Again this year, each family will do their own online 4-H enrollment. It's a fairly easy process especially since you can just use the email and password that you used to make your fair entries last summer! Enroll at oh.4honline.com.

After you have attended a club meeting this year, you may enroll online. There is a very helpful Family Online Enrollment Help Guide on the Franklin County 4-H website. Before enrolling make sure the youth in your family know which projects they are planning on taking this year. You must enter your projects for 2018 before submitting enrollment. Please remove last year's projects if you aren't taking them again!

Changes can be made to your project selections until the 4-H enrollment deadline on April 2, 2018. Email Kathy Bohanan by April 2 if you need to make changes to your enrollment after you've submitted it.

NOTE: Simply enrolling online does not complete the requirements for club enrollment. You must attend 4-H meetings (make sure your club advisor knows who you are), complete your project(s), and participate as an active member of your club!

Also note that this year all members will pay a $20 county activity fee. This is in addition to any fees that your club may possibly have. Turn your county activity fee into your club advisor or club treasurer.

Do you know what you need to do in order to complete your project? Make sure you check out the Franklin County 4-H Project Requirement Guide HERE.

All youth, ages 8 and in 3rd grade through 13, are invited to join the adventure at Franklin County 4-H Camp. Campers will have fun meeting other youth while participating in a variety of camp activities like canoeing, disc golf, bottle rockets, creeking, nature exploration, swimming, hiking, team challenges, high ropes, a climbing wall, campfires, crafts, and so much more!

Financial aid is available in the form of partial camperships for 4-H families with financial need. Campership applications are due April 5.

Date: June 18-22, 2018
More Information: go.osu.edu/camp

4-H Cloverbud Camp: Saturday, June 2, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Cloverbud Camp is an annual day-camp event open to all youth who have completed kindergarten through second grade, including those who are non-Cloverbud members. Kids will enjoy crafts, games, and other activities. This year's camp theme is Clovers in the City. The camp will be held at OSU Extension, Franklin County Office at 530 West Spring Street, Suite 275. Parents are not required to attend. Space is limited!

The registration deadline is May 1.

Click here for more details.

Click here to register online.

If you have specific questions, please contact Sue Hogan at hogan.239@osu.edu.

4-H CARTEENS is a program taught to teens by teens to help reduce the number of second time traffic offenders in Ohio. All participants that you will be teaching have been mandated by the courts to attend. The program is held one Tuesday a month, 6-9 p.m.

We are currently looking for 4-H'ers and other youth who have at least a learner’s permit to present at CARTEENS. Benefits of becoming involved in CARTEENS are:

• You can receive service credits which can be used for graduation
• At least one senior CARTEENS member who graduated and attended nine CARTEENS events in that school year, and has been accepted into an institution of higher education will receive a $250 to $500 college scholarship.
  
• Fun! Friends! A chance to brush up on your public speaking skills!

If you are interested contact Sue Hogan at: hogan.239@osu.edu

Time to hit the road for the third annual Franklin County Clover 5K in Hilliard on April 7th! The Clover 5K is a fundraiser to support the Walk & Serve community service event.

After the run, enjoy a made to order omelet, muffin, fruit, and more! The Chick-fil-a cow will high five you as you cross the finish line AND you will have a photo op with a Tea Cup Pig!

Sign up today for only $30. Register before March 27 in order to receive a Clover 5K soft t-shirt with your registration fee. Registration includes post race snacks and the satisfaction that you made a difference in the community. For more info, visit www.runsignup.com/clover5k.

Save the date for the Franklin County 4-H Rabbit Clinic.
More information coming soon.

Date: May 14, 2018
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Franklin County Extension Office, 530 W Spring Street, Columbus, OH

REQUIRED Horse Forms Due April 2, 2018 (May be turned in at Extension Office or at the Horse Advisory Committee Meeting on April 2.)

Permission to Participate in Horse Projects
Equine Activities Disclosure
Horse ID Form
Horse Lease Guidelines

Horse Royalty Applications - Due April 1 (not postmarked)

Spring Equine Youth Clinic - May 5, 2018

4-H Clubs with Horse Projects
At least one advisor should be representing your club at 4-H Horse Advisory Committee meetings held at the Franklin County Fairgrounds.
- April 2, 7:00pm
- May 7, 7:00pm
- June 4, 7:00pm

Franklin County 4-H Horse Website - www.fchorse.org

2018 Franklin County 4-H Trip Scholarship Winners
Sponsored by the Franklin County 4-H Council

Buckeye Leadership Workshop: Stephanie Caple

Citizenship Washington Focus: Sarah Coon

Citizenship Washington Focus: Rachel Berk

Leadership Washington Focus: Charlotte Emigh

Leadership Washington Focus: Caroline Mocharski

Ohio 4-H Leadership Camp: Lindsey Bair

Ohio 4-H Leadership Camp: Brooke Fleshman

Ohio 4-H Sea Camp: Micah Emigh

Ohio 4-H Sea Camp: Lauren Hitt

Ohio 4-H Sea Camp: Elijah Voorees

Ohio 4-H Shooting Education Camp: Stephen Ma

The Ohio 4-H Cloverbot Challenge gives 4-H Cloverbuds the opportunity to work cooperatively in teams to problem-solve using STEM (science, engineering, technology and math) skills. A new theme is selected each year and teams research a topic, build a working model of their solution to the Challenge issue and create a poster to illustrate their findings. Cloverbuds, team advisors and families come to the Nationwide Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in the spring, for the Challenge event. Teams present their models and findings to a group of reviewers, learn about other Cloverbuds’ LEGO projects, participate in age-appropriate STEM activities and are recognized at a closing celebration.

This is an excellent opportunity for clubs that want their Cloverbuds to get engaged in 4-H. See details of how your club can participate in the Cloverbot Challenge HERE. This year's theme is an outerspace Astro Challenge! and the Challenge event will take place on June 9.

More Information: https://ohio4h.org/families/cloverbuds/cloverbot-challenge
Deadline to Order LEGO Kit: March 20, 2018
Deadline to Register Team: May 1, 2018

Are you taking any of the following 4-H projects to the Franklin County Fair this year?

• Lactating Dairy Cows
• Market Rabbits
• Market Poultry
• Market Lambs
• Market Goats
• Lactating Dairy Goats
• Market Beef (including beef & dairy feeders)
• Market Swine

If you answered yes to the question above, YOU MUST ATTEND a livestock quality assurance session by June 1. NO EXCEPTIONS. There are numerous opportunities across the state to attend a session.

• Franklin County 4-H will be holding a session on April 25, 6:30pm at the Extension Office. 530 W Spring St. Suite 275, Columbus, OH 43215
  No registration required.
  
  
• ASE Feed & Supply holds a Free LQA program at Tolles Career & Technical Center on March 22, 6:30pm. Register at http://go.osu.edu/asefeed
  
  
• A session for LQA will be offered on March 10, at the Ohio 4-H Conference. This option is only for members who registered for the conference already.
  

Other approved LQA’s are shared below.

The Ohio 4-H Shooting Sports program teaches young people the safe and responsible use of archery equipment, including the fundamentals of firing air guns, .22 caliber and muzzle loading rifles, pistols, and shotguns; the basic principles of hunting; and the value of studying historic lifestyles and heritage crafts. The 4-H Shooting Sports program is only administered through certified shooting sports instructors, and members may only take shooting sports projects if their instructor has been certified in that specific discipline. Franklin County 4-H members interested in taking a shooting sport project have three options:

• Belong to a club with a certified shooting sports instructor.
  
  

• Join the Franklin County Shooting Sports 4-H Club by contacting Sharla at sharla.house@gmail.com
  
  
• If you already belong to a Franklin County 4-H club that does not have an instructor and would like to take a shotgun, rifle, pistol, or archery project, contact Dave at integradeer@gmail.com for dates and details. Dave and several other advisors offer shooting sports instruction from April through June at locations in Galloway and Plain City, Ohio.

Ohio 4-H Sea Camp, July 7-11, invites teens age 13- 18 (as of January 1) from across Ohio to “get your feet wet” as you learn about one of Ohio’s most important resources: Lake Erie! You’ll be in, on, and around the water as you explore the science of the lake, learn marine-related skills, and discover the history and recreational uses of our great lake.

For more information visit: http://www.ohio4h.org/camp/sea-camp

4-H Camp Tech is a three-day, two-night camp, located on the campus of The Ohio State University, that introduces youth in grades six-eight to a variety of activities that include: coding, robotics, engineering design, electricity and more. Camp Tech is based at the Ohio 4-H Center with overnight accommodations in an OSU dorm.

4-H Camp Tech is set for June 13-14-15, 2018.

Click here for more information.

Ohio 4-H Junior Shooting Education Camp

• Ages 9 - 12

• Hosted by: Canter's Cave 4-H Camp Inc.
• Camp dates are June 29 - July 1, 2018
• Cost for Ohio 4-H Junior Shooting Education Camp is $225.00

Ohio 4-H Senior Shooting Education Camp

• Ages 12 - 18

• Hosted by: Canter's Cave 4-H Camp Inc.
• Camp dates are: July 8 - 13, 2018
• Cost of Ohio 4-H Shooting Education Camp is $325.00

For more information visit https://ohio4h.org/families/members/events-opportunties/shooting-sports/4-h-shooting-ed-camp

Looking for some new fun and educational excitement this summer? How about hosting a boy or girl from Japan in your home for 3½ weeks? (July 23 – Aug. 17) The Ohio 4-H International Program is offering hosting opportunities to 75 families around the state. Japanese youth on the other side of the world are anxiously waiting to learn who their new family might be! Host families should have their own child aged 10-15 who will serve as the main host sibling. Families will be matched with a Japanese youth of the same gender and approximate age. Special trips and activities are not required. The focus is on everyday family life. Host families provide lodging, meals, and any family activities. Medical insurance is provided. Youth bring money for personal spending (gifts, souvenirs, etc.) For more information, please visit www.ohio4h.org/youth/international or contact thalheimer.1@osu.edu