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Washington CountyHomemaker NewsletterAPRIL 2021The Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association is a volunteer organization that works to improve thequality of life for families and communities through leadership development, volunteer service and education.In This Issue:Note from thePresidentBook of the MonthLiving with LossKEHA News & NotesDates to RememberNVON Pin CushionsEEO StatementCensus Quilt SquaresSelf Care TipsChild Abuse Prevention CampaignThank you to Sue Clements for leading the annual Child Abuse PreventionCampaign. Here are some components this year: City and County Proclamations Wear Blue Day - Show your support by wearing blue on April 1!Contact Us: Pinwheel Garden - Sue will plant pinwheels in front of the old courthouse onApril 1. Betty and Bill Rudd will help with the ribbons on lamp posts.Washington CountyExtension Office Spreading Awareness - Fact sheets from Kosair’s Face It Movement will be245 Corporate Drivedistributed through Snappy Tomato deliveries and WC Public Library bags.Cabrina will write newspaper articles and share information on Facebook.Springfield, KY 40069(859) 336-7741Fax: (859) 336-7445washington.ca.uky.edu We are honoring Pat Sutton’s work by planting a virtual pinwheel in her honoron pinwheels.preventchildabuse.org (pictured above).Support the campaign by wearing blue, sharing Facebook posts, supporting localfamilies, and sharing knowledge from Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky.

Note from the PresidentDear Homemakers,April already! We get our second Covid-19 vaccinations on AprilFool’s Day, which goes along with our getting married on Friday the13th. It makes me feel so rebellious! Thanks to Sue Clements andBetty Rudd (and Bill) for all they do for our Child Abuse Awarenessand Prevention Campaign. Homemakers got a headline on the frontpage of the Sun!Thanks to Martha Ann Hardin, Sue Clements, Betty Rudd and CelesteFowler for making the pincushions for the upcoming NVON meeting.Since we seem to be able to get together a little more easily, at leastfor now, please continue to take sensible precautions as you beginseeing family members and friends you haven’t met with for a year orso. I hope we can resume some of our programs on a more regularbasis with no ill effects. Electronic meetings and classes have kept usgoing for the last few months, but it just isn’t the same as face-toface contact.As the Homemaker year is getting closer to its end in June, you maywant to start thinking about Volunteer Hours, if you have any. I’massuming we will be reporting on our activities as usual, even thoughthere may not be as much to report. It is suggested that subjectmatter reports be compiled at the last club meeting of the year tosend in to the county office by July 1.Happy Days!Rita Yates, County PresidentClub Meetings & LessonsThank you for calling to schedule your club meetings at the ExtensionOffice! We are allowed to have groups in person now (following allsafety guidelines), so we have quite a few more entries in themeeting room calendar. The dates and times are on page 5 of thenewsletter. Please let us know if it is listed incorrectly.The April lesson is “Making Meal Time Easy.” The lesson instructor,Dayna Fentress, is on maternity leave, but has prepared a bookletand video that we can play at your club meetings.Rita Yates, Washington CountyHomemaker PresidentT h o ug h t of th eM o nt h :“ T h er e ar e o nl yt w o l as t i ngb e q u es t s w e c a nh o pe t o g i v e o u rc h i l dr en . One oft h e m i s r o ot sa n d t h e ot h er i sw i ng s . ”- H o d di ng C ar te r

The Yes Brain: How to CultivateCourage, Curiosity, and Resiliencein Your Childby Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. & TinaPayne Bryson, PhD (2019)Bookof theMonthTalking toKids &Teens aboutLossSelf-Care &NutritionThis book addresses children’sreactive no-brain responses, whichcan often be negative and lead tochildren acting out or shuttingdown. The authors of this booksuggest a way forward to cultivateopenness and curiosity withinchildren through teaching balance,resilience, insight and empathy.CreativeOutlets forGriefFinancialResiliencyMental Health, Self-Care &includingOutdoorSuicide &PhysicalSubstance UseActivity

KEHA News & Notes2021 KEHA State MeetingThe Executive Committee met March 26 andapproved the agenda and plans for the StateMeeting, scheduled for June 22-23, 2021. Thepriority registrations will include Board members,voting delegates and officer candidates. Onlyregistrations from these groups will be processedthrough May 10th. Beginning May 11th, registrationsfrom Extension agents and additional KEHA memberswill be processed in the order received and as spaceallows. All registrations must be postmarked by May24 to avoid a late fee. We are still working with theConvention Center to determine capacities on someof the larger events. We are hoping to be able toaccommodate anyone who wants to attend but weare bound by the guidelines in place at the time.The State Meeting will include Business meeting Two sets of learning sessions Officer training sessions Educational chairman training sessions Opening banquet Awards luncheon Cultural arts judging KEHA merchandise sales Silent auction, theme basket raffle and KEHAshowcaseThe State Meeting will not include the trade show,hands-on craft classes, quilt square showcase andauction, and the general session. For cultural arts,only items that were qualified through area judgingand eligible for entry at the 2020 State Meeting maybe entered. This could be items that were judged in2019 or 2020– depending upon when your areas doyour judging. Any items that have not been judgedand qualified at the area level are not allowed. Weplan to take pictures of all the state winners toprepare a showcase video. We are asking everyoneto please plan to pay for silent auction items andanything else with a check. Only exact change will beaccepted for cash payments. Room capacitylimitations have necessitated capping sessions atsmaller than usual numbers. We have made everyattempt to make this meeting safe for everyone andthere could be some last-minute changes dependingon COVID guidance at the time. The newslettershould be on the website early next week, so you maywant to print the registration page and get yourssubmitted to Harlene to be sure you get in by thepriority deadline. The print newsletter will be inmailboxes later in April, so be looking for it. Pleasecontact Sharon Wood or Kim Henken with questions.2021 KEHA State ElectionsCredentials are being sought for eleven positions.The following positions will be elected with terms tobegin at the time of election and end June 30, 2023:1st Vice President; Treasurer; Marketing & PublicityChair; Environment; Housing & Cultural Arts &Heritage Chair; Family & Individual DevelopmentChair; and International Chair. In addition, aPresident-elect will be elected to serve from July 1,2021 to June 30, 2022 in this capacity and thentransition to President from July 1, 2022 to June 30,2025. Credentials for all positions must bepostmarked no later than May 22, 2021 and sent bycertified mail. Details are on the website.KEHA Merchandise AvailableThe KEHA website and merchandise order form havebeen updated to reflect items currently in inventory.For orders of 1 to 2 embroidered cloth face masks( 7 each), shipping is 1. View photos, access themerchandise form, and find contact information forLois Pressgrove, KEHA 2nd Vice President, on thewebsite in the Marketing and Recruiting section.COVID 19 Guidance for KEHA MeetingsThe current guidance is available on the website. Thegoal is for members to be safe while staying engaged.

NVON Pin Cushion UpdateDates to RememberApril 1 - Wear Blue Daypcaky.org/child-abuse-preventionmonthApril 15 - Monthly Food DistributionIdle Hour Park — 10amApril 25 - Blue Sunday Day of Prayerfor Abused Childrenwww.bluesunday.orgKEHA is an affiliate of the National Volunteer Outreach Network(NVON). NVON reached out to the Extension Homemakers torequest pin cushion favors for their conference that will be heldfrom July 20-22, 2021 at the Owensboro Convention Center.Each county was asked to make 25 pin cushion favors. Rita Yatesled the effort in Washington County and asked for help fromothers at the Homemaker Council Meeting on February 24. Thecompleted pin cushions have been returned to the ExtensionOffice and picked up by Rita. Special thanks to Rita and all whohelped with this project!Adult Beginning SewingApril 7 & 21 - 6pmClub MeetingsLincoln Club - April 8 at 11amOle Fashion Club - April 19 at noonDomus Club - April 19 at 3pmEqual Opportunity StatementThis statement is included in newsletters annually for Civil Rights Act compliance:The College of Agriculture, Food and Environment is an Equal Opportunity Organization with respect toeducation and employment and authorization to provide research, education information and other servicesonly to individuals and institutions that function without regard to economic or social status and will notdiscriminate on the bases of race, color, ethnic origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation,gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, age, veteran status, orphysical or mental disability. Inquiries regarding compliance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Actof 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and other relatedmatter should be directed to Equal Opportunity Office, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment,University of Kentucky, Room S-105, Agriculture Science Building, North Lexington, Kentucky 40546, the UKOffice of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, 13 Main Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY40506-0032 or US Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410.

2020CensusQuiltKEHA has produced a booklet about the 2020 Census Quilt that provides details oneach quilt square. Using information and images from the booklet, we will featurea couple of quilt squares each month to learn more about our Kentucky counties.Cumberland CountyCreator: Becky CaryPattern: EmbroideredDescription: Our block depicts bluegrass music. In 1997,Cumberland County began hosting the Cumberland RiverBluegrass Festival. The festival was started in memory ofHerman Booher, Bobby Stalcup, and Anthony Stalcup. It isheld on the third weekend of September each year. Thecommittee brings in some of the best bluegrass musicians.The festival is held in the city park and attendance is free.Besides the great bluegrass music, visitors can visit manycraft booths and other vendors plus enjoy great food, all onthe side of the Cumberland River.Daviess CountyCreator: Jean ChapmanPattern: EmbroideredDescription: Daviess County was formed from neighboringOhio County in 1945 and named after Colonel JosephHamilton Daviess. It is nestled in the bend of the Ohio Riveracross from the banks of Spencer County, Indiana. In 1844,the Burgoo Festival began as a fundraiser and continueduntil parish picnics at Catholic churches began holdingbarbecues dating back to at least 1877. Today, Owensborohosts the International Barbecue Festival in early springannually. In 1962, the Reid Family established an AppleFestival on their orchard land. The festival occurs in thesecond week of October. In 1968, FanFest came to DaviessCounty. It soon became a Bluegrass Festival. With theopening of a Bluegrass Museum in Owensboro, Romp andthe Bluegrass Festival occur every year during the summerat Yellow Creek Park.