The Washington County 4-H Endowment Dinner was held on April 1, 2023 at the Washington County Fair Grounds. This year’s dinner featured a steak or chicken dinner along with Live and Silent auctions and a Grab bag station. The Endowment committee along with 4-H volunteers served over 390 meals and raised over $30,000 to support the 4-H program in the county. The funds raised will be used to help with camp and trip scholarships, as well as other 4-H events held throughout the year that reaches the youth of Washington County. The committee is excited with the event and reached their goals for the dinner this year. A special thanks goes out to all the businesses, families, 4-H Clubs and individuals who supported the event this year. The committee is already planning for 2024. If you would like to help and join the committee to plan the event in 2024 please call the Extension Office at 740-376-7431.
4-H Endowment
Volunteers Needed for Endowment Dinner – April 1
Click this link to sign-up! https://go.osu.edu/endowmentdinner
The committee is working to finalize plans, gather silent auction and live auction items and prepare for a wonderful meal on Saturday, April 1
Please review the available slots and visit the link below to sign up. You are welcome to sign up for as many slots as you wish – just make sure the times don’t conflict. If you plan to eat at the dinner you will need to purchase a ticket $30. When you complete this survey, you will need to indicate if you plan to eat early at 3:30 pm prior to the event. Thank you!
4-H Endowment Committee Searching for Committee Members
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Washington County 4-H Endowment Committee is searching for new members to join the team! The committee would like to extend an invitation to teens and adults who are energetic, dedicated, and share a passion for planning events. The Endowment Dinner and Auction is scheduled for April 1, 2023. The committee meets monthly from November to April to organize and plan this event each year. The dinner and auction is one of the biggest fundraisers the 4-H committee hosts and funds raised help to send local youth to camps, trips and provides scholarships for Washington County 4-H Youth. Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 2, 2023 at the Washington County Extension Office located at 1115 Gilman Ave Marietta. Please call our office at 740-376-7431 for more details or reach out to an Endowment Committee Member.
Mail Stuffing Party – Volunteers Needed
Help is needed on Tuesday, December 20 at the OSU Extension Office starting at 10:00 am to stuff the 4-H Endowment mailing. If you are available and interested in volunteering a couple of hours, please come to 1115 Gilman ave, Marietta. The Extension Office is located on the 2nd Floor.
4-H Endowment Dinner Thank You
Thank you to everyone that supported the recent 4-H Endowment Dinner with your donations, buying auction items, attending the dinner, or working at the event. The event was a huge success serving 412 dinners!!!!
The event cleared over $31,000 and will be divided between the Marietta Community Foundation Fund, 4-H Endowment Fund at OSU, and funds for the 2022 Camp Director position. The 4-H Endowment Fundraising committee is also discussing potential improvement projects for the Jr Fair Building. 
Volunteers Needed for Endowment Dinner – April 2
Click this link to sign-up! https://go.osu.edu/endowmentdinner
The committee is working to finalize plans, gather silent auction and live auction items and prepare for a wonderful meal on Saturday, April 2
Please review the available slots and visit the link below to sign up. You are welcome to sign up for as many slots as you wish – just make sure the times don’t conflict. If you plan to eat at the dinner you will need to purchase a ticket $15 for youth and $25 for adults. When you complete this survey, you will need to indicate if you plan to eat early at 3:30 pm prior to the event. Thank you!
Volunteers Needed for 4-H Endowment Dinner
The 4-H Endowment Dinner is BACK! The committee is working to finalize plans, gather silent auction and live auction items and prepare for a wonderful meal on Saturday, April 2
This committee also needs your help to make this a success. Here is a list of opportunities were you and your family can be part of the event and give back.
Please review the available slots and visit the link below to sign up. You are welcome to sign up for as many slots as you wish – just make sure the times don’t conflict. If you plan to eat at the dinner you will need to purchase a ticket $15 for youth and $25 for adults. When you complete this survey, you will need to indicate if you plan to eat early at 3:30 pm prior to the event. Thank you!
Click this link to sign-up! https://go.osu.edu/endowmentdinner
It’s Time to Enroll for 2022
Returning Members:
Visit https://oh.4honline.com/
- Use the family email you created last year.
- Contact the OSU County Extension office at 740-376-7431 if you don’t have your family email address.
- For your password, use the password you created in the past, if you forgot your password select the “Reset Password?” option. Then check your email for a password reset link.
- Do not set up a new profile. You must log into last year’s profile.
- To re-enroll a member from a previous year, click “Enroll Now” next to the profile of the appropriate member.
- Please be sure to enroll for all your clubs and projects at the same time. If you are a member enrolled in multiple clubs for instance ABC Explorers 4-H Club and XYZ FFA Chapter , then be sure to add projects to each club and chapter. If you do not enroll for all clubs and projects before you submit then you will not be able to add them yourself and will need to contact the Extension Office to add the projects or clubs after you submitted your enrollment.
New 4-H Families:
Visit https://oh.4honline.com/
- Select the option “Don’t have an account?” and provide the requested information.
- Select Ohio as your state and then “Ohio 4-H Youth Development”.
- Select your county from the drop-down menu.
- Enter an email address, phone number, and create a password.
4-H Endowment Dinner News
The 2022 4-H Endowment Dinner & Auction will be in-person! Mark your calendars for Saturday, April 2, with doors opening at 5. Tickets will be available soon. Cost: Adults $25 and Children $15.
Endowment Dinner Thank You
Thank you to everyone that supported the 4-H Endowment Dinner with your donations, buying auction items, ordering dinners or working at the event. Even in Covid fashion, it was a success!! Over 300 dinners were prepared for curb-side pickup, over 70 auction items were sold and 75 mystery boxes were ordered by customers.
