Volunteering Through 4-H
Contact your COunty
4-H Educator
Attend 4-H volunteer recognition and training opportunities in your county.
Contact your County Extension Educator for upcoming programs.
Ohio 4-H Volunteers
The dedication and commitment of our volunteers make 4-H Youth Development possible. Volunteers generously offer their time and expertise and provide support for hundreds of 4-H programs all over Ohio.
There is no specific age requirement to be a 4-H Volunteer. Youth volunteers, with the emotional maturity and leadership ability necessary to function in a volunteer role, are important partners in Ohio 4-H programs.
Ohio 4-H works with a variety of individuals, with differing interests, skills and abilities, as 4-H volunteers. See how you can get involved and then contact your local County Extension Educator.
Six Ways to Volunteer
Advise a diverse group of youth and share your skills, talents
and special interests.
Levels of Involvement
Choose how much time you're willling to share with others...from short term events
to long term involvement with a club.
How to Become a Volunteer
Your local County Extension Educator is willing to share with you the steps it takes to
become a 4-H Volunteer.
2010 Salute to Excellence Volunteer Recognition Award
The National 4-H Salute to Excellence Volunteer Recognition Award recognizes 4-H volunteers who demonstrate exemplary service to 4-H, while promoting service through volunteerism as both an opportunity and a privilege.
In 2010, the north central region will honor eight volunteers! Each region will have its own Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer (has volunteered over 10 years) and Volunteer of the Year (has volunteered less than 10 years). The eight regional winners become nominees for the national award, and one volunteer in each category will be named the national winner.
The application is due to Amanda Forquer by November 20, 2009, forquer.13@cfaes.osu.edu or send to:
Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center
Amanda Forquer
2201 Fred Taylor Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43210
2010 Volunteer Conference
The 2010 Ohio 4-H Volunteer Conference and Bob Evans Farms Recognition Luncheon will take
place at the Columbus Convention Center on March 13, 2010. This event is designed to bring
together 4-H Volunteers from across the State of Ohio. The objective of this event is to learn
together and from each other in order to improve our abilities to deliver the Ohio 4-H Program
to its members.
Learn more...
2009 North Central Region Volunteer Forum
Each year a group of Ohio 4-H Volunteers travel to the regional volunteer forum. This years event will be held in Lincoln, NE, October 1-4. Click here for additional information. Invite your 4-H volunteer friends and attend this excellent educational opportunity.
I pledge my Head to give children the information I can, to help them see things clearly and to make wise decisions.
I pledge my Heart to encourage and support children no matter whether they have success or disappointments.
I pledge my Hands to help children's groups; if I cannot be a leader, I can help in many equally important ways.
I pledge my Health to keep children strong and will for a better world through 4-H, for children's groups, our community, our country, and our world.
