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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




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Jul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019


Success StoryFort Harrod Area Extension Homemaker 2024-2025 Officer and Chairperson Training Success Story 



Fort Harrod Area Extension Homemaker 2024-2025 Officer and Chairperson Training Success Story 

Author: Hannah Thornsberry

Planning Unit: Woodford County CES

Major Program: Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association

Plan of Work: Leadership and Volunteer Development

Outcome: Initial Outcome

Fort Harrod Area Extension Homemaker 

2024-2025 Officer and Chairperson Training 

Success Story? 

Research shows when people understand their purpose, they are more likely to engage deeply in their personal activities, such as being an Extension Homemaker. Whether you joined a homemaker club recentlyor have been a member for years, now is the perfect time to refresh your perspective on what it means to be an Extension Homemaker. The Fort Harrod Area Family and Consumer Sciences Agents recognized there was a need within the area to give our Extension Homemakers a renewed since of self. 

The Fort Harrod Area Family and Consumer Science Agents hosted the 2024-2025 Officer and Chairperson Training as a part of Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association (KEHA) preparation for the upcoming homemaker year with the theme of “Back to the Basics”. The training focused on round tables session (marketing and recruitment, planning homemaker events, mission of KEHA, and homemaker fundraising), parliamentary procedures, a mock council meeting, sundae bar, a contest regarding the Homemaker Creed, exit activity, food and fun. 

The agents realized that many homemaker clubs have new officers, and the membership needed a “fresh start” for their county clubs. The Officer and Chairperson training provided resource materials designed for use at the club, county, area, and state levels for programs throughout the year, with special emphasis on use for officer and leadership training sessions.  

36 individuals completed the post-evaluation survey.?Of those surveyed, 86% (n=31were knowledgeable about homemaker marketing and recruitment and 75% (n=27) about homemaker fundraising; 72% (n=26indicated they were confident in assisting or planning a homemaker eventfinally, 64% (n=23stated they understood the mission of KEHAFinally, there were high levels of agreement that expressed the intention to share the information from today’s training session with memberof their club (100%, n=36) and 94% (n=34) will use what they learned today to fulfill a leadership role in their club, county, or area in the 2024-2025 KEHA programmatic year. 

Participants shared the information provided in the training was very beneficial to them as a new-comeragents covered so many important topics – they were glad that they came; and learned information on how to get the 30–40-year-olds to find an interest in homemakers. One specific participant shared that she hoped to start a club for deaf people.?? 

Program Indicator? 

2004 – Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association 

Report 36 people against indicator 2004.3 Number of KEHA members who utilized knowledge gained through officer training to fulfill a KEHA leadership role at the club, county, area and/or state level. 

Report 35 people against indicator 2004.4 Number of KEHA members who report knowledge gained through county and/or area officer and chairman training. 






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