Tractor Supply Company is offering a special discount to 4-H and FFA families on Saturday, October 5, 2019. Ohio is one of only four state to have this special offer, so we hope you will be able to use it! Take the flyer with you to the store and save! You can find and print the coupons here.
The 2020 Licking County 4-H Tractor Clubs will both start meeting on Monday, October 7, 2019.
Youth ages 9 to 18 can . . .
• Learn more about large equipment, engines, petroleum power, and ATVs, in a hands-on, experiential setting.
• Complete the Tractor Operator’s Certification Program (youths age 14 and older) allowing operation of large equipment on family farms or as an employee
• Qualify for the 2020 Ohio State Fair Tractor Day event
Information about Tractor Clubs along with contact information can be found here.
Coshocton County will be hosting their annual Cattlepalooza Feeder Calf Show on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds. Details can be found below.
Those interested in participating in the 2020 Hartford Fair Steer Pool must attend the registration meeting on Monday, September 23, 2019 at 7:00pm at the New Covenant Community Church 8408 Johnstown Utica Rd, State Route 62 Johnstown, Ohio 43031. Information on dates, selection, deposits and shows can be found here.
Calling all 4-H members who will be 4-H ages 14-18 in 2020! It’s time to complete your 4-H Achievement Awards Forms. What is an achievement awards form? It’s a bit like your 4-H resume: a summary of your involvement and accomplishments throughout your 4-H career. By filling out and turning in your awards forms, you will be eligible to win special awards, trips and opportunities through the county and state 4-H programs. The top winner in the state for each project category is invited to attend the National Club Congress, which is the highest honor a 4-H member can receive. We’ve had many Licking County 4-H members attend, will the next one be YOU?
It can be a little overwhelming the first (and maybe even the second) time you fill out your awards forms. To help with that, there is a workshop coming up that can help you better understand the process.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 – 6:00pm – Licking County Extension Office – RSVP by September 16 – Informational Flyer
This workshop is geared toward those who have never done awards forms before or those who would like help improving upon what they’ve done in the past.
All forms (both PDF and Word Documents) can be found on the Member Resources page here. Completed forms are due to the Extension Office by 4:30pm on Friday, October 18, 2019! Forms MUST have your advisor’s signature.
For those members who are currently high school seniors or higher and were actively enrolled in 4-H in Licking County for 2019, you are eligible to apply for the Licking County 4-H Committee Scholarship. Please review the application here for a full list of requirements. Please note: you must complete both the Achievement Awards Form and the Scholarship Application in order to be eligible for the scholarship.
For questions about the Achievement Awards Forms, please contact Lisa McCutcheon at mccutcheon.46@osu.edu.
If you are a Licking County 4-H member who will be 4-H age 14-18 in 2020, you should have received an email that invited you to complete the Teen Interest Inventory. In case the email didn’t make it to you, here is another chance for you to complete the Teen Interest Inventory.
We have many exciting opportunities available specifically for teens for the 2020 4-H year. Since most clubs don’t meet much, if at all, during the fall and winter, it can be easy to miss deadlines. To help you keep up on these opportunities, we ask that you please complete the Teen Interest Inventory. By completing the Teen Interest Inventory, it let’s us know which opportunities that you are interested in so that we can send you the information specific to those opportunities when it becomes available. For instance, if you mark that you are interested in becoming a camp counselor, we will send you a link to the application along with other information once it becomes available so that you don’t miss the chance to apply! This interest inventory is not a commitment to applying for the opportunities you select, it is just a way to let us know to send you more information.
In the past, we’ve sent out a paper that we asked to fill out and send back in. To make it easier this year, we’re doing an online survey. You can easily fill it out in just a few minutes from a computer or mobile device and you don’t have to worry about getting the form back to us!
The teen opportunities are listed below. Once you have reviewed them and know which ones you are interested in, please follow this link to complete the survey: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efGY3vSXCfvJuId. Please complete the survey before it closes on Monday, September 30, 2019.
TEEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2020
Food & Fashion Board – Must be 14 years old as of 01/01/20. Serve as a member of the county Food & Fashion Board and actively participate in planning, organizing, and implementing nutrition/fashion related activities. These may include club visits, planning & implementing the Style Revue and assisting with additional food or fashion-related workshops. Deadline for application is September 20th. Applications will be posted at http://licking.osu.edu (4-H Youth Development / Member Resources). Interviews will be held Thursday, October 3rd.
Junior Fair Board – Must be 15 years old as of 01/01/20. Serve as member of Hartford Junior Fair Board while planning, organizing, and implementing the Junior Fair program. A minimum of seven trainings will be held in addition to attending the Junior Fair Conference in Columbus on Saturday, January 4th. Deadline for application is November 15th. Applications will be posted at www.licking.osu.edu (4-H Youth Development / Member Resources). Interviews will be held on Saturday, December 7th, with all members required to attend an orientation meeting on Monday, December 16th (tentative).
4-H Summer Camp Counselor – Must be between 14 and 19 years of age. These teens will serve in a leadership capacity during June 13-17, 2020 camp for youth ages 9-15. A minimum of 9 training sessions will be held with counselors also attending Camp Counselors Workshop (April 17-18). Camp counselor applications are due December 20, 2019. Applications will be posted at www.licking.osu.edu (4-H Youth Development / Camp Opportunities). Interviews will be held January 7, 2020.
4-H Cloverbud Day Camp Counselor – Must be between 14 and 19 years of age. These teens will assist in planning and facilitating day camp program on Saturday, June 6th for children who are five to eight years old. Cloverbud Day Camp counselor applications are due December 20, 2019. Applications will be posted at www.licking.osu.edu (4-H Youth Development / Camp Opportunities). Interviews will be held January 7, 2020.
4-H CARTEENS Facilitator – Must be at least 15 years of age. Peer-led traffic safety program conducted the first Thursday of every month in conjunction with the county Juvenile Court. Teens prepare for and present driver education program and assist with various special projects related to driver safety.
There are several awards, project books, and other items that were not claimed at camp, the Hartford Fair or the Ohio State Fair. Please check through this list to see if you have something to pick up at the Extension Office. Advisors, please also look through the list to see if you have a club packet to pick up. Also, if you see one of your members has an item to pick up, please follow up with that member to make sure they know it is here.
Member Materials to be Picked Up…
Items that May Belong to Members from Delaware and Knox:
Club Materials to be Picked Up by Advisor(s)…
The Licking County 4-H Committee will be choosing two 4-H members, who will be between the ages of nine and twelve as of January 1st, 2020, to participate in State 4-H Junior Shooting Sports Camp. State 4-H Junior Shooting Sports Camp is a residential camp, and will be held at Canter’s Cave 4-H Camp in Jackson, Ohio June 26-28, 2020. The application can be found here and is due to the Extension Office by Friday, October 18, 2019.
The application to apply to be a 4-H Advisor in Licking County is now available. Applications are due to the Licking County Extension Office by February 1, 2020. If you are joining an existing club, you must have the organizational advisor’s signature for the club you are joining. If you are planning to start a new club, we ask that you have your advisor application turned in by December 15, 2019 so that we can begin the process of starting your club. The Advisor Application can be found here.
Applications are available for those interested in applying for the 2020 Food and Fashion Board. Applicants must be at least 14 years old as of 01/01/20. They must have completed a food or clothing project in 2019 and plan to enroll and complete a food or clothing project in 2020. Members of the board are responsible for the planning and running of events related to 4-H food and clothing projects such as the Style Revue, judging, workshops and other events. The application can be found here is due to the Extension Office by 4:30pm on Friday, September 20, 2019. Interviews will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2019 by appointment at the Extension Office. Please call the Extension Office at 740.670.5315 to schedule an interview time.