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About Us
County Impact Statements - Polk County
Extension Homemakers Make a Difference
Polk County Extension Homemakers have been very busy this year. They learn
about various topics at their monthly club meetings, but they also donate a lot
of time helping their communities. They make quilts for burn-out victims,
turbans for cancer patients, and anything else that will help those in need.
One of their projects this year was sponsoring "Demonstration Days" to teach
skills that might otherwise be forgotten. They have conducted workshops on lace
shaping, rock painting, bread making, and various other craft projects.
It’s not all work though, this year they conducted a "Stress Relief Retreat."
This overnight retreat involved 9 hours of instruction in how to relieve stress
in the modern woman’s life. All of the classes had a "fun" element as well as
being educational. They included music, exercise, eating correctly, art, joy,
enjoying nature, fighting depression, and women helping women. It was such a hit
that they are planning on having another one next year.
There are 7 Extension Homemakers Clubs in Polk County. Back Country,
Homestead, Ink, Mena and Wilhelmina E H Clubs cover Mena and North Polk County
areas; Happiness EH Club covers the Hatfield, Cove and Vandervoort areas; and
Wickes EH Club covers the Wickes, Hatton and Grannis area.
"The past year has been very productive and successful and I believe Jane
Thacker deserves a note of gratitude and recognition for a job well done as our
County Extension Agent - Family and Consumer Sciences." – Sally Clark, EHC
President
EH member Marianne Berles taught a workshop on making Holiday
Breads to Polk County residents.
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Impacts
- Sixteen training programs conducted for 135 leaders and volunteers.
- Last year, EHC members donated over 10,530 hours of volunteer time to the
community.
- Ten "Demonstration Days" workshops were conducted by volunteers.
- There are 7 Extension Homemakers Clubs in Polk County. They are: Homestead,
Ink, Back Country, Mena, Wilhelmina, Happiness and Wickes.
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