The 2019 Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards were presented recently at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus. 4-H Achievement Awards are the top winner in a particular project area for the state of Ohio.
Twenty-nine 4-H Achievement Award winners will attend the National 4-H Congress with youth from all over the country in November in Atlanta, Georgia.
Winners from Fairfield County were: Gabby Gugliemotto for Horses and and Caroline Mason for Companion Animals.
In addition to the 29 Achievement Award recipients, two 4-H members received awards in each of the following areas: National Dairy Conference Sponsorships, Ohio Township Association Awards and Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Board memberships.
The evening was hosted by the Ohio 4-H Foundation. Ohio 4-H is the youth development program of Ohio State University Extension, with more than 156,000 young Ohioans participating in 4-H clubs, groups and special interest programs.
For more information, contact: Crystal Ott, 4-H Foundation Manager, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, Columbus, OH 43210; 614-688-1454 Office / 614-292-5937 Fax; ott.109@osu.edu.
State 4-H Achievement Winner – Caroline Mason (center) pictured with award sponsors from Nationwide, Jackie Sells and Karen Blickley. Also pictured, Ohio 4-H Foundation Board President, Dale Arnold, and Ohio State University Director of Extension, Roger Rennekamp.
State 4-H Achievement Winner – Gabby Gugliemotto (center) pictured with Ohio 4-H Foundation Board President, Dale Arnold, and Ohio State University Director of Extension, Roger Rennekamp. Award sponsor: Schneider Saddlery.