Hey! The Truth About Tobacco and The Big Book of 4-H Cloverbud Activities are now available! Contact the Extension Office if you need to order any of these publications for your clubs so we can be sure enough are in stock!
Month: March 2016
4-H Baseball with the Buckeyes! 5/14/2016
It’s spring…time for 4-H Baseball with the Buckeyes! Bring your 4-Hers to Bill Davis Stadium at OSU on May 14.Tour the stadium, kids can stand with their favorite players during the National Anthem and we’ll take a post-game group photo. Ticket and tshirt only $12! Details here:http://www.ohio4h.org/events/baseball-buckeyesjpg
New Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship – Due 6/30/2016
A new memorial scholarship has been set up to be administered through the Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation. The scholarship is in honor of Dr. John (Jack) Judy, who died in April 2015. One $1,500 scholarship will be awarded annually to a second-year college student who is either a member, or whose parents are members of the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association. Applications for the Dr. Jack Judy Memorial Scholarship are due June 30.
Also, don’t forget that March 31 is the deadline for these scholarships: Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation Scholar, Women’s Leadership in Agriculture Scholarship Program, Darwin Bryan Scholarship Fund and Cindy Hollingshead Scholarship Fund.
Ohio 4-H Forestry Competition
There is still time for your Fairfield County to send a team of members to the Ohio 4-H Forestry Competition occurring in June at Hocking College in Nelsonville. CLICK HERE FOR an updated flier and registration form that you can distribute to clubs. Members DO NOT have to be from the same club but must be from the same county and Leslie Cooksey, 4-H Educator, will need to sign the form certifying that they are current 4-H members in your program. Questions can be directed to Travis West at west.222@osu.edu.
Ohio State Fair Arts Information
Greetings from the Ohio State Fair Arts! I wanted to share with you all the arts opportunities we are offering Ohio youth this year and hope you will encourage your groups/members to enter. 2016 information can be found online at www.ohiostatefair.com for the Youth Arts Exhibition and competition information for Creative Arts (Culinary and Handcrafted). The Youth Arts Exhibition is open to Ohio youth in grades 1-12 and the Creative Arts competitions are open to youth ages 11 and up unless noted on the competition page. Information and entry information can be found at the following links and deadline to enter is June 20, 2016. All entries and artwork images (if required) are accepted online.
Youth Arts: http://ohiostatefair.com/youth-arts/
Creative Arts Culinary & Baking: http://ohiostatefair.com/culinary/
Creative Arts Handcrafted: http://ohiostatefair.com/creative-arts/
The Youth Arts Exhibition is a juried exhibition whereby jurors pre-select the work to be included in the exhibition. The number of pieces accepted into the exhibition varies but on average is around 250-300 pieces. Selected works are then eligible for awards which jurors select on site. All Creative Arts competition entries, however, are accepted, judged and displayed. This year Creative and Youth Arts will be featured in the new Cardinal Hall building!
Thank you for sharing the Ohio State Fair arts opportunities with your youth groups. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to seeing you at the Fair!
Best,
Sandy Libertini
Arts Director, Ohio State Fair
(614) 579-5743
July 27-August 7, 2016
4-H International Opportunities!
Dear 4-H Families:
Looking for some new fun and excitement this summer? Host a boy or girl from Japan in your home for 3½ weeks! (July 23 to Aug. 18) The Ohio 4-H International Program is offering hosting opportunities to 75 families, and Japanese youth on the other side of the world are anxiously waiting to learn who their new family might be! The focus is on everyday family life. Special trips and activities are not required.
What’s Involved with Hosting? http://www.ohio4h.org/What’s Involved
Who are the Japanese Youth? Scroll below for a representative list of youth needing host families. The youth have a wide variety of interests!
What are some ideas for the Homestay? http://www.ohio4h.org/Easy & Fun
Click here for more information! http://www.ohio4h.org/international
How to Apply: Visit http://www.ohio4h.org/international-application to complete an application which includes references, background check and in-home interview.
Contact: If interested, please act soon! We are making host family assignments as soon as possible. Please reply to this email (Mary Lynn Thalheimer at thalheimer.1@osu.edu) or call 614-247-8162.
Deadline: Applications are accepted until all youth are placed. The earlier the better, but please contact us regardless of when you receive this email.
(Please share this message with others who may be interested in this exciting summer program.)
JOIN US THIS SUMMER and SHARE YOUR WORLD!
Representative List of Japanese BOYS:
Boy – age 12. Likes sports, soccer, running, kendo (Japanese fencing), camping, swimming, tennis, cooking, music and piano. Describes himself as curious, sensitive, cheerful, patient, talkative, sociable, tolerant, diligent and laughs a lot. Favorite subjects: science and P.E. “I hope to have several siblings. I want to play soccer with my host brother and his friends.”
Boy – age 13. Likes handicrafts (especially wood-working), cooking (making sweets), soccer, swimming, camping, music, singing and traveling. Describes himself as tidy, curious, sensitive, sociable and laughs a lot. Favorite subjects: math science, music, technique and homemaking. “My goal for the homestay is communication with my host family, and helping them and cooking for them.”
Boy – age 14. Likes sports, camping, swimming, fishing, skiing, ping-pong, comics and animation. Describes himself as sociable, diligent, talkative and laughs a lot. Favorite subject: Social Sciences. “It’s nice to meet you! Let’s have fun together!”
Representative List of Japanese GIRLS:
Girl – age 12. Likes sports, camping, swimming, volleyball, playing with friends, cooking, singing, music, piano and dancing. Describes herself as sociable, cheerful, talkative and laughs a lot. Favorite subject: P.E. “I’d like to teach Japanese cooking and learn American cooking. I’d like to see big American nature and the horizon. I’d like to experience horse-riding.”
Girl – age 13. Likes astronomical observations and taking photos of the sky. Also loves music (especially Disney!), camping, swimming, photography and clarinet. Describes herself as tidy, sociable and talkative. Favorite subject: science. “My goals are to never forget to say thank you, to smile, and to be a broad-minded person.”
Girl – age 14. Likes animals very much, especially big animals such as horses, cows and pigs. Also enjoys swimming, camping, singing and reading. Describes herself as tolerant, curious and sociable. Favorite subject: Japanese. “I want to have friends in another country. I want to take care of many animals!”
Learn about other cultures without leaving home through Ohio 4-H!
Mary Lynn Thalheimer
Ohio 4-H International Program Director
Ohio State University Extension | 4-H Youth Development
2201 Fred Taylor Dr., Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614-247-8162 | Fax: 614-292-5937
thalheimer.1@osu.edu | www.ohio4h.org/youth/international
Interested in Fashion? Check this out!
Become a Nordstrom Fashion Ambassador. The annual program gives high school students behind-the-scenes access to the fashion industry. For more information and to apply for the program, visit: http://shop.nordstrom.com/c/fashion-ambassador
‘My Hands to Larger Service’ Mini Grants
Again this year (thanks to an Ohio 4-H Foundation grant), the State 4-H Program is offering the ‘My Hands to Larger Service Mini-Grants’ to Ohio 4-H teens. 20 – $150 mini-grants will be awarded to teens so that they can plan and lead a community service project. The application packet can be found here: 2016 My Hands to Larger Service Mini-Grant Application! Completed applications are due by March 25th, and recipients will be notified prior to April 8th. SPREAD THE WORD!!!
Encourage your interested teens to enroll in ‘Project #373 – My Hands to Larger Service’ so they have a great resource within reach!
Ohio Pork Producers Council Scholarships due 4/29/2016
The Ohio Pork Council is currently offering scholarships, ranging from $500 to $1000 per individual. Students entering their freshman, sophomore, junior or senior year in college are encouraged to apply. Applicants, or their parents, must be actively involved in the pork industry. Children of pork industry employees, managers and contract growers are eligible.
To obtain an application for these scholarships, please visit: OhioPork.org.
Applications for OPPC, OPCW and Dick Isler scholarships are due April 29, 2016.
State 4-H Achievement Award Results!
The following individuals have been selected by the State 4-H Achievement Award Selection team as an award winner or an alternate. In the near future, those state award winners will be receiving contracts and other information from Allen Auck at the State 4-H Office. First and second alternates will not receive anything from the State 4-H Office.
Please join us in congratulating these youth on top State 4-H honors! Fairfield County received 16 awards – awarded to 13 youth. 5 state winners, 3 first alternates, and 8 second alternates! The state winners will be representing Fairfield and Ohio 4-H at the National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Georgia this fall.
The future is bright! Congrats to all!
Derek Burns – National 4-H Dairy Conference – Second Alternate
Levi Hyme – Environmental Science – Second Alternate
Sydney Malone – Rabbits – Second Alternate
Sydney Malone – Swine – Award Winner
Grant Michael – Dairy – Second Alternate
Grant Molnar – Mechanical & Engineering Science – Second Alternate
Madison Newell – Gardening & Horticulture – First Alternate
Reed Newell – Companion Animals – Award Winner
Emily Praither – Family Life & Child Development – Second Alternate
Hayley Richardson – Photography – Award Winner
Jonathan Stepp – Leadership – First Alternate
Jonathan Stepp – Woodworking – First Alternate
Sydney Stinson – Personal Development – Award Winner
Sydney Stinson – Swine – Second Alternate
Laura Swinehart – Woodworking – Award Winner
Sydney VerDow – Gardening & Horticulture – Second Alternate