Family & Consumer Sciences

Family & Consumer Sciences

The goal of the Family & Consumer Sciences Program is to improve the quality of life for individuals and families. We address the challenges of critical issues affecting people's daily lives in a changing environment. Programs focus on economic, social and physical well-being of our clients. We strengthen personal and family relationships, encourage healthy choices, and identify resources to extend income.

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCE

PURPOSE

The Montgomery County Homemakers Association is a federated county of KEHA with seven clubs as well as mailbox membership. The objectives are to further strengthen, develop, coordinate and extend adult education in family and consumer sciences in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and Land Grant Universities.

ABOUT Family & Consumer Science

You can join the Montgomery County Homemakers by visiting the Extension Office on East Locust Street. You may join one of your clubs that are already established or begin a new club of you own. If you just want to receive our newsletters, you can become a mailbox member for only $4.00 each. Contact our office for more information or to talk with Peggy Powell our FCS Agent.

2009 - 2010

Homemakers Council Executive Committee

President - Tonya Alfrey

1^st Vice President - Victoria Orme

2^nd Vice President - Donna Lindon

Secretary - Mary Lynn Stockdale

Treasurer - Jo Ann Shipp

Global Chair -Delores Willamson

Environmental Chair - Margaret Shults

Family Chair - Maxine Ricketts

Heritage Chair - Imogene Updike

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 2009 Newsletter

• Would you like to join one of our homemaker clubs, please call the extension office at 498-8741 and we can help you decide which one would be best suited for your needs. If you just want to receive the newsletters and be on our mailing list, call our office to sign up. The fee for each year is $4.00.

• The Homemaker lessons for the 2009-2010 are listed below. If you are interested in attending any of these trainings, please feel free to come by the Extension Office, or if you would like to have the materials from these lessons, call our office at 498-8741. These lessons are free and open to the public.
  

  Homemaker Lessons for 09-10

  September, 2009 "Greening Your Home" Wednesday, August 26, 10 am; Ext Office	October, 2009 "Travel the Kentucky Quilt Trail" Wednesday, Sept. 30, 10 am Ext Office	November, 2009 "Money Wise" Wednesday, Oct. 21 10 am, Ext. Office
  December,2009-Mailout Lesson "Gifts of Gratitude and Blessings"	January, 2010-Mailout Lesson "Colorectal Health Awareness"	February, 2010 "Diabetes Update" Wednesday, Jan. 27 10 am Extension Office
  March, 2010 "Home Cleaning Products...Safe Healthy & Green"  Wednesday, February 24 10 am, Ext Office	April, 2010 "Cook From Your Cabinet" Wednesday, March 31 10 am, Ext Office	May, 2010 "Speedy Suppers/Speedy Snacks" Tuesday, April 27; 10 am Ext Office

• Update on Warm Up Montgomery County group: These ladies have made and donated 6,500 items for this project since it's inception in September 1, 2001. This is a wonderful program and the ladies ask anyone who would like to donated time or money to help buy yarn to make these items that are given to our local community groups such as the Cancer Center, Mary Chiles Hospital, Windsor Care Nursing Home, Home Health patients, HANDS program, and Kidney Dialysis patients.

• Crocheting and Knitting classes are being held at the Montgomery County Extension Office meeting room. Come by and join this group. They are having a wonderful time and would like you to be apart of it. There schedule is below:

Warning: Some websites to which these materials provide links for the convenience of users are not managed by the University of Kentucky. The University does not review, control, or take responsibility for the contents of those sites.

Web Sites that may be of interest to you:

HEEL Newsletters

FCS Quarterly Newsletters

FCS /CSREES NEWSLETTER

http://www.foodnetwork.com

http://www.kytourism.com

http://eat.epicurious.com

http://www.breadworld.com

http://www.timeforkids.com

http://www.uky.edu/EM/swineflu.htm

www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsavings

Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of race, sex, color, age, religion, disability or national origin.

DISCRIMINATORY STATEMENT

Any person who believes they have been discriminated against in any Cooperative Extension Service sponsored activity or program may file a complaint with the Secretary of Agriculture by writing to: USDA Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W Whitten Bldg., 14^th and Independence Ave. S.W. , Washington , D.C. 20250