1 Last day to submit Livestock Judge Names for 2007 "Judges List" On-line

4 Buckeye Leadership Workshop Scholarship due to the Registrar

8 Ohio Fair Managers Conference - Junior Fair Day – Columbus

12 Registration for 4-H Horse Advisor & Volunteer Training Session due to Amber Moffett

15 International County Coordinator (ICC) nominations due in the State 4-H Office

17 Quality Assurance Certification/Update Session – OARDC Wooster (tentative)

19 4-H Horse Advisor & Volunteer Training Session – Columbus

21 State 4-H Youth Development Office closed - Holiday

21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service (www.mlkday.org)

24 Quality Assurance Certification/Update Session – South Centers, Piketon (tentative)

26 4-H Horse Advisor & Volunteer Training Session – Columbus

26 International County Coordinator (ICC) Training – Columbus

30 Youth and Adult Chaperone Applications due to the State 4-H Office for 4-H Exchange Programs to Finland, Australia and Costa Rica

31 Ohio Section, American Camping Association Conference – Columbus

31 State 4-H Teen Council Applications due in the State 4-H Office

31 4-H Master Clothing Educator Meeting – Columbus

2 Ohio State University’s Horseman’s Association Clinic – OSU Horse Barn

4 Registration for Ohio 4-H Teen Conference Due

4 John Mount Achievement Award applications due in the State 4-H Office

4 Cunningham 4-H Leadership Award applications due in the State 4-H Office

4 Farm Credit and AB Graham Scholarship applications due in the State 4-H Office

4 Vance Family 4-H Collegiate Scholarship applications due in the State 4-H Office

4 Ohio 4-H Achievement Records/Scholarship applications due in the State 4-H Office

4-5 State 4-H In-Service – Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center

9 4-H Dairy Judging Clinic – Animal Science Arena

9 Hippology and Horse Judging Clinic – OSU Horse Barn

12-15 ACA National Conference – Nashville, TN

15 Registration for Ohio 4-H Volunteer Conference & Recognition Luncheon due

16 Plowboy Prom – 4-H Center

16 Selections for 4-H Exchanges to Finland, Australia and Costa Rica – Columbus

16 Ohio 4-H Teen Conference – Columbus Convention Center

16 Ohio 4-H Fashion Board Interviews – Columbus Convention Center

16 Ohio 4-H Ambassadors Meeting – Columbus Convention Center

20-24 National Collegiate 4-H Conference – Denver, CO

26-27 State 4-H Awards Selections – Columbus

28 State 4-H Camp Counselor Applications due

MARCH 1 Registration for State Horse Bowl Contest due to Amber Moffett

1 Registration for 4-H Groom & Clean Clinic due to Sheila Bushong

1 State 4-H Horse Clinic – OSU Horse Barn

3-9 Ohio 4-H Week

8 Ohio 4-H Volunteer Conference & Recognition Luncheon – Columbus Convention Center

8 4-H Master Clothing Educator Meeting -- Columbus

15 4-H PetPALS Volunteer Training Registration Due

14-16 Ohio Beef Expo – Ohio Expo Center

15 Ohio Beef Expo Judging Contest (Jr. & Sr. Youth Divisions) - Ohio Expo Center

26-30 Buckeye Leadership Workshop – Delaware, OH

29-April 3 National 4-H Conference – Washington, DC

29 4-H PetPALS Volunteer Leader Training – 4-H Center, Columbus

29 4-H Youth Poultry Clinic – Fisher Auditorium in Wooster

9-12 National Service Learning Conference – Minneapolis, MN

12 State Horse Bowl Contest - OSU, Columbus

10-13 Equine Affaire – Ohio Expo Center

11 Buckeye Animal Science Experience "BASE" Day Registration due

19 Ohio 4-H Dog Expo – OSU, Columbus

21-22 Forging New Links Volunteer Conference – Columbus

25-28 National Youth Service Day (www.ysa.org/nysd/)

TBA Registration and questions for Dairy Quiz Bowl due

26 Buckeye Animal Science Experience "BASE" Day

27-May 3 National Volunteer Week – Nationwide

MAY 1 Host Family Applications due in the State 4-H Office - final deadline

2-4 Ohio 4-H Shooting Sports Adult Leader Training – 4-H Camp Whitewood

3 National Join Hands Day: Youth and Adults Volunteering Together

3 State 4-H Horse Speaking Contest – Animal Science Bldg.

6-9 CYFAR Conference, San Antonio, TX

TBA Registration for Ohio 4-H Sea Camp due to the OSUE Center at Wooster

16 Registration Deadline for Youth Livestock Judging Clinic (tentative)

20-21 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees Meeting (tentative)

TBA 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Contest – Columbus

23 Registration Deadline for CASLA – limited to 50 participants, age 14 and older (tentative)

26 State 4-H Youth Development Office closed – Holiday

30 2008-2009 State 4-H Ambassador Applications due in State 4-H Office

31 Registration deadline for State 4-H Hippology Contest to Amber Moffett

31 Registration deadline for Youth Horse Judging Clinic to Amber Moffett

31 4-H State Skillathon Team Application due

30-June 1 NRA/4-H Youth Hunter Education Challenge Camp -- Elizabeth L. Evans Outdoor Education Center

JUNE 3 Awards Banquet for State Achievement and State Scholarship Winners – Columbus

TBA 2007-08 State 4-H Ambassadors Recognition Luncheon

4-6 Youth Livestock Judging Clinic (tentative)

10 2008-2009 State 4-H Ambassador Orientation – 4-H Center

10-12 Space Adventure Camp – Marietta College

11-13 "CASLA" 4-H Companion Animal Leadership Academy (tentative)

16 State 4-H Hippology Contest – OSU Horse Barn – Columbus

13-15 Special Needs Camp – Canters Cave 4-H Camp

14 Ohio 4-H Delegates to Finland depart

15 Costa Rican In-Bound and Out-Bound Exchange begins (tentative)

15 Finnish Delegates arrive in Ohio

17 State 4-H Fashion Board Organizational Meeting -- 4-H Center

19 Ohio 4-H Delegates to Australia depart (tentative)

20 Ohio State Fair Rabbit and Poultry Entry Deadline - Ohio State Fair

20 Ohio State Junior Fair Livestock Entry Deadline - Ohio State Fair

20 Ohio State Junior Fair Horse Production Entry Deadline to Amber Moffett

21 Ohio 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl

21 2007-2008 LABO Year-Long Exchangees Return to Japan

23 Youth Horse Judging Clinic – OSU Horse Barn

TBA 4-H Day at Cedar Point

30 Registration deadline for State 4-H Leadership Camp

JULY 1 Ohio State Fair Scholarship Application deadline - Ohio State Fair

4 State 4-H Youth Development Office closed – Holiday

5 Ohio 4-H Delegates to Norway depart (tentative)

7 Registration for State Horse Dressage Show Due to Lynn Hamler

11 Ohio State Fair Companion Animal Judging, You and Your Dog (formerly Dog Care), Dog Show and Dog Poster Entry Deadline

13-18 Ohio 4-H Shooting Education Camp (age 12-18) - Elizabeth L. Evans Outdoor Education Center

13 Finnish Delegates return to Finland

14 Entries for Junior Fair Horse Show (PAS) due to Ohio State Fair by Noon

15 Ohio 4-H Delegates to Finland return

15 Costa Rica In-bound and Out-bound Exchange ends (tentative)

16-18 National Conference on Volunteering and Service – Philadelphia

17 Ohio 4-H Delegates to Australia return to Ohio (tentative)

17 4-H Master Clothing Educator Meeting – 4-H Center

17 State 4-H Fashion Board Summer Meeting – 4-H Center

TBA Ohio State Fair Junior Dog Agility Registration Deadline

18 Clover Towne Center Set-up @ State Fair - Everyone’s Welcome – Work begins at 8:00 am

18 State 4-H Ambassador Meeting/State Fair Set Up

TBA Ohio 4-H Sea Camp - Kelley’s Island

22-26 State 4-H Leadership Camp – Camp Ohio

25-27 Ohio 4-H Shooting Education Camp (age 9-12) - Elizabeth L. Evans Outdoor Education Center

24 Japanese LABO Month-long Exchangees arrive to Ohio Host Families

26 State 4-H General Livestock Judging Contest

30 State 4-H Horse Judging Contest

28-Aug 1 OSF Jr. Horse Show – Ohio Expo Center

30-Aug 10 Ohio State Fair

OSF Skillathons will be posted on the 4-H Animal Science web site after January 1

31 2008-2009 LABO Year-Long Exchangees arrive to Ohio Host families

AUGUST 2 State 4-H Poultry Judging Contest and State Avian Bowl

4 State 4-H Fashion Board Meeting – Ohio Expo Center

5-7 State 4-H Fashion Board & Master Clothing Educator Meetings – Ohio Expo Center

5 Ohio 4-H Delegates return from Norway (tentative)

15 Registration deadline for State 4-H Trail Ride to Amber Moffett

19 Japanese LABO Month-long Exchangees depart from Host Families

TBA 2007-2008 Labo Internship in Japan Ends

SEPTEMBER 3 State 4-H Youth Development Office closed – Holiday

5-6 State 4-H Trail Ride - Bob Evans Farms, Rio Grande, Ohio

5 Celebration of Youth - Columbus, Ohio

9 Registration for State Groom and Clean Contest due to Sheila Bushong

15-19 Extension Galaxy III Conference, Indianapolis, IN

21-23 National Engineering, Science & Leadership Event

27 State 4-H Horse Groom and Clean Contest - Buckeye Ranch - Grove City

26-28 Ohio 4-H Shooting Sports Leader Training – Elizabeth L Evans Outdoor Education Center

30-Oct.3 National 4-H Dairy Conference - Madison, Wisconsin

TBA Celebration of Youth

TBA German IFYE arrives in Ohio

TBA 2008-2009 Labo Internship in Japan begins

OCTOBER 5-11 National 4-H Week

5-26 Quarter Horse Congress - Ohio Expo Center

21-22 Ohio 4-H Foundation Board Meeting (tentative)

25 Make A Difference Day

NOVEMBER 6-8 North Central Region Volunteer Forum – Midwest Hotel and Conference Center, Columbus, OH

7 Ohio 4-H Foundation Grants Due

7 4-H Master Clothing Educator Fall Meeting – 4-H Center

8 4-H Ambassador Meeting – 4-H Center

11 State 4-H Youth Development Office closed - Holiday

17 National Family Volunteer Day

27-28 State 4-H Youth Development Office closed - Holiday

28-Dec 2 National 4-H Youth Issues Congress - Atlanta, GA

DECEMBER 1 Applications due to State 4-H Office for 2009-2010 Labo Internship in Japan

5 Volunteer Award Nominations due to State Office

5 4-H Hall of Fame & Friend of 4-H Award Nominations due in the State 4-H Office

6 2008-2009 LABO Year-Long Exchangee/Host Family Mid-Point Meeting

9 Animal Science In-Service (tentative)

12-14 Carving New Ideas - Camp Ohio

13 Ohio 4-H Shooting Sports Volunteer Recognition/Fundraising Banquet – Canters Cave 4-H Camp

25-26 State 4-H Youth Development Office closed – Holiday

30 4-H Teen Council & Ambassador Holiday Party – 4-H Center

TBA German IFYE departs from Ohio

2009: Rochester, NY – October 25-29

2010: Phoenix, AZ – October 24-28

2011: Omaha, NE – October 24-28

2012: Orlando, FL – October 21-25