Night to Shine in the Show Ring – needing participants and mentors

A night to shine in the show ring is to give our special needs youth in the county the experience of showing a livestock animal in the ring at the fair.  Mentors will meet with their special needs partner on September 5th at 4:30pm in the show arena at the Washington County Fair for ice breaker games, meet your partner, and prepare for show.

Mentors and their partners will show the animal during our Night to Shine in the Show Ring on Monday, September 5th at 5:30pm in the Multi-Purpose Barn at the Show Arena.

A night to Shine Mentor Application 2022

A night to shine Participant Application 2022

Help & Donations Needed for Hervida Lemonshake Stand at Sternwheel Festival

Would you or your club or family be available to work a shift September 8 – 11 at the Hervida Lemonshake Stand during the Marietta Sternwheel Festival?

Help is needed for the following:

  • Friday, Sept 9 from 7-9 pm
  • Friday, Sept 9 from 9-11 pm
  • Saturday, Sept 10 from 5-7 pm

Bags of sugar can be donated and dropped off at the Extension Office or donations to purchase lemons, sugar, ice, and cups can be make payable to “Hervida 4-H Camp, Inc.” and mailed to 1115 Gilman Ave, Marietta

The schedule in draft form is posted here: Worker Schedule 2022 -draft

Contact Jane Lennox at 740-568-8044

Bake Sale & Farmers Market Opportunity at TSC

Marietta Tractor Supply would like to partner with local 4-H Clubs and Members to attend their Farmer’s Market Event on Saturday, October 1. The event will be held in the store parking lot from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Clubs and members can sell baked goods, produce, etc. Contact Maryanna O’Brien or Gibson Cline at 740-373-1289

Volunteers Needed for County Fair Food Stand

The Washington County Fairboard is looking for volunteers to help staff the food stand (formerly the Farm Bureau booth) under the roller rink during the county fair.

  • Volunteers are needed for: Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday   6:30a-11:30a, 11:30a-4:30p,  4:30p-10:00p
  • Monday 4:30p-10:00p

They are looking for 8 workers total for each shift: A griller, fryer, food preppers, 2 cashiers, and then food runners/extras.

Volunteers can contact Emily Griffin at 740-213-2091 or Lisa Barth at 740-525-1602 help out.

Ohio State Fair 4-H Food Drive

The Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council’s Community Service Committee (chaired by Melina Matics) has developed a plan for a non-perishable food drive that will support multiple counties in Ohio! Please help the Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council reach their community service goals by contributing to the canned food drive at Ohio State Fair! All 4-H families are welcome to contribute by bringing in non-perishable foods to the Lausche Building (where 4-H projects are judged) each day of the State Fair. Ongoing counts of the top-contributing counties will be tallied throughout the Ohio State Fair from July 27-August 7! Thank you for supporting our communities!

Food items collected will be donated to the Mid-Ohio Food Collective. The Mid-Ohio Food Collective is Ohio’s largest food bank and it serves 20 counties covering nearly 10,000 square miles! Will your 4-H families help us contribute to the 170,000 meals provided each day in central and eastern Ohio?  – Kayla Oberstadt, 4-H Program Specialist

Paper Clover Campaign at Marietta TSC

The Marietta TSC will be participating in the national Paper Clover Campaign and the store is hosting our 4-H display at the front of their store. Stop by and support the campaign!

  • Paper Clover Runs Wednesday, April 27 through May 8
  • Customers will be invited to add an additional donation at check-out or round-up.
  • As usual, counties will receive 80% of the funds. The funds will be used for camp and youth leadership experiences.

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.