 KEAFCS Newsletter
- Spring 2008 |
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| Message from President, Nancy Hunt | |
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Thank you for your support and electing me as your
KEAFCS president. I always look up to those who hold leadership roles in
our association because it takes time and that is a valuable commodity to
all Extension Agents. Learning more about our organization and the
interaction with peers and administrators is truly uplifting. This
experience reminds me of when I took a sabbatical 17 years ago. I don’t
miss the classes, but the change in routine and the chance to reflect on
things differently was something I had never experienced in my
professional life. We seem to get in a certain routine and when something
changes, like taking on new responsibilities; it forces us to look at
things in a different manner. There are only so many hours in a day, so
we must decide what is really important. I just reread this last sentence
and laughed because it is after 5 p.m., and I am the only one left in the
office so you can see what my priorities are! Anyway, I have been busy
representing the association at the KEHA Board meeting, JCEP, JCEP
Leadership Workshop in Orlando and PILD in Washington, D.C. I really
appreciate Edith Lovett representing KEAFCS at the State Extension Council
meeting when neither Lora Lee nor I were available. I really hope many of
you are planning to attend Galaxy III (2008 NEAFCS National Meeting) in
Indianapolis since it is so close to home and is always beneficial to our
members. Jennifer Bridge has agreed to make the arrangements for our
State’s Night Out. In 2009, we’ll be meeting in Birmingham and Kentucky
has been asked to assist since it is in the Southern Region. Lora Lee
Frazier Howard has taken on the task of finding 1,500 free or inexpensive
items representing something in Kentucky or FCS to give out on the day
Kentucky is responsible for the General Store (Hospitality Area). I am
pleased with the enthusiasm of the individuals on our state board and for
the first time we have two national officers serving, too. I extend a
special thank you to everyone who agreed to serve as a 2009 committee
chair. I look forward to the rest of my term and hope that I live up to
the trust that you have in me. My philosophy for this year will follow a
quote from Theodore Roosevelt which I have taken the liberty of changing
to fit our situation…The
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| President Elect & Vice President for Professional Development-Donna Fryman | |
Mark December 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 2008 on your calendar for our State Meeting at the Holiday Inn – Hurstbourne/I-64 East in Louisville . Our rooms are guaranteed until November 12. Reservations can be made to the hotel directly at (502) 426-2600 or (800) HOLIDAY to make reservations Our in-service on the 2nd will be an in-service day. Laura Stevenson will be taking care of this session. Watch for further emails on this training. Plans for KEAFCS annual session will be planned by the area Vice presidents for Professional Development and myself. Committee meetings will begin in May. We should have all received our information about Galaxy III by now. It is set for September 15-19, 2008, the deadline for early bird registration is June 15. The Westin Hotel is the conference site for NEAFCS delegates. Indianapolis is close and the program is outstanding. There are many preconference sessions to choose from as well as time to meet and learn from agents in all program areas from across the nation. Please consider serving as a volunteer during the conference. There are many jobs that we are all capable of handling. You can sign up through the Galaxy III website. KEAFCS will host a states night out. Watch your emails for further details. Hope to see you there. |
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Vice President for Public Affairs- Rosie Allen |
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PILD (Public Issues Leadership Development) Conference preparation – In preparation to effectively participate in PILD, Area VP’s for Public Affairs were contacted for one sentence impact statements from county FCS Agents. These will be verbally shared during visits with our state legislators. Thank you for sending the statements. If you held an event using the Living Well marketing materials, please consider applying for the NEAFCS State/Metro 2008 Living Well Award. Deadline for the award application is July 1. Four $250 awards will be awarded from NEAFCS. Visit http://www.neafcs.org/content.asp?pageID=189 for more information about Living Well Week and the award application. KEAFCS has one Living Well banner available for loan (see photo). The freestanding banner measures 35” wide x 80” tall, about the size of a doorway. Please contact me rallen@uky.edu to arrange for shipping. |
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Recently, you received information about a special opportunity to purchase Pride of Kentucky cookbooks for your personal use at a discount price of $10.00 per book. All KEAFCS members and retirees can take advantage of this discount price. I just want to remind you that it is not too late to place your order. If you simply forgot to place an order, just fax or mail your form to me with an indication of when we might be able to make connection for delivery. If you have misplaced your order form or have other questions, give me a call at 270-586-4484 or e-mail me at kjump@uky.edu. |
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| Website & Newsletter- Mindy McCulley | |
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It was with great delight that I learned the news that Annie Mae Kingston will be taking over the KEAFCS Newsletter and Website! Because I am going to be on sabbatical beginning in July - she has agreed to take on the final issue of 2008. Please send all your information to Annie Mae for the Fall issue of the newsletter. This has been a wonderful learning experience, although I whole-heartedly thank Nancy Hunt for having the foresight to realize that it is a position that does need to be changed periodically. |
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2008 KEAFCS Officers installed at the 2007 Annual Meeting |
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District & Area News |
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| Louisville Area - Shelia Fawbush | |
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The Louisville Area FCS Agents are happy to welcome Martha deCampos to her new position as a Jefferson County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Sciences. Jane Proctor, Trimble County FCS Agent, completed her Masters in Community and Leadership Development from the University of Kentucky on February 26, 2008. The Louisville Area FCS Agents met on April 4 at the Hawkes Gallery for a blown glass demonstration and discussion of the many uses of glass in Interior Design. Then we learned about food security as we toured the Gordon Food Service Distribution Center in Shepherdsville. This distribution center runs 10 miles of conveyer belts as people and computers sort and ship food orders to restaurants and institutions such as schools and prisons. The center services at least three states. |
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| District 6 - Mindy McCulley | |
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District 6 is currently experiencing an unprecedented high number of vacancies. With the departures of Monroe County FCS Agent, Valerie Hudson and Henderson County FCS Agent, Jan Dougan and the retirement of Myra Braden, Webster County FCS Agent, we currently have a total of four vacancies in the district. Valerie is the new director of the Monroe County Health Department and Jan accepted a position with Indiana Extension in her home county. In January, the agents of the district gathered together at Barren River State Park for a professional development retreat. This retreat gave us an opportunity to explore different ways we can work together to serve the people of our district. This year we recognized Jan Dougan as an outstanding agent in the district who exemplifies strong leadership characteristics. We were joined by our District Director, David Herbst for an interactive discussion on the state of Extension. |
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| Pennyrile Area- Jill Harris | |
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Nancy Hunt, Crittenden County, was recently selected and honored as Outstanding Alumni from the Home Economics Department at Western Kentucky University. Nancy also represented KEAFCS at the Northeast and Southern Region JCEP Leadership Workshop in Orlando, Florida. Laura Wilson, Lyon County, is representing the southern region on the Epsilon Sigma Phi Nation Public Issues Committee. Annie Kingston in Livingston County, Nancy Hunt in Crittenden County, and Laura Holt in Muhlenberg County, are pilot counties in the Pennyrile Area for HEEL’s Mental Health program. Jill Harris, Todd County, is piloting the Raising Healthy Kentuckians--Nurturing Parenting program. Pennyrile Area Homemakers and Pennyrile Area FCS Agents are sponsoring a spring seminar called “Preserving Our Memories” in Christian County on April 23. Hopkins County will be hosting a women’s health seminar on May 15 called “Less Stress, More Fun”. Doug Burnham will be one of the featured speakers. Nancy Kelley, Hopkins County, and her family are hosting FLEX (Future Leaders Exchange) exchange student, Sofiya Kovach, for the 2007-08 school year. Sofiya is a sophomore from Ukraine and is currently attending Madisonville North Hopkins High School where she is involved in marching band, track and the 4-H horse club. FLEX students are encouraged to perform community service, volunteer activities, and participate in local and state leadership opportunities. Sofiya volunteers weekly at First Baptist Church Madisonville in the children’s ministry. Upon returning to Ukraine, Sofiya will join the FLEX alumni association which works to improve community resources and encourage volunteerism locally. The US State Department, Office of Cultural Affairs, sponsors the program, and the placement organization for FLEX in Kentucky is 4-H. We will miss FCS Agents Chris Rivera Duncan, who transferred from Caldwell to Oldham County; and Brandi Bynum Cope, who transferred from Trigg to Nelson County. |
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| Purchase Area - Vicki Wynn | |
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In December 2007, the Purchase Area FCS Agents toured the historic Barlow House in Barlow, Kentucky and enjoyed a brunch prepared by host Agent Debbie Colvin from Ballard County. In February ’08, agents and District Director Karen Ramage toured the Margret N. Perry Child Development Center with Director Leanne Snider on the campus of UT Martin. They also had lunch at Brandy’s Sweet Talk Restaurant with Beverly Shelby, FCS agent in Weakley County, Tennessee. The day was hosted by Agent Melissa Goodman of Hickman County. The April ’08 Professional Improvement day in Marshall County included a tour of the Clark’s River National Wildlife Refuge facilities, bunkhouse, handicap accessible fishing pond, and walking trails. After lunch at Los Portales, the group toured the Stilley House Assisted Living community in Benton. The Stilley House is currently home to 36 residents, and a soon-to-be completed addition will accommodate 20 more. The day’s activities were planned by Agent Vicki Wynn of Marshall County. |
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| Northeast and Licking River - Peggy Powell & Eugenia Tackett | |
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The second place Shining Star Hospitality Award for the South East Kentucky Tourism Development Association was given by Congressman Hal Rogers to Johnson County’s FCS Agent Brenda Cockerham for her programming efforts in Hospitality and Tourism Industry. Terry L. Whalen, Robertson County FCS and 4H Agent was awarded the Robertson County Humanitarian Award for her efforts to improve the lives of Robertson County Health Care Facility residents. The District 1 FCS Agents welcomed Ashley Hampton as the Menifee County FCS Agent beginning January 3. Ashley is a graduate of the University of Kentucky in Clothing & Textiles. She has completed two internships in UK Cooperative Extension prior to her appointment. We also welcomed Eugenia Tackett as a second Pike County FCS Agent began on September 24, 2007. Eugenia is a graduate of Berea College and a Masters in Social Work for the University of Kentucky. She comes to us with rich experiences having been an employee of the Kentucky Cabinet of Health and Family Services Becky Clark has resigned as Carter County FCS Agent. We wish Becky the best as she takes a break to be a stay at home mom with her young daughter. Professional Development Sessions for the two areas have been hosted by Brenda Cockerham, Christy Honaker, Eugenia Tackett, Stephanie Derifield, Peggy Powell, and Brooke Jenkins. Peggy Powell has completed her terms as Secretary of JCEP, Past President of KEAFCS and member of the Pride of Kentucky Committee. Debra Cotterill was elected as the NEAFCS Treasurer. Donna Fryman was elected as the KEAFCS President Elect. Martha Perkins, Peggy Powell and Carol Whipple were among the presenters at the Priester Health Conference in Raleigh & Durham North Carolina. Twelve District 1 FCS Agents have been selected to work on a major health project for Kentucky entitled, “Mental Healthiness Aging Initiative.” This is a collaborative project with U.K., H.E.E.L., College of Public Health and Cooperative Extension FCS with funding by U.S.D.A. District 1 FCS Agents had a spring retreat in Lexington. Program highlights included a benefits update by Human Resources and computer training on powerpoint. Elliott County will be recognized as the entrepreneurial community of the month in May by the Rural Policy Research Institute. RUPRI is a national organization working on entrepreneurship. Gwenda Adkins has worked on this project. |
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| Northern Kentucky Area - Patty Poore | |
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Judy Hetterman, FCS Agent in Owen County, is currently serving a two year position as NEAFCS Southern Regional Director. The Southern Region is also hosting the national meeting for 2009 in Birmingham, Alabama and Judy serves on the review committee for that event. The third annual Sewing Expo: “It’s Sew Fine for Home and Family” was a huge success; this event is planned by several FCS Extension Agents in Northern Kentucky and the Louisville Area as well as other professionals from Kentucky and Indiana. This years’ event featured all level of classes from beginner to advance with over 180 attending . Mark your calendar for next year – April 14 and 15 at General Butler State Resort Park in Carrollton, Kentucky. Gallatin County EFNEP Assistant Darlene Brown was named the 2007 Outstanding Paraprofessional Rosie Allen, Gallatin County, Patty Poor, Grant County, and Katie Smallwood, Boone County received First Place National and First Place State for their Educational Curriculum Package titled Speedy Suppers. Rosie Allen, Gallatin County, received the KEAFCS Progress Award for Over 10 Years of service.
Gallatin County EFNEP Assistant Darlene Brown was named the 2007 Outstanding Paraprofessional. Rosie Allen, Gallatin County, Patty Poor, Grant County, and Katie Smallwood, Boone County received First Place National and First Place State for their Educational Curriculum Package titled Speedy Suppers. Rosie Allen, Gallatin County, received the KEAFCS Progress Award for Over 10 Years of service. Kathy Roesel Byrnes, Kenton County FCS, received the NEAFCS Grace Frysinger Fellowship for Improving Web Based Education. Kenna Knight, Pendleton County FCS, was the KEAFCS winner and 2nd Southern Region winner in Educational Technology for her Champions for a Drug-free Pendleton County coalition. Diane Mason, Boone County FCS, was the KEAFCS winner for Educational Newsletter for her A World Aware monthly newsletter. |
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