Hero Pack Assembly
Ohio kicked off our OMK initiative on June 1 by meeting with First Lady Hope Taft to assemble Hero Packs. Mrs. Taft is joined by Keith Smith, OSU Extension Director, and Jennifer Irwin, 4-H'er from Hamilton County, and Jessi Yoho, 4-H'er from Washington County. Also participating in the event were 4-H State Ambassadors from Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Hancock, and Stark counties.
Mrs. Taft encouraged the youth to reach out to military familes and spoke to the group about the her On the Ohio Homefront Initiative, which is designed to connect deployed military families with community services.
