Woodford County Homemaker Officers

Myra Cheak, President

Debbie Pierce, President Elect

Crystal Darland, Vice President

Judy Graves, Secretary

Shirley Denney, Treasurer

For more information, please contact:

M. Elizabeth Coots, County Extension Agent

for Family and Consumer Sciences

Woodford Co. Cooperative Extension Service

184 Beasley Drive, Versailles, KY 40383-8992

Telephone: 859-873-4601/Fax: 859-873-8936

Email: dl_ces_woodford@email.uky.edu

Website: http://ces.ca.uky.edu/woodford

Woodford County

Extension Homemaker Clubs & Meeting Schedules

Circle of Friends - 3rd Thursday, 6:00 p.m. Clear Creek—1st Monday, 6:00 p.m. Friendly - 2nd Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. Patchwork - 3rd Monday, 6:00 p.m. Sundowners - 2nd Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Sycamore - 2nd Monday, 7:00 p.m.

Meetings are held September - May

Mailbox - Mailbox membership is an option for those who cannot attend regular club meetings. Lesson handouts, educational information, and newsletters are mailed monthly.

Annual Dues: $10.00

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Educational programs of Kentucky Cooperative Extension serve all people regardless of economic or social status and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, or physical or mental disability.

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Monthly Program Topics 2019

September - Hosting a Smarter Potluck

October - Home Décor and More

November - Healthy Bladder Habits

2020

January - Sweet Enough Without all That Sugar

February - Meal Kits

March - Planning Your Digital Estate

April - It’s Not Your Mother’s Sewing Room

May - The Buzz About Honey

Woodford County Extension

Homemakers Has A Place For You!

Kentucky Extension Homemaker Highlights

1914 - First Extension Home Demonstration clubs organized. 1925 - First county homemakers’ organizations established. 1932 - Kentucky Homemaker Association formed. 1936 - Kentucky Homemakers joined Associated Country Women of the World. 1977 - KEHA teamed with UK to form The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. As of April 2009, donations totaled more than $1,000,000. 1980 - KEHA presented needlepoint tapestry to hang in the Capitol rotunda. 2007-2008 - Celebration of the 75th anniversary & annual meeting of KEHA. Fact: Kentucky Homemaker members annually report 450,000 volunteer hours valued at $6 million dollars to the Commonwealth.

Homemaker Scholarships College scholarships up to $1,000.00 each may be awarded to Woodford County graduating seniors who will be attending a Kentucky college or university. The Sarah T. Feltner Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a student majoring in Family and Consumer Sciences or a related field. The Jenny Carr Scholarship is awarded to an active 4-H member who has at least five years membership in 4-H. Funding for the scholarships is provided through Homemaker club donations and other fundraising events. Application forms and guidelines for each scholarship are available from the Woodford County Cooperative Extension Service and are due by April 1.

Programs & Projects

Secret Santa

On the first Saturday of December youth, ages 4 thru 12, shop for gifts handmade by Homemaker Members. Proceeds support 4-H and community service projects. Backpack Project This project is coordinated by Extension Homemakers

and 4-H Club Members. School supplies and monetary donations from Homemakers, 4-H members, civic groups, churches, businesses, and citizens are organized then distributed to students K-12 through the Woodford County Schools’ Family Resource Centers.

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