Each year, Collegiate 4-H at The Ohio State University organizes a weekend workshop called Carving New Ideas (CNI). It is held at 4-H Camp Ohio November 22-24 and is open to all teen 4-H members across the state. Please consider sharing this opportunity in your newsletters and on social media. It’s a fun weekend for teens to get to interact with college students who serve as the organizers, camp counselors, and session facilitators. (Franklin County staff and volunteers provide the administrative details, risk management, nursing services, and food preparation for the weekend.)
Families can register their teens themselves with the online registration and pay by credit card. If your county would like to send youth to the camp and pay by check or fund transfer, that is an option also. Youth just need to check the box that the county is providing a scholarship for them when they register themselves. You just need to let us know which youth to look out for as registrations come in. A flyer is attached, and the registration link can be found at go.osu.edu/CNI.
Registration is due by Oct 31
The Washington County 4-H Advisory Committee budgets $150 help youth cover registration expenses.
Ohio 4-H Teen Leadership Council (TLC) applications for the 2024-25 year are now available and can be found on our website at 
Nicole Arnold, Food Safety Field Specialist, and team (Katie Stolte-Carroll, previous Ohio Dept of Ag inspector; Emily Marrison, Assistant Professor) will host the sessions to engage with new and experienced home-based food producers. Each Q&A will briefly introduce various topics and allow plenty of time for discussion and specific questions.
A multi-species animal clinic we held in Monroe County on June 29th. This is a nice event that offers hands-on practice and grooming demonstrations as well as many great door prize giveaways. They welcome participation from other counties, so please share the flier with your members or on your social media accounts.
Amy Ferketich faculty member in the OSU College of Public Health who is working on the Health, Tobacco, and Young People’s Environments (H-Type) study that will involve conducting online focus groups with youth and young adults to explore health-related questions.
Looking for a state level leadership opportunity this summer? Apply to be a 4-H Event Youth Assistant (4HEYA)! 4HEYA’s help staff summer 4-H events such as state project judging, contents, awards ceremonies, and more! The application is due May 15, 2024! For more information and the link to apply, visit 
For youth 14 and older, this will be a unique opportunity to learn about the beef industry. We will have a hands-on day walking youth through the beef production cycle focusing on cow-calf management.
