MEMOS JUNE 2010

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

San Diego County 4-H

A sincere thank you to all of the 4-H Volunteer Leaders who gave their time and energy to support the youth in their 4-H project work. Without your commitment and encouragement the 4-H members would not have the opportunities they have and the 4-H Youth Development Program would not be as strong as it is in our communities.

Thriving! What are the Indicators? I have always been energized by the word thriving! It goes beyond just doing alright or being problem-free. It invokes a sense of positive movement that is propelling one toward achieving their full potential. Isn't this what we want for all youth? Don't we want every 4-Her to be the very best they can be? So how do we know if youth are on a path of thriving?

The Thrive Foundation for Youth has identified, from the research, 12 indicators of thriving. These indicators fall within six domains or areas identified by Richard Learner of Tufts University. Often referred to as the 6 C's, they include: competence, connection, character, caring, confidence, and compassion.

In San Diego County 4-H we have talked about the 4 Essential Elements; Generosity, Mastery, Belonging and Independence. These are closely related to the 6 C’s as well. Regardless of the particular term we are using the important item to focus on is helping youth prepare themselves to thrive and be successful and be contributing members of their communities. Adults in the 4-H Youth Development Program help youth develop their abilities in the six C’s, and/or Essen-tial Elements as well as the 12 sub-categories of life skills; love of learning, emotional competence, social skills, healthy habits, positive relationships, spiritual growth, character, caring, confidence, persistent resource-fulness, and purpose throughout their 4-H project and club activities and experiences. Over the coming months, the California 4-H Youth Development Program with funding from the Thrive Foun-dation for Youth, will be introducing training and activities that 4-H volunteers and parents can use to assist youth in furthering their development in these areas and assuring them of a lifetime of thriving!

Congratulations to every 4-H member who worked hard to complete their 4-H projects and exhibit them at the fair. The dedication and pride in your project work and in what you do in 4-H was evident in the exhibits. Your efforts set an example for all the other young people in East County to find their SPARK, or what they are passionate about, and go for it. We encourage you to take what you learned this year and apply it for next year!

Sharon Junge Acting Director, Statewide 4-H Youth Development Program and Center for Youth Development

California 4-H Youth Development Program San Diego County 4-H Advisory Committee Proposed Guidelines

This San Diego County 4-H Advisory Committee is responsible to the County 4-H Leaders’ Council and the County 4-H Office. The Committee operates under the authority of and reports to both entities. Committee ac-tion and decisions are subject to approval by both entities.

This Committee recognizes that the purpose of recognition in the California 4-H Youth Development Program is to:

A. reinforce the motivation of 4-H members and volunteers to participate, create and achieve in 4-H Youth

Development; and

B. underscore a sense of belonging and being valued in the 4-H community

The Committee intends to operate by the principles of positive youth development, relevant 4-H policies, and statewide 4-H Incentives and Recognition procedures.

Committee Purpose

This Committee is charged with the following responsibilities:

ª To create events for learning and growth within the project area.

ª To create leadership opportunities for 4-H members in the project area.

ª To provide recognition within the project area at the county level.

To provide information, curriculum, training, and resources related to the project area.

Committee Activities and Responsibilities

At a minimum the committee will fulfill the functions listed: ª The committee shall hold at least one non-competitive learning event. ª The committee shall provide at least one opportunity for countywide recognition. ª The committee shall enhance leadership among 4-H members. Preferably, the committee chair should be a senior youth member. ª The committee shall submit a calendar of events, budget, and slate of officers to the County 4-H Leaders’ Council prior to the start of the 4-H Year. The committee shall send a representative to all regular meetings of the County 4-H Leaders’ Council.

Committee Chair and Membership

This Committee is composed of a representative group of 4-H members (age 12 to 19), volunteer leaders, 4-H staff, and related community members. The Committee has between 3 and 15 representatives, with at least 1/3 of the membership being youth 4-H members. At a minimum each committee shall have a Committee Chair, Treas-urer, and Secretary. The County 4-H Leaders’ Council President, in consultation with the County 4-H Office, appoints committee members. Appointment should be based on interest, experience, available time, and ability to assist the Committee in fulfilling its charge. A slate of proposed committee officers shall be submitted to the 4-H Leaders’ Council for approval prior to the start of the new 4-H year.

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Nevada Camp Conference Lake Tahoe, April 23, 2010

County Council will approve these guidelines at the July 12th meeting

The 2010 California Camping Conference was held in Lake Tahoe at the Nevada State 4-H Camp. Kelly Edwards and Robin Whitecotton represented San Diego County. They attended sessions on cooking over campfires, camp fire activities, adventures in astronomy, ice breakers, and the newly released 4-H Camp Safety Guidebook. They played in the snow, met people from other counties who share their love of camping and brought back some new ideas to enhance camping projects here in San Diego County.

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Meetings

The Committee meets at least 4 times annually but as often as necessary to complete its charge. The Committee Chair calls meetings. Notices of meetings must be sent to all committee members, the County 4-H Office, and County 4-H Leaders’ Council at least seven days in advance. Decision-Making

Committee decisions should be made using a model of consensus decision making. All members of the commit-tee should have an opportunity to voice their opinion. This process allows for the discussion of many ideas and leads to the adoption of the best option that all can support.

Reporting

The Committee is expected to provide a copy of meeting minutes and attendance and describe all actions of the Committee at each of the regular meetings of the County 4-H Leaders’ Council.

Obtaining Input and Publicizing Programs & Decisions

The Committee should strive to provide mechanisms for 4-H members and volunteers to provide input and feed-back into various programs operated by the Committee. Once decisions are made, the Committee should publi-cize opportunities to all 4-H members and volunteers in the county.

Finances

The County 4-H Leaders’ Council is the fiscal agency responsible for any funding and budgets and expenditures need approval of the County 4-H

Adapted from Colorado State 4-H

/Adults

2010 State 4-H Horse Classic - Educational Contests Results HORSE JUDGING SENIOR DIVISION

Rebecca Tierce (Poway 4-H Club) High Point Individual 4th High Point Senior Team 1st -Pass Pioneers Team

Performance Sub Contest 5th Halter Sub Contest 7th Reasons Sub Contest 2nd PUBLIC SPEAKING & DEMONSTRATIONS Senior Individual Demonstration 2nd

HIPPOLOGY SENIOR Brianna Dombroske (Pauma Valley 4-H Club) High Point Individual 6th

Subcontest: Stations 1st Slides/Written Test Sub Contest 6th Judging Sub Contest Kallie Hoxter 8th (Pauma Valley 4-H Club) Alison Christian 9th (Alpine Amigos 4-H Club) High Point Senior Team: San Diego 3rd

64 youth participated in this event

with over 100 entries.

Congratulations for all of the hard work by

the San Diego County 4-H participants!

Meet your new Teen Council for the 2010-2011 Program Year!

Teen Council has elected a wonderful team of leaders to make this year a great and fantastic one for 4-H.

Lydia Cain– Teen Council President and San Diego County ALL STAR from Escondido 4-H Club

Kelly Edwards-Vice President from Escondido 4-H Club

Faith Knipe-Secretary from Escondido 4-H Club

Genevieve Mason-Treasurer from Fallbrook 4-H Club

Cassie Strizak - Corresponding Secretary from Fallbrook 4-H Club

Please Join us at the first Teen Council Meeting, Monday, August 16, 2010 at the County Office, 7:00 pm

ALL 4-H members who are 9th grade and above are encouraged to participate in Teen Council

Congratulations to Marti Occhipinti (and her husband), 4-H Program Representative, on the birth of their daughter, Kimber Daelyn Occhipinti, born May 6, 2010 weighing in at 7 pounds 8 ounces and 19 inches long!

and

Congratulations to Ruby Rodriguez (and her husband), 4-H SET Coordinator, on the birth of their son,

Raef Luz Jackson, born May 12, 2010 weighing in at 7 pounds 14 ounces and 21 inches long!

Interpretive Reading:

Gold--Rebecca Tierce (Senior)

Gold--Kalee Cummings (Junior)

Blue—Margaux Payton (Intermediate)

Educational Display:

Gold--Lindley Mason (Intermediate)

Senior Demonstration/Illustrated Talk:

Gold—Genevieve Mason

Gold—Rebecca Tierce

Gold—Chelsea Smith

Blue—Mari Cox

Junior/Intermediate Demonstration/Illustrated Talk:

Blue—Iona Gompper (Junior)

Blue—Maddie Muhr (Intermediate)

Blue--Clare Mosko (Intermediate)

Gold—Yocelyn Arsenault (Intermediate)

Gold—Corina Novo and Jade Miner (Intermediate TEAM)

Cultural Arts/Share the Fun:

Gold—Rebecca Tierce (Senior)

Impromptu Presentation:

Blue--Kalee Cummings (Junior)

Blue—Jade Miner (Junior)

Blue--Clare Mosko (Intermediate)

Blue—Kelly Edwards (Senior)

Blue--Genevieve Mason (Senior)

Gold—Maddie Muhr (Intermediate)

Gold—Corina Novo (Intermediate)

Gold—Rebecca Tierce (Senior)

Attn: Club Treasurers Save the Date! On Saturday, September 18, 2010, the San Diego 4-H Staff along with County Council will host a Treasurer’s Workshop to help clubs organize and complete the 2009/2010 Treasurer’s Manual. Treasurer’s Books will be due September 24 and can be left after the workshop if they are completed. The current treasurer, the Treasurer’s Mentor and the treasurer-elect are all encouraged to attend and participate. During this workshop treasurer’s will get help with completing their books, and find out what needs to be included when they are submitted for the Council audit. The incoming treasurer’s will learn how to keep records and what is expected of a Club Treasurer. More details about this event and what to bring will be available this summer.

4-H Policy requires that all Treasurers attend at least one Treasurer’s Training annually in order for the club to continue their 4-H Charter. Without a charter clubs are not able to operate 4-H financial accounts. Attending the Treasurer’s Workshop can fulfill this requirement. A Treasurer’s Training will be offered at Officer’s Day for those unable to attend the September workshop and those who would like to find out more about policies and the duties of a club treasurer.

High Point- Junior Lindsay Newland- Jamul Chaparros

High Point- Intermediate Haley Grigsby- Jamul Chaparros

Photography- Junior Grand- Lindsay Newland- Jamul Chaparros Reserve- Courtney Reiter- Sagebrush Special- Haley Grigsby- Jamul Chaparros Special- Lindsay Newland- Jamul Chaparros

Photography- Senior Grand- Tim Simmons- Sagebrush Reserve- Rachel Bradley- Jamul Chaparros

Sewing & Needlework- Junior Grand- Haley Grigsby- Jamul Cahparros Reserve- Sarah Drown- Japaptul Special- Sarah Drown- Japatul

Sewing & Needlework- Senior Grand- Rachel Bradley- Jamul Chaparros Reserve- Rachel Bradley- Jamul Chaparros Special- Chelsea Smith- Jamul Chaparros

Quilting- Junior Grand- Sarah Drown- Japatul

Quilting- Senior Grand- Catie Corle- Jamul Chaparros Mechanical Acience- Senior Grand- Randy Torres- Japatul

Pots & Plants- Junior Grand- Theresa Marocco- Sagebrush

ESDCJF Still Exhibits Highlights

Crafts- Junior Grand- Lindsay Newland- Jamul Chaparros Reserve- Josey Harmeson- Japatul Special- Jessie Krempp- Jamul Chaparros

Crafts- Senior Grand- Jannettie Krempp- Jamul Chaparros Reserve- Rachel Bradley- Jamul Chaparros Decorated Food Items- Junior Grand- Roger Russell- Sagebrush Reserve- Trey Collins- Sagebrush Special- Damon Russell- Sagebrush

Decorated Food Items- Senior Reserve- Emily Collins– Sagebrush

Baked Foods & Confections- Junior Grand- Carrie Nelson- Japatul Reserve- Damon Russell- Sagebrush Special- Josey Harmeson- Japatul

Baked Foods- Preservation Senior Special- Rachel Bradley- Jamul Chaparros

Food Preservation- Senior Grand- Damon Russell- Sagebrush

Exhibitors Choice- Junior Grand- Haley Grigsby- Jamul Chaparros Reserve- Lindsey Newland- Jamul Chaparros

Exhibitors Choice- Senior Special- Sierra Suttles- Sagebrush

Woodworking- Junior Grand- Haley Grigsby- Jamul Chaparros Reserve- Jesslynn Kremp- Jamul Chaparros Floral Design- Junior Grand- Josey Harmeson- Japatul Reserve- Sierra Hayes- Japatul Special- Haley Grigsby- Jamul Chaparros

Floral Design- Senior Reserve- Chelsey Harmeson- Japatul

A very special thank you to all of the people in East County who worked so hard to make the Eastern San Diego County Junior Fair a reality for the youth and their families. Your effort has created an educational tradition that continues to benefit the entire East County. Many people do not realize that the volunteers and Board of Directors who run the Eastern San Diego County Junior Fair and the Ramona Junior Fair are volunteers. They do what they do for the benefit of the youth in their communities and their only payment is your thank you. So when you have the opportunity, say “Thank You” to them and when they ask for volunteers to help put on the fair please do so, because everyone benefits.

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San Diego County 4H Leaders’ Council : Terry Stark President 858-692-4312 sd4hpapa@yahoo.com Kevin Fletcher Vice President 619-669-1057 k.fletch@cox.net

Charla Cranor Treasurer 619-445-4249 arabian@nethere.net Carol Cornelius Secretary 760-738-0543 carolcornelius@cox.net Neal Woodall Corresponding Secretary 760-631-1812 nwoodall@lamppost.dhs.org

County Office 4-H Staff:

Steve Dasher 4-H Youth Development Advisor hsdasher@ucdavis.edu Sue Manglallan 4-H Youth Development Advisor ssmanglallan@ucdavis.edu Marti Occhipinti 4-H Program Representative mocchipinti@ucdavis.edu Terri Barratt 4-H Secretary/Publisher terri.barratt@sdcounty.ca.gov

Colleen Tschumperlin Volunteer Coordinator colleen.tschumperlin@sdcounty.ca.gov

San Diego County 4-H Office 5555 Overland Ave, Ste 4101 San Diego, CA 92123 Phone: (858) 694-2861 Fax: (858) 694-694-2849

Help Staff 4-H Booth at California State Fair

Once again The California 4-H Foundation is recruiting 4-H members and lead-ers to help staff the 4-H booth at the California State Fair (July 14 - August 1). This is a great opportunity for 4-H members and volunteers to share with the public their 4-H experiences, as well as, the wide range of projects and leader-ship opportunities that are available to youth through participation in the Califor-nia 4-H Youth Development Program. Small 4-H projects are welcome to ac-company you (robots, rabbits, arts/crafts, service dogs, etc.) to give the public a “feel” for what types of projects are available. Examples of service projects also make for good stories to share with the public. Please feel free to bring photo albums or record books with you to show anyone who may be interested in learning even more about your 4-H project.

Parking passes and fair admission tickets will be provided to 4-H members and adults who sign up for a 2-hour shift. A maximum of 4 youth and 2 adults per shift will be allowed. Each shift must have two adults in the booth at all times.

To sign-up, please visit http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=4887

Joe Brewer-presenter, former Ramona Stars 4H member, now an animal sciences major, with Megan and her steer for Ramona Fair.

Ali and her goat Winna who will be at the Ramona Junior Fair

For State 4-H updates go to:

http://www.ca4h.org/4hresource/updates/

Gate Code: *081234#

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Joke of the Month

What do you call a man who shaves 20 times a day?

A Barber!

CHECK OUT THE COUNTY 4-H WEB CALENDAR! VISIT IT AT:

http://jamul4h.org/CountyCal/month.php

For more information visit our 4-H website at http://cesandiego.ucdavis.edu

Don’t forget to sign up for State Leadership Conference !

Registration deadline: June 14 http://www.ca4h.org/conference/slc/

Congratulations to Andrea Cornelius and Kelly Edwards

who were selected to be members of the SLC Support Group for this years conference!

Date Event Location & Time Contact Phone # June 5 Escondido Dog Show Felicita Park Dog Advisory 760-631-1812 June 5 Area 4 Field Day Ramona Fairgrounds Cindi Smart-Ziegler 760-788-0622 June 6 Horse Mastership CAAST Carmen Rodriguez 760-505-6608 June 8 Horse Advisory County Office 7:00 Karen McKinsey 760-749-2705 June 12 Del Mar Fair begins (runs through July 5th) June 14 All Stars Meeting County Office 6:00 Kevin Fletcher 619-669-1057 June 14 Teen Council County Office 7:00 Cathy Mitchell 760-500-0547

July 5 Last Day of Del Mar Fair County Office Closed July 12 County Council County Office 7:00 Terry Stark 858-692-4312 July 12 Fair Evaluation County Office 7:00 Terry Stark 858-692-4312 July 14 California State Fair begins runs through Aug 1st July 29-Aug 1 SLC Davis

Aug 1-8 Ramona Jr Fair Ramona Fairgrounds Aug Area Meeting TBA Aug 16 Teen Council County Office 7:00 Cathy Mitchell 760-500-0547 Aug Area Meeting TBA Aug Area Meeting TBA