Check out our County Calendar here!

March

• 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
• 25, March Hare
• 25, South Bay Coast Area Presentation Day
• 30, 2017 Archery Postal Shootout - Score Cards Due
• 31 SLC Program Assistant Application DueApril
  

April

• 1, 4-H Shooting Sports Workshop Pistol Discipline
• 3, Cal Focus Registration Due
• 4, at 7pm CCC Meeting - 4-H Center
• 8,  Fashion Revue
  
• 9, Fair Appreciation Day!
• 16, North Bay Coast Area Presentation Day Registration
• 22, North Bay Coast Area Field Day
• 26, Wildlife Project Meeting
• 27, ChickenQue Rep Committee

May

• 2, CCC Meeting - 4H Center
• 7, ChickenQue 2017

• March Hare is Back!
  Click here to for application and more information. 
  
  

  ALL ENTRIES DUE: 
  Postmarked by Wednesday – March 15, 2017 
  Emailed by midnight Monday – March 20, 2017

  SEND TO:Kelly HindePO Box 12233, Santa Rosa, CA 95406

  sequoia4h@gmail.com

• Fashion Revue Updates
  

  Are you ready for the greatest games? Please join us as we prepare for the 2017 Fashion Games for Sonoma County fashion revue.

  Do you have projects that you may have made in Arts and Crafts, Sewing, Leather Craft or maybe another project? There are 10 different categories to enter and showcase your work from this Sonoma County 4H year.

  Please head to the Fashion revue website for all the information http://cesonoma.ucanr.edu/Youth_Development/4-H_Events_and_Activities/Fashion_Revue/

  Entries forms are due online or by paperwork on Friday March 17, 20117 by 4pm at the 4H office.

  Entry forms can be downloaded and printed or there is an online entry survey to enter at the above web address.

  Email the Committee with any questions, all addresses are on the website.

• Love Art? Check out Art Adventures
  Rincon Valley Library 
  Ages 5-8
  March 2- April 6 2017 
  Thursday 3:30-4:30PM
  Contact Judy Ludovise - jludovis@sonoma-county.org  with any questions
  
  
• North Bay Coast Area Field Day
  will be located at Bret Harte Middle School, San Jose,
  April 22nd 9 AM -3 PM.
  Presentation Day, Interview Contest, a primary member activity, and more are all planned!
  Registration deadline is April 16th.
  Contact: Cynthia Lydon (celydon2003@yahoo.com) and Sandi Geringer (srgerin225@sbcglobal.net)

• From the ChickenQue Committee - March updates

  April Fair Appreciation Day
  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 55-year relationship, we want to give back to the Fairgrounds by holding a workday. There will be organized projects for all ages.  The workday will be at the fairgrounds on April 9, 2017. Our workday will start at 9:00am and conclude at 12:00 with BBQ provided by the Fair Board.

  Please sign up to volunteer online

  

  If you have the opportunity, please share our open house flyer. You are welcome to put it out while selling tickets share with friends or ask if your local school will include it in their newsletter or family folders.

  THE CHICKEN RUN IS BACK!  Online registration will be open March 15^th.  Check out all the details at http://www.chickenrun5k.com

  T-SHIRTS:  Congratulations to Alli Miccelucci from Two-Rock 4-H! She won the ChickenQue T-Shirt drawing contest! Thank you to all the youth that participated, great drawings and creativity. Her design will be on the back of a hunter green t-shirt with our Sonoma County 4-H logo on the front. Let's show our county-wide spirit by wearing this t-shirt day of the event and throughout the year. Please share this information with your club families. Buy a T-shirt.

  All T's, child and adult will be $10 (XXL $12) Return this form and payment to the March 23^rd  Chickenque Rep Meeting or to the 4-H office by 3pm on March 23^rd 

  POSTER CONTEST:  Help us promote Chickenque! All 4-H members are encouraged to make a poster.  Adult entries are welcome!  Posters will be judged at the club level in March and winners for each category will be selected at the April CCC meeting!

  ONLINE VOLUNTEER SIGN UPS for the event will be available March 15^th.  Your family will receive an email with the link to sign up. 

  PROJECT BOOTHS:  We would like to encourage your club and project leaders to organize one or two project booths.  We want visitors see everything that 4-H can offer to their family. Plus, there is a $50 per booth incentive (up to two booths) per club!  DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR BOOTH SPACE IS APRIL 14^TH  BY 5PM.

  Please fill out and return to:

  4-H Office Attn: ChickenQue Booth
  133 Aviation Blvd, Suite 109, Santa Rosa CA 95403-1077 
  or fax to (707) 565-2623

  CLUB BOOTH INFORMATION                CLUB BOOTH APPLICATION 

  The next Chickeque Rep meeting is March 16TH, 7pm at the 4-H Center. 
  We will be collecting all club t-shirt order forms.

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

• 
  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.

• Bay Coast Area Conference
  Bay Coast Area is organizing a new conference for youth 11-13 years of age. The Leadership Team 2018 will be selected from a pool of applicants who will be considered on the basis of a written application, a letter of recommendation from a 4-H leader, and the completion of a formal interview. Completed application is due by April 8, 2017. Interviews will be held on April 22nd from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, during North BCA Field Day at Bret Harte Middle School, San Jose, at April 22nd. If you are unable to attend, phone interviews maybe arranged. 
  Members of the Leadership Team will:
  • Be at least 14 years old by for the 2017/18 4-H year
  • Be flexible, friendly, and work well in a team environment
  • Be able to commit to all meetings and other work from now until Winter 2018
  • Be good communicators!
  https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cf
  m?surveynumber=20349

• Sonoma County Fair Quality Assurance & Ethics Training Policy:
  

  In order to be eligible to show livestock at the Sonoma County Fair, exhibitors are required to complete the mandatory Quality Assurance and Ethics training once prior to the age of 14 and once after. Specifically:

  • Any livestock* exhibitor (excluding primary members) that has not attended the mandatory Quality Assurance & Ethics training must attend
  • Any livestock exhibitor aged 14 (as of January 1) that intends to exhibit livestock at the fair must attend. (This will function as a refresher course for high school aged exhibitors.)
  • Livestock exhibitors who have reached the age 14 (as of January 1) must attend the mandatory Quality Assurance & Ethics training
  • Leaders and advisors must attend training once every three years

  *Livestock includes all species (Beef, Sheep, Swine, Goat, Dairy Cattle, Dairy Goat, Rabbit, Cavy, Poultry, Pygmy Goat, Horse, Dog)

  CLASS DATES:

  • Tuesday, June 27, 6:00 PM - at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in E.C. Kraft
  • Thursday, July 6, 6:00 PM - at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in E.C. Kraft
  • Saturday, July 8, 10:00 AM - at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in E.C. Kraft

  Please call the entry office at 707-545-4203 or email entryoffice@sonomacountyfair.com if you have any questions.

  ETHICS ATTENDANCE LIST AS OF JANUARY 1, 2017

• From the 4-H Youth Development Advisor, Steven Worker
  Delivering timely and relevant 4-H news is important to supporting our vibrant Sonoma 4-H community. To best meet preferred 4-H news delivery of our 4-H families, the UCCE office solicited feedback from 4-H Club Leaders in September 2016 and through a 4-H family survey in January 2017. The results are in: the majority of 4-H families prefer monthly frequency; email/blog format; and content focusing on upcoming events & deadlines, success stories & spotlights, new policies, community service opportunities, and resources/curriculum. Therefore, the 4-H newsletter will now be delivered by email/blog once per month (1st Tuesday) and focus on the content identified above. Please send information for the newsletter to Jesenia Mendoza at Jesenia.Mendoza@sonoma-county.org. Link directly to 4-H News at http://ucanr.edu/sonomanews/.
  
  

•  President's Letter-Amanda Schell

  
  We've been having another active and successful 4-H year, and it's amazing that it's already March!  Chickenque and Fair Time will soon be upon us, so there's no stopping now!  We couldn't be any more thankful for all of the volunteers that put in countless hours to help organize and run these events in order to really make the best better!

  Clover Day was a fantastic success and very much enjoyed by all that attended.  The small group discussions provided a fantastic sharing of knowledge and a great learning experience, and Temple Grandin's presence was a big hit!  Many thanks to Steven Worker for arranging this day and we look forward to repeat opportunities in the future!

   All-Star and Rising Star applications have been turned in, and we couldn't be more excited for selecting the teams for the 2016-17 term.  Stay tuned for the selection day schedule!

  Please don't forget that Fashion Revue applications are due March 17^th, and we look forward to seeing your creativity flow on April 8^th!  A big thank you to Naomi Edwards and her committee for working so hard to put all of this together!

  Chickenque is right around the corner!  Tickets were given out at the Chickenque Rep meeting and we ask everyone to help make this best one ever!  Please encourage your projects to bring a booth to the Chickenque and have the opportunity to showcase all the many things we do in our great program.  We are looking forward to see all the new activities! Don't forget to order your special Chickenque T-shirts - ordering time is limited! ChickenQue Poster contest reminder– everyone should be holding their club contests in March and make sure the winners get to Council meeting in April! 

  Please be sure to keep all of the upcoming events and due dates on your calendar.  Time flies by so quickly and we'd hate for anyone to miss out!

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• Looking Holland Lop Bunnies or Dwarf bunnies.
  Hello my name is Robin, I am looking for a couple Holland Lop or Dwarf bunnies, pet quality please - please call me or text me at 707-478-2345 

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