As you may know, the State 4-H office has convened a Task Force that is charged with analyzing our current sectional and state programming and organizational structure and developing recommendations to strengthen, grow, and sustain the 4-H Youth Development Program for the next 100 years. These recommendations will be shared on an upcoming 4-H community webinar:

When: April 30th from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Number: 1 (866) 740-1260 Code: 5307548 URL: http://uc-d.na4.acrobat.com/sacc/

We are still requesting additional recommendations. Please either complete the online survey tool or download and complete a word version from our webpage http://4h.ucanr.edu/Administration/4-H_Futures_Task_Force/.

Also join us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on information and join in our discussions.

Best regards, Shannon Horrillo

Did you know California 4-H has a State Ambassador Program? The CA 4-H State Ambassador is one of the highest service opportunities and recognition attainable. Read more: http://4h.ucanr.edu/Projects/Leadership/SA/

Member Tip of the Month:

Associate Director Update

#California4H

Check out our statewide calendar of events, dates, & deadlines!

May 2014 Newsletter 4-H Youth Development Program

Don’t miss it! Cooperative Extension: Day of Science and Service May 8, 2014 http://beascientist.ucanr.edu Join the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources for a one-day science project on May 8. Tell us where food is grown in your community, how you conserve water and how many pollinators you see around you. Take a walk, visit a park or enjoy the beauty of a garden. Paint a picture of California’s food and water resources by marking yourresponses on our online GIS maps! Free educational activities are available for grades K-12 around water conservation, gardening and nutrition, and pollinators.

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National 4-H Hall of Fame Ceremony Opportunity Due to the State 4-H Office by: May 16, 2014 Two youth will have the unique opportunity to play a unique role in the 2014 National 4-H Hall of Fame Ceremony scheduled for October 10, 2014 at the National 4-H Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Applications are due to the California State 4-H Office by May 16, 2014 so applications can be reviewed and nominations from California selected and submitted by the deadline. For questions contact the state office: ca4h@ucanr.edu. National 4-H HOF Entertainer Application National 4-H HOF Master/Mistress of Ceremonies Application

2014-15 Statewide 4-H Advisory Committees The State 4-H Office is accepting statewide 4-H Advisory Committee applications for the 2014-15 program year. All 4-H members, adult volunteers, county and state 4-H YDP staff, as well as community partners are encouraged to apply. The committees offer insight, review and input for the operation and management of the statewide 4-H YDP. Applications are due to the CA State 4-H Office postmarked by May 31, 2014 or online by 11:59pm on May 31, 2014. For more information, see: http://4h.ucanr.edu/Administration/Advisory_Committees/

4-H State Field Day May 31, 2014, 8:00am-6:00pm UC Davis Campus-Wellman Hall Check out the revamped State Field Day Webpage and find an interactive map along all the exciting activities you can participate and enjoy! New this year at State Field Day : 4-H Engineering and Technology Showcase Have a 4-H Engineering or Technology project you will like to showcase or demonstrate? Apply here. Funding for supplies, materials or handouts is available, contact Steven Worker for more information, sworker@ucanr.edu. New! State Field Day Trivia

Happening this

Month ...

4-H is not just a club.

It’s a way of life.

-4-H Member

#California4H

State Fashion Revue registration is open for youth who qualify to represent their counties. SFR is May 31, 2014 as part of State Field Day at UC Davis. Registration is online only until May 17. SFR categories and age divisions may be different from those in your county. If you also qualify for State Presentation Day, note that on your SFR entry. SFR check-in is 7:15-8:30 AM in Olson Hall, with judging and activities throughout the morning. Activities include Pattern Exchange (bring 5 and take 5), Make it take it crafts, workshops, and a new Skillathon. Please bring any contributions for the SFR service projects to Olson Hall: drawstring bags for foster children and wheelchair and walker bags for seniors. Complete registration and participation info: http://4h.ucanr.edu/Programs/Events/SFD/SFR/

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May 5/1/2014 Application Deadline: Higher Education Scholarships 5/1/2014 Application Deadline: Golden Clover Awards 5/2/2014 4-H Shooting Sports Workshop - Pistol Discipline 5/3/2014 North Section Meeting 5/8/2014 University of California Day of Science & Service 5/16/2014 Application Deadline: National 4-H Hall of Fame Ceremony 5/17/2014 Application Deadline: 2014 State Fashion Revue 5/17/2014 South Central Section Meeting 5/31/2014 Application Deadline: 4-H Statewide Advisory Committees 5/31/2014 4-H State Field Day 5/31/2014 State 4-H Fashion Revue

June 6/13/2014 2014 California Focus 6/14/2014 South Section Meeting 6/15/2014 30th Annual California Range & Natural Resources Science Camp for High School Students 6/22/2014 Citizenship Washington Focus: Heritage Trail CWF 6/22/2014 Citizenship Washington Focus: Road to Democracy 6/25/2014 Save the Date: State Horse Classic

July 7/11/2014 2014 CA State Fair July 11-17- 2014 7/22/2014 Save the date: 2014 State Fair 4-H Throwdown

August 8/14/2014 Save the Date: State Leadership Conference

September 9/13/2014 South Section Meeting

October 10/4/2014 North Section Meeting

November 11/14/2014 Save the date: 2014 State 4-H Leaders’ Forum

4-H Calendar of Events

#California4H

SLF 2014 The dynamic format of the 2014 State Leaders’ Forum allows you to focus attention on issues that really matter. Gain insight from innovative 4-H volunteers and staff, discover a multitude of new techniques, feast your eyes on detailed presentations, and much more. We are accepting Workshop Proposals (until June 30). Some suggestions of topics we are seeking include: Advanced Topics for New and Experienced Leaders, Innovative Project Ideas, Fireside Chat with the State Council, and other subjects you might wish to share. Registration for SLF 2014 which will be held Nov. 14 – 16, at the Crowne Plaza in Sacramento will be online soon. Registration for the rooms at the Crown Plaza is directly with the hotel: 1 (877) 270-1393 or 1 (916) 338-5800. Remember: Break past conventional thinking and toss in some imagination and head into 101 dynamic, innovative, new ideas!

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Scholarships, Awards

& Grants

Green in Action Award Deadline: April 30 More info.

Golden Clover Applications Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on May 1, 2014 Apply soon! More info.

Higher Education Scholarship Applications Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on May 1, 2014 Apply soon! More info.

SAMHSA’s Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention Cooperative Agreements Deadline: May 19, 2014 Full details here.

State Ambassador Corner: Greetings California 4-H! This is our inaugural State Ambassador Corner article! We would like to be able to keep everyone informed as to what it is that we are up to. Our team has had a whirlwind year since starting in August. Some of our team was able to attend State Leader’s Forum. From State Leader’s Forum, we took ideas and concepts that we had learned and applied them to developing one of our workshops. We developed a Visibility workshop to present to youth to give ideas about how to increase 4-H visibility to businesses, corporations, and other community groups with similar messages and goals. The second workshop we developed was about record books. The workshop is a quick refresher about all things record book related and includes a survey to allow 4-H members to reflect and share their opinions about 4-H record books. We had the privilege of presenting these workshops at the sectional conferences this past winter. We are well on our way to planning State Leadership Conference 2014: “Raiders of the Lost Leadership.” SLC 2014 will be August 14-17, 2014 at UC Santa Cruz. More information will be available on the state website later this spring. We have had the chance to attend several other events lately. Rachel and Julianna attended Ag Day at the Capitol in March where they had the chance to mingle with state legislators and the general public. State Ambassadors Cole, Bobbi Jean, Siggy and Ashley attended the World Ag Expo in Tulare. The team also attended the state Camping Conference where they presented a Fun with a Purpose workshop. We are all looking forward to the rest of the year. See you at State Field Day!

Today’s 4-H’ers,

Tomorrow’s Leaders.

-4-H Member

#California4H

National Institute of Justice’s Investigator-Initiated Research: The Comprehensive School Safety Initiative Deadline: 11:59 p.m. ET on May 20, 2014 More info.

World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) Deadline: June 15 More info.

National Center for Building Community Trust and Justice grant Deadline: 11:59 p.m. eastern time on June 18, 2014 More info. NAFB Foundation Scholarship Program Currently the NAFB Foundation offers three college scholarships. Learn more about this exciting opportunity.

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Stories from the Field

Authored by: Anne Iaccopucci, 4-H Healthy Living Academic Coordinator

4-H Healthy Living

In January 2014, three delegates from California attended the National Healthy Living Summit at the 4-H Youth Conference Center. This Summit served to equip high school youth with educational tools and skills needed to help improve the health of their communities. Glenda (Ventura County), Audrey (Marin County), and Angela (Alameda County) participated in hands-on learning, interactive workshops led by health experts, and toured healthy living advocacy agencies in Washington, DC. Glenda and Audrey share their experiences below:

I spent the second weekend of January discussing broccoli and texting. Random, you say? Not quite. Topics like proper

nutrition; physical exercise, dangerous driving, and bullying were the heart of conversation at the National Youth Summit on

Healthy Living, where I was a youth representative. The summit took place in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and over the three days,

I attended workshops that covered topics from meal portion sizes to emotional health.

The goal of the summit was to inform 4-H representatives from across the country about ways they can promote healthy living

in their community. By the end of the conference, each state came up with an action plan that their representatives would enact

when they returned home. To help get ideas, each conference attendee took part in four workshops that focused on a specific health

related issue such as distracted driving or exercise. I attended sessions on nutrition, body image, bullying, and leadership

techniques. In addition to these sessions, each delegate also attended “lightening round” workshops where professionals from

businesses and non-profit organizations explained how they were attempting to make a difference and discussed ways that we

could get involved. This also allowed delegates to explore careers in the health field. I know that I hope to pursue a health-related

occupation, and this experience was invaluable. Finally, the group would gather as a whole each night to practice leadership

exercises or listen to guest speakers.

On the last day of the conference, the two other girls from California,

Audrey and Angela, and myself presented our action plan for the state.

We intend to reach out to other 4-H members by giving a nutrition and

fitness presentation at the California State Leadership Conference in

August. In my county, I plan on starting a fitness project where

members can earn prizes and pins. I would be happy to share what I have

learned with healthy living officers from other clubs, and I invite them to

email me at lomavista4H@gmail.com. The conference was amazing and

I would recommend that anyone interested in healthy living apply to

attend next year’s summit.

- Glenda Marshall

Ventura County 4-H Member

Every day I use what I learned

and practiced in 4-H. It was the

best activity of my youth and life!

-4-H Member

#California4H

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Stories from the Field

4-H Healthy Living (continued) This past January I was lucky enough to receive the opportunity to attend the first 4-H National Youth Healthy Living

Summit in Chevy Chase, MD. As one of the 3 delegates from California, I had one of the longest distances to cover getting there,

but coming home; there was no need to put any effort into rationalizing all the travel.

So much went on at the summit, that I could never hope to tell it all, but between the insightful presentations, the driven people,

and, of course, the healthy food, it is also hard to pick favorite parts. First off, as with any 4-H event, the attendees were all

obviously excited to be there and contribute to the common goal. The goal of the summit was to raise awareness of healthy living

and the practices that are part of a healthy lifestyle. This goal is something I personally believe in passionately, so another great

part of the summit was just being in an environment with 4-Hers from all around the country who also share that interest and

are anxious to speak-up on the topic.

Going into the summit, the branch of healthy living I was most focused on was nutrition and eating for a healthy lifestyle;

however, when I got there, I was surprised that even though I did love the nutrition-oriented workshops, I actually found others

even more exciting, especially some of the ones on distracted driving. The summit helped open me up to this new angle of

looking at a "healthy lifestyle."

Finally, one just stand-out moment of the trip was working creatively with my fellow California delegates on the last two days

to make a presentation of ideas how to bring some of what we learned back to our communities. We made a poster representing

our state spirit and delivered a Prezi presentation with our ideas. It was great to brainstorm in that environment, and then to

hear the presentations from all the other states. It is always great to work with peers who are thinking about the big issues of the

world right now.

- Audrey von Raesfeld

Marin County 4-H Member

Check out Audrey’s Blog: foodieforthefuture.weebly.com

A special thank you for the support and mentorship of our adult volunteers and staff during the conference: Amy Weisz (Sonoma county), Judy Ludovise (Sonoma county), and Anna Richards (Marin county).

#California4H

#4hwaterwed Pledge to drink more water! Each Wednesday take a picture of yourself drinking water and post it to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Be sure to #4hwaterwed to show your commitment to healthy living.

For more information on the importance of

hydration and ideas for your club visit the 4-H Healthy

Living page on our website.

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Program Updates 4-H builds self-esteem, and helps youth to realize that their

opinion counts and that they can

make a difference.

-4-H Volunteer

POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

HEALTHY LIVING

Online Record Book Survey Awards We would like as many 4-H members as possible to complete surveys in the Online Record Book. It is our way to find out about you and how the California 4-H Youth Development Program is doing overall. To encourage 4-H members to complete surveys online we have established incentives for completing the required Spark Score Questions. Want a chance to win? All youth who completed all the required Spark Score Questions in ORB before January 31, 2014 and who complete all the required Spark Score Questions that are available between May 1, 2014 and August 31, 2014 will receive a $50 gift card in the fall of 2014. So make sure to log on now and complete your surveys! Are you leading a Thrive project? If so, you have a chance to win a $50 gift card! Send in all 8 postcards following your Thrive project meeting and you will receive a gift card at the end of the program year. Also, send in your Master Trainer or Project Leader survey to win a $20 gift card! Master Trainer Survey Project Leader Survey

Update 14-H MyPlate Challenge at 2014 State Field Day In 2011 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled the federal government’s new food icon, MyPlate, to serve as a reminder to help consumers make healthier food choices. 4-H is challenging YOU to show how you’re making YOUR plate MyPlate. We invite you to submit a photograph illustrating how you’re creating healthy meals using MyPlate as a guide. Entries due to the ANR State Office: Attention – Anne Iaccopucci 2801 Second Street Davis, CA 95618. 4-H members do not need to pre-qualify at a county event. More details here.

Special Recognition at 2014 State Presentation Day A special recognition pin will be awarded for youth who participate in State Presentation Day and focus their presentations on healthy living. This year’s focus area is hydration. Potential topics may include: the benefits of water consumption, effects of dehydration, access to drinking water, best beverage options, and personal water containers.

For additional information about 4-H Healthy Living, visit http://4h.ucanr.edu/Projects/HealthyLiving/ or contact Anne Iaccopucci at amiaccopucci@ucanr.edu.

#California4H

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Program Updates

CITIZENSHIP/LEADERSHIP

Looking for an incredible leadership opportunity? We are seeking college-age students who are ready to expand their leadership and communication skills in an active setting. Serve as a district leader for California Focus, June 13-17, 2014 in Sacramento. As a district leader you would: Participate in planning an educational conference

around the theme of civic engagement. Mentor high school students Use your leadership skills

For more information, please contact Jenna Colburn at jcolburn@ucanr.edu, 750-1336 before May 1st.

Revolution of Responsibility Service Learning Mini-Grants The University of California 4-H Youth Development Program is dedicated to fostering an environment where youth and adults work together as equal partners to gain new skills and create positive community change. 4-H groups can apply for up to $1,000 to identify, plan, and carry out a service-learning project in their community. Projects will be focused on the three key content areas that form the core of all 4-H programs, Science, Healthy Living, and Citizenship. Want to contribute to your community but need an idea how? Look at what other clubs have done visit http://ca4hfoundation.org/.

4-H taught me to not give

up when things get hard.

-4-H Member

#California4H

http://4h.ucanr.edu/Support/RofR/ 2014 Application dates: May 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 July 15, 2014 November 15, 2014

Save the date! June 13-17, 2014

MILITARY PROGRAM

Project Noyo, a program of Camp Mendocino, is a summer camp session open exclusively to children of active duty military personnel and veterans of the U.S. Military. The Project Noyo session was developed in response to the need for increased support for military children. They will participate in activities specifically designed for military youth, outdoor education, and have fun!

The session dates are June 30-July 8. If you know of a military child 8-14 years of age that would benefit from this great camp opportunity and would like more information go to www.campmendocino.org for more information.

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Program Updates Today is going to be the BEST. Tomorrow will be even

BETTER..

SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (SET)

USA Science & Engineering Festival April 26-27, 2014 in Washington DC http://www.usasciencefestival.org/ The USA Science & Engineering Festival is a national grassroots effort to advance STEM education and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. Our exhibitors, performers, speakers, partners, sponsors and advisors are a who-is-who of science and engineering in the United States: from major academic centers and leading research institutes and government agencies to cutting-edge high tech companies, museums and community organizations. See more at: http://www.usasciencefestival.org/about.html

For middle and high school students: Journal of Emerging Investigators http://www.emerginginvestigators.org/ The Journal of Emerging Investigators is an open-access journal that publishes original research in the biological and physical sciences that is written by middle and high school students. JEI provides students, under the guidance of a teacher or advisor, the opportunity to submit and gain feedback on original research and to publish their findings in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

SeaWorld myActions Social Network http://www.seaworld.myactions.org/ myActions, “The Social Network for the Planet” makes sharing your sustainable and compassionate actions worthwhile. Harnessing the power of social networks, consumer engagement and mobile innovations, myActions connects and activates the ecosystem of Green Participants: friends, committed businesses, donors and nonprofits in a meaningful way to drive real world impact.

#California4H

4-H FilmFest 2014 http://4h.missouri.edu/go/events/filmfest/ All across the country, teams of 4-H youth are working to produce films for presentation at 4-H FilmFest 2014 in St. Louis. "Voices of 4-H History" will be one of the categories that youth produced films will be competing in this August. Films submitted by July 1, 2014 will be judged for exhibition during the FilmFest, August 3-6, 2014.To view the youth produced films from the 2013 FilmFest, go to "Screening Room" at the following web address: http://4h.missouri.edu/go/events/filmfest/results2013.htm

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ANIMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION

Program Updates Today is going to be the BEST. Tomorrow will be even

BETTER..

SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (SET) CONTINUED...

Project WET Spring 2014 Workshops www.watereducation.org Understanding Climate Change in California April 26, 2014 in Oroville May 3, 2014 in Visalia Contact: Brian Brown, projectwet@watereducation.org Project WET May 3, 2014 in Vallejo, Contact: schoolwatered@gmail.com May 17, 2014 in San Diego, Contact: Brian Brown,

(916) 444-6240 or projectwet@watereducation.org. June 11, 2014 in Bakersfield, Contact: sclayton@kcwa.com.

#California4H

Animal Science Resources New Swine and Beef curriculum on the 4-H Mall. This a wonderful resource produced in conjunction with California 4-H: http://www.4-hmall.org/Category/animalscience.aspx Free Animal Science curriculum on the State 4-H Website: Veterinary Science, Rabbits, and Bio-Security. Check them out: http://4h.ucanr.edu/Projects/Curriculum/FREE/

Floodplain and Delta Ecology Institute June 12-14, 2014 in Stockton, Contact: Conni Bock,

SJCOE Science and Special Projects at: cbock@sjcoe.net or 209-468-488

June 16-19, 2014 in Sanger, Contact: Jerry Valadez jvaladez@csufresno.edu or visit our website: http://cvscienceproject.ning.com

July 28-30, 2014 in Chico, Contact: Dr. Beverly Marcum, bmarcum@csuchico.edu

Hosting a Qualifying Horse Show? Register your show for it to be considered a qualifying show for the 2014 California Horse Classic. Criteria for a Qualifying Show: Show verified by County Up to 3 shows per county Each horse show must be registered The Horse Show must offer the same class categories that are offered at the State 4-H Classic (they may offer more if they

choose too) Management of each show is required to send show results to Sarah Watkins at the State 4-H Office Please submit results on this form: Classic Qualifying Show Results Sheet Results can be sent via email to spwatkins@ucanr.edu Looking for a Qualifying Horse show for the 2014 California 4-H Horse Classic? Visit http://ucanr.edu/classic-qualifiers to find a Horse Show near you!

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As many of you are well aware, the Cooperative Extension System is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Extension is, and always has been, about the people that it benefits. We are reaching out on social media to gather stories from people all across the United States to get their personal stories of how Extension has impacted their life. We’re asking people to post stories, photos, videos, etc. to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, blogs or any other social media site, using the hashtag #Ext100Years and then tweet it to us at @usda_nifa.

To kick things off, NIFA’s director Sonny Ramaswamy recorded this video message on YouTube. YOUcan help us: 1. Share your story with us. We want to hear from those who have worked in Extension too. How have you seen it work in your life? In the lives of others? 2. Can you pass this message along? Feel free to tweet or Facebook this out with a link to the YouTube video or email to your contacts. You can either pass along the YouTube video or the attached graphic that explains what we’re looking for.

Don’t forget to use the hashtag #Ext100Years and tweet to us at @usda_nifa. We look forward to hearing from you!

4-H in the Media

The Journal of Expanded Learning Opportunities http://www.centralvalleyafterschool.org/index.php/about-afterschool/jelo-project The inaugural issue of the Journal of Expanded Learning Opportunities (JELO) is officially here! The journal is a peer-reviewed, online, open-access publication of the Central Valley Afterschool Foundation. The aim of the JELO is to connect research and promising practices throughout California and the nation, fostering a dialogue that engages both researchers and practitioners in the field. The JELO is the first of its kind to examine expanded learning more closely by bridging research and practice together. Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council have released an infographic focusing on highlights of their OJJDP-funded report “Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States.” The info-graphic illustrates how schools, police, victim services, businesses, the legal system, and health care providers can collaborate in preventing, identifying, and responding to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors. Professionals who interact regularly with youth may not recognize those who are at risk or who may be victims of commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. The report offers strategies, legislative approaches, and a research agenda around this victimization. Report Explores Unsolicited Online Experiences and Sexting The Crimes Against Children Research Center (CCRC) has released “Trends in Unwanted Online Experiences and Sexting: Final Report.” This report, supported by funding from OJJDP, summarizes key findings from the Third Youth Internet Safety Survey. Topics include youth reports of unwanted sexual solicitations, online harassment, uninvited exposure to sexual material, and “sexting.” Teens Take On Health Report Teens say they worry about stress, healthcare, lack of sleep, obesity & chronic illness...and they have ideas and solutions. Tomorrow, Dr. M. Molina of Molina Healthcare will release findings of the “Teens Take on Health” report, a teen-led research initiative to engage young people across the country in interactive dialogue about health. The full study and infographic will be available on the 4-H Healthy Living Research.

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