Rhonda Lonneman is looking for a 4-H’er who might want to take on a project. She is working with a group that wants to add a bug hotel to the pollinator park in Kent. If someone is taking woodworking or natural resources project and is interested in help, reach out to Rhonda for more information! Below is a picture of what they are interested in building.
Please reach out to her for more information at:
boyd@kent-ohio.org
or
330-678-8106
Ohio 4-H Conference is back this year in Columbus on March 12th, 2022!
Adult Members will be paid for by the 4-H Advisory Committee and youth members will be paid for by the Youth Benefit Committee. No payment is necessary for Portage County 4-H youth and volunteers for registration.
Please turn the registration form to the Portage County Extension Office no later than February 10th. You can email to Ashley at hughey.28@osu.edu, mail, or drop off at the Extension Office (705 Oakwood Street, Suite 103, Ravenna, OH 44266).
Portage Porkers adopted a family at Akron Children’s palliative care, great job!!
Trips and opporunities for Portage County 4-H members can be viewed here! To apply for the 8 trips provided by our Portage County Fair Board, please fill out the achievement award below by February 3rd.
Paws N Claws is holding a Harry London’s/Fanny May Chocolate Fundraiser, Saturday December 11th . There is not a candy order list but if you go to https://www.fanniemay.com./ you can review various selections.
Please note in store selections and pricing my vary from web site. Also if you are unable to attend but wish to purchase something we are making a list and will purchase on your behalf.
Thank You for your consideration, Forward as you wish
Tim More
tmore@neo.rr.com
The club participants annually with Unified Resources with their Friends-giving. Our members bring desserts to share. We facilitate games and activities with the participants. We help serve dinner and dessert as well as clean up. Over the past 6 years we have all developed relationships with these participants and enjoy giving back.
Great job!
Our Portage County Endowment has money available for more scholarships in 2021!
The application is due to the office/email by December 31st, 2021.
Portage County 4-H Scholarship Application 2021 (PDF)
Portage County 4-H Scholarship Application 2021 (Word)
You can mail it, drop it off in our drop box to the right of our main door, or email it to the following addresses and email:
705 Oakwood Street, Suite 103, Ravenna, OH 44266
Hughey.28@osu.edu
Thanks to our 4-H Advisory Committee, we will be doing a 4-H Membership drive in 2022!
Once you (current 4-H member) refer a new member, fill out this form for you entry for a prize AND a chance to win a gift card!
For a current list of clubs in Portage County – view here: Portage County 4-H Club List 2022!
Camp Counselor Applications are now available! These are due by January 3rd, 2022.
Apply online here: https://go.osu.edu/2022counselorapp
Apply in paper form here
Lexi Huffman, Riley Huffman, and Samuel Decker along with Advisors Cheri Goggin, Ann Neal, Maggie Huffman and Sue Decker of Creatures-N-Features 4-H club enjoyed their time at Rootstown’s Boo with the Red, White, and Blue event! Thanks to the club for promoting 4-H!
