The following Family & Consumer Sciences articles originally printed in the 2019 Fall edition of the Oldham County Extension Newsletter.

Fall Homemaker Notes

Applications for the 2020 KEHA Leadership Academy are due to Louisville Area President Dottie Crouch by October 1. The training will be held March 4-6, 2020 at Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park. The goal of the academy is to strengthen leadership skills for emerging leaders within the organization and increase the pool of leaders available to hold county, area, and state level elected and appointed positions. The application form and evaluation criteria are available on the KEHA website.

Shelby County Extension will host the Louisville Area Needlework Workshop on October 8. Questions should be directed to (502) 222-9453 or lauren.state@uky.edu.

The Oldham County Homemaker Council is scheduled to meet at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 14. All clubs should plan on sending two voting representatives.

The Louisville Area Homemaker Council meets on Friday, November 15, at the Shelby County Extension office (1117 Frankfort Road, Shelbyville). Registration is at 9:30 a.m. with the meeting to begin at 10:00 a.m.

Submit homemaker dues to the Extension office by Friday, November 29. Mailbox member dues are $15. Individual club dues may vary. More information is available on page 10 of the Homemaker Handbook.

Area Homemakers Meeting

Louisville Area Extension Homemakers held their 96th annual meeting at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens on Wednesday, June 26. Of the 118 attendees, 37 represented Oldham County. The seven counties celebrated accomplishments of the past year which included approximately 75,000 volunteer service hours.

Written by Lauren Fernandez, Oldham County Extension Program Assistant.