Advisor Notes

ADVISOR'S TO DO

Read the MAY FAMILY HOTLINE for lots of summer & fair information

Camp Registrations & Camp Scholarship Forms now available ... see Camp page for details

• Check with your members/advisors to make sure they each received their own May Family Hotline or Cloverbud Newsletter in the mail. This is our way of checking the accuracy of our membership database!
• Remind members of the June Rabbit Weigh-in & Tagging times. Refer to 4-H Calender.
• Remind members to turn in County Bred/Born/Raised Certificates for Goats & Steers by May 15.
• Fair Booth Requests are due May 15.
• Encourage Officers to try for a Top Officer Award in 2008!
• Have members of your club enter the Health & Safety Contest or the Demonstration Contest.
• Get answers in the Ohio 4-H Advisor's Handbook. A great resource for volunteers.

4-H CLUB CHARTER

4-H Club Charters are required to be completed every year. The National 4-H Headquarters and the State 4-H office require that all 4-H clubs be chartered. A 4-H charter officially authorizes a club to use the 4-H name and 4-H emblem while conducting programs and activities.

To renew/receive a charter, a club must: 
1.  Read Club Charter Questions & Answers
2.  Complete, Sign, & Return the Club Charter Checklist to the Extension office with enrollments every year.
3.  Chartered Clubs will receive a Charter Certificate and be permitted to use the trademark name "4-H" and the "4-H Clover Emblem".

LINKS & TOOLS FOR VOLUNTEERS

2008 Ross County 4-H Calendar pdf l word

4-H Cloverbuds

4-H HOTLINE Newsletters: news for advisors, parents & members

4-H Policies & Procedures: Ohio 4-H policies on everything - emblem, food service, photographs, finances, more

4-H Program Planning

4-H Careers:  My 4-H Career Record Book or My 4-H Record Sheets - members' records of their 4-H years

Advisors Guide

An Overview for 4-H Advisors

Building Self-Esteem

Club Charter Checklist: yearly county/state requirement 

Club Charter Q & A

Club Constitution: view a sample club constitition

Cloverbud Connections: newsletter for Cloverbud Advisors

Demonstrations for 4-H Members Circular #909R 

Effective 4-H Club Meetings

Finances and Fund Raising

How Do I Become a Ross County 4-H Advisor? info & forms to apply as a Ross County 4-H Volunteer

Involving Parents

Managing Conflict Creatively 

Ohio 4-H Family Guide: 2008 project descriptions & age guidelines

Officer Books: print your officer books here

Ohio 4-H Clubs Advisors' Handbook: on-line resource for 4-H Club management & positive youth development

Organize, Plan, Have Fun... Get Your 4-H Club Ready for the Year

Ohio History of 4-H

Organizing Effective Club Meetings

Recognizing and Rewarding 4-Hers

Recognizing 4-H Volunteers 

Types of 4-H Volunteers

Volunteer Development Opportunities

What Is 4-H Youth Development?

4-H ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The 4-H Advisory Committee is comprised of:

•  12 Ross County 4-H Advisors serving 3-year terms & 4 Youth representatives serving 2-year terms
• Advisor Members are elected in November. Youth Members are selected in the fall.
• The Committee meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the Ross County Service Center

2008 4-H Committee Members:

•  Advisors: Kim Arrowood, Rick Congrove, Gina Davis, Sandy DePugh, Jackie Detillion, Stephen Gary, Nancy Hardiesty, Jo Heath, Dave Norman, Jody Norman, Mary Jane Parker, Judy Reese
• Youth: John Raymond, Austin Bickel, Kristen Bennett, Jenna Davis
• Treasurer: Jane Vollmar