Summit County 4-H Saddle Horse

Adivsors- please print the Member Enrollment form to the right of this text. EVERY member must fill it out for 2012 enrollment.

2012 State 4H enrollment is due by March 15.

Greetings all!

 Last year we raised the 4-H registration fee to $15/member (including Cloverbuds) with a $50 family maximum.  We also added the opportunity for early enrollments at $10/member during the months of January and February.  That worked very well and will be implemented again in 2012.

 2012 Summit Co. 4-H fees are:

 Early Registration             $10/member including Cloverbuds          January and February

Registration                        $15/member including Cloverbuds          March 1-15

 Continue to use the current registration forms provided in your packets, knowing, however, that the new data management system will ask for additional information and will require a new form.  That form is not ready – so we’ll just proceed as normal until then.

Thanks,

Jackie Krieger, Extension Educator

Federal funding for OSU Extension is in jeopardy. The current continuing resolution in the US House includes a reduction that would cause Ohio to lose about $1.2 million. This is a larger cut than what is proposed for many other facets of federal spending. We all recognize the need to reduce federal spending but don’t think this is a prudent way to do so. A loss of $1.2 million would mean a loss of 27-28 jobs in our state Extension system. We are already 20% smaller than we were 8 years ago and are reaching a critical point where we will have to provide fewer services across the state. There is also a major reduction proposed for the agricultural research programs that would greatly affect progress in our state’s largest industry.
 
You can help by contacting the people who represent you in Washington, DC. A sample letter is attached. There are two versions, one focused on agriculture and ag business, the other on 4-H, family consumer sciences and community development services. Please personalize it, there is a place where that is suggested in the attachment. We are asking you to send this letter as soon as possible to Ohio’s two senators and your member of the U.S. House. We hope you will add your personal thoughts to the letter and encourage you to send it via fax or email rather than through US mail. There is also a contact form on line that you can fill out for the individual officeholders – another great alternative.  If you aren’t able to send a letter or complete the online form, a phone call would also be appreciated.
 
Our elected leaders need to hear from us by the middle of next week, so US mail may take too long to arrive.
 
The letter should be sent to three people:
 
1.       Your Member of Congress – to identify who that is and get their contact info go to http://www.house.gov/. There is an option to search by zip code in the upper left hand corner. When you’ve identified your rep, click on their name to go to their office webpage.
 
2.       Senator Rob Portman
 
Portman, Rob - (R - OH)
B40D DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3353
Web Form: portman.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm

 
 
3.       Senator Sherrod Brown
 
Brown, Sherrod - (D - OH)
713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2315
Web Form: brown.senate.gov/contact/

 
 
Thank  you in advance for your support of OSU Extension!

Dear Friends:
 
Funding for OSU Extension, and Extension Services across the United States is being threatened.
 
On the federal  level , the House of Representatives voted to severely cut funding to Extension Services across the county.   In the Ohio Legislature similar actions are being considered.  The purpose of this correspondence is to urge you to contact your federal and state representatives and share with them your success stories.  4-H’ers who have literally been saved, or grown in ways that will help them contribute to our community, got into college or got a job because of 4-H -now is the time to let your representatives know what 4-H means to you.  Master Gardeners, tell the stories about what learning and serving means to you!  Stakeholders in community organizations, schools and elsewhere – we need your voices too.  If we have impacted your work or your life – now is the time to let it be known!
 
On the Federal level:
We would like you all to encourage Congress and the White House to treat the Cooperative Extension budget line (Smith-Lever) the same as other formula funding lines by restoring the Smith-Lever line to 2010 levels similar to all other formula fund lines in the budget. The request is for you to highlight and share success stories so that together we can deliver nationwide support for Cooperative Extension.   We need your stories of impact and success in the social media, emails or face-to-face visits to your Congressional representatives.   (US Mail is not recommended.)  House Members are in recess this week and may be back in their district for meetings.  Please consider joining your voice with those of thousands of other in support of federal funding for Extension Services.  Send them an email, a facebook message or a tweet. 
 
The need is great and the timing is now – don’t hesitate!   Let your voice be heard!
 
Our U.S. House of Representatives are:
 
Betty Sutton, 13th district serving western Summit CoJohn F. Seiberling Federal Building
2 South Main Street, Suite 380
Akron, OH 44308
Phone: (330) 865-8450 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (330) 865-8450      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: (330) 865-8470
 
The Congresswoman’s email can be accessed from her web site  http://sutton.house.gov 
 
Tim Ryan, 17th district serving eastern Summit County
 
Akron Office
1030 Tallmadge Ave. 
Akron, Ohio  44374 
3300.630.7311
                The Congressman’s email can be accessed from his web site http://timryan.house.gov
 
Steve Latourette, 14th district serving northeast Summit County
Tallmadge Office
10075 Ravenna Rd.
Twinsburg, Ohio 44087
330.425.9291
                The Congressman’s email can be accessed from his website http://latourette.house.gov
 
Our Ohio Senators are:
 
Senator Rob Portman
Portman, Rob - (R - OH) http://portman.senate.gov
B40D DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-3353
Web Form: portman.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm

Senator Sherrod Brown
Brown, Sherrod - (D - OH) http://brown.senate.gov
713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510
(202) 224-2315
Web Form: brown.senate.gov/contact/

 
The State budget:
Is also in serious trouble, and also threatens to negatively impact the services that OSU
Extension offers to our community (4-H, school programs,  Master Gardeners, commercial horticulture services, nutrition and food programs, support for community garden, urban agriculture and the local food movement, to name a few.)
 
               
Your State House Representatives are:
 
Lynn Slaby                          41st District serving NW Summit County including: parts of  Cuy. Falls, & Akron 77 S. High St
11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 644-5085 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (614) 644-5085      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: (614) 719-6941
Email: district41@ohr.state.oh.us                                               
 
Kristina Roegner              42nd District serving Cuy. Falls, Hudson, Monroe Falls, Silver Lake & Stow
77 S. High St
11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 466-1177 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (614) 466-1177      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: (614) 719-6942
Email: district42@ohr.state.oh.us
Todd McKenney               43rd District serving Green, New Franklin, Clinton, Coventry, Springfield, Tallmadge, Mogadore and Lakemore
                                                77 S. High St
11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 466-1790 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (614) 466-1790      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: (614) 719-6943
Email: district43@ohr.state.oh.us
Vernon Sykes                    44th District serving parts of Akron
                                                77 S. High St
10th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 466-3100 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (614) 466-3100      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: (614) 719-6944
Email: district44@ohr.state.oh.us
Zach MIlkovich                 45th District serving parts of Akron, Springfield Township and Barberton
77 S. High St
11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 644-6037 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (614) 644-6037      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: (614) 719-6945
Email: district45@ohr.state.oh.us
We are highly fortunate to be able to report that local funding from the Summit County Executive and County Council has level funded us for the upcoming fiscal year.  We are truly appreciative their continued support.
Your Summit County council members deserve a message of thanks – if you are
so inclined!
SUMMIT COUNTY COUNCIL
175 South Main Street ● Akron, Ohio 44308
Phone: (330) 643-2725 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (330) 643-2725      end_of_the_skype_highlighting ● Fax: (330) 643-2531
Darlene Mims, Chief of Staff dmims@summitoh.net
 
Nick Kostandaras             District 1  NE Summit Co.
 
John Schmidt                     District 2  Monroe Falls, parts of Akron & Cuyahoga Falls
 
Gloria Rodgers                  District 3 Hudson, Stow, Silver Lake and parts of Cuyahoga Falls
 
Frank Comunale               District 4 parts of Akron, and Cuyahoga Falls
 
Cazzell Smith                     District 5 parts of Akron, Copley and Fairlawn
 
Jerry Feeman                    District 6 Tallmadge, and parts of Akron
 
Tim Crawford                    District 7 Norton, Barberton, parts of Akron, and Coventry, New Franklin and Clinton
 
Paula Prentice                  District 8  Green, Lakemore, Mogadore, Springfield, parts of Coventry and Akron
 
Ilene Shapiro                     At Large
Bill Roemer                        At Large
 
To all who appreciate and enjoy  Extension Services, we thank you for taking the time to have your voice heard in support of Extension across the country, here in Ohio and in Summit County!
 
Sincerely and with appreciation,
 
Jackie Krieger
4-H Educator and County Extension Director
Summit County and Western Reserve EERA