Club Opportunities

Booth Building Reminder!

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Booth Building Sign-ups

The Booth building is the place to showcase non-livestock, or Still projects. It’s an important part of the duties for 4-H clubs to make sure projects on display are cared for, promote 4-H, and maintain the building. As an expectation to remain a club in good standing, there are sign-ups this year to booth patrol.

While we are still working on some details, the overall duties of booth patrol include:

  • Maintaining tidiness in the building
    • Sweeping, trash pick up
    • Observe Cloverbud activities (if present) in the building
  • Guarding project displays and booths
  • Assisting patrons with voting for booth awards
  • Representing a positive image of 4-H
  • Answering questions, engaging fairgoers
  • Assisting in care of the Show Share Closet (lock password)
  • Keeping count of the number of visitors to the building

Also, 4-H clubs interested in having a booth at the fair: please email Lindsey (vangundy.44@osu.edu) your intent to have a booth. If enough interest is generated, we may be to construct some booths on July 16. Otherwise, clubs having a booth may set up their booths on July 17 between 3:00-8:00pm. Clubs with booths are permitted to check in projects during set-up day, July 17. Based on JFB, the theme will be Red, White, and MOO!

Booths may be constructed around your club’s interpretation of the theme title. Electric is not available for displays/decorations. Permanent alternation of the booth area is not permitted. Any staples used are the responsibility of the club to remove!! Voting will occur Saturday-Tuesday for People’s Choice Award. Banners will be given to People’s Choice top two club booths.

Booth Patrol Sign-up Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AACAB28A7FCCF8-48997575-fair

Sign-ups will close July 10th.

Members without club booths may drop off projects for display in the booth building on Friday July 19 between 4-8pm or Saturday July 20 from 8-12noon. During drop-off times, members displaying projects will receive scored judging sheets and ribbons for their still projects. Projects will be available for pick up Saturday July 27, 8-12 noon.

4-H Booth Building Sign-ups

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Booth Building Sign-ups

The Booth building is the place to showcase non-livestock, or Still projects. It’s an important part of the duties for 4-H clubs to make sure projects on display are cared for, promote 4-H, and maintain the building. As an expectation to remain a club in good standing, there are sign-ups this year to booth patrol.

While we are still working on some details, the overall duties of booth patrol include:

  • Maintaining tidiness in the building
    • Sweeping, trash pick up
    • Observe Cloverbud activities (if present) in the building
  • Guarding project displays and booths
  • Assisting patrons with voting for booth awards
  • Representing a positive image of 4-H
  • Answering questions, engaging fairgoers
  • Assisting in care of the Show Share Closet (lock password)
  • Keeping count of the number of visitors to the building

Also, 4-H clubs interested in having a booth at the fair: please email Lindsey (vangundy.44@osu.edu) your intent to have a booth. If enough interest is generated, we may be to construct some booths on July 16. Otherwise, clubs having a booth may set up their booths on July 17 between 3:00-8:00pm. Clubs with booths are permitted to check in projects during set-up day, July 17. Based on JFB, the theme will be Red, White, and MOO!

Booths may be constructed around your club’s interpretation of the theme title. Electric is not available for displays/decorations. Permanent alternation of the booth area is not permitted. Any staples used are the responsibility of the club to remove!! Voting will occur Saturday-Tuesday for People’s Choice Award. Banners will be given to People’s Choice top two club booths.

Booth Patrol Sign-up Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AACAB28A7FCCF8-48997575-fair

Sign-ups will close July 1.

Health & Safety Speaking Opportunity for Clubs

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Lynda Small with the American Red Cross Fire & Disaster Preparedness is offering her services to come and speak with our 4-H clubs about fire safety (grades K-2) or fire and tornado safety (grades 3-5).

Here are more details:

  • The K-2 lesson emphasis the importance of smoke alarms and other fire safety information through a fun character by the name of Pedro the Penguin.  Each child will receive a take home “story book” featuring Pedro.  This is an approximate 30 minute presentation.
  • The 3-5 lesson is called the Pillowcase Project.  The emphasis in this lesson is fire safety as well as tornado preparedness.  Each student will receive a pillow case and learn what items to place in it prior to an event where the family may need to evacuate.  The students have fun decorating the pillowcase with fabric markers.  This is an approximate 60 minute presentation.

If this is something that your club might be interested in please reach out to Lynda directly at 740-398-4112 or by email at lynda114@gmail.com.

Grab & Go Club Meeting Toolkit

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The Ohio 4-H Grab & Go Club Meeting Toolkit provides 4-H volunteers and teen leaders with seven (7) club meeting agendas to help plan for the 4-H year. Each agenda is two pages. The first page provides an overview of the topic, a sample agenda and resources to put ideas into action. The second page provides in-depth explanations and specific strategies.

Agenda Title Pages
#1: Family Meeting Kick-Off
#2: Icebreakers/Team Building
#3: Election of Officers
#4: Public Speaking Activities
#5: Educational Programs
#6: Planning Club Fundraisers
#7: End of Year Review

Each agenda highlights how to adapt in-person 4-H activities to a virtual setting.  Clubs may discover creative solutions that remain part of their club tradition for years to come. Visit Ohio 4-H’s Stay Connected page for more resources.  Each agenda highlights strategies for including Cloverbuds in developmentally appropriate, non-competitive club activities. A variety of Cloverbud-specific activity
resources are also available on the Ohio 4-H webpage For Cloverbud Leaders.

Community Service Opportunity

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Is your club looking for a new community service project for 2019?  If so, please read the rest of this article to learn more about volunteering to help set up for the Quilt Market Day,  as a service project.  Below are the times and area that they will need assistance.

  • Friday, April 12th,  4 – 6 pm – set up tables and chairs
  • Saturday, April 13th, 8 – 10 am – Carrying boxes/items for vendors from cars into the school (carts will be available)
  • Saturday, April 13th, 10 – 3 pm  – working in the kitchen, serving food, any available time during the day
  • Saturday, April 13th, 3 – 5 pm – Carrying boxes/items from the school to the car for vendors (carts will be available)
  • Saturday, April 13th, 3 -5 pm – tear down tables and chairs

This would be a great opportunity for anyone interested in a service project, sewing or quilting to see different ideas or projects that they may want to do in the future. If you would like more information please contact Lisa Pfouts directly at 740-398-7423.

2017 Splash Machine

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The 4-H Clover Bucket Challenge Splash Machine provided some much needed funds ($489.50) for the 4-H program during the 2017 Knox County Fair. Since the fair started with a tornado warning  followed by a second day with three inches of rain, the money raised was lower than in previous years.  Many thanks to the clubs who did sign up to staff the machine – Kokosing Valley Junior Anglers, Town and Country 4-H, Trellis 4-H, Clever Clovers, Masters 4-H, Gambier Gang, New Horizons, Llamas R Us, Kaylen Mann and Alison Amstutz, two members of the Howard Herd 4-H Club.  For the 2018 4-H year, please discuss in your club how volunteer member and adults may volunteer during the Knox County Fair week (tentatively July 21-28) for the Splash Machine, Grange Coke Stand and Booth Patrol.
– Larry Hall