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4-H Club Enrollment Information - Enroll by April 1st

4-H Membership
Eligibility for 4-H membership begins when a child has reached age 5 and is enrolled in kindergarten as of January 1st of the current year.  Membership with 4-H projects begins when a child is at least age 8 and enrolled in 3rd grade as of January 1st of the current year.  4-H membership ends December 31 of the year in which an individual reaches age 19.  Membership is open to any youth regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, sex, age, handicap, or Vietnam-era status.  There are over 200 projects 4-H members may select to enroll and participate in over the course of a year.  The 4-H Family Guide gives an overview of each 4-H Project.

Parent Information Letter  

Cloverbuds
Youth, 5 years old and in Kindergarten through 2nd grade, may only participate in Cloverbud Programming using activities appropriate for their age (i.e. - Cloverbud Curriculum I & II).  4-H Cloverbuds may not enroll with a 4-H project or participate in any competitive 4-H events.  

4-H Club Enrollment Deadline 
Mark your calendars: The 4-H Club Membership and Project Enrollment Deadline is April 1 of the current year in order to participate in Project Judging/Skillathons and the Clark County Junior Fair.  All 4-H member re-enrollment forms and 4-H member enrollment forms must be turned in by April 1st. Your 4-H club and project enrollment is your qualification for participating in the Clark County Junior Fair. Please take great care in choosing and recording project numbers on re-enrollment and enrollment forms. You may not add 4-H projects after the April 1st deadline. 

Across County Lines Membership
Youth are encouraged to participate in a 4-H club in their home county.  However, sometimes, families choose for their children to belong to a 4-H program in a county other than their home residence.  If you are in this situation, you will need to complete an Across County Lines 4-H Form. Send your completed form to the County Extension Office of request.  Your request will be reviewed by the 4-H Youth Development Extension Educators (residence & request) and acted upon.  Once reviewed, you will receive a letter approving or denying your request.  This application only needs to be completed once during a 4-H member's tenure unless their situation changes.

Youth Code of Conduct 

4-H members participating in or attending local club, county, district, state and national 4-H programs, activities, events, shows, and contests sponsored by the Ohio State University Extension, Clark County 4-H Youth Development Program are required to conduct themselves according to the 4-H Youth Code of Conduct.  The code operates in conjunction with the guidelines and regulations of the specific event, show, program and/or activity.

4-H Club Charter Checklist - Charter Checklist- click here for a copy

Each club must complete the charter checklist every year to insure proper structure for a 4-H Club and adhere to the guidelines required by Ohio State University Extension and National 4-H Headquarters. The checklist must be completed and signed by 4-H Club Organizational Advisor and submitted to the Clark County Extension Office, 4400 Gateway Blvd., Suite 104, Springfield, OH 45502 or e-mail to house.18@cfaes.osu.edu by April 1, 2012. The Clark County Extension 4-H Professional will review the club charter, sign and issue charters annually to those clubs meeting requirements.

4-H Club Constitution - 4-H Club Constitution - click for fillable PDF

• Every Club must adopt the new constitution format.
• Fill in the Club name and County name in Article I - Name.
• If the Club finds it necessary, fill in additional policies of the club in Article IV - Policies.
• Have the Club President and Club Organizational Advisor both sign the adopted constitution on the final pages.
• No other changes may be made to the Club Constitution.  This is a fill able PDF document.
• Retain a copy for your 4-H Club records and submit a copy to the Clark County Extension Office, 4400 Gateway Blvd., Suite 104, Springfield, OH  45502 or e-mail to house.18@cfaes.osu.edu  to be kept on file.  Club constitutions must be submitted with club enrollment and your club charter checklist by April 1, 2012. 
• Adoption of the new 4-H Club Constitution is required in 2012 for any returning 4-H clubs and must also be used by any new 4-H club at organization. 

4-H Club By-Laws - By-Laws Template -click here for PDF

The adoption of 4-H Club By-Laws provides a framework for the Club’s operation/management and may be adopted in addition to the Club Constitution, but is not a requirement.  The items provided in the By-Laws Optional Template are only samples and suggestions.  4-H Clubs should seriously consider any By-Laws to be sure that items included do not conflict with the Club Constitution.  When a club adopts By-Laws, a copy must be submitted for file in the Clark County Extension Office and a new copy, if  By-Laws are changed in the future.