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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Seneca County 4 -H Family Newsletter Volume 30 / Issue 2 April-June/ 2020 In This Issue………. • • • • • • • Head, Heart, Hands, and Health Important Project Info Sewing and Food/Nutrition Clinics 2020 Kick Off Green Cards Volunteer Enrollment Forms Enrollment Items 4 -H Camp Cloverbud Camp Fundraiser Opportunities Booths and Booth Patrol Milkshake Stand Horse Info Dog Info Cross Co. Forms Housing Forms Feeder Calf Pictures Quality Assurance Award Trips National 4 -H Healthy Living Summit Misc. Project Judging State Fair Rules and Guidelines Kroger Community Rewards Seneca Co. Carteens Jr. Leadership Scholarships Statewide Opportunities Jr. Fair News from Emily The global pandemic due to the Coronavirus has definitely changed the way we have had to keep our 4 -H programming moving forward. We have been forced to be more innovative and creative in the ways that we reach our members and other 4 -H partners. I know it has not been an easy task and at this point in time, we still don’t know what the rest of the spring and summer will look like as we are in uncharted waters. I want to express my gratitude for your patience and kindness during this waiting period and social distancing. We are doing what we can to ensure that our 4 -H members and community can still have the best experience that they can, while still being safe and healthy. 4 -H events and programming may look a little different this year, but we will get through this and do our best as we build “True Leaders” in this program. ” The Seneca County Extension Office will remain temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak and will remain closed until we are notified that we can resume normal operations within our office space. We will be working remotely during this time and will be responding to e-mail and checking our voicemail during normal business hours, Monday-Friday from 8: 00 a. m. -4: 30 p. m. Please reach out if you have any questions. We will stay in touch with everyone through e-mail, Facebook page (Ohio State-Seneca County 4 -H Program), and our website (www. seneca. osu. edu) as we keep the wheels of the 4 -H train moving forward. Everyone should have received the latest update as of 3/27/20 in regards to prohibiting face to face meetings and gatherings and 4 -H and Jr. Fair schedule changes. If you did not receive this message, please visit our website at www. seneca. osu. edu

Ohio State University Extension Seneca County 4 -H Family Newsletter April-June / 2020 Volume 30 / Issue 2 Head, Heart, Hands, and Health While we are all at home and being as preventative as possible in minimizing the spread of the coronavirus, we want to know how you are using your head, heart, hands, and health to help your club, community, country, and world! Maybe you are making cards to send to nursing homes, baking in the kitchen and sharing with others, helping an elderly neighbor, or thanking our essential workers. Maybe you’re getting a great start on those 4 -H projects! Please share what you are doing with us via e-mail, so that we can spread the word of all the good we are doing! Important Project Information Project Changes: Just a reminder, April 30 th is the deadline to change, drop or add projects. Please email us with any changes. Writing Projects: Members taking a writing project need to have their books and writing materials to the Extension Office by Friday, June 19, 2020. This deadline is set so the judges have time to read through your materials before judging. Self-Determined Projects: Members taking a Selfdetermined project need to have their outline, that was included on the front of your project, sent in the mail or by email by Friday, May 1, 2020. Sewing Clinic and Food and Nutrition Clinic Our Food and Nutrition and Clothing and Textiles clinic that was re-scheduled for Saturday, May 2 is now cancelled. The Food and Fashion Board is diligently working on some videos that will be packaged and become available to our food and nutrition and clothing and textiles members to view at their leisure to help with their projects. 2020 Kick Off and Family Fun Night Our annual 4 -H Kickoff that was scheduled for Friday. May 8 th is now rescheduled for Friday, May 29 at the fairgrounds. Bring your pennies, family, and friends to have a great time and join together in the games that will be displayed. The event will run from 7 -8: 30 p. m. and clubs may start setting up at 6: 00 p. m. Any clubs that would like to have a game/activity that night may still sign up by letting the Extension Office know. Thank you to Landing Point Financial Group for providing the refreshments for the evening. Green Cards will be available for purchase once the Extension Office re-opens. You may pay up front with the cards or take cards and return any unsold cards and payments to the Extension Office. The cost is $10/card and $5 goes directly towards your 4 -H club and $5 goes to the 4 -H Advisory Council. There a few new businesses on the cards this year. Thank you to the 4 -H Advisory Council for your work on this fundraiser. Volunteer Enrollment Forms All volunteers, new and returning must complete the yellow advisor enrollment form. Please make sure you have completed this or you will not be entered in our system and that will cause you to become inactive. Once you become inactive, you might have to get your fingerprints done again the following year. New volunteers should have completed the application AND an enrollment form.

Seneca County 4 -H Family Newsletter April-June / 2020 Volume 30 / Issue 2 Enrollment Items Please keep in mind, once the Extension Office reopens, you will be able to get any additional books that you need, books that were not in stock at the time of enrollment will be ordered, and any enrollment information that was missing (forms/payment) can be collected or picked up at that time. We have been working on compiling a list of those needs but please try to reach out to use once we reopen incase, we forget anything that you needed. 4 -H Camp We know that 4 -H camp is a highlight of the 4 -H experience. During this time of unprecedented health concerns, we must work together to do our part in stemming the spread of this virus. With concerns for 4 -H camp, we have been asked to refrain from making camp registration materials available or accepting camp payments until after April 15. At this time, we will have a better grasp of whether or not our camp will still be able to be offered this year. Cloverbud Camp is still scheduled for Tuesday, June 23 from 9: 00 a. m. -3: 00 p. m. at a location TBD. Any Cloverbuds currently enrolled are eligible to attend. Registrations will be available on our website soon and in the office when we re-open, but please promote this opportunity to your Cloverbuds. Seneca County 4 -H Fundraiser During our Grade A Celebration on Sunday, August 30, we will be having a silent auction. All proceeds from the silent auction will go to benefit the Seneca County 4 -H Program. We would love to have clubs donate something for the silent auction. We will also accept any personal donations. Please put this on your clubs agenda for future meetings to brainstorm what you will be donating. We will start collecting silent auction donations at the Extension Office in July. We appreciate your contributions and support of the Seneca County 4 -H Program! Seneca County 4 -H Apparel I want to see your creative and artistic skills! It is time to provide some Seneca County 4 -H apparel. Any Seneca County 4 -H youth can send drawings, pictures, designs of any kind that represent 4 -H to the Extension Office by Monday, April 6 th. A panel will then take a look at all of the entries and the one with the most votes will be the one printed on all of our countywide apparel. This is a great way to share your artistic ability and what an honor it would be to have your piece of artwork on all of the shirts and sweatshirts that all of Seneca County will be wearing! Order forms will then be available after the design has been selected. The winner will receive a free tshirt! Little Caesars Fundraiser Opportunity Want to raise money for your club very easy? Little Caesars have wonderful products, which are easy to sell, and each item sold will give your club $6 profit. For more information on the Little Caesars fundraiser, please contact Sandy Hymore, Owner of Amazing Fundraising LLC, Ohio Sales Rep for Little Caesars Pizza Fundraising Kits at: amazingfundraising@yahoo. com or 419 -967 -4615.

Seneca County 4 -H Family Newsletter Volume 30 / Issue 2 Booths and Booth Patrol If your club is interested in having a booth at the fair, please make sure to let the office know what size you need. Also, make sure you sign up for a booth patrol time. All clubs that have items displayed in the county booth also NEED to take a shift during booth patrol. This is only fair to all the other clubs who are taking shifts as well. If your club only have a few misc. projects in the county booth, your members are welcome to sign up with another club to complete their shift. Milkshake Stand If your club is interested in taking a shift during the week of the fair, please contact the Extension Office. Horse Information Due Anyone taking a horse project(s) are reminded that the following are due to the Extension Office by May 1 st: • Horse ID papers and pictures • Lease agreements (if applicable) • Rules Acknowledgement Dog Information Anyone taking a dog project will be contacted by a member of Doggon’it’s or the Dog Council about rescheduling their mandatory meetings and information and forms that are due. April-June / 2020 Cross County Forms If you do not live in Seneca County and have not filled out a cross county form, please do so ASAP. Members only need to do this once during their 4 -H career. New members, with older siblings in the same club, still need to fill out the form as the new member. Housing Forms If your livestock project is not housed at your home address, you need to complete a housing form and return to the Extension Office, via the mail or email, by April 30, 2020. This form needs to be filled out yearly. Feeder Calf Pictures Feeder calf pictures are still due to the Jr. Fair Office by April 30, 2020. Pictures can be dropped off at the Jr. Fair Building or emailed to Emily. Pictures must include the member and a front view and both sides of the calf. Please make sure to clearly mark your name and club.

Seneca County 4 -H Family Newsletter Volume 30 / Issue 2 Quality Assurance All 4 -H members that are taking any livestock projects except for horses and dogs are required to attend or complete a Quality Assurance training. Quality Assurance will need to be completed to be able to exhibit at the Seneca County Fair. For livestock quality assurance (QA) for the 2020 year only: The deadline to complete QA has been extended to June 1, 2020. The county-wide QA scheduled for Sunday, April 26 at Sentinel from 4 -6 p. m. with test out starting at 3 p. m. for anyone 15+ as of January 1, 2020 is cancelled. County-wide QA will be offered at Fair 101 on Saturday, May 30 from 9 a. m. -12 p. m. There will be two sessions offered. The test out option for anyone 15+ as of January 1, 2020 will begin at 8: 00 a. m. Youth livestock exhibitors (8 -18) may take the online YQCA certification at https: //yqca. learngrow. io/Account/Login (This is only an additional option) Every member must select the FFA and independent sign in Cost is $12/member They are offering online trainings for $9 for the month of April ONLY. Please visit our website www. seneca. osu. edu for regulations and the coupon order form. After completing the entire training, please send certification number to cole. 537@osu. edu and/or Mancuso. 48@osu. edu Please follow the “Getting Your YQCA Web. Based Certification” steps to help you https: //go. osu. edu/QAcert The BQA/PQA online courses do not meet the Ohio Youth Food Animal QA certification requirement. April-June/ 2020 Award Trips Congratulations to Brayden Prenzlin on being selected for a $250 scholarship sponsored by Seneca County 4 -H Advisory Council and representing Seneca County at Ohio 4 -H Sea Camp July 11 -15 at Kelleys Island 4 -H Camp. National 4 -H Healthy Living Summit Twenty-four teens from Ohio were selected to attend the National 4 -H Healthy Living Summit held in the middle of February at the National 4 -H Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. They learned about all things health and did some sightseeing of our nation’s capital. Of the 24 teens from Ohio, we had our own Cara Brown from Blue Ribbon Buckeyes 4 -H Club. Cara is part of the Ohio 4 -H Health Heroes this year. She loves being a part of this group and encourages anyone who is interested in health in any way to be a part of this group at the state level. Cara and a group of other youth are planning a dance marathon to raise money for Pediatric Cancer research. The event will be a state-wide event that will feature activities, food, and music. They will be promoting various different healthy living organizations throughout the state. Stay tuned for more information! Miscellaneous Project Judging All miscellaneous projects must be judged no later than July 18, 2020, except for gardening and canning and freezing projects, which are judged on Saturday, July 25 at the fairgrounds. This deadline includes anyone who is unable to attend county project judging and must be advisor judged. This will help to ensure that we have grades into the system in a timely manner, provide clubs with an accurate count of ribbons for booth set-up, and alleviate problems with premium distribution. Insert what day projects are judged on and the project judging schedule by club.

Seneca County 4 -H Family Newsletter April-June/ 2020 Volume 30 / Issue 2 State Fair Rules and Guidelines As the busy summer season is approaching fast and we are diving right into our 4 -H projects for this year, I want to point your attention to the Ohio State Fair judging guidelines and expectations. For more information and specific guidelines for non-livestock projects go to: https: //go. osu. edu/Bq. Hn. For more information and specific guidelines on livestock projects go to: http: //ohiostatefair. com/livestock/. Kroger Community Rewards program Please enroll for the Kroger Community Rewards program. This gives a percentage of your sales to Seneca County 4 -H. It WILL NOT affect your Kroger card savings in any way. It's easy to apply and helps us fund various 4 H events and programs. Thanks in advance, for your support! Here are the steps! To re-enroll (if you've already signed up): go to www. krogercommunityrewards. com • Click “sign-in” (enter your email and password). • Put in the group number or part of the name of the organization (Seneca County 4 -H Program). • Choose the correct organization. • Click Enroll. If you have never enrolled your Kroger plus card: • go to www. krogercommunityrewards. com • Click “enroll today” • • Enter plus card OR alt ID number • Go to Community Rewards (near bottom) • Follow the steps. (Name, address, etc. ) • Put in the group number or part of the name of the organization (Seneca County 4 -H Program). • Choose the correct organization. • Click Enroll. Seneca County CARTEENS If you are interested in being a teen instructor for CARTEENS, you do not need to be in 4 -H, but you must be at least 14 years old. We meet every third Monday of the month except July at 6: 30 p. m. at the Extension Office and would love to have you join our team. Teen facilitators teach other teen traffic offenders about speeding, tire tread, operating a vehicle impaired, and distracted driving. Our next program is scheduled for Monday, May 18. Junior Leadership is for any 4 -H teen 14 years and older. As soon as you turn 14 you can join Junior Leadership; it does not have to be by January 1 st. We welcome any and all new members every month and we would love to have you join us! Junior Leadership focuses a lot on community service. The Junior Leadership group goes on teen exchanges with other counties throughout Ohio, helps with project judging and 4 -H Awareness, helps host Officer Training, hosts Santa’s Workshop and the Career Day, participates at the 4 -H Kick-off at the fairgrounds, helps with the milkshake stand puts on a square dance during the fair, and provides other fun opportunities for teens. Junior Leadership meets every second Monday of the month at 6: 30 p. m. at the Extension Office. Our next couple of meetings will be virtual on Monday, April 13 and May 11. The link to join us virtually is https: //osu. zoom. us/j/887499314 Some of our Junior Leaders filmed a couple of videos on Basic Banking and Basic Budgeting to compile in a statewide effort for older youth who might be going off to college, moving out of the house, getting a career, etc. They will become available soon. Congratulations on our newly elected officers: President- Alexis Margraf, Vice President- Hazel Stone, Secretary- Cara Brown, and Treasurer- Jenna Gabel

Seneca County 4 -H Family Newsletter Volume 30 / Issue 2 Scholarships Master Gardeners Scholarship Are you a high school senior and planning to attend college to pursue a degree in plant science (agronomy, botany, horticulture, forestry, or landscaping)? The Seneca County Master Gardener program is offering a $500 scholarship to recent high school graduated or college applicants who currently live in Seneca County and a graduate of a Seneca County High School. Mohawk High School graduates who reside in Seneca County will also be considered for the scholarship. Applications and all required materials are due to the Extension Office, 3140 S. State Route 100, Suite E, Tiffin by June 10. For more information, e-mail opreston 70@bright. net or call 419 -447 -9722 or 419 -397 -2653. Seneca County 4 -H Advisory Council Awards and Scholarships The Seneca County 4 -H Advisory Council has several scholarship and award opportunities for all 4 -H members. The application is available on our website at https: //go. osu. edu/Bq. Hk or will be available at the Extension Office when we reopen. All applications are due to the Extension Office by July 1 st, 2020. Interviews will be conducted on July 13 or 14. Scholarships and Awards available: The Golden Award: Presented at the Grade A Celebration on Sunday, August 30 th to two first or second year 4 -H aged members. Home Economics Award: Presented to two 4 -H members 16 years of age or older. Members should have significant experience in 4 -H Home Economics projects. This award is announced during the king and queen contest on Monday, July 27 during the fair. April-June/ 2020 Scholarships and Awards Available, Continued: I Dare You Award: Presented to two 4 -H members 16 years of age or older. Members should exhibit exemplary leadership skills. This award is announced during the king and queen contest on Monday, July 27 during the fair. 4 -H Advisory Council Scholarships: Presented to two 4 -H members who are graduating seniors entering college and have significant 4 -H and community involvement. Members should exhibit exemplary leadership skills. The scholarship recipients are announced during the king and queen contest on Monday, July 27 during the fair. Seneca County 4 -H Program Memorial: $250 scholarship is presented to two 4 -H members who are graduating seniors entering college with significant 4 -H and community involvement and leadership experience. This scholarship is presented in memory of members of the Seneca County 4 -H family who have passed away. An essay of no more than 500 words must accompany this application explaining the importance of giving back. The scholarship is presented during the king and queen program on Monday of the Seneca County Fair. All recipients who are applying for any of the above scholarships or awards, should attend the respective event in which the award or scholarship will be announced and given out. This is a surprise, so recipients will not be notified ahead of time. All of the awards and scholarships are awarded once. Therefore, if you have previously won an award or scholarship, you are not eligible for that one again.

Seneca County 4 -H Family Newsletter April-June/ 2020 Volume 30 / Issue 2 4 HEYA Statewide Opportunities Cloverbot Challenge The Ohio 4 -H Cloverbot Challenge them for 2020 is “On the Move. ” This year theme is all about transportation and the ways in which people and things get where they are going. 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 13 at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4 -H Center. Teams must register by May 1. Find all the details at: https: //go. osu. edu/Bq. Hp Ohio Military Kids is a partnership between Ohio State Extension 4 -H Youth Development and Family Readiness with Ohio National Guard. Through this partnership, Ohio Military Kids puts on events all around the state of Ohio. These events range from one day events, to overnights, to weekend camps, and weeklong residential camps. If you are a part of a military family, please consider joining one of the many events. All active, reserve, and national guard families are welcome! Please check out the website go. osu. edu/OMKevents for more information about the 2020 adventures and registration links! What: 4 -H Event Youth Assistant (4 HEYA) Who: Individuals age 13 -18 (as of January 1 of the year of application) and have at least 1 year prior 4 -H experience. Timeframe: Apply by May 15, selection, training, service to the Ohio State Fair, and evaluation. Complete responsibilities by August 31, 2020. Applications available at: www. go. osu. edu/4 HEYA Requirements (in addition to application/selection process): Training-Must attend one of the options for training (July 8 or July 14) Events-Must work a minimum of 3 events at the Ohio State Fair; may work more if desired Program Fee: $25/person for first year members; $10 for 2 nd or more year members Teens Receive: 4 HEYA Polo & Nametag State Fair admission, parking ticket, and meal ticket(s) Optional State Fair housing in the Rhodes Center (if desired) Experience of working events at the Ohio State Fair Opportunity to enhance leadership skills and be involved in the State 4 -H program Questions? Contact Hannah (epley. 24@osu. edu), Kayla (oberstadt. 1@osu. edu), Sarah (longo. 79@osu. edu) or Frances (nicol. 115@osu. edu)

Seneca County 4 -H Family Newsletter Volume 30 / Issue 2 April-June/ 2020 Seneca County Junior Fair Board News from Emily In the uncertain times, I encourage you to make a new normal. We have a great opportunity to make a positive change in all areas of our lives. Be someone’s reason to smile, feel good about life and just appreciate your home, your opportunity and your future. JFB is looking forward to a lot of activity once our government says …”you are good to go” We will have to make up lost time with projects, clubs and fair prep. So ready…set… Our 4 -H Kick off as of right now is set for Friday May 29 followed by Fair 101 on Saturday May 30! Our Walk/Run will be held on Sunday June 14 in the track and horse barn area. Please have your calf pictures to the JFB office on the fairgrounds by APRIL 30. You may email them with the exhibitor's name, Club and age at ekgilliland 4@gmail. com or drop them off at the black drop box outside of the JFB office. We will be collecting project pictures once again, Please email them to me at ekgilliland 4@gmail. com. I would like pictures of all projects as we may need to think outside of the box this year. We have a new sale coordinator; Becky Geyman is a seasoned fair exhibitor, parent, 4 -H advisor, FFA member and a very positive person. She is also in charge of the livestock area at Sandusky County fair and was recently named Sandusky County Farmer of the year. We are looking forward to working with Becky. Welcome! Skillathon study information will be available soon on the OSU Extension website. PLEASE get your applications for species royalty and fair royalty filled out and turned in by June 15. Applications can be found on the OSU Extension Website. Advisors, please fill out the project worksheets for entries. Please let me know if you have any questions. Be well friends! We are in this together…Seneca County…Ohio…America!. . . and GO!

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