Success StoryHomemakers Surpass $1 Million Dollar Value



Homemakers Surpass $1 Million Dollar Value

Author: Dayna Fentress

Planning Unit: Hardin County CES

Major Program: Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association

Plan of Work: Empowering Community Leaders

Outcome: Long-Term Outcome

The Hardin County Extension Homemakers are involved in a wide variety of community service projects, personal volunteer service projects, and more. Hundreds of Hardin County Homemakers spend hours sewing lap bags for local nursing homes, ministering meals to the less fortunate in their hometowns, volunteering at Extension events, taking local neighbors to doctors appointments or grocery shopping, donating their time to fill backpacks for Feeding America's Backpack Program, setting up booths at their local festivals, stuffing bags and working stations for 4-H Safety Day and much, much more. 

In the 2017-2018 year, the Hardin County Homemakers accumulated 49,464 volunteer hours. Of the 417 Hardin County Homemakers we have, this number was documented by 122 members from 11 different clubs, almost ensuring that we truly are doing even more than we know. 

Using Kentucky's volunteer hour value rate, Hardin County Homemakers saved their communities and our county $1,221,266.10 by completing these tasks at no cost. 

The Hardin County Homemakers have set a goal for themselves to surpass this number in the 2018-2019 year, and to have more members turn their volunteer hours in so we can see even more the impact we have on this community.  






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