Come be a part of the team! The application for the 2025 Hartford Fair Junior Fair Board is now available HERE. Completed applications must be turned in by November 15, 2024. Applicants must be age 14 as of 01/01/2025 to apply for the junior fair board. Interviews will take place on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at the Licking County Extension Office. Once you have submitted your application, please call our office at 740-670-5315 to schedule your interview.
The application for the 2025 Licking County 4-H Food and Fashion Board now available and is due by November 15, 2024. To be eligible to apply, members must at least 14 years old as of January 1, 2025. Members are NOT required to take a foods or clothing project in the current year that they are serving on the board, but should show an interested in 4-H foods and clothing projects and have taken those projects at some point during the 4-H career. Members will serve in a leadership role to support the food and clothing project areas. Members will plan and host workshops, help with judging, plan and run the style revue, and host other events to support our Licking County 4-H members. The application is due by Interviews will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2024 from 3:00-4:00pm and 7:00-8:00pm. Please reach out to Adrienne Anderson (anderson.1410@osu.edu) to schedule and interview time.
2025 Camp Counselor Applications are NOW AVAILABLE for Summer Camp and Cloverbud Day Camp! Applications and reference forms must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, December 6, 2024! Interviews will be held for new candidates on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
2025 Licking County 4-H Camp Counselor Application (this application is for both Summer Camp AND Cloverbud Day Camp Counselor applicants): Go.osu.edu/2025CounselorApplication
2025 Camp Counselor Reference Form: Go.osu.edu/2025CounselorReference
One of our Licking County 4-H members, Kinsey Duzan, along with help from her family, has organized a Christmas Tree Raffle to benefit the Licking County 4-H Program! There are three, themed trees along with all of the decorations that you can win! Check out the flyer below or click here: Christmas Tree Raffle to download a PDF version of the flyer. Tickets are $10 each and there will be three winners from this raffle. To hear Kinsey share about her experiences in 4-H and why supporting 4-H is important, you can view her video on our Facebook page HERE.
The 2025 Project Guide is now available in digital format on the Ohio 4-H website. The Ohio 4-H Foundation, through support from Kroger, will once again mail out a 2025 Project Guide to each family that had either youth or adult volunteers enrolled in 4-H in 2024. Licking County 4-H families should receive their mailing in January. If you just can’t wait to start picking out your projects for 2025, you can view the digital copy online now.
The Ohio 4-H Foundation is currently accepting applications for new teen and young alumni representatives on the 4-H Foundation Board! Current 4-H’ers aged 14 to 18 as of Jan. 1, 2025 are eligible to apply to be a teen representative and Ohio 4-H alumni aged 21 to 30 are encouraged to apply for the young alumni position. Applications will be accepted through the end of the day on Sunday, Dec. 1.
Teen Application: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dcCM6G5QXBcLYcS
Young Alumni Application: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_em5tFXYhHjBMWfY
If you are interested in becoming a Licking County 4-H advisor for 2025, you can find the application HERE. Completed applications are due to the Licking County Extension Office by January 1, 2025. Please note that all applicants must be at least 20 years of age as of 01/01/2025 – allowing for at least one year between enrollment as a member and stepping in to an Advisor role. Applications can also be emailed to Lisa McCutcheon at mccutcheon.46@osu.edu. If you are interested in starting a new club, please turn your advisor application in as soon as possible so we can get that process started as well.
We are excited to recognize our members and advisors at the annual Licking County 4-H Achievement Night on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 6:30pm at C-TEC. We are thrilled to recognize individuals who fall into the list below. While we look forward to recognizing these youth and volunteers, please know that everyone is welcome to attend this event, even if you are not getting recognized. Come cheer on your fellow 4-H members and club advisors. If you plan to attend please RSVP by visiting http://go.osu.edu/4HBanquet. Once there you will complete a very quick and simple survey that will help us gauge the number of people who will be attending. Please RSVP by Monday, November 18, 2024.
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Adrienne and Lisa will be out of the office from October 28th through November 1st as they are traveling to Virginia Beach, VA to attend the Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP) Annual Conference. Adrienne and Lisa are excited to attend for the first time to join other Extension Professionals from around the nation for this professional development opportunity. Both will still be checking emails and voicemails throughout the week, but please know that they may not respond as quickly as they normally do.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture is collecting survey responses for a voluntary research survey with questions designed to examine the levels of producers’ awareness and knowledge regarding Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) preparedness and response. The deadline for this survey has been extended to November 15, 2024.
The data collected from this research survey will be used to develop the State of Ohio’s FMD Emergency Plan, as well as to help identify opportunities for further learning and exploration in FMD preparedness and response.
Please complete the survey by going to: https://tinyurl.com/yte6b325
This research survey should take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete, and your answers will remain anonymous. Please keep in mind that the ODA is NOT gathing any personal information (i.e. names, contact information) or specific details about the locations where the animals are housed (i.e. number of animals on the premises, exact address).
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Armando E. Hoet (hoet.1@osu.edu) or Dr. Helen Jones (jones.8204@osu.edu) at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Ohio State University.