The 2023 Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards were presented earlier this month at the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus. Allison Kendle from New Philadelphia received the Citizenship and Community Service Achievement Award. 

Allison, 16, has taken a variety of 4-H projects as an 11-year member, with community service activities at the center of her efforts. She has served as a camp counselor, on Food and Fashion Board, and contributed to Quilts of Valor. Allison will be a junior this fall at New Philadelphia High School and is the daughter of Todd and Christine Kendle. 

Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards are presented annually to individuals for outstanding work in their project area. 28 youth received 2023 honors. The evening was hosted by the Ohio 4-H Foundation. 

Ohio 4-H is the youth development program of Ohio State University Extension, the outreach arm of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. In 2022, over 130,000 Ohio youth participated in clubs, groups, and special interest programs. 

Photo: Allison Kendle with sponsors Chan and BJ Foulk.