The Ohio State University Extension 
The Ohio State University Extension
Building Youth
for the 21st Century
The 4-H Endowment Committee
is currently conducting a fundraising campaign in hopes of doubling its
current holdings of approximately $30,000. With the current decline in interest
rates, it is critical that these funds be raised in order to continue to
make funding available for the special 4-H programming that makes Coshocton
County’s program great!
In Coshocton County sixty-seven clubs and over one thousand youth members are currently active. Each and every club, member and advisor is eligible to make requests for monies from the 4-H Endowment Fund to help them build their own dream in the 21st century. We don’t want to disappoint them, and with your help, we won’t!
Endowment
Makes Dreams Come True!
In 1997 a shy 13 year
old, Deana Hall was told by her leader, Mindy Fehrman, that if she took
a chance and gave a speech at the county speaking contest, she would receive
a t-shirt. Deana didn’t know then that the t-shirt had been provided
by the Coshocton County Endowment Fund, but it was enough to motivate her
to participate. This year, Deana, now a senior at Coshocton High School,
will receive her Master Speaker Award for having participated in fifteen
local contests. She will have earned $300 in U.S. Savings bonds and
various other awards provided by the Endowment Fund. Deana has expanded
her interest in public speaking through her employment at WTNS and hopes
to pursue journalism in college. 4-H has helped her dream her dream
and develop the life skills to make it come true!
OSU 4-H Center
to Benefit!
As part of our local commitment
to OSU, 21% of those funds raised through this campaign will benefit the
new 4-H Center which will be built next to the Schottenstein Center in 2003
to provide a permanent home for 4-Hers and 4-H staff on the OSU campus.
4-Hers will use this facility for various conferences, contests, and project
research. For more information about this aspect of our campaign, see
the pamphlet “Building the Future” or contact the OSU Extension Office.
Why Endowment?
In 1995 Coshocton County
4-H saw a need for monies to be available outside the general operating
budget to fund those aspects of the program that could be improved through
additional spending. The community responded generously and since 1995, the interest
from the fund has been used for various programming enhancements.
In the last year alone
the fund offered Cloverbud Day Camp to our youngest 4-Hers, ages
5-8, at a nominal fee by offsetting expenses. It purchased awards that
encourage 4-Hers to add to their already busy schedules by giving public speeches
on topics that educate , enlighten and entertain both local and statewide
audiences. It purchased a safer and more convenient cattle chute for
the county fair, and it upgraded the lighting in Hunter Arena.
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Address questions to Sarah Jane Lindsey, OSU Extension Agent,
4-H Youth Development - 740-622-2265