The Franklin County 4-H Council meets Wednesday, September 18, 7:00pm, at the Franklin County Extension Office.

Every club should be participating in 4-H Council. Each club gets a vote on all decisions. Please consider sending at least one volunteer to each council meeting. The council serves in advisory role to the county 4-H program and helps to guide programming for the year.

NEW! Each 4-H Council meeting will be followed by some sort of training or educational resource for advisors that will be beneficial for their club. These are short trainings that will not last longer than 30 minutes but will offer a lot of resources for clubs to mix things up a bit!

Applications are now being accepted for teens interested in serving as new or returning camp counselors at the 2020 Franklin County 4-H Camp, Wednesday, June 17, through Sunday, June 21. Individuals thinking of applying should check out the position description and application details found HERE.

Important - New and returning counselors must apply. All applicants, new and returning, must have their club advisor complete a Member in Good Standing Form in addition to filling out the online application. Note that applicants that were not counselors in 2019, need to be collect references prior to the deadline of October 22.

Do Not Wait Until the Last Minute! Failure to plan on your part is not the fault of your references or your club advisor.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be a 4-H member in good standing & complete at least one project
  
• Must be at least 14 years old by the start of camp (June 17, 2020)
• Must be able to get transportation to meetings and events as needed
• Must complete a minimum of 24 hours of training
• Must attend a minimum of seven counselor training meetings
  
• Must complete Child Abuse Awareness training
• Must sign Standards of Behaviors and complete the Code of Conduct form
• All applicants must submit a completed Member in Good Standing Form
  
• Applicants that were not counselors in 2019 must submit two completed references
  
• Applicants who are 18 years old or older as of April 17, 2020 must also submit to a background check
  
  

SELECTION PROCESS:

• Individuals who complete the application and fulfill the application requirements will be contacted regarding the selection process. All first time counselors must complete the interview process, while returning counselors will complete an interview if requested.

You’re Invited to apply to be on the Franklin County Teen Leaders Council for 2020. We are looking for Franklin County 4-H members who are at least 13 years old or in the 7th grade. Our meetings will mostly be held the 4th or 5th Tuesday of every month from 6:30-8:30. The location will usually be at the Franklin County Extension Office located at, 530 W. Spring St. Columbus, Ohio 43215.

The Teen Leaders Council is a Franklin County 4-H club that focuses on preparing teens to be caring and contributing leaders through educational and leadership opportunities. Other opportunities will include fun outings and service learning projects.

Tentative Teen Leaders Council Calendar

(All Dates and Times are subject to change)

January 28, 2020 6:30-8:30 Planning for officer training and Winter Fair.

February 1, 2020 10am-12pm Winter Project Fair, Officer Training

April 28, 2020 6:30-8:30pm

August 25, 2020 6:30-8:30pm

September 22, 2020 6:30-8:30pm

October 27, 2020 6:30-8:30pm

November 24, 2020 6:30-8:30pm

• Fill out the easy TLC application here by December 1.

Applications for the 2020 Franklin County 4-H Fashion Board are now being accepted. We are looking for bright, motivated 4-H’ers hoping to help organize events for Franklin County clothing participants and to assist with various activities surrounding judging and the fashion review. This group also participates in activities to enhance knowledge of garment construction and the fashion industry.

**In order to qualify for the Franklin County 4-H Fashion Board, you must be at least 12 years of age by 1/1/20. All fashion board members must have at least one year of sewing construction experience (this may include quilting) and must have taken at least one clothing project (construction or consumer) other than quilting. All fashion board members must plan to complete a clothing project in 2020 (consumer or construction, other than quilting). Completion of this project is mandatory in order to be considered for the 2021 fashion board. Please direct any fashion board questions to Samantha Brill at samantha_brill@hotmail.com or via text (614) 946-1059.

Please complete the following application to give us more information about yourself. There will be both members and interns on this year’s fashion board. We will base membership status on this application. Selected individuals will receive an email by November.

Apply here before the October 1 deadline: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PTBBXMH

March 25, 2020, 6:30pm (Extension Office)

If you would like to apply to be a 4-H advisor, click HERE for the application. If you are interested in attending the orientation please contact Rachel Stoneburner at stoneburner.31@osu.edu to register.

The event will take place from 6:00pm to 9:00pm (with set up at 5:30) on September 27, so we are asking for volunteers to sign up for shifts. Anyone can participate - advisors, parents, and members. Further information will be sent to those who sign up.

If you are interested in helping with this event please visit the Sign-Up Genius.