Our annual Summerfest Awards Program will be held Saturday August 25, 2018 at the Liberty Center, 951 Liberty Drive Lancaster OH. Members who completed their summer projects and received a 1st-3rd place, Honorable Mention or Outstanding were mailed invitations to the event (with a mistake on the postcard) oops. The event starts at 7 pm. We look forward to seeing you help us celebrate the great work done with summer projects. This event is open to the public.
Child Development and Family Life
NEW POST – 4-H Cloverbud Connections: Healthy Relationships
There is a new post on the 4-H Cloverbud Connections page. The Healthy Relationships lesson will help kids recognize everyone, including themselves, as unique members of the human family. To read more and download this lesson, visit: 4-H Cloverbud Connections and subscribe for future resources to be posted.
Summer Judging Continues on July 16th and 18th!
Although the 2018 Summer Judging Schedule is no longer available in 4-HOnline, we welcome all members who are ready for their projects to participate in their respective judging days! Feel free to the call the office 740-652-7264 next week if you still need to schedule your judging time.
The schedule is based on the purple Member Handbook, pages 22-30. Please read these pages and make sure you are signing up for the correct project on the correct day. (An example are the Self Determined projects – there are some that are judged on a different day – see page 22).
Judging Dates 2018
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Thursday July 12, 2018 – Demonstration Contest (NO ONLINE SIGN-UP), Self Determined Projects, Writing, Leadership and Citizenship, Cake Decorating, Scrapbooking, Collectibles, Creative Art, Quilting, Theatre Arts, Photography. Judging results are posted here.
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Friday July 13, 2018 – Health, Babysitting, Genealogy, Home Decorating and Design, Money Management, ALL Food and Nutrition Projects. Judging results will be posted here.
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Monday July 16, 2018 – Science Fun projects, Rockets, Airplanes, Radio-Controlled Vehicles, Robotics, Electricity, Rope, Small Engines, Solar Energy, ATV, Computers, Woodworking, Welding, Veterinary Science, All Environmental Science, Gardening, Horseless Horse, All About Dogs. Judging results will be posted here.
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Tuesday July 17th – Modeling Practice at Liberty Union High School
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Wednesday July 18, 2018 – All Clothing Projects. Style Review in the evening at Liberty Union High School. Judging results will be posted here.
Good luck with your summer judging projects!
It’s Time to Sign-Up for Summer Judging!
The 2018 Summer Judging Schedule is now ready for you to sign up for judging! The schedule is based on the purple Member Handbook, pages 22-30. Please read these pages and make sure you are signing up for the correct project on the correct day. (An example are the Self Determined projects – there are some that are judged on a different day – see page 22) You can sign up for judging now through July 3rd. Once you have made your time selection, if you need to change, please call Missy at 740-652-7264 to get the change made.
- Judging Dates 2018
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Thursday July 12, 2018 – Demonstration Contest (NO ONLINE SIGN-UP), Self Determined Projects, Writing, Leadership and Citizenship, Cake Decorating, Scrapbooking, Collectibles, Creative Art, Quilting, Theatre Arts, Photography
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Friday July 13, 2018 – Health, Babysitting, Genealogy, Home Decorating and Design, Money Management, ALL Food and Nutrition Projects
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Monday July 16, 2018 – Science Fun projects, Rockets, Airplanes, Radio-Controlled Vehicles, Robotics, Electricity, Rope, Small Engines, Solar Energy, ATV, Computers, Woodworking, Welding, Veterinary Science, All Environmental Science, Gardening, Horseless Horse, All About Dogs
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Tuesday July 17th – Modeling Practice at Liberty Union High School
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Wednesday July 18, 2018 – All Clothing Projects. Style Review in the evening at Liberty Union High School.
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You will sign-up for judging using your 4-H online log-in and profile. The instructions can be found here, or read below.
- From your home page (you may need to click on the house in the upper right hand corner of the page), you will click on the very tiny ‘My Meetings’ (should be in blue font above the Announcements & Newsletters section). This will show your available meetings. The titles for this year start with 2018 – the day- and type of projects. Click on the Sign-Up tab.
- Select the Family Member, the project area and an available timeslot using the drop down boxes. CLICK SAVE.
- The timeslot information you have selected will be listed under ‘Scheduled Meetings’. Repeat to sign up for another project or to sign up another family member.
Good luck with your summer judging projects!
4-H Project Day at the Ohio 4-H Center!
Join us for 4-H Project Day on May 5, 2018 at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center. We’ll focus on “Not Just Knots” and “Family History Treasure Hunt.” You’ll get help completing activities from the experts – the project book authors! No cost to participate, but registration is required. Find the details at https://ohio4h.org/events/project-day
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.
Please Remember to THANK YOUR SPONSORS!
We need to make sure our sponsors receive thanks and appreciation for supporting Fairfield County’s youth. This would include applying for the Bertha Wilson Scholarship, receiving awards at Summerfest, as well as receiving awards at the Fairfield County Junior Fair.
Please make sure if you are receiving awards (or have received awards already this year), to write a thank you note to your sponsor for these awards. Several people took lots of time making sure there was an address label for your particular sponsor on the back of rosettes/ribbons and attached to trophies.
Please note that we often lose sponsors because they do not receive a note of appreciation and thanks from our youth members receiving the awards that they have sponsored. If a member is not sure of their sponsor for an award received at Summerfest or the Fair, please contact the Extension Office and we will help you get the information you need.
We also strongly encourage youth to share information about their project, award(s) received, and perhaps a picture! Sponsors really enjoy reading this information.
Please Remember to THANK YOUR SPONSORS!
We need to make sure our sponsors receive thanks and appreciation for supporting Fairfield County’s youth. This would include applying for the Bertha Wilson Scholarship, receiving awards at Summerfest, as well as receiving awards at the Fairfield County Junior Fair.
Please make sure if you are receiving awards (or have received awards already this year), to write a thank you note to your sponsor for these awards. Several people took lots of time making sure there was an address label for your particular sponsor on the back of rosettes/ribbons and attached to trophies.
Please note that we often lose sponsors because they do not receive a note of appreciation and thanks from our youth members receiving the awards that they have sponsored. If a member is not sure of their sponsor for an award received at Summerfest or the Fair, please contact the Extension Office and we will help you get the information you need.
We also strongly encourage youth to share information about their project, award(s) received, and perhaps a picture! Sponsors really enjoy reading this information.
Corinne Somers Receives State 4-H Family Life & Child Development Achievement Award
The 2017 Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards were presented recently at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus and Corinne Somers was recognized with Family Life & Child Development which was sponsored by Ken & Christa Davis.
Corinne Somers, 16, is an eight-year 4-H member active in family life and child development, leadership and sewing projects. She continues to learn leadership and responsibility skills through 4-H. Corinne is the daughter of Randy and Deanna Somers from Canal Winchester, Ohio and is a junior at Canal Winchester High School
4-H Achievement Award winners will attend the National 4-H Congress with youth from all over the country in November in Atlanta Georgia.
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 183,000 young Ohioans participating in 4-H clubs, groups and special interest programs.
Dale Arnold, President of the Ohio 4-H Foundation, Corinne Somers, Sponsor, Christa Davis and Dr. Tom Archer, State 4-H Leader