Month: March 2018

Mandatory Club Advisor Update – March 15th, 2018

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Attention Advisors:

We’re ready to get the 2018 4-H year started with our annual Mandatory Club Update.  We ask that each club send at least 1 advisor to attend one of two sessions on Thursday, March 15th.  This will be held at the Ag Center. We will have a session from 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. and then an evening session from 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.  The first part of the session will be the required Policy 1.50 Child Abuse and Neglect Training (an annual requirement for all advisors) and then we will start the club update.

At the end of the club update, you will be able to pick up your club packet (as long as you have turned in your 2017 Financial Summary).  This is a state requirement and we will hold your club packet until you have completed this summary. The form can be found here: http://go.osu.edu/financialsummary17

If you would like to complete your Policy 1.50 training through 4-H online, please feel free to do so.  Instructions on how to sign up for training are available on our website at http://go.osu.edu/4HOnlineAdvisorTraining near the bottom of the page.  Remember, you must sign-up and complete both the training AND the quiz to get credit for the year.

Cloverbud Easter EggExtravaganza!

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The 4-H Junior Leaders will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt and other activities on Sunday, March 18th from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Ag Center. This event is open to Fairfield County 4-H Cloverbuds and their family members ages 8 and under. The event is being hosted in memory of 4-H Advisor, Jane A. Sharp, who was an amazing Cloverbud Advisor of the Little Creek Cloverbuds for 24 years.

Join the Junior Leaders! Next meeting Monday, March 12th, 2018

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4-H youth ages 13 and older are welcome to join the countywide 4-H Junior Leadership Club at any time during the year! Their next meeting will be on Monday, March 12th starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Ag Center (Extension Office). At this meeting, they will have a guest speaker and will be preparing for their first Cloverbud Easter Egg event in memory of Cloverbud Advisor, Jane Sharp which will be held on Sunday, March 18th at 2:30 p.m. at the Ag Center.

The guest speaker at the next meeting is Mr. Clirim Sheremeti, Founder and CEO of 4-H in Kosovo.

 

OSU Junior Swine Day – 3/24/2018 in Columbus or Wooster

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The OSU Junior Swine Day will be Saturday, March 24, 2018. Participants can choose to attend this event in Columbus or Wooster. Registration is required by March 16, 2018. Quality Assurance will be taught and this will be accepted for Fairfield County Quality Assurance requirements in 2018. If you plan to attend, please contact Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu to get an attendance certificate to take with you to be signed and returned to our office so that you get your QA credit for the year. For more information, click here for an informational brochure.

Youth Poultry Clinic – 3/24/2018 in Wooster

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The 2018 Youth Poultry Clinic (formerly known as the Bi-State Youth Poultry Clinic) will be on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Fisher Auditorium, OSU/OARDC, Wooster, Ohio. Topics presented include: Nutrition, Quality Assurance, Poultry Products/Processing, All About Turkeys, Showmanship, Necropsy, and Bring Your SKILLS to the Skillathon. For more information, click here.

Registration forms must be postmarked by Friday, March 9. Space is limited! Register now! The cost per person is $20.00. Registration forms must be sent to OSU/OARDC, Attn: Jarrod Snell, Department of Animal Sciences, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691.

This Quality Assurance Training will meet Fairfield County QA requirements for 2018. Please contact Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu for an attendance certificate to take with you to be signed and returned to our office if you plan to attend.

 

Ohio Rabbit & Cavy Clinic – 3/24/2018 in Urbana

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The Champaign County Rabbit & Cavy 4-H Advisors will be hosting the Ohio Rabbit and Cavy Clinic on Saturday, March 24th 2018 at the Champaign County Fairgrounds. This event will have Quality Assurance Training available that is approved for Fairfield County for 2018. If you plan to attend, please contact Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu so that you can get an attendance certificate to have signed and returned to our office so you get your credit for the 2018 year. More information is on this informational flyer below:

Show Ring Excellence Seminar 4/14/2018 in Hartford

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All livestock members are invited to attend the Show Ring Excellence Seminar sponsored by Granville Milling Co. on April 14, 2018 at the Hartford Fairgrounds (Licking County). There is a line up of presenters covering most species along with prizes! Also, Quality Assurance will be taught and this is an APPROVED Quality Assurance Training for Fairfield County youth. If you plan to attend, please contact Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu to get an attendance certificate to take with you to be signed and returned to our office so you get credit for QA for the 2018 Fairfield County Fair.

Be a Host for the Ohio 4-H International Exchange Program!

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Looking for some new fun and educational excitement this summer? How about hosting a boy or girl from Japan in your home for 3½ weeks? (July 23 – Aug. 17, 2018) The Ohio 4-H International Program is offering hosting opportunities to 75 families around the state, and Japanese youth on the other side of the world are anxiously waiting to learn who their new family might be! Host families should have their own child aged 10-15 who will serve as the main host sibling. Families will be matched with a Japanese youth of the same gender and approximate age. Special trips and activities are not required. The focus is on everyday family life. Host families provide lodging, meals, and any family activities. Medical insurance is provided. Youth bring money for personal spending (gifts, souvenirs, etc.) For more information, please visit www.ohio4h.org/youth/international or contact thalheimer.1@osu.edu.