OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Miami County 4-H News Discover Yourself in 4-H July/August 2016 4-H Barbecue and Live Auction...Page 2 4-H Barbecue Schedule.. Page 2 Important Reminder Page 2 Pull Tab Community Service...Page 2 2016 Commodity Carnival....Page 3 Cloverbud Fun Times....Page 3 Cloverbud Fair Booth Set Up..Page 3 Cloverbud Show-N-Tell and Graduation...Page 3 Fair Vouchers...Page 4 Fair Passes......Page 4 Fair Booth Information...Page 4 Calendar...Page 5-6 Cloverbud Show-N-Tell Individual and Group Registration Forms.....Page 7 Project Pride Day Reminders Some important reminders for those members attending Project Pride Day: The Extension Office will be closed on Project Pride Day, Wednesday, July 13th, as all staff will be assisting with the event. We will also be closing at approximately 2 pm on Tuesday, July 12th to begin set up. Remember to arrive approximately one hour before your assigned judging time to have your book checked. Project books will be available for pick up at the pick up table once they have been checked. You will need your book for your judging! Sign up for a judging time at your assigned booth approximately 20 minutes prior to your judging start time. Judging times are spaced 10 minutes apart so please pay attention to times already taken and sign up for a time 10 minutes after. Please remember the time you signed up for and be ready at that time. Extension Office Staff and Food & Fashion Board Members will be available if you have trouble finding your judging booth or have questions on signing up for judging times. If you aren t sure, just ask. Once you have completed your judging(s), you may leave. State Fair Winners will be announced on the miami.osu.edu website no earlier than 12 noon on Monday, July 18th! State Fair packets for those members will be available for pick up no earlier than 12 noon on Monday, July 18th. Packets must be picked up at the Extension Office by 4 pm, Friday, July 22nd. If not picked up by Friday, the alternate will be notified. All Outstanding, Honorable Mention, and State Fair Winners will be announced at the Miami County Fair on Saturday, August 13th at 2 pm during the Project Pride Day Awards Ceremony.
4-H Barbecue News! Page 2 July/August, 2016 4-H Barbecue and Live Auction New for 2016 - the 4-H Fund Raising Committee will be conducting a Live Auction at the Miami County 4-H Barbecue! Miami County 4-H Clubs are asked to please donate an item(s) to the auction. Looking for ideas? Consider donating, themed gift baskets, sports tickets, gift certificates, hand-crafted items, home and garden supplies, baked goods, etc. Due to the large number of allergies, if donating a baked good, please include the ingredients on a card with the food. Auction items may be dropped off 12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. in the Poultry Barn (formerly the Jr. Fair Building) the day of the Barbecue. The auction will begin at 7:00 p.m. All clubs are required to participate at the barbecue, but not all members must be present. Organizational Advisors received details concerning the number of individuals needed at each station and additional information regarding the amount of beverages needed in their fundraiser packet mailed out last month. Beverages should be taken to your Chairperson by Thursday, July 21, or dropped off at the Poultry Barn, located at the south end of the Miami County Fairgrounds, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, July 21. Please remember to write the club name on the side of the beverage box. Proceeds from the annual Miami County 4-H Barbecue combined with 4-H member assessment fees fund: the purchase of project ribbons, rosettes, trophies, county medals, final year member awards and plaques, part of the Miami County Volunteer Banquet awards and decorations, older youth trips (i.e. Sea Camp), volunteer education (i.e. State Volunteer Conference attendees), 4-H promotional activities, Cloverbud and Jr. Camp camper scholarships, Cloverbud activities, School program materials, scholarships, club auditing, Food and Fashion Board activities, Project Pride Day drapes and judges meals, and 4-H newsletter postage. This is the main fundraiser conducted by the Miami County 4-H program, and as you can see, it benefits our volunteers as well as our youngest to our oldest 4-H members. Please encourage non 4-H family and friends to come out and support this annual event. Important Reminder Your club fundraiser check for $15.00 is due to your Township Chairperson by July 15th! Please remember to make checks payable to: Miami County 4-H Advisory Committee. Pull Tab Community Service We would like our 4-H families to once again join us in saving pull tabs for our county community service activity. Aluminum pull tabs can be found on various beverages, soup, pet food, and other canned items. Please begin saving your tabs today and turn them in at the Miami County 4-H Barbecue on Saturday, July 23. The tabs will be donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities. 4-H Barbecue Schedule It s that time of year again! Mark your calendars for the 2016 4-H Bar-B-Que. When: Saturday, July 23rd Where: Miami County Fairgrounds Who: Anyone! This year s BBQ includes several events to enjoy! 7am: Miami County 4-H Club Advisors Horse Show 4pm: Food being served 6pm: Kiddie Tractor Pull (5 pm sign up) 7pm: LIVE Auction (must be present to win) 8pm: Dance Come out and bring your friends for great food and a fun time! Page 2
Page 3 July/August, 2016 Miami County Fair News 2016 Commodity Carnival CME Group and the National 4-H Council partnered to create the Commodity Carnival, a fun learning activity for youth to experience managing the business risks associated with producing and bringing livestock to market. The game aims to build greater literacy in agricultural science and economics at state and county fairs. The Commodity Carnival consists of three activities that guide participants through the process of producing and selling livestock: grow your livestock, sell your livestock and win a ribbon. This year, participants will grow and sell a hog. The Commodity Carnival will appear at nearly 120 state and county fairs throughout the Midwest during the summer and fall of 2016. Miami County was one of 10 counties selected to participate in this year s event. The activity will be offered on three days during the Miami County Fair. One day will be Kids Day, 10 am 1 pm, Monday, August 15. A grant is being offered to each county 4-H program that takes part in this event. Two teens are needed to help conduct the activities. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Demetria at 440-3943. Cloverbuds Cloverbud Show-N-Tell and Graduation Wednesday, August 17 Duke Lundgard Building The Cloverbud 4-H Show-N-Tell program is a non-competitive demonstration activity. Members share or show and tell what they learned during the year in a 2-3 minute talk with an interviewer. Cloverbuds may use a scrapbook, photo album, poster, or activity from the Cloverbud curriculum as part of their demonstration. Youth may participate as individuals or in teams. Cloverbud Show-N-Tell teams may consist of 2-4 members. (Team members must talk about the same topic.) Participants must complete the preregistration form in this newsletter and return it by Monday, August 1st. Topics are to be related only to information learned during Cloverbud Activities. Cloverbud Graduation will take place immediately following Cloverbud Show-N-Tell. Cloverbud Fun Times at the Fair Children in grades K-2 can enjoy books and crafts during Cloverbud Fun Time! All activities will be held in the Duke Lundgard Building. Friday, August 12, 2:30 pm Topic: Down on the Farm Make farm animal crafts including a squawking chicken pal. Tuesday, August 16, 2:30 pm Topic: Fun with Pollinators - Create a buzzing bee and learn how honeybees benefit agriculture. Thursday, August 18, 2:30 pm Topic: Soar Away - Enjoy air and space related crafts. Cloverbud Fair Booth Set Up August 10, 2016 Exhibits for the Cloverbud Booth may be dropped off Wednesday, August 10th from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm in the Duke Lundgard Building. Members may display projects or posters of 4-H Cloverbud activities (camp, meetings, community service, etc.). All items must be accompanied by 5 x 7 cards listing members names and clubs. Due to limited space, Cloverbud groups may submit a full size club poster, individual projects, or half size individual posters.
Page 4 July/August, 2016 Fair Vouchers Fair News and More Fair Booth Information Please remember to pick up fair vouchers on Saturday, August 13th in the Duke Lundgard Building at the table near the stage. Vouchers must be picked up by the Organizational Advisor, or a designated Advisor for your club. Vouchers will be available for pickup from 9am-4pm on Saturday, except during the Awards Ceremony. $1.00 vouchers are given to each completed project on display by Thursday, August 11th at 5:00 pm. Projects must be labeled clearly to receive a voucher. Fair Pass Information For 4-H advisors and 4-H club members 9 years and older (Fair rules state 8 year olds are admitted free, therefore your 8 year old 4-Hers will not be receiving a fair pass.), fair passes will be handed out the week of August 1st cost for fair passes will be $15.00 for advisors; $2.00 for 4-H members (picked up by one Advisor or designated adult representative per Club). Passes will be distributed only to those clubs that participate in and contribute to the 4-H Barbeque on July 23rd and for all that are in good standing with their club/organization. The Organizational Advisor (or a designated club advisor) is responsible for picking up the passes for the whole club at the Fairgrounds and distributing them to club members and advisors. Replacements must be purchased - so be careful with those passes! Note: Any volunteers or members added after club enrollment deadline (the last Friday in March) are not eligible for discounted passes. Ohio Ag is Cool! Ag is Cool has two main components. The first is a Creative Expression Contest which is administered by ODA. The second is offered at the Ohio State Fair each year by ODA, OFBF and Ohio s Commodity Groups. The objective of the program is to teach children about Ohio agriculture through hands-on activities as they travel around the fairgrounds to barns and ag displays. For more information including scholarship info visit http://www.agri.ohio.gov/agiscool/. For those clubs wanting to have a booth in the Duke Lundgard Building during fair, registration forms are available in the Project Pride Day Booklet and are due no later than July 13th. For clubs who will be exhibiting their non-livestock projects in the Miscellaneous Booth - you must also complete the fair booth request form to let Demetria know how many projects you will be bringing. All projects, including miscellaneous booth, must be in place by 5 pm on Thursday, August 11th. (Building will be closed for judging at 5 pm.) Note: Each project displayed must be legibly marked with the member s name to receive your Jr. Fair Voucher. Remember, this year s theme is 4-H: So Much More For more information on booth size and what can be used to hang your decorations, please refer to the Project Pride Day/Fair Booklet. If you have any questions, please contact the Extension Office at 440-3945. 4-H Mail-In Shooting Sports Match It s time to start preparing for the Classic Clovers 4-H Club Mail-In Shooting Sports Match. Entries and targets for the 4-H Shooting Sports Match, must be postmarked by August 31, 2016. No huge fees, travel or lodging expenses. The rules are rather simple and will rely upon the guidance of leaders and advisors to use honor system. Each 4-H club/s would host their own shoot then mail the targets and entry forms to Classic Clovers 4-H club. For divisions and rules, please contact the Extension Office at 440-3945. Award Forms Due July 15th Ten Year and Final Year Award forms were mailed to individuals last month. If you did not receive a form and feel you qualify for one of these awards, please contact the Extension Office. County Award forms were included in the last newsletter. Please consider nominating a young person, 14 years old or older (as of Jan. 1), for one of these honors. Remember they do not have to be a blue ribbon winner, but a blue ribbon kid to qualify.
July 2016 Sunday Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Shooting Education Camp, Canter s Cave 4-H Camp, July 17-22 24 31 closed announced after noon! Packets available for pick up after noon! OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION 2pm for setup Leadership Washington Focus, Chevy Chase MD, July 11-15 Scotts 4-H STEM Day Camp, July 11-15 State 4-H Leadership Camp, July 5-9 at Camp Ohio 19 Camp Board, 7 pm, Indian Hills 4-H Camp Committee, 7 pm, Hayner Day Judging, Miami County Fairgrounds, Duke Lundgard Bldg. sors Committee, 7 pm, Hayner Com., 6 pm, and 4-H Advisory Com., 7 pm, Miami County Fairgrounds Ohio State Fair, July 27 - August 7 * July 1 - Dog Poster Postmark Entry Deadline; Dog Show & Drill Team Postmark Entry Deadline *** July 15 - Clover Towne Center Set up at State Fair. Everyone welcome. Work begins at 9 am. **** July 20-22 Project Pride Day Make-up Dates - must schedule an appointment. 1 * Ohio State Fair Dog Agility Entry Postmark Deadline Year Award requests due in the Ext. Office by 4 pm! Packets must be picked up or alternates will be notified Bowl, 4-H Center, Columbus Junior Ohio 4-H Shooting Education Camp, Canter s Cave 4-H Camp, July 1-3 Cloverbud Day Camp July 14 & 15 Animal Day Judging, Ohio State Fair Youth Center Kelley s Island 4-H Camp, July 9-13 11:30 am, Ext. Mtg. Rm. pm & Jr. Fair Royalty Contest 2 pm Duke Lundgard Bldg. Agility, Denny Hales Arena 2 Ohio 4-H Dairy Quiz 3 4 Independence Day - Ext. Office is 5 6 7 8 9 State Sea Camp, 10 11 12 Office closing at 13 ** Project Pride 14 15 *** County Award Nominations and Final 16 Carteens, 9 am - 17 Senior Ohio 4-H 18 State Fair Reps 20 **** Horse Advi- 21 4-H Fundraising 22 **State Fair 23 4 H BBQ, Fairgrounds Open Class entries due 5 25 26 Rabbit Advisors 27 28 29 Companion 30 Ohio State Fair ** July 13 - Dog Advisors Committee, 7 pm, Hayner Center
1 Modeling cards and 2 3 4 5 6 Aug. 6-7 Ohio Mili- 7 8 4-H Member Fair passes ready for pick up, by 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 28 29 30 31 August 2016 Sunday Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Cook off regs due to Extension Office by 4 pm Specified Animal Clubs notified of Book Audits club, at the Secretary s Office, Miami County Fairgrounds. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Ohio State Fair Dog Show, Buckeye Sports Arena, Aug. 1-4, OSF Dog Skillathon, Aug. 2 State Fair 4-H Fashion Board Selections, August 2-4 9 10 11 12 13 OMK Camp, Kelley s Island, August 8-12 4-H Club Booth & Exhibit Set up, Aug. 10-11. Set up ends at 5 pm, Aug. 11. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 *Please refer to the 2016 Miami County Jr. Fair Book or the 2016 Miami County Project Pride Day and Fair Informational Booklet for Daily Fair events. tary Kids (OMK) Camp Counseling Training, 4-H Center, Cols * Miami County Fair August 12-18 Pick up $1.00 premium for Fair booth exhibits at Secretary s Office, August 12-18, til 6 pm at night.
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Miami County 4-H Cloverbud Show-N-Tell Program Individual Registration Form (Please print or type.) Name: Age: Club Name: Year (s) in Cloverbuds: Topic or Activity: Please return to the Extension Office by Monday, August 1st. The Miami County 4-H Cloverbud Show-N-Tell Program will be at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 17, at the Miami County Fair. *Note: Only Cloverbuds enrolled in a 4-H club may participate in this event. CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information: http://go.osu.edu/cfaesdiversity. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Miami County 4-H Cloverbud Show-N-Tell Program Team Registration Form (Please print or type.) Names 1. Ages 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. Years in Cloverbuds 1. 2. 3. 4. Club Name: Topic or Activity: Please return to the Extension Office by Monday, August 1st. The Miami County 4-H Cloverbud Show-N-Tell Program will be at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 17, at the Miami County Fair. Limit 2-4 members per team. *Note: Only Cloverbuds enrolled in a 4-H club may participate in this event. CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For more information: http://go.osu.edu/cfaesdiversity.
Ohio State University Extension Miami County 201 W. Main St., Courthouse Troy, OH 45373 Demetria Woods Extension Educator 4-H Youth Development 937-440-3945 miami.osu.edu OSU Extension Miami County Top of Ohio EERA 201 W. Main Street Troy, Ohio 45373 We gratefully acknowledge and appreciate the continued help and financial support of our local County Commissioners. Ohio State University Extension embraces human diversity and is committed to ensuring that all research and related educational programs are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. This statement is in accordance with United States Civil Rights Laws and the USDA. Roger Rennekamp, Associate Dean and Director, Ohio State University Extension For Deaf and Hard of Hearing, please contact Ohio State University Extension using your preferred communication (e-mail, relay services, or video relay services). Phone 1-800-750-0750 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Monday through Friday. Inform the operator to dial 937-440-3945. miami.osu.edu