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Let Your Light Shine with KEHA! · Talking FACS

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  Welcome to Talking Facts.
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  This nationally recognized award winning podcast is hosted by the University of Kentucky Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Program.
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  families and communities to improve quality of life.
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  Hello and welcome to Talking Facts.
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  What you need to know about family food finance and fitness.
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  I am your host,
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  Mindy M Hellen,
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  Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Specialist for instructional support at the University of Kentucky.
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  Today,
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  we are going to talk about Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association and that is a great organization that has partnered with the University of Kentucky uh cooperative Extension Program for years and years.
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  I have two guests today,
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  Brenda Hammond,
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  who is the Kentucky Extension homemaker president.
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  Welcome Brenda.
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  Thank you,
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  Mindy.
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  Nice to be here and Kelly May who is the Kentucky Extension Homemaker advisor.
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  Welcome,
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  Kelly.
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  Thank you,
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  Mindy.
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  This is great.
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  I am excited that you all have both joined me today.
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  I think that we're gonna have a great conversation about what K E H A is and how people can get involved and be a part of it.
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  Across the state.
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  So Brenda,
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  we're gonna just kick off with you and let's define what is K E H A or the Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association.
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  Thank you,
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  Mandy Kentucky Extension Homemakers is a volunteer service organization.
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  It works to improve the quality of life for individuals,
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  families and communities.
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  We have nearly 11,000 members statewide.
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  Our mission is learning leading and serving.
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  We fulfill this through our educational programs,
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  our leadership development,
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  training and opportunities and our volunteer service and our community outreach programs.
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  The K H A organization was developed in cooperation with the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service.
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  More than 90 years ago,
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  homemakers work with county family and Consumer Sciences agents to provide educational programming and coordinate those community activities.
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  I am excited about the things that K E H A has done over the years,
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  but specifically,
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  this week,
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  we are celebrating K E H A week.
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  So what is K E A A week?
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  K E H A week is uh a great time.
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  This is use our organization since this second week in October to celebrate and recognize all the local homemakers and all the great works that they do in their clubs and community.
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  This is also a great time to kick off our membership drive for the year.
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  The heartbeat of K E H A is our local clubs and our county organizations.
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  We are a family.
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  We play,
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  learn,
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  grow together and help each other when needed.
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  Homemakers use this time to highlight the organization.
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  And so we've,
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  we've seen different communities celebrate in many different ways.
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  So,
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  in your local area,
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  you might hear an announcement on the radio or see a story in the local paper in some communities,
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  a public official may recognize the group.
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  You might be able to find information around town or on social media tagged with hashtag K E H A week.
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  There's certainly lots going on this week.
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  And as I said at the beginning of the show,
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  Brenda is the K E H A president.
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  So Brenda as president,
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  what are your goals for your term?
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  As president?
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  My program of work as state president has a three pronged mission during my three year term.
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  My focus is confidence.
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  I want the homemakers to show confidence through their accomplishments and to showcase their talents and their skills and their projects and community efforts.
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  I would like everyone to see how special and valuable they they are in their communities.
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  I hope to offer guidance by encouraging our leaders,
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  supporting officer and chairperson training,
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  promoting educational lessons and the new leadership academy.
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  I want to give direction by helping to grow and retain membership as well as encouraging leaders to follow directions,
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  utilize extension resources and to plan events that incorporate fun and learning.
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  My program of work theme is let your light shine.
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  We're encouraging members to share experiences and success during our K E H A week as well.
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  As inviting new members to join.
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  We have fun nautical themes for each day of the week and we're really excited about celebrating this activity.
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  Brenda has a solid plan to take this group forward.
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  We hope by sharing ideas and support,
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  we can create a tidal wave of success.
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  So if someone was interested in joining Kentucky Extension Homemakers,
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  how could they find out more or where would they go to join the Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association?
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  Welcomes everyone.
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  Whether you're a male or a female,
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  rural or urban teenager or senior citizen or anything in between,
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  you may belong to K E H A to find out about K E H A clubs and activities in a specific Kentucky County.
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  Contact your county office for the UK Cooperative Extension Service.
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  You can find out more about K E H A online at W W W dot K E H A dot org and on Facebook at facebook dot com slash official K E H A.
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  I think those are great resources that people can use and we will certainly link them in the show notes so that everyone will be able to access them easily from the show.
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  Thank you,
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  Kelly and Brenda for the time that you have spent with me today.
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  Thanks for having us.
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  I think that as the K E H A continues to let their light shine,
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  we are going to take the state,
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  not a tidal wave for those who are just joining us.
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