General Information
The Contenders 4-H Club is located in Knox County, Ohio. It was originally formed in 1999 as a horse 4-H club and has evolved to include members with a variety of additional projects. We love to learn about our projects, serve our community, and have fun while doing this. We support a number of local charities and encourage our members to broaden their horizons.
Each year, we have a major fund-raiser, an auction. It is normally held near the end of January. Anyone interested in attending the auction or donating a product or service for the auction can contact us. What do we do with our proceeds? We do a lot of things with our proceeds including: donating to the Knox Co. Fair Grandstand, Knox Co. Ag Museum, Knox Co. 4-H Center, Knox Co. 4-H Endowment Fund, & Knox Co. Equine Committee, Canine Companions for Life, purchasing 4-H books, purchasing club shirts, taking educational trips with our members, assisting members with purchases of safety helmets, Hooved Animal Humane Society, helping families in need, etc.
We have a regular club for members ages 9 (or 3rd grade) through 18 as of January 1 and a cloverbud group for those youth ages kindergarten through second grade. During the winter months we meet at the Knox County 4-H Center in Mount Vernon. In May, June, and July, our meetings are held at the Knox County Fairgrounds, also in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Pictured above, we received a visit from a service dog, Baila, and her owner. In pictures below, the club enjoyed a visit to the New Albany Classic where members got to see the band, Big Time Rush, perform live and had the opportunity to see world class show jumping.
Each year, we have a major fund-raiser, an auction. It is normally held near the end of January. Anyone interested in attending the auction or donating a product or service for the auction can contact us. What do we do with our proceeds? We do a lot of things with our proceeds including: donating to the Knox Co. Fair Grandstand, Knox Co. Ag Museum, Knox Co. 4-H Center, Knox Co. 4-H Endowment Fund, & Knox Co. Equine Committee, Canine Companions for Life, purchasing 4-H books, purchasing club shirts, taking educational trips with our members, assisting members with purchases of safety helmets, Hooved Animal Humane Society, helping families in need, etc.
We have a regular club for members ages 9 (or 3rd grade) through 18 as of January 1 and a cloverbud group for those youth ages kindergarten through second grade. During the winter months we meet at the Knox County 4-H Center in Mount Vernon. In May, June, and July, our meetings are held at the Knox County Fairgrounds, also in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Pictured above, we received a visit from a service dog, Baila, and her owner. In pictures below, the club enjoyed a visit to the New Albany Classic where members got to see the band, Big Time Rush, perform live and had the opportunity to see world class show jumping.
For additional information from the OSU Extension, Knox County Office, go to: http://knox.osu.edu/
For additional 4-H horse information from the state, go to: http://4hansci.osu.edu/horse/index.php
For additional 4-H horse information from the state, go to: http://4hansci.osu.edu/horse/index.php
