Junior Fair Board (JFB)

Buyer Poster Contest – Thank our Livestock Sale Buyers!

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Show your appreciation for the livestock buyers by making a poster thanking them for their support by participating in the poster contest sponsored by the Fairfield County Junior Fair Board. Exhibitors may enter a poster as an individual or as a club/chapter. Posters will be displayed during the week in the Feeder Creek Show Arena. Cash prizes will be awarded! Cloverbud members are also welcome to participate!

All posters must be dropped off during fair move-in/fair week by Wednesday, October 8th at NOON to the Junior Fair Office during office hours.

Show clothes/boots/belts/jackets – donations welcome for Showmen’s Closet (open during upcoming Skillathons)

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The Fairfield County 4-H Advisory Committee is pleased to continue The Showmen’s Closet at the upcoming Skillathon events. Donations are currently being accepted to stock our closet. Junior Fair families can spend a lot of money buying new show clothes and boots each year as their children get bigger! To help one another out, we are asking for donations of jeans, show shirts, boots, belts, white jackets that are in good to new condition (no holes please). Items should be clean (including those boots!).

Items will be donated to the 4-H Advisory Committee. They will be available to families to take and/or make a donation to the Fairfield County Junior Fair Board (c/o the 4-H Advisory Committee) at the Junior Fair Skillathons on Saturday, September 6th and Sunday, September 21st. All proceeds will benefit Junior Fair Board events planned for the upcoming fair.

Support the Junior Fair Board – T-shirt/Crewneck Sweatshirt Fundraiser

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Support the Fairfield County Junior Fair Board by purchasing t-shirts and/or crewneck sweatshirts through their Fairfield County Fair Apparel Fundraiser!
 
Orders due ONLINE by September 10th at http://go.osu.edu/jfbfundraiser25
 
Orders will be shipped directly to you! 🎠 Youth sizes also available!
 
Thank you for your support! We are looking forward to the 175th Fairfield County Fair in less than two short months! 🎡

Friend of the Junior Fair Award – due 9/5/2025

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The Junior Fair Board is again sponsoring the Friend of the Junior Fair Award. Agricultural students, 4-H members and community members in Fairfield County are encouraged to nominate a person or business in the community that has a strong influence in agriculture and has contributed to the lives of Junior Fair members and the Fairfield County Junior Fair. This award will be presented at the Junior Fair Panorama on Saturday, October 4th at 7:00 p.m. in Feeder Creek Vet Show Arena at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds.

Applications are due Friday, September 5th and can be here: 2025 Friend of Fairfield County Junior Fair Award or at the OSU Extension Office or from a Junior Fair Board member. Nominate a deserving person or business you know today!

Sponsor a NEW Junior Fair Board Member!

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We are excited to have 7 new members joining the Junior Fair Board this year! Congrats to Julia Barber, Ryan Buchwalter, Braeden Neff, Chelsea Steitz, Taylen Thompson, Brianna Downey, and Izabel Peters. Collectively, 30 teens serve as members of the Junior Fair Board along side 3 Junior Advisors. When a new member joins the board, it is an honor to receive the legendary red jacket along with other items to start their JFB experience! We are looking for individuals, organizations, and businesses to sponsor a “new Junior Fair Board Member” at $100. This sponsorship covers their new red JFB jacket, t-shirt, and other supplies needed to start out their first year! If you are interested in sponsoring a new JFB member, please contact a current member, advisor, or 4-H Educator, Leslie Cooksey at cooksey.25@osu.edu.

There are 4 remaining sponsorship opportunities for this year. Help us color in the remaining red jackets and be a sponsor today! Sponsors will be recognized in the Junior Fair Book and announced at Junior Fair shows during fair week.

Support the Fairfield County Junior Fair Board – Kroger Rewards

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Help the Fairfield County Junior Fair Board raise money while shopping at no additional cost to you! 

Kroger Community Rewards

1. Start at Kroger.com
2. Sign in with your current Kroger account or create a new one. Note: You must have a registered Kroger Rewards card in order to participate in the Community Rewards program
3. Click the Community Rewards tab and search for “Fairfield Co 4H Advisory Committee”, then click Enroll
4. Once you select your charity, it will be saved and you will support 4-H each time you shop!
5. The 4-H Advisory Committee will allocate these funds to the JFB upon receipt

Junior and Senior Fair Boards attend Ohio Fair Managers Association Convention

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Last weekend, Junior and Senior Fair Board members had the opportunity to attend the Ohio Fair Managers Association Convention. On Saturday, members attended various sessions and workshops related to Junior Fair learning new ideas on how to better communicate, lead, and organize events and livestock shows.

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LAST CALL: Junior Fair Board Applications – due 1/10/2025 (online)

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2025 Junior Fair Board Application (online application) For 4-H and FFA youth interested in serving on the Fairfield County Junior Fair Board.  Membership is open to youth between the ages of 14 and 18 years old. New members must be 14 years old by October 1st of the current year to serve. Applications are due Friday, January 10th, 2025.