New agility dog club organizational and informational meeting Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 at 4:30 p.m.at the Golden Collar School of Dogs building 1700 Gay (corner of Gay & Harrison) No dogs please - only 4-Hers and parents. Contact: Denise Tebbe, 419-423-4028 for more details.

WOW 4-H Unicycle Club will have a 4-week Beginner Unicycle Class starting Sunday, February 5, from 3:00 - 4:00 at Blanchard Valley School Gym. The cost is $20.00 for the 4 weeks. Unicycles will be provided for the classes. All ages are welcome. For more info or to sign up call 419-422-8959

Calling all Cloverbuds! - Any youth age 5 (as of Jan. 1, 2012) and in Kindergarten to age 7 (& in second grade), are welcome to attend our next County Cloverbud Meeting.  We will be making a special treat and learning about some cool things that happen in the winter.  The meeting will be February 2nd from 6:15 to 7:15 pm at the Extension Office.  New members are welcome!

Great Service Project Opportunity - Looking for a community service project?  Peggy Burnett of the Taylor House is looking for individuals or clubs who might be interested in working with their residents.  The residents love to bake, but need someone who is willing to organize this task.  Everything is provided. If you don’t want to bake, but have small animals, love to play games, give manicures, work puzzles or just having a nice chat – your club is needed to visit this very welcoming community. Please call Peggy Burnett at 419-423-2360

For those interested in becoming new volunteers and/or Club Advisors in 2012 – time is ticking to get your applications submitted.  February 1st is the due date.  If you are thinking about it, but haven’t taken the plunge yet, give Cassie a call for more details 419-423-3851.  More information including the application form is at http://hancock.osu.edu/topics/4-h-youth-development/volunteer-resources/LTRFormBkgrdCheck.pdf

The Ohio 4-H Volunteer and Ohio Teen Conference are fast approaching on Saturday March 10th at the Columbus Convention Center.  If you are interested in going, please contact the office or go to the website.  Registration to the county had been extended until February 6th.  The cost for teens – first ten in will be $10.00 after that $35.00.  Adult volunteers the cost is $10.00.  Hoping to see a big Hancock County showing! This program meets Hancock County’s annual volunteer training requirement and is a lot of fun!

Other Training Opportunities:

Get your club batteries recharged on February 7^th at the Maumee Valley EERA Volunteer Training. The Program “Building Blocks 4-H Advisor Training” begins at 6:30 p.m. at OSU Extension Putnam County, 124 Putnam Parkway, Ottawa OH. Here’s a website for more information on this event http://hancock.osu.edu/events/training-for-new-adult-4-h-volunteers

This is an opportunity to get great ideas for your club as well as meet your requirement for volunteer training in 2012.  Please RSVP to Cassie by Friday, Feb. 3rd if you plan to attend.  A light meal will be provided at no charge to you.