4-H Bits & Bytes

Jan 26: Advisor Update, Event Center, 7 pm

Jan 31: Scholarship & OAR applications due, Extension Office, 4:30 pm

Feb 11: 4-H Open House, Event Center, 10 am

Feb 11: Sweetheart Dance, Building A, 7 pm

Feb 13: QA Test Out, Extension Office, 6 pm

Feb 21: New Advisor Training, Extension Office, 7 pm

Enrollments will be completed at v2.4honline.com. If you need help enrolling, please refer to https://warren.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/club-enrollment for guidance. The deadline to enroll is April 3rd if you would like to participate in the 2023 Warren County Fair. All volunteers must enroll in 4-H Online too.

Enrollment Tips:

• Double-check all projects! If you sign up for the wrong projects now you will not be able to make fair entries for missed projects and will not be able to take that project to fair.
• The rabbit project names have changed. If you are planning to take a rabbit that will stay during the week of the fair you must register for #228BR Rabbit Breeding. If you want to show just at Small Animal Day you must register for #228PE Rabbit Pet. You can not do both.
• Cloverbuds can only sign up for project #710GPM Cloverbud Activities: 1
• Volunteers must select "club volunteer" not "project or program volunteer"
• Volunteers should NOT select projects

Scholarships are available for all 2023 4-H graduating seniors. This is an opportunity you don't want to miss out on! Applications can be found at https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:3f0e9bf4-b5a8-3206-9a4e-341d8043c26a The deadline to apply is January 31st by 4:30 pm. All applications must be dropped off at the Extension Office

Ohio Achievement Records allow for youth to attend trips & receive state awards. This is available to any 4-Her, 14 years and older. The trips include Leadership Camp (June 1-5) Citizenship Washington Focus (June 18-23 ) Camp Canopy (June 11-16) and Sea Camp (July 14-18) All these trips are amazing experiences that youth should take advantage of! You can also apply for state achievement awards with the OAR. The 2023 OAR can be found at https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:1952f586-a244-37ae-a6c6-a145286463e3 They are due by January 31st to the Extension Office by 4:30 pm.

Are you interested in Food and Fashion Board?

Requirements:

Must be at least 12 or older

Must be taking clothing or nutrition for the current year.

Must be available to help with the Senior Banquet as well as Food and Nutrition Judging.

If you meet these requirements and would like to be a part of the Food and Fashion board please email Stephanie Jordan at srbjordan72@gmail.com.

The 2023 Ohio 4-H Conference will bring together 4-H volunteers and teens (age 13 and older) from across Ohio. You can participate in a variety of educational sessions that offer something for everyone! The conference will take place on March 11th from 9 am-4 pm. This will be held at the Columbus Convention Center. The registration form can be found at https://ohio4h.org/events/ohio-4-h-conference The form and payment can be dropped off at the Warren County Extension Office up until February 10th. Please note the conference does cost $40 but $20 will be reimbursed to you by the 4-H Committee.

Spread the word, we're hiring in the Extension Office! We have an open position for an Office Services Coordinator. Apply online at hr.osu.edu/careers and search for R64965. The deadline to apply is Sunday, February 5th. Please note that OSU employees can not serve as 4-H volunteers within the same county that they work in.

Lebanon’s annual Christmas parade also means a community event for the Mid Valley Riders club. Every year Lynn Collins loads her animals up and brings them to The Feed Store in Lebanon. The folks who are attending the parade are invited to come down and enjoy a petting zoo, carriage rides, face painting, balloon animals, hot chocolate, and baked goods! Our club has members there all day to assist with this event. We want to give a special thanks to The Feed Store for letting us use their facility and to Lynn for using her animals and all the work she puts into this event!

Any 4-H clubs can email Taylor Stevens, stevens.1068@osu.edu, with articles they would like to share in Bits & Bytes.

Email: stevens.1068@osu.edu
Website: warren.osu.edu
Location: 320 East Silver Street, Lebanon, OH, USA
Phone: 513-695-1311
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WarrenCounty4HProgram