4-H Alumni

Support Fairfield County 4-H on Giving Tuesday!

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This year Ohio 4-H reached more than 156,000 youth through community clubs and special interest (SPIN) groups, after school programming, and camps. Through these experiences, youth build lifelong skills and develop the confidence, independence, resilience, and compassion to lead for a lifetime.   

You can help us continue to create the opportunities for youth in Fairfield County by supporting 4-H programming on Giving Tuesday. Two options to give to our local Fairfield County 4-H Endowments:

  1. Participate in Fairfield County’s 34-hour give on Tuesday, Nov. 28th at 8:00 a.m. through Wednesday, Nov. 29th at 6:00 p.m. Donate online to the Fairfield County 4-H Endowment at the Fairfield County Foundation at this website.
  2. Be a part of this global celebration of giving on Tuesday, Nov. 28 by giving to our endowment at The Ohio State University designated for Fairfield County 4-H (OSU Endowment Fund #642082). Click here to give online to this fund.

Supporters like you make it possible for us to meet youth where they are through innovative programming opportunities. With your help with can help 4-H’ers thrive this Giving Tuesday! 

Save the Date: Skyline Chili – Dine to Donate – Dec 5

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Stop out and plan to eat dinner at Skyline Chili (1530 Cross Creeks Blvd, Pickerington) on December 5, 2023, 2023 from 5:00-8:00pm. 20% of sales that bring the flyer will be donated to the Fairfield County 4-H Junior Leaders Club. A whole sheet of flyers can be found here: SkylineChiliCoupons 12.05.2023
The Junior Leaders are a countywide teen leadership group that focuses on 4-H community service, leadership, and more! Their big events include planning the Fairfield County 4-H Advisor’s Drive Thru Recognition, donating a county 4-H Scholarship, and the Bottle Cap Bench Project!
Thank you for the support!

Outstanding 4-H Alumni Award – Nominations Open!

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The Fairfield County Junior Leaders are honored to recognize two former 4-H’ers who have been selected as outstanding 4-H Alumni. This award annually recognizes one male and one female former 4-H member (any county or state) for their outstanding contribution(s) to the 4-H program as adult volunteers. In addition to their own individual plaques, the outstanding 4-H Alumni will also have their names added to our 4-H Alumni Award Plaque which is on display in the lobby of the Fairfield County Extension Office.

Please submit this form: 2024 Outstanding Alumni Nomination Form by Dec. 15th to nominate a former 4-H member for this award along with a short reason why he or she should be recognized.

Anyone is welcome to nominate Outstanding 4-H Alumni! Please nominate one man and one woman who are 4-H Alumni. They can be from any state or county 4-H program. This award is not limited to just current advisors! This award annually recognizes one male and one female former 4-H member (any county or state) for their outstanding contribution(s) to the 4-H program as adult volunteers. Please submit a nomination form for a former 4-H member for this award and include a short description on why they should be recognized.

New 4-H Advisors/Volunteers Needed!

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Join Fairfield County 4-H as a new 4-H Advisors/Volunteer!

Applications, background check AND References are due to the OSU Extension Office by February 1st. Application are available here. New Volunteer Training will take place online through an online course system and must be completed by April 15th. Advisors are needed to support members across the entire county. There are a few clubs that need additional help so potential volunteers can ‘learn the ropes’ and not have the responsibility to take on the entire club or a new club. Contact our office at 740-653-5419 to learn more!

From Clovers to Careers – checkout the inaugural 4-H alumni magazine feature some familiar Fairfield County faces!

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This is an inaugural 4-H alumni magazine that features many stories from our 4-H alumni sharing things they did in 4-H and how that impacted their current career. Every county will receive a limited number of printed copies – to reserve your copy, please contact Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu (first come, first serve). We also have posted this new document on our website and can be found here: https://go.osu.edu/cloverstocareers

 

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we did! When reading this, if this makes you think of others in your county who have a great 4-H story, we would love to hear about it. We plan to do this magazine every few years. We also do a monthly feature in our 4-H Highlights newsletter called Faces of Ohio 4-H. You can share this link with anyone you think might be interested: https://go.osu.edu/4halumnistory. We use these submissions for both newsletter stories and online social media posts.

 

Ohio 4-H Volunteer and Teen Awards Nominations

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The Ohio 4-H Program recognizes exceptional volunteers and teens through specialty awards that are selected each year. We would love to see Fairfield County 4-H volunteers and teens selected for some of these prestigious awards. If you have someone that you would recommend for one of these awards, please let Leslie or Aubry know by Friday, November 10, 2023 so we can have the time to collect the necessary information to complete the nomination and to ensure nominations are submitted by the deadline. You can view the list of award categories HERE or view them in the images below.

Lancaster Greenhouse Fundraiser – This Saturday & Sunday

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Come support the Fairfield County 4-H Advisory Committee by shopping at the Lancaster Greenhouse and Nursery, September 16th & 17th! Hours for this sale are Saturday, September 16 from 9am-4pm and Sunday, Sept 17 from 11am-4pm.

Read on for More Details….

  • In-Store Sales
    • Distribute the coupon below to all family and friends. A whole page of coupons can be found here: Fall Flower Sale Coupons
    • Group supporters will shop as a “normal customer” on the above dates listed.  If we happen to have any current in-store sales and promotions taking place, they will be able to take advantage of those just like a typical customer.
    • At time of checkout, customers will give a copy of the attached coupon to our cashier so we know they are associated with your group and 15% of their transaction will be donated back to your group (not the customer).
    • Absolutely no coupons can be distributed at the store location

 

This is a fundraising event for the 4-H Advisory Committee. The 4-H Advisory Committee supports county 4-H programming for all youth members and adult volunteers including, but not limited to: Awards and banquets, Trips and scholarships, Printing costs, Special programming costs, and more!

Please share this post with family members and friends!

Dine to Donate: Chipotle – Aug. 7, 2023

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The Fairfield County 4-H Junior Leaders will be hosting a monthly dine to donate fundraiser to raise funds for their club. August’s dine to donate will be a Chipotle fundraiser on Monday, August 7th from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. at 1608 North Memorial Drive, Lancaster. 33% of the event sales will be donated to the 4-H program.
Supporters should show the official fundraiser flyer (shown above) in hard copy or on their phone. Supporters may also tell the cashier at checkout that they are there to support the 4-H fundraiser before they pay! If you don’t tell the cashier you are there for the fundraiser, the Junior Leaders will not get credit for the sale.
Remember do not hand out fundraiser flyers or solicit to customers in line at the restaurant, or in the parking lot at any time. All promotion/flyer distribution must be done ahead of time.
Gift cards purchased during fundraisers do not count towards total donated sales, but purchases made with an existing gift card will count.
Order online and pickup Chipotle for your fundraiser by using the Promo Code M4VRXTN on the Chipotle app or website. Please note that fundraiser online ordering is only valid through pickup during your fundraiser’s scheduled date, time, and assigned restaurant. Ordering delivery for fundraisers is not permitted at this time.
The Junior Leaders are a countywide teen leadership group that focuses on 4-H community service, leadership, and more! Their big events include planning the Fairfield County 4-H Advisor Recognition, County 4-H Scholarship, and the Bottle Cap Bench Project!
Thank you for the support!

Club Community Service Opportunity: Toy Drive

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4 Legged Friends 4-H Club  is challenging all 4-H Clubs to collect new unwrapped toys to donate to the Lancaster Firefighters Toys for Kids Toy Drive! Club members should work together to collect some of their favorite toys especially games and puzzles to donate to the drive. All items can be dropped off at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds on Saturday, July 29th from 9am-3pm between the Ed Sands & AAA Buildings! Use your ‘Hands for Larger Service’ to help children in our community while competing against your fellow 4-H Clubs. Who is up to the challenge?!

Wright Landscape Fundraiser for 4-H – May 20

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Come support the Fairfield County 4-H Advisory Committee by shopping at Wright Landscape Supply & Market Place on May 20, 2023 from 7:30am-3:00pm

Read on for More Details….

  • In-Store Sales
    • Distribute the coupon below to all family and friends. A whole page of coupons can be found here: Wright Landscape Flyer
    • Group supporters will shop as a “normal customer” on the date listed.
    • At time of checkout, customers will give a copy of the attached coupon to our cashier so we know they are associated with your group and 15% of their transaction will be donated back to your group (not the customer).
    • Absolutely no coupons can be distributed at the store location

This is a fundraising event for the 4-H Advisory Committee. The 4-H Advisory Committee supports county 4-H programming for all youth members and adult volunteers including, but not limited to: Awards and banquets, Trips and scholarships, Printing costs, Special programming costs, and more!

Please share this post with family members and friends!