Community Service

National 4-H Week 2025

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National 4-H Week will take place October 5-11, 2025. Show your 4-H pride throughout the week and join other 4-H members, volunteers, alumni, and families as we celebrate 4-H and the impact it has. Check out two ways that you can participate below…

Monday, October 6th – Paint the Nation GREEN! Wear green on Monday!

Let’s paint the nation green! We’ll be kicking off National 4-H Week with a bold splash of Ohio 4-H spirit. Whether it’s a green hat, shirt, face paint, or even green socks—show the world you’re Beyond Ready with 4-H! Snap a pic in your best green gear, tag @national4H, and help us flood social media with the power of Ohio 4-H. Let’s light up every feed with your boldest green!

 

 

Thursday, October 9th – 4-H For Good! Make a difference in Licking County!

Let’s shine a light on the good! Thursday, it’s all about celebrating the impact Ohio 4-H’ers are making in their communities—and the volunteers, leaders, and mentors helping us grow. From leading service projects to lending a helping hand, we’re showing what it means to be Beyond Ready with 4-H. Know someone making a difference? Or are you making change happen? Post a shoutout, share your story, and tag @national4H using #National4HWeek. Let’s fill every feed with positivity and the power of 4-H!

REMINDER: Teen Achievement Awards Forms and Licking County 4-H Committee Scholarship DUE

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The 2026 Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards Form Packet as well as the 2025 Licking County 4-H Committee Scholarship Packet are now available. Both forms can be found on the Teen Opportunities page of the website. Achievement Awards forms and the 4-H Committee Scholarship are due to the Licking County Extension Office by Friday, October 10, 2025. By completing the Achievement Awards forms, members have the opportunity to be recognized for their comprehensive project work and leadership activities and can be chosen to represent Licking County at the state level competition. Applicants are also eligible to apply for state trips/camps and other opportunities through this process. Members must be at least 14 (as of 01/01/2026) in order to be eligible for this process. Please reach out to Lisa McCutcheon (mccutcheon.46@osu.edu) with questions or for help with the process.

Teen Achievement Awards Forms and Licking County 4-H Committee Scholarship

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The 2026 Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards Form Packet as well as the 2025 Licking County 4-H Committee Scholarship Packet are now available. Both forms can be found on the Teen Opportunities page of the website. Achievement Awards forms and the 4-H Committee Scholarship are due to the Licking County Extension Office by Friday, October 10, 2025. By completing the Achievement Awards forms, members have the opportunity to be recognized for their comprehensive project work and leadership activities and can be chosen to represent Licking County at the state level competition. Applicants are also eligible to apply for state trips/camps and other opportunities through this process. Members must be at least 14 (as of 01/01/2026) in order to be eligible for this process. Please reach out to Lisa McCutcheon (mccutcheon.46@osu.edu) with questions or for help with the process.

REMINDER: 2025 Stock the Trailer Challenge!

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We’d like to challenge our 4-H Clubs and FFA Chapters that will be participating in the Hartford Fair to help our Junior Fair Board in collecting non-perishable food items, along with money, to support the Food Pantry Network of Licking County! Every single dollar, or food item, will directly benefit people inside of our fair district! We are challenging each club/chapter to collect $100 or 50 lbs of food!

Start collecting NOW, and then drop off food items to the designated trailer (in front of Grubb Arena), or money can be dropped off to the Junior Fair Board Office during the fair.

Bonus: If the Hartford Junior Fair Board collects more than the other fairs in our region, our fair will receive $5,000! HELP US WIN! We’ve placed third the past two years – but with your help, we can do better!

2025 Stock the Trailer Challenge!

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We’d like to challenge our 4-H Clubs and FFA Chapters that will be participating in the Hartford Fair to help our Junior Fair Board in collecting non-perishable food items, along with money, to support the Food Pantry Network of Licking County! Every single dollar, or food item, will directly benefit people inside of our fair district! We are challenging each club/chapter to collect $100 or 50 lbs of food!

Start collecting NOW, and then drop off food items to the designated trailer (in front of Grubb Arena), or money can be dropped off to the Junior Fair Board Office during the fair.

Bonus: If the Hartford Junior Fair Board collects more than the other fairs in our region, our fair will receive $5,000! HELP US WIN! We’ve placed third the past two years – but with your help, we can do better!

REMINDER: Ohio 4-H Teen Service and Social Days

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Calling all teen 4-H members! Join us for a day of service and socializing in one of the TWO LOCATIONS across the state with your fellow older 4-H members on June 25 or 26th! We’ll be helping out at a park clean up in the morning, then having a picnic and outdoor games together after the work is done. Register by June 16th at go.osu.edu/TLCServiceSocial. Cost is only $10 which covers all activities, a SWAG item, and lunch, thanks to the Ohio 4-H Foundation!

More information:

Ohio 4-H Teen Service and Social
What: TWO days of service to the community and socializing with fellow Ohio 4-H teen members! Service activities include a park clean up with a picnic and outdoor games after the work is done.
Who: Any 13-18 year old 4-H members (as of January 1, 2025)
When & Where: Wednesday, June 25 or Thursday, June 26, 9:30am-3:00pm.

  • June 25 – Southern Ohio, Rocky Fork State Park (Highland County)
  • June 26 – Northeast Ohio, Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Cuyahoga/Summit County)

Cost: $10 per day. This price includes picnic lunch, service and social supplies and activities. Sponsored by the Ohio 4-H Foundation. Payment must be made by June 16 at go.osu.edu/TLC10.

REMINDER: Ohio 4-H Teen Service and Social Days

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Calling all teen 4-H members! Join us for a day of service and socializing in one of the TWO LOCATIONS across the state with your fellow older 4-H members on June 25 or 26th! We’ll be helping out at a park clean up in the morning, then having a picnic and outdoor games together after the work is done. Register by June 16th at go.osu.edu/TLCServiceSocial. Cost is only $10 which covers all activities, a SWAG item, and lunch, thanks to the Ohio 4-H Foundation!

More information:

Ohio 4-H Teen Service and Social
What: TWO days of service to the community and socializing with fellow Ohio 4-H teen members! Service activities include a park clean up with a picnic and outdoor games after the work is done.
Who: Any 13-18 year old 4-H members (as of January 1, 2025)
When & Where: Wednesday, June 25 or Thursday, June 26, 9:30am-3:00pm.

  • June 25 – Southern Ohio, Rocky Fork State Park (Highland County)
  • June 26 – Northeast Ohio, Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Cuyahoga/Summit County)

Cost: $10 per day. This price includes picnic lunch, service and social supplies and activities. Sponsored by the Ohio 4-H Foundation. Payment must be made by June 16 at go.osu.edu/TLC10.

Ohio 4-H Teen Service and Social Days

by

Calling all teen 4-H members! Join us for a day of service and socializing in one of the TWO LOCATIONS across the state with your fellow older 4-H members on June 25 or 26th! We’ll be helping out at a park clean up in the morning, then having a picnic and outdoor games together after the work is done. Register by June 16th at go.osu.edu/TLCServiceSocial. Cost is only $10 which covers all activities, a SWAG item, and lunch, thanks to the Ohio 4-H Foundation!

More information:

Ohio 4-H Teen Service and Social
What: TWO days of service to the community and socializing with fellow Ohio 4-H teen members! Service activities include a park clean up with a picnic and outdoor games after the work is done.
Who: Any 13-18 year old 4-H members (as of January 1, 2025)
When & Where: Wednesday, June 25 or Thursday, June 26, 9:30am-3:00pm.

  • June 25 – Southern Ohio, Rocky Fork State Park (Highland County)
  • June 26 – Northeast Ohio, Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Cuyahoga/Summit County)

Cost: $10 per day. This price includes picnic lunch, service and social supplies and activities. Sponsored by the Ohio 4-H Foundation. Payment must be made by June 16 at go.osu.edu/TLC10.

4-H Camp Ohio Wish List

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Did you know that 4-H Camp Ohio has an Amazon Wish List? Purchasing items that are on the list helps offset costs and ensures that camp has the supplies it needs to provide services for thousands of youth each year. There are a variety of items needed on the list, so be sure to check it out: a.co/6VCqJOH

While you are doing your Christmas shopping, perhaps you can add a gift to camp!

REMINDER: Food Pantry Network of Licking County: Elves in Action

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Elves in Action is the Food Pantry Network of Licking County’s annual, community-wide fundraiser held at the end of every year to help them stock the shelves for the holiday season. Elves in Action aims to bring together supporters interested in fighting food insecurity in Licking County and collect food and monetary donations to benefit the Food Pantry Network. This year, the staff at the Licking County Extension Office will be volunteering from 5:30-7:30pm on Friday, December 20, 2024 to collect food and monetary donations in downtown Newark on the square. Please come visit us and help us fight food insecurity in Licking County!

Please Note: There will be volunteers on the square every evening from 5:30-7:30pm collecting donations starting Friday, November 29th through December 24th. Stop by any of those dates to make a donation, but if you want to see Lisa and Adrienne, be sure to stop by on December 20th!