Archery
5-S |
Learn the fun sport of archery and develop an appreciation for the skill needed to hit the target. We will cover the responsibility, sportsmanship, ethical behavior and respect needed to become a good archer. We will try different archery ranges in the area so meetings will need to be on weekends. Second year archers will be encouraged to take the Department of Fish and Game hunter safety course. If there is enough interest we will have a beginner and an advanced group. |
Limit: 10 members in each group beginning and advanced. |
Karen Brown
Brown_.fam@comcast.net
925/484-8470 |
Beef
2-D |
Raising a market steer. Animal must be owned at least 140 days prior to fair, although most are purchased by October while still small enough to work with. Purchase price is approx. $900 and up. |
Ages 9+ |
Suzette Maggy
bobmaggy@aol.com
925/426-2376
Lou Seever
925/820-5392 |
Beginning 4H
8-A |
Is it your first year of 4H? Or maybe it’s your second year, but you’re still looking for some guidance and fun activities to fill up your time? Well beginning 4H is the perfect project for you. In this project, you will learn all about 4H, make a project to enter into the Alameda County Fair, and meet lots of other kids just starting 4H. We will be meeting once per month and each month will include a different theme. The month of October will be “Getting to know 4H”. |
Ages 9+ |
Jessica Jacobsen, President
Joey Bennett, Co-Vice President
Parker Brown, Co-Vice President |
Bread Baking
4-E |
Does the smell of freshly baked bread get your mouth watering? Have you ever wondered how to make healthy laves or delicious gifts? At each meeting we will make at least one quick bread and one yeast recipe. You'll go home with delicious breads or muffins and recipes to use in your own kitchen. By fair time you'll be ready to enter your own home-baked creations. |
Limit: 8 member
Ages 10+ |
Karen Brown
brown_fam@comcast.net
925/484-8470 |
Canning
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So Easy To Preserve.....Announcing a fun, practical course for those wanting to learn more about home canning and preservation. Canning is an important and safe method of food preservation if practiced properly. We will cover:
Introduction to Food Preservation
General Canning
Canning Acid Foods
Canning Low-Acid Foods |
Limit: 8-10 kids l Cost $20. We will concentrate on fair entry items. Project meetings will be held in Livermore. |
Jim Bennett
jbennett@montague-inc.com |
Cavies
2-N |
We will start off our 4H Cavy project with a costume meeting. Kids can wear their Halloween Costumes and dress their cavies to mix-or-match. As always I will need a parent to volunteer their home – so exact time and date are not yet available. Cavy education will include health with a focus on diet and habitat. This project is suitable for kids with a single pet or responsible members who want to breed and show purebreds. We will have some 4-H project shows where members can both show and judge the animals, a booth at Small Animal Field Day, and both educational posters and a live cavy show at the Alameda County Fair. |
Meetings will be primarily on weekends-aiming for Sundays when sports schedules are not a major conflict. |
Jane Morehouse
Annjane2@earthlink.net
510/351-1174 |
Cooking
4-E |
If you like to cook, like to try new foods and want to learn a little about nutrition then this is the project for you. We will make entrees, side dishes and desserts. |
Ages 10+
Limit:6-8 members |
Susan Wacek
925/426-1769
rwacek@comcast.net |
Cooking for Teens
4-E |
This project will teach teens how to prepare some of their favorite meals. There will be an emphasis on preparing meals for themselves when at college or being home alone. |
Ages 13+
Limit:8-10 members |
Diana Hock
dianahock@yahoo.com
925/449-7024 |
| Dairy Cattle |
We’ll learn about dairy cattle breeds and their milk production. We’ll learn how to select calves, identify parts of dairy cattle, recognize desirable traits, and basic care and showing. As members progress in the project, we’ll focus on housing, feed and keeping animals healthy. Maybe even do some practice judging. This project is open to all members, and you don’t need to own/buy a dairy cow to participate.
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Jan Bennett
jb6clan@yahoo.com
925/449-0114 |
| Dairy Goats |
Ownership 60 days prior to fair. Cost will vary; will need food and housing for the animal. We are putting together a junior Dairy Goat show for the Fair, so your animal can be shown at the Alameda County Fair. |
Ages 9+
Limit: 10 members |
Karen Harper
cacheymom@aol.com
925/846-5456 |
Dog Care and Training
2-G |
Bring your own dog or one is provided. Dog care and grooming along with helping your dog through basic obedience training. Only cost would be for choke chain and leash if you do not have one. |
Meetings begin after Christmas.
Ages 10+ |
Eileen Silva
esilva@silmarflooring.com
925/846-6873 |
Gardening
6-H |
In the gardening project be prepared to get your hands dirty! We will learn gardening terms, learn about our region and what grows best here, and plant some flowers or vegetables. Items can be entered in the fair. Gardening is a great way to get some fresh air and some exercise. There is no limit to what we can do in this project. |
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Karen Harper
Cacheymom@aol.com
925/846-5456
Evvie Ueda
evvieu@aol.com
925/426-9031 |
Horse
2-J |
A basic course in horse health, behavior, ground handling and equipment with both local meetings and a few plans for meetings in Brentwood and 2 field trips. We will be working out of the official 4-H books (Horse Science and Horsemanship). First meeting will be held following October sign-ups…this annual first meeting will be at Round Table Pizza as always with the date to be announced at the October meeting. Live riding-lesson project. Showmanship preparation and grooming tips will be stressed again prior to the annual County Fair Horse Show. |
Meetings will be primarily on weekends – aiming for Sundays when sports schedules are not a major conflict.
Open to horse-owners and those without live horses.
Ages 10+ |
Jane Morehouse
Annjane2@earthlink.net
510/351-1174 |
International Cooking
4-E |
We will be making food from many different countries around the world. French, Italian, Mexican, Indian, Japanese, Chinese…….. Our first meeting will be in December and we will make holiday desserts from around the world. The other menus will be determined by the members. |
We will meet four times this year and the meetings will be all afternoon as we prepare and then eat our products.
7 th grade and above |
Jan Provan
provans@comcast.net
925/484-4971 |
Leadership
8 - J |
This project is for all officers, Junior or Teen Leaders, chairpersons, and is also open to anyone in grade 6 or above who is interested! We’ll have 3 meetings (October, January, and April) as well as a community service activity we will chair. (got any great ideas?!) |
Grade 6 and above |
Jane Onojafe eonojafe@comcast.net
925/462-3573
Diana Hock
dianahock@yahoo.com
925/449-7024
Jan Bennett
jb6clan@yahoo.com
925/449-0114 |
| Life Skills 101 |
Goal: to learn some basic skills before they kick you out of the nest! Each meeting will have a guest expert in the appropriate field, and all meetings will be hands-on activities, so be prepared to DO what you are learning! We will have 4 meetings (on Saturdays and/or Sundays):
1. Auto basics
2. Banking and finances
3. Medical emergencies
4. other misc. stuff |
Age: 15 and up |
Jane Onojafe
(925) 462-3573
jonojafe@comcast.net |
Market Goats
2-C |
If you like raising a market animal, try goat! Goats are very intelligent, and rewarding to raise. (And easy to clean up after!) They require feeding twice a day. Ownership is 60 days prior to fair. Cost approx. $150-250. |
Age 9+
Opened to County. |
Kathy Bottarini
bottarinizoo@aol.com
925/462-2096 Angie Bottarini |
| Mini-Members |
If you are too young to be an official 4-Her but you want to participate in some of the fun 4-H activities, then this is the project for you. We will be doing a different project each month, cooking, crafts, animals and more. We will take at least two field trips this year. |
Ages 5-8 |
Stacy McMillan
925/484-8489 |
Model Horse
2-J |
The model horse project instructs on the care, showing, display and storage of model horses of all media (ceramic, plastic, resin) with emphasis on plastic Breyer & Stone horses. Participants are given guidance and advice on developing their individual collections. Model horses are also used to teach various aspects of live horses such as breeds, breed identification, colors, markings, anatomy and conformation. Some projects are planned for the coming year that will require a modest outlay of money…approx. $30 to $40. |
Model horse meetings are generally held on the same day as Horse & Cavy projects as many members are cross entered and it is convenient for all that way. |
Ann Morehouse
Annjane2@earthlink.net
510/351-1174 |
| Movie Critic |
This is a new project that will be offered this year if enough interest exists and a family or families are willing to allow the use of their family room and large screen TV & DVD player for meetings.
The plan is for the group to view several films during the coming year & then discuss them as a group & critique the films. Films chosen will be PG or G rated and we will try to cover several different genres such as Comedy, Adventure, Animation and Fantasy or Science Fiction. We would like to find films that are old enough that the group may not have seen them. We’d like to also find at least one Vintage film.
We would like to plan at least one field trip to see a movie in a local theatre, most likely during the Christmas Break when there should be some Holiday theme movies available. Members and families are welcome to submit suggestions for movies for the group to critique. Discussions & critiques will include such subjects as simple as whether the film was liked or disliked and on to topics such as acting quality, bloopers, editing, story line, etc. A movie critique will be offered for publication in the Abbie 4H News following each month we meet.
This project is new and different, offering a chance to
look at films with a new objective eye and new
opportunities for 4H Presentations and talks.
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Ann Morehouse
Co-Leader: Jane Morehouse
510/351-4859 Evenings (Let Ring!)
annjane@hotmail.com |
| Photography |
We will cover the basics of subject, lighting, and composition for indoor and outdoor photography. One session will be devoted to matting and framing your photos. The choice of a film or digital camera is up to you. We'll take several trips to practice our skills but we will not cover any computer manipulation of the photographs. This will be a hands on project and you will need to have access to a film or digital camera. |
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Jessica Jacobsen
Wesley Hock
Karen Brown, Adult Advisor |
| Poultry 2 - R |
Did you know you can raise chickens with the city of Pleasanton? You will learn how to raise poultry within the city limits. We will be working towards showing your birds at the Alameda County Fair in July. |
Open to ALL members. Meetings will be held once a month on Sundays. |
Joyce Sanborn
925/846-7898 |
Rabbits
2 - M |
Learn how to house, feed, nurture and prevent disease in pet and show rabbits. Learn about different breeds, body types, and fur qualities and how to select the right animal. Learn how to groom, pose and exhibit your rabbit at rabbit shows and the Fair. Showmanship is exciting, competitive, and lots of fun (you won’t need your own rabbit until March). |
Ages 9+ |
Melba Jacobsen jakeattheranch@comcast.net
510/889-8050
Evvie Ueda
evvieu@aol.com
925/426-9031 |
Rifles/Shooting
5 - S |
This project will follow the state 4H small-bore rifle guidelines, which is a marksmanship oriented curriculum. We will learn safety, operation, marksmanship, etc. on .22 caliber rifles (you don’t need to own one). I will touch on other firearms and topics if there in interest as well. We will have classroom meetings and range meetings monthly. Participation is at discretion of leader. Parents required to attend first meeting. |
Age 12+
Limit: 10
Project open to County. |
Jane Onojafe eonojafe@comcast.net 925/462-3573 |
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Don Provan provans@comcast.net 925/484-4971 |
Scrapbooking
5-B |
If you have pictures, then this is the project for you. Learn how to simply and quickly put together a scrapbook style photo album. Cost is dependent on the materials you already have, and instructor has all materials available to purchase. All scrapbooks will be entered in the fair. |
Project will meet once per month, meetings will be on Thursdays from 4-6pm , beginning in November.
No age limit for this project |
Ellen Aguirre
photopups@earthlink.net
925/600-0236
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Sheep
2-O |
Raising a market lamb. (Lamb must be owned 60 days prior to fair.) |
Age 9+ |
Ernie Jacobsen
jakeattheranch@comcast.net
510/889-8850 |
Sports
5-D |
Learn and try different organized sports! We will rotate running the “meetings”. |
Meet monthly starting in January.
Age 9+
Limit: 16 members |
Marie McEntee
(925) 846-0610 |
Swine
2 - P |
You will be responsible for selecting, raising and showing a market hog at fair. We will receive animals about mid-March and the project will be complete with the Livestock Auction the last day of fair in July. This is a large time commitment, including monthly meetings, daily feedings, and weekend weigh days. You will also be expected to spend most of the second week of the fair at the fairgrounds. Cash investment is approx. $100-$200 for each hog plus feed. |
Ages 9+ |
Janice Decker
925/462-4751
Jan Bennett
Jb6clan@yahoo.com 925/449-0114
Gary (Bubba) Moore
samnbub@prodigy.net
707/678-8486
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| Web Site Design & Maintenance |
We will be adding content to the Abbie Website and creating WEB pages for that project members have ideas for. We will be using Dreamweaver to design. |
Limit 8 members |
Dion Hock
Dionhock@yahoo.com
925-449-7024 |
| Woodworking |
Description to Follow |
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Ed McMillan
925/600-8090 |
