"OakTown 4-H Welcome"

SEPTEMBER OAK TOWN 4-H CLUB MEETING

9/14/2026

FIRST CLUB MEETING OF 2026-2027 4-H YEAR!
Monday, September 14, 6:15pm
Project Fair: Project Displays and Information
Alameda County 4-H Ambassador Club Officer Installation
Business Meeting
Games
Snacks
Group Activity
Door Prizes
Birthdays!

Alameda County 4-H Ambassadors Installing Oak Town 4-H Club Officers! For the first time in nearly a decade the County 4-H Ambassadors will come to our first OT4H Club Meeting to install our Club Officers and give you a brief description of the 4-H Ambassador position, what 4-H Ambassadors do in general and what this specific team is doing for Alameda County 4-H. Please join us in welcoming them to our Oak Town 4-H Meeting!

Project Fair at September OT4H Club Meeting
Project Leaders will have informational displays about their projects at the September 14th OT4H Club Meeting. This should include information about the project description, its leaders and their contact info, meeting dates/times if known and more. Many of the Project Leaders will be present if you would like to ask questions about the Project.

Oak Town 4-H Informational/Outreach Picnic in the Park

7/30/2026

Our Oak Town 4-H Club Officers and Adult Volunteers will again be hosting an informational event August 23 in Dimond Park. Logistics

When: Sunday, August 23, 2026 2-4pm
Where: Dimond Park Picnic Tables (Near Tot Lot)
Hosted By: Oak Town 4-H Youth Officer and Adult Leadership Teams
Targeted Audience: New and Potential 4-H Families
Invited: ALL Continuing Oak Town 4-H Families

All families are encouraged to attend. Adding your family's experiences and connecting with potential families is valuable to everyone. There will be games and activities for youth and lots of time for sharing among adults. Refreshments will be provided for all. Come and help us kick off a great new 4-H program year.

Shareable Flyer

Oak Town 4-H at the Alameda County Fair

7/27/2026

Oak Town 4-H did a great job representing 4-H in the Alameda County Fair Youth Still and Gardening Exhibits. 94% of registered Oak Town 4-H Members entered at least one exhibit in the Fair with strong entries from Club Crafts, Photography and Gardening. Exhibit items were also entered from Arts & Crafts and event posters. For a look at the highlights of Oak Town 4-H member exhibits, view our album featuring the "2026 OT4H Best of Fair".

Oak Town 4-H End-of-Year Party

6/1/2026

Oak Town 4-H is having its final "meeting" with a party consisting of games, pool swim, picnic, awards and more SATURDAY. June 6, 2026 starting at 2:30pm. Additional information is below:

End-of-Year Oak Town 4-H Party
Pool available for swimming
Land-based Games
Community Service Activity
Taco and Ice Cream Bar provided by Club
Potluck sides and extras
Group Photo
Awards
End-of-Year Slide Show

To Bring:

swimsuit and towel if you want to swim
Sides to share. See the Signup Genius

Oak Town 4-H Club Collaboration with Friends of Dimond Park for May Park Cleanup.

5/14/2026

Oak Town 4-H Families are asked to come out and help the Friends of Dimond Park with a park cleanup Saturday, May 16 starting at 9am. Bring your water bottle and a hat. Snacks may be available at 9am. If you have special gloves or a trash grabber you like to use, please bring them with you. However, gloves, trash bags, trash grabbers and more will be provided by the Friends of Dimond Park. Meet at the Scout Hut near the restrooms at 9am.

Oak Town 4-H May Updates

5/8/2026

May Oak Town 4-H Club Meeting

Monday, May 11 6:15pm, Dimond Recreation Center
Officer Elections: Find an Officer Position for YOU! Oak Town 4-H Officer Job Descriptions
Super Member Form Completion
Art Project: My Favorite 4-H Memory
Hula Hoop Games
Parent Meeting
Snacks: Signup Genius
Birthdays!
Door Prizes

Oak Town 4-H Book Drive for Dimond Recreation Center
We are again asking for lightly used children's books to give to our wonderful facility partner, Dimond Recreation Center. Bring books you are donating to the club meeting so we can put a "Donated By Oak Town 4-H" sticker in it. Be sure you let one of the club leaders know you are dropping books off so you get credit for it on your Super Member Form!

Super Member Forms Completion and Submission
At the May Club Meeting we will have a station where you can update your Super Member Form to make it as complete as possible. We will have a list of most of the activities we did throughout the year that can count for credits on the Super Member Form. You can also record things you did on your own for Healthy Living and Civic Engagement credits. The forms will be turned in at the meeting but you are encouraged to take a photo of it to have for your records. Many of the items you record on the Super Member Form can be used on the Spark Achievement Report for Recognition. There will be a handout showing where the various activities recorded on the Super Member Form fit on the Spark Achievement Report.
We will have three different tiers of awards for the Super Member Form:

10-11 Rows filled: Gold with an ice cream gift card
8-9 Rows filled: Blue with a small prize
5-7 Rows filled: Red with smaller prize

Oak Town 4-H Officers for the 2026-2027 4-H Program Year
At our May OT4H Club Meeting we will be holding elections for our Officer Team for the 26-27 4-H year. A list of Club Officer jJob Descriptions, Requirements and Expectations will be available at the April OT4H Club Meeting and our current Officer Team will give short personal descriptions of what they do. To be a nominee for a position on the 26-27 team, members must be 9 years old by 12/31/2026. Different positions have different age requirements with Hospitality, Healthy Living and Recreation being appropriate for 9 y/o and up and President/VP required to be 13 or older. If you have an interest in a Club Officer Position for the coming year, talk to a current officer or Club Leader.

BRING YOUR FRIENDS!
Did you know you can bring your friend who is not an Oak Town 4-H member to a club meeting? They can try it out to see if they'd like to join in the future and YOU get credit on your Super Member form! Win/Win!!!! Just make sure you let one of the OT4H Club Leaders know that you brought a friend and introduce them to your club friends.

REGISTRATION FOR ALAMEDA COUNTY SUMMER CAMP IS OPEN!

4/30/2026

The Alameda County 4-H Summer Camp will be held May 29-May 31, 2026 at the Happy Valley Conference Center in Santa Cruz. Campers will arrive on Friday, May 29, 2026 at 3 pm and pick-up will be Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 8 pm.
The registration fee is $375.00 per camper.
The 4-H Camp fee includes all lodging, meals, activities, and a camp T-shirt.
Please see registration for information on fee waivers.
Camper registration closes May 12, 2026 or when full. Register today!
Youth Camper and Youth Staff Registration

>> Chaperones are also needed for camp. Chaperones pay a reduced fee of $100 towards lodging and food costs. You may apply via the Chaperone Application.
>> Would you like to be a Youth Director or Staff and be a part of planning and running camp? You may apply via the Youth Director and Youth Staff Application.
Contact email: [email protected] with questions or for more information.

2026-2027 Oak Town 4H Officer Elections!

4/27/2026

April 13, 2026 Oak Town 4-H Community Club Meeting

4/7/2026

Monday, April 13, 2026 6:15 pm
Dimond Recreation Center
Craft Fair- Supplies and Directions for 1-3 Crafts for Fair Entry
Children's Book Donation Benefitting Dimond Recreation Center
Program: Seed Bombs to Celebrate Earth Day
Job Descriptions for OT4H Officer Elections May 2026
Games and Birthdays
Upcoming Events
Snacks
Door Prizes

Craft Fair at APRIL OT4H Club Meeting
At our April OT4H Club Meeting members will be able to create one or more crafts to be entered in the Alameda County Fair. Tables will be set up for Painted Rocks, Egg Carton/Pipe Cleaner creations and a Nature Craft using dried/pressed flowers and leaves. Officers will be leading the crafts and we are looking for parents to help as well so we can be sure to collect all the needed information for Fair entry. Fair entries are free but winning entries are eligible for significant prize money this year for Best of Class and Best of Show. Members can choose to concentrate on one craft or do all three quickly. Tables should be set up and manned by 6:15pm so....get to the meeting on time to create your art!

Parent Help Needed at the April Club Craft Fair
Parents help is requested to assist at the club's Craft Fair at our meeting Monday, April 13 at 6:15 pm. We will have three different craft tables (Painted Rocks, Egg Carton/Pipe Cleaner Creations and Nature Crafts) and members can try to do two or three or concentrate on one. The club officers will be helping with the craft itself but we could use parental help to keep supplies corralled but, more importantly, to make sure the small forms needed to gather required information for Fair entry get completed and crafts and forms get photographed to keep them organized. If you would like to help with any of these stations, please contact [email protected] and get to the meeting just a bit before 6:15pm.

April Earth Day Seed Bomb Program
In recognition and celebration of Earth Day our Club's April Program will focus on creation of seed bombs that can be taken on hikes and dispersed in wild places. We will be using California Native flower seeds to crete these and you can take a small bag of them home with you

Oak Town 4-H Officers for the 2026-2027 4-H Program Year
At our May OT4H Club Meeting we will be holding elections for our Officer Team for the 26-27 4-H year. A list of Club Officer jJob Descriptions, Requirements and Expectations will be available at the April OT4H Club Meeting and our current Officer Team will give short personal descriptions of what they do. To be a nominee for a position on the 26-27 team, members must be 9 years old by 12/31/2026. Different positions have different age requirements with Hospitality, Healthy Living and Recreation being appropriate for 9 y/o and up and President/VP required to be 13 or older. If you have an interest in a Club Officer Position for the coming year, talk to a current officer or Club Leader.

March Project Articles

3/14/2026

Robots Project Report
This last Sunday, we had our second robotics meeting. We have completed about a third of our entire robots and are far ahead of what we had originally planned. We are getting great participation from all of our members and all of the meetings have been pretty fun. We will continue having meetings every other Sunday so we can stay on track of our goal. All of our younger members are completing complicated tasks and the parents have also helped greatly. We hope to continue having fun and working hard on our robots. -Aiden

OT4H Gardening Project Starting NOW!
The Oak Town 4-H Gardening Project is starting Sunday, March 8 at 2pm at the Butko's backyard raised bed gardens. We will be starting vegetable plants from seeds, learning about the preparation of the garden beds, care for the plants, sending some fresh produce to the Fair and harvesting what we can for our own use. We will meet about every two weeks on a Sunday afternoon with some breaks for holidays. If you haven't already signed up for this project and wish to be part of it, please contact [email protected].

Help Wanted!!!
Alameda Camp Academy has started, and we are looking for staff members! If you are 14 or older, you are eligible for this role. If you're interested, contact Ashley Wheeler at [email protected]. We have a meeting on March 15th. Alameda County 4-H Camp will be held May 29-31 near Santa Cruz. -Leo

March Oak Town 4-H Club Meeting

3/8/2026

Monday March 9, 2026, 6:15 pm
Dimond Recreation Center
Children's Book Donation
STEM Activities and Challenges:
- Balloon Rocket Launch
- PomPom Catapult Launchers
- Marshmallow Engineering Challenge
Parent Meeting/Check-In
Upcoming Event
Snacks
Game Break
March Birthdays!
Door Prizes

TO BRING:

Water Bottle
Children's books for donation

Snacks for March 4-H Club Meeting
We are asking families to help out once in a while by bringing some of the snacks for the kids at our club meetings. We have a Signup Genius for your convenience in signing up. Although you may have already received this directly from Signup Genius, the link for the March OT4H Club Snacks is here.
Thanks to all for helping out!

Oak Town 4-H Member Opportunities to Show YOUR Work!
There are several Alameda County 4-H Events coming up that include a chance for you to show your work and possibly win awards! Do you like to bake cookies? Photograph food? shop at thrift stores? Make stuffed animals? Create costumes? There is likely a competition just for YOU!

Food Exploration Field Day- 4-19-26 2pm in Hayward- Cookies, snacks/appetizers, decorated food and food-related photographs. Food Exploration Individual Registration
Fashion Revue- April 19, 2026 12-2pm in Hayward- Consumer Science Purchase ($50 limit) (Shopping contest?), Softie Challenge, Costume Contest competitions available to ALL 4-H members. Registration is coming soon. Specific information on the various competitions is available at State Fashion Revue

Oak Town 4-H February Community Club Meeting

2/5/2026

February Oak Town 4-H Club Meeting

Monday, February 9, 6:15 pm
Dimond Recreation Center
Community Service: Valentine Cards
Healthy Habits Craft
Parent Meeting/Activity
Wellness Bingo
Super Member Sign-Offs
February Birthdays Celebration
Upcoming Events
Snacks
Door Prizes
TO BRING: YOUR Water Bottle

Oak Town 4-H Member Opportunities to Show YOUR Work!

2/3/2026

There are several Alameda County 4-H Events coming up that include a chance for you to show your work and possibly win awards! Do you like to present what you know? Bake cookies? Photograph food? shop at thrift stores? Make stuffed animals? Create costumes? There is likely a competition just for YOU!
Presentation Day- Virtual 3/1/26, In-Person 3/7/26: speeches, illustrated talks, interpretive readings, job interviews and more. Check out the Presentation Manual and the Interview Contest manual for more info.
Youth Presentation Registration
Youth Interview Registration
Food Exploration Field Day- 4-19-26 2pm in Hayward- Cookies, snacks/appetizers, decorated food and food-related photographs.
Food Exploration Individual Registration
Fashion Revue- mid April in Hayward- Consumer Science Purchase ($50 limit) (Shopping contest?), Softie Challenge, Costume Contest competitions available to ALL 4-H members. Registration coming soon. Info on the competitions from State Fashion Revue

Food Arts Project Report

2/2/2026

The Food Arts Project met for our first meeting in late January. We worked together on making a charcuterie board and learned some new things including a banana palm tree, an apple swan and salami roses. Our charcuterie board was full of cheese, pickles, fruit, crackers and more. If you are 12 and older and want to join our project, our next meeting is Sunday, February 22 at 2pm and we will be making food mosaics.
~Tillie, Charlie and Leo

January 2026 Oak Town 4-H Club Meeting!

1/8/2026

January Oak Town 4-H Club Meeting
Monday, January 12, 6:15pm
Dimond Recreation Center

Create a personal shield about your Leadership style, Personal Passion, Favorite Project or Favorite Event
Snacks
Birthdays
Door Prizes
Skits
Upcoming Events
Parent Meeting
Super Member Forms
To Bring: Water Bottle!

November New Member Welcome Packs and Continuing Member Recognition
At the November Oak Town 4-H Club Meeting we presented "Welcome" packs to our NEW Members and some awards from the 2024-2025 4-H Year to some continuing Members. If you were not at the November meeting you can pick these up at the January Club Meeting.

NEW Oak Town 4-H Projects for Late Winter/Spring!
With the advent of 2026 we are ready to welcome a new batch of winter/spring OT4H Projects. Some of these have special articles submitted to this Blast and some may not. But, if you haven't already registered for one of these new Projects and want to add it to your 4-H Project schedule, please reach out to Oaktown4h@gmail along with the Project Leader to ask if there is still room to join!

Robotics (All ages) Beginning 4th Sunday afternoon in January. Leader: Michelle/ [email protected]
Food Art (12+) Beginning January 25, 2pm. Leader: Barbara ([email protected])/Jolene ([email protected])
Gardening (All ages) Beginning 3/8 2:30pm, mostly twice a month through mid-June. Leader: Barbara/[email protected])
Ice Cream (10+) Start date tbd. Leader: Amanda/ [email protected])
Camping TBD with final overnight camp May of early June Leader: Daisy/[email protected]

LEAP (Leadership Engagement with Awesome People!) Conference for ALL Parents and Adult Volunteers!
The 4th annual LEAP Conference scheduled for Janary 24th 9am -4pm is open for enrollment. ALL parents and volunteers are invited to attend. Teens 12+ are invited to participate as Camp Counselors for the younger members Day Camp. Topics for adults include Conflict Tools for Volunteers, Parents: A Valuable Resource, Different Doesn't Mean Difficult, Supporting Positive Behavior, Meetings Matter, 4-H Policy, Record Books and Achievement: How are We Doing? and more. This is a great opportunity for learning within the 4-H community and networking with leaders, parents and teens across our 4-H Region. Adult registration. Teen Counselor registration.

December OAK TOWN 4-H Holiday Party

12/4/2025

2025 Oak Town 4-H Holiday Party Sign Up
December OT4H Holiday Party TO BRING List

Holiday Compassion Toiletry Items you signed up for
potluck sides/salads/desserts you signed up for
Art auction items you are donating for fund-raising
Check Book if you want to bid on Art Auction items
WEAR your Holiday Hat and/or Ugly Sweater!

December Holiday Party/Meeting Agenda and Timeline

When: Monday, December 8th, 6pm
5:30 Set Up
6pm Check-In
6:15-7:30 Silent Auction, Photo Booth, Craft Table, Guessing Jars
6:30 Holiday Hat and Ugly Sweaters modeled for judges
6:35 Dinner
7:30 Close: Guessing Jars, Silent Auction
7:45 Announce: Auction Item, Guessing Jar, Holiday Hat and Ugly Sweater Winners
8:00 Check Out and Clean Up
Where: Dimond Recreation Center
Activities:

Pizza Dinner with Potluck sides, salads and desserts
Art Auction featuring project and youth created art*
Service Project: Holiday Compassion Gift Bags
- donate toiletry items and bring them to the party (Sign up)
- Club-Provided gift bags and small cards to decorate
- Pack your decorated gift bag with toiletry items
Holiday Hat and Ugly Sweater Competitions
- Prizes for the Best of each
Craft Table- Yarn PomPom Ornaments
Holiday Props for Photo Booth
Guessing Jars- guess the number of candies in each jar and win the whole jar for the closest guess!
Door Prizes

*Payments for Art Auction Items must be by cash or check. We CANNOT accept electronic payment.

Oak Town 4-H Holiday Party is ALMOST HERE!
The OT4H Winter Holiday Party is just days away! Your Club Officer Team has planned an event that offers fun, service and a bit of fund-raising to help offset our club's meeting expenses. We will begin slightly earlier than usual but will be offering a combo Pizza and Potluck Dinner. There will be fun activities, contests, competitions, community service and a small Art Auction. To help us make sure the event runs smoothly we are in need of parents to help with some of this. Please check out our 2025 Oak Town Holiday Party Signup. If you are able to contribute any food to the potluck, your youth member has art they'd like to donate to be auctioned off, you can help assist with any of the activities and/or you are able to contribute toiletry items to the Holiday Compassion Gift Bags service project, please sign up. Your help and assistance is greatly appreciated!

Oak Town 4-H Holiday Party Ugly Sweater and Holiday Hat Contest
The Oak Town 4-H Holiday Party will feature both a Holiday Hat AND Ugly Sweater Contest. Wear your most festive holiday sweater and/or best self-created or decorated holiday hat to compete for prizes. There will be a prize for both the best overall Holiday Hat and Ugly Sweater. You can compete in either or both contests. The competing Holiday Hats and Ugly Sweaters will be shown off and modeled for judges at 6:30. The winners will be announced at 7:30. Come to the party in your holiday finest ugly sweater and/or holiday-decorated hat and add to the festivity of the party and possibly will prizes!

Oak Town 4-H Project Reports!

10/29/2025

Project Reports
Projects have started and we've gotten a couple of project reports from our club members!

Project: Painted Rocks
“We enjoyed painting rocks in the first painted rock project meeting. We painted the 4-H website on some painted rocks that we made and then we later got to put them in Montclair park. So now other people would see them and learn about 4-H. Everybody did very different painted rocks. we enjoyed making the rocks and hiding them.”
- Wyatt

Project: Sewing
I've been part of the Sewing Project for three years with Oak Town 4-H. I think it's super fun because you can make stuff that is really cool and fun. For example a few years ago I made a whale stuffy and a reusable sandwich bag that I still have.

This year we meet at my parent's house so I don't have to move too far from the couch. Our first meeting we made pillow cases. I made the pillow case too long, but it's still fun to make. Next week we will meet for the second time and make trick or treat bags for Halloween.

Our sewing project is always fun. We make useful things that we can use in our daily lives that are cool and fun. It is a great way to make new friends with common interests.
-Delilah

Alameda County 4-H Skate Night Coming SOON!

10/21/2025

Skate Night is coming!! Do you like to skate? Do you want to get together with other county 4-H members and have some fun? Skate over to Golden Skate in San Ramon on October 27th starting at 6pm, and participate in our annual Skate Night! This event is an early celebration of Halloween, so wear your costumes! If you want to win a prize, then you can participate in the costume contest, with many categories to increase your chance of winning. It’s really fun, and the food is yummy. See you there!
-Leo :3

Oak Town 4-H October Club Meeting

10/18/2025

October Oak Town 4-H Club Meeting

Monday, October 20th, 6pm Start Time
Dimond Recreation Center Upper Parking Lot, later parading down into Recreation Center
October Festivities:
- Trunk or Treat
- Costume Parade and Contest
- Day of the Dead Celebration
- Mummy Creations
Snacks and Door Prizes
October Birthdays!
Super Member Forms
To Bring:
- Water Bottle
- Come iN Costume!
- Photo Trinket or other Memento of a Loved-One

Trunk or Treat Needs YOUR Help!
Our October Club Meeting begins with a festive Trunk or Treat with families volunteering to decorate their trunks or tailgates with fall holiday-themed decor and a simple game with candy or trinket prizes. This means we need families to sign up as one of our Trunk or Treat vehicle "booths". This can be as simple or fancy as you wish and vehicles should be in the upper dimond rec parking lot by 5:45 to set up so kids can start visiting at 6pm. The kids will start parading down into the Center at 6:30 soit is a very short-lived commitment. We really appreciate your help!

New this year: All Trunk or Treat vehicles will be judged and the one deemed best will win a prize! Be sure to enter your Trunk or Treat...the kids will have fun and you may win!

FIRST EVER Oak Town 4-H Day of the Dead Celebration
The Officer Team wants to try something new this fall- a Day of the Dead Celebration where you can honor and celebrate the life of a loved-one no longer alive. The loved one can be a family member, a pet or just someone that was dear to you. Bring a photograph, trinket or some other small object that makes you think of them. At the club meeting you will be able to share your love and appreciation for this loved one and how the object you share brings them to mind.

When you arrive at the meeting, the Trunk or Treat will be going on in the upper parking lot and then you will line up for a costumed parade down into the Dimond Recreation Center.

Be sure at that point that you have the item you want to share with you.
As you enter the Center's meeting room, there will be a smaller table with a table covering on it. Just place your item on that table until the Costume Contest is complete.
At that point we will shift to sharing items about lost loved ones to celebrate their lives and you will pick up your item from the table and share who your loved one was and why the item is special to you in remembering them.

Skate Night is coming!! Do you like to skate? Do you want to get together with your county members and have some fun? Skate over to Golden Skate on October 27th, and participate in our annual skate night! This event is an early celebration of Halloween, so wear your costumes! If you want to win a prize, then you can participate in the costume contest, with many categories to increase your chance of winning. It’s really fun, and the food is yummy. See you there!
-Leo :3
Trunk or Treat! hi everyone! we are so excited for our annual trunks or treat fest! its going to be during the first half hour of our club meeting! there will be candy, games, a parade, and so much more! So dress up in your best costume and be ready to get some candy! see you there!
-Mira
Costume contest: At the October 4-H meeting on Monday, October 20, after trunk or treats, the best trunk will get a prize! Also, the best costumes from 4 categories: cutest, funniest, scariest, and best homemade, will also get prizes!!
-Danika

Oak Town 4-H October Trunk or Treat!

10/14/2025

Our October Oak Town 4-H Club Meeting on October 20th will begin with a Trunk-or-Treat in the upper parking lot at Dimond Recreation Center. We are asking families to participate by decorating their trunk or hatchback in some Halloween/Fall/Dias De los Muertos manner, provide a very simple activity or game kids can do to win treats or small prizes. Your family provides the vehicle, decorations, game/activity and individual wrapped candy or inexpensive prizes. Participate and be a part of the fun! Sign up to add your family vehicle to the fun!
General Guidelines

Set up for participating vehicles: 5:45 pm
Trunk-or-Treat open 6:00-6:30
all candy/treats should be individually wrapped and handed out by a teen/adult.

Date
10/20/2025 (Mon.)
Time
5:45PM - 7:00PM PDT
Location
Dimond Recreation Center Upper Parking Lot

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