OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Champaign County 4-H NEWS BLAST December 27, 2017 Our emails are sent to the 2016-2017 enrollment year members until new enrollment deadline March 1, 2018. We apologize for any inconvience. ALL FORMS, CORRESPONDENCE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT: https://champaign.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development Congratulations to Marcia Hatcher - Officially Retired December 31, 2017!! Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to the 4-H program. BEEF AND DAIRY STEER EXHIBITOR REMINDERS The summary of weigh-in will be posted at following URL by this Friday. https://champaign.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/4-h-animal-projects#beef Information Please be sure to check all information. If you see an item that needs corrected, contact the Extension Office no later than January 15 th to make the correction. Otherwise, what is on the summary will be final for projects and members. BEEF STATE FAIR TAGS If you will be showing your beef steer project at the Ohio State Fair in 2018, you will need to have an EID tag and hair samples sent to the state fair office no later than January 15, 2018. Packets are available at the Extension Office if you one. CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information: go.osu.edu/cfaesdiversity. champaign.osu.edu
ADVISOR TRAININGS for 2018 Please mark your calendars to attend one of the following training sessions for 2018. January 16 th 10am to noon January 16 th - 6pm-8pm January 17 th - 6pm-8pm January 18th - 6pm- 8pm This training will be to teach everyone how to use our on-line enrollment system. Beginning in 2018, families will be able to enroll themselves on-line. No more collecting paperwork and making sure it reaches the Extension Office by the deadline. The computer will have a built in cut-off date of March 1, 2018 at midnight. You will be able to start making entries as soon as you receive training. All families new and returning will have a window of time to properly enroll their project for the year. Families will receive important information through the on-line system. Advisors will be able to print reports to help them better manage their clubs. All advisors will be trained to assist members with enrollment. The Extension Office will also have a computer room set up in the office for any families to come in and enroll themselves from January 22 nd March 1. We will be here to assist anyone who does not have access to computers or would just like help going through the process. Once advisors are trained and you have your profiles set-up, you will be able to complete your annual Policy 1.50 Child Abuse training on-line. Once we have everyone up and comfortable with 4Honline, you will be able to complete trainings, sign up for events, youth will be able to sign up for judging and skill-a-thon times, etc. During these cold winter days THINK SUMMER FUN!! Camp gift certificates are available at the Extension Office. Give any amount from $10-$210. Junior Camp 3 rd 8 th grade June 26 th -30 th. Cost $210 ONLY ONE JR. CAMP THIS YEAR. Space will be given on a first come-first serve basis beginning April 1, 2018. Camp is open to non 4-H members if space is available New Teen Camp 8 th - 12th grade July 6 th -9 th. Cost $140 Multi County Camp for older youth. Cloverbud Camp K-2 nd Grade June 11 th and 12 th. $40
DAIRY FEEDER CALF CLINIC Don t miss this great opportunity to learn about dairy feeder projects!! Grand door prize for the day is winning a feeder calf to take as your project donated by COUNTRY CRITTERS 4-H CLUB. Plus first 50 youth members taking a dairy feeder project will receive a weight tape donated by PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION Topics: Breed Characteristics Diseases General Health Ventilation/Housing Timeline of DO s and DON Ts to Raise a Healthy Calf Feeds Vaccinations Quality Assurance Showing and Clipping WHEN: January 13, 2018 11am-12:30pm inside the HEATED Rabbit Barn at the Fairgrounds. NEW Projects Eligible to Show at Fair in 2018 Details of each of the projects, show rules, etc. will be out soon, but we wanted to let you know there are projects that can show at the fair. MARKET TURKEY and PYGMY GOAT The Ohio 4-H Cloverbot Challenge is blasting off for 2018! This year the theme is all about space and learning ways in which humans could live in space for extended periods. This is a great event where Cloverbuds work in teams to problem-solve using STEM skills. Teams research the topic, build a model of their solution out of interlocking bricks (ie: Mega Blocks), create a poster illustrating their work and present to families and other teams at the Cloverbot Challenge on June 9 at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center. Find all the details at: https://ohio4h.org/families/cloverbuds/cloverbot-challenge. **************************************************************************** SAVE THE DATE Pork Banquet Monday, February 19, 2018 6:00pm This year the 2017 Swine Buyers will be invited to attend. Details will be coming soon
NEW 4-H PARTNERSHIP JOANN Fabrics has partnered with the National 4-H Council to bring more hands-on 4-H programs to youth. Current members, parents and volunteers can sign-up for the JOANN 4-H Rewards Card and receive 15% off total in-store and online purchases. JOANN will give a minimum of 2.5% of every eligible transaction to support 4-H programs. Find the details at http://www.joann.com/4-h/ 4-H EVENT/OPPORTUNITY - Leadership Washington Focus Must apply at county level first. Deadline February 1, 2018 July 16-20, 2018 Cost: $825 (County Scholarships Available)* Deadlines: March 1 Confirmed number of delegates participating April 1 - Delegate forms returned April 1 Final Payment for delegates due LOCATION/LEVEL National 4-H Center, 7100 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 GOALS/OBJECTIVES Leadership Washington Focus (LWF) is a 4-H leadership program for youth entering grades 7 through 9. The program will take place at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center, just 1 mile from the Washington, D.C. border. For more than 50 years, thousands of 4-H ers have participated in our high school program, Citizenship Washington Focus and now we are happy to introduce its precursor for middle school 4-H'ers, LWF. Middle school 4-H delegates will: Build confidence in their ability to motivate and direct others in meaningful action Practice effective communication with others through group discussion and public speaking Work with others to create and accomplish goals Develop an understanding of their own personal leadership style Exchange ideas, practice respect, and form friendships with other 4-H'ers from across the nation. Experience hands-on learning using the historical backdrop of Washington, D.C. Participants will enjoy Motivational speakers and educational workshops that increase individual leadership capability and build lifetime skills for success Activities that encourage and form new lasting friendships with other 4-H youth An enthusiastic staff of young adults that work directly with them Participants are immersed in the culture and history of our nation through on-site workshops at D.C. s most spectacular sights. One of the week s signature events, called Night View, is a spectacular evening tour where delegates will reflect on the different types of leadership conveyed through the symbolism of our national monuments and memorials.
4-H EVENT/OPPORTUNITY - 2018 Citizenship Washington Focus Must apply at county level first. Deadline February 1, 2018 Cost: $1250 (County Scholarships Available) Deadlines: March 1 Confirmed number of delegates participating April 1 - Delegate forms returned April 1 Final Payment for delegates due County Assignments: July 1 - July 7 Athens, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Crawford, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Gallia, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hancock, Henry, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Licking, Madison, Meigs, Lorain, Muskingum, Montgomery, Ottawa, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Sandusky, Shelby, Stark, Trumbull, Vinton, Wood, Wayne LOCATION/LEVEL National 4-H Center, 7100 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 GOALS/OBJECTIVES Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) is a 4-H leadership program for high school youth, ages 14-19, from across the country. Citizenship Washington Focus gives 4-H youth the opportunity to explore, develop, and refine the civic engagement skills they need to be outstanding leaders in their home communities and at the national level. Through sightseeing tours in the living classroom of Washington, D.C. and hands-on educational workshops, youth will learn about the history of our nation, the leaders who have shaped it, and how they can apply the leadership and citizenship skills they have learned at CWF when they return home. Up Coming Events: All events are at the Champaign County Community Center unless otherwise stated. January 2 nd 4-H Committee Meeting 6pm 3 rd - Horse Council Meeting 7pm 4 th - Jr. Beef Council Meeting 6:30pm - Sr. Fair Board Meeting 7pm 8 th - Jr. Rabbit Comm. Meeting 6pm - Sr. Rabbit Comm Meeting 7pm - Dairy Council Meeting 7pm
10 th - Jr. Goat Council Meeting 6pm - Sr. Goat Council Meeting 7pm 13 th Dairy Feeder Clinic 11am 12:30pm Fairgrounds Rabbit Barn 15 th Pork Council Meeting 7pm 16 th Advisor Training 10am noon Advisor Training 6pm 8pm 17 th Advisor Training 6pm 8pm 18 th Advisor Training 6pm-8pm 21 st Camp Counselor Training 5:30pm 8:30pm 22 nd 4-H FCS Comm. Meeting 6:30pm From all of us at the Extension Office, We wish you the very best in 2018!!! Melinda Morrison Bonnie Forsythe Kiley Horn Jenni Nott Extension Educator Office Associate 4-H Program Assistant 4-H Program Assistant morrison.300@osu.edu forsythe.88@osu.edu horn.217@osu.edu nott.13@osu.edu Champaign County Extension Office Suite B100, 1512 South US Highway 68, Urbana, OH 43078 937-484-1526 Office / 937-869-6028 Mobile