JUNE 2012 Have a Great Summer! Club News: 5 INSIDE: Staff Update: 6 Record Books: 4 & 6 West Marin Fair: 2-3 Marin County 4-H Newsletter Marin County 4-H Youth Development Program 1682 Novato Blvd., Suite 150-B Novato, CA 94947 Phone (415) 473-4207 Fax (415) 473-4209 Marin County Cooperative Extension website: http://cemarin.ucanr.edu State 4-H website: http://ca4h.org M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R June June 2 June 10 June 20-24 June 30-July 4 July July 8-14 July 15-20 July 27 August Aug 11 Aug 18 Aug 29 West Marin Fair Toby s Feed Barn, Pt. Reyes Tri Valley BBQ Pomi Ranch Sonoma-Marin Fair Marin County Fair Marin 4-H Summer Camp Record books due CCLs All record books forwarded to County office Primary Record Book Judging Jr/Sr Record Book Juding Enrollment Coordinators Meeting, 4-H Office, 6:30 The newsletter is sent to all 4-H families with completed and approved registration. A digital version of the newsletter is available on our website. To discontinue receiving a paper copy, call the office at 415-473-4207.
West Marin Fair
West Marin Fair What a great job everyone did at the West Marin 4-H Fair on June 2nd! There were beautiful animals, gorgeous exhibits and yummy food. All of our entrants should be congratulated on a job well done. Many, many thanks goes to our judges, area chairs and the steering committee. Here are the big winners! S ll Exhibits Best In Show Arts & Cra s Zoe McCormick, Beaded Box, San Rafael 4-H Kit Broms, Pencil Drawing of Soldiers, San Rafael 4-H Kit Broms, Report on Bees, San Rafael 4-H Liam McCormic, Chops ck Basket, San Rafael 4-H Decorated Cakes: Claire Cruse, Spring Hat, San Rafael 4-H Educa onal Displays: Kit Broms, Olive Trees, San Rafael 4-H Electricity: Liam McCormick, Lamp, San Rafael 4-H Floriculture: Piet Broms, Small Garden, San Rafael 4-H Food Prepara on: Megan Binford, Sugar Cookies, Tri Valley 4-H Needlework and Tex les: Elizabeth Neill, Quilted Wall Hanging, Nicasio 4-H Sewing, non-wearable: Claire Cruse, Linen Napkins, San Rafael 4-H Sewing, wearable: Camilla Taylor, silk skirt and top, Pt. Reyes 4-H Photography: Color Black & White Grace Strasen, Nicasio Grace Strasen, Nicasio Megan Sintef, Nicasio Rose Meyers, San Rafael Pet Ameila McDonald, San Rafael Animal Exhibits Best in Show Rabbits Megan Binford, Tri Valley 4-H with her otter mini rex Best in Show Reserve Erin Rose Charlton, San Rafael 4-H with her orange Holland Lop Poultry Olivia Blantz Animal Exhibits Showmanship Rabbits Novice: Camille Reid, Pt. Reyes, 1 st Place Junior: Megan Binford, Tri Valley 4-H, 1 st Erin Rose Charlton, San Rafael, 2 nd Poultry Senior Megan Sintef, Nicasio, 1st Sequoia Meadows, Nicasio, 2nd Junior Erin Rose Charlton, San Rafael, 1st Olivia Blantz, Pt. Reyes, 2 nd Phoebe Blantz, Pt. Reyes, 3 rd Sage Meadows, Nicasio, 4 th
Update Your PDR!!! Fairs are a great way to fill your PDR. Look at all the things you did at the West Marin Fair that you can put in your Record Book!! Date Activity Category Level 6/2 Exhibited at the WM Fair 2 C 6/2 Showmanship at the WM Fair 2 C 6/2 Set Up Committee at the WM Fair 4 C 6/2 Clean up Committee at the WM Fair 4 C 6/2 Flag Ceremony, WM Fair 6 C 6/2 Attended the WM Fair 3 C 6/2 Snack Bar Committee, WM Fair 4 C 6/2 Area Chair, WM Fair 4 C 6/2 Petting Zoo Committee, WM Fair 4 C 6/2 Received a Gold Award at WM Fair 7 C 6/2 Received Best in Show at WM Fair 7 C 6/2 Received a 1st place at WM Fair 7 C Don t wait until the last minute! Get your record book started!! On June 30th, the current 4-H year will end, which means the due date for record books is not far behind. What is a record book? It is a report of all the accomplishments and activities that a 4-H member has completed in the year. The summary of these activities is what is used to determine if a member has earned a star rank to wear on their 4-H hat. Record books consist of: 1. The Personal Development Report (PDR) 2. Project Reports (one for each project) 3. The 4-H Story (an essay about what you did/accomplished/learned during the year) 4. Body of Work (a collection of photos representing the 4-H year) Complete instructions for the record book may be found in the record book handbook at http:// www.ca4h.org/files/2738.pdf. All forms may be found at http://www.ca4h.org/resources/publications/ The online record book is available to all youth members, via https://ucanr.org/4hbook/ login.cfm. Your log in ID and password are the same as what you use for enrollment. Online record books are NOT required! You may still download and use the forms as before. Please contact your Community Club Leader with questions.
Club News Thoughtful Gifts! The best projects have a service component where members can use their talents, abili es and new found skills to benefit others. Sage Meadows led a Hand Sewing Project with her fellow project members. She decided to have the girls sew decora ve pins for the Seniors in West Marin. She then delivered the pins and cards to the Stocks ll House in Point Reyes Sta on. Tri-Valley Chicken BBQ June 10th By Gavin Harding The first annual Tri-Valley chicken barbeque and showmanship workshop day will be held at the Pomi deer camp on Sunday June 10th, 2012 starting at nine in the morning. There will be many fun activities and even practice showmanship for cavies, rabbits, and dairy. Finally, there will be a drawing for a hand -made quilt! Altogether it s going to be a load of fun and a very good time with friends. The food is going to be great also, so the Tri-Valley club invites you to come out, eat and have some fun! Hopefully, I ll see you there! Mill Valley s Memorial Day Parade: 4-H is a Hit! Mill Valley 4-Hers where the talk of the town at this year s Memorial Day parade. The decked out float, waving kids and cute animals gave parade viewers a real treat. Great job!
RECORD BOOK WORKSHOP For all members, whether new or returning, we will have a Record Book Workshop Saturday, June 16th At the County 4-H office, 1682 Novato Blvd. Ste. 150B Primary Members: 10-10:30am Jr. & Sr. Members: 10:30 noon Please come with questions and any record book work that you have already started. We will review each component of the book and answer your questions so you can turn in a great record book! Save the Date! Officer s Training New Club officers will have the opportunity to come and learn about their new job and participate in a mock 4-H Business Meeting to brush up on parliamentary procedure. It s your club! Plan the year and run your meetings well. Wednesday, September 19th 6:30 pm 4-H Office 1682 Novato Blvd. Ste. 150B LIKE us on Facebook! Have you found us on Facebook yet? UCCE, of which 4-H is a part, now has it s own Facebook page. It will be updated with all kinds of information and news about all the program in the U.C. Cooperative Extension family. We will be sending out more and more updates about events, publications, and fun facts for Marin communities, so be sure to "Like" our Facebook page at: http:// www.facebook.com/uccemarin. This Newsletter is Presented by : Jane Chin Young 4-H Advisor Allison Keaney 4-H Program Representative The University of California prohibits discrimination or harassment of any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy (including childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), 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 veteran 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. University policy is intended to be consistent with the provisions of applicable State and Federal laws. Inquiries regarding the University s non discrimination policies may be directed to the Affirmative Action/Staff Personnel Services Director, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1111 Franklin Street, 6th floor, Oakland, CA 94607-5200, (510) 987-0096