Staff News & Notes - Week of 2.11.2008
Dear Colleagues:
What a great turnout for the 2008 Ohio 4-H professional development meeting! We were thrilled that so many of you were able to attend and be a part of the first professional development conference in the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center. We hope that you enjoyed attending the workshops, visiting with colleagues, learning about the new facility, meeting new professionals, and gaining new ideas to use in your program. We encourage you to complete the on-line evaluation that you received and we welcome additional input that you may have regarding future professional development opportunities.
Many of you were actively engaged in a new Strategy or Action Team and we appreciate your willingness to help build this concept over the next several months. The intent is for the teams to define their purpose and product and to then move forward under your leadership. There will be mechanisms to report and share progress, but please do not wait on a specific charge from Vicki! We are excited about the energy that was exhibited and we are looking forward to seeing the results that will positively contribute to the Ohio 4-H Youth Development program!
In keeping with a recent theme, we want to again recognize individuals and/or groups that contributed to and supported the building of the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center. Jim Dailey, Campaign Chair, can be described in two words: determined and passionate! Jim contributed in so many ways to the campaign and led the efforts to make this dream a reality. In large part, it was his determination that often kept the process moving. During much of the campaign and design process Anne Foltz served as president of the Ohio 4-H Foundation Board. Anne & John Foltz’s commitment to the project was unwavering and their attention to detail ensured that we had a facility that represented the needs and desires of volunteers and donors. Again, our appreciation to Jim, Anne, & John!
Sincerely,
Ryan & Vicki
Interim Co-Assistant Directors
4-H Youth Development
4-H Office Room Numbers
With our move to the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, individuals with offices have specific room numbers. While not necessary, you can include the room number when mailing to our facility. Also, we thought this might be helpful when visiting one of the faculty/staff that have offices. See the document here!
County Endowment Information
Want to know what your current endowment balance is? Anyone can click on the descriptions and balances link to find out the principal and market value of their endowments. In addition, you can also access general information about endowments at Ohio State! Click here to check it out! Questions? Contact Erin Wingfield.
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!!
Operation: Military Kids Camp
Operation: Military Kids is busy planning for its residential camp for military children, August 10-15 at the Kelleys Island 4-H Camp. We are currently accepting applications for the 2008 counseling staff. The application deadline is March 1. Please help us build our counseling staff by distributing the application to your outstanding counselors. The application is available on the OMK web site camping page: http://operationmilitarykids.ohio4h.org/programs/camps.html. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the OMK team at omk@cfaes.osu.edu or 614-292-3758.
University Outreach & Engagement Newsletter
Please click on http://outreach.osu.edu/publications.php if you wish to view this newsletter in a formatted version on the web. Please forward this newsletter to others, or forward your listserv to outreach@osu.edu and we will send it on. You may also send names and e-mail addresses of individuals who should be added to the mailing list and items for the newsletter to Sandra Kerka, Communications Manager, kerka.1@osu.edu.
4-H Professionals should take a look at the above newsletter! There are many grant opportunities that will fit your programming efforts!
Ohio 4-H Volunteer Conference
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.
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.
Blue Ribbon Youth Enrollment
If you missed last weeks' workshop on "Working with Queries" there are two more opportunities this week. This workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 12 at10:00AM and will be repeated again at 2:00PM. The second workshop scheduled for this week entitled: "Using Youth Enrollment to track members that attend Quality Assurance" will be held on Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 10:00AM and will be repeated again at 2:00PM. To participate in either workshop using WebEx click on the following link: http://www.ohio4h.org/blueribbon/. I have been asked lately if there is a easy way to change all the club codes so that the clubs can be alphabetized. The answer is there is an highly evolved method and a not as evolved method. If you are interested in learning more let Jim know. As always if you need help give Jim a call or send him an email at elder.2@cfaes.osu.edu.
Volunteer Position Descriptions Wanted
Volunteer position descriptions are an important part of the Ohio 4-H volunteer selection process by identifying key roles and responsibilities of various volunteer positions. If your county has created position descriptions, the State 4-H office would like to have copies to use and share! Please send any template position descriptions to Sarah Leidheiser at leidheiser.9@osu.edu.
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!
Collegiate 4-H Hits the Road
Collegiate 4-H at The Ohio State University is gearing up for another great year of educational trips and we still have room available to make a trip to your county! C4-H works collaboratively with educators to facilitate fun and informative officer trainings, junior leadership training nights, and camp counselor leadership training. For more information please contact the Director of Education, Heather Gottke at Gottke.4@osu.edu or complete and return the application. Click here for more information!
Great Lakes Angora Goat Show and 4H Goat Clinic
Wayne County Fairgrounds
Wooster, Ohio
May 24-25, 2008
Show Superintendents: Marlene & Carl Gruetter, 740-256-1866 or trfohio@toast.net
Upcoming Dates & Deadlines
Be sure to check out the Ohio 4-H Calendar:
February
15 Registration for Ohio 4-H Volunteer Conference & Recognition Luncheon due
16 Plowboy Prom – 4-H Center
16 Selections for 4-H Exchanges to Finland, Australia and Costa Rica – Columbus
16 Ohio 4-H Teen Conference – Columbus Convention Center
16 Ohio 4-H Fashion Board Interviews – Columbus Convention Center
16 Ohio 4-H Ambassadors Meeting – Columbus Convention Center
20-24 National Collegiate 4-H Conference – Denver, CO
26-27 State 4-H Awards Selections – Columbus
28 Host Family Applications due in the State 4-H Office for 1st Choice placements
28 State 4-H Camp Counselor Applications due
