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President's Message
Susan Routh (OK), NEAFCS President
Please click the image above or visit https://youtu.be/0bzJRzP5kVs to watch this month’s President’s Message.
Don’t forget to participate in the Newsletter Icon Contest for the 2022 NEAFCS Annual Session. Locate the special icon (Wright Brothers airplane) in each issue of the NEAFCS Network newsletter through the 2022 Annual Session. Each time you find it, email President Susan Routh at [email protected] and tell her where you found (what article) the icon. If you are one of the first 5 to email her, your name will go into a drawing to win a free registration to the 2022 Annual Session.
Bylaws Proposed Changes
Donna Donald (IA), NEAFCS Bylaws Committee Member
Bylaws are the operating rules that guide the internal affairs of an organization. Each year the bylaws committee gives careful and cautious attention to consideration of changes. The general content in bylaws is standard for organizations and revisions are made only when necessary to reflect new goals, changing environment, or new operational needs. Read More
Meet the 2022 Candidates for National Office
Dianne Gertson (TX), NEAFCS Immediate Past President & National Nominating Committee Chair
The NEAFCS National Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following slate of officers for your consideration. The committee worked hard to contact these candidates and provide the encouragement and information needed to secure their applications. We believe you will find them all highly qualified. Please remember that we have a no campaigning for office policy! Read More
Click here to view the slate and each candidate’s position statement: https://neafcs.memberclicks.net/2022-board-candidates
What YOU Need to Know NOW in NEAFCS!
National Office Staff
This feature of the newsletter highlights current reminders of member benefits, programs, and approaching deadlines to keep you in the know.
Annual Session is on the Horizon! Be an Early Bird!
Michelle Wright (TX), NEAFCS Vice President for Member Resources
Annual Session is on the horizon, and you don’t want to miss it! It’s time to connect, celebrate and clinch the moment we have been waiting for since 2020! Raleigh North Carolina is waiting on us to show up and shine! Read More
Go In-Depth with The Poe Center
Sydney Knowles (NC), NEAFCS Annual Session Planning Committee Tri-Liaison
We are two months away from our 2022 Annual Session! I am Sydney Knowles, serving as a tri-liaison for the NEAFCS 2022 Annual Session planning committee. To help get you excited for September, I wanted to share a little information about one of our in-depth sessions. Read More
President’s Charity
Susan Routh (OK), NEAFCS President
Please click the image above, or visit https://youtu.be/VESsM7sPzaA to view the message.
Your Voice Matters!
Jennifer Bridge (KY), Vice President for Public Affairs
 The NEAFCS board is always looking for ways to meet the needs of our members. This month there are two opportunities for you to provide feedback in Public Affairs. The first is a survey related to impact statements. The second opportunity is for members to share their 30 second Elevator Speech or as I like to say, “I impact lives every day, let me tell you how!” speech. The top three entries will each win a $50 gift card! Read More
Could YOU Be an NEAFCS Ambassador?
NEAFCS Ambassador Committee
Looking for a way to give back? Apply NOW to be an ambassador at Annual Session, a new opportunity launching at this year’s in-person Annual Session! Take a few minutes to apply now at this link. The deadline to apply is July 25, 2022. We would love to have as many affiliates as possible represented by ambassadors at Annual Session!
Something New at Annual Session!
Pat Brinkman (OH), NEAFCS Vice President for Professional Development
We need volunteers! Can you help others at Annual Session to learn some new skills? We want to offer a skill building session on how to use TikTok and other social media venues. Read More
Southern Region Fast FACS
Keishon Thomas (GA), NEAFCS Southern Region Director
This month, we have an update for Oklahoma by LaDonna Hines, one for Georgia submitted by Rachel Stewart, and an update from Virginia by Rebecca Sheffield Gartner Read More
Ohio Update: Healthy for Life Community Nutrition Program
Tammy Jones (OH), Ohio Affiliate President
Jenny Lobb, MPH, RDN, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator for OSU Extension, was recently awarded $2500 to implement the Healthy for Life Community Nutrition program at the Mount Carmel Healthy Living Center (MCHLC) in Columbus, OH. Founded in 2015, the MCLHC is a community health and wellness center that provides free health and wellness education to community members. The MCHLC serves individuals who live in and around zip code 43222 where it is located. Read More
Future Retirees Needed - Become a Life Member!
Michelle Wright (TX), NEAFCS Vice President for Member Resources
Has retirement crossed your mind lately? NEAFCS Life Members have sounded the alarm for all future retirees to join the ranks after retirement by becoming a Life Member! If you can answer yes to the following after retirement, you can be a Life Member! Has retirement crossed your mind lately? NEAFCS Life Members have sounded the alarm for all future retirees to join the ranks after retirement by becoming a Life Member! If you can answer yes to the following after retirement, you can be a Life Member! Read More
We Don't Know, But It Will Be Good
NEAFCS Endowment Committee
Why give to the NEAFCS Endowment? What will come from my contribution? Those are very appropriate questions. Interestingly, even though I am a contributor AND an advocate for the endowment, the only answer I can give is this: “We don’t know.”
What? That’s not much of an answer!! Or maybe it is. . . Read More
Meet the Board
Kate Shumaker (OH), NEAFCS Secretary
Hello NEAFCS Family! This is my next to last newsletter to put together with the amazing technical assistance of Will Ferguson. Really, he does most of the work! I can honestly say, even with COVID and virtual Annual Sessions, this has been an amazing experience and I would do it again. Read More
Additional News & Opportunities for NEAFCS Members
Future issues of the NEAFCS Network will include recognition of members who have passed. If you would like to report the death of a NEAFCS member, please click here.
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