Author: Ella Fourqurean
Major Program: Administrative Functions
According to data from the AmeriCorps, 978,627 Kentuckians volunteered their time, talent and effort to improve people’s lives. 96.6 million hours of service and $2.3 billion of service were contributed. Henderson County’s population is around 45,609 and the need for volunteers is more critical as programs expand. The Henderson County Extension office ended the year with a leadership appreciation program that was called “Henderson County Leaders
Author: Alethea Price
Due to an overwhelming constant use of our meeting room space, need for more storage and office space, we brought these issues to the CEC. After months of surveys, focus groups, emails, calls and meetings the CEC expressed support for our need for a building expansion. The District Board went back and forth on if we could afford it and ultimately agreed that we could. In July of 2019 our building project began.For the last 2 years the Boyle County Extension Office has been under construction. We
Boyle County Extension partnered with Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center to improve access to the COVID 19 vaccine to the public. BCEO volunteered to let Ephraim use some of the meeting room space to use as a vaccination clinic. Moving the vaccine clinic from the surgery center to the Extension Office allowed people easier access to get the vaccine.In the beginning of the vaccine roll out there were 300 shots being given each week. No doses were wasted. As accessibility to the vaccine beca
Author: Rachel Guidugli
Author: Kindra Jones
In the spring of 2017, the Grayson County Extension Agents with staff began compiling a wish list for future development of a new building. Agents visited newer built offices to discuss with fellow agents and staff what they liked or wished they had done differently after their projects were complete. After taking some time and developing the list, they presented to the Extension District Board and Architect firm that was hired. The firm immediately began developing the list into an initial desi
Author: Kimberly Ragland
In 2017-18, the Boyle County Extension Council discussed, conducted a needs assessment, and collected information to create an expansion plan for the local Extension Service facilities. Analysis of building usage indicated 25% of the year, all available meeting rooms were simultaneously in use, limiting the ability to serve Extension clientele currently and in the future. Other identified areas of need included covered outdoor facilities, dedicated storage, additional workstations, a
Author: Kendyl Redding
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing technology for communication and outreach has been critical for staying in touch with our community. Throughout 2020, Powell County Extension was able to provide evidence-based information on how to handle the crisis brought by COVID-19.Families and individuals were now able to sign up and participate in virtual programming offered at both the local and state level throughout the year. By transitioning from a traditional paper newsletter, clien
Author: Sharee Schoonover
Livingston county 4-H and ANR partnered with the Grand Rivers Chamber of Commerce to participate in a COVID safe trick-or-treating event for the county. We provided decorations for a booth, and constructed water bottles with candy for giveaway to participating youth. On Halloween night we handed out our giveaways and were able to serve 671 individuals within Livingston county, and surrounding counties-- ensuring that in a year of chaos, youth were able to participate in a fun and familiar event
Author: Robin Burton
The world of preschoolers is adventurous and care-free for the students; however, some students are more reserved, quiet and bashful. But teaching preschoolers is a passion that the Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant from Grayson County has grown to love. Since the prevalence of obesity in this county is estimated to be 29% (kentuckyhealthfacts.org), and the lack of physical activity is 42%, she felt it is imperative to begin teaching good nutrition and stressing the importa
The Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Assistant in Grayson County, Ky. recently taught a group of high school students, using the Teen Cuisine curricula. There were only nine students in the class, but it was a very successful class. Some of the students had never cooked before, while others had been cooking for a few years. Each one said they learned so much and wanted to come back again for more classes. The evaluations from the students showed significant
Cooking Classes On line During the Covid-19 quarantine I taught some cooking classes and posted them to our Face Book page, Grayson County, KY Cooperative Extension. In our first video we made the Pineapple Pork recipe from the Healthy Choices for Every Body curriculum. My two granddaughters were able to join me in these videos. It’s always a good idea to get your children or grandchildren in the kitchen with you. Teaching them how to
Nutrition Education during the Covid-19 Quarantine Trying to teach nutrition classes during a quarantine is very challenging, but the social media platforms have made it possible and fun. We as Nutrition Education Program Assistants have had to think outside the box and use new innovative ways to keep our clients up to date and informed with the newest nutrition information from the University of Kentucky. Using Zoom I was able to teach some nutrition educat
