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1 August 2017 In This Issue NCECA State Conference NVON Conference 2017 Across the State State Cultural Arts Winners Dates to Remember Leadership Team President President-elect Past President Vice Presidents North Central Northeast South Central Southeast West Judy Blythe, Craven County Shelby Ford, Union County Faye Lanier, Durham County Lois Williams, Vance County Juanita Nobles, Pitt County Leigh Guth, Liaison Agent Donna Springle, Harnett County Greg Huneycutt, Liaison Agent Angela Abrams, Wilson County Cassidy Hobbs, Liaison Agent Sue Myers, Henderson County Renay Knapp, Liaison Agent Appointed Parliamentarian Wanda Denning, Wake County Appointed Treasurer Faye Lanier, Durham County Advisor Geri Bushel, NCSU Tar Heel HOMEMAKERS E-news From Your President... Volume 7 Number What a wonderful, fun NCECA State/NVON Conference we just had! Our theme was New Ideas & Knowledge for a newer you. Oh, the many seminars and craft workshops offered. Topics ranged from A-Z. Ask those from your county who were there to share with you. We need to be sure to share all we learned with our fellow ECA members. We had wonderful speakers - DG Martin, Lisa Prince, Honorable Elaine Marshall and Dr Carolyn Dunn. The Waccamaw Siouan American Indian dancers and Erica Jones were great entertainment. I am so proud of the 144 who attended from NC. We had 103 from the other seven states. It was a delightful time to renew and make new friends from other places. We learned NVON has donated $120,000 worth of water filters over the four years and we are still doing that wonderful Water Around the World Project! Our ongoing Project in Common is Eat Local, Eat Healthy which our own Wanda Denning heads. Reports of 3000 purchased their own food locally and 750 grew their own food. Some from NC reported using apples and blueberries planted by God! Wanda prepared a wonderful, beautiful NCECA Annual Report for us. Presidents, be sure to share this report with your members. We say thanks to Wanda for the fabulous job! This report is much more interesting than previous years with lots of color. CVU Coordinator Anne Gaddis, Lenoir County 2017 Cultural Arts Chairs Louise Faison - Wayne County Ruby Brinson - Duplin County Like NC ECA on facebook We want to thank Joyce Kluttz for all she and her committee did to make the NVON Conference a success. Thank you, thank you, Joyce and Committee! We express a special thanks to Angela Abrams for the wonderful job she and the Southeast District did with the NCECA part of the conference and securing all the table favors. Thanks for all your hard work! A BIG thanks to ALL who played a part and attended!

2 What a Great State Conference! Judging by the comments and smiles, I d say the 2017 State Conference and the following NVON Conference was a success! Under the leadership of Angela Abrams, Wilson County, the Southeast District did an awesome job of executing NCECA abbreviated conference leading into the NVON Conference. This was our first time doing it this way and they made it happen! Joyce Kluttz, Chair of the 2017 NVON Conference led her team to a job well done also. Thank you to all who made these conferences a success! The 2017 NVON Conference Committee: Registration Bobbie Sheperis Workshops & Seminars Wanda Denning & Geri Bushel Craft Workshops Barbara Looney Hostesses - Alma Fields & Cathy Holmes ACWW Silent Auction Donna Springle Tours Polly Caudle & Joan Quinn Trade Show Linda Rivenbark State Displays Judy Furr Table Decorations Joan McClure Favors Angela Abrams Door Prizes Shelby Ford Publicity Joyce Kluttz Pages Sue Myers Many thanks to our Seminar Presenters: Use Color and Light to Create a User Friendly Home Wilma Hammett Pampering for a Newer You Cabarrus County ECA The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease Peggy Best Edible Container Gardening Gina Myers Showcasing Your Project Arkansas EHC Volunteering A-Z Geri Bushel Feeling Grateful Gina Garcia-somuk Brain Power Debbie Cox Disaster Preparedness Sara Kirby Master FCS Volunteer Geri Bushel Steps to Resiliency Jayne McBurney The Minute You Stop Learning Jane Chapman Cheese Please Natalie Seymour & Lindsey Doring MED instead of Meds Zandria Alford Intergenerational Differences - Stephanie Davis Plate it Up Kentucky Shelia Fawbush & Marlene McComas Human Trafgicking Awareness - Geri Bushel 2

3 NCECA Outstanding Volunteers Susan Worrell - Alleghany County Gail Linker - Cabarrus County Emily Molta & Pam Leeper - Carteret County Mary Sue Boyles - Cleveland County Ramona Barnes - Columbus County Charlotte Whitford - Craven County Linda Owings - Davie County Ruby Brandon - Duplin County Eloisa Johnson - Durham County Donna Springle - Harnett County Mildred Smith - Lee County Anne Gaddis - Lenoir County Jennie Cornett - Mitchell County Daisy Faribaut - Orange County Faye Johnson - Pasquotank County Phyllis Weatherington - Pitt County Suzanne Gibson - Rutherford County Glenda Hunter - Surry County Sara Perry - Wake County Joyce Kluttz named Star of ECA! Bobbie Sheperis named Star of ECA! Connie Wilson named Star of ECA! 3

4 2017 Cultural Art Winners Best of Show! - Eloise Coston - SE Category #1 1 st Place: Sue Langley (SC) 2 nd Place: Gloria Smith (NC) 3 rd Place: Veradean Stevens (SE) Category #2 1st Place: Gloria Smith (NC) 2nd Place: Carolyn Sutton (SE) 3rd Place: Benelia Reese (SC) Category #3 1st Place: Gloria Smith (NC) Category #4 1st Place: Mary Hailey (SC) 2nd Place: Shirley Burt (NE) 3rd Place: Ann Gaddis (SE) Category #5 1st Place: Pramilla Abuja (NE) 2nd Place: Deborah Hussey (W) 3rd Place: Diane Stevenson (SC) Category #6 1 st Place: Victoria Jimenez (NE) 2 nd Place: Margie Stidham (NC) 3 rd Place: Ernest Clemmons (W) Category #8 1st Place: Anna Davis (NC) 2nd Place: Jane Puretle (SE) 3rd Place: Sandi Henderson (SC) Category #9 1st Place: Maureen Cote (NC) 2nd Place: Carroll Carter (NE) 3rd Place: Sarah Morgan (W) Category #10 1st Place: Margie Stidham (NC) Category #11 1st Place: Gloria Smith (NC) 2nd Place: Betty Willis (SC) 3rd Place: Sarah Ellen Sanders (NE) Category #12 1st Place: Rebecca Gray (NC) 2nd Place: Alice Ridenhour (SC) 3rd Place: Debbie Douglas (W) Category #13 1st Place: Jean Miller (NC) 2nd Place: Elaine Haskett (W) Category #14 1st Place: Marie Brown (NE) 2nd Place: Lee Ann Brass (SC) 3rd Place: Sarah Morgan (W) Category #15 1st Place: Margie Stidham (NC) 2nd Place: Ester Collier (SE) Category #16 1st Place: Pat Mantooth (SC) 2nd Place: Debra Ingold (NE) Category #17 1st Place: Gloria Bryant (NC) 2nd Place: Frances Medlin (SC) 3rd Place: Carolyn Stevens (SE) Category #19 1st Place: Rube Pearce (NE) 2nd Place: Rebecca Gray (NC) 3rd Place: Marsha McLamb (SC) Category #20 1st Place: Hazel Hinson (SE) 2nd Place: Marsha McLamb (SC) 3rd Place: Gloria Smith (NC) Category #21 1st Place: Mae Bell Satchel (SE) 2nd Place: Margaret Rakes (NC) 3rd Place: Sue Rhodes (W) Category #22 1st Place: Rachael Burt (NE) 2nd Place: Betty Caraway (SE) 3rd Place: Elaine Haskett (W) Category #24 1st Place: Cindy Harmon (W) 2nd Place: Pat Mantooth (SC) Category #25 1st Place: Penny Ratermann (NC) Category #26 2nd Place: Earletta Peek (NC) Category #27 1st Place: Mildred Smith (SC) 2nd Place: Kim Lemons (NC) Category #29 1st Place: Libby Miller (SC) 2nd Place: Diana D Arco (SE) Category #30 1st Place: Barbara Lovingood (W) 2nd Place: Libby Miller (SC) 3rd Place: Connie Wilson (SE) Category #31 1st Place: Lynda Croft (NC) 2nd Place: Pam Myers (SC) 3rd Place: Brenda Todd (SE) Category #32 1st Place: Debbie Smith (SC) 2nd Place: Doris Mackey (W) 3rd Place: Rachael Burt (NE) Category #33 1st Place: Sandy Wenger (NE) 2nd Place: Rose Cotton (SC) 3rd Place: Ester Collier (SE) Category #34 1st Place: Eloise Coston (SE) 2nd Place: Linda Black (SC) 3rd Place: Vivian Austin (W) Category #35 1st Place: Margo Englehart (SC) 2nd Place: Cathy Holmes (W) 3rd Place: Marva Brown (SE) Category #36 1st Place: Billie Taylor (SC) 2nd Place: Jane Bodenhamer (NC) 3rd Place: Pat Davis (W) Category #37 1st Place: Anne Turner (SE) 4

5 Across the State! Northeast Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Wake, Warren, Washington Northeast District Several members of the Northeast District a7ended the 2017 State Conference and NVON Conference. In a7endance were Shelly Coburn, Juanita Nobles, Georgone Armstrong, Jo Costello, Evelyn Henley, Thereesa Sawyer, Phyllis Weatherington, Joan Quinn, Wanda Denning, Lena Darden and Deee Furlough, Liaison Agent. Liaison Agent Gina Garcia-somuk was one of the presenters on Wednesday. The a7endees parucipated in several educauonal opportuniues from cravs to personal development. Many members volunteered to make the conferences a success! Pasquotank, Pi7, MarUn and Wake counues were presented Gold Awards. Sara Perry - Wake County, Phyllis Weatherington - Pi7 County, and FayUe Johnson - Pasquotank County were named Outstanding Volunteers! Shelly Coburn accepts Martin County s Gold Award Teresa Sawyer accepts Pitt County s Gold Award Joan Quinn accepts Wake County s Gold Award Our 22 counues were well represented! Pitt County Pitt County ECA would like to thank everyone who supported us this year by purchasing tickets for our annual rafgle. The winners were 1st - Jo Castello from Ayden, NC, 2nd Steve Lee from Washington, NC (pictured with member Phyllis Weatherington), and 3rd Wynn Nobles from Ayden, NC. Phyllis Weatherington - Pitt County s Outstanding Volunteer 5

6 Wake County At the June County Council meeting, Paula Norris. an EFNEP Associate, had the group moving! Our 2016 McInnes Scholarship winner, Nahbia Kahn Southeast Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Robeson, Sampson, Wayne, Wilson Duplin County Stanford-Duplin ECA members attended the NCECA Conference and NVON Conference in Raleigh. Two members and their agent attended with several entries for Cultural Arts. Of those entries, Duplin had four win ribbons. Mae Bell Satchell won girst place for Flower Arrangements, Betty Caraway won second place in Photography, and Eloise Coston won girst place for her paper swan in the Miscellaneous category. Eloise Coston also won Best of Show with her paper swan. The Duplin ECA enjoyed the workshops provided at the Conference and received many awards at the banquet. The Duplin County ECA received an Award of Excellence. Olivia Jones received a plaque for her 20,000 Volunteer hours and Ruby Brinson achieved an award for Outstanding Volunteer. The Stanford-Duplin ECA plans to make a trip to the Boys and Girls Home soon and is continuing to work on their quilt during Cultural Arts workshops. Craven County Craven County had four to attend the NCECA/NVON Conference in Raleigh at the Sheraton Hotel. One of our members had a vendor table and another taught a craft workshop on snowmen using socks and rice. We don t meet in the summer but have a busy year planned to start the fall with crafts, educational tours, speakers and helping a family a Christmas. Our agent, Kelly Elliott is leaving to teach school in Wake County, but that will not slow us down! We wish her well! 6

7 Alleghany County North Central Alamance, Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson,Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Vance, Wilkes, Yadkin Alleghany ECA members enjoyed a county wide picnic in July. The delicious covered dish meal at Veteran's Park in Sparta included a program on Edible Landscaping. Surry County Surry County ECA members celebrated their accomplishments at their 80th annual Achievement Program on June 1. The evening included an opportunity for the participants to solve the Mystery of the Housewives on Hysteria Lane. A good time was had by all as they learned "Who done It" in the play and in leadership and volunteer roles in the individual clubs. South Central Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cumberland, Gaston, Harnett, Hoke, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Rowan, Scotland, Stanly, Union Cabarrus County The Artistic Adventurers ECA Club from Cabarrus County attended the Benegit car, truck and bike show in conjunction with honoring our Veterans. This event was sponsored by Crosspointe Baptist Church in Concord.We honored our Veterans by giving them the well deserved "Thank You" for a job well done. The members listened to well sung patriotic songs and wonderful sounding bagpipes.there was a marvelous spirit in the room, we all walked away loving our country a little more.the club members participated in giving the veterans hand shakes and hugs.we individually thanked each veteran for what they gave to all of us. Pat Wickliff, Cabarrus County ECA Council President recently awarded these Cabarrus youth ECA College Scholarships. Kayla Bollenbecker, Mt. Pleasant High School graduate was awarded both the Cabarrus County ECA Scholarship and the South Central District ECA Scholarship. Kayla will be attending the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill this fall. She is the daughter of Eric and Beverly Bollenbecker. Ethan Wickliff was also awarded the South Central District ECA Scholarship. He is a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School and will be attending Guilford College this fall. He is the son of Greg and Alisha Wickliff. The South Central ECA District, composed of 19 counties awards two scholarships each year and both went to Cabarrus County youth! Picture Left to Right Kayla Bollenbecker, Ethan Wickliff and Pat Wickliff. 7

8 Cabarrus County, continued Cabarrus Extension and Community Association Members Attend State and National Meetings! A delegation of 20 Cabarrus County ECA members attended the NC ECA State Meeting and the National Volunteer Outreach Network Meeting July 17-20, 2017 in Raleigh. The North Carolina ECA State Meeting was held on Monday, July 17. During the meeting, Cabarrus members earned State Cultural Arts Awards. Debbie Smith was awarded girst place honors, and Linda Black and Frances Medlin were awarded second place state statewide honors. Bobbie Sheperis was one of three North Carolina members awarded a statewide "Star" Leadership Award. Cabarrus ECA member Joyce Kluttz served as Chairman of the NVON meeting held July in Raleigh. Cabarrus members gave leadership to educational classes, hosted workshops, coordinated registration and vendors during the conference. Left to Right- Seated: Bobbie Sheperis, Frances Medlin, Martha Suther, Pat Wickliff, Carolyn Aldridge, and Ann Goodman. Standing, 2nd Row: Rose Freeman, Linda Cordell, Sandy Coyle, Frances Suther, Judy Furr, and Pam Outen. Standing 3rd Row: Gail Linker, Barbara Looney, Joyce Kluttz, Michelle McDonald, CiCi McFadden, Janice Yow, Dare Cochran and Jean Chandler. Lee County Hearts & Hands ECA Quilt Guild lost another good friend. Marguerite (Rita) Armstrong passed away on May 14, Rita was an avid quilter and supporter of the ECA and our Guild. She will also be remembered for her role as a Quilt of Valor coordinator and quilter. Rita remained an active member up until her ginal illness. We will miss her as a friend, mentor and member. Here Rita is with her daughter Dawn donating some pillowcases for our Community Service program. Preparation for our biennial quilt show Look on the Bright Side is in full swing. Members are busy making items for our fabulous boutique. It will be held at the Dennis Wicker Center in Sanford. The dates are October 20 & 21st. Pictured is Pat Landry showing off some of the lovely hats she is donating to our Boutique. Here is Barabra Massengill with an appliquéd dog wall hanging that she made for a friend. You will see many more beautiful works of art at our October quilt show. 8

9 Lee County, con4nued Hearts & Hands members continue to teach children to sew and quilt. Below is a picture of co-leader Carol Smith showing the quilt she and other members will teach children to make in the July 4H camp. Lee County ECA has been very busy attending district and state activities to learn leadership skills. Members also assisted with Farm To Table and attended Report To The People. Food demonstration on how to cook healthy vegetable and fruit were given for the summer months. The ECA Quilting Club taught 4-Hers on how to make a simple quilt. A guest speaker demonstrating how to make a table centerpiece with a fresh watermelon. ECA members attending state conference. From left to right are Angela Jenkins, Mildred Smith, Alyssa Anderson ( FACS Agent), and Valerie Johnson. Mildred Smith was recognized at the Awards banquet as Outstanding Volunteer. Lee County also won girst place with a blue ribbon on pottery category. Moore County Moore County ECA has just published a new cookbook, Generations of Floured Hands, a collection of more than 400 recipes gathered from the early 1900s to the present. The cookbooks are being sold for $10 each by ECA members and at the Moore County Extension Center, 707 Pinehurst Avenue, Carthage, NC. ECA members across the state may order cookbooks for $11.50 ($ $1.50 postage) by mailing a check & your name and address to: Linda Piechota 490 Midland Drive Pinehurst, NC Of particular interest is a Heritage section that includes recipes were gleaned from a 200+ year old home, grandmas collections, and favorites of Home Demonstration ladies in earlier years, many of whom have passed away. Also included is a sprinkling of current members favorite daily recipes and those of family members throughout Moore County and even across the nation. The purpose of this collection of recipes is to preserve a part of our past that would be lost. Proceeds from sale of Generations of Floured Hands will be used to enhance programs to support the young people, elderly citizens and those in need across Moore County. Moore County ECA is a 501c3 non-progit organization. 9

10 West Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Cherokee Reservation, Clay, Cleveland, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Yancey Cleveland County The Cleveland County ECA was at the FOOTHILLS FARMERS MARKET in June promoting the POP (Power of Produce) program for youth. The Educational Issue was A HEALTHY BREAK- FAST FEEDS THE BRAIN. Tastings were offered of the healthy and delicious Blueberry Parfait provided by ECA members. Also served, along with the parfait were chopped apples, mandarin oranges, bananas and yogurt with granola. A fact sheet with the recipe for the Blueberry Parfait was made available. Included with the recipe was information for Why Eat Blueberries and Healthy Issues. ECA members made the information available to people who stopped at the booth to taste the enticing parfaits and other food offered at the ECA location. ECA members serving the parfaits were Karen Hubbard and Vickie Wyatt of the Boiling Springs ECA as well as Mary Lee Jones, county coordinator for Promoting Safe and Healthy Environment, and Jean Ann Privett, county coordinator for Fostering Family and Community Resiliency, and Nancy Abasiekong, Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Agent. Mary Lee and Jean Ann are members of the Belwood ECA. A wide variety of youth and adults were served Fruit Parfaits of their choice at the bustling Foothills Farmers Market on this busy Saturday morning. Cleveland County ECA Visits Tryon International Equestrian Center The Cleveland County ECA traveled to the Tryon International Equestrian Center on June 15 this summer. The group was treated to a tour of the impressive grounds and facilities, which opened in June 2014, by Cheryl Daniels, a guide for the center. The ECA members viewed the facilities and some of the horses going through their paces. The Center is open to the public. This educational tour was part of an ongoing effort to learn about and know our region. Later members enjoyed lunch at Roger s Diner. This picture taken in front of the Carousel shows - front row: Mary Lee Jones, Karen Hubbard, Meriel Peeler, May Jane Seagle, Margaret Morrison. Middle row: Becky Pendleton, Lorinda Richard, Nancy Abasiekong, Liaison Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences. Back row: Les Dixon, Jean Ann Privett, Mary Sue Boyles, and Donna Carpenter. This photo shows the group listening to the guide who gave valuable information about the center, including its history and plans for the future. In 2018 the Tryon International Equestrian Center will host the FEI World Equestrian Games, September

11 go.ncsu.edu/nceca Dates to Remember... August 1 enews Deadline September 6 October 1 October 11 Leadership Team Call enews Deadline Leadership Team Meeting Place Postage Here 11