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San Diego County 4-H U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A C O O P E R A T I V E E X T E N S I O N
MEMOS APRIL 2009 The San Diego County Office would like to remind our 4-H Community Clubs that now is the time to start the electing of officers and putting together budgets for the 2009-2010 program year. By electing officers now clubs will have their leadership team in place when the new year begins in September. The elec-tion of officers is an important process. Clubs need committed leaders. Qualifications of Officers Before officers are nominated, your group should spend some time discussing the things you are looking for in your leaders. You might want to think about such things as regular participation, experience in the club, ability and willingness to serve as an officer. By setting standards for officers, your group can avoid a popularity contest in the election of officers. The best leader for your club might not be the “most popular” person or the “best athlete” but will be a dedicated and committed leader who will fulfill their role responsibly and take their role seriously. Nominating Committee Most 4-H clubs elect a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, reporter, photographer, song leader and recreation leader. Each 4-H club has a constitution and by-laws that tell how to go about electing officers. The method that is used most often is the nominating committee. A nominating committee can be either elected by the group or appointed by the president. The nominating committee will nominate one or more persons for each office in the club or group. When a meeting is called to elect officers, the nominating committee will present the names it has selected for election by the group. Before the names presented by the nominating committee are voted on, the presiding officer will ask for nominations from the floor. This means that any member has the right to nominate some-one other than those presented by the nominating committee. Remember, nominations do not require a second, and a member may nominate only one candidate for each office. Any member can offer a motion to close the nominations. A motion to close the nominations requires a two-thirds vote of those present. Voting on Nominations Your club or group will decide for itself what method of voting it will use to elect officers. The by-laws should state the percent of vote necessary for election to office. If there are no rules for you to follow, you can use one of several methods. Your presiding officer may call for a show of hands, a standing vote or a secret ballot to decide who the officers will be. In this case, a simple majority will elect a person. When more than one nominee is being voted on, the names are voted on in the order in which they were presented to the group. Installing Officers Newly elected officers are installed with a special ceremony conducted during a regular meeting. Through a special program, the officers are called before the group and the outgoing officers and the organizational leader read the requirements for the office to the newly elected officers. The person reading the requirements asks each officer if he or she understands the duties of the office to which they are elected, and if they will ac-cept the responsibilities of the office. This should be a time when all members pledge their support to the newly elected officers of the club.
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Area 4 County Presentation Day Blue Ribbon Winners:
Area 1 and 2 County Presentation Day Blue Ribbon Winners:
Demonstrations:
Kallie Hoxter
Dylon Kibbett
Dillon Kayl
Sam Kibbett
Illustrated Talks:
Salena Woodall
Yocelyn Arsenault
Kalee Cummings Prepared Speech:
Holly Rogers
Interpretive Reading:
Holly Rogers
Faith Knipe
Cultural Arts:
Lydia Cain
Cultural Arts: Mari Cox Ellen Payton Erin Blucher
Interpretive Reading: Margaux Payton Erin Blucher
Demonstration: Mari Cox
JLC Reunion & Teen Fun Event!
Did you go to JLC this year? Or are you a 4-H teen?
Come to the JLC Reunion & Teen Fun Event at Moonlight Beach April 18th, 5pm!
Teen council will provide pizza and s'mors...all you need to bring is a beverage and chairs.
We will have fun playing games, socializing and maybe watch the improved JLC after-glow video.
Please RSVP to Neal Woodall at [email protected] by April 11
Contact Ariel at [email protected] for more info or any questions
Here’s a Shout-Out to Lucas Van Winkle (of the Jamul Chaparros) who will go on to represent San Diego County at State History Day in Sacramento next month. Lucas, a Junior at Steele Canyon High School, along with two other students performed an excerpt from the Days of Jesse James. Way to Go Lucas!
Last years Teen Event at Moonlight Beach…..
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Sub Regional Presentation Day- March 14, 2009
BUENA VISTA 4-H DOG SHOW
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Alamosa Park, Oceanside, California
Pre-entry ONLY. Entries must be postmarked by April 10, 2009. No Late entries will be accepted. Please fill out one entry form PER DOG entered.
Entry Fee: $5.00 for each class entered.
Directions to show: From I-15, take 78 West to Vista Village Drive, turn right. Left onto Vista Way. Right onto Melrose and drive north. Turn left at North Santa Fe (a T intersection) . Turn left onto Mesa Drive (second traffic light). Turn right at Robinwood (first signal) then left onto Rio Plata. Street becomes Alamosa Park Dr. when street curves to the right. Park will be on your left. Park in lot.
Check in begins at 9:00a.m. Judging will begin at 9:30a.m., unless otherwise stated at show. All dogs must be kept on-leash at all times. San Diego County Dog Show Rules will be followed.
Need more info? Call 760-630-1523
Send all entries to: Bonnie Trigg 5248 Sandalwood Place Oceanside, CA 92056
Make checks payable to: Buena Vista 4-H club.
Dog 4-H ID Number _______________________ 4-H Club ___________________________
Dog Name ________________________________ Breed ______________________________
Member Name _____________________________ Members Birth Date __________________
Address___________________________________ City _______________________________
1. Circle age group: (Age is defined as child’s age on 12-31-08) Primary: Under 9 Junior: 9-10 years Intermediate 11-13 years Senior: 14& older
2. Circle class(es) entered with this dog:
SHOWMANSHIP: Primary Novice Open A Open B Master
OBEDIENCE: Beginning Novice A Beginning Novice B Novice A Novice B Graduate Novice
Open A Open B
Member Signature Parent Signature Project Leader Signature
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The Oceanside Country Kids Archery project with Judith Fidellow as the project leader, have 10 members including one cross over member from Bonsall 4-H. After learning the basics, they practice target grouping skills. Range safety is stressed and they are having a great time!
Jam Canning Class with Jackie from Jackie's Jams.
Saturday, May 2 10:30-12:30
Includes everything you need to make a delicious jar of jam to take home that day!
Call Ruby at the 4-H County Office at (858)694-2857 to register
Cost is $2.00 Space is limited to 20 Youth 10 & up only
First come first serve basis Registration deadline- April 15th
The event will be held at : : : :
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Please welcome Roger Combs as the new Chair for our County wide Shooting Sports program. Mr. Combs is an Archery Leader in Fallbrook and has the certification to train leaders to be Archery Certified in shooting sports. With Mr. Combs as Chair we have begun discussions for an all-county shooting sports competition at the end of the 4-H year. Parents and Leaders: if you are interested in starting a shooting sports project in your club please contact Roger Combs or myself to get pointed in the right direction! Look for more information in the coming months
The attitudes and skills of youth growing up in the United States should include the appreciation of difference. This is because success in our society depends on our ability to work with others who are different than us. Youth development programs should therefore include opportunities for young people to develop cross-cultural knowledge and skills. Both a feeling of belonging and the ability to make others feel like they belong are important in the 4-H club. 4-H can help young people to develop the skills for healthy participation in mul-ticultural settings. This might include experiences related to racial and ethnicity or other differences. By respecting differences and valuing each other's unique strengths, 4-H volunteers are promoting the kind of openness that encourages youth to learn and grow. The great benefit of such cross-cultural cooperation is the richness that comes from multiple perspectives. The following are some activities you might try in your 4-H club to promote the development of cross-cultural skills and a healthy sense of belonging among all group members: Invite youth to go around the room and tell his/her favorite food and a story from their past that involves
this food Give each youth a piece of red, white and blue construction paper and have them decorate the individual
papers with things that symbolize their individuality such as: their favorite foods/music/sport, hair color, family heritage and language spoken at home. Then have students tape their individual pieces of paper onto a large white paper to form an American flag. If time permits, allow youth to come up and discuss their contributions to the flag
Provide opportunities for the youth to create media items like t-shirts and other types of worn items. A
young person typically enjoys showcasing the things that they enjoy or groups they are a part of. Providing opportunities for them to showcase their enjoyment of the program and connectedness to the group offers benefits that are two-fold-expression for the youth and recognition for your program
Engage youth in conducting oral history interviews with relatives and have them follow up by researching their cultural heritage at their school library
These are just a few examples of activities you can do to help promote a sense of belonging in your club and to help youth develop the skills to deal with difference.
You can also contact the 4-H office for curriculum related to belonging.
We currently have available:
“Folkpatterns: A Cultural Heritage Project”
“Tribes: A New Way of Learning and Being Together” “A World of Difference: A Prejudice Reduction Activity Guide”
Animal show barns are one of the most popular areas at the fair and give ex-hibitors the opportunity to educate the public about 4-H, livestock projects, animal safety and biosecurity. Since animal diseases such as ringworm, E. coli, and Salmonella can cause significant health problems in humans, it is important that exhibitors explain to fair-goers the importance of washing their hands after contact with animals. Hand washing, or use of hand sanitizers, can greatly reduce possible disease transmission from animals to humans or on to other animals.
All animals, even healthy animals, that are brought to fairs are at risk of exposure to disease. The bringing to-gether of animals of different species, breeds, and ages, from multiple homes and herd management back-grounds creates an environment for potential exposure and spread of disease. The stress of travel, close con-finement, and a changing environment may compromise an animal’s resistance to disease. Fairgoers unknow-ingly add to the potential of spreading disease from one animal to another. At the end of the fair, when animals are taken back home, they can pose a risk of spreading diseases to the rest of the brood, drift, drove, flock, gang, herd, hirsel, parcel, rafter, run, sounder, tribe, or trip. Disease prevention and fair biosecurity starts before exhibitors ever leave home. Exhibitors need to have their veterinarian examine each animal to ensure only healthy animals enter the fairgrounds. All tools and equip-ment taken to fair should be cleaned thoroughly since these items may harbor disease agents as well. Items that that need to be cleaned and disinfected prior to packing and transporting might include:
Feed equipment: buckets, feeders, hay racks Cleaning utensils: shovels, pitch forks, wheelbarrows Grooming equipment: clippers, combs, brushes Show equipment: cane, crop, show stick, halter Vehicle and trailer (inside and outside)
To protect animals and minimize disease transmission risk, while at the fair try to:
Limit animal-animal contact Limit animal-human-animal contact Avoid sharing equipment with other exhibitors unless you thoroughly clean and disinfect between use Cover feed and equipment to reduce risk of contamination
Things to remember before returning home at the end of a fair:
Change clothing, hats, and shoes used at the fair before doing chores at home. Clean animals returning home and disinfect equipment before loading the trailer. Unused feed, hay and bedding should be discarded at the fairgrounds,
The possibility of animal exposure to disease agents can occur with even the best biosecurity practices before, during, and after a fair. Since they may be harboring disease agents without clinical signs, animals returning from the fair need to be isolated, kept away from other animals and pets. Before returning home with fair ani-mals work with your veterinarian to develop an isolation plan suitable for your circumstances. You will need to monitor animals in isolation daily for signs of illness and contact your veterinarian if anything unusual oc-curs. To minimize the risk of disease spread, you will need to modify your daily routine to care for isolated animals last. Remember to keep equipment used to care for isolated animals away from other animals or pets, and to change your clothes after caring for your isolated animals. Use of fair biosecurity is a good management practice. These practices contribute to keeping your animals healthy and help to protect California livestock.
San Diego County
4H Leaders’ Council : Terry Stark President
Robbie Cranor Vice President-Fundraising
Kevin Fletcher Vice President-Programming
Charla Cranor Treasurer
Rhiannon Stark Secretary
Neal Woodall Corresponding Secretary
County Office 4-H Staff: Sue Manglallan 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Steve Dasher 4-H Youth Development Advisor
Quang “Hogan” Tong Program Representative
Terri Barratt 4-H Secretary/Publisher
Colleen Tschumperlin Volunteer Coordinator
San Diego County 4-H Office 5555 Overland Ave, Ste 4101
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone: (858) 694-2861
Fax: (858) 694-694-2849
Have your club reporter or someone
from your club write a paragraph or two
telling what your club is doing in the
community– send it to Terri at the
County office by the 20th of the
month….send pictures too! We would
love to feature your project here!
Here’s what Valley Center Homesteaders 4-H Club has been doing….
Sara getting started Celeste and Catalina enjoy learning together
Tori shows her finished product
In February the Homesteaders 4H Home Arts project got together and learned the basics of floral design from Mr. George Speer of the Valley Center Garden Club. It was very cool to learn how to make an arrangement and a lot of fun too.
CHECK OUT THE COUNTY 4-H WEB CALENDAR! VISIT IT AT:
http://jamul4h.org/CountyCal/month.php
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Due to major construction at the County Office site, please call Hogan to find out the gate code (858)495-5190
DATES TO REMEMBER
Joke of the Month!
Why couldn’t the butterflies go to the dance?
It was a moth ball!
Date Event Location & Time Contact Phone # Apr 1 Don Diego Scholarship Apps due to the Fair Office Jane Spivy 858-755-1161 Apr 3 County Off.Gate Code change TBD– please call Hogan 858-495-5190 Apr 6 County Council Meeting County Office 7:00 Terry Stark 619-405-3687 Apr 13 All Star Meeting County Office 6:00 Kevin Fletcher 619-669-1057 Apr 13 Teen Council Meeting County Office 7:00 Cathy Mitchell 760-749-9643 Apr 14 Horse Advisory County Office 7:00 Jason Gosschalk 619-922-3675 Apr 25 Area 3 Judging Day Olivenhain Town Hall 1:00 Dana Vieweg 760-753-6191 Apr 25 Buena Vista Dog Show Alamosa park Bonnie Trigg 760-630-1523
May 2 Primary Day Vista Tractor Museum Debbie McAdams 619-669-1954 May 2 Jam Session Fixtures Kitchen & Bath Ruby Rodriguez 858-694-2857 May 4 County Council Meeting County Office 7:00 Terry Stark 619-405-3687 May 9 East County Fair Dog Show Bonnie Trigg 760-630-1523 May 11 All Star Meeting County Office 6:00 Kevin Fletcher 619-669-1057 May 11 Teen Council Meeting County Office 7:00 Cathy Mitchell 760-749-9643 May 12 Horse Advisory County Office 7:00 Jason Gosschalk 619-922-3675 May 10-23 East County Fair Lakeside May 23 Leaders Appreciation Brunch Jamul Community Church Lucas Van Winkle 619-445-4533 May 30 Escondido Dog Show Felicita Park-Escondido Pam Dawson 760-480-9521
June 1 County Council Meeting County Office 7:00 Terry Stark 619-405-3687 June 8 All Star Meeting County Office 6:00 Kevin Fletcher 619-669-1057 June 8 Teen Council Meeting County Office 7:00 Cathy Mitchell 760-749-9643 June 9 Horse Advisory County Office 7:00 Jason Gosschalk 619-922-3675 June 12 San Diego County Fair begins Del Mar Fairgrounds