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New eNEAFCS FeaturesYour NEAFCS National Office continues to make efforts to improve your eNEAFCS Newsletter. See what we've done now! State Affiliates Plan Celebrations for 2007 Living Well WeekThere were nine recipients of the 2007 Living Well Week Mini-Grants, of $500 each, provided by NEAFCS. Here is how three of those recipients – Oklahoma, Louisiana and Illinois – celebrated Extension Living Well Week, March 11-17, 2007. Mini-Grant Deadline Near!There is still time to submit a professional development/public affairs mini-grant application. Friend of NEAFCS AwardThe deadline of April 1 is very near! Have you thought about someone who has made a major contribution to not only families but also to our Association? The first recipient of the Friend of NEAFCS in 2005 was Senator Charles Grassley, who introduced and shepherded the NEAFCS Living Well Week Resolution through the U.S. Senate. JCEP Eastern Region Meeting ReportThe Eastern Region meeting of NEAFCS was held on Thursday, February 22 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania during the JCEP Regional Leadership and Professional Development Workshop. Officers Needed for 2008 NEAFCS Executive BoardI would like to ask a special favor from each of you. We have less than one month left before the application deadline for national office candidates. I am thinking positively and would love it if I have a mail box full of national officer applications on April 1. Books for Daycare FirstThe Books for Daycare First project is underway, as selected by Past-President Sandy McLain for her president's project. Child care centers destroyed on the Mississippi coast and in South Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina are only now to the point of recovery such that owner/directors are able to come back to their respective communities. For many, construction of new centers is merely a dream. Meet Your Western Region DirectorI am proud to represent the Western affiliate state presidents in NEAFCS and to be a faculty member of the University of Idaho Extension. I have been employed as an EFNEP educator since 1989, supervising paraprofessionals in three southwestern Idaho counties. Annual Session – Tour Highlight of the MonthNestled between Minnesota and Wisconsin is the picturesque St. Croix Valley, with many attractions that draw visitors year-round. You are cordially invited to experience the awesome splendor of the historic charm of Stillwater, located on the St. Croix River. Renowned Keynote Speakers and FCS Experts to Address "America's Cultural Kaleidoscope" at AAFCS Conference in JuneWith the dramatic shifts in U.S. demographics, such as the major increases in the numbers of immigrant families and older Americans, the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) is bringing together experts in family and consumer sciences (FCS) and related fields for the 98th Annual Conference, America's Cultural Kaleidoscope: Challenges and Opportunities, June 21 - 24, 2007, in Reno, Nevada. Online Training Offered for Parenting EducatorsAre you a professional in the field of parenting education? Do you want to strengthen your knowledge and skills? eXtension Launches New Education Tool for Personal Financial SecurityAmericans struggling to make good money management decisions in a complex marketplace have a new tool at their disposal. eXtension's Financial Security for All brings the wealth of research-based university information on all aspects of attaining personal financial security. To register to take full advantage of the site, please visit http://www.extension.org/personal+finance.eXtension Professional Development OpportunitieseXtension's professional development opportunities are open to all Cooperative Extension faculty, staff, and employees. Please share this announcement with others and encourage them to pick a topic and try it out! The frequently-asked-questions (FAQ) system and Collaborative wiki are for everyone in Extension to use.Position announcement: Maine Cooperative Extension - Dean / DirectorContact: Wanda Legere, Office of the Provost, 5703 Alumni Hall, Room 201, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5703, wlegere@maine.edu. http://www.umaine.edu/eo/jobs/coop.htm |
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President's MessageDear NEAFCS Members: It was great to be with all the affiliate leaders at the JCEP Leadership Workshops this past month. We had great discussions on vital issues facing our association and Extension. I took lots of notes that I will be acting upon during the remainder of my presidency. One concern that was voiced at every regional association meeting was "why are the exhibits at Annual Session not like they were in the past?" Long-term members remember the days of an exhibit hall filled with companies such as Hoover, Maytag and Procter and Gamble with special discounts for NEAFCS members. Unfortunately, those days are a thing of the past as companies have changed their exhibiting portfolio to include only those venues that generate substantial revenue. Since we are not a buying crowd, but rather an information gathering constituency, companies are choosing not to exhibit. They cannot justify the expense without guaranteed financial payback. While large companies may be rethinking their exhibit opportunities; newer and smaller companies are searching for a built-in national audience to market their products and services. NEAFCS provides that at our Annual Session. Here's where you come in. Every day you come in contact with companies that provide resources and services of interest to NEAFCS members. We need you to suggest the names of potential companies and if the company you suggest does exhibit - you get $50! Yes . . . it's that easy. So . . . get your thinking caps on and start asking companies if they'd be interested in exhibiting in St. Paul in September. Give potential exhibitors our national office number and our national staff will furnish the information. Remember, if they do exhibit you'll get a check for $50. Here's hoping we recruit many new exhibitors this year. Until next month, Carol Schlitt
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