Hope for Ohio Forum Registration Open – A Teen Forum on the Opioid Crisis

Registration for the Hope for Ohio forum is open. The forum is geared towards teens and adults who work with youth. Please see more information below:

HOPE FOR OHIO: A TEEN FORUM ON THE OPIOID CRISIS

When: Saturday, December 2, 2017 | 10:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Where: Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center

OSU Extension, Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio FFA, and Prevention Action Alliance have partnered to hold a statewide forum on Ohio’s opioid crisis on December 2, 2017 at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center. The forum is designed to educate and prepare both teens and adults to take action against drug abuse in their communities. Highlights include a presentation from Tyler’s Light, a town hall, and programming from Prevention Action Alliance, Youth to Youth, Generation Rx, and more. Spots are limited.

To register, please visit: go.osu.edu/opioidforum

Registration deadline is November 22th, 2017.

Summerfest and Junior Fair Award Winners – Don’t forget to THANK YOUR Award Sponsors!

All Junior Fair Awards were sponsored this year for the 4-H Summerfest and Fairfield County Junior Fair. It is important for our members to extend their appreciation and gratitude to our award sponsors. Members are responsible for providing their thank you note in an addressed and stamped envelope and mailing the thank you note directly to the award sponsor. If you received a trophy or special award at Summerfest or at the Fairfield County Fair, a thank you note with your sponsor’s information was included.

Members may reference this guide from Oregon State Extension for helpful thank you note writing tips. Please make sure you say more than “I really enjoyed taking this project this year.” or “Thank you for sponsoring this rosette.” Our sponsors want to know more about you and your 4-H/FFA experiences. Take the time to write a thoughtful thank you note just as they took the time and money to recognize your accomplishments this year.

If you need to know who your sponsor is or the address for your sponsor, please do not hesitate to contact the Extension Office and we can provide that information for you.

Livestock Sale Buyer Thank You Notes – Due November 1st!

For those 4-H and FFA members who sold livestock in the Livestock Sale at the Fairfield County Fair this year, should be reminded that their thank you note to all buyers must be turned into their club/chapter advisor by Wednesday, November 1st, 2017.

Advisors should have already picked up their list of buyer addresses for their club/chapter to distribute to members for writing thank you notes. Please keep this list as your checklist to record thank you notes have been received and mailed to the buyers for each respective 4-H or FFA member. Members are responsible for providing their thank you note in an addressed and stamped envelope so that advisors can put them in the mail. Members may reference this guide from Oregon State Extension for helpful thank you note writing tips.

Advisors will also need to please keep their checklist also for check pick up day in December.

Treasurer’s Book Contest Entries – Due October 31st

Cash awards available for our club treasurers who submit a Treasurer’s Book by October 31st, 2017 to the Extension Office. More information about the contest and awards available can be found here. A copy of the rubric can be found by clicking on this link. Thank you to the Friendly Bremen Banking Center – a member of the Vinton County National Bank financial family for sponsoring this award FOR THE FIRST TIME, THIS YEAR!

Additional club officer resources (including helpful info for treasurers) can be found at the bottom of our Advisor Red Book portion of the OSU Extension website. Scroll to the bottom of this site.

Secretary’s Book Contest Entries – Due October 31st

Cash awards available for our club secretaries who submit a Secretary’s Book by October 31st, 2017 to the Extension Office. More information about the contest and awards available can be found here. A copy of the rubric can be found by clicking on this link. Thank you to the Robert L. Hillman family for sponsoring this award each year!

Additional club officer resources (including helpful info for secretaries) can be found at the bottom of our Advisor Red Book portion of the OSU Extension website. Scroll to the bottom of this site.

National 4-H Volunteer e-Forum

It is our pleasure to invite you and 4-H Adult and Teen Volunteers to participate in the 2017 National 4-H Volunteer e-Forum series! On the evenings of  November 2, 2017 and December 7, 2017 different 90-minute e-Forum sessions will be held. The e-Forum is designed for volunteers to come to a central meeting location where they will hear from presenters located across the country and participate in hands-on activities. For more information and to register, click here.

Free Admission for 4-H Members to the 2018 American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Convention

In January, the American Farm Bureau Federation will host its annual convention and trade show in Nashville. AFBF is offering a special program for 4H and FFA members on Sunday, January 7 and Monday, January 8. You may wish to attend one or both days. This is a great opportunity for students to connect with farmers, ranchers and careers in agriculture from across the nation! To register, click here.

End of Year Club Packets are now available!

Advisors can stop by the office between 7:30 am and 4 pm to pick up their 2017 End of the Year Club Packets.

You will have your buyers lists, any Champion Buyer 8 x 10 that hasn’t been picked up by the member, member and advisor certificates,  member pins and ribbons/trophies left over from summer judging and/or the fair in your packet.  Don’t forget to pick up your buyers posters as well!  Any poster not claimed by November 28th will be discarded.

Thank you to Morgan Paskins for helping get these together so quickly!

Camp Counselors – Save the Date: Making eXtreme Counselors (MXC) is February 17-18, 2018

All teens who are thinking about camp counseling in 2018 should save the date for this additional camp counselor training workshop! It has had great reviews by Fairfield County 4-H Camp Counselors are you are guaranteed to learn something new and bring back to Fairfield County! The 2018 dates for MXC are February 17-18. More information will be sent out a later date to camp counselors who have applied and been accepted as a camp counselor for 2018.