Community Service

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.

Update on Kentucky Service Project

I wanted to share an update on my efforts thus far in my efforts to raise funds for Kentucky tornado survivors.  On Feb.26th, my 4-H club, Churchtown Busy Bunch, joined my cause and served desserts at the Beverly Legion steak fry netting $364.20.  During FFA week in Feb., the Fort Frye FFA Chapter held a kiss the calf competition netting over $500 to be sent to a FFA Chapter in Kentucky that had members affected by this tornado. I personally doing a quilt to raise funds. I have presented at a  Lion’s Club meeting and am scheduled to present at another, generating donations from donations as well.   I continue to be in contact with a 4-H Extension Agent  assessing needs of specific 4-H’ers affected.  As soon as I get exact details on how to get our money to the specific 4-H’ers affected, I will pass that information along.  So again, I am challenging each Washington County 4-H club to join my efforts.  Any effort, no matter the size, is genuinely appreciated.  Should you have questions feel free to contact myself @ 740-516-6263 or my mom Ellie @ 740-434-3064.

Sincerely, Isaiah Tullius

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

County Fairboard – Pulled Pork & Chicken Dinner

Everyone is invited and meal tickets do not need to be purchased in advance. 

4-H Club and Family Donations

  • If clubs and families would like to make a donation of a silient auction or live auction, that would be appreciated.
  • These donations can be dropped off at the Civitan Building on Thursday 2/24 from 6-7pm or call Candy (740-336-2145) to arrange dropping them off at another time.
  • Families that would like to donate dessert(s) they can drop them off any time after 12 noon on Saturday the 26th or contact Robyn 740-350-6390 for other arrangements.

Jr. Fair Teens

Teens are needed with helping to clearing tables, trash, kids games, etc. Please contact Candy ahead of time if you would like to help as a teen. Teens that volunteer will check in when they get there and receive a free dinner. Teens must be there by 4:30