4-H Youth Development
Led by: Nadine Fogt, Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development

Kim Stover, 4-H Youth Development Program Assistant, Horticulture/ Master Gardener Program Coordinator
Kim Hoppes, Office Associate Financial, 4-H Youth Development
SKILLATHON July 16, 2009
Make-up skillathon June 22, 2009 (appointment only).
Deadline to sign-up for Make-up skillathon- June 15th. 2009
Fayette County Fair July 27th - August 1st, 2009
General Information
- Learning To Learn - learning through experience leading
- Self And Others - working as a team
- Relating To Others - accepting diversity
- Communicating With Others - creative expression
- Planning And Organizing - setting short and long-term goals
4-H'ers learn through experience in various ways:
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Community involvement - volunteer time to help community needs
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Life Skill Projects - develop self-esteem and lifetime interests
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State & National 4-H Trips - educational and develops leadership skills
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State 4-H workshops - develop skills to plan and lead groups
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School Enrichment Programs -helps teachers develop the "whole child," not just teach subject matter
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Cloverbuds allows 5 to 8 year old children to become involved with 4-H on a non-competitive basis
Fayette County 4-H Program:
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Involves 986 Fayette County youth led by 192 adult volunteers.
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We offer over 200 different 4-H projects.
Clubs
Our 4-H clubs are spread throughout the county and we can help you find one in your area!
News
New 4-H Policy Webpage Released
The new 4-H Policy & Procedures webpage has been released and can be found at: http://www.ohio4h.org/policies/. Please feel free to share this with volunteers and others that need to have information related to 4-H policies and procedures. If you have questions, comments or suggestions related to the new webpage, please contact Ryan Schmiesing at schmiesing.3@osu.edu.
Connections to Other Web Sites
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The Ohio 4-H Family Guide is now available on-line |
Cloverbuds. Ohio 4-H Cloverbud Connections newsletter was developed in response to requests from 4-H volunteers for more information and support in working with Cloverbud members.
4-H Animal Science/Department of Animal Science
http://www.equineaffaire.com/ohio/index.html
http://franklin.osu.edu/4h/documents/EquineYouthClinicBrochure.doc
www.extension.org/horses
4hengineering.osu.edu is now your one stop site for questions, comments and ideas regarding Ohio 4-H Engineering Contests, the Ohio State Fair, and the National 4-H Engineering Science and Leadership Event. This web site is for 4-H'ers, county educators, parents, volunteers and anyone interested in 4-H and 4-H engineering related projects.
4-H shoppers can purchase their 4-H products at the newly redesigned 4-H Mall http://www.4-hmall.org/




