Month: June 2020

REMINDER: Families Please Sign Up for a Quality Assurance Session

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If you have youth taking livestock to the Hartford Fair and you have not yet met the Quality Assurance requirement for this year, please make sure you’ve registered for one of the eleven remaining Quality Assurance trainings. ALL QUALITY ASSURANCE TRAININGS MUST BE COMPLETED BY JULY 1ST IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO SHOW AT THE HARTFORD FAIR!

Please note that there is a limit to the number of families that can register for a given session. That is one reason we are requesting that families sign up as one registration instead of registering each child individually. Families are encouraged to register early to secure the session that they prefer. Additional sessions will NOT be offered, so if you wait for the last sessions to register and they fill, your only option will be to pay $12 to complete the YQCA online module. Details on the remaining sessions and how to register are listed below:

Read the following details VERY CAREFULLY prior to signing-up for a QA Training, as this registration is intended for FAMILIES, NOT INDIVIDUALS!

We realize we have many 4-H / FFA members enrolled in LIVESTOCK projects, as well as several 4-H Club / FFA Chapter advisors, who still need to complete a Livestock Quality Assurance training during 2020. REMINDER: We are asking families to sign up together, as one registration, and to attend the same session. Due to this fact, prior to completing the survey, we ask that you determine WHO will be attending the session from your family, as you will need to type their names (as well as their 4-H Club or FFA Chapter name) in to the survey… (Note: you will only be asked to list 4-H / FFA livestock project members and advisors – not parents)

There are 11 sessions left. They represent various species, and are offered at various days of the week and times. Please choose the species, date and time that works best for your family. Once you complete the survey, MARK YOUR CALENDAR, so as to not forget to attend. You will receive a confirmation email immediately after completing the survey – if you do not receive a message within an hour, please reach out to Lisa McCutcheon at mccutcheon.46@osu.edu. We would strongly discourage using a school email address – as we have found many of them do not allow for delivery of external emails. An email will come to you approximately 24 hours in advance of your session as a reminder, and it will contain the Zoom link needed to attend. Please note: Sessions are limited to 40 registrations per session. Once a session is filled, it will no longer be listed in the reservation. Register early to have your best selection of sessions.

Please realize that the deadline by which all Hartford Junior Fair livestock project members must attend Quality Assurance training is July 1st. If you do not attend some form of Livestock Quality Assurance training, you will not be eligible to enter / exhibit Junior Fair livestock at the 2020 Hartford Fair.  With that said, if the dates and times do not fit your schedule, you still have one other option: YQCA! YQCA is a national training module, and is offered at a cost of $12 per 4-H / FFA member. You can find details here. We will not schedule any make-up Zoom training sessions, therefore if you are unable to attend one of the 19 sessions being offered, your only other option is to enroll in the YQCA training and pay the accompanying fee. (Note: Advisors are not eligible to complete YQCA, only youth members)

Licking County Quality Assurance sessions will be offered as listed below:

  • Session 9: Tuesday, June 16 | Poultry | 6:00-7:30pm
  • Session 10: Tuesday, June 16 | Goat | 8:00-9:30pm
  • Session 11: Wednesday, June 17 | Rabbit | 6:00-7:30pm
  • Session 12: Thursday, June 18 | Swine | 3:00-4:30pm
  • Session 13: Friday, June 19 | Swine | 10:00-11:30am
  • Session 14: Friday, June 19 | Swine | 12:00-1:30pm
  • Session 15: Monday, June 22 | Goat | 4:00-5:30pm
  • Session 16: Monday, June 22 | Rabbit | 6:00-7:30pm
  • Session 17: Wednesday, June 24 | Rabbit | 6:00-7:30pm
  • Session 18: Wednesday, June 24 | Beef/Dairy/Dairy Feeder | 8:00-9:30pm
  • Session 19: Thursday, June 25 | Goat | 8:00-9:30pm

Once you have reviewed all information above… have determined who will be attending the session… and chosen which date / time / species works best, then you may register online: https://go.osu.edu/2020lickingqasignup

Please Help Support 4-H Camp Ohio!

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The 4-H Camp Ohio Buckeye Funder campaign will end on Thursday, June 18th. At the time of posting this update, 58% of our goal of $20,000 has been raised to support 4-H Camp Ohio through these unprecedented events. If you have not had the chance to do so, please visit go.osu.edu/CampOhio to help ensure camp will be able to welcome campers back in years to come. While the campaign ends on June 18th, donations to camp are welcome at anytime by sending funds directly to 4-H Camp Ohio.

Also, if you haven’t watched the video of camp counselors speaking about what camp means to them, I would encourage you to do so. Several of our camp counselors spoke about what camp means to them and you will see several photos from Licking County 4-H camps in the video.

REMINDER: Beeson Award Application Due

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Applications for the Beeson Award “Outstanding 4-H Horse Project Member” are due by Friday, June 19, 2020 to the Licking County Extension Office. Applications must be mailed to 771 E. Main St., Suite 103, Newark, OH 43055.

A 4-H Horse Project member may nominate him / herself, be nominated by an Advisor, or another 4-H member.

Please see the application found here for the full set of guidelines and requirements.

Licking County 4-H/FFA Livestock Quality Assurance Registration

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Read the following details VERY CAREFULLY prior to signing-up for a QA Training, as this registration is intended for FAMILIES, NOT INDIVIDUALS!

We realize we have many 4-H / FFA members enrolled in LIVESTOCK projects, as well as several 4-H Club / FFA Chapter advisors, who still need to complete a Livestock Quality Assurance training during 2020. This information went out via email earlier this week and contains all the juicy details that you will need to do so… But the most important part of this information pertains to the fact that we are asking families to sign up together, as one registration, and to attend the same session. Due to this fact, prior to completing the survey, we ask that you determine WHO will be attending the session from your family, as you will need to type their names (as well as their 4-H Club or FFA Chapter name) in to the survey… (Note: you will only be asked to list 4-H / FFA livestock project members and advisors – not parents)

There are 19 sessions being offered during the month of June. They represent various species, and are offered at various days of the week and times. Please choose the species, date and time that works best for your family. Once you complete the survey, MARK YOUR CALENDAR, so as to not forget to attend. You will receive a confirmation email immediately after completing the survey – if you do not receive a message within an hour, please reach out to Lisa McCutcheon at mccutcheon.46@osu.edu. We would strongly discourage using a school email address – as we have found many of them do not allow for delivery of external emails. An email will come to you approximately 24 hours in advance of your session as a reminder, and it will contain the Zoom link needed to attend. Please note: Sessions are limited to 40 registrations per session. Once a session is filled, it will no longer be listed in the reservation. Register early to have your best selection of sessions.

Please realize that the deadline by which all Hartford Junior Fair livestock project members must attend Quality Assurance training is July 1st. If you do not attend some form of Livestock Quality Assurance training, you will not be eligible to enter / exhibit Junior Fair livestock at the 2020 Hartford Fair.  With that said, if the dates and times do not fit your schedule, you still have one other option: YQCA! YQCA is a national training module, and is offered at a cost of $12 per 4-H / FFA member. You can find details here. We will not schedule any make-up Zoom training sessions, therefore if you are unable to attend one of the 19 sessions being offered, your only other option is to enroll in the YQCA training and pay the accompanying fee. (Note: Advisors are not eligible to complete YQCA, only youth members)

Licking County Quality Assurance sessions will be offered as listed below:

  • Session 1: Tuesday, June 9 | Poultry | 6:00-7:00pm
  • Session 2: Tuesday, June 9 | Beef/Dairy/Dairy Feeder | 8:00-9:30pm
  • Session 3: Wednesday, June 10 | Sheep | 10:00-11:30am
  • Session 4: Wednesday, June 10 |  Sheep | 4:00-5:30pm
  • Session 5: Wednesday, June 10 | Rabbit | 6:00-7:30pm
  • Session 6: Wednesday, June 10 | Sheep | 8:00-9:30pm
  • Session 7: Thursday, June 11 | Poultry | 6:00-7:30pm
  • Session 8: Friday, June 12 | Swine | 1:00-2:30pm
  • Session 9: Tuesday, June 16 | Poultry | 6:00-7:30pm
  • Session 10: Tuesday, June 16 | Goat | 8:00-9:30pm
  • Session 11: Wednesday, June 17 | Rabbit | 6:00-7:30pm
  • Session 12: Thursday, June 18 | Swine | 3:00-4:30pm
  • Session 13: Friday, June 19 | Swine | 10:00-11:30am
  • Session 14: Friday, June 19 | Swine | 12:00-1:30pm
  • Session 15: Monday, June 22 | Goat | 4:00-5:30pm
  • Session 16: Monday, June 22 | Rabbit | 6:00-7:30pm
  • Session 17: Wednesday, June 24 | Rabbit | 6:00-7:30pm
  • Session 18: Wednesday, June 24 | Beef/Dairy/Dairy Feeder | 8:00-9:30pm
  • Session 19: Thursday, June 25 | Goat | 8:00-9:30pm

Once you have reviewed all information above… have determined who will be attending the session… and chosen which date / time / species works best, then you may register online: https://go.osu.edu/2020lickingqasignup

4-H Master Clothing Educators Available to Answer Your Clothing Project Questions

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Have questions about you clothing and textiles 4-H project? 

4-H Master Clothing Educator Volunteers will be available live via Zoom to answer 4-H members’ questions and share sewing skills and techniques. They will also be available to answer questions about quilting basics and techniques.

Pam Montgomery, 4-H Extension Educator in Morgan County, who works with this group of 4-H MCE volunteers, has the following dates and times scheduled. She will be monitoring the meetings. There is no need to preregister. The Zoom connection information is below.

Dates and Times

  • June 8 (Mon):  3:30 -5 pm
  • June 30 (Tues):  1-2:30 pm
  • July (Wed): 8: 1-2:30 pm

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  • 4-H volunteers: If you, or a participant you are working with, have a disability and have questions about accessibility or wish to request accommodations please contact your county 4-H professional.

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Pressure Canning Testing Appointments

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The Family and Consumer Sciences Program is happy to share their June 2020 Pressure Canner Testing schedule.  When all those COVID-19 gardens turn into great harvests, we expect a busy canning season!

For June, there will be one large, state-wide appointment/registration system.  This will allow clients to see available appointments for any location/date to pick what best fits their schedule.  Once an appointment has been confirmed, it will no longer be visible on the survey.

To ensure social distancing and time for disinfecting between clients, all are required to make appointments through the online (Qualtrics) system. If an appointment needs to be cancelled, please email Katie Shumaker at Shumaker.68@osu.edu.

You can schedule an appointment here: go.osu.edu/2020pressurecannertesting

4-H World Changers For Middle & High School Girls

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EVERY WEDNESDAY | JULY 1 THROUGH AUGUST 5 | 2 – 3 P.M. EST

Location: VIRTUALLY from your own home! Event link will be given upon completion of registration.
Cost: FREE!

Details: Designed for middle & high school girls. We will welcome EVERYONE who has an interest in STEM, coding and making a positive impact in their community!

Contact information: Margo Long, 4-H Extension Educator, long.1632@osu.edu

Register: https://go.osu.edu/4hworldchangerssignup