Exec. Mtg. 5:30 p.m., Craft

Show Comm 7:00 p.m.

March 10 (Sun.)

Time Leaps Forward

March 14 (Thurs.)

Leisure Arts Lesson 6p.m. 4

-H Cent Conf Rm, Genealo-

gy

March 17 (Sun.)

St Patrick’s Day

March 21 (Thurs)

Spring District Mtg. Dubois

Co.

March 23 (Sat)

Crafting for Cure Fundraiser

February 4 (Mon)

Annual Purdue Extension

Meeting Dinner @ 6pm, Pro-

gram @ 7pm

February 7 (Thur.)

Exec. Mtg. 5:30, Council 7p.m.

4-H Center Conf. Rm. State

Focus Comm. Mtg.

February 9 (Sat)

Jr. Ldrs Trivia Night 4-H Cen-

ter Banquet Hall

February 12 (Tue.)

RSVP & Payment due for 2/26

Leisure Arts Lesson, Quilling

February 14 (Thurs.)

St. Valentine’s Day

February 18 (Mon)

Office Closed-President’s

Day

February 26 (Tues)

Quilling Leisure Arts Lesson

6:00 p.m. 4-H Center Conf

Rm.

March 1 (Fri)

-Volunteer Community

Support forms due

-RSVP due for 3/14

Leisure Arts Lesson,

Genealogy

March 7 (Thu.)

Arts & Craft Show General “Co-

Chairs” Needed

It’s time to start planning for our 2019 Arts & Craft Show. In the past, there has been one General Chairperson and multiple chairpersons over each area.

As we move forward, would like to have “co-chairs” so that we can lighten the load on our volunteers.

If you are interested in

taking one of the roles or becoming active with

other areas of the plan-ning, please contact

Martha Alle at 812-768-5810 or antmartha@aol.

Dates to Remember

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Annual Exten-

sion Meeting

2

Walk With Us 3

Scholarship

Info

4

A Look

Through the

Past

Purdue Exten-

sion Annual

Meeting

5

6

Crafting for a

Cure

INSERT:

-Dog Club

Fundraiser

7

E D I T E D B Y : M E A G A N B R O T H E R S , E X T E N S I O N E D U C A T O R , H H S

J A M I M C G I L L

PURDUE UNIVERSITY VANDERBURGH COUNTY

EXTENSION HOMEMAKERS

Scribbles N E W S L E T T E R F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 9

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Purdue Extension

Annual Meeting

February 4, 2019

Central Library

Browning Room

Dinner @ 6:00

Meeting @ 7:00

P A G E 2

Thought of the

Month…

New Year Brings New Beginnings

As we look back on last year and all that

we have accomplished; the

SIAM building looked great for the holidays. Thank you to everyone who helped. The new

year brings more things for our clubs to share with each other.

I leave you with this message for 2019:

P U R D U E U N I V E R S I T Y V A N D E R B U R G H C O U N T Y E X T E N S I O N

4-H Jr. Leaders are hosting a Trivia

Night on Saturday, February 9 to

raise money for the 4-H Center.

The event will be held at 5:00 pm

at the 4-H Center Banquet Hall.

Each team will contain 6-8 mem-

bers and the entry fee is $50 per

team with all proceeds going to

the 4-H Center. Prizes will be giv-

en to the winners! Register using:

https://bit.ly/2LS9kU8. Check out

the flyer here: https://

extension.purdue.edu/

Vanderburgh/article/31434. More

teams = more competition =

more fun! We hope you can join

us!

Vice President’s Annual Meeting

The Vice President of each club is asked to participate in a meeting to select the leisure lessons for the upcoming year. The meeting will be held on February 7, 2019 at 6pm in the conference room. You are welcome to stay and attend the Council meeting at 7:00pm. Please con-firm your attendance with Terri McGuf-fin at 812-499-7063 or Terrimcguf-fin@gmail.com

Another fresh new

year is here,

another year to live!

To banish worry,

doubt, and fear,

to love, laugh and

give!

This bright new

year is given me,

to live each day

with zest!

To daily grow and

try to be

my highest and my

best!

I have the oppor-

tunity

once more to right

some wrongs,

to pray for peace,

to plant a tree,

and sing more joyful

songs!" - Bobby

ANNUAL EXTENSION MEETING

Monday, February 4th at Central Library. We are asking for some delicious desserts from our very own Extension Homemakers!

Please bring your dessert to the Extension Office before 4:30 that day or to the meeting. Thank you

so much!

VOLUNTEER COMMUNI-TY SUPPORT REPORT FORM DUE MARCH 1

It’s hard to believe that we are

starting to wrap up the current year.

Each club needs to complete their

Volunteer Community Support Re-

port and submit it by March 1,

2019. The information will then be

compiled into one report of activity

for all of Vanderburgh County and

shared with homemakers

statewide. Please include all com-

munity support that you have given,

not just what is listed on the form.

We want to acknowledge all your

work and dedication! Use addition-

al paper if you need to and feel free

to submit photos and a narrative of

your work. You may have done

something that inspires others.

CONSTITUTION AND BYLAW REVIEW

We encourage each club to re-view our current constitution and by-laws. Please submit any recommen-

dations to Jean Hitchcock at jbhitchcock@sbcglobal.net before

February 28, 2019. Her committee will be proposing changes at the April Council meeting. This would also be

a good time to look at your own club’s bylaws to see if you need any

updates as well!

P A G E 3 F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 9

This month… Let’s “Bee Involved”…

February is a time for new be-ginnings. Consider something

that you have wanted to try but were afraid to or just never made the time. Have the con-fidence to take the chance or to make the time or effort. As they say, the first step is al-ways the hardest. Take that step and maybe by next De-cember, you will be running.

FIRST TIMER’S AWARD APPLICATION

DEADLINE Each year the IEHA awards a $150 scholarship to one person from each district attending the Home and Family Conference for the first time. This year’s conference will be held June 3-5 at the Wyndham Indianapolis West. Anyone interested in ap-plying needs to complete the attached application form and send it to County President Martha Alle by February 5, 2019. The Executive Committee will select an applicant and sub-mit to our District Representa-tive for consideration. If you have questions, please contact Martha.

NEW!! YOUNG HOME-

MAKERS COMMITTEE The IEHA is always looking for members to take the next step beyond their local club and vol-unteering to work with others from across the state as a mem-ber of a Focus Group or an Activi-ty Committee. Currently, mem-bers can participate in Focus Groups on Leadership, Education, Volunteer Community Support and Public Relations. The Activity Committees include Membership, Marketing and Logo, Cultural Arts and Heritage Skills and Silent Auction. This year they are adding a new committee called the Young Homemakers Committee. It is for homemakers who are young or “young at heart” and want to embrace the challenge of what IEHA can do to attract and retain younger members. Focus Groups and Committees meet in October and February. Signups will be at the Spring Dis-trict Meeting. If you have ques-tions, contact IEHA President Elect Anne Moore at 812-350-1072 or anne@terbium.org

WALK WITH US ON APRIL 29, 2019

Mark your calendars for April 29, 2019 as Vanderburgh

County participates in Women Walk the World. The aim of

the event is to raise awareness of the Associated Country

Women of the World’s work, promote the organization and raise funds. This money goes to further develop the aim of raising the standard of living

for rural women and their families through education, training and community de-velopment programs, sup-

porting educational opportu-nities for women and girls and

help eliminate gender dis-crimination. A flyer will be

released in early February with more details.

CANCELLATION POLICY We are entering that time of year

when we don’t know what the weather will be like from day to day. We follow the EVSC. If school is canceled, so are all

Homemaker events. If you are ever unsure, call the office. They will know the status of all events.

“I Want to Go Again” Scholarship

This is open to any IEHA member who has previously attended a Home and Fami-ly Conference but for some reason hasn’t been able to attend recently. It is spon-sored by the Past State Presidents Organization and pays $150 toward confer-ence expenses. The appli-cation is available on the IEHA website.

IEHA CAREER ADVANCE-MENT SCHOLARSHIPS The need to attain a higher edu-cation is becoming more preva-lent, and the IEHA is excited to monetarily assist scholarship re-cipients in continuing their educa-tion or upgrading their vocational skills. Types of Scholarships being awarded at $500 each are: General Career Enhance-

ment (5) Eleanor Arnold Scholarship

(2) ( Must be an IEHA Mem-ber)

Ann Hancook Scholarship (1) (Must be seeking a medical type degree)

How to apply: Be admitted or cleared for

admission to an accredited academic or vocational school with a state license

Be 25 years of age or older Complete the application form

(contact the county president or www.ieha-families.org.

Former winners are still eligible. Application must be postmarked by March 15

th. Send application

to: Stephanie Jerabek, Immedi-ate Past State President, 4944 N. Rangeline Road, Huntington, IN 46750

RUTH B SAYRE SCHOLARSHIP

Ruth B. Sayre was born into

an influential family and af-

ter marrying a farmer be-

came aware of the inade-

quacies of rural farm fami-

lies compared to families

that lived in towns. As a

spokeswoman for rural

change her mission was to

improve the lives of rural

families by encouraging ru-

ral women to work for

change in their communi-

ties.

A scholarship in her honor is

offered thru the Country

Women’s Council (CWC)

for the purpose of fostering

educational development

of women. The $500 is

awarded to persons who

demonstrates leadership

abilities and financial need.

Application forms are avail-

able on the CWC website

(www.cwcusa.org) or

through county president

Martha Alle. The complet-ed application, two non-

family reference letters, offi-

cial transcript of grades, a

summary of applicant’s ex-

periences, goals and finan-

cial need and a photo-

graph are due by March 1

to the IEHA State President:

Cindy Saferight

8215 Woodlawn Drive

Martinsville, IN 46151

P A G E 4 F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 9

Volunteers Needed The Crafting for the Cure Committee is looking for volunteers. If you don’t plan to reg-ister for the event, you are still invited to help. We need people who are willing to teach a lesson, to help with our rummage sale, to sign the registrants in, sell raffle tickets, etc. Any time is appreciated. Please contact Martha Alle.

Vendor Space Available

The Crafting for the Cure Committee has vendor space available for our March 23 event. If you or a friend sell Close to My Heart, Cre-ative Memories, Thirty One, Scenty or other home-based business-es and would like a booth let us know. Per-haps your club might want a booth to raise funds for your projects. For additional infor-mation, contact Katie Maurer.

Volunteers Needed The Crafting for the Cure Committee is looking for volunteers. If you don’t plan to reg-ister for the event, you are still invited to help. We need people who are willing to teach a lesson, to help with our rummage sale, to sign the registrants in, sell raffle tickets, etc. Any time is appreciat-ed. Please contact Martha Alle.

A Look Through the Past

Last month's future IEHA member was Alohana Jackson. I have a new photo for this month, please see if you can identi-

fy her. Tune in next month to find out who it is. Who else would like to get in on the fun! If it is you, please send a baby photo of yourself to me by email at eyeb2cool@yahoo.com or

by mail at: Bobby Conway

114 S Thomas Ave Evansville, IN 47714

Festival of Trees

People’s Choice Winner’s Extension Homemakers

#1 Honey Bees $37.60

#2 YaYa’s $24.15 #3 Forever Gingham $13.35

People’s Choice Winners 4-H

#1 Dog $25.30 #2 Perry M&M’s $23.35

#3 Livestock $18.10

Thanks to the 19 clubs and groups who participated. The trees looked great and collected $236.85 for the 4-H Center.

Theme Set for Achievement

Banquet

The Achievement Ban-quet Committee has met and named the theme for this year’s banquet. It will be “We’ve Achieved Sew Much”. Mark your calen-dar for Thursday May 2

nd.

We will have a display ar-ea called “Sew this hap-pened…” where each club will be asked to sub-mit a picture of something from their club year and a short narrative to go along with it. I could be a com-munity service project, a lesson, a celebration. It’s up to you what you share. Also, don’t forget to finish up your club’s 12x12 quilt block.

P A G E 5

If you have a disability that requires special assistance for your participation in any program, call the Purdue University Cooperative Extension

Service Vanderburgh County Office at (812) 435-5287.

Cooperative Extension Svc.

13301 Darmstadt Road, Suite A

Evansville IN 47725-9593

Phone: 812-435-5287

Fax: 812-867-4944

brotherm@purdue.edu

www.extension.purdue.edu/vanderburgh

Return Service Requested

Presidents Packet: -Leisure Arts Lesson Sign-Up

PURDUE UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE Vanderburgh County

13301 Darmstadt Road · Suite A · Evansville, IN 47725-9593 (812) 867-4935 · FAX: (812) 867-4944

Purdue University, Indiana Counties and U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution

January 2019 4-H Friends and Families: Approximately 40 4-H members in Vanderburgh County participate in the Dog Project and are members of the Dog Club each year. In an effort to improve the experience for the 4-H members and families, we have identified an opportunity and we need your help. The area used for dog agility has moved to a new location at the Vanderburgh 4-H Center. In order to provide a safe and usable area for the youth and their dogs, we are needing to invest in supplies and equipment to complete the new area. To accomplish this goal, we are seeking donations. To create a safe, usable area for participants, $8,100 is needed to purchase a storage shed, run electricity to the site, and purchase agility supplies. Please consider helping our fundraising and assist us in helping the 4-H Dog Club. Sponsors will be announced at 4-H dog shows and a sign will be displayed with sponsors and donation levels listed in the dog agility area. Donation Levels:

Bronze $0 - $99 Silver $100 - $499 Gold $500 - $999 Diamond $1000 and up

To support this worthwhile project, please fill out the enclosed form and send it with your contribution by March 15, 2019 to Purdue Extension – Vanderburgh Co. Attn: Dog Club Fundraiser, 13301 Darmstadt Road, Suite A, Evansville, IN 47725. Please make checks payable to the Vanderburgh County 4-H Council. The Vanderburgh County 4-H Council is a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. We will send you an acknowledgement of your contributions. The Vanderburgh County 4-H Council and 4-H members are extremely grateful for your consideration and support. This project helps the members learn dog care, training, responsibility, confidence, communication, and how to problem solve. Thank you again for your consideration!

Questions please contact, Megan Hoffherr, Extension Educator – 4-H Youth mkron@purdue.edu

Vanderburgh County 4-H Dog Agility Arena Donations

Name Address Telephone Please indicate donation:

Bronze $0 - $99 amount $______________

Silver $100 - $499 amount $______________

Gold $500 – $999 amount $______________

Diamond $1000 and up amount $______________ Contributions are due by March 15, 2019 Please make checks payable to: VANDERBURGH County 4-H Council. Please mail your contribution to: Vanderburgh County Cooperative Extension Service

13301 Darmstadt Road, Suite A Evansville, IN 47725-9593

Any money in excess of what is needed to complete this project will be held in the 4-H Council Account for future Dog Club needs. Office Use Only Paid by Check # ___________

Thank you for your support of the 4-H Dog Club!