One of the questions I ask new volunteers gathered at 4-H Orientation is, “What brought you here this evening? Why are you volunteering your time with 4-H (especially when time is so valuable)?” Their answers come back: I grew up in 4-H; I have an interest in a project area and wanted to share it with others; we needed a leader, and I was asked; I wanted to be more in-volved with my kids. And so begins the journey. We sign-on as a project leader, a resources leader, a club leader, perhaps to assure the 4-H experience happens for our own chil-dren, perhaps to reconnect with fond memories, or to build quality educational experiences in the commu-nity. We don’t always know—in fact, I believe we seldom know—how our role as a

nected, cared for, and val-ued. She achieved it in simple, ordinary ways: leading projects, attending events, laughing and learning and growing with the kids she taught and the volunteers who be-came her friends. I am reminded of the words of football star Joe Ehrmann, who I heard speak recently. He said that “to be a man or to be a woman” required but two things. The first is to love and to accept love. The second, he said, was to leave the world—in some way or form—better as a result of your being. How true. It was that way for Nonie. We come to 4-H for myr-iad reasons, but the op-portunity we have to con-tribute positively to the lives of others is constant. We really don’t realize our influence through the ordi-nary happenings of our lives, in the day-to-day running of our 4-H pro-gram. Believe that it’s there, though. I’ve been witness to it.

4-H volunteer really im-pacts others. Last month I attended Nonie Nolan’s memorial, a beautiful tribute to a won-derful woman. Nonie, with her husband Ralph, lead the American River 4-H Club for years. I remem-ber Nonie as warm and welcoming, and at 86 years, she lived a full and fruitful life so I was not surprised to find the chapel filled at her service. What did surprise me was the response to the rever-end’s question: How many people gathered knew Nonie through 4-H? Three-quarters of the hands in the room rose. Some folks had worked with Nonie as fellow volun-teers, and there were many others who had grown up in the American River Club. I found their stories about Nonie to be especially touching. As I left the service I re-flected on the incredible legacy this woman has left. It’s not an inheritance of wealth or any physical substance. Nonie’s gift was to weave a web of community where youth (and volunteers) felt con-

Marianne Bird, 4-H Youth Development Advisor

mbird@ucdavis.edu

Inside this issue:

COUNTY 2-4 FASHION 5 MISCELLANEOUS 5

SCHOLARSHIPS 6 STATE 7-8

NATIONAL 9

COMMUNITY 9

CALENDARS 10-11

ADDITIONAL NEWS 12

Cooperative Extension-Sacramento County 4145 Branch Center Road, Sacramento, CA 95827-3823

(916) 875-6913 Office · (916) 875-6233 Fax Email: cesacramento@ucdavis.edu

Website: http://cesacramento.ucdavis.edu

4-H Flash

OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday, except Holiday

9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Closed 12:00-1:00 p.m.

STAFF:

Marianne Bird 4-H Youth Development Advisor Joan Ryan 4-H Secretary Trisha Dixon 4-H Program Representative Samantha Thompson 4-H Youth Development Program Representative

Influence We Can’t Realize

March 2011

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Time is running out!

Application packets are available in the 4H Office. Applications and amended 4-H Record Books to be delivered to the 4-H Office no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1.

Members interested in applying must have been at least 15 years old on December 31, 2010; be currently enrolled in at least their third year of 4-H; and have achieved their Gold Star rank. All Star interviews (approximately 30

All Star Application and Interview Dates

minutes each) will be during the afternoon on Sunday, March 27.

For questions please contact: Christina Wagner, County All Star Advisor (916) 988-8144

Time is running out! Due date March 1—4pm

Time is running out...

E-mail entries by March 2nd

March 5, 2011 – Rohnert Park, CA Showroom Opens at 7:15 AM - Judging Begins at 8:30 AM Sonoma County 4-H Center 6445 Commerce Blvd., Rohnert Park, CA Directions: Take Hwy 101. Exit Rohnert Park Expressway and head

East to Commerce Blvd. Go South to the next light at Hunter and turn right into the Grocery Outlook shopping center parking lot. Drive to the back of the stores to reach the Center! For more information and the entry form, go to http://cesonoma.ucdavis.edu/files/74999.pdf.

March Hare 2011 Youth 4-H Rabbit Show

C O U N T Y N E W S

Annual Shasta County 4-H Make-A-Wish Horse Show

4-H Horse Show March 5, 2011 English Flat, Western, Trail, and Gymkhana classes.

ON MARCH 5TH

CHECK-IN/SIGN-UPS 8AM

SHOW STARTS AT 9AM

ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION OF SACRAMENTO AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA For additional information on the Foundation, please

visit their website at www.makeawish-

sacto.org.

Show location is Shasta College at the Horse Arena, 11555 Old Oregon Trail Rd., Redding, California For more information, please call Harley Purvis (530) 474-1207

4-H Horse Show

March 5, 2011

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Beginning in 2011, the fair will monitor the consumption of food and drink in and around animals and especially inside the barns. The policy does NOT ban outside food on the fairgrounds. The policy is not put in place to assist the fair in generating more revenue. The measure is in place for the safety of our guests, exhibitors and employees. These precautionary tactics are based on recommendations outlined in the “Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public

Settings” which is published by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians to assist animal venue operators, exhibitors, veterinarians and various public health agencies by providing recommendations to minimize the potential for risks that may be associated with animals in public settings. In order to disseminate this information, a memo will be posted March 1st to our website and mailed to every livestock and horse exhibitor in May. In order to mitigate the inconvenience, the fair

Food and Drink at County Fair

will be creating a picnic area for livestock and horse exhibitors. Our intention is to live up to our promise of providing a safe, affordable and entertaining fair. I appreciate your anticipated cooperation. Kind Regards, TJ Plew, CEO Sacramento County Fair

Sacramento County Fair is celebrating 75 years of Memories and Magic May 26 through 30th, 2011, at Cal Expo. Visit our website, www.sacfair.com for information on how you can be part of this event. This is a great opportunity for you to showcase your special skills and talents in food preservation. Entry deadline is April 30th 2011 and most categories can be entered on line beginning February 15, 2011. If you need information that cannot be

found on our website, please call us at 916-263-2975.

Junior Food Preservation Info: Entry Deadline: Online entries will be accepted through April 30. Entry Fee: $2.00/entry (Entry fees are non-refundable. Make checks payable to: Sacramento County Fair) Entry Maximum: Twelve entries per person.

Junior Food Preservation Entries at Sac County Fair

Rules and Information: Home canned entries must have been prepared/made/ processed by the exhibitor in whose name they are entered. Information Contact: Sharon Allen, Exhibit Supervisor (916) 263-2975 For the entry form: http://www.sacfair.com/pdfs/comp%20pdfs/junior/Junior%20Food%20Preservation.pdf

Online entries

accepted

through

April 30th

C O U N T Y N E W S C O N T I N U E D

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Sacramento County Horse News

Horse Article By: Kallie Johnson Hello everyone, January the Sacramento county 4-H Horse Council hosted the Sacramento Horseman's Association Dinner and Award Ceremony Jan 10th. It was a good turn out, we had a lot of 4-H members help serve dinner and

dessert. The Sacramento County 4-H Horse Project had the Faux Show and held at Rancho Murrieta Sunday January 23rd. The 4-H Horse Project had their last performance test of the year at SHA on Saturday the 29th of January, and they had a lot of kids testing and passing their test. In the month of February, the

Groom Squad was held at the Sacramento Horseman's Association on February 12th. On February 26th the Sacramento County 4-H had a Demo day, with kids from all projects coming and showing their knowledge.

C O U N T Y N E W S C O N T I N U E D

NEW Website Coming Soon!

We have a date to roll out the new Sacramento County web site. Our current plan is to push out the new web site on 2/25. You will be able to get to the web site from the following link: http://www.ca4h.org/Join/County/index.cfm. This link will take you to

the Statewide 4-H program page used to link to the individual counties. I am in need of new pictures to help improve the content and the look of the web site. Please be SURE that any recognizable 4-H members or children in your pictures authorize the photo's use on the

web site. I would prefer a paper release just to confirm that. I am in the process of building generic club pages for each club. If you don't see your club page on the web site on the 25th, check back. Thanks, Gail Jones

NEW 4-H Youth Development Program Representative

Hi! My name is Samantha Thompson and I’m excited to announce that I am your new 4-H Youth Development Program Representative for Sacramento County. I am here to provide support and leadership to all of our community clubs, programs, and councils. I am here to serve you, so please,

never hesitate to contact me. I grew up in Sacramento and am thrilled to return to my hometown and give back to a community that has shaped me greatly. My background is in astronomy and science education and I am eager to learn about the many projects that are

being undertaken throughout our community. I look forward to meeting and hearing from you all! Samantha M Thompson 4-H Youth Development Program Representative 916.875.6530

I am in need of new

pictures to help im-

prove the content

and the look of the

web site.

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Fashion Revue April 9, 2011 Robert J. Cabral Ag Center, 2101 E. Earhart Ave., Stockton, CA 95206 9am—3pm Any 4-H member age 5-19.

Project Leaders have until Midnight, Sunday April 3, 2011 to enter the members information. Fore more information: http://ucanr.org/sites/SJC_4H/Events_and_Calendar/4-H_County_Fashion_Revue/.

County Fashion Revue

Contact: Sierra Berdeja or Nancy Burgess, (209) 464-5120 or email: nanroo64@yahoo.com

DEADLINE APRIL 3RD

Attention Quilters and Sewers: CA 4-H State Fashion Revue 2011 would appreciate your help. Make a quilt square, a quilt top, or a complete quilt for a wounded soldier. Special size for stretchers and gurneys, approximately 45 x 81 inches, are needed. Red, white and blue fabrics are

preferred. If you make 12 ½” x 12 ½” squares then they can be combined with squares made by other people for a whole quilt. Bring or send your squares, quilt tops and quilts to State Fashion Revue at Olson Hall, UC Davis during State Field Day, May 28, 2011. Youth are invited to sew

State Fashion Revue

squares together and quilt during the morning SFR workshop. Please contact Lisa Kuntz, SFR youth co-chair, creulgirl101@yahoo.com or Mary Engebreth, committee volunteer, at maryengebreth@comcast.net with questions or suggestions.

MAY 28, 2011

2011 Youth Shotshell and Rimfire Ammo Program

receive your shipment. Keep in mind that you are ordering from the manu-facturer, not a store. .22LR ammunition, if available, has been ex-periencing lengthy back-orders and may be de-layed by several months. CONTACTING US: Al-ways keep a copy of your order form for reference. The “Ship To” name and address are critical. If checking on the status of an order you have placed,

WHO QUALIFIES: Only approved youth educa-tional programs. These include 4H Shooting Sports. ORDERS SHOULD BE FOR TEAMS, NOT INDI-VIDUALS: To reduce the shipping costs and to keep program prices low, teams should pool their orders. SHIPPING TIMES: Al-ways plan on a minimum of 4 weeks lead time to

we recommend e-mailing educa-tion@atk.com. MINIMUM ORDERS: 5 cases of shotshells. GETTING UP TO DATE ORDER FORMS: 4H leaders should contact their state Shooting Sports Coordinators to get up to date order forms.

4-H Leaders

should contact their

state Shooting Sports

Coordinators to get up-to-date order

forms

MISCELLANEOUS

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• Submit their high school tran-script with the application. • Submit the application by the Sacramento Fair entry due date. • Be available to the Auction Com-mittee for an interview, if needed. • Have an animal qualify for the Junior Livestock Auction in the year awarded.

For more information and the applica-tion: http://www.sacfair.com/pdfs/jla/JLA_Scholarship_App.pdf.

The Sacramento County Fair Auction Committee has developed scholarships that are awarded to seniors who will enroll in college or other postgraduate training. To apply for the scholarship, a student must: • Have a high school cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better. • Be planning on attending a college or other postgraduate program. • Be planning to start school in the fall se-mester following graduation.

Junior Livestock Auction Scholarship Application

Young Farmers and Ranchers Scholar-ship – Available to any high school senior residing or attending school in Sacra-mento County, entering a two or four year accredited college or university majoring in agriculture or an agricultural-related field. The student must enroll in at least 12 academic units in their first semester or quarter during the year of the scholar-ship award. You do not need to be a Farm Bureau member to be eligible for this scholarship.

Scholarship packages are available from the 4-H Office (875-6811), Sacra-mento County Farm Bureau (685-6958), or online at www.sacfarmbureau.org.

Agricultural Student Scholarship – Appli-cants must currently be pursuing or planning to pursue an education in agriculture or a related field of agriculture study. This financial award is based on scholastic achievement, leader-ship skills, agricultural and community involve-ment. High school seniors and college fresh-man, sophomores, and juniors are eligible to apply.

Child of an Agricultural Employee Scholar-ship – Available to high school seniors whose parents or guardians are non-owner/operators, employed within production agriculture in Sac-ramento County. This financial award is based on financial need, scholastic achievement, leadership skills, and community involvement.

Sacramento County Farm Bureau Scholarships

Applications

due

April 1st

Applications

due

April 23rd

S C H O L A R S H I P S

Livestock Loans for Students

forward to and would love the opportu-nity to help you and the children. Thank you. Scott Rogalski Sacramento Branch Manager Assistant Vice President 916-394-3215

Farmers & Merchants (F&M) Bank out of Sacramento is one of the few community banks that will lend money for livestock. As a bank we specialize in agricultural loans and have worked with several differ-ent schools and organizations in the cen-tral CA area. We have lots of experience with FFA loans. Please call me if you have any questions or inquiries. I look

Additional scholarships can be found at

http://www.hoards.com/youth/collegescholarships

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Poultry News

SEASIDE FEATHER FANCIERS’ SHOW

Saturday, April 9, 2011 Ventura Fairgrounds,

Ventura, CA

AVIAN BOWL QUALIFIER Saturday, April 9, 2011

5:00 p.m. Sign-In 5:30 Competition

Ventura Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA

Fore more information, contact:

Dave Anderson, (805) 524-4046

danderson@keygroupinc.com

2011-2012 4-H State Ambassador Team

Applications are now available for the 2011-2012 4-H State Ambassador Team. The 4-H State Ambassador position is one of the highest service opportunities and recognition attainable in the University of California 4-H Youth Development Program.

4-H State Ambassadors are youth who have excelled in the areas of leadership and community service, and have been selected to serve the 4-H Youth Development Program in roles that promote leadership through education and service.

The deadline to apply is March 25, 2011. Interviews will be held in Fresno, Davis, and San Diego. Please RSVP with Quang "Hogan" Tong at qtong@ucdavis.edu. For more information please see our website at: http://www.ca4h.org/Projects/Leadership/SA/

Deadline to apply is

March 25, 2011

S TAT E 4 - H N E W S

Cow Judging Contest

ENTRIES DUE MARCH 24, 2011

Four cash awards are made to the winning 4-H clubs … $100 for first; $75 for second; $50 for third; and $25 for fourth. In addition the winners will receive attractive framed certificates. Each 4-H member who

enters on a group entry blank is automatically eligible for individual cash prizes. Members may enter with their clubs and also with their families.

We have two entry forms in the 4-H Office. You may request additional entry forms from Hoard’s

Dairyman at (920) 563-5551, Fax (920-563-7298, email to hoards@hoards.com, or go online at www.hoards.com.

Direct link to the Cow Judging, go to http://www.hoards.com/youth/cowjudgingcorner.

3rd Annual Invitation Youth Only Shoot

ISHI ARCHERY CLUB Red Bluff, CA For all youth, 17 years of age & under Sunday, March 20, 2011 Rain or Shine!

Registration: 8:30am Entry Fees: $5.00 each No pre-registration. All parents/guardians of minors must sign insurance waiver. Obtain waiver and

map at web site http://www.ishiarcheryclub.org. Any Questions? Contact Jeanne or Leland George at ljgeorge@clearwire.net or 530-527-4200.

March 20th

Rain or Shine!

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nual Youth Development Leadership Academy! Questions contact: Leslie Fritz, 916/665-2777, CPRS Director of Educa-tion, California Park &

March 8-11, 2011 Sacramento, CA Join the CA Park & Rec-reation Society Youth De-velopment Committee in Sacramento for our an-

Recreation Society, les-lie@cprs.org View additional informa-tion at http://conference.cprs.org.

Youth Development Leadership Academy

S TAT E 4 - H N E W S C O N T I N U E D

Center, Inc., Newton, Mass., and lead project developer—will introduce you to the Exploring Trees and Ponds project and website, and help you use them with the youth who participate in your out-of-school program.

Tuesday March 8, 2011 10:00am – Watsonville The Exploring Trees and Ponds workshop—led by Bernie Zubrowski, senior research scientist at Education Development

Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty – lschmittmcquitty@ucdavis.edu 831-763-8026 REGISTER: http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=6027.

Exploring Trees and Ponds

Free workshop

Financial assistance will be allotted on an “as needed and available” basis and is not transfer-able. Delegates may re-quest up to $330 of finan-cial aid. For more information and to apply, go to http://www.ca4h.org/files/73670.pdf.

2011 4-H State Leadership Conference Financial Assistance Information

Through gifts secured by the California 4-H Foun-dation, the State 4-H Of-fice is able to provide financial assistance which will allow youth to attend the 2011 4-H State Lead-ership Conference, July 28- July 31, 2011 at UC Davis. Applications should be postmarked May 13, 2011 .

Due

postmarked by May 13th

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The Western Regional Leader’s Forum will be held January 12-15, 2012 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Proposals for the 2012 conference are currently being accepted. Adult volunteers, Extension staff, and youth members are all welcome to submit

workshop ideas for consideration. Proposals are due March 1, 2011. For more information contact Rachel Vardiman at rnovakov@uwyo.edu or (307) 684-7522.

2011 Western Regional Leaders’ Forum

National 4-H Salute to Excellence Awards

The 2011 National 4-H Salute to Excellence (STE) Awards will be accepting nominations through March 1, 2011 for 4-H Volunteer of the Year (less than 10 years of service) and Outstanding Lifetime 4-H Volunteer (10 years or more).

Nomination information is available on the Council’s online portal at http://grants.4-h.org/ (click on Funding Opportunities). For further information, please contact JoAnne Leatherman at jleatherman@fourhcouncil.edu or (301) 961-2870.

Accepting

nominations through

March 1st

Proposals are

due March 1st

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES

Project Lamb and Market Goat Sale

Saturday, March 5, 2011 Placer County

Fairgrounds, Roseville, California

State Fair Ethics Training 9:30 a.m.

Judging Contest 10:30 a.m.

Showmanship Demonstration 11:00 a.m.

Lamb Viewing 11:30 a.m. Sale Starts at 1:00 p.m.

Breeding Sheep & Goats for sale Wool spinning demonstrations Sheep Handling Equip Feed dealers and country crafts

Lunch will be available Contact: Karin Fish, kafish4@yahoo.com, 916-214-0078 or Billy Cox, dorsetsheep@gmail.com, 916-214-1435.

2011 Green Youth Leadership Team

Green Youth Leadership Team meetings by Ubuntu Green are open to Sacramento City or County Youth between 12-18 years old and interested adults. The purpose of the GYLT is to provide service

learning opportunities and experiences for high-school age students in the environmental field. Go to www.ubuntugreen.org to find the application or apply on-line here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/

s/F8782V7 to become a member of the Green Youth Leadership Team. For more information on GYLT or information on how to join, please contact us at (916) 669-0671 or via email at info@ubuntugreen.org.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 County Fiber Goat, 7pm Aud

4 5

6 7

8 9 10 4-H Wild Side Mtg. 7pm Aud

11 4-H Horse Review Committee, 7pm Conf

12

13

14 15 16 17 18 County Mini-Equine, 6:30pm Aud

19

20 Youth Only Shoot Ishi Arhery—Red Bluff

21 4-H Executive Board, 7pm Conf Room

22 Sacramento County 4-H Council, 7pm Aud

23 4-H Camp Staff Training, 7pm Aud

24 County Dog Meeting, 7pm Aud

25 26

27 4-H All Star Inter-views, 1pm Conf

28

29 30 31

March 2011

4-H Point of Entry, 7:30am Conf Room

4-H Camp Board, 7 pm Conf Room

Country Centre Junior Master Gardener Project, 2pm Aud

Laguna Creek 4-H Baking

Project,11am Aud

County Rabbit Meeting, 7pm Aud

4-H Point of Entry, 6pm Conf Room

County 4-H Council Meeting, 7pm Aud

4-H Horse Council, 7pm Aud

CA&ES Field Day –UC Davis

NC Sectional Presentation

Day

CA Small Farm Conference

4-H Water Wizards Training, 5pm Aud

Record Books

due

Cow Entries Due

Youth Development Leadership

Scholarship Workshop

April 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3 4

5 6 7

8 9 Fashion Revue

10

11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25

26 Sacramento County 4-H Council, 7pm Aud

27 28 29 30

Fashion Revue deadline

State Ambassador

Team deadline

Scholarships due

Country Centre Engineering

Project, 1pm Conf Room

Country Centre Engineering Project,

1pm Conf Room

Exploring Trees & Ponds Workshop

Watsonville

LDA Day 10am Aud

Country Centre Engineering

Project, 1pm Conf Room

Country Centre Jr Master Gardener Project, 2pm Aud

4-H Water Wizards Training, 5pm Aud

4-H Adult Volunteer Orientation 7pm Conf Room

4-H Point of Entry, 7:30am Conf Room

4-H Camp Board 7pm Conf

County Fiber Goat, 7pm Aud

4-H Wild Side Mtg 7pm Aud

4-H Horse Review Committee, 7pm Conf

Laguna Creek 4-H Baking Project

11am Aud County Mini-Equine 6:30pm Aud

4-H Executive Board 7pm Conf Room County Rabbit Rank

Sheet Test 6:30pm Aud

4-H Point of Entry 6pm Conf Rm

4-H Camp Staff Training 7pm Aud

County 4-H Horse Meeting 7pm Aud

March Hare Show-Rohnert Park

4-H Horse Show-Shasta

CALENDARS

Jr Food Preservation entries due

2011 May 7-14, 2011—Seattle, WA—2011 Western Regional 4-H Forum Cruising to 4-H Excellence http://4h.wsu.edu/conferences/2011wrlf/index.html May 26 -30, 2011– CAL Expo 75th Annual Sacramento County Fair http://www.sacfair.com/ May 28, 2011—UC Davis State 4-H Field Day http://www.ca4h.org/Programs/Events/SFD/ The event is open to all 4-H members, volunteers, staff, and parents.

May 28, 2011—UC Davis CA 4-H STATE FASHION REVUE 2011 HTTP://WWW.CA4H.ORG/PROGRAMS/EVENTS/SFD/SFR/ May 28-29, 2011—UC Davis California Equine Education Field Day 2011 Held in conjunction with State 4-H Field Day 2011 June 12-17, 2011 4-H Resident Camp Camper applications will be available in March July 28-31, 2011—UC Davis 4-H State Leadership Conference http://www.ca4h.org/Programs/Conferences/SLC/ November 11-13, 2011—Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, CA State 4-H Leaders’ Forum For Adult 4-H Volunteers http://www.ca4h.org/Programs/Conferences/SLF/ 2012 January 12-15, 2012– Cheyenne, Wyoming 2012 Western Region Leaders' Forum http://oregon.4h.oregonstate.edu/2012-western-region-leaders-forum

Page 11 FUTURE CALENDAR EVENTS

To view the 4-H State news, go to http://www.ca4h.org/Administration/StateOffice/

To view the 4-H Science, Engineering, and Technology news, go to http://www.ca4h.org/Projects/SET/

To view the National 4-H news, go to http://4-h.org/news/4hnews.php

NEW: To view the National 4-H news Healthy Living Program, go to http://www.4-h.org/youth-development-programs/kids-health/

PERSONS WITH HEARING DIFFICULTIES CONTACT CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICE:

711 OR (800) 735-2929 FOR TTY IF YOU WANT TO CONTACT HEARING

IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS CALL: (800) 735-2922

If accommodations are needed for any meeting or event, please contact the 4-H Office at least two weeks in advance.

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 service in the uniformed services (as defined by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994: service in the uniformed services includes membership, application for membership, performance of service, application for service, or obligation for service in the uniformed services) in any of its programs or activities. University policy also prohibits reprisal or retaliation against any person in any of its programs or activities for making a complaint of discrimination or sexual harassment or for using or participating in the investigation or resolution process of any such complaint. 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/Equal Opportunity Director, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1111 Franklin Street, 6th Floor, Oakland, CA 94607, (510) 987-0096.

Sacramento County Board of Supervisors -- Phil Serna, 1st District; Jimmy Yee, 2nd District; Susan Peters, 3rd District; Roberta Mac Glashan, 4th District; and Don Nottoli, 5th District. Also, Steve Szalay, County Executive; Bruce Wagstaff,

Countywide Services Agency; and Yvonne Nicholson & Chuck Ingels, Cooperative Extension. U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of California, and the County of Sacramento cooperating.

Additional News Do you have

something fun or interesting happening in your project? Share your story with the county! Submit your articles to Sabrina by the 3rd Wednesday of each month to: 4h.editor@comcast.net

Community Clubs

Contact information for community clubs is coming soon.