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YOUTH CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY SERVICE--June 17-19. Teens 
will sew coats for the homeless children and take animals to a 
nursing home to discover the power of community service during the 
82nd Ohio 4-H Youth Expo.  The annual conference, held on the 
Columbus campus of Ohio State University, will provide more than 450 
4-H teens with a chance to learn about a particular subject, 
participate in a related service project and take home strategies 
for initiating similar activities. On Thursday, June 18, the 4-Hers 
participate in small group, all-day workshops on topics including 
clowning, edible flowers, ATV safety and pet therapy.  The next day, 
the same groups will perform community services that incorporate 
materials from Thursday’s workshops -- such as clowning for patients 
at OSU Medical Center; building wheelchair gardens at First 
Community Village; building ATV trails at a nearby state park; and 
taking dogs to visit residents at a Columbus-area retirement 
village.  Another group of teens will sew coats for homeless 
children.  Conference delegates also will tour campus, experience 
college life by staying in student dorms and take part in a variety 
of recreational and social events.  
CONTACT: Sue Mantey, Communications & Technology media relations, 
292-2011.

CAMPUS HOSTS FUN RUN AND ROLL--June 20.  The Buckeye 5K Fun Run and 
Roll will wind through the OSU campus beginning at 9:05 a.m. 
Saturday (6/20). The ninth annual race begins and ends in Ohio 
Stadium. Races for children are held in the stadium at 10:15 a.m. 
The event benefits “Think First,” the head and spinal cord injury 
prevention program at University Medical Center. 
CONTACT: David Crawford, Medical Center Communications, 293-3737.

SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST PROVIDES ADVICE TO ATHLETES--June 25.  A sports 
psychologist from The Ohio State University Sports Medicine Center 
will discuss how your mental attitude can influence your athletic 
ability at a free workshop at 7 p.m. at the Sports Medicine Center, 
2050 Kenny Road. Christopher Carr, director of psychological 
services for the Sports Medicine Center and a consultant for Ohio 
State and professional athletic teams, will speak on the use of 
mental skills such as imagery, arousal regulation and pre-race 
focusing strategies, and offer tips on how to keep your mind 
conditioned for athletic competition.  Carr primarily will provide 
advice for those who train for long distance events such as 
marathons, triathlons or biking.  The workshop may be of special 
interest to those participating in the Wendy’s Triathlon scheduled 
for June 28 at Alum Creek State Park.  Carr has been a sports 
psychologist for the athletic departments of Washington State 
University and Arizona State University. He also is the team 
psychologist for the U.S. Men’s Alpine Ski Team.
CONTACT: David Crawford, Medical Center Communications, 293-3737.

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information about the story.  Feel free to call on our news services 
staff for assistance with these or other Ohio State news stories--
Amy Murray, 292-8385; Ruth Gerstner, 292-8424; Tracy Turner, 688-
3682; and Emily Caldwell, 292-8309.
**Compiled by Amy Murray, University Communications, (Murray-
Goedde.1@osu.edu).