Knightsen 4-H

08/24/2026

🥩🍀 Help Us Keep Our Beef Project Going!

We have several youth excited and ready to participate in our Beef Project, but we need an experienced leader to help lead them!

If you have experience with beef cattle and would enjoy sharing your knowledge with the next generation, we’d love to hear from you!

Know someone who would be a great fit? Please share this post or send them our way! 💚

📩 Interested? Message us or email [email protected]

08/05/2026

🚨 And now… the moment you’ve been waiting for!

🥁 Introducing the 2026–2027 Knightsen 4-H Project Lineup! 🍀

08/04/2026

🎉🍀 Youth Enrollment is NOW OPEN for the 2026–2027 4-H Year! 🍀🎉

🍀 A new 4-H year is here! Whether you’re returning or joining us for the first time, we can’t wait to see you at Knightsen 4-H!

🍀 Helpful Enrollment Tips🍀

✅ Complete your youth’s enrollment in zSuite:
💻 http://4h.zsuite.org/

✅ Under the Units tab, add Knightsen 4-H as your club.

✅ Choose the projects your youth is interested in this year.

✅ Under the Waivers tab, click the blue Health History button. It opens in a separate window, and once it’s submitted, you’ll automatically return to zSuite to finish your enrollment.

✅ Pay your annual enrollment fee using this separate link:
💳 https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=49599

🍀 A Few Helpful Tips

⭐ Your enrollment isn’t complete until both your zSuite enrollment and your enrollment fee have been submitted.

⭐ Not sure which projects to choose? That’s exactly what our Kick Off & Ice Cream Social is for! Meet our project leaders, explore the different project offerings, talk with current 4-H members, and discover what interests you before finalizing your project selections.

⭐ Questions? We’re just a message away and happy to help!

🍦 Don’t Miss Our Kick Off & Ice Cream Social!

📅 Wednesday, August 5
🕠 5:30 PM
📍 Knightsen School

Come meet our leaders, check out this year’s amazing projects, make new friends, enjoy some ice cream, and kick off another incredible year of learning, leadership, service, and fun!

Don’t worry if you don’t see every project listed in zSuite just yet! Beef, Welding, and Hiking are still being finalized and will be added soon. 🍀

We can’t wait to see everyone there! 💚🍀🎉

07/29/2026

🛠️ We’re Looking for a Welding Project Leader!

Help us keep our popular Welding Project going this year!

We’re looking for a Project Leader and 1–2 volunteers to help. We’ll assist with finding a meeting location.

Not for you? That’s ok! Know someone who enjoys welding and working with youth? We’d love an introduction! It’s a great way to bring a new family into 4-H.

Interested? Send us a message!

07/27/2026

🏛️ We’re excited to announce that Knightsen 4-H now has a Civic Engagement Project!

Come meet our new Civic Engagement Project Leader and learn more at our Kickoff Meeting on Wednesday, August 5 at 5:30 p.m. at Knightsen School.

Leadership, service, and community impact await! 🍀

07/24/2026

🥾 We’re excited to announce that Knightsen 4-H now has a Hiking Project!

Come meet our new Hiking Project Leader and learn more at our Kickoff Meeting on Wednesday, August 5 at 5:30 p.m. at Knightsen School.

Adventure, friendship, and fun await! 🍀

07/09/2026

💚 Support Those Who Support Knightsen 4-H 💚

The Contra Costa County Farm Bureau has been a tremendous supporter of our club by providing a place for us to meet, holding a turkey auction in support of our youth, and advocating for agriculture throughout our county.

They are currently looking to grow their membership! If you’d like to support an organization that has been a great partner to Knightsen 4-H, please consider becoming a Farm Bureau member.

🌾 Associate Membership: $75/year (for individuals who are not farmers or employed in agriculture)
🚜 Agricultural Membership: $200/year (for individuals who are farmers or employed in agriculture)

Thank you for considering supporting an organization that supports Knightsen 4-H! 🍀

Nonprofit organization

07/09/2026

🍀 Project Leaders Needed! 🍀

We’re looking for volunteers to lead the following 4-H projects this year:

🎨 Arts & Crafts
🐮 Beef
🏛️ Civic Engagement (FILLED🥳)
🥾 Hiking (FILLED🥳)
🧑‍⚖️ Livestock Judging
📸 Photography
🐹 Pocket Pets
🐶 Beginning Dog
🧑‍🏭 Welding (Facility Secured!, NEED Leaders!)
🤖 Robotics
⚡️ Curcuits
🔋 Solar energy
🧱 Building/Wood Working
🐝 Bee Keeping

💡 Have a different project idea? We’d love to hear it!

Interested? Send us a message! 💚🍀

04/02/2026

🐄👢 4-H Uniform Boots & Show Shoes 👢🐄

Kids’ feet grow WAY too fast 😅 — if your child has outgrown boots or show shoes that still have some life left in them, please consider donating them to our club’s Whites Bin! 💚

👇 Here’s how it works:
✨ Have boots or show shoes to donate? Comment the size below
✨ Need boots or show shoes? Post the size(s) you’re looking for

Let’s help each other out and keep these kiddos show-ready! 🐖🐑🐐

01/12/2026

🔥 Elite Livestock Clinic is coming to our area! 🔥
This is a HUGE opportunity for our youth exhibitors and one we don’t get very often!

Elite brings in top-level coaches for each species, and as more kids register, they bring in additional coaches to make sure every exhibitor gets the time, attention, and instruction needed to truly excel in the show ring 🏆👏

📣 PLEASE REGISTER ASAP!
Early registration helps Elite:
✅ Prepare participant packets
✅ Ensure enough coaches for each species
✅ Provide the best possible experience for our kids

🌟 Whether your exhibitor is just starting out or looking to take things to the next level, this clinic will be an incredible learning experience for our area!

⬇️ Registration information is below ⬇️
Let’s show Elite how excited we are and make this clinic a big success! 💪🐮🐷🐑

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