FCS & HOMEMAKERS May 2016

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1 FCS & HOMEMAKERS May 216 Cooperative Extension Service Spencer County 1 Oak Tree Way PO Box 368 Taylorsville, KY (52) Fax: (52) CLUB DATE, TIME & LOCATION CONTACT Bluegrass Basket Guild Patch workers Quilt Guild Spencer County Homemakers Art Society May 14, Sept 8, Nov 1 4 pm May 3, Jun 7. Jul 5, Aug 2 9:3 am May 2 & 21, June 9 & 11 1 am Judy Bowman Linda Prys Sandra Reynolds Gardening Association Contact Cheryl for Dates, Times and Locations Cheryl Klotz Loyal Homemakers Waterford Homemakers Thread & Thimble The Traditional Housewives of Spencer County May 12-1:3 am May18-1 am May 9 & 23, Jun 13 & 27, Jul 11 & 25, Aug 8 & 22 9:3 am May 12, Jun 9, Jul 14, Aug 11-1 am Diane Fischer Judy Broyles Pat Douglas Starr Girdley Living Well: Eating Right, Spending Smart, Enjoying Home and Sharing Time. Extension makes a difference in the lives of people, families, and communities. Spencer County Homemaker s Annual Meeting The Spencer County Homemaker s Annual Meeting will be Monday May 23. Registration is at 5:3. Program starts at 6. Entertainment will be David Steven s Band. Each homemaker needs to bring one large dish or two small dishes. There will be a silent auction so please bring items to bid on. Also call the office to register so we know how many to attend so we know how much meat to buy. Each club is responsible for a $1 door prize for the night.

2 Louisville Area Leadership Retreat The Louisville Area Leadership Retreat will be held on Thursday June 2, 216 at the Spencer County. The program will be True Colors, which will teach you how to work with people from all age groups and others that think differently than you. The cost is $2. Money is due by May 2 to the Spencer County. I encourage All Spencer County Homemakers to attend to support Marsha Mudd the Louisville Area Homemakers Leadership Chairman. Spencer County Extension Showcase The Spencer County will be holding an Extension Showcase on Saturday August 13 from 11am to 3pm. This will be to promote all the services and clubs that the provides. AG, FCS, & 4H will be involved. So mark your calendars. Each club will have a table to show all the activities and events they have participated in in the last couple years. Nicole has display boards for all the clubs if you need one. The next planning meeting for this is Monday June 6 at 1am at the Spencer County. Spencer County Homemaker s Community Service Project Day The next community service project day for homemaker s will be Wednesday July 6 at 1am at the Spencer County. If you are planning on attending please bring a sack lunch. Louisville Area Homemaker s Annual Meeting The Louisville Area Homemakers Meeting will be held at the Bullitt Co. on Tuesday October 11 at 9:3 am. More to come about cost and Spencer s job in future newsletters. Spencer County Homemaker s Art Society Painting class schedule is as follows: May 2 & 21 Age for the classes are 13 and Up. Must join Homemakers or be a member of 4-H. Please call the to Sign up at The cost of this class is $2. Please call the extension office at to sign up. Future Dates for Art Guild: June 9 & 11 Spencer County Fair Fair dates for the Spencer County Fair are July 18 th - 24 th. We will need people to volunteer to help clean the exhibit hall, take in exhibits, watch the exhibits for a few hours each night and return exhibits. If you are interested in doing this let Nicole or I know. The dates and times are as followed. Clean up Exhibit Hall: Tuesday July 19 th Entry Day: Wednesday July 2 th -9-4 Watch Exhibits: (you receive a ticket for entry to the fair that night) Time is: 7pm-11pm Wednesday July 2 th Thursday July 21 st Friday July 22 nd Saturday July 23 rd Return Exhibits: July 24 th 1-2 Spencer County Homemaker s Council Meeting The next Spencer County Homemaker s Council Meeting will be Thursday August 4 th at 1am at the Spencer County. We will be discussing upcoming events such as Holiday Workshop, Louisville Area Homemakers Annual Meeting, etc. 2

3 BACKPACK BUDDY PROGRAM Waterford Homemakers have taken on helping the Backpack Buddies program for the rest of the school year. Below is the information for the program of what they would like. You can leave the food with Nicole at the front desk any time. curable and advanced stage ovarian cancer carries a poor prognosis for survival; however, beating ovarian cancer is dependent upon early detection. Women with an elevated risk profile for ovarian cancer (usually due to family history) are most likely to be monitored or screened for ovarian cancer. However the vast majority of ovarian cancers do not arise from women at high risk because this group is small. Most ovarian cancers occur in women who are over the age of 5 and do not have any symptoms. Ovarian cancer screening of women over age 5 is not being recommended as a part of the standard of care. Symptoms like pelvic pain or abdominal distension qualify women for diagnostic workups (not screening) involving a bimanual pelvic exam and transvaginal ultrasound. Our research protocol experience involving more than 34,5 women who have received over 18, free ultrasound screens indicates that transvaginal ultrasound is the most effective way to detect early stage ovarian cancers and save lives. We will be going to Lexington for screenings sometime December 216 Homemaker s Club Activities If any homemaker s clubs have activities planned and would like to let other homemakers groups know so they can join in please let Allison know so that she can get it in the newsletter and on the Spencer County Extension Facebook page. KEHA Ovarian Cancer Program The Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association (KEHA) and local area businesses throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky are partners supporting ovarian cancer screening to reduce the mortality due to ovarian cancer in Kentucky women. The chances of having breast cancer are about 1 in 9 over a woman s lifetime. The chances of having ovarian cancer are about 7-8 times lower than breast cancer. Despite the lower probability, ovarian cancer kills more women than all other gynecologic malignancies combined. Often ovarian cancer is not accompanied by symptoms until the disease is advanced. In some cases, the early symptoms of ovarian cancer can resemble those of the typical flu, which is why women may disregard the symptoms until the cancer has reached the advanced stage. Early stage ovarian cancer is very often Up Coming Programs and Events 5/23/16 - Spencer County Homemaker s Annual Meeting 5:3pm Spencer Co. 6/2/16 - Louisville Area Leadership Retreat 9:3am Spencer County 6/6/16 - Extension Showcase Planning Meeting 1am Spencer County 7/15 16 & 7/18 23/16 Spencer County Fair Spencer County Fairgrounds 8/4/16 - Spencer Co. Homemaker s Council Meeting 1am Spencer County 8/18-28/16 Kentucky State Fair 1/11/16 - Louisville Area Homemaker s Annual Meeting 9:3am Bullitt County 3

4 Join us on Facebook. Search for Spencer County Allison Lewis CEA for Family and Consumer Science Farmers Market Opening The Taylorsville/Spencer County Farmers Market is now open. It will be open beginning at 8 a.m. until noon or so. Some of the vendors may stay past noon if there is a crowd. The market will be open every Saturday (rain or shine) until the end of October. It is located in Downtown Taylorsville at the red light by the Taylorsville Marathon station. If you are interested in becoming a vendor, feel free to contact Bryce Roberts, our agriculture agent, for an application. 4

5 Activity ARE YOU SWEET SMART? Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices Making Healthy Beverage Choices: What You don t know Can Hurt You Directions: Draw a line from the drinks to the correct amount of sugar the drink provides. Type of Beverage Calories in 12 ounces 1% apple juice Tonic water Diet soda Lemonade Fitness water Regular coke Water Sports drink Source: CDC Rethink Your Drink Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin.

6 ARE YOU SWEET SMART? Answer Key Draw a line from the drinks to the correct amount of sugar the drink provides. Type of Beverage 1% apple juice Tonic water Diet soda Lemonade Fitness water Regular coke Water Sports drink Calories in 12 ounces *Some diet soft drinks can contain a small number of calories that are not listed on the nutrition facts label. (USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference). Source: CDC Rethink Your Drink Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. 2

7 A Day of Beverages Make Good Choices When we think about how many calories we are consuming, we sometimes leave out the calories that we consume as beverages. There is some evidence that the body does not respond to calories in beverages the same way it does to calories in food. Your body may not register the calories you drink, so you could end up consuming more calories than you need. Several research studies point to decreasing sugar sweetened beverages as a good strategy to decrease calories and help manage body weight. Making some simple changes in the beverages you choose can make a big difference. Check out these two different days of beverage choices. By making a few changes, the calories drop from over 1,3 to only 37. Source: Families, Food and Fitness Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin.