Are you planning vacations and summer activities for summer 2023? Please add these 4-H camp dates to your family calendar. Note the change in 6th graders now being included in Senior Camp

2023 Camping Dates:

• Junior Camp                        June 26 – 30       Youth who have completed grades 3, 4, 5
• Cloverbud Day Camp        July 5                      Youth ages 5 – 8 who have completed Kindergarten
• Beginner Camp                   July 6-7                  Youth who have completed 2nd grade and through the age of 10
• Senior Camp                         July 17-21             Youth who have completed grades 6, 7, 8, 9

HealthU

Are you a 4-H’er interested in health? Do you see yourself potentially working in health one day? Nutritionist? Therapist? Nurse? Athletic Trainer? Geneticist?

 What: Health University (HealthU) is a weekend camp in October focused on Healthy Living for high schoolers in Ohio 4-H. Join us at 4-H Camp Ohio for a weekend as we explore four of the 9 Dimensions of Wellness and explore health-related careers. We will be exploring the following four tracks of wellness:

• Physical wellness allows a person to engage in activities of daily living without experiencing undue fatigue or exhaustion. The physical dimension of wellness is supported through health behaviors, which include exercise, eating a healthy diet, limiting alcohol intake, not smoking, and getting adequate sleep each night.
• Emotional wellness involves recognizing, accepting, and expressing feelings. Adequate rest is required for wellness in this dimension. If an individual’s mental function is hindered by stress and lack of sleep, they may struggle with accurately assessing a situation which then triggers negative emotional responses and disrupts emotional wellness.
• Social wellness requires the ability to trust and respect other people and leads to the creation of supportive partnerships and friendships. Being socially well allows one to develop and maintain intimacy, and to have empathy and respect for others.
• Creative wellness allows a person to appreciate and/or participate in a diverse range of arts or cultural experiences, and to value and cherish the surrounding world. Freely expressing thoughts and emotions through dance, song, drawing, painting, or writing are some of the ways to engage in creative wellness.

Who: Any current 4-H’ers in grades 9 thru 12.

When: Friday, October 21 to Sunday, October 23, 2022

Where: 4-H Camp Ohio, 11461 Camp Ohio Rd, St Louisville, OH 43071

Cost: $50 per youth (card or check)

Deadline: Register by 11:59pm on Sunday, October 2, 2022 Sunday, October 9, 2022

Registration: https://go.osu.edu/4HHealthEvents IS LIVE

Contact: Justin Bower, bower.183@osu.edu, with questions.

Attention campers and parents! We have a couple of announcements following camp:

• We have lots of lost and found items from our summer 4-H Camps. If your camper is missing clothing, towels, water bottles or other items, stop by the OSU Extension Office and claim your items. All unclaimed items will be donated to a local charity on August 1.
• Camp photos are now uploaded for viewing and downloading from the Zenfolio site. The website and access code was given to families during camp check-in.