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About Us
County Impact Statements - Sebastian County
Extension Homemakers - Learning, Leading, and Sharing
Extension Homemakers are people just like you. They work, shop, and sit next
to you at ball games. They like to learn everything from A to Z to better
themselves, their family, their neighbors, and their community. They are moms,
grandmothers, and retired men and women.
Extension Homemakers get the latest information from the Cooperative
Extension Service in the areas of Improving Diet, Nutrition and Health,
Extending Resources, Strengthening Families, Leadership Development, and Special
Community Projects. Members share information learned with other club members,
neighbors, friends and the community.
Sebastian County Extension Homemakers also work together to share their
knowledge, skills, and time with the community. During the last year they have
worked with the following organizations to provide service or goods: Sparks
Regional Medical Center, St. Edwards Mercy Medical Center, Clearing House Back
Pack for Kids Program, Women’s Crisis Center, Hospice, Reynolds Cancer Support
House, Pink Bud Nursing Home, Oak Lodge Nursing Home, Department of Human
Services Foster Children Christmas Program and Sebastian County 4-H Foundation.
Members made and donated needed items to the above organizations. They not
only shared their sewing skills, but their time and money with these groups in
order to improve the quality of life for many in the county.
Ethel Wilkins, Y-Branch EHC member stuffs toy dogs to be used to
comfort children who visit Sparks Emergency Room
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Impacts
- Members volunteered a total of 4,957 hours and donated $9,271 in money
and goods to the community
- 2,438 soft sculptured dogs were made for Sparks Regional Medical Center
Emergency Room
- 150 bears were made for the Women’s Crisis Center
- 36 baby bonnets were made for St. Edwards Mercy Medical Center
- 36 gowns were made for Hospice patients
- Members conducted monthly Bingo games at Pink Bud Nursing Home
- Food was donated to the Back Pack for Kids Program
- Members played "Santa" to 14 DHS Foster Children
- 705 hours were volunteered to help conduct the County Fair and the AR/OK
State Fair
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