If you’re looking to take advantage of time to be outside during the summer months with your Cloverbuds, consider a nature scavenger hunt. The Nature Read more about The Nature Connection: Get Your Cloverbuds Outside with Scavenger Hunts
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4-H Cloverbud PLEDGE SPEAKNG CONTEST: Deadline Extended through June 6th
Speak out and get involved! Improve your public speaking skills. The Fairfield County Speaking Event will be Thursday, June 8th, 2023 starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Ag Center. Any 4-H Cloverbud Member can participate in the 4-H Pledge Speaking event. The following events will take place on June 8th:
- Individual and Team Demonstrations
- 4-H Creed Speaking Event
- 4-H Pledge Speaking Event (Cloverbuds Only)
Registration has been extended through Tuesday, June 6th. Contact the Extension Office at 740-653-5419 to add your Cloverbud to the list.
For questions, contact Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu.
LAST CALL: Speaking Event Contest Sign-ups due June 1st
Speak out and get involved! Improve your public speaking skills. The Fairfield County Speaking Event will be Thursday, June 8th, 2023 starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Ag Center. Any 4-H or Cloverbud member can participate. The following events will take place:
- Individual and Team Demonstrations
- 4-H Creed Speaking Event
- 4-H Pledge Speaking Event (Cloverbuds Only)
Earn a chance to also participate in the Ohio State Fair with the Demonstration events!
Registration is due June 1st by calling the Extension Office at 740-653-5419. For questions, contact Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu.
To review Ohio 4-H Demonstration Contest information and rules, click here.
Cloverbud Opportunity: 4-H Pledge Speaking Event
The Fairfield County Cloverbud Pledge Speaking Event will be Wednesday, June 8th, 2023 starting at 10:00 a.m. at the Ag Center. Any 4-H Cloverbud member can participate. This is a great way to practice public speaking at an early age! We can’t wait to cheer our Cloverbuds on!
Registration is due June 1st by calling the Extension Office at 740-653-5419. For questions, contact Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu.
4-H Enrollment is Now Open!
We look forward to receiving your enrollments for the 2023 4-H year. All enrollments are due through 4-H Online by April 15, 2023.
To enroll, please visit https://oh.4honline.com.
Previous families and advisors, please use the email and password from last year to enroll. Not sure what email you used? Please contact Haley Black at black.768@osu.edu or 740-277-4622.
New families, please visit https://fairfield.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/4-h-online-information for instructions and a video to help you enroll. Your club advisors can also help you enroll.
As a reminder, Cloverbud members (age 5-8 and currently in Kindergarten through 2nd grade as of Jan 1, 2022) will enroll in 710GPM or COP-710HC. Cloverbuds do not enroll in traditional project numbers, as they are a non-competitive, activity based program. Cloverbud members do have the option of purchasing the 715 My Cloverbud Year book to keep track of what they do during the club year.
4-H Cloverbud Easter Egg Hunt is Saturday, April 1st!
The Fairfield County Junior Leaders invite Cloverbuds and their family members under the age of 8 to attend the JAS’s Easter EggExtravaganza. This will be held on Saturday, April 1st from 1:00pm-3:00pm (with the Egg Hunt happening at 2:00pm). This FREE event will be held at the Ag Center/Extension Office (831 College Ave, Lancaster). Join us for crafts, animals, games, and an egg hunt. This event is being held in memory of Cloverbud Advisor, Jane Sharp.
Cloverbud Opportunity: Ohio 4-H Cloverbud Engineering Adventure
Ohio 4-H Cloverbud Engineering Adventure
The Ohio 4-H Cloverbud Engineering Adventure (formerly known as Cloverbot Challenge) gives 4-H Cloverbuds the opportunity to work cooperatively in teams to problem-solve using STEM Read more about Ohio 4-H Cloverbud Engineering Adventure
by Bruce Zimmer, Extension Educator, OSU Extension, Washington County on March 7, 2023
Including Cloverbuds in 4-H Club Activities
Cloverbud Club Advisors – here’s a great tool for you too as you think about and plan for inclusion of Cloverbuds in your 4-H club activities. Read more:
Including Cloverbuds in 4-H Club Activities
In early 2021, Jamie McConnell (Muskingum County) and Audrey Dimmerling (Columbiana County) published the Ohio 4-H Grab & Go Club Meeting Toolkit. The toolkit provides Read more about Including Cloverbuds in 4-H Club Activities
by Jamie L. McConnell, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development, Muskingum County on February 20, 2023
Ohio 4-H Cloverbud Connections Blog – Subscribe to receive email notifications!
Do you work with Cloverbuds? Here is great blog with new articles and activities posted twice a month. The blog also has a feature to search for topics using keywords. You can also subscribe to receive email notifications when new articles are posted. https://u.osu.edu/cloverbudconnections
2022 Year End Survey – DUE FRIDAY!
4-H Families & Advisors,
Thank you for participating in Fairfield County 4-H this year! As you finish your thank notes and host your year-end parties, we would like to invite you to provide feedback to help us improve the 4-H program. Please share your thoughts and feedback by completing the End of the Year Survey (go.osu.edu/4Hyearend) by Dec. 16, 2022.
We look forward to hearing from everyone recapping the 2022 year and look forward to planning 2023.