October 2026 4-H 411 Newsletter

Lake County 4-H - October

ATTENTION

2026-2027 4-H YEAR IS HERE
ENROLL...ENROLL...ENROLL!!

Zsuite NOW OPEN
VOLUNTEERS Please Enroll ASAP!!

NO PROJECTS WILL BE ADDED TO A CLUB UNTIL AN APPROVED VOLUNTEER IS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PROJECT.

Enrollment is NOT complete and a Volunteer is not active until the Volunteer leader has completed ALL required steps.

GREAT NEWS! The Lake County 4-H Leadership Team is pleased to once again cover the annual adult volunteer enrollment fees through the generous support of our benefactor, the Lake County Wine Alliance.

STEPS TO COMPLETE ADULT ENROLLMENT Which INCLUDE:

Submitting enrollment in zsuites
Complete all trainings in eXtension
Submit a Project Plan to your Community Club Leader

New volunteers need to enroll, complete the interest survey, complete the online training, complete the background check and submit project plan to be considered active and complete.

Youth Enrollment Now Open!!

Please note that youth may enroll only after:

Their community club has approved volunteers, and
Club projects have been entered into ZSuite.

Thank you to all our volunteers for helping us build another outstanding year of 4-H.

We appreciate your commitment to providing safe, engaging, and meaningful opportunities for Lake County youth. We look forward to a fantastic 2026–2027 4-H year!

Reminder!!

Veterans Day Ceremony

November 11th - 11:00 a.m.

Konocti Vista Casino

4-H will be handing out cards at the Veterans Day Ceremony!!

Please attend if you can and help out!!

Also please make sure all cards from clubs are brought to the

4-H Office by Monday November 9th at the latest.
We will bring them to the event!!!

Please reach out to Jean if you have any questions jgoulart@ucanr.edu

LOOKING FOR HELP!!

4-H is helping with Haunted Lake County this year in the hopes that we will be one of their benefactors from this years event!!

We are looking for any Adults or Youth that would like to help out. We need help selling tickets at the different nights of the event especially Halloween night. The shift is 7:00-10:00 p.m.

There might also be opportunities to still be a scare actor. Please reach out to Haunted Lake County if you want to help with that part. I know they are needing more Adults.

hauntedlakecounty@gmail.com

If you can help sell tickets on night please reach out to Nicole nmgentry@ucanr.edu

Lake County 4-H Leadership Management Team

needs your help!!

We are looking for

Committee Volunteers:

2 youth members

2 adult volunteers

for the following committees:

Presentation Day

December - February

4-H Grows

Management Team

Camp Committee

If you are interested in helping out and participating in one of these committees please contact Jean at jgoulart@ucanr.edu

Do you have burning questions about how 4-H operates?

Maybe what roles volunteers can serve or what committees are available to serve on as a volunteer?

Or maybe you are curious about 4-H projects or what the age levels in 4-H mean?

Find out all of these question and so much more more at a 4-H Orientation meeting

October 21, 2026!!

We have planned a morning and evening orientation zoom meeting you can join from the comfort of your home.

My goal is to help you know everything you wanted to know about 4H.

Zoom Links:

9:00 am - https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/98925983051

6:00 pm. - https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/99172644101

Planning for the 2027 Summer Camp starting soon!!!

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

Camp committee needs:
Volunteers
Camp Director

Let keep camp happening!!

For more information contact Jean or Nicole!

Lake County Ambassador Program is

Looking for applicants!!

4-H County Ambassadors are the champions of their county's 4-H program.

As a County Ambassador you are a role model for your fellow 4-H members and represent 4-H in your county and community.

Being a County Ambassador is a working honor.

County Ambassador teams plan their own year of activities to create meaningful learning and service opportunities for themselves and others in their communities.

County Ambassadors develop an annual Plan of Action.

The team chooses and develops 3 of the 6 Leadership Competencies

and completes one service learning project.

If you are interested fill out an application and email to Jean at jgoulart@ucanr.edu.

October 19th
Ambassador Orientation
4-H Office - 6:30-8 p.m.

Application Link

Read the newsletter with your 4-H members!

The whites closet is now at the 4-H Office and is open year around!! Please remember to donate the whites you have outgrown back to the closet!!

Visit 4-H Lake County, CA on Facebook!

Tons of books and resources in the 4-H Office let us know when you want to stop on by!

Quick links:

Lake County 4-H Program

Lake County 4-H Newsletters

Lake County 4-H Calendar

4-H Online Enrollment Site

4-H Leader Annual Project Plan

UPCOMING EVENTS:

October 19 - Ambassador Orientation Meeting 4-H Office 6:30-8

October 21 - 4-H Zoom Orientation meetings - 9:00 am & 6:00 pm

November 11 - Veterans Day Ceremony

UPDATE CORNER

Do you have club news you would like to share??

Get your club news out because the fun you are having may spark other clubs and you will see more news on the Lake County 4-H Facebook page!!

Please reach out to either Jean jgoulart@ucanr.edu or Nicole nmgentry@ucanr.edu!!

4-H Achievement Celebration

& Family Fun Day 2026

Happy National 4-H Week!!
Proclamation BOS Chambers