The 1st issue of the 2020 Clover Chronicle is posted to the belmont.osu.edu website. Please go to the following link to access this newsletter.
https://belmont.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/4-h-newsletter
We will be mailing copies to those families who wished to receive it via mail, as elected on their 2019 4-H enrollment. Therefore, if you know someone who is new to 4-H, please pass this along to them. Thank you!
OHIO 4-H Week – March 8th – 14th
Please join us as we celebrate Ohio 4-H Week in Belmont County. During this week, our very own 4-H Teen Ambassadors will be visiting some of our county schools to talk about 4-H and how to get involved. They will also be presenting to the Belmont County Commissioners on Wednesday, March 11th to share what 4-H is all about!
Look for social media challenges during the week on our Facebook Page: Belmont County 4-H Program.
Help us celebrate Ohio 4-H Week in your community, school or at your business! 4-H Council will pay $25 to each 4-H club for completing at least one display that promotes 4-H during the week of March 8-14. Send a photo of your display, include location of the display on the back of the photo or in the email, to the Extension office by March 14, 2020 to guarantee payment for your efforts. 4-H Week is the perfect time to recruit new members for 2020! Invite your friends to a club meeting, send a photo and story to the newspapers about your club or create a 4-H display in your school, in a business window, on a business sign or in a community center. Spread the word, “4-H makes the Best Better!”
4-H Shirt Day
4-H Shirt Day is Friday, March 13, 2020! Wear your favorite 4-H apparel to school and/or work. Let everyone know you are a proud supporter of 4-H and encourage them to become involved!
What can you do for 4-H Week?
- Write 4-H messages on your car windows or friend’s car windows (With Permission) using window markers
- Have people form a 4-H Clover and take an aerial photo
- Ask local churches to acknowledge 4-H Sunday (October 1st) and 4-H members who are present
- Use 4-H promotional/educational exhibits at businesses, fairs, schools, banks and supermarkets (i.e. Window Displays)
- Ask local businesses to put 4-H is Great! Are You Into It! on their signs during the week
- Provide refreshments in the faculty lounge and include a card or sign stating that it is Ohio 4-H Week
- Put up a 4-H display in school foyer or library showing the various 4-H project books
- Contact businesses that have a marquee, lighted sign, or computer programmed sign. Ask them to display a message about Ohio 4-H Week
- Take a potted plant to key supporters. Stick a paper 4-H clover on a florist stem in the pot
- Sing a 4-H Song