Staff News & Notes - Week of 1.28.2008
Dear Colleagues:
Last week several of our colleagues received letters of congratulations as a result of their successful promotion efforts on the Administrative & Professional (A&P) track. Congratulations to the following:
Gwen Soule – Promoted to Educator 3
Connie Goble – Promoted to Educator 3
Janice Hanna – Promoted to Educator 3
Mary Beth Albright – Promoted to Educator 3
Brian Raison – Promoted to Educator 4
Jeff Dick – Promoted to Educator 4
Being promoted in our organization is a result of outstanding effort in your field and the individuals above should be very proud of their accomplishments. For those interested in learning more about the promotion system with Ohio State University Extension, please make sure you attend that session at the upcoming 4-H professionals in-service. There will certainly be some very beneficial suggestions and ideas shared that will help your future efforts.
This week, we want to recognize additional individuals who have helped significantly with the fundraising for the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center. John Mount has a long history with the 4-H program and is one of our strongest supporters. John was an important part of our successful campaign and he provided great advice throughout the process. Clarence & Jane Cunningham were cheerleaders and strong advocates for the facility and continue to work hard making connections in Ohio and beyond. Both Clarence and Jane have been instrumental in several significant gifts to the building and establishing positive relationships with individuals and foundations. Again, please join us in thanking John, Jane, & Clarence!
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Ryan & Vicki
Interim Co-Assistant Directors
4-H Youth Development
4-H Office Address Change
Please use the following address for our office:
2201 Fred Taylor Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210
All phone numbers and fax numbers remain the same! All fax and phone lines are now working!
County 4-H Endowment Survey
The Ohio 4-H Foundation County Endowment sub-committee is interested in learning more about your activities, level of satisfaction, and needs related to your efforts to grow your local 4-H endowment. We are asking that you take a few minutes and respond to the quuestions on the form below. Please return completed forms by February 28, 2008. Thanks!!
Sauder 4-H Endowment Funds Awarded
Congratulations to those counties/units receiving funds to support workforce development initiatives. Please see this document for details of those receiving awards!
4-H PetPALS Website Debut
The 4-H PetPALS website, http://4hpetpals.osu.edu/, has a new look with new content designed to provide Master 4-H PetPALS Volunteer Leaders with supplemental information to the curriculum. General information about the 4-H PetPALS program, preparing youth and pets to become 4-H PetPALS teams, as well as illustrations and information about pet behavior and communication can be found by clicking on the respective links. In addition, by clicking on Pet Testing Videos, the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Test items are explained and accompanied by a video clip of how to execute each of the tests. This link is also great for anyone who plans to take the CGC test with their dog to see what is expected of them. The Socialized PetPALS tests are also explained and accompanied by video clips. Please pass this on to your 4-H PetPALS volunteers and dog project leaders. Contact Lucinda Miller, miller.78@osu.edu, if you have any questions.
Ohio State Fair Assistant Superintendent Needed
An individual is needed to work with the 4-H State Fair Superintendent to provide overall coordination for the 4-H Home Decorating Event at the 2008 Ohio State Fair including overall planning, hiring judges, recruiting and orientating volunteers, conducting the assigned event, and providing feedback and evaluation data. Flexible hours; before the Ohio State Fair event; full-time commitment during the Ohio State Fair Home Decorating Event. A stipend is provided. Please contact Allen Auck or Ryan Schmiesing is you are interested!
Awards & Scholarship Applications
The 2008 Scholarship and Achievement Award applications are posted here. The applications are due in the State 4-H Office by Monday, February 4, 2008, the first day of our State 4-H In-service. Counties are encouraged to enter their scholarship/application information on-line. The link is located here. Also located on that site are the transmittal forms that must accompany your achievement/scholarship applications.
Ohio 4-H Teen Conference & Ohio 4-H Volunteer Conference
Teen Conference
The deadline for registering individuals for the upcoming Teen Conference is Friday, February 2. The on-line registration for the 2008 Ohio 4-H Teen Conference is live and ready to accept registrations. Please access the following web site to register teens for the conference - Click Here! The user name is: volconf. The passcode is ovc04.
Registration materials can be found on the Teen Conference web page.
Volunteer Conference
Click here to go to the registration booklet and registration form which is in pdf format so that you can print and distribute information to your county volunteers.
Just a reminder that Friday, February 15, is the deadline for registering volunteers to attend the 2008 Ohio 4-H Volunteer Conference. When a session is full, the number will no longer appear on the list of choices. For example, when you attempt to register someone for Session 302, you won't see the session number as an option, once the session is full. The on-line registration is available here.
The user name is: volconf. The password is: ovc04
Please contact Vicki Schwartz or Allen Auck if you have questions.
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T GREEN?
Have you registered for the G
T GREEN State 4-H In-Service yet? If not, you have until January 30th to register. 121 people have already registered! You will have the opportunity to network with co-workers, build your skills with the 18 breakout sessions and learn more about the prospect of growing the Ohio 4-H Program by getting involved with one of the new Action Teams. To register to go here!
Congratulations to the three people that won the FREE Early Bird Registrations:
Karen Gwilliams, Union County
Scott Scheer, State 4-H Office
Connie Goble, Pike County
Come prepared for the fundraising auction to raise money for sponsoring an OMK campership and the “Betty Bash” at Galaxy. So far we have around 30 items including a tailgate basket, homemade goodies , OSU Football tickets (playing Alabama’s Troy University on September 20th), and much more!
Looking for a place for dinner on Monday night? These links may help point the way:
Experience Columbus (search the OSU area)
What are you plans for after dinner on Monday night? For those interested in some late-night fun, Baxter's Restaurant & Lounge at the University Plaza Hotel is designated as our after-dinner meeting place.
2008 Dog Information Updates
Information about the Ohio 4-H Dog Program, Ohio State Fair Dog Show and Activities, and information that might be helpful for county dog shows and activities, have been updated on the website. This can be accessed in two different ways. (1) You can go to www.ohio4h.org and click on 4-H For Youth, then Programs, then Animals, then Dogs, and it will automatically take you to the OSU South Centers 4-H Dog website, OR (2) you can go to http://southcenters.osu.edu/4h/dog and find the information. Please provide this website address to your dog volunteers and members, as a lot of their questions can be answered from this site. Contact Lucinda Miller, miller.78@osu.edu, if you have any questions.
2008 Youth Poultry Clinic
Registration information and Clinic Schedule will be posted Feb. 04 on this webpage: http://4hpoultry.osu.edu/ click on Spring Poultry ClinicsWhere: Fisher Auditorium, OARDC Campus, Wooster OH
When 9:00 to 3:30, Saturday March 29, 2008
Contact: John Anderson, Dept. of Animal Sciences, Ohio State University
anderson.37@osu.edu or
330-263-3753
Chaperones Needed - State 4-H Trips
Four chaperones are needed to travel to Washington DC for the Citizenship Washington Focus trips. The dates for the trips are: June 15-21, 2008 and June 29-July 5, 2008. If you are interested in traveling with the group, please contact Allen Auck. Additionally, two chaperones are needed to accompany the National 4-H Congress delegation to Atlanta, November 28-December 2. Both chaperoning opportunities will involve minimal time commitments prior to and after the trip.
Blue Ribbon Youth Enrollment
Re-enrollment forms need to be generated before you do the "Year end process". If you have already performed the roll over process that's ok we can change the data path to your 2007 year end data folder to generate the re-enrollment forms. If you need help to change the data path let me know. When entering member / leader data the duplicate key can be used to enter siblings information. Once I have enter Jane's data you can use the duplicate key to enter her brother Joe's information. The duplicate key will give you an exact copy of Jane's information. You then will just need to change the data for Joe's record. If you need help feel free to give Jim a call or send him an email.
Volunteers to Be Recognized
Please review the listing posted at www.ohio4h.org/aauck for those volunteers that will be recognized at the upcoming 2008 Ohio 4-H Volunteer Conference. This list was pulled from the data submitted on your Blue Ribbon 4-H Management data base. If there are corrections that need to be made, please contact Allen Auck as soon as possible.
Bags of Hope Service Project - Ohio 4-H Teen Conference
Bags of Hope: How You Can Help With The Teen Conference Service Project
Master Clothing Educators (MCE's) and State 4-H Fashion Board Members are requesting contributions of fabric, webbing or grosgrain ribbon, and toiletries for “Bags of Hope”, the 2008 4-H Teen Conference Service Project. This year's service project will involve conference participants with little or no sewing experience as well as experienced sewers in using sewing machines to make great-looking tote bags. The bags will then be filled with toiletries and children items and donated to battered women's shelters in central Ohio. Participants will also receive instructions for organizing similar service projects in their own communities. Here is what's needed:
- Each large bag will require:
- two pieces of fabric cut 13 inches by 18 inches, plus
- 28 inches of webbing or grosgrain ribbon for handles.
- Each small bag will require:
- two pieces of fabric cut 13 inches by 9 inches, plus
- 24 inches of webbing or grosgrain ribbon for handles.
- Toiletries and items needed by those in women's shelters are also requested to fill the bags (small child-safe toys, coloring books and crayons, pencils, cards, stencil books, soap, shampoo, conditioner, combs & brushes, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, cotton swabs, lotion, socks, travel tissues, etc.)
Please forward this information to your 4-H teens, 4-H volunteers, 4-H clothing project advisors, FCS groups, and others who may be interested. It will be helpful if fabric contributions are pre-cut to the measurements indicated before they're donated. All contributions may be brought directly to the February 16 Teen Conference, given to a Master Clothing Educator or Fashion Board Member, or sent ahead of time to Kathy Cox at the State 4-H Office (Office # 417), 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, Columbus, OH 43210.
Plowboy Prom 2008
The 2008 Plowboy Prom will be held at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on Saturday, February 16 from 6:30-11:00pm. Please see the attached flyer here!
Ohio 4-H Special Logo License Plates – Your Help Needed!
Reminder from October 2007
The state 4-H office is still waiting for many counties to provide a Bureau of Motor Vehicle petition with at least 8 new valid signatures so we can quickly proceed to have our special 4-H logo plate added to BMV's website. As soon as the petitions are received and verified our 4-H families will be able to purchase these plates. The needed petition form is available. . . . here. . . Make sure that each line is complete and that the signer is a verifiable Ohio driver. Send completed petitions to Lisa Jinks ( jinks.2@osu.edu ) 2201 Fred Taylor Dr., Columbus, Ohio 43210 - by February 1, 2008.
Upcoming Dates & Deadlines
Be sure to check out the Ohio 4-H calendar:
January
30 Youth and Adult Chaperone Applications due to the State 4-H Office for 4-H Exchange Programs to Finland, Australia and Costa Rica
31 State 4-H Teen Council Applications due in the State 4-H Office
February
2 Ohio State University’s Horseman’s Association Clinic – OSU Horse Barn
4 Registration for Ohio 4-H Teen Conference Due
4 John Mount Achievement Award applications due in the State 4-H Office
4 Cunningham 4-H Leadership Award applications due in the State 4-H Office
4 Farm Credit and AB Graham Scholarship applications due in the State 4-H Office
4 Vance Family 4-H Collegiate Scholarship applications due in the State 4-H Office
4 Ohio 4-H Achievement Records/Scholarship applications due in the State 4-H Office
