each club must send the Community Club Leader and project leaders to the CCL /Project leader Workshops New leaders must attend an orientation, be fingerprinted and be approved by County Director before having project meetings Section 800 Child Safety Policy all projects Must have two certified volunteer leaders or either one certified volunteer leader and a parent at each project meeting. There must be a minimum of six one hour meetings with a minimum of 10 hours of instruction for all projects during the program year Clubs must submit budget/planning & constitution/by-laws by November 15 to the UCCE Office for approval Clubs Community Club Leader must submit an All Reasonable Efforts form along with flyers, photos, etc. by September 30 to the office. Members must maintain 80% attendance requirement at club & project meetings, do a presentation in front of their project group by July 15 & have their project record form & PDR current to show at fair. Completed record books due to CCL at their September club meeting or required date. A member may visit another club only twice during the program year. The member must have the interclub slip signed by visiting Community Club Leader and taken to own CCL to receive credit for that meeting Uniform to be worn at 4-H events and fairs is Dark blue jeans, white blouse/shirt with sleeves and tucked in, 4-H hat, scarf or tie. For competition, a belt matching the color of shoes is encouraged. If members decide to transfer from 4-H to either independent or FFA, they MUST complete the Livestock Project Transfer Form & turn into the UCCE office 60 or more days before fair for all projects or 120 days for beef. This is a requirement to sell at 2013 fairs. Copy of the CDFA Agreement between 4-H, FFA, Grange and Fairs available at the office. Page 2

3 H Projects For regular members countywide- Hi 4-H (7th grades & up), Junior Master Gardeners, Horses & Ponies, Guide Dogs, Rocketry, Archery, Poultry, Rabbits/Cavies, Self-defense, Sheep, Hiking (age 11 & up) limit 10, Entomology, Goats-meat, dairy & pygmy, Shooting Sports, Small engineslimited to 10, NEW-Quilting, Forestry, BBQ and 4-H Thrive Leadership Project for Junior/Teen leaders. Others-Scrapbooking (BJ), Horses/Ponies (CV), Goats (CV), Rabbits (CV), Citizenship (CV), Food & Nutrition (CV), Beef (CV), Swine (Triangle), For primary members- Cloverbuds, Junior Master Gardeners (2nd grade & up), Poultry, Rocketry, Rabbits/Cavies, Entomology, Quilting, Forestry. For Don Pedro Club- Rabbits/Cavies, Food & Nutrition, Sewing, Archery, Swine, Goats, Woodworking, Sheep, Photography New Leader Orientation is scheduled for October 4 at 5:30p at the office. CRITERIA FOR ALL 4-H PROJECTS MUST ATTEND 80% OF CLUB AND PROJECT MEETINGS, GIVE A PRES- ENTATION FOR EACH OF THE PROJECTS EN- ROLLED IN, TURN IN PRO- JECT RECORD BOOK AND PDR BY THE SEPTEMBER CLUB MEETING OR DATE SET BY 4-H STAFF. ALL PROJECTS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 6 PROJECT MEETINGS WITH AT LEAST TEN HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. Who Pays for Project Materials & Supplies? The project leader should figure the overall cost of the project (publication fees, duplicating costs, project material cost, etc.). The members should be charged accordingly to cover these costs or have the member purchase their own curriculum through the 4-H catalog. If leaders collect money from members, they must give a receipt to the member for that amount. Remember, that non-4-h curriculum must be approved by the 4-H staff before sharing it with the 4-H youth. A project leader cannot charge for their services, lessons, or rental as 4-H is a volunteer organization. Any situation where an adult charges a fee for the above is not a 4-H project and the adult is not covered by the UC Liability Insurance. Also, the 4-H youth are not covered by the 4-H Accident Insurance in this situation. New Leadership Team Member Scarlett Cuvelier from the Bootjack 49ers Club will be our new Leadership Team person for She will be representing Mariposa County 4-H at LCORT and other 4-H activities. Congratulations Scarlett! Happy Halloween 4-H Thrive Junior/Teen Leader Project This is a new project that will be for all junior and teen leaders. Project leader will be Erica Jonson with help by the 4-H Thrive team. Watch for the first meeting date. Page 3

4 4-H Projects Small Engine Memories By Matt Fluharty A lot of boys and girls learned the basics of internal combustion engines over these 20 odd years in my group (two years off while my youngest - Emily got old enough for 4-H) and they got to see some really excellent working businesses from the NAPA store and local repair shops to the HONDA mentoring program in Stockton. To learn the parts and processes, we dismantled well over 100 single cylinder and larger engines. Thank you for letting me have the opportunity to guide this project group. I always received way more back from the kids than I expended. My group went on so long that the engines changed from the old style ignition with points to the new solid state ones! I've always had fond memories of my own time in 4-H during the sixties and seventies. I'll never forget these local kids (many now adults) and the good times we all shared. Sincerely, Matt Fluharty Goat Project Karen Robb and Theresa Loya will be the co-leaders for the county-wide goat project. If you are interested on raising meat, dairy or pygmy goats this is the project to join. Hi 4-H is a project for members in 7th-12th grades. The members have career speakers at their meetings, go on fieldtrips to colleges, do community service and have fundraisers for their end-of-year trip. The first meeting will be Monday, October 1 at the office at 4p and first activity is serving cakes at the Farm Bureau Dinner on Saturday, October 13. New 4-H Projects Quilting and Forestry New and returning projects this year are the Forestry and the Quilting projects! Everyone is welcome; ages 5-19 in both projects. Page 4 In Forestry we will explore the outdoors learning about various trees, shrubs, plants, animal habitats and more; learn how to age a tree, plant a tree, about soil, climate, and we are going to restore wooded areas that have experience fire in the last few years that may need replanting. So won t you come explore and learn with us? We would love to have you! Quilting is a centuries old method of personal expression, history, and art with the intent of creating a piece that is both decorative or tells a story while having a use and purpose. Quilting projects range from the traditional quilt to pot holders, table runners, aprons, wall hangings, etc. And quilting is not just for girls! Many, many, quilted objects including saddle blankets, armor etc. date back to the earliest B.C. centuries and are believed to have been created by men. As a matter of fact there are several very popular quilt patterns that are used today to create quilts that were originally designed and pieced by men/boys. Join the quilting project this year and see what kind of masterpiece you can create, I know I can t wait. BBQ There is a new project afoot for 4-H'rs. The Barbecue Project will begin meeting in January. Accepting a limited number of youth from grades 5-8 with hopes of enlarging the group later on. Barbecuing will be taught by the estimable Mr. Alan Wright, barbecuer extraordinaire. A bit of nutrition and food safety is thrown in for good measure. We hope that this project will eventually become a way for 4-H to raise funds by catering our knowledge (and excellent food). Come join in the fun!

5 STATE 4-H NEWS California State 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Meeting All California 4-H shooting sports leaders are invited to attend a state meeting to be held on the following dates: Saturday, December 8, :00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. Sunday, December 9, :30 a.m. 12:00 noon The meetings will be held in Visalia, CA at the Visalia Police Association Range Facility. There is no fee to attend. Camping will be allowed on site. Hotel/motel arrangements are available in Visalia which is approximately 5 miles from the meeting site. There will be presentations of information regarding the project, guest speakers, and hands-on activities for all participants. More details will follow regarding registration and the agenda. The point of contact is John Borba at: jaborba@ucdavis.edu 2013 National 4-H Conference Applications for the 2013 National 4-H Conference will be available in August! If you are interested in attending the conference as part of the California delegation, you can find the application and detailed information on the State 4-H website at: Applications will be due October 31, Do you see a need in your community? JOIN The Revolution of Responsibility! $1,000 is available to 4-H Clubs and Groups Due September 15, November 15 To JOIN the revolution, 4-H members, with the help of an adult 4-H volunteer mentor, should follow these steps to plan a project. Identify an issue or problem in your community. Find community organizations to collaborate with. Plan the project: form goals, outline tasks, list needed resources, and prepare a budget Prepare ways to document and record your project to share with others JOIN the revolution at A toolkit of tips, templates, links, and suggested guidelines has been developed to support your projects. From the initial work to identify a compelling community issue to the final celebration of its completion, use this toolkit to help you carry out the important steps necessary to ensure success California 4-H State Leaders Forum Tick, tock. Tick, tock. The 2012 California 4-H State Leaders Forum will be here before you know it! Get ready for the learning, networking, and just plain fun that awaits you at 4-H in a Minute at Asilomar in Pacific Grove from November go to Highlights of this year s Forum include: A keynote address by Nancy Franz of the Iowa 4-H program that will transform the way you present 4-H to your community. Opportunities to network with your 4-H peers from throughout the state. Page 5

6 Shooting Sports Workshop 4-H Shooting Sports Workshop Rifle Discipline Bakersfield, CA Saturday, January 12, :00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. Sunday, January 13, :00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. A 4-H shooting sports workshop for the rifle discipline will be held at UC Cooperative Extension Office, 1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue in Bakersfield. Participants must attend both days of training to receive certification. Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will be certified as a rifle trainer and can lead a rifle project at the club level or serve as county trainer to certify other leaders. There is no cost for the course. To register for the course or receive more information, contact John Borba at: jaborba@ucdavis.edu (This course is not open to 4-H leaders from Santa Cruz County). PDR Corner PDR CORNER This section of the 4-H Spirit helps our 4-H youth and leaders on where to put activities, events, articles etc. in their Personal Development Record Form. It is best to work on your PDR daily, weekly, to keep up with your record book. Have a calendar in your room to write down the different 4-H events, meetings you have attended. Here is where you can put activities which were for September- Ironstone Concours d Elegance- Attended 3 Assembled gift bags 4 Baked cookies for bags 4 Gave demonstration or presentation 6 Brought a display 2 Sang or presented awards 6 Greeter 4 Children s Fair Attended in uniform 3 Tomato Festival Attended in uniform 3 Gave presentation 6 Helped at 4-H booth 4 Make sure to review the PDR corner each month. Page 6

7 UNIVERSIT Y OF CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES MAKI NG A DIFFERENCE FOR CALIFORNI A 5009 Fairgrounds Rd. Mariposa, CA Phone: Fax: dswice@ucanr.edu All articles and/or photos must be into the office by the 15th of each month. 4-H Motto: Make the Best Better" We are on the Web! cemariposa.ucdavis.edu Or October Hi 4-H Meeting 4:00p at office 7-13 National 4-H Week 8 Columbus Day Office Closed Don Pedro Rattlers 4-H Club meeting-6:30p 10 Catheys Valley 4-H Club Meeting-7p 11 Bootjack 49ers 4-H Club Meeting-6:30p Triangle 4-H Club Meeting-6:30p 23 4-H Council Meeting 6:00p 31 Halloween HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE! November NEW MEMBER ENROLLMENT DEADLINE 4 Achievement Night 5 Hi 4-H meeting 4:00p UCCE office 8 Bootjack 49ers 4-H Club meeting 6:30p Triangle 4-H Club Meeting-6:30p 12 Office closed-veterans Day Don Pedro Rattlers 4-H Club meeting 6:30p 14 Catheys Valley 4-H Club meeting 7p 16 LCORT registrations & fees due 4-H Council meeting 6p Office closed-thanksgiving The University of California prohibits discrimination against or harassment of any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or status as a covered veteran (covered veterans are special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, Vietnam era veterans, or any other veterans who served on active duty during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized) in any of its programs or activities or with respect to any of its employment policies, practices, or procedures. University policy is intended to be consistent with the provisions of applicable State and Federal laws. Inquiries regarding the University s nondiscrimination policies may be directed to the Affirmative Action/Staff Personnel Services Director, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 300 Lakeside Drive, 6th Floor, Oakland, CA , (510)