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Cooperative Extension Service Crittenden County 1534 US Hwy 60 E Marion, KY 42064 (270) 965-5236 Fax: (270) 965-5237 extension.ca.uky.edu

Crittenden County

Home & Family Newsletter September 2017

President’s Corner

Hope all of you have had a great summer! Our summer has been very busy with visits,

and unexpected family concerns.

Hope you are ready for a fun filled and productive Ex-tension Homemaker year starting in September. We will be having interesting lessons, fun at our meetings, meeting new members and doing all the things that Extension Homemakers do all the time for ourselves and the community.

Enjoy the rest of the hot weather, stay cool, and brain-storm for new ideas for us to enjoy.

Darl Henley 270-965-2092

Quilt & Crochet Groups

Quilt Club will be enjoying their first meeting for this

fall on Sept. 25th, 9:30AM at the Extension Office.

This group is open to anyone interested in quilting.

Crochet Corner will meet the first and third Wednes-

day in September. Their next meeting will be Sept.

6th at noon. If you are a beginner please call the

office for a supply list.

The Shoppe Next

Door

Extension Homemakers are

again sponsoring The

Shoppe Next Door. This event will be held on Satur-

day, Oct. 21, 9-4 in the Middle School Multi-Purpose

Room. In the CCMS Gym will be Christmas in Marion

Arts & Crafts Show for handmade items. We are

looking for vendors who represent a company such

as Pampered Chef, home or small businesses, or or-

ganizations who are fundraising. For an application

go to the Crittenden County Extension Service web

page, Facebook page or call us at 270-965-5236. Ap-

plications for Christmas in Marion Arts & Crafts can

be found at: www.Christmasinmarion.com

There will be sign up sheets for working the bread &

candy table and helping set up at your club meetings.

If you are not part of a club and would like to partici-

pate, please call the office!

Extension Homemaker Week

Extension Homemaker week is October 1-7. We

will be looking for someone from each club to

record a radio spot with Barbara at WMJL.

Please let your President know at your Septem-

ber meeting if you are interested.

Leadership Development

Are you a volunteer? You may ask, what is a volun-

teer? An individual who agrees to do a job or per-

form a service for others (not family) for which the

only pay is the personal satisfaction of a job well

done. A volunteer can share time, knowledge, skills,

materials, etc. with others. A volunteer may be paid

or reimbursed for out of pocket expenses related to

volunteer work.

As Extension Homemakers we can fill out our VSU,

which is a record of an hour of volunteer effort.

These hours may include time spent in preparing to

carry out an activity as well as the hours spent direct-

ly involved in the community work.

It is extremely important to keep a track of your

VSU’s and submit them to your county chairman for

Leadership Development when you complete 500

hours.

When our local homemakers turn in their VSU’s by

the end of June they are sent to the State Homemak-

er Chairman for Leadership Development. You will

need 500 hours in a 2 year time span to receive

recognition at the State level. When all the volunteer

hours are compiled the people at UK look to see the

positive impact on their community, this in turn helps

promote our local office.

Also our VSU’s are evaluated for a set dollar amount

with the county and state government. Our VSU’s

are sent from the State Homemaker office to the

state and federal government where that dollar

amount may be evaluated and is helpful for our com-

munity to receive state/federal grants.

So members, don’t feel as if you are boasting when

you fill out your hours. Just remember VSU’s are ex-

tremely important.

For a full list of hours that qualify ask your club presi-

dent or Becky for them. - Norma Hunt

69th Annual Meeting

If you didn’t attend the Annual Meeting on August 3,

here is a summary of the awards.

Outstanding Club-

1st Place- Morning Glories

2nd Place- Challengers

County Community Service-


2nd Place- Evening Belles

Club Community Service-


2nd Place- After Hours

Go Green/Recycling-


2nd Place- Evening Belles

Health & Fitness-


2nd Place- After Hours

Extension/4-H Support-


2nd Place- Challengers

8 members completed the KEHA Book List and re-

ceived a commemorative bookmark. 11 members

had perfect attendance.

Cutter and Cash Singleton were an exciting act and

their music was enjoyed by all.

Thank you to all of those that took time to partici-

pate in our yearly event! We look forward to cele-

brating many, many more years with Extension

Homemakers.

Twilight Walk

Join us October 2nd at the Marion City/County

Park for our annual Twilight Walk beginning at

5:30PM. Sign in will be at the pavilion by the

restroom’s. We will take our group photo @

6:30PM, and will draw for door prizes! Encourage

your friends and family to join us for a walk in the

park. Pictured below are the 2016 Participants.

Apple Pie Contest

Extension Homemakers will assist Farmers

Bank on October 6th with their annual

Farmer’s Day by coordinating the Apple Pie

Contest. The contest is open to anyone and

will have cash award prizes. Entry forms are

available at the office and need to be returned

by the end of the day on October 5th.

Upcoming Events Mark Your Calendar;

Advisory Council, Oct. 4th, 10AM @ Extension

Annex

Some of the upcoming classes are;

Pressure is On Leader Lesson, August 30th,

10AM

Diabetes Support Group, Sept. 15, 10AM @

Extension Office

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