May Oak Town 4-H Club Meeting
May Club House Points
To earn your Club House team points towards winning the team prize in June be sure to do and bring the following to the May Club Meeting:
Parent Meeting
During the youth members' Club House Meeting there will be a companion Parent Meeting. This is a great time to bring up any concerns or ask questions. We will also be covering:
4-H Record Books
Tracking what you've done through your 4-H year is one of the Life Skills 4-H encourages and rewards. This year many members have worked at filling out their Spark Charts or Primary Reports and Annual Project Reports in Club House and Project Meetings. These will be returned to you at the May Club Meeting in a personalized 4-H Record Book cover. For those 8 and older, the Record Book will also contain a "My 4-H Story" worksheet. Take these home and complete the new form and add any forgotten items to the Spark Chart or Primary Report and bring them back to the June Club Picnic June 9th. Turning in your Record Book will get you your 4-H Year Pin and Stripe and also gain your Club House points.
For those wishing to go an extra step and gain additional awards, there is a County Record Book competition in September. More information is available about County record Books if you are interested.
Oak Town 4-H: Fair Submissions: Deadline May 15th!
For a list and information on what can be entered as Youth Still Exhibits, be sure to read through the Alameda County FAIR YOUTH STILL EXHIBITS GUIDE.
Please NOTE: We WILL need 2-4 families willing to accept club members fair Still Exhibit entries right before deliveries are due and ferry them out to the Alameda County Fairgrounds either Friday, May 24, 12-8pm OR Saturday, May 25, 8am-4pm.
Reminder, we get funding when you sign up for Farm Fresh To you!
We have a great fundraiser we've been doing for a couple years now and I want to remind folks about it. As a reminder, your club's promo code is OAKTOWN4H, and you earn 10% back from every delivery when someone in your community adds your 4-H Club's promo code to their account.
Sign up here: https://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/
Get ready for Santa Clara 4-H Camp!
This year, sign up for Santa Clara County’s 4-H Camp June 23-27th! With a fun music theme, there is something for everyone at camp! Some examples of activities there are hiking, woodworking, arts & crafts, archery, and more! Sign up today!
Register here for Camp! https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=42077
-Jackson, Camp Youth Director
2024 Cake Booth is 6/29/24! Mark your calendars!
Oak Town has selected Saturday, 6/29/24 to be our Cake Booth day at the Alameda County Fair. Cake Booth is the one Countywide 4-H fundraiser we have each year. Each club selects and staffs an entire day and the kids really love to sell cake slices. Please sign up here! It's fun for the whole family. I've done this many times with my kids and the time flies by. The kids learn communication with each other and with the public, how to run the cash register, how to cut cakes, food safety/food prep. The adults have fun frosting and cutting cakes, and cleaning the knives and cake scorers. Please mark your calendars and sign up for shift! Oh, I forgot the best part, all the volunteers get free fair admission and a free parking pass for that day so you can attend the fair for free before or after your shift! WIN-WIN!
Oak Town 4-H June Picnic
Our last "Club Meeting" of the year is a June Picnic. This year it will take place on Sunday, June 9th, likely within the window of 2-6pm. We NEED help planning this party. If you would like to be involved in the planning process for food, games, activities and such, a paper signup will be at the May Club Meeting or contact the club by email at [email protected].
Although the Officer Team chose the date and general time, they would like you to be involved in making the choice of the location. There are two available options and you will be asked to vote for your choice at the May Club Meeting. Your vote counts so read the comparisons and decide which you would prefer.
Option 1
Venue: Dimond Park BBQ
Cost: $215 with $100 refunded if area is cleaned adequately
Location: Dimond Park right below Dimond Recreation Center
Amenities: BBQ (need to haul in supplies), picnic tables, grassy area, playground nearby. Ice chests would need to be hauled in, public bathrooms
Possible Activities: Picnic, Lawn games (parachute, bubbles, hula hoops....)
Cons: no AV set up
Option 2
Venue: Butko's home
Cost: $75 (Life Guard fee)
Location: near Oakland Zoo
Amenities: Pool, hot tub, BBQ w/ supplies on hand, refrigerator/freezer if needed, tables, indoor bathrooms, Projector and screen (for year-in-4-H slide show)
Possible Activities: BBQ, Swimming, Slide show, limited team games or STEM activities
Cons: limited space for "lawn games"
- May 13th, 6:15pm
- Dimond Recreation Center
- Community Service: Color Me a Smile
- Speeches and Elections for the 2024-2025 Oak Town 4-H Officer Team (members turning 9 by 12/31/24 are eligible)
- Final Club House Meeting
- Parent Meeting
- Personalized Record Books
- Club T-Shirts Available
- Snacks - Sign up here to bring snacks!
- Door Prizes!
May Club House Points
To earn your Club House team points towards winning the team prize in June be sure to do and bring the following to the May Club Meeting:
- completed the April Healthy Living Challenge (read 20 minutes a day outside of school work)
- wear a 4-H t-shirt
- bring a water bottle
- complete a Color Me a Smile in House Meeting
- prepare an Officer Speech
Parent Meeting
During the youth members' Club House Meeting there will be a companion Parent Meeting. This is a great time to bring up any concerns or ask questions. We will also be covering:
- Record Books
- County Fair and Cake Booth
- Club Officers
- Next Year's Oak Town 4-H
4-H Record Books
Tracking what you've done through your 4-H year is one of the Life Skills 4-H encourages and rewards. This year many members have worked at filling out their Spark Charts or Primary Reports and Annual Project Reports in Club House and Project Meetings. These will be returned to you at the May Club Meeting in a personalized 4-H Record Book cover. For those 8 and older, the Record Book will also contain a "My 4-H Story" worksheet. Take these home and complete the new form and add any forgotten items to the Spark Chart or Primary Report and bring them back to the June Club Picnic June 9th. Turning in your Record Book will get you your 4-H Year Pin and Stripe and also gain your Club House points.
For those wishing to go an extra step and gain additional awards, there is a County Record Book competition in September. More information is available about County record Books if you are interested.
Oak Town 4-H: Fair Submissions: Deadline May 15th!
For a list and information on what can be entered as Youth Still Exhibits, be sure to read through the Alameda County FAIR YOUTH STILL EXHIBITS GUIDE.
- The link for entries in on page one of this guide
- The dates entries are due and the delivery dates are on page 2
- All youth photography entries must be accompanied by an uploaded image of the photograph
- Entry fees are made at the time of the online entry
- These additional entries can be included in our group “carpools” of entry items as space and local family drop-off sites can be arranged
- Baked Goods, Decorated Foods, Preserved Foods and Table Setting have entirely different entry and delivery schedules. Please check the above-linked guide for info on these
- There is also a Youth Gardening Entry Guide as produce, mini gardens, flower arrangements and such can also be entered by youth.
Please NOTE: We WILL need 2-4 families willing to accept club members fair Still Exhibit entries right before deliveries are due and ferry them out to the Alameda County Fairgrounds either Friday, May 24, 12-8pm OR Saturday, May 25, 8am-4pm.
Reminder, we get funding when you sign up for Farm Fresh To you!
We have a great fundraiser we've been doing for a couple years now and I want to remind folks about it. As a reminder, your club's promo code is OAKTOWN4H, and you earn 10% back from every delivery when someone in your community adds your 4-H Club's promo code to their account.
Sign up here: https://www.farmfreshtoyou.com/
Get ready for Santa Clara 4-H Camp!
This year, sign up for Santa Clara County’s 4-H Camp June 23-27th! With a fun music theme, there is something for everyone at camp! Some examples of activities there are hiking, woodworking, arts & crafts, archery, and more! Sign up today!
Register here for Camp! https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=42077
-Jackson, Camp Youth Director
2024 Cake Booth is 6/29/24! Mark your calendars!
Oak Town has selected Saturday, 6/29/24 to be our Cake Booth day at the Alameda County Fair. Cake Booth is the one Countywide 4-H fundraiser we have each year. Each club selects and staffs an entire day and the kids really love to sell cake slices. Please sign up here! It's fun for the whole family. I've done this many times with my kids and the time flies by. The kids learn communication with each other and with the public, how to run the cash register, how to cut cakes, food safety/food prep. The adults have fun frosting and cutting cakes, and cleaning the knives and cake scorers. Please mark your calendars and sign up for shift! Oh, I forgot the best part, all the volunteers get free fair admission and a free parking pass for that day so you can attend the fair for free before or after your shift! WIN-WIN!
Oak Town 4-H June Picnic
Our last "Club Meeting" of the year is a June Picnic. This year it will take place on Sunday, June 9th, likely within the window of 2-6pm. We NEED help planning this party. If you would like to be involved in the planning process for food, games, activities and such, a paper signup will be at the May Club Meeting or contact the club by email at [email protected].
Although the Officer Team chose the date and general time, they would like you to be involved in making the choice of the location. There are two available options and you will be asked to vote for your choice at the May Club Meeting. Your vote counts so read the comparisons and decide which you would prefer.
Option 1
Venue: Dimond Park BBQ
Cost: $215 with $100 refunded if area is cleaned adequately
Location: Dimond Park right below Dimond Recreation Center
Amenities: BBQ (need to haul in supplies), picnic tables, grassy area, playground nearby. Ice chests would need to be hauled in, public bathrooms
Possible Activities: Picnic, Lawn games (parachute, bubbles, hula hoops....)
Cons: no AV set up
Option 2
Venue: Butko's home
Cost: $75 (Life Guard fee)
Location: near Oakland Zoo
Amenities: Pool, hot tub, BBQ w/ supplies on hand, refrigerator/freezer if needed, tables, indoor bathrooms, Projector and screen (for year-in-4-H slide show)
Possible Activities: BBQ, Swimming, Slide show, limited team games or STEM activities
Cons: limited space for "lawn games"
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