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Everyone should go to State Field Day

State Field Day was held at the University of California Davis in Davis, California the first weekend of June. It was a ton of fun and everyone should go at least once. There was so much to see and do there. I qualified to go to State Field Day because I won two gold medals at the San Diego County Art & Design Day for...

Tuolumne County 4-H Ambassador impresses Board of Supervisors

On Tuesday October 1st, 4-H Member Belle, Tuolumne County 4-H Ambassador, and Rosemary Giannini, 4-H Community Education Specialist, made a presentation to the Tuolumne Board of Supervisors requesting October 5-12 be proclaimed 4-H Week in Tuolumne County.   Rosemary began by citing the research which show 4-H...

Take a time-in at the Mindfulness Retreat

REPOST - updated 9/23/2019 We asked teens who attended the 2017 Mindfulness Retreat: "What were the highlights of the Mindfulness Retreat for you? What did you learn from the retreat that would be useful for teens?" Jada: The mindfulness retreat was refreshing for me to be able to worry about nothing but the present. I...

Olivenhain Valley 4-H'er awarded the Congressional Award Gold Medal with STEM distinction

We are having a great time in D.C. celebrating Margaret  “Sissy"Sugarman from Olivenhain Valley 4-H, earning the Congressional Award Gold Medal. Congressman Mike Levin presented her with the Gold Medal in a medal ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. The Congressional Award The Congressional...

Sissy and Beth Hecht from the National 4-H office

Sissy and Beth Hecht from the National 4-H office

Sissy Sugarman in Washington, D.C.

Sissy Sugarman in Washington, D.C.

Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Lash

The California 4-H Foundation is proud to recognize Mary Lash for her lifelong dedication to the 4-H program. Mary's 4-H membership began in 1938 with projects including home economics, sewing and raising vegetables on her family farm in Downey, California. In 1928, Mary's father became a 4-H leader and her older brother a...

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