Join Portage County 4-H Volunteers for Camp Whitewood Service Day.

Friday, September 30th from 8:30 am – 4:00pm.

Complete details click HERE.

Calling all 4-H Volunteers!

All Mahoning County 4-H Volunteers, the 2016 Volunteer Banquet is scheduled for Thursday, November 3, 2016 at The Georgetown on South Avenue.

Images from the 2015 4-H Volunteer Banquet.

Reminder the Jean Craig Award for Community Service is due to the Extension Office on Friday, August 26th.

Here is the link to the form.

Reminder 4-H Booth Forms are due to the OSU Extension Office on Monday, August 15.

Display your projects for fairgoers to see.

Booth set-up times:

• Sunday, 1 – 7 pm
• Monday, 1-9 pm
• Tuesday, 12:00 – 5 pm

Leadership Camp is a state 4-H camp held at 4-H Camp Ohio in St. Louisville in Licking County. The camp is designed to help campers develop their leadership abilities. Campers stay busy attending different sessions every day which included discipline, trust, understanding self and others, motivation, and courage just to name a few.

Don’t let the session names fool you, they may sound uninteresting but are filled with fun and exciting activities. Discipline is taught through shooting sports, trust is taught through getting your whole group through obstacle courses, understanding self and others was enjoyed doing social skills, and courage was my favorite and taught on a high ropes course ending in a zip lining experience through the woods. Free time is also given at different times throughout the day to enjoy swimming or just spending time with your new friends.

I have made friends all over the state of Ohio and feel my leadership abilities are definitely stronger because of this awesome opportunity and would highly recommend 4-H’ers ages 15-18 apply for the chance to experience this camp.

Cheyenne Heffner

In late June 2016, I was privileged to attend the Citizenship Focus program in Washington DC. Just going to DC for the program allowed for the opportunity to tour the city and see things such as the Arlington National Cemetery, Mount Vernon and the National Cathedral. Although the city and night tours to the monuments were fun, it was not the main goal of the program.

The goal was to inform us about how the government works. We had a Bill writing session followed by a Congressional Debate to finalize the process. We had the chance to meet our Representatives and ask questions about their office. Meeting other 4-H members was also a huge part of the program. I made contacts with people from Ohio, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Michigan, and Indiana.

The whole week experience helped make the program the best it could possibly be and helped further my interest in our political process. It was a great opportunity and I encourage other older 4-H youth to apply and try to attend.

Carson Markley