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This is the key to getting started with your 4-H project work and to take advantage of numerous opportunities associated with your 4-H membership. Find requirements, supplements, subject matter and applications related to your project area, as well as clinic, contest and scholarship opportunities!

Member Resources

Click on any of the following titles to go directly to that section:
Achievement Record Forms & Information
Food, Clothing & Special Interest Project Resources
Dog Project Resources
Public Speaking & Demonstrations


2012 Food & Fashion Board Members

2012 Photo ID Badges - Who needs to have a picture taken this year?

Club Officer Resources:

2012 Licking County 4-H Officer Training School & Family Orientation - Monday, April 30 - 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Newton Elementary School.

Club Officer Handbooks & Materials:

Click on the following link for downloadable files of officer books and additional useful forms:

Ohio 4-H Club Officer Resources

Additional Resources:

4-H Club Parliamentary Procedure Educational Kit - This kit will help clubs increase members' knowledge about parliamentary procedure and business meetings.
Health & Safety Activities for Youth Clubs - This bulletin provides the Live Smart series of health & safety activities. Click on the link for a listing of all the lessons. 

Member Project Resources:

Create Winning Achievement Records!

Create a Winning Achievement Record - Use this PowerPoint presentation to assist you in completing your Ohio 4-H Achievement Record. Lots of good ideas!

My 4-H Career Record Book - Keep this book in a safe place and add to it each year. This will provide you with a thorough record of your 4-H career and will make applying for awards and scholarships easy!

Member Record Form - Use this form to maintain a record of your 4-H activities, projects, awards and honors. It will come in handy when you become eligible to apply for county and state achievement awards, scholarships, camps and conferences through the Ohio 4-H Achievement Record.

Ohio 4-H Achievement Record:

Apply for county and state achievement awards, scholarships, camps and conferences using the Ohio 4-H Achievement Record. Members who are at least 14 years old as of January 1 of the current year are eligible to apply. Packets are available in September each year and due in October. 

Food, Clothing & Special Interest Projects:

Self-Determined Project Guide  (A completed Self-Determined Project Guide (print version or fill-in version) is required for each self-determined project.    (This Project Guide and the Idea Starters are available on the State 4-H website at: http://www.ohio4h.org/selfdetermined/

ATV Rider Course Class - This course teaches the correct and safe way to operate and ride an ATV. A licensed ATV Safety Institute (ASI) Instructor in a controlled environment conducts this hands-on course. It offers the participants an opportunity to increase their safety knowledge and practice basic riding skills. Members taking project #554GPM and anyone who operates an ATV are encouraged to take this course. For more information call our office at 740-670-5315.

Fishing for Beginners (#623) Missing Pages - If your Fishing for Beginners project book (#623) is missing pages 3, 4, 20 and 21, please click on the link for a copy of these pages.

Multi-Level Teen Leadership Study Guide - This study guide is referred to in the Multi-Level Teen Leadership project (#372).

Robotics Project Resources  - Click on the link to be connected to online information regarding the Robotics projects and the CD.

Genealogy Resources - Information on the Licking County Genealogy Society, local resources and many helpful links to genealogical resources around the country are available by clicking on the link above.

Clinics and Camps:

2012 Licking County 4-H Dairy Foods Contest - Thursday, June 7th at Zerger Hall, 745 E. Main Street, Newark, OH - 6:30 p.m.

2012 4-H Project Clinics and Camps

2012 4-H Jr. and Sr. Shooting Education Camp webpage

Project Requirements & Supplements:

Project Requirements - Includes requirements for Special Interest, Clothing, Foods & Nutrition and Dog projects, as well as judging dates and award definitions.

Companion Animal Projects:

Now posted at http://4hansci.osu.edu/companion/companionResources.php are the following:

2012 Ohio State Fair Companion Animal Day Judging Rules

2012 Ohio State Fair Certificate of Vaccination for Cats and Ferrets

2012 County Certificate of Vaccination for Cats and Ferrets

2012 Ohio State Fair Championship Title Information and Form

Dog Projects:

Now posted on the 4-H Animal Sciences Website for information about the 2012 Ohio State Fair 4-H Dog program which includes the following:

2012 Ohio 4-H Dog Program Information and Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Dog Show Rules and Information:

2012 Ohio State Fair Dog Project Identification and Vaccination Certificate

2012 County Dog Project Identification and Vaccination Certificate

Now posted at http://4hansci.osu.edu/skillathon/skillathon.php are the following:

2012 Ohio State Fair Skillathon and Judging Events Calendar

2012 Ohio State Fair Skillathon Rules

2012 Tips for Completing a Successful Skillathon

4-H Dog Project Book Resources:
Licking County 4-H Dog Project Definitions

Ohio 4-H Dog Resource Handbook and Project & Record Book Explanation

Dog Project & Record Book Learning Activities:

Beginning / Intermediate / Advanced

Ohio 4-H Dog Program Information:

Click here to find updates and information about 4-H Dog and Companion Animal projects, including Ohio State Fair Dog Show rules and score sheets. A calendar of events is also posted.

Licking County 4-H Dog Information:

Selecting Dog Projects - Click on the link for an explanation of dog projects, requirements and judging information.

2012 Dog Vaccination Certificate- Click on the link for the Hartford Fair dog vaccination certificate.

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Public Speaking & Demonstrations Contests:

4-H Public Speaking Incentive Program:

Get involved in our Public Speaking Incentive Program! Improving your communication skills will prepare you for success in the future.

Contest Entry Forms, Rules & Sample Score Sheets:
Speaking Contest Entry Forms (includes Cloverbud Speaking Division, Health & Safety Speaking Division, and Health & Safety Team Talk/Skit Division)

Demonstrations & Marketing Contest Entry Form
Public Speaking Resources:

Tools for Public Speaking Member Guide

Demonstrations Brochure - Helpful tips for a successful demonstration.

Preparing Your 4-H Demonstration - Sample demonstrations outline.

Encouraging Members to Demonstrate - Various ways advisors can encourage their members to present demonstrations.

TEEN TOPICS:

The first issue of the Ohio 4-H Teen Connections newsletter is now available online!  Click on the following link to read the newsletter:  4-H Teen Connections November 2011 Issue

 

Additional Resources:

Saying Thank You:  A lot of respect can be earned or lost by our ability to say thanks.  Thank you notes help our sponsors realize that the award sponsorship really means something to you.  It helps make them more interested in sponsoring next year. For help in writing that thank you note or letter click on the following link:  Thank you flyer

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