Morgan County Equestrian Team
Organizational meeting for 2024:
When: February 18th
Time: 12 Noon
Where: State Farm Insurance building. 300 S 10th St, McConnelsville, OH 43756
Call the office at 740-962-4854 if you have questions.
Author: montgomery.221
2024 Ohio 4-H Conference Registration Deadline
4-H Volunteers and Teens age 13+ as of January 1, 2024 are invited to attend the Ohio 4-H Conference March 9, 2024 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. The 4-H Advisory Committee will pay the registration fee if you complete the registration form and return it the Extension Office by February 6th at 4:30 PM.
Learn more about the Ohio 4-H Conference at https://ohio4h.org/events/ohio-4-h-conference.
Financial Report Due January 31, 2024 — 4-H Organizational Club Volunteers
Your annual financial report is due January 31, 2024. Details on what is needed to complete the report and ways to complete the report was included the October 2023 Newsletter here is the link: https://morgan.osu.edu/sites/morgan/files/imce/October%202023.pdf
It was also referred to in the January 2024 newsletter you just received.
A copy of the paper form should have been in the October Newsletter for the Organizational Club Volunteer but if it was not in your letter here is a link to paper form. https://morgan.osu.edu/sites/morgan/files/imce/Program_Pages/4H/Yearly%20Financial%20Summary_Fillable.pdf
If you do not have the ability to print a hardcopy can be picked up at the office.
Reminders:
The paper form must be mailed or dropped off at the office. It cannot be emailed or faxed due to financial information included on the document.
All 4-H clubs are required to complete a financial statement whether you have a bank account.
Please make sure to include the accurate EIN number on the form.
4-H Fashion Board Reminder and Deadline extended to complete survey
4-H Fashion Board 2024 is open to any 4-H Member (no Cloverbuds) that want to learn more about sewing and textiles. Participants do not need to be taking a sewing or textile project. Due to limited interest in the past few years, we are asking interested individuals to complete an interest survey by January 22nd at 4:30 PM. Here is the link to the survey. https://go.osu.edu/fashionb2024
4-H CARTEENS Leader 2024
4-H Members, 4-H Parent, and 4-H Volunteers:
Did you or a 4-H member you know forget to mark their interest in being a CARTEEN member on the Older Youth application? It is not too late. Call the office and let leave a message for Pam Montgomery or email her at Montgomery.221@osu.edu to let her know that you are interested.
Not sure what CARTEENS are here is a brief description. 
The purpose of 4-H CARTEENS is to provide a traffic safety program for first-time juvenile traffic offenders. The goals of the program are to reduce the number of teen traffic offenders and increase teen awareness of traffic/vehicular safety. You are eligible to be a member of this older youth opportunity if you have a permit or driver’s license. You will assist in planning, conducting, and evaluating the program. There are about 5 to 6 meetings throughout the year with about 3 to 4 programs to conduct.
4-H Fashion Board 2024
4-H Fashion Board 2024 is open to any 4-H Member (no Cloverbuds) that want to learn more about sewing and textiles. Participants do not need to be taking a sewing or textile project. Due to limited interest in the past few years, we are asking interested individuals to complete an interest survey by January 16th at 4:30 PM. Here is the link to the survey. https://go.osu.edu/fashionb2024
NEEDED 2024 4-H Camp Counselors
Consider being a Camp Counselor for 2024 if you are a 4-H member. If you are a 4-H Club Volunteer call your members and encourage them to apply. If you are a parent encourage your children to apply. It is almost too late to apply. If you or someone you know will be a 4-H Member in Morgan County and 15 years old as of January 1, 2024 they can apply to be a camp counselor for 2024 through this online application https://go.osu.edu/campcounselor2024. If you have questions about the program call the office at 740-962-4854. Deadline to apply is November 20, 2023 at 4:30 PM and interviews are scheduled for November 21, 2023.
We need a minimum of 16 camp counselors to move forward with the scheduling the training and planning to have a camp. Currently there are less than 10 that have completed the applications. If we do not have enough teens interested in being a camp counselor we will explore partnering with another county so our 4-H members still have the opportunity to have a camp experience.
Camp Counselor online Application for 2024
Consider being a Camp Counselor for 2024. It is not too early to apply. If you or someone you know will be a 4-H Member in Morgan County and 15 years old as of January 1, 2024 they can apply to be a camp counselor for 2024 through this online application https://go.osu.edu/campcounselor2024. If you have questions about the program call the office at 740-962-4854. Deadline to apply is November 20, 2023 at 4:30 PM and interviews are scheduled for November 21, 2023.
Junior Fair Building and 4-H Club Booths 2023
Every 4-H Club is required to create a booth highlighting their 4-H members and projects along with Advisor information. Each club can select their own theme that promotes 4-H. Booth assignments will be completed August 15th during Junior Fair Board Workday and a map will be included in your 4-H Club fair packet. A letter detailing the requirements and fair booth rules will be mailed to the 4-H Club Organizational Advisor next week.
Every Cloverbud is to bring a craft or display of activities they completed during a meeting in 2023.
The Junior Fair Building will be open for 4-H club booth work or to turn in Cloverbud projects Thursday, August 31st from 2:30-6:30 PM and Friday, September 1st from 3:30-8 PM. If you want to work on your booth at any other time, you will need to contact a Senior Fairboard member to let you into the Junior Fair Building.
DEADLINE to Register for 4-H Camp
Today, June 12, 2023, is the deadline to register for 4-H Camp without a late fee. The office will be open today until 6:30 PM for evening meetings and workdays. There is a waiting list for boys, but there is a number spaces available for girls.