Ohio 4-H Night at Mapfre Stadium is planned for April 29th, 2017 with at 7:30 p.m. kickoff (Columbus Crew vs. New York City Football Club). For ordering tickets, visit: https://oss.ticketmaster.com/aps/crew/EN/link/promotion/home/914c4369e511529033199472d9eaf091615ce883
Play ball! It’s time again for 4-H Baseball with the Buckeyes. Bring your friends on April 29 as the Bucks take on Nebraska at Bill Davis Stadium in Columbus. General admission tickets are just $5. It’s Youth Day at the stadium with games and inflatables. Pick-up tickets across the street at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center prior to the 3:05 p.m. game. Details at http://www.ohio4h.org/events/baseball-buckeyes
The Fairfield County Junior Leaders attended this event as a club in 2016 and had a great time!
Fairfield County Junior Leaders attend 4-H Baseball with the Buckeyes on May 14, 2016.
4-H members of all ages, non-4-H friends, parents, and advisors are invited to the Ohio 4-H Day of Service! This event, hosted by the Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council, will offer participants a renewed sense of service in their communities through hands-on projects and youth-led activities! Join us on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. There is no fee to attend and there will be a break for participants to bring their own picnic-style lunch. Register by visiting http://go.osu.edu/DayOfService.
Registrations are requested by April 26, 2017. For more information, visit http://www.ohio4h.org/events/day-service-hosted-ohio-4-h-teen-leadership-council
If your 4-H club is planning to use their “hands to larger service” this spring, sign up to be part of “True Leaders in Service.” This April, national 4‑H is launching a month-long community service effort, that kicks-off the first day of April, and culminates with the National 4‑H Day of Service on Saturday, April 29. You can register your club’s service project at http://4-h.org/get-involved/true-leaders-in-service/. The True Leaders In-Service Planning-Guide offers ideas and promotional materials for your project. We will also feature clubs and their projects on the Ohio 4-H website. If you have questions, please contact me at mcclaskey.12@osu.edu and many thanks for helping your 4-H members be “true leaders in service.”
The 2017 PAS letter, show bill, entry form and state fair show bill are now available for those members competing to attend the Ohio State Fair with their horse projects. Please visit http://go.osu.edu/17PASPacket
The two Fairfield County shows will be held June 10th and June 25th, starting at 8:30 am both days. Members are required to bring 2 copies of their entry form to the show along with a $10 fee per class (check or money order please – payable to Fairfield County Horse Advisors) to each show. You must register at the window for both shows.
If you have questions regarding the packet, please contact Sue Suttles, 740-652-7271 or suttles.1@osu.edu.
Many Fairfield County 4-Hers were recognized on April 4th, 2017 at the Achievement Banquet for winning various 4-H trips offered to Fairfield County 4-H teens who complete the Ohio 4-H Achievement Form. The following individuals have received these trip honors after completing excellent records this year.
Ohio 4-H Leadership Camp takes place at Camp Ohio, July 9 – July 13, 2017. Leadership Camp is the premiere leadership development opportunity available to Ohio 4-H members. The focus of the five-day leadership experience is the development of concrete peer leadership skills that will enable participants to have an immediate impact in their home 4-H club, county, community, or school. Congratulations to the following Leadership Camp Trip Award Winners: Derek Burns, Morgan Kaper, Emma Preston, Levi Hyme, Connor Marteney, Corinne Somers. Thank you to Nationwide and Farm Credit Mid-America for their state sponsorship of this camp in addition to their continued support of the Ohio 4-H Program. Additional trip sponsors include the Kiwanis Club of Lancaster and the 4-H Advisory Committee.
Sea Camp takes place at Kelleys Island 4-H Camp, July 8 – July 12, 2017. Ohio 4-H Sea Camp allows teens to “get their feet wet” as they learn about one of Ohio’s most important resources: Lake Erie! They are in, on and around the water as they explore the science of the lake, learn marine related skills, and discover the history and recreational uses of our great lake. Sea Campers will learn about safe boating in Ohio and have the opportunity to earn their Ohio Boater Education Certificate from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (NASBLA approved). Congratulations to the following Sea Camp Trip Award Winners: Gabby Gugliemotto, Lauren Preston, and Evan Young. Thank you to O.K. and Judy Schurtz and the 4-H Advisory Committee for sponsoring this trip for Fairfield County 4-H members.
Forestry Camp takes place at Camp Muskingum (home of FFA Camp) in Carrollton, Ohio, June 11 – June 16, 2017. Ohio Forestry Camp allows teens to further their interest in forestry and wildlife and gain a greater understanding and appreciation of Ohio’s forestry heritage. Congratulations to the following Forestry Camp Trip Award Winners: Grant Molnar and Ethan Kaper. Thank you to the 4-H Advisory Committee for sponsoring this trip for Fairfield County 4-H members.
Carving New Ideas takes place at Camp Ohio in the fall. The Carving New Ideas Workshop is fun and educational and is planned by the Collegiate 4-H Club at The Ohio State University. Congratulations to the following Carving New Ideas Trip Award Winners: Abigail Hall, Lillian Hyme, Jarod Marteney, and Grant Smith. Thank you to the 4-H Advisory Committee for sponsoring this trip.
Four Fairfield County 4-Hers were recognized on April 4th, 2017 at the Achievement Banquet for winning a trip to the 4-H Citizenship Washington Focus this summer. The Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF)/District American Heritage Tour will take place in Washington D.C., July 2 – July 8, 2017. This is a unique opportunity for 4-H youth to learn about civic responsibility, government operations, current issues, and making a difference in our world.
Congratulations to:
They received this honor after completing excellent records as documented in their Ohio 4-H Achievement Forms. Thank you to Conn’s Potato Chip Company for sponsoring this trip in addition to their continued support of the Fairfield County 4-H Program. Additional trip sponsors include the 4-H Endowment (annual OSU endowed interest) and the 4-H Advisory Committee.
Pictured: Jon Stepp, Kamala Sweeney, Emma Newell, and Melissa Sommers
Lancaster Greenhouse and Nursery has graciously agreed to host a Fairfield County 4-H Program fundraiser on Saturday May 13th (9 am – 7 pm) and Sunday May 14th – (10 am – 5 pm). They are located at 1281 Granville Pike (Route 37) Lancaster, OH 43130 and are across he street from the entrance to Lancaster High School.
Treat your mom, grandmother, or yourself to some wonderful flowers, herbs, vegetables, geraniums, hanging baskets, container plantings, seeds, trees, shrubs, mulches and soils. (Items not included are gift certificates, alcohol and landscape services) 15% of the sale will go to our 4-H Program. The coupons can be found here. Please print them off and give them to your friends and family. Thank you for supporting the Fairfield County 4-H Program!
A Fairfield County youth will be traveling to Japan this summer as part of the 4-H/Japanese Exchange Program Amelia Borchers, 15 years old, son/daughter of Eric and Jodie Borchers will join 4-H’ers from around the country for the exchange, July 12 to August 10, 2017. Amelia was recognized for this honor at the Fairfield County 4-H Achievement Banquet on April 4, 2017.
While in Japan, the Ohio youth will be learning the local culture by living with Japanese host families and participating in community life. Many of them will be staying with the families of Japanese youth who have previously visited them in Ohio on this reciprocal exchange.
Borchers is among 40 4-H’ers from the USA who will be visiting Japan. She will begin her tour with orientation sessions on the west coast of the US and Tokyo. Later during the visit, Borchers will attend a camp with Japanese and American youth.
Amelia Borchers attends Lancaster High School, and is active in girls basketball and tennis. She also competes with the school’s Science Olympiad Team and plays in the freshman band. She decided to apply for the Japan experience because last summer her involvement with the program began when her family hosted a 14-year old girl from Japan. Borchers became good friends with this young lady and after she returned to Japan, Amelia decided to take her experience with the program even further by traveling to stay with her in Japan.
The exchange program in Japan is coordinated by the Labo Foundation, an organization dedicated to teaching foreign languages and cultures to Japanese youth. Japanese young people learn about a country’s culture and do songs and stories in the language they are studying.
In 1972, Labo established the first exchange with 4-H clubs in the United States. The first year for Ohioans to make the journey to Japan was 1981. Since then, a group of Ohio 4-H’ers has visited Japan nearly every summer, with a total of 244 youth and adult chaperones making the trip so far.
Youth interested in traveling overseas or families interested in hosting someone from another country should contact your local county extension office at 740-652-7260 or your local volunteer International County Coordinator, Sue Suttles at 740-652-7271 or email: suttles.1@osu.edu. You can also visit www.ohio4h.org/youth/international.
Ohio 4-H is currently seeking families to host young people from Japan from July 23 – August 18 this summer. Youth and families do not need to be current 4-H members to apply. Join the fun and learn about your world!
Best wishes on your trip, Amelia!
This past January, two of our 4-H’ers traveled to Washington D.C. for the Presidential Inauguration. Their trip to Washington D.C. was from January 17th to the 21st, 2017 and was the first Citizenship Washington Focus – Presidential Inauguration program sponsored by 4-H. Thirteen Ohio counties were a part of this national program. This trip included workshops on the different roles in the democratic process including the government, media, president, and the individual. The Ohio 4-H delegation visited memorials, historical sites and museums, as well as attend Inauguration Day events. The Citizen Washington Focus – Presidential Inauguration trip was offered by the State 4-H Office to provide teens ages 14 to 19 the chance to develop civic engagement skills. Fairfield County delegates were chosen after a countywide application process. Applications were reviewed by 4-H volunteers, and one female and one male delegate were selected. Those interested were asked to write a 500-word essay answering one question: How would the 2017 Presidential Inauguration and 4-H impact your life and why do you want to experience this unique opportunity?
This trip was sponsored by donations from the Silent Auction of Baskets at the 2016 Fairfield County 4-H Endowment Legacy Dinner.
Augusta Kilbarger of the 4Creation 4-H Club and John VerDow of the Shooting Stars 4-H Club represented Fairfield County as part of a delegation of 28 members and four Ohio State University Extension Educators. We would like to congratulate John and Augusta for their participation and for representing Fairfield County 4-H.
