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Arkansas Extension Homemakers News
June 2004
AEHC Annual Meeting
• New AEHC Officers
• It’s Time to Send in
Your Reports •
Membership Campaign Almost Over • Name
Tag Orders • New Flags at
the State Meeting • Why Not
be a State Officer? • District
President’s Days • Pictures of
Interest • A Healthy Recipe
 Encouraging
EHC Growth
It has been my greatest pleasure to serve the AEHC organization as
President the past two years. I will greatly miss you, but I will
still see you at meetings of the organization. This is the way we all
grow and learn by sharing with each other. I know the next years will
be great and if there is any way that I can help you in your county
work, please do not hesitate to call on me.
AEHC Annual Meeting
It’s history now, the 2004 AEHC Annual Meeting. From all reports,
this was one of our best meeting ever! We had 630 registrations before
the meeting began and by the time we counted all the vendors, helpers,
and instructors for classes the number was well over 700. Thanks for
all that you did to make it successful from the counties, without you
it would be nothing. The cultural Arts Exhibit was great and the table
decorations were just outstanding, what a nice door prize almost 75
people carried home from the table decorations. Delegates were very
complimentary of the classes and the speakers this year. What can we
do to top it next year? Your suggestions for speakers, instructors and
general improvements will be appreciated by the planning committee.
The silent auction was new this year and we made over $2000 , which
will go into the state treasurer and half of it is to be used for seed
money for the 2006 National Volunteer Outreach Network Conference
which will be in Hot Springs. For some of the newer people in EHC,
this organization is a 7 state group that was organized for networking
and providing educational and friendship experiences.
New AEHC Officers
Here is a picture of the new Officers of our organization. These
officers were installed in an impressive ceremony conducted by past
president Francis Royston on Thursday morning. Oops, we made a
mistake, we failed to install Debbie Moreland as the new
parliamentarian, but she will do the job anyway. The names of all of
the new officers and the entire slate of committee members will be on
our web site
www.arextensionhomemakers.org after July 1.
Left to right: President-Elect, Elaine Stoll, Lawrence County, Vice
President Ann Bowers, Greene County, Secretary Beverly Harlow,
Cleveland County, and Treasurer Sue Farris, Franklin County.
It’s Time to Send in
Your Reports
Look in the AEHC Handbook or on the web site and remind your
council president and agent to send in Form G-9 to Sue Farris, the new
AEHC Treasurer. Membership dues are $2.00 per member, and $2.00 per
member at large and $5.00 per club in the county. The council
treasurer should send one check for the membership and the club dues.
Sue Farris Address is:505 W. River Street, Ozark, Arkansas,72949. All
EH clubs should send G-2 and G-3 to the county office only. Send G-4
and G-5 to Betty F. Oliver at the State Extension office, 2301 South
University, P.O. Box 391, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203. Your FCS agent
has already gotten this information in an email from Betty’s office.
Betty would also appreciate a copy of G-9 sent to her so that she can
keep up with the number of volunteer hours that you reported for the
year as well as your membership.
Membership Campaign
Almost Over
The figures that you report on G-9 will be compared to your last
year’s report to determine the winner of the county and district
membership campaign. These will be awarded at the District President
meetings in October.
Name Tag Orders
If you would like to have a name tag which is in the shape of
Arkansas with your name on it, you should contact your county council
president. She in turn should collect all orders from your county and
send one check with the forms for each name tag to your District
Director. The district directors are listed with addresses in the
handbook. The form to submit names from the county is G-7 in the
handbook. The name tags are $5.50.
New Flags at the State
Meeting
The new county flags were beautiful as they graced the stage during
the entire meeting. Thanks to a hard worker in Crawford county-Cheryl
Steward for all of the work on the flags and to the counties for the
beautiful logos that were placed on the flags. Thanks to Montie Ray
and his friend Bob Woodsmall for constructing all 75 wooden stands and
flag poles for the flags. Wasn’t it nice to see more of our husbands
actively participating in the meeting, Montie and Bob did such a great
job with this project and we are appreciative of all of the hard work
on the new flags. The flag stands and poles will not have to be
carried each year back to the counties, we have made arrangements to
store them and bring them from the State Extension Warehouse to the
meetings.
Why Not be a State Officer?
Next June we will be electing new district directors. If you have
been a county officer, why not consider running for the district
director job? This is one of the most interesting jobs on the
Executive Committee.
District President’s Days
Mark your calendar Presidents and Vice Presidents of county
councils. The district meeting will be conducted in October. The
district and county membership awards will be given out at this
meeting. The dates are as follows: Ozark District October 19, Delta
District October 21 and Ouachita District October 26. The district
directors and past president are responsible for the program and
setting the locations. If you have suggestions, please contact your
district director, past state president or Betty F. Oliver.
Pictures of Interest to You
Are Included in This Issue
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Dorothy Rodgers and Pat Hayden, retired District
Extension agents, presented a program on “A better life in
Arkansas”, Contributions of Pioneer Home Demonstration Club Women
and Agents. These retired professionals did this program at the
annual meeting in Hot Springs as well as the Women’s History
Program at the State House in Little Rock. If you would like to
borrow the power point you may call or E-mail Brenda Duggins, the
AEHC Secretary. 501-671-2012 or
bduggins@uaex.edu |
Mrs. J. Fred Jones and daughter Vonda at Women’s
History Meeting. Vonda is a former state 4H president and Mrs.
Jones a former home demonstration agent. Both are now club members
in Van Buren County. |
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Judy and Tom Riley portray what it would be like
to be early county agents at the Old State House Presentation of
the History of the Arkansas Extension Homemakers Council.
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The honor guard of the Little Rock Air Force Base
did the flag ceremony for the opening session at the State
Meeting.
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Izard County president Janice Conyers (behind
child) is shown left to right with her mother, grandmother and
daughter – four generations of 4-H. Her sister was the youngest
EHC member at the Spring Council Meeting and her grandmother was
the oldest. |
Mike Hamilton, Ozark District Director for the
Cooperative Extension Service, introduces the family and consumer
science agents and county presidents at the opening session of the
annual meeting.
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Former Senator Dale Bumpers addresses the EHC
awards luncheon. |
Brenda Duggins, AEHC Secretary is introduced to
the delegation by President Marietta Gutierrez. |
A Healthy Recipe
Governor’s Mansion Administrator, Don Bingham and two young chefs
entertained the final session of the State AEHC meeting with a healthy
salad presentation.
Fruit Salad with Blackberry Basil Vinaigrette
Chef Don Bingham
Arkansas Governors Mansion Administrator
Certified Executive Chef, American Academy of Chefs
8 cups mixed greens
1 1/2 cup sliced mango
1 1/2 cup pink grapefruit segments
1 1/2 cup fresh sliced strawberries
1 cup fresh blackberries
1 large avocado, sliced
Toss with dressing:
Blackberry Basil Vinaigrette
1/2 (10oz) jar seedless blackberry preserves (I have also used
raspberry)
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
6 fresh basil leaves
1 garlic clove, sliced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon seasoned pepper
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Pulse preserves and vinegar; add next 4 ingredients. With blender
running, add oil slowly. Process until smooth. Serves 6
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