Community Service

Save the Dates: Ohio 4-H Teen Service and Social Days June 26 & 27

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Please save for the date for the Ohio 4-H Teen Service and Social Day(s) on June 26 and 27 across the state! Hosted by Teen Leadership Council, this is a day of service to a local community as well as fun, social bonding with fellow older 4-H members! This year there are 2 LOCATIONS – Northeast Ohio and Southern Ohio.

Registration will be launched in May and due by June 18 – we will send more information at that time. Please save the date and share with your teens and teen groups (fair boards, Jr. Leaders, counselors, etc.)!

More information:

What: TWO DAYS of service to the community and socializing with fellow Ohio 4-H teen members! Service activities include a park clean up with a picnic and outdoor games after the work is done!

When: June 26 and 27; 9:30am-3pm; Registration is open from May 1st-June 18th at go.osu.edu/TLCServiceSocial.

  • Northeast Ohio – June 26 – Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Cuyahoga/Summit County)
  • Southern Ohio – June 27 – Rocky Fork State Park (Highland County)

Who: Any 13–18-year-old 4-H members (as of January 1, 2025)

Where: We will meet a local extension office/fairground will caravan to the service and social locations and return to the meeting place by 3pm.

Cost: $10. This price includes picnic lunch, service and social supplies and activities, and a t-shirt! Sponsored by the Ohio 4-H Foundation. Payment must be made by June 18 at www.go.osu.edu/TLC10.

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Community Service Opportunity: Pickerington Lions Community Earth Day

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I am representing the Pickerington Earth Day Community Cleanup. Would any of your 4-Hers be interested in volunteering? This is a large event that draws a couple hundred volunteers to pick up litter and plant trees. In the past, we have had Boy Scouts and Girl Scout Troops but we would love to have 4-H clubs join us as well.

I have attached a flyer. We are a Pickerington Lions Club event and associated with Green Columbus.  We have a sign up for litter clean up and a sign up for tree planting in a nature preserve.

Thanks,

Rachel Scofield
(614) 561-2249

www.pickeringtonline.com

President’s Environmental Youth Award

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Encourage youth with an existing environmental stewardship project or an idea for a project to apply so that their achievements can be further recognized. The President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) recognizes outstanding environmental stewardship projects developed by K-12 youth. The PEYA program promotes awareness of our nation’s natural resources and encourages positive community involvement.

Youth must have completed their project while they were in kindergarten through the 12th grade and the project must be sponsored by an adult who is 21 or older. Applicants from all 50 states as well as U.S. territories are eligible to compete for a national Presidential award.

Visit the President’s Environmental Youth Aware webpage for more information about eligibility requirements, judging criteria, and how to apply.

Grab those toys, games, puzzles for our Toys for Kids Toy Drive with the Lancaster Firefighters – Drop off at the 4-H Vendor Sale, Saturday, July 27th

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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 27th 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?!

Bottle Cap Project – FINAL RESULTS

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Congratulations to the top 3 clubs in the Bottle Cap Project Club Contest!

1st Place: Champions

2nd Place: Thurston Future Farmers

3rd Place: Sewing Shefs

As a reminder the top 3 clubs will receive a ‘cash’ prize for winning. Aubry will be reaching out to advisors after the August Junior Leader Meeting on how they would like to receive their prize.

Thank you to those clubs who have been collecting caps for the Fairfield County Junior Leaders Bottle Cap Project! We were able to collect 6,714 lbs of plastic bottle caps!!

We are excited to be able to offer outdoor furniture for sale to our community, and work with sponsors for new items at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds!

Curious how how much your club collected? Check out how many pounds your club turned in below:

Club Name Total
Champions 1421
Thurston Future Farmers 1391
Sewing Shefs 1314
Banner Chasing Bunch 530
Kountry Kidz 459
Amanda Work & Win 433
Barn & Beyond 286
Lithopolis Livestock 196
4 Legged Friends 101
Clearcreek Showmen 101
Cloverleaf Livestock 87
US Kids 75
Baltimore Blue Ribbons 74
Camelids Unlimited 67
Everything Under the Sun 61
Wild About Animals 37
Rough Riders 34
4 Creation 4-Hers 32
General Donation 8
KKEZ 3
Shooting Stars 3
Falcon 4-Hers 1

Community Service Opportunity: Lithopolis Honeyfest

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I am reaching out to see if there may be interest in volunteering during the 2024 Lithopolis Honeyfest!

The Lithopolis Honeyfest 2024 Event Sign Up Genius Webpage is now available!

If you would like to volunteer, please click on the link below or contact me via e-mail:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DACA72DA7FDCF8-48975613-lithopolis#/

The 2024 Honeyfest is slated for Friday, September 6th from 3pm-7pm, and Saturday, September 7th from 10am-7pm. Rain or

Please feel free to contact me if questions! For those who sign up, I will be back in touch as needed and a couple of weeks prior to the event for final reconfirmation.

Thank you!

June Queen, Lithopolis Honeyfest Volunteer Coordinator – 2024

junemqueen@aol.com

740-974-7966 (call or text) 

https://lithopolishoneyfest.com

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 27th 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?!

FINAL Bottle Cap Weigh In – Tomorrow, Sat. June 22

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Join the Fairfield County Junior Leaders for the Bottle Cap Project 2024! We need your help collecting plastic caps to turn into benches. Work within your club to collect clean plastic bottle caps and lids. Please bring all clean plastic bottle caps in a trash bag and/or box! All caps should be loose inside the trash bag or box – this means not little bags inside bags please.

The FINAL Weigh In will be Saturday, June 22nd from 10am-Noon, Fairfield County Fairgrounds #4 Beef Barn! You can drive through the barn, drop your caps off to the Junior Leaders at the scale, and be on your way! If you have questions, please contact our office at 740-653-5419.

See below for items that are allowed and NOT allowed – There have been changes to the collection program this year! More information about this program can be found here: CAP Program Collection Information.

The club who collects the most caps by weight will receive a cash prize for your club to use for end of the year activities.

Teen Opportunity: Summer Service and Social with Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council, June 28th

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Calling all teen 4-H members! Join us for a day of service and socializing in Columbus with your fellow older 4-H members on June 28th! We’ll be helping out at Ronald McDonald House of Charities in the morning, then head to Zoombezi Bay in the afternoon. Register by June 20th at go.osu.edu/TLCServiceSocial. Cost is only $10 which covers all activities and lunch, thanks to the Ohio 4-H Foundation!

More information:

What: A day of service to the community and socializing with fellow Ohio 4-H teen members!

  • Service: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbus (cleaning and helping prepare rooms for new guests, making snack and toiletry packs for guests)
  • Social: Zoombezi Bay/Columbus Zoo

Who: Any 13–18-year-old 4-H members (as of January 1, 2024)

When: Friday, June 28th, 8:45am-4:30pm; RSVP by June 20th at go.osu.edu/TLCServiceSocial.

Where: Meet at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center at 8:45am (2201 Fred Taylor Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43210). We will caravan to the service and social locations and return to the 4-H Center by 4:30pm.

Cost: $10 (plus additional money for souvenirs/snacks at the Zoo). This price includes picnic lunch, entry to the waterpark and zoo, and service supplies. Sponsored by the Ohio 4-H Foundation. Payment must be made by June 20 at www.go.osu.edu/TLC10.