Adult Volunteers from throughout the county were honored at Spring Showcase & Senior Send-off on June 6.
Club Highlights
Capture the flag was a big hit with everyone!
Club Party Recap
We had a blast at the club ice cream party on June 20! Families came together for ice cream, games, crafts, and fun get to know you activities. It was a perfect day for some sweet treats and family fun.
Project Leadership for ‘26-’27
If you are interested in leading a project for 2026-2027 please fill out the brief Project Intent form so that we can start letting families know what we will be offering next year.
Some club projects planned for this year include: Cloverbuds (5-8), Gametime, Hippology, Hobby Horse, Guitar, Hiking & Photography, Large Livestock, D&D, and more to come!
Countywide projects include: Sewing & Intro to Sewing, Arts & Crafts: DIY, Pygmy Goats, 4-H Presentations, Children’s Book Illustrations, Jr. Ambassadors, Animal Science, and more!
Giving Day Results
Thank you to all of you that rallied at the last minute on May 15 to contribute to 4-H Giving Day! We don’t have a final number yet for how much money our club raised individually, but we were able to get enough individual donations to earn the $500 bonus towards countywide projects. Since many Trabuco Trailblazer members are participants in countywide projects, this was a great fundraiser that will help both our club and county. Great work everyone!
Adult Volunteer Training & Enrollment
Online training is now open! ZSuite will open to volunteers on July 14 for enrollment. Returning volunteers should complete their training and ZSuite by August 1. Online training for returning volunteers is about 30 minutes and 1 hour 20 mins for new volunteers. Project proposals should be submitted by July 27. I will send out the new version of that form as soon as I get it.
Enrollment will open for youth members on August 3. We need to get volunteers and projects into the system before this time so that the ZSuite system will have projects available for kids to register for. This sounds like a lot right now, but it should make for smoother youth enrollment and fewer project changes down the line. Questions? Please reach out!
For both trainings the enrollment key is “Orange”
New Website and Newsletter Format
Welcome to our new newsletter format! We also have a new website, still at trabuco4h.com. The website is still under construction a bit until we get some more info and documents for the new year, but hopefully you find it easy to navigate.
Important Dates
July 1 - Adult volunteer online training modules open
July 12 - New Family Info Session, Zoom, 3pm
July 14 - ZSuite opens for Adult Volunteer Enrollment ONLY
July 17 - OC fair Opens
July 27 - Project Proposals due
Aug 1 - ZSuite returning adult enrollment due
Aug 3 - ZSuite opens for Youth Enrollment
Aug 23 - Open House, 2-5pm, at SCREC (7601 Irvine Blvd., Irvine)
Sep 12 - Leader Meet for Youth & Adults, 1-4pm, SCREC
Sep 13 - SoCal Collaborative - Regional 4-H Beach Party, 10am, Ventura
Sep 14 - 1st Club Meeting, 6:45pm
County Highlights
A few of our members representing us at Open House in 2024.
Open House
Save the date for our annual Open House & Enrollment Extravaganza! This is a great event for getting all the information about projects and events coming up in the new 4-H year. You will also be able to save $10 off enrollment!
Event Date/Time: August 23, 2pm-5pm
Location: SCREC (7601 Irvine Blvd., Irvine)
Volunteer Service Awards
Volunteer Service Award logs are due. If you have been logging your hours all year, see the instruction sheet for details on how to turn them in. The new year for collecting hours starts now!
Regional T-shirt Contest
4-Hers will use this form to submit their design: T-shirt Contest Submission Form
Basic design requirements:
1. Design must include the name "SoCal Collaborative" and the official 4-H logo (clover)
2. Design must incorporate one of the following themes:
Surf, Sun & Service
Tagline: "4-Hers Making Waves Together"SoCal Beach Bash
Tagline: "The Ultimate Southern California 4-H Gathering"Tides of Friendship
Tagline: "Connecting Southern California 4-Hers One Wave at a Time"
3. Design can have two colors maximum
4. Submit your design with a background color that represents the t-shirt fabric color you think best showcases your design
5. Upload your design as a .jpg or .png file only
6. Design must be original artwork made by a current 4-H member - can be freehand drawn or a graphic design using an app like Canva
6. Designs are due by 4:00 pm on Friday, July 10th, 2026. T-shirts will be available at the SoCal Collaborative beach party on Sep. 13 in Ventura.
