2025 Livestock Quality Assurance Training Dates Announced!
Tuesday, March 4, A-L arrive at 7:00 pm and M-Z arrive at 7:30 pm at Jr Fair Building
Saturday, April 5 at 9:00 am at Jr Fair Building
Monday, April 21 for 1st and 2nd Year Members (new option for 2025) 7:00 pm at Jr Fair Building
Monday, May 12 at 7:00 pm at Jr Fair Building
More important dates for your 2025 family calendar!
4-H Project Judging – Monday, July 14 starting at 6:00 pm – Jr Fair Building
Livestock Skillathon – Saturday, July 19 starting at 8:30 am – Jr Fair Building
Make-up Judging & Skillathon – Monday, August 4 – Jr Fair Building
Are you planning vacations and summer activities for summer 2025? Please add these 4-H camp dates to your family calendar.
Counselor Camp Applications Due: February 28 https://go.osu.edu/washcampcounselor
2025 Camping Dates:
2025 Dairy Feeder Exhibitors will need this Breed Verification Card signed by the breeder. Cards have been mailed to all 2024 exhibitors.
Dairy Feeder Breed Verification Blue Card 2025
We are pleased to share our youth that will be serving as members of the 2025 Washington County Junior Fairboard!
Congratulations to our 2025 Barlow Independent Fair Junior Fairboard Members!
Here is the 2025 4-H Calendar of events, activities, and deadlines. Please review and put some on your family calendar!
2025 4-H Calendar as of 12/11/24
Also, our 2025 4-H theme will be “4-H – The Recipe to Opportunities”
Thank you everyone that participated in the 4-H Toy & Canned Food Drive for the Washington County Salvation Army Angel Tree Program. The items were accepted by Major Todd at the center on Front St, Marietta.
Your donations totaled 220 toys and 23 food items. Look for this community service opportunity again in 2025.
December is the season of giving. There are many community service activities your Cloverbuds can do to help them understand what it means when you say that it is better to give than receive. With parent/guardian permission, do one or two of the following:
Of course, all of the above activities can be done anytime during the year, not just in the month of December. Residents in local nursing homes or assisted living facilities enjoy company anytime throughout the year. Be sure to check with the facility before you visit to find out what their rules are regarding visitors.
How do you decide which community service activity your Cloverbuds will enjoy? Give them two or three to choose from and let them vote. Depending on the age of your group, you may need to explain in detail what each activity is. Your project is more likely to succeed if the children have a voice in selecting the activity.
Whatever you choose to do, talk to your Cloverbuds about the importance of helping others. After the activity take time to talk about what they learned, how they felt, and why they think it is important to help others.
As Aesop once said, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
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Join us on December 23rd from 9am till 12noon for a holiday crafting event. All are welcome to attend, come learn more about 4-H and make a few crafts and stocking stuffers for the holidays. The event is for children ages 5 to 19 and staff and volunteers will be present to assist attendees with their crafting items. We will be making pillowcases, ornaments, wreaths, gingerbread houses, coloring pages and more. We will have a snack and sweet treat during the event. Please RSVP at the following link so we can plan for our supplies and treats. This event is always a fun kick off for the holiday season. For more details please contact Kathryn at 740-376-7431. Here is the link to sign up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A094EADA72CA1FD0-46485833-holiday