Volunteer Cafe

The Volunteer Café is a webinar series held every two months for 4-H volunteers. It is designed to highlight and share creative and useful ideas from the 4-H community. This series aims to inspire, educate, and unite 4-H volunteers by sharing knowledge between volunteers and staff.

These webinars are a free resource for 4-H volunteers. Join the live webinars to connect with other volunteers, share your experiences and learn from each other. This is a space for new and long-time volunteers to share ideas, questions, and suggestions with each other.

Download the 2025 Series Schedule

Volunteer Cafe-Fashion Revue Oct 16 flyer

Fashion Revue: Connecting Learning to People, Projects and Presentations

October 16, 2025 at 7 p.m.

This webinar gives you an overview of the Fashion Revue event. You’ll learn what Fashion Revue is and how you can get ready for it. We’ll talk about the benefits of participating, both for you and your projects. You’ll also learn about the different competition categories and how they connect to various projects. We’ll cover how to prepare, whether you’re making or buying your entry, and how to keep and report records. Plus, you’ll find out how to prepare your presentations and how they will be evaluated. This webinar will help you succeed in your Fashion Revue journey!

Presented by Stephanie Barrett

Past Webinars

Fun with a Purpose: Creating Belonging in 4-H

Day Camp: Cultivating Positive Ethnic Identity

As leaders, our goal is for all youth to feel included in a meaningful way in
4-H. Fun activities can build connections between leaders and youth and support a feeling of belonging. Together, we will explore different types of group activities that use fun intentionally to foster belonging.

Led by Scott Mautte, MS

Community Education Specialist-Volunteer & Staff Development

Scott specializes in creating inclusive environments through engaging activities. He has over 30 years of experience in youth development and community education and a Master's degree in Organizational Learning and Performance. Scott has facilitated team-building workshops for both corporate and nonprofit organizations.

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Through our day camp, we helped kids feel good about their ethnic backgrounds. Learn why a positive ethnic identity is important for our youth. Emily Watson will share how their day camp in San Bernardino County started and how it’s going now. The fun and hands-on activities support kids from all backgrounds and can also be used to expand your programming in afterschool clubs.

Led by Emily Watson
4-H Community Education Specialist in San Bernardino County.

Emily is a dedicated 4-H alumni, parent, and volunteer who also serves as 4-H staff. With a background in expanded learning, she has worked with the YMCA and Boys & Girls Club to support youth development programs. As a STEAM advisor and an instructor with The Dibble Institute, Emily is passionate about equipping young people with the skills they need to thrive both academically and personally.

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If you watched the recording or participated live, please take a few minutes and spill the beans on your experience. Submit evaluation of "Day Camp: Cultivating Positive Ethnic Identity"

Outdoor Adventure Clubs

Fun with the "M" in STEM

Learn about the types of adventure programs offered in Utah 4-H. Our guest presenters are Stacey MacArthur and Cindy Nelson from the Utah 4-H program. They will share things to consider when offering adventure programming and walk through purposes for adventure programming. This session will include discussion time to brainstorm ideas, local resources for adventure programs, and time to practice some of the health and wellness breaks they include in their programs.

Presented by Stacey MacArthur and Cindy Nelson
Utah 4-H

Fun with the "M" in STEM

April 17, 2025 at 7pm

Explore math activities in a hands-on way that can make them fun and exciting. Dive into shapes, Mobius strips,stitching curves, Sierpinski triangles, and the Koch snowflake. You'll get to try out these activities yourself and see how math can be incorporated into your STEM projects in a fun way.

Presented by Stephanie Barrett

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