We have so much going on in Lawrence County 4-H right now, I just wanted to highlight a few of the upcoming deadlines and events:

Breeding Animal Identification Form: All exhibitors planning to take a breeding project, non-market animal, to the fair – must complete their ID Form. Forms are due by June 15 and can be found at:  Lawrence County Breeding ID Form

Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp Open House: Sunday, May 7th, 12:00 – 4:00pm. Bring your family and enjoy an afternoon of hiking, fishing, boating, archery, crafts, and refreshments.

Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp, June 5th – 8th: All Lawrence County 4-H’ers, 3rd – 8th grade, and their non-4-H friends are invited to attend Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp this summer. Lawrence County is camping June 5th – 8th with youth from Adams and Pike County. To more information and to register for camp, visit https://go.osu.edu/alp4hcamp Deadline to register is May 15th.

Market Rabbit Tattoo Date: Saturday, June 10th, 8:00 – 10:00am at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds. All members planning to exhibit market rabbits at the county fair must bring their rabbits to the fairgrounds to get their fair ID tattoo.

4-H Project Judging Interview Sign Ups: 

• Food & Clothing Projects will be judged pre-fair, June 22nd at Resurrection Hope United Methodist Church in Ironton. Please rsvp by June 1 for your interview time at: Food & Clothing Judging RSVP
• Natural Resources, STEM, Animal Science Projects, Wednesday, July 12th at the Lawrence County Fair. Please rsvp by June 15 for your interview time at: Wednesday Judging RSVP 
• Leadership & Citizenship, Creative Arts & Leisure, Money Management, Healthy Living, Home Living, Self-Determined Projects, Thursday, July 13th at the Lawrence County Fair. Please rsvp by June 15 for your interview time at: Thursday Judging RSVP 

4-H Project Books: Still need your 4-H project book? We have most in stock at the Extension Office. Call or email to place your order. Please remember this is a requirement for project completion and exhibition. Club advisors are expected to check project books and sign off on completion before receiving your fair pass.

4-H Now, Lawrence County 4-H App is Live: Download 4-H Now in your App store and then search Lawrence County 4-H. The App keeps you up to date with a calendar of events, live links to register and complete all the forms and is easy to navigate!

The 4-H Club Season is in full force and we have a few things we would like to bring to your attention; some reminders and some new updates!

4-H Enrollment Changes: Need to add or delete a project? Make a club change or addition? Our office will accept changes to your 4-H enrollment up until March 31st. To make changes you must contact our office – 740-533-4322 or email Rachael at fraley.171@osu.edu or Paige at matney.30@osu.edu. After March 31st, no changes or project additions will be accepted.

4-H Dog Obedience: Taking the 4-H Dog Obedience Project? Classes start this Thursday, March 30th, 6:00pm at the Extension Office. Members enrolled in this project should check your email for further information and required forms.

Market Chicken Orders: Any youth planning to exhibit Market Chickens must purchase their chickens through the OSU Extension Office. Orders must be received and paid for by April 1st. The Market Chicken Order Form can be found here: 2023 Market Chicken Order Form 

4-H Project Book Orders: Don’t wait until the last minute, get your 4-H project book ordered today. We have many in-stock at the Extension Office, but it’s best to check with your club advisor and our office before purchasing.

Cloverbud Discovery Days Continues: Next Monday, April 3rd, 5:30pm at the Extension Office. Cloverbuds are welcome to join Zoie, our 4-H program assistant, and 4-H Teen Leaders to explore 4-H project areas. The schedule includes, April 3rd: STEM, April 17th: Creative Arts, and April 24th: Health H. To register to attend visit: Lawrence County 4-H Cloverbud Discovery Registration

Lamb, Goat, and Hog Tag In: Saturday, April 22nd, 8:00 – 10:00am at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds. All animals and alternate animals must be tagged in during this designated tag-in date. For more information on animal allowances and rules for the projects visit: 2023 Lawrence County Fair Rules.pdf (osu.edu)

Horse Project ID Form & Equistep Training: All youth planning to exhibit a horse during the 2023 4-H year must complete their Horse ID Form and Equistep Training. The Horse ID Form is due April 17th and can be found here: 2023 Horse ID Form. Also Equistep Training can be done online on your own time by visiting: 2023 Equistep or you can join us for our county-wide training, April 17th at 6:00pm at Collins Career Center. Equistep must be complete by May 1 for all Lawrence County 4-H exhibitors.

Non-Livestock/Breeding Form Now Available: Any youth enrolled in a Non-Livestock/Breeding Project such as Beef Breeding, Beef Feeders, Dairy/Pack/Pygmy/Meat Production/Fiber Goats, Sheep or Rabbit Breeding, and/or Fancy Poultry must complete an animal ID and class designation form by June 1. The form is now available online at: 2023 Animal ID Form 

Lawrence County 4-H Camp: Lawrence County youth are invited to attend 4-H camp this summer, June 5th – 8th at Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp. This year we will be camping with Adams and Pike County, 3rd – 8th grade. Scholarship applications are now available at: Lawrence County 4-H Camp Scholarship Application. Scholarship applications are due April 15th and Camp Registration will be made available in the next few weeks!

Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp Spring Fling: 3rd – 6th grade youth interested in checking out camp for an overnight are invited to attend the Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp Spring Fling, April 22nd – 23rd. Registration is $40 and can be found at: Spring Fling Registration

4-H Community Service/Fundraiser Opportunity: Looking for a fundraiser/community service opportunity? Lawrence County Senior Fairboard Members are hosting an auction at the fairgrounds on Saturday, April 17th, in an effort to support Junior Fair improvements and they are looking for a club interested in hosting a concession stand. Interested clubs should contact, Montana Runnels.

Ohio 4-H Healthy Club Challenge: We pledge our “health to better living” but do we actually practice it? The 4^th H Club Challenge encourages Ohio 4-H Clubs to learn, practice, and advocate for healthy choices and behaviors at 4-H club meetings. Practicing healthy habits and choices now has lifelong effects on the health of youth. Each club that completes the challenge before the deadline will enter into the $100 voucher drawing for their region to use for their club (project books, educational tools, etc.)! Each region will have a winner. The first 25 clubs that complete the registration and pre-survey will get an extra entry. How does it work? Apply 3 healthy practices per meeting at 6 or more 4-H clubs/meetings from April – December 2023. For more information visit: https://ohio4h.org/4thHChallenge

Quality Assurance: Quick reminder all youth exhibiting an animal project at the county/state fair must complete Quality Assurance by May 1st. For quality assurance opportunities visit: Lawrence County Fair | Lawrence (osu.edu)

Food & Clothing Project Judging: Youth enrolled in a food and clothing project, including cake decorating and quilting, please hold the date for project judging: June 22nd at 5:00pm! More specific information will be shared to your emails soon!

Livestock Skillathon: Again this year, Livestock Skillathon will be a mandatory requirement to show and sale your project animal. The study guide and information for this years Skillathon is now available: 2023 Skillathon Study Guide.pdf (osu.edu)

4-H Lifeskills/General Projects: Please be sure you are checking out your 4-H project book and our Lawrence County 4-H Guidebook for information on project judging expectations and requirements. 4-H Guidebook

Lawrence County 4-H Guidebook: The 2023 Lawrence County 4-H Volunteer & Member Guidebook is not only good for project judging requirements but shares lots of information surrounding the structure and expectations of our county program. Visit Lawrence County 4-H Guidebook and be sure to take a deep dive into reading it!

Also, the Lawrence County 4-H App is now LIVE! We are so excited to provide this App as a way to connect to all of our 4-H families through your phones App store. It’s a free download. Once inside the 4-H Now App, search for Lawrence County and Download our program. It is regularly updated, so be sure to clear it out of your open apps and check it for all the latest information! The App can be found for Anroid users here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grandstand.now4h Apple Users: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/4-h-now/id1330050098

Now that the 4-H Enrollment season for Fair has ended, we hope you are off to a great start. Please reach out to us if you have any questions along the way! We are here to help 🙂

Rachael fraley.171@osu.edu

Paige matney.30@osu.edu

740-533-4322

It’s March 1st, which means Lawrence County 4-H Enrollment Deadline is in 15 days! 

2023 4-H Theme: 4-H & Me in 2023

4-HOnline: All volunteers and members must be enrolled by 11:59pm on March 15th to be eligible for junior fair participation this year. Enroll at oh.4honline.com New families should create a profile, but returning families or members who need help logging in – please contact our office. DO NOT create a new profile!

4-H Volunteers: please don’t forget to complete your volunteer training by March 15th. Failure to complete will result in your ineligiblity to be a 4-H volunteer for the 2023 year – details can be found at 2023 Lawrence County 4-H Volunteer Training | Lawrence County 4-H (osu.edu)

Meet & Greet, Set Up for Project Success: Need help with enrollment? Want to look through some project books to help make your decision? Want to purchase your project book and get project completion requirements? Join us on March 7th, 4:00 – 7:00pm at the Extension Office.

Senior Scholarship Opportunities: Due March 20th, 2023, application links are below. Please encourage your senior 4-H members to apply. The Lawrence County 4-H Scholarship Application will be used to select the Ohio Valley Bank Scholarship recipient as well as the Lawrence County 4-H Committee Scholarship recipient.

• Lawrence County 4-H Scholarship Application
• Lawrence County Junior Fair Sale Scholarship Application

Cloverbud Discovery Days

Cloverbud Discovery Days is open to all 5-8 year old Lawrence County 4-H Cloverbuds. Discovery Days will happen at the Extension Office starting Monday, March 27th continuing April 3rd, April 17th, and April 24th. Each Monday new activities will be introduced starting at 5:30pm. Registration is required at go.osu.edu/lawcodiscoverydays

Quality Assurance: The last county-wide Quality Assurance Training will be held on March 23rd at 5:00pm, via Zoom, QA Registration is required to recieve the connection link. Registration can be found: Meeting Registration – Zoom Other Quality Assurance Options can be found here: Lawrence County Fair | Lawrence (osu.edu) Quality Assurance must be completed by all livestock exhibitors and attendance submitted to the Extension Office by May 1st.

Full Junior Fair Schedule: The 2023 Lawrence County Junior Fair Schedule has been posted to our website! You can find it by visiting: Lawrence County Fair | Lawrence (osu.edu) A few highlighted changes:

• Market Chicken Show moved to Tuesday, July 11th at 9:00am
• Market Lamb Show moved to Monay, July 10th at 10:00am
• Skillathon only offered Saturday, July 8th from 1:00 – 5:00pm
• Cloverbuds & Families, you will also see a few Cloverbud events have moved around and some extra activities for all have been added!

Market Chicken Order Form: All 4-H members taking Market Chickens at the 2023 Lawrence County Fair must order their chickens through our office by April 1st. Payment and order must be received by the 1st! Each member receives 10 market chickens at a cost of $25.00. Order form can be found at go.osu.edu/lawcochickenorder

Lawrence County 4-H Horse Projects: Youth planning to exhibit a horse at the Lawrence County 4-H Horse Show must submit their project id form by March 31, ID Form can be found here: 2023 Lawrence County 4-H Horse ID Form Youth must also complete Equistep training by May 1. Training registration can be found here: EquiSTEP 2023 – College of FAES (instructure.com) Please be sure to keep a copy of your certification for verification. Lawrence County 4-H Horse program will be hosting an in-person, group Equistep Training, date to be released soon.

Lamb, Goat, Hog Tag-In: Any exhibitor enrolled in the Market Lamb, Goat, and/or Hog project must bring their animals to Tag-In on April 22nd from 8:00 – 10:00 at the Lawrence County Fairground Large Animal Barn to be tagged with their official fair ID.

 Spring Fling: Registration is now open for our 2023 Spring Fling! Spring Fling Overnight is open to 3^rd – 6^th grade. It will be held April 22^nd – April 23^rd. Camp will begin at 4:30pm on Saturday & end Sunday at noon!Cost is $40 and registration is due by April 14th. Visit http://go.osu.edu/cantersspringfling to sign up today. Activities will include hiking, outdoor recreation, line dancing, a campfire, and more!

Community Service Opportunity:  Hometown Love has contacted the Extension Office looking for 4-H clubs to help with a Spring Fair being hosted at the Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 22nd at 9:00am. For more information and potentially volunteering your 4-H club to help, please contact Brandi Ross at 304-360-0422 or message the group on Facebook at HomeTownLove – Rome.

Hello Lawrence County 4-H Returning Volunteers:

Returning Lawrence County 4-H Volunteers opting to take the on-line training to complete the 2023 Lawrence County 4-H Volunteer Training Requirement, must complete the following steps:

1st: Register to view the recorded zoom training by clicking: Lawrence County 4-H Volunteer Training Registration  Once you register, you will receive access to the training!

2nd: While viewing the presentation, many online website links are referenced within the shared powerpoint, click: Lawrence County 4-H Volunteer Training Powerpoint to follow along and have access to the links to view resources such as the Calendar, Roll Call, Guidebook, Financial Updates, etc. Clicking the title of each underlined resource will directly connect you to the shared resource.

3rd: On the last page of the shared powerpoint presentation, you will find the link to the completion survey. The recording must have been viewed in its entirety and survey must be complete to receive training credit for 2023.

2023 Lawrence County 4-H New Volunteers seeking their 4-H Volunteer Training – should check their email for instructions or reach out to Rachael at fraley.171@osu.edu, as this training option does not meet your training requirements for the year!

This training must be completed by March 15th to be an approved volunteer for the 2023 Lawrence County 4-H Year.

Welcome to our monthly Newsletter! We have lots of important information to share:

Lawrence 4-H Enrollment Deadline: We are a little over a month away from the Lawrence County 4-H enrollment deadline for Junior Fair participation! Enrollments are coming in quickly & we are so thankful members are not waiting until the last minute! Join them in getting your enrollment in before the March 15th deadline by visiting oh.4honline.com – remember all 4-H members and volunteers must enroll every year. Need help finding a project, visit ohio4h.org/familyguide. We also have copies available at our office! 4-H Volunteers – your enrollment will not be accepted until you have completed your yearly 4-H training!

Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp Counselor Applications: Last call! Youth interested in counseling at our 4-H Camp this summer, June 5th – 8th, must complete their application by tomorrow, February 1st. Applications can be found at go.osu.edu/alpcounselorapp

Lawrence County 4-H Senior Scholarship Applications: We are excited to announce the Lawrence County 4-H Senior Scholarship Application is now available! Please note, the deadline for applications has changed to March 20th! With this deadline change, comes opportunity: by completing this one application – Lawrence County 4-H Seniors will be eligible for 1 of our Lawrence County 4-H Committee Scholarships, as well as be considered for the Ohio Valley Bank Scholarship! For more information and the application, please click: Lawrence County 4-H Scholarship

2023 Lawrence County Livestock Show Schedule: The 2023 Lawrence County Junior Fair Livestock Schedule has been released! Please look it over carefully, as there have been a few changes! For example, the Market Chicken show has been moved to Tuesday morning and the Market Lamb Show has been moved to Monday evening. Please visit to view the Livestock Schedule: 2023 Lawrence County Fair Schedule of Events (osu.edu)

2023 Quality Assurance: All youth exhibiting a Livestock project must complete Quality Assurance.

• A few county-wide Zoom trainings are still available: 
  • February 23, 5:00pm, ZOOM click QA registration to register for your space.
  • March 23, 5:00pm, ZOOM click QA registration to register for your space.
• Lawrence County 4-H Club Based Quality Assurance Training – 4-H Club advisors interested in providing quality assurance within their club must become a Quality Assurance Assistant Instructor. Lawrence County QA Assistant Instructor Training date is February 28th at the Volunteer Training.
  • **Youth – if you are planning on this option – please be sure to check with your club advisor to make sure it will be offered in your club! Clubs are not required to provide this option.
• YQCA Online Training – on your own pace, in your own space by registering through YQCA.org. Cost is $12.00 and youth must register for their Quality Assurance Age Option. Exhibitors must be enrolled in the oh.4honline.com system prior to yearly completion & complete between November 1, 2022 and May 1, 2023; certificates of completion must be sent to fraley.171@osu.edu. For more information on registration, visit YQCA Online Training
• Quality Assurance Test-Out Option (12 years and older): Lawrence County 4-H Members who would like to take the Quality Assurance Test to test-out of QA training must set up an appointment by calling 740-533-4322 or emailing fraley.171@osu.edu; test out scheduling begins in January of 4-H year. If you have taken the 12-14 year old test and are now 4-H age – 15, you must re-test or complete the yearly training! Please contact our office to check on your test-out status if you are unsure!

Ohio 4-H Conference: The Ohio 4-H Conference takes place at the Greater Columbus Convention Center on March 11th.

The Ohio 4-H Conference is the largest gathering of 4-H volunteers in the United States! Nearly 1,200 teen and adult volunteers participate each year. The Ohio 4-H Conference is designed to equip participants with resources, information, and skills to meet the ever-changing needs of youth. Attendees have the opportunity to receive training in more than 125 different topics such as career exploration, risk management, camping, leadership, cake decorating, dancing, animal sciences, and much more.

In addition to the educational sessions, the day features the Ohio 4-H Volunteer Recognition Luncheon highlighting the extraordinary accomplishments of volunteers. The teens (age 13 and older) have a luncheon where they recognize their peers and often features a keynote speaker.

Click here for additional Conference information and registration materials.

Ohio 4-H Animal Science Learning Opportunity: All About Sheep & Goats – Zoom Webinars beginning this Thursday, February 2nd, 6:00pm. This weeks session will be on Small Ruminant Nutrition, click this connection link to attend: Launch Meeting – Zoom, password: 945126 – Each week, a few days prior to the webinar – connection information will be shared on the Ohio State – 4-H Animal Sciences facebook!

4-H Club and Volunteer Update: Organizational club leaders, don’t forget – today, January 31st is the deadline to submit your financial documents for 2022! Forms can be found: Lawrence County 4-H Club Advisor Resources | Lawrence (osu.edu)

Also continue to hold the date, February 28th, 6:00pm at Collins Career Center for our annual in-person Volunteer Training! Volunteers will receive more information via email closer to date! We will release a recorded training option March 1st to be completed by March 15th!

Check out our website at lawrence.osu.edu or our facebook @lawrence4h or more information! Live now on facebook is a vote for our 2023 Theme – please feel free to comment on this blog for your choice:

• 4-H & Me in 2023
• Find Your Path in 4-H
• 4-H: Check Us Out!

Questions? Please feel free to contact our office at 740-533-4322 or email Rachael at fraley.171@osu.edu

Happy 2023!

When January rolls around, I truly begin to feel the excitement for the 4-H Community Club and Fair Season. In December, 23 Market Steers were tagged for the 2023 Market Beef Show, which is up 10 from last year’s show! We’ve completed our first round of volunteer training with 7 returning volunteers and we already have 28 memberships pending in 4-H online for the new 4-H Year!

4-H Online Enrollment is open!

All 4-H Volunteers and Members must enroll each year by March 15th, to enroll visit: oh.4honline.com

Lawrence 4-H Volunteer Updates

Next Tuesday, January 10th, we will be hosting a Pop-Up Volunteer Training at 5:30pm in person at the Extension Office. This volunteer training is open to 20 volunteers. To reserve your spot, click: RSVP for Volunteer Training If you attended the ZOOM volunteer training on December 1st, you do not need to attend.

Other Lawrence County 4-H Volunteer Training opportunities include:

• January 24th, 5:30pm, Virtual Zoom, to register for link visit: RSVP for Virtual Volunteer Training
• February 28th, 6:00pm, at Collins Career Center
• Make-Up, Online, Self-Paced Training will be available, March 1-15.

Don’t forget, all returning and new volunteers must complete annual 4-H volunteer training to be an approved volunteer! Training must be complete by March 15th. Special Note: 4-H & Livestock Committee members will receive yearly training at the January/February Committee Meetings.

Also, coming up, is the Ohio 4-H Volunteer Conference, March 11th, Columbus, OH. More information and registration form can be found here: https://ohio4h.org/events/ohio-4-h-conference

End of Year Club Paperwork Due January 31st! The yearly financial summary and club charter checklist was mailed in October to each organizational club leader, but copies can be found here: Lawrence County 4-H Club Advisor Resources If your club was selected for a club audit, your audit forms are also due January 31st. Forms can be emailed to lawrence4H@osu.edu or dropped off to our office.

Club/Volunteer/Member Recruitment Survey Request Around this time of year we get many requests from potential new members looking for information on clubs located near them. We are requesting a volunteer from each club, complete the following survey by January 10th. Please click to complete: 4-H Club Information Survey 

Lawrence 4-H Member Updates

Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp Counselor Applications are due February 1st. Counselors must be 14 as of January 1, 2023. The application can be found online at 4-H Camp | Lawrence (osu.edu)

Quality Assurance Training: All members planning to exhibit a livestock project at the county fair, must complete Quality Assurance. For a full list of training dates and opportunities, please visit: Lawrence County Fair | Lawrence (osu.edu)

We have recently added a date for a ZOOM Quality Assurance: January 19th, 4:30pm, Click Quality Assurance Registration to register for connection link. For more dates and options, visit the Lawrence County Fair link above.

FAFSA Is For You: Ohio 4-H is partnering with the Ohio Department of High Education to help answer frequently asked questions about the FAFSA! If you are interested in post-secondary education opportunities, join Ohio Department of Higher Education and Ohio 4-H on January 12th, 6-7pm, virtually by registering at https://go.oedu.edu/fafsa4u

Looking for more information? 

Email Rachael at fraley.171@osu.edu, give us a call at 740-533-4322 or check out website at lawrence.osu.edu

Other Helpful Resources include: 

• 2022 – 2023 Lawrence County 4-H Volunteer and Member Guidebook: plan ahead calendar, project and club requirements, and much more!
• 2022 – 2023 Lawrence County Junior Fair Rules

Are you planning to take a Livestock Project, including market, breeding and specialty projects, requiring Quality Assurance? 

If yes, keep reading 🙂 

Lawrence County 4-H will be hosting a virtual option on Thursday, December 22nd at 2:30pm. We know the Spring can get especially busy to fit in all the 4-H requirements for your project, so we encourage you to go ahead and mark this complete.

The training will last approximately 1 hour.

To register and receive virtual connection information, please complete the registration form found at:

https://go.osu.edu/dec22qareg

Also, our office will be open Thursday, December 22nd, 9am – 12pm, for those wishing to stop by & test out of quality assurance.

 Please send Rachael an email at fraley.171@osu.edu or call our office 740-533-4322 to let us know if you are planning to come by to test out of Quality Assurance.

Test Out option is available for those 12 and older. Those who have tested out between the ages of 12-14, must test out again at 15. 4-H age 15 and older, can test out for the remaining duration of their 4-H career.

Join us after the Ironton Christmas Parade in the Courthouse, November 28th at 7:30pm! 

Annual Volunteer Training, December 1st, 6:00pm

ZOOM, register for connection information: https://go.osu.edu/dec2022volunteertrainingregistration

Market Beef Tag In Location Change 

December 17, 10:00 – 11:00am, Pratt’s Farm

3988 County Road 17
South Point, OH 45680

As 2022 comes to an end, please consider including Lawrence County 4-H youth development in your giving plans. 

You are part of a special 4-H community. As volunteers, alumni, and supporters, you have the power to change the lives of youth across Ohio by providing them with opportunities to inspire curiosity, fuel adventure, develop lifelong skills, and grow into true leaders. People like you, who believe in 4-H, equip young Ohioans with the tools they need to be successful long after they age out of the program. During this giving season, reflect on what 4-H has done for you and others you know. Would you consider donating to help ensure this program continues to grow and thrive for future generations? 

Gifts to Lawrence County 4-H will qualify for a tax deduction in this calendar year, meaning that any donation made before Dec. 31 is deductible for 2022. 

A gift to Ohio 4-H is an investment in our youth and in our community’s future. Please consider giving to our county’s 4-H fund at ohio4h.org/countydonation.  

Thank you for helping to make the best better! 

It’s the start of a new 4-H year!

Enrollment is now open for the 2022 – 2023 4-H Year: Enroll by visiting oh.4honline.com

• All new and returning members and volunteers must enroll every year.
• Returning families/members must use the same username/profile. If they need help remembering – please have them contact our office. New members may also enroll by creating a profile. All volunteers and members must be enrolled by March 15, 2023. Changes may be made by contacting our office prior to March 31, 2023.

The 2022 – 2023 Lawrence County 4-H Volunteer & Member Guidebook and the Lawrence County Junior Fair Rules are also available to help you start planning your year, become aware of our county’s 4-H  and Junior Fair expectations.

• To view click:
  • 2022-2023 Lawrence County 4-H Volunteer & Member Guidebook 
  • 2023 Lawrence County Junior Fair Rules

2022 – 2023 Lawrence County 4-H Volunteer Training Opportunities

Ohio 4-H Volunteers have an outstanding reputation for their commitment to the development of our youth. In order to maintain this outstanding reputation, Ohio 4-H volunteers shall continue enhancing their skills to ensure all 4-H participants have a positive and educational experience by annually attending additional youth development training opportunities.All 4-H volunteers must complete the Youth Activities & Programs Policy Training (formerly known as Policy 1.50 Protecting Our Minors) and the county hot topic and updates training yearly.

For the 2022-2023 4-H Year, Volunteers have the following options to complete the training:

• December 1^st, 6:00pm, Virtual Live ZOOM Option: Register to attend and receive connection information – https://go.osu.edu/dec2022volunteertrainingregistration
• February 28, 6:00pm, In-Person Option: Registration and location to be announced.
• Make-Up Option will be provided March 1 – 15^th.

If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a new volunteer, please reach out to me for more information: fraley.171@osu.edu

Supplemental Volunteer Training Opportunities

• Quality Assurance Assistant Instructor Training: Volunteers wishing to offer Quality Assurance in their 4-H Club must attend QA Assistant Instructor Training immediately following the county volunteer trainings listed above on December 1 and February 28. Make Up Trainings available upon request after December 1.
• Ohio 4-H Volunteer Conference, March 11^th, Columbus, OH. Information can be found at https://ohio4h.org/about/ohio-4-h-conference.

2023 Market Beef Tag-In, December 17th, 10:00 – 11:00am, Lawrence County Fairgrounds, Pratts Farm 

4-H and FFA exhibitors planning to exhibit a market steer or market heifer born on or after January 1, 2022 at the 2023 Lawrence County Fair must bring their project animal to tag in during the designated time. All calves must be broken to lead and led thru the chute on a halter to be tagged.

REGISTER RIGHT AWAY – ALUMNI & FRIENDS WEEKEND 2022

NOVEMBER 11th – 13th, 2022!

An Alumni Get-Together is back again by popular demand! Come join generations of former campers, counselors, staff members, and volunteers as we reminisce about memories, friends, and days gone by. We will have camp pictures, dancing, games, and campfire. Bring your crew and stay the night for more great times at Canter’s Cave!!

Pre-Registration: https://paypal.me/CantersCaveAlumni?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US

PACKAGES

• Friday thru Sunday Full Experience $75, Arrive at 7:00pm on Friday the 11th, stay through Sunday the 13th at 10:00am, 2 nights in Leadership Center, all activities and 4 meals included
• Saturday into Sunday Immersion $50, Arrive at noon on Saturday the 12th, stay through Sunday the 13th at 10:00am, 1 night in Leadership Center, all activities and 3 meals included
• Saturday Only $25, Arrive at noon on Saturday the 12th and depart around midnight, All activities and 2 meals included

Lawrence County 4-H Shooting Sports Fun Shoot, November 13th, for more information view flyer here:  Lawrence County 4-H Shooting Sports Fun Shoot | Lawrence County 4-H (osu.edu)