California 4-H Grown

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Youth and adult volunteers attend planning committee for 2019-20 Area Youth Summits.
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Volunteers move 4-H forward

April 10, 2019
By Suzanne Morikawa
We are able to continually move our 4-H program forward because of the work of 4-H volunteers. Youth and adult volunteers serve on club, county, Area, and State level committees to plan and organize 4-H events and activities.
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A letter of thanks: For some people, volunteering is about giving. For 4-H volunteers it is a way of living
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4-H Runs on the Power of Volunteers

April 8, 2019
Dear 4-H Volunteer, Thank you! Thank you for your dedication, courage and your conviction, for bringing your sense of adventure to share and learn alongside the youth that you mentor. Thank you for your compassion and your awareness, for seeing the need and responding.
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Ad submitted in Promotional ad contest
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How would you promote 4-H?

March 25, 2019
By Suzanne Morikawa
When creating an ad campaign, your target audience is your main consideration. You try to create a messageusing words and/or imagesthat you feel would resonate with them.
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The Cowtown Chili Boys of the Vaca Valley 4-H Club--from left, Xander Lovell, Matthew Agbayani, Ian Weber and Francis Agbayani--test the temperature of their chili at the Solano County 4-H Chili Cook-Off. They went on the win the competition. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Solano County 4-H Grows Great Cooks!

February 13, 2019
By Suzanne Morikawa
The Solano County 4-H Skills Day is an opportunity for 4-H'ers to show what they've learned in their projects and demonstrate their showmanship skills.
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Elisabeth Watkins, 2019 Youth in Action Winner in Healthy Living
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4-H'ers Recognized for Healthy Living and Agriculture

January 16, 2019
By Suzanne Morikawa
The National 4-H Council has named Elisabeth Watkins from San Joaquin County the winner of the 2019 4-H Youth in Action Award for Healthy Living. She will receive a $5,000 scholarship for higher education and will serve as an advocate and spokesperson for 4-H Healthy Living programming.
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