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Impact Report

For plan Financial Security for All (Chaves County)
Date November 3, 2010, 3:59 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report Chaves County Extension Clubs Six Extension Clubs exist in Chaves County with a membership of seventy five (75). The home economist acts as advisor to the Extension Council. Extension Council meets six times a year, every other month. The home economist provides seven leader’s training programs to the Extension Clubs and general public. Topics for the leader’s training included: Brain Blitz, New Fabric Techniques, Cake Mixes, Eye Health, Flower Arranging, Basic Home Maintenance, and Gifts from the Kitchen. Some activities the Home Economist assist with include the Spring Luncheon, Membership Drive, Fall Get-Together, and Christmas Party. The Extension Council offer three scholarships, the Jewell Limacher Scholarship which is awarded to an upper classman at New Mexico State University, the Almeda Goolsby Scholarship is awarded to a freshman or sophomore in any New Mexico accredited college or university, and the Extension Homemaker’s Scholarship is awarded an Extension Club member who is returning to school. The home economist updates the scholarship application and distributes the application to schools within Chaves County. The Extension Clubs provide a “Books for Newborn Packet” to mothers of newborns upon leaving the hospital. In this packet, information on feeding your baby, car seat safety, immunizations, SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome,NMSU- Baby’s First Wish Signup card, and a book to encourage reading is provided. Twelve hundred (1200) packets are distributed yearly to two area hospitals. The home economist updates the "Books for Newborn" packets to make sure the information is pertinent and up to date. A yearly program planning meeting for the Extension Clubs is held by the home economist. This meeting is to choose program topics for the following year.