April 2, 2022, 8:30am

The Clover 5K is an active way to invite your friends and family to support the Walk & Serve and other positive youth experiences! The profit raised by the Clover 5K is directed to the Franklin County 4-H Program including the 4-H Walk & Serve, Winter Project Fair, 4-H camp, Officer Training and more!

March 13th is the last day for a free shirt with 5K registration...so encourage your pals now to sign up to do the 5K with you!

• Please share it on social media or by email
• So many people are looking for fun options to do with families - this would be a great fit!
• Free breakfast including omelets is included!
• It would be great to see 4-H members, families, and clubs signing up together!

SIGN UP TODAY!!!

https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Hilliard/Clover5K

April 2, 2022, 9:30am - 12:00 noon

It is exciting to be working towards the 2022 4-H Walk & Serve! This event helps to pull together 4-H Clubs and showcases the importance of community service while giving the youth an opportunity to grow their abilities in public speaking, team building, problem-solving, leadership, and organization. We are excited to return to the stations in the Ganyard and Edwards Buildings at the fairgrounds, where each club will have a generous size area to use. The tables for each club will be set up in a large rectangle to allow the club members who are hosting the station to be on the inside and for visitors to the table to be around the outer sides of the rectangle.

4-H Walk & Serve website: 4hcouncil.org

List of clubs participating: Go to this link for a list of the clubs planning to participate and their plans.

Grant Money: We have carried over the grant money that we received for 2021 since we postponed the event. Your club can request up to $300 for supplies to make a hands-on project for a central Ohio non-profit. Many clubs get donations, which can be another layer of learning for club members. Other clubs use funds from their club treasuries. Some do a combination of the three.

Free T-shirts: We believe the free t-shirt for members is an important part of the Walk & Serve. The printed shirts create unity on the day of the event and then they become a connection throughout the year when members see others with them on.

• We have a t-shirt printer lined up, but due to difficulties in the supply chain, we will need each club's member sizes and names by March 13th for those who are fully committed to volunteering! Advisors of participating clubs will receive a separate communication with instructions to do this.
• The big “ask” is to please get commitments from members and order the sizes that they need.
• Shirt prices have gone up considerably, so it is important to be good stewards of our grant money.
• Teach our youth responsibility by ordering shirts that will get worn again.
• They are encouraged to volunteer in their club station for half of the event, then they walk around the other half and do some of the activities at the other stations (or vise-versa).
• If there are a couple of key adults that will wear the shirts again, clubs can order some of those, but again, ask questions and order responsibly.

It takes a lot of work to make the Walk & Serve and Clover 5K a success. The 4-H Explorers have been championing the donations for the race goodie bags and the award winners for many years. It's a HUGE job and we are asking for additional help!

• If your club could seek donations for a 5K award or two that would be so helpful! Here are a couple of examples of race awards from the past:
  - $25 Texas Roadhouse gift card
  - $20 Graeter's gift card
  - Free bowling
  - 2 games of laser tag
  
  

• Goodie bags are a nice benefit for our runners. We need help getting items to go in the bags! It's great to get 150 (maybe just 100) of each item, but we would accept any amount!!
  - lip balm
  - small hand lotion
  - coupons for businesses
  - toothbrush
  - granola bars
  - protein powder sample
  - other small items
  
  
• Ideas for getting donations:
  - contact businesses your club members frequently patronize
  - ask your neighborhood businesses for a donation or coupons
  - do it as a club or get a couple of volunteers

Please stay in touch if you have any donations or ideas on non-profits and hands-on projects. If everyone takes ownership and does a little of the planning, together we can have two great events!

Our goal is to have a variety of projects and non-profits. It would be great if each club took this opportunity for your members to grow and develop. Try to allow the members to do as much of the planning and preparation as possible. As adults, we should be the guardrails, but we should not be driving the car. Let them "learn by doing" even if there are a few bumps along the way. If your club isn’t setting up a station, please encourage members and families to attend!

Horse Safety & Ethics Session 1

Date: April 12, 2022
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Kunz-Brundige Franklin County Extension Building

Horse Safety & Ethics Session 2

Date: May 16, 2022
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Kunz-Brundige Franklin County Extension Building

* This is not a requirement for Horseless Horse projects.

The Franklin County Livestock Sale Committee needs volunteers to run the 2022 livestock sale. Sadly, the committee is losing some very valuable volunteers which will be leaving several vacancies, so your help is needed and greatly appreciated!

Every club that has livestock that goes through the sale should have at least one representative volunteering for the committee. We must have enough volunteers to plan (November - June) and work the sale. Volunteers can be club advisors, parents, or older members in high school. The committee meets on the third Monday of every month.

The committee is responsible for:

• Making necessary changes to the Sale Committee rules. Listed online at www.fcfair.org
• Update buyer packets to mail/distribute to the clubs
• Book auctioneer and ring men for sale day
• Contract with processors
• Complete ODA paperwork required for the sale
• Coordinate Buyers breakfast or welcome area
• Coordinate with county auditor’s office (weights & measures) to certify livestock scales
• Order supplies (ear tags, sale day papers, sale packets, etc)
• Weigh in animals
• Coordinate packer for other animals
• Complete sale order for each species after show
• Coordinate volunteers to help sale day. (office help, buyer registration table, thank you card table, lining up animals, etc.)
  
  

The next meeting is March 21, 2022, at 7:00 pm, in the Jr Fair office on the fairgrounds. The office is located between the Ganyard building and the racetrack. This meeting will be to discuss possible changes for the 2022 fair.

Without volunteers, it isn't possible to hold the sale. If your club has a market animal, please send a representative to the meetings.

If you have questions, please contact Rachel Bausch at rachel.bausch@yahoo.com

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. The project requirement guides explain what is required to complete each project.

As a reminder, all Ohio 4-H volunteers are required to complete a fingerprint background check screening every four years. Notices for those volunteers who need their background check done were sent on November 2. If you think that your background check might be due this year, please check your email from that day or contact Beth Boomershine at boomershine.10@osu.edu for more details.

Club Financial Summaries

Attention 4-H Club Leaders: Every club must submit the annual financial summary by March 1. If you have not submitted your summary, we ask that you send it in. You can find the summary in two different versions:

1. From the state website

2. From the county website (download, save, and email)

Recognition Packets

Several clubs still have not picked up 2021 member certificates and award packets. If your club still needs to pick them up, please contact Beth or Rachel to make an appointment for a pickup.