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Click here to access the 2021 Fairfield County 4-H pdf and Google calendar.
Events and programs will be added as they are scheduled. Please note, this calendar is subject to change at anytime. Please continue to check back for the most current updates.
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Following directives from Governor DeWine’s Order, the State and Local Health Department and the Fairfield County Senior Fairboard recommendations, the Fairfield County 4-H Endowment Committee’s Pancake Breakfast at the 2020 Fairfield County Fair was cancelled. This event has always been used as an fun awareness event for the Endowment Committee to welcome visitors to our County Fair.
With so many events being cancelled in 2020, the 4-H Endowment Committee was also forced to cancel their major fund-raising event in June “The Legacy Dinner.” Thanks to the generosity of the local donors we were able to raise enough money to pay the $5.00 County Wide dues for over 940 youth involved in 4-H work in 2020. While this year has been anything but normal for all of us, one thing remains constant…Leaving a Legacy for Fairfield County youth to benefit from lessons learned in 4-H Clubs, Committees and Competitions is important to the success of today’s young people who chose to involved in 4-H project work!! We sincerely thank you for your support!
For additional 4-H Endowment Updates, click here.
The Power of a Thank You Note! In today’s climate of “masks or no masks” it is often difficult to share a simple smile. So, when is the last time you picked up a pen and paper and wrote a note of thanks to someone who made your day a little brighter and a little better? Read more!
The Fairfield County 4-H Endowment Board would like to thank all of our donors for your generous support of their effort to pay for County 4-H dues for the youth enrolled in the Fairfield County 4-H Program in 2020. We have reached our goal and are well on our way to paying for the 2021 dues too. The enthusiasm and support for this one-time “give back” to 4-H members was amazing. We simply cannot say thank you enough for your generosity.
So, here is a little perspective of how those dues dollars have been used:
If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact any one of the Endowment Board members. Or, if you would like to make a donation, simply send a check to the Fairfield County 4-H Endowment at PO Box 564, La
ncaster, Ohio 43130.
Again, the support for our one time giving initiative during COVID 19 Pandemic was outstanding! We sincerely thank you for believing in the Fairfield County 4-H program and the 1,000 youth it serves.
This was message was originally posted on our 4-H Endowment Blog.
Last Thursday evening should have been the 11th Annual Fairfield County 4-H Endowment’s Legacy Dinner most of us are at home eating what Dennis the Menace calls “groceries again!” Everyone on the Endowment Board and our 300 guests always look forward to sharing this fun evening of good food and good friends to raise funds to continue the legacy and tradition of the 4-H Program.
This year it is different, there is no Legacy Dinner due to COVID-19 and the Endowment Board decided in mid-April to cancel the Dinner. The Board knew there was absolutely no way to adequately have social distancing measures in place. But over the year’s what fun we have had!!! Read more.
To our friends and supporters of the Fairfield County 4-H Endowment, we thank you for your continued support of all our efforts. After much careful and thoughtful consideration, the 4-H Endowment Board has decided to cancel the 11th annual 4-H Legacy Dinner which was originally scheduled for June 11, 2020 at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds. This is the result of extreme caution and the concerns for safe distancing and the co-mingling of large numbers of people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please watch your mailbox for a communication from the Endowment Committee offering a giving opportunity that will ultimately assist 4-H Clubs with payment of their county-wide 4-H dues. Again, we sincerely thank you for your support of the Fairfield County 4-H Endowment and their activities.
If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact any of the Endowment Board members. For more information about the Fairfield County 4-H Endowment Board and efforts, click here: https://u.osu.edu/4hlegacy/
The 2019 Endowment Donation Breakfast will be held at the Ed Sands/Farm Bureau Building on Sunday, October 6th, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. (or until sold out). Come have some fun, enjoy breakfast and make a donation to the Fairfield County Endowment Fund. Money donated covers the cost of the breakfast and helps provide training and personal development opportunities for 4-H members today so they can be strong leaders tomorrow.
Tenth Anniversary of the 4-H Endowment Dinner
The Fairfield County 4-H Endowment Board is busy preparing for the 10th Annual 4-H Endowment Dinner scheduled for Thursday, June 13, 2019 at the Ed Sands/Farm Bureau Building at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds. We need your help!! One of the highlights of the annual fundraising event is the Live and Silent Auction. If your club would like to help by donating a gift basket or item for the auction, your donation would be most appreciated. Popular items for themed baskets have included Pet Themed Basket, Kid Friendly Movie Baskets, Family Board Game Baskets. A very popular basket last year was the Shooting Sports Basket which offered a basket of supplies plus passes to a shooting range.
Does your club focus on health-related projects? How about a basket of healthy snacks!! Quilt projects…who wouldn’t love a nice table runner quilted by a 4-H club member(s)!! Does your club have a great health and safety committee…everybody always needs to update their home or vehicle safety kits or maybe a basket of sun screen protection products. Gardening projects….hanging baskets, succulent gardens…oh my, the possibilities are endless!!
Think outside the box. Be creative and focus on something that might be a good representation of your 4-H club’s scope of projects: maybe a basket of brushes, combs and grooming supplies, halters or feed pans and buckets. Maybe a set of clippers!! How about your 4-H clubs’ favorite snack …make or bake your favorite recipe, fill a basket with the ingredients and a sampling of the cookies, brownies or snack!! Make it fun!! Legacy Dinner Basket Ideas
Better yet, send a representative of your club to the Endowment Dinner!! Put your head to clearer thinking and hands to larger service and help us “Leave a Legacy” at the 2019 4-H Endowment Legacy Dinner. Your generous support is truly appreciated.
Please contact Sherry Kilbarger at purplek1991@gmail.com or 740-503-6998 with questions.
The next meeting of the 4-H Endowment Board will be on Thursday, September 6th, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ag Center. This group will be discussing the plans for the upcoming 4-H Endowment Breakfast to take place Sunday, October 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the Ed Sands Building at the Fairfield County Fair.