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Impact Report

For plan Financial Security for All (Curry County)
Date October 27, 2011, 7:37 pm
For Objective Short-term Show short-term objectives
Impact Report The Annual Extension Holiday Showcase, “Believe”, was presented three times. Many different items were made, displayed and demonstrated during the program. The program gave a variety of money saving ideas on gift giving, decorating, and recipes to help consumers prepare for Christmas and the holidays. These gifts can save the participants money and also provide meaningful gifts. A special section was incorporated on food safety tips that can be used during the holidays as well as all year long. Attendees received a book that included instructions on all the items that were presented. Approximately 423 men and women attended this program. A participant reported that she likes the fact that the showcase provides projects from a variety of interests (scrapbooking, sewing, wood items, and quilting). 80% of the attendees committed that they appreciate and use ideas from this program. 70% of the attendees believe this program helps them save time and money during the holiday season. This program has been a favorite for people in Curry County as well as the surrounding area for the past 30+ years. Agent revised a program “Retirement Ready”. This program provided information on preparing for retirement mentally, physically, emotionally, and socially. This program was presented as a leader training, which in turn was given to 8 leaders to take back to their clubs and present. Participants reported that this program provided useful information that they planned to pass on to others. Leaders reported back that the majority of their members are retired already and thought that it is important to prepare for retirement, saying “Retirement is more than the money”. Quilt Workshops were presented four different times, to 57 people, in order to accommodate as many participants as possible. Each of the four workshops lasted 4 days. The quilt patterns used were “Primitive Beginnings” and “Quick Trip”. Participants’ knowledge levels varied from novice to professional. The workshops were designed to teach a variety of techniques and skills to target the different levels of knowledge. Each participant reported gaining knowledge in at least one quilting technique that they had acquired prior to this workshop. As a result, the participants learned they can save money by constructing their own quilts as compared to purchasing a handmade quilt. These workshops enabled the participants to learn ways to make useful items for their home and family. As a result of the quilt workshops the local quilting guild asked for me to present a program on “Continuous Bias”. Twenty quilters attended the program, all of which reported that this was by far the easiest technique they had ever used to make bias.