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February

• 22, Wildlife Project Meeting
• 23, Chicken Que Rep Meeting
• 25, Clover Day
• 25, Livestock Judging Contest
• 25-26 Shooting Sports meeting
• 26 -Discussion Meet 

MARCH

• 3-4 UC Davis Sciences Field day
• 7, at 5:30pm Grow 4-H Meeting
• 7, at 7pm CCC Meeting - 4h Center
• 11, 9-12pm -4-H Foundation Annual Breakfast
• 16  ChickenQue Rep. Committee
• 18-19, 4-H Shooting Sports workshop Rifle Discipline
• 18 Seqouia Open Sewing Project
• 22, Wildlife project meeting 
• 25, National 4-H Conference

April

• 4 at 7pm CCC Meeting - 4-H Center
• 8  Fashion Revue
  
  

• Livestock Judging Contest
  February 25, 2017 @ SRJC Shone Farm-Warren Dutton Pavilion
  Check in begins at 8:30am - See you there!

• Art Adventures
  
  Rincon Valley Library 
  Ages 5-8
  March 2- April 6 2017 
  Thursday 3:30-4:30PM
  For more information see flyer below.
  
  
• Grow 4-H Meeting - RESCHEDULED
  
  
  March 7th from 5:30-6:45pm at the 4-H Center Rohnert Park. 
  Purpose: Bring together the 4-H community to brainstorm ideas to help grow the 4-H program.
  Process: Gather ideas and strategies at the idea meeting. These ideas will be put into a survey and sent out to the broader 4-H community to rank.
  Participants: 4-H Volunteer Leaders, Members, and Parents, and community members interested and willing to help grow 4-H! Register for 4-H Grow!

• From the ChickenQue Committee - February updates

  
  We are busily planning for the big event on May 7th! We've listened to your feedback.  There will be exciting changes to the venue, hands on activities for the kids, 4-H Club and community organization booths, and the Chicken Run is back! 
  Promoting the event is our top priority. Please share your love for 4-H while selling tickets to family, friends and the public. Encourage them to attend and learn about 4-H programs and the leadership opportunities available. Online ticket sales will be available this year.  Online ticket purchases can be credited to your 4-H Club. If you have other media connections that ChickenQue might utilize, please contact Fred Frey, Event Chair Visit http://www.sonomacountychickenque.com to learn more about this great event! 

  T-SHIRTS:  The CQ T-shirt winner will be chosen at the February CCC meeting, please watch for the official announcement and the T-Shirt order form.  T-shirt orders must be in by March 23.  Shirts ordered through your club will be given to Club ChickenQue Reps on April 27^th.
  POSTER CONTEST: The committee is now taking entries for the poster contest, we encourage all members to participate and create unique posters that spread the word about our event. 
  FAIR APPRECIATION DAY:  Come to Fair Appreciation Day on April 9^th at the fairgrounds!  A link to online registration will be emailed to you February 15^th.  This is our way of thanking the Sonoma County Fairgrounds for allowing us to hold the ChickenQue at their facility for free.  We are the only non-profit they do this for.  The Sonoma County Fairgrounds has long been a supporter of the 4-H experience here in Sonoma County. In appreciation and recognition of this special 56-year relationship, we want to give back to the Fairgrounds by holding a workday. There will be organized projects for all ages. Our workday will start at 9:00AM and conclude at 12:00PM with BBQ provided by the fair board from 12-1PM.

  Chicken Run Details are attached.

  The next Chickeque Rep meeting is February 23, 7pm at the 4-H Center. We will be distributing CQ tickets to the clubs.

  IMPORTANT DATES FLYER
   If you have any questions, please contact Fred Frey OR Nell Western

• 2017 California Focus Registration is now open

  
  
  

  February 9	Registration open. Fees $499 per youth participant
  February 9	Chaperone Applications open
  April 3	Registration closes deposit of $250 due
  April 3	Chaperone applications and References Due
  April 21	Notifications of chaperone selection made
  May 16	Final Payment is due

•  Save the date! Las Posadas Sonoma County 4-H Camp Dates for this year:

  Camp 1: June 26 - July 1
  Camp 2: July 2 - July 7
  This year we have an online camp application 
  Check out our website for more information.

• Livestock Projects - Important Update
  As of January 1, 2017, all medically-important antibiotics for use in or on feed and in water now require a veterinary feed directive (VFD) or a prescription this new requirement will affect many livestock producers including 4-H members. The state 4-H Office, in coordination with UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Extension, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture will be presenting One-hour webinars on multiple dates to explain the new regulation and their implications. Please see the 4-H website at http://4h.ucanr.edu/ for information about the webinars and resource links. 
  

•  Youth with Special Needs Handbook
  

• Berkshire Piglets 
  We are looking for a young student or family farm that has Berkshire piglets for sale. We have an organic farm in Guerneville and want to purchase locally within the next 2-3 months. Please share our contact information with anyone likely to be able to help us out. Phyllis & Jeff Peterson Phone: 707-480-8153 Email: pjpeterson@magnoliastudio.com
  
  
• Sheep Needed!
  
  Hello my name is Natalie, I am looking for sheep to clear about an acre of my property, please contact me if you loan or rent sheep. Natalie - 909-496-0439  email: nmortel@hotmail.com 
  
  
• Artful Arrangements is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit, that is rooted in agriculture. The Mission is to find ways for parents and children to spend a little time together - for much needed joy and connection - that are affordable, convenient, fast and fun. The Reason is because we believe young families are short on both time and resources. The Logic is that the values of good manners, social skills and respect for elders are passed fromparentstochldren, a little here, a little there. Our signature Activity is having the parent help their child make an artful plant arrangement.

  Our third annual Down Home Day festival is May 21, 2017, 10am-4pm, at 205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove. We are in need of some help for one of our main booths: the Treats & Drinks Booth. I'm attaching an electronic version of our little 16-page booklet about Down Home Day, and here is a description of what we are looking for:

       Date:  Sunday, May 21, 2017
       Event: Third annual Down Home Day festival, 10am-4pm, (Family Fun!)
       Organization:  Artful Arrangements, 501(c)(3) nonprofit
       Location:  205 Orchard Lane, Penngrove 94951
       Need:  Volunteers to run the Treats & Drinks Booth from 9:30am to 4:30pm

       Duties:  1. Take tickets
                    2. Hand out:  cake, ice cream, sodas, bottled water, coffee cups, bag of chips
                    3. Keep booth orderly

       Volunteer Perks:  1. An Artful Arrangements T-Shirt

                                 2. A Hot-Dog Meal Ticket

                                 3. A Drink Ticket

                                 4. Time off to go do things (if there are enough in your volunteer group)

  Please call me if your need additional information. Thank you,

  Diane H. Davis, Executive Coordinator
  www.artfularrangements.org
  www.artfulweddingarrangements.com
  www.davis-publishing.biz
  707-664-8656

• From the 4-H Youth Development Advisor, Steven Worker

•  February Volunteer Spotlight is Sara Glashan! Check out her story in the next blog.
  

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