4-H Registration is OPEN YEAR ROUND!
Upcoming 4-H Event
4-H Presentation Day
- Date: March 28, 2026
- Time: 8:45 am registration
- Location: Hollister Veterans Building - upstairs
- Registration closes: March 20,2026
- Youth Registration
- Volunteer registration
- Presentation Day manual
Annual 4-H Pancake Breakfast Event, April 19, 2026
- Over 60 years of tradition
- Pancake Breakfast Tickets $10
- From your local 4-Her, use QR code, day of event
- Credit card online payments also accepted
- Sponsorships are due by April 1, 2026
- Our 4-H families are proud to serve the community with our Annual 4-H Panacke Breakfast event. All the proceeds support the local 4-H youth members & 4-h clubs. Join us for this fun filled event for a complete pancake breakfast, community and kids crafts.
4-H State & 4-H National events
- Visit the 4-H state website for updates as well more information
Join 4-H Today!
- 4-H youth & adult volunteers
- 4-H program year is July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
- $80.00 per youth member (ages 5 to 18 years old)
- Adult volunteers leaders enrollment registration fees are covered by 4-H council.
4-H Community Club Information.
Going Beyond Ready
4-H helps kids find their spark, build real world skills and become resilient, adaptable, lifelong learners.
For our youth the road ahead may be challenging, yet 4-H'ers are succeeding. Data shows that compared to their peers they're:
- 2x more likely to have the goal of being a leader
- 3x more likely to participate in community service
- 2x more likely to report living life with intentionality and purpose
*Tufts University longitudinal study of Positive Youth Development, 2021
- 4-H offers youth limitless opportunity for friendship, growth, fun, and life skills. By engaging youth and adults in a meaningful partnerships, 4-H helps youth to reach their full potential as competent, confident, leaders of character who contribute and are connected to their communities. To learn more about what the 4-H program has to offer our youth, check out the 4-H New Family Handbook.
- Join today and start your 4-H youth and family adventure by registering with a 4-H club of your choose on line at ZSuite (4-H registration system) for more information visit the "Join Today tab".
4-H equips kids with essential life skills, confidence, and a deep sense of belonging through epic hands-on learning experiences.
4-H Council Meeting
4th Monday of the month
Next meeting on February 23, 2026 at 7 pm, Hollister Veteran Building - upstairs
No meeting in July, September, December
4-H Program Senior Awards- May 2025
$36,00 in Scholarships
Georgia Wapple Frazier Scholarship Awarded to:
4-year scholarship
($1000/year – $4000 total)
Lauren L. - Fairview 4-H Club
John W. & Caroline Ricotti 4-H Memorial Scholarship
$1000 Awarded to:
4-H Memorial Scholarship
$1000 to $500 Awarded to:
Bank On Us -4-H Scholarships
$250 to $3500 Awarded to:
4-H staff is available in person in San Benito physical office on Monday.
The rest of the week contact staff by email or phone at information below.
Monday
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
4-H staff in the physical office.
3228 Southside Rd, Hollister, CA 95023
Santa Cruz office:
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Contact 4-H Program:
Community Educational Specialist II, 4-H Program Representative: Julie Katawicz
jkatawicz@ucanr.edu office (831) 637-5346 x102 or mobile: 831-205-3180
Additional staff Contact information:
Area Director: Emily Freed
Livestock & Natural Resource Advisor: Fadzayi Mashiri
fmashiri@ucanr.edu or office (831) 637-5346 x103
Fire Advisor: Barb Satink Wolfson
bsatinkwolfson@ucanr.edu or office (831) 637-5346 x 104
Administrative Issues:
Jennifer Gomer jkgomer@ucanr.edu or office (831) 637-5346 x105
Courtney Lopez comlopez@ucanr.edu or office (831) 637-5346 x105