Immediate Release
July 16, 2009 Batavia, Ohio. The Ohio State University (OSU) Extension-Clermont Family and Consumer Sciences Teen Board will hold a coloring contest for children, ages 3 – 10, during the 2009 Clermont County Fair, scheduled for July 26-August 1 at the county fairgrounds in Owensville. “The purpose of the contest is to educate families on the importance of eating meals together,” said OSU Extension-Clermont Family and Consumer Sciences Educator Margaret Jenkins. “Children tend to do better in school, have fewer behavior problems, and teens are less likely to use drugs and alcohol.”
More reason to share dinner with your family? “Home cooked meals are usually more nutritious, it is less costly than eating out, and the whole family can share in the preparation,” said Jenkins.
Contest instructions, coloring sheets, crayons, and submission boxes will be available in the 4-H Hall throughout the week of the fair. Children may color their pictures in the 4-H Hall or at home. The deadline for submitted coloring pages will be 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 30; winners will be posted at the 4-H Hall on Friday, July 31 at noon. Prizes will be awarded to winners in several age categories. For more information about the coloring contest, contact OSU Extension-Clermont at (513) 732-7070.
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For additional information about this or other county news, contact Clermont County Communications Director Kathryn Lehr at (513) 732-7597 or by e-mail, klehr@co.clermont.oh.us.