Jr Leaders

Stock the Trailer Food Drive – FINAL RESULTS

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Fairfield County Fair Junior Leaders completed the weight of their Food Donations on 10/13/2025 on the official Fairfield County Fair scales as part of Farm-Credit Mid America’s Stock the Trailer Campaign. We collected 6,053 pounds of food to donate to the Fairfield County Hunger Coalition.  Food was donated to numerous Fairfield County pantries including: Salvation Army, Lancaster Vineyard Food Pantry and Outreach, Victory Center Food Pantry, Baltimore Food Pantry, Pickerington Food Pantry, Short East Community Kitchen, and more than 15 Blessing Boxes. Financial donors included the Fairfield County Cattlemen Association, Jeremy Mills with Rise Realty, Meijer – Canal Winchester Store, Team Worldwide, Landsel Title Agency, Inc., Ballistic Roofing & Restoration, Bair’s Concessions, Kissell Amusement, Drake’s Concession, and Zach Drake.

The Fairfield County Senior Fairboard voted to give back the $500 participation fee in $100 increments to those clubs donating the most food, hoping to assist with end of the year recognitions.

Congratulations to Our Top 5 Winning Groups: 

  1. Bloom-Carroll FFA
  2. Camelids Unlimited 4-H Club
  3. Champions 4-H Club
  4. Lithopolis Livestock 4-H Club
  5. Wild About Animals 4-H Club

Aubry emailed advisors on 11/14/2025 with results, and checks have been mailed if requested.

Thank you to all these groups and fairgoers who donated to the canned food drive.

Junior Leader Pop Tab Contest – FINAL RESULTS!

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Congratulations to the top 3 clubs in the Pop Tab Club Contest:

1st Place: Sewing Shefs

2nd Place: Thurston Future Farmers

3rd Place: Sewing Shefs

As a reminder the top 3 clubs will receive a ‘cash’ prize for winning. Aubry emailed advisors on 11/14/2025 with results, and checks have been mailed if requested.

Thank you to those clubs who have been collecting metal pop tabs for the Fairfield County Junior Leaders Pop Tab Contest! We were able to collect 45.8 pounds of metal pop tabs that were donated to the statewide community service project organized by Barns & Buttons 4-H Club from Ashtabula County. All pop tabs are donated to Ronald McDonald house in Columbus to help pay the electric bill.

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

Club Name TOTAL:
Sewing Shefs 26.3
KKEZ 7.7
Lithopolis Livestock 6.5
Champions 1.6
Wild About Animals 1.5
Camelids Unlimited 1
Rough Riders 0.8
Baltimore Blue Ribbons 0.4

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: 2025 Outstanding Alumni Nomination Form by December 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.

Help us Stock the Trailer & Fill the Pantries!!

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The Fairfield County 4-H Junior Leaders are looking for Financial Donors to support the Stock the Trailer Campaign. The Junior Leaders have a goal of collecting 10,000 pounds of food for this year’s drive. Financial donors can help us reach that goal by making a monetary donation to the campaign so that we can buy canned goods that are most needed at the pantries across Fairfield County. If enough funds are raised, the Junior Leaders will purchase hogs that will be processed, and the meat will be donated to local pantries to help our neighbors in need!

Help us cover the wall! All donors who financially contribute to the campaign will have their logo on display above the trailer in the 4-H Display Barn for the entire Fairfield County Fair Week.

Donations can be made to Fairfield County 4-H Junior Leaders, and dropped off to the Fairfield County Extension Office (831 College Ave, Suite D, Lancaster, OH 43130).

 

Last Call for Fair Bench Sponsors

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Purchase a 175th Anniversary Fairfield County Fair Bench

We are down to our Final 2 Benches that need a sponsor!

Join the Fairfield County 4-H Junior Leaders & the Fairfield County Senior Fair Board as they celebrate the 175th Fairfield County Fair by purchasing an anniversary bench! Community members can purchase an 8-foot bench with custom plaque for $580 to be displayed on the Fairfield County Fairgrounds. Benches are made from recycled plastic bottle caps that 4-H clubs and community members collected. The cost of the bench includes the bench, shipping, assembly and a custom plaque. All benches purchased through this partnership would become the property of the Fairfield County Ag Society unless prior arrangements are made.

Orders can be placed online at: go.osu.edu/175bench! Hurry and order yours today as there are a limited number available! Questions? Contact OSU Extension at 740-653-5419.

 

Club Contest – Stock the Trailer during the Fairfield County Fair!

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The Fairfield County Junior Leaders are asking for your help with a Fairfield County Fair canned food drive!! Farm Credit Mid-America is challenging County Fairs all across the State to help fill local food pantries with their STOCK THE TRAILER, FILL THE PANTRY food drive.  By participating in this event you will allow youth to compete for monetary prizes awarded by Farm Credit for those fairs bringing in the most pounds of canned food donated.  Our goal is to collect 10,000 pounds of canned goods during the Fairfield County Fair. Clubs can drop off their items in the 4-H Display Barn and label with their club name. Junior Leaders will weigh food throughout the week to see which clubs, chapters or scout troops have the most. The top 5 groups by weight will receive a cash prize.

Items of Most Need Right Now: Canned Meat, Pasta Dishes, Fruit, Vegetables, and Soups. All food collected will be donated to Food Pantries across Fairfield County via the Fairfield County Hunger Collation. The collation includes 30-50 pantries from Pickerington to Sugar Grove and Lithopolis to Bremen.

 

Community Members can donate too: The Junior Leaders will be collecting your donations every day during the fair, there will be containers by the General Parking Area, Ed Sands Building, and the 4-H Display Barn. The contest ends on the last day of the Fairfield County Fair, October 11! Don’t want to shop?… send a monetary donation to the attention of the Fairfield County Junior Leaders 4-H Club c/o OSU Extension 831 College Avenue, Suite D, Lancaster, OH 43130.  We will send our Junior Leaders out to shop for you.   Your support helps our YOUTH  give back!!

Purchase a 175th Anniversary Fairfield County Fair Bench

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Purchase a 175th Anniversary Fairfield County Fair Bench

Join the Fairfield County 4-H Junior Leaders & the Fairfield County Senior Fair Board as they celebrate the 175th Fairfield County Fair by purchasing an anniversary bench! Community members can purchase an 8-foot bench with custom plaque for $580 to be displayed on the Fairfield County Fairgrounds. Benches are made from recycled plastic bottle caps that 4-H clubs and community members collected. The cost of the bench includes the bench, shipping, assembly and a custom plaque. All benches purchased through this partnership would become the property of the Fairfield County Ag Society unless prior arrangements are made.

Orders can be placed online at: go.osu.edu/175bench! Hurry and order yours today as there are a limited number available! Questions? Contact OSU Extension at 740-653-5419.