Fundraisers

4-H Endowment Committee Searching for Committee Members

The 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.

County Fair Fundraiser

The Washington County Fairboard would like to invite everyone to attend their upcoming Pulled Pork & Chicken Fundraiser Dinner on Saturday, February 25. The evening will include a gun raffle, silent & live auction, side raffles, and kids activities. Meal tickets do not need to be purchased in advance, but encouraged. These can be purchased at the office or from any board member.

4-H Club Participation:

They would like to ask the 4-H clubs for a donation for the silent or live auction.

These donations can be dropped off at the Civitan Building on Friday 2/17/23 from 6-7pm or they can call Candy (740-336-2145) to arrange dropping them off at another time. There is also a contest for the donation that raises the most money. They will receive a pizza party.

If they 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 Exhibitor Involvement:

They would like to invite the Jr Fair Kids to help volunteer for the event. They are looking for help with clearing tables, trash, kids games, etc.

These kids that volunteer will sign in at the ticket table when they get there, be assigned a job, and receive a free dinner. They would like them to arrive by 4:15pm-4:30. We expect to conclude around 8:00pm.

Flyer for sharing and posting: Flyer 2023- Dinner

Club Candy Bar Sale

Advisors will place club orders by JANUARY 26

  • We will continue selling Anthony Thomas Chocolates for 2023.
  • 4-H Clubs must pre-order the number of CASES (each case contains 180 bars) you plan to sell.
  • There will be ONE choice for 2023 – Each case of 180 bars will contain six bags of 30 bars including 10 peanut butter, 10 caramel and 10 almonds.
  • No late orders will be accepted after order is placed with the candy company.
  • No returns allowed.
  • All cases pre-ordered by your 4-H Club must be paid for by the March 31 deadline.
  • Advisors must email Sally Shaw with orders 524@osu.edu or phone (740-376-7431) in their order by Jan. 26.

Thanks Applebees!

Claudette Mercer, Manager at the Marietta Applebees presented Washinton County 4-H a check for $739.10 as a result of last week’s Applebees Together We Care Fundraiser.

Melina Matics and Elizabeth Loughry received the check on behalf of the Washington County 4-H Advisory Committee. Thank you Applebees and everyone that supported the event!!

Applebees 4-H Fundraiser – Jan 3

Applebees 4-H Fundaiser

When: Tuesday, January 3

Where: Marietta Applebees

What: Order from the special 4-H Menu

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, January 3 and stop in and order off the “Together We Care Menu”. If you prefer not to dine in then call for your curbside to go order and help raise funds to support the Washington County 4-H program. The 4-H Advisory Committee will receive 50% of the menu item profit for all items purchased off the “Together We Care” menu on Tuesday January 3.

We are encouraging all of our 4-H members, volunteers, business supporters and others to order lunch or dinner to help the county 4-H program. This event will run all day and the Washington County 4-H Advisory Committee Members and 4-H members will be present to greet guests from 4-8pm. Please review the attached menu to see qualifying items.

 

New 2023 Plat Books Now Available

The new 2023 edition of the Washington County Plat Book is now available at the OSU Washington County Extension Office, 1115 Gilman Avenue in Marietta. The books can also be mailed for an additional charge by calling OSU Extension at (740) 376-7431. The new books can also be purchased at the Recorder’s Office in the County Courthouse, 205 Putnam Street in Marietta, (740) 373-6623. Traditional landownership maps by township and range, a landowner index for easy cross referencing, and other county information are all available in the new edition. This book features the new enhanced LiDAR aerial view maps opposite the landownership map pages, which is the 3D effect showing the actual topography of the land.

This information is valuable to anyone with a need to know who owns land in Washington County. Prospective or adjoining property owners, hunters, foresters, timber and petroleum industry personnel, emergency services and many others would be interested in having a copy. Mapping Solutions is the publisher.

The book is now available in three versions showing Washington County landowner maps.

  1. Printed Plat Book is the traditional spiral bound book available locally.
  2. SmartMap for your smart phone or tablet. A SmartMap allows you to view your location on the map and track real-time movement with the device GPS, you can measure distances and areas as well as add points of interest, photos, position and label names to the map and much more.
  3. eBook for your tablet, laptop or PC. This is a digital version of the plat book.

The SmartMap and eBook are available at mappingsolutionsGIS.com for these products.

Camp Hervida Dinner & Fundraiser – Nov 12

CAMP HERVIDA BUILDING FUND DRAWING & SILENT AUCTION

Saturday, November 12, 2022

Doors open 5:30 p.m., Dinner 6:00 p.m., Drawing 7:00 p.m.

Churchtown K of C Hall, SR 676

$40 ticket (dinner and drawings for cash prizes)

Your club can provide a community service to our county-owned 4-H camp facility by being workers, donating an item to the silent auction and/or providing desserts at the Building Fund Drawing & Silent Auction on Saturday, November 12. This year’s proceeds will go toward operating expenses & kitchen improvements.

Workers are needed to clear tables and clean up the kitchen from 6:00 p.m. until finished. Another work crew is needed to tear down tables and chairs at the end of the fund raiser from 9 p.m. until finished. 4-H club members, parents and advisors who are signed up to work receive a free meal and do not need to purchase a $40 ticket.

An item for the silent auction can be made or solicited from a business by your club. Various kinds of gift baskets, gift certificates, novelties, tools, decorations, etc. are appropriate. Items can be dropped off at the Extension Office before Saturday or at the K of C Hall on Saturday by 4 p.m.

A total of 30 desserts are needed to help keep the meal costs down. Your club could provide one or more pies or cakes. Desserts can be dropped off at the Extension Office before Saturday or at the K of C Hall on Saturday by 4 p.m.

To contribute as a community service project for your club, please contact Jane at 740-568-8044. Thank you for your kind consideration.

Need a flier to promote the event: 2022 Flier

Help Needed for Hervida Food Booth at Lowell OctoberFest

The Hervida Board of Directors are looking for help to staff the food booth at the Lowell OctoberFest. The event is October 1 & 2 and help is needed for:

  • Saturday, October 1 from 11 – 2
  • Saturday, October 1 from 2 – 5
  • Sunday, October 2 from 11-2
  • Sunday, October 2 from 2-5

Call Ellen Biehl for question or to volunteer 740-525-3853

Paper Clover Campaign at Tractor Supply

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, October 5 through October 16.
  • 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.

Since 2010, TSC’s annual Paper Clove fundraiser has helped raise more than $18 million for 4-H programs across the country, and more than $400,000 has been raised for Ohio 4-H in the past five years alone. One hundred percent of the proceeds from these fundraisers goes back to 4-H, with 90% of the donations going directly to supporting 4-H youth in the state where the paper clover was purchased and the remaining 10% supporting 4-H programming at the national level.