COMMUNITY CLUB MEETING: Wednesday, March 12, 6:30 pm at LVCS, 543 Sonoma Avenue, Livermore. We will have a talent show (contact Adel Barney if you haven’t signed up yet), dessert potluck (everyone bring a dessert to share with 10) and dress rehearsal for Skit Night. All skit members need to have their costumes and props. We will be collecting books for the county book drive benefiting a high school in Hayward.
SECTIONAL PRESENTATION DAY is Saturday, March 29, 8:45 am - 4:00 pm at UC Davis. Attend this great event and support our members. Evaluators and Room Hosts are needed. Please contact Carol Crossett 510-881-1124 if you can help.
SKIT NIGHT is Friday, April 4, 7:00 pm at Canyon Middle School in Castro Valley. Our club will present their skit and it is going to be fantastic. Plan to attend and bring the whole family for a fun evening of entertainment.
SMALL ANIMAL FIELD DAY is Saturday, April 12, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the Ag Building at the fairgrounds in Pleasanton. This popular field day has numerous events for all ages and is a great time to bring friends and introduce them to 4-H. The Photo Contest is changing to comply with fair rules and the information will be at our CC meeting. This will give members a chance to use photos twice, once at the field day and again at fair, since they will already be in the proper format. Flyers with additional field day information will be at our meeting.
DOG FIELD DAY is Saturday, May 17, 10 am - 2 pm, Dunsmuir House, Oakland. There will be a variety of dog-related activities. Enrollment in a dog project is not necessary to participate. For more information contact Carolyn Vane 510-582-8067.
*Note – while field days are aimed at a specific activity, they are designed for everyone, whether in a related project or not. All 4-H field days offer information and fun for the entire family and there is no charge to attend.
HAPPY MARCH BIRTHDAY TO:
S. Daniel R. Fraser S. Hammerschmidt
O. Simonds M. Smith S. Smith
FOURTH ANNUAL TRI VALLEY YOUTH FOOD DRIVE is Saturday, April 26, with distribution of information one week prior. Sign up for this community service at our CC Meeting or call Chair Jessica Smith at 245-1350.
4-H YOU SEE DAVIS DAYS for high school students will be April 17 - 19. This three day, activity-filled event is an opportunity to experience college life at UC Davis and is hosted by the UC Davis collegiate 4-H Club. Registration is due March 15 and can be found at http://clubs.ca4h.org/collegiate4h/ucd/ysddays.htm.
Plans for staffing the Cake Booth at the fair are already underway. Larger clubs (like ours) are being asked to take additional time. If you would consider heading up a 5 or 6 hour shift during the second week of the fair contact Margaret for days and times available. Also, sign ups are already starting for early morning help in the cake booth. Time is approximately 6am – 10am to help bake, frost, clean, etc. Sign up sheet (adults only) will be at our CC Meeting.
WEST NILE VIRUS is a serious threat and the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement is trying to make it easy to help east this problem. They are giving away mosquitofish on Saturday, April 5 at Livermore Feed and Farm Supply and again on Saturday, April 12 at Alden Lane Nursery from 9:00am to 1:00 pm. If you have standing water (water troughs) on your property, bring a container and pick up fish. Flyers will be at our meeting.
CALIFORNIA STATE HORSEMAN’S ASSOCIATION SPRING STAMPEDE is Saturday and Sunday, April 26 & 27 at Robertson Park. Contact Carolyn Hendrickson at bethanyfarms@caldsl.com to participate or volunteer to help.
4-H FASHION REVUE will be Saturday, May 31 at UC Davis as part of State 4-H Field Day. There are 6 categories and it is open to all regular members, 4th grade and up. Entry deadline is May 12. Additional information is on the State website and flyers will be at our meeting.
4-H TRAVEL GUIDE applications are available for members age 14 and older, and 4-H Leaders. Travel guides design and carry out an educational and recreational arrival orientation for the inbound Japanese Exchange delegation to California in July. Information about the position and the application are available at http://ca4h.org/exchange/japanese/index.asp.
4-H SUMMER CAMP will be July 27 - August 2. The theme is ‘Dinosaurs’. Applications for youth campers, chaperons, and staff are at www.alamedacounty4h.org/camp.htm and can be submitted now. The cost this year is $210 including transportation to and from camp.
Note: The state is working on new record book instructions and have come out with a 2008 version, however, Alameda County will use the 2006 version this year. Beginning with the 2008 version presentations will again be a requirement for a star rank.
NEW LEADER ORIENTATION for those who have not completed this requirement will be Monday, March 10, 7:00 pm at the Farm Bureau on Enos.
PROJECT LEADERS - please have your members write an article for this newsletter and submit to Margaret by the last week of the month. Also, help them prepare a talk and let us know at a Community Club meeting what you are doing. You should also be advising them on record book entries related to your project. If you have questions regarding this please call Margaret 447-6980.