Slogan Choose Myplate for Healthy Living

HEALTHY LIVING STATE GOALS 2012

Slogan – Choose MyPlate for Healthy Living

Health Issues

Suggested Emphasis A. Safe water resources B. Healthy eating and active living C. Assistive technology for independent living

Suggested Projects: Safe water resources  Collect funds at local, county and state events to help fund “Water for All” project.  Promote annual testing of private water wells  Increase awareness of importance of maintaining water resources so that they are sustainable and available to all citizens. Healthy eating and active living  Support Farm to You interactive exhibit when in local community  Implement “Drive by Fruiting” project in community. (Local families or 4-H member adopt a senior citizen and provide $10 or less of fresh fruits and vegetables at mid-month.) Rebekah Williams will develop protocol.  Increase awareness of local food sources – farmers’ markets, community gardens, food banks, Angel Food Program  Educate on effective and safe food preservation.  Promote participation in the American Country Women of the World walk April 29, 2012 at 10 AM.  Members mentor and support others in active living.  Support safe bicycling, walking and active transport within communities. Assistive technology for independent living  Increase awareness of Agribility resources that support healthy living and aging in place.

Safety Issues

Suggested Emphasis A. Safe places to be physically active B. Disaster preparedness C. Home safety

Suggested Project: Active transport  Support bicycle safety programs when in community (e.g. 4-H bicycle safety programs).  Promote safe routes to schools or walking school buses. Disaster preparedness  Increase awareness of isolated residents who may be overlooked in time of emergency situations. Home Safety  Increase awareness of importance of testing homes for potential health and safety problems and solutions (carbon monoxide monitor/alarms, fire extinguishers, radon detection and elsewhere, indoor air quality)  Annual testing of private water wells.

Awards

1st, 2nd, 3rd County Award Book $20, $15, $10 1st, 2nd, 3rd Local Group Award Book $20, $15, $10

Marcy Lee Hurd, NW/Chair Shirley Emde, NE Janice Griffin, SE Donnita Hall, SW MEMBERSHIP STATE GOALS - 2012

Emphasis: To Increase Overall Membership and create a passion for OHCE in current membership Goal: Recruit new members, focusing on people who are under-represented in our current membership, emphasizing age, different ethnic and religious groups, genders and those with disabilities. Or instill a renewed interest for OHCE in current membership.

A. Marketing and Promotions

1. TAKE A GIANT STEP FORWARD – MARKET OHCE 2. Emphasizing recruitment of younger members through one on one invitation and through participating in school and other related activities. 3. Promote membership and participation with information on how OHCE members are involved with local communities. Develop a brochure describing local, county, and state activities and projects. 4. The correct and complete name of our organization is Oklahoma Home & Community Education (OHCE). 5. Take every opportunity to make OHCE and its’ logo visible. i.e., labels, iron- on and decals. Use the decal on personal correspondence, as on the envelope seal. These items are available through OHCE Promotional Sales, Gerry Lee, 6. Encourage OHCE members to wear OHCE item, i.e., name badges, t-shirts, etc., to non-OHCE functions 7. Place small articles in newspapers periodically. In advance, advertise upcoming events, special interest workshops, and local group meetings in community calendars. Research their availability. 8. Encourage prospective members to visit OHCE Membership Recruitment interactive tab on the website, www.ohce.org. 9. If your community has a "Welcome Service”, be sure to make OHCE brochures available to be included in their welcome packet, or make OHCE Welcome Baskets.

B. Membership Recognition Project 1. Opportunities to recognize former, current and future members 2. New members’ induction teas/brunches 3. Promote membership recruitment events appropriate to the season, holiday, or special occasion, etc. OHCE week, in May, is an excellent opportunity, because of Mother's Day. 4. 5/10/15 etc. year local and county member recognition 5. Involve former members, groups and prospective members, using their pictures in newspaper articles. Use as many individual pictures as space will allow and spread the coverage out over the course of several weeks to allow more exposure in your community. Awards: County awards Local awards 1st Place $20 1st Place $20 2nd Place $15 2nd Place $15 3rd Place $10 3rd Place $10C.

C. Membership Recruitment 1. An award will be given to the county and local group with the greatest percentage of growth. This percentage is the number of new members in a calendar year divided by the number of members reported at the beginning of the calendar year. 2. Use the Membership Recruitment Award form and submit this to the State Awards Chair by February 1, 2013. Submit one for county and one for local. A short paragraph or summary must accompany the report. Awards: County Awards Local Awards 1st Place $20 1st Place $20 2nd Place $15 2nd Place $15 3rd Place $10 3rd Place $10

D. OHCE Week—May 6-12, 2012 THIS REPORT IS NOT AN AWARD BOOK AND WILL BE JUDGED FOR YOUR 2012 OHCE WEEK EVENT 1. During this week we encourage members to distribute OHCE brochures in any creative way you desire. These brochures have been distributed to each county. Check with your county Extension Educator for availability. 2. Ask each local or county group to write an article about activities they plan to do or have done differently from their regular meeting, &/or write a Feature Article for the local newspaper etc. 3. Please send, in a folder with brads and pocket, including a one-page report of your activities and 1 page of pictures, limit of 9 can, be shingled; and 1 page of newspaper articles, etc. Please include a short paragraph summarizing the project(s), place in pocket of folder. 4. These will be shared in some form at the OHCE State Meeting, July 8-10,, 2012. 5. Send report to Marie Jones, 1109 E. 2nd St., Okmulgee, 74447.

County awards Local awards 1st Place $20 1st Place $20 2nd Place $15 2nd Place $15 3rd Place $10 3rd Place $10

E. County Photography 1. Photo must be of an OHCE activity and member(s), in color with photo no larger than 5 x 7 inches. Photo must be by an OHCE member. Please mount photo on mat board and do not attach to a folder. LABEL should be placed on back of mat board and include name, county and district. Also, place a label briefly describing the activity pictured and Placed on front of matting. 2. Each county may submit 3 entries (may or may not be taken by the same person). 3. Photos become property of OHCE for promotional purposes. 4. Photos are due to the Awards and Reports Chair, Marie Jones, 1109 E.2nd St. Okmulgee, 74447, by February 1, 2013. Awards: 1st Place $20 2nd Place $15 3rd Place $ 10 F. 50, 60 plus -year Members and Groups0 1. 50, 60 plus-year members and groups should submit forms for recognition to the State 50 -Year Chair, Sherril Whitlow, P. O. Box 292, Jet, OK 73749 by April 1, 2013. If you have questions you can call 580-626-4439. 2. Please include short personal story or remembrance of individual.

Committee Members: Darline Ruyle, Southeast Chair Patricia Ambrose, Southwest Member Sherril Whitlow, NW 50-60 plus-Year Member Chair Marion Stout, Northwest Member RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STATE GOALS – 2012

A) Focus Area I: “Kick It Up A Notch” Objective: Increase positive consumer practices and actions.

1) Action a) Survey OHCE members to determine how many currently access free credit reports annually. b) Survey after one year to see how much credit report access has increased for OHCE members. c) Have OHCE members estimate credit scores based upon information in credit reports. d) Measure current energy costs for OHCE members attending lessons on energy management. e) Have members choose from a list, energy savings practices they are willing to adopt. f) Measure OHCE members’ energy costs after one year of adopting practices. g) Explore other ways that members can save energy through practical applications. h) Discover ways that communities can work together on these efforts.

2) Resources a) Do you Know the Score? – A program designed to help members access free credit reports, understand what is contained in them, how to correct mistakes, and how the information is used to determine credit scores. b) Stretching Your Shopping Dollar – A lesson designed to discuss tried and true techniques for saving money by planning and preparing for shopping. c) Win it in a minute – a program to teach consumers how to take quick steps to reduce energy costs. Members will measure current energy usage, change some behaviors and measure costs at the end of the year. So what? A measure of the total savings by Oklahoma OHCE members. d) I’ll do it if…Members will identify five behaviors they would be willing to change if they would either increase personal savings or decrease spending. At the end of the year they can assess how well the practices have led to accomplishing goals. e) Extension educators and specialists. f) Oklahoma Gas and Electric. g) Oklahoma Natural Gas. h) Local utility companies.

B) Focus Area II: Environmental Objective: To increase and promote actions of individuals, families and communities to promote attractive and healthy home and near environments.

1) Action a) Provide information to affect community change and increase sustainability. b) Educate consumers about ways to make environmental impacts in the home and near environment. c) Recognize impacts that individuals may have on personal and community environments; these impacts play a critical role in personal and community development. d) OHCE clubs will review the fact sheets related to fruit, vegetable, plant, and tree varieties that grow best in Oklahoma and learn best practices for growth.

2) Resources a) See green, love green and save green – A program that helps individuals and communities understand how actions affect economic development. Identify ways that communities “Can do” what is necessary to make the environment more attractive to new businesses and consumers and increase sustainability. b) Healthy homes – Teach consumers no and low -cost healthy homes practices. c) Fact sheets related to fruit, vegetable, plant, and tree varieties that grow best in Oklahoma. d) Encourage community beautification. e) Healthy Housing: A program that is designed to teach consumers the seven principles of healthy housing. By maintaining a healthy home, consumers will reduce risk while maintaining or increasing well being. f) Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) 707 North Robinson; Oklahoma City (405) 745-7120 g) County Commissioners. h) OSU County Educators and 4-H Environmental Stewardship Team members. i) Public Libraries and Internet. j) Legislators. k) OSU Specialists. l) US Ag Recycling Inc. 1-800-654-3145. m) Goodwill Industries (for recycling). n) OK Environmental Management Authority, 1505 Rock Road, (405) 262-0161. o) Water Resource Board, 3800 North Classen Blvd., (405) 530-8800. p) Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Project - For flyers, presentations, and information (405) 521-1044. q) Beautification Coordinator, Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT); 200 NE 21st, Oklahoma City, OK 73105, (405) 521-4037. r) Master Gardener programs. s) Local Nurseries and Landscapers.

3) Observe Special Days a) Earth Day. b) Observe National Safe Drinking Water, month of May. c) Adopt-A-Highway program. d) Organize and/or support “Household/Farm Hazardous Waste” Collection. e) Arbor Day, last full week of March.

Awards: 1st, 2nd, 3rd County Award Books $20, $15, $10 1st, 2nd, 3rd Local Group Award Books $20, $15, $10 Margaret Scott, SW Member Judith Ford, NE Member & Chair Madeline Kropff, NE Member Dottie Gatz, NW Member FAMILY ISSUES State Goals 2012 Slogan: Educate families to strengthen developmental skills for present and future generations. Objective: To help families unite and improve community life. 1. Oklahoma Family Fundamentals A .Increasing Family Skills across all generations B .Helping parents and grandparents with family skills C. Financial Education on a limit budgets D. Adopting a Single Parent of Grandparents raising children F. Organizing a Fun night movie night for parents G. Helping to develop home life skills H. Preparing to Care for older adults I. Internet Protection Safety Education

2. Developing Community Outreach a. Mentoring another OHCE group in your community b. Assist in developing Community Coalition, alliance with other community and county organizations. c. Small community service projects. “SAMPLES” Tooth fairy Pillows, Cool Ties, Nursing Home Projects, Holiday, DHS Foster Parents, Abuse Centers, and/or Community related d. Neighborhood Community Social event such as: Potluck Supper, Ice cream Social e. Volunteering to reading to , tutoring or mentoring community children or adults f. Support and develop stronger alliance with youth groups such as 4-H youth, School,& Youth and Family Services and Libraries

3. Protecting Your Family a. Family Emergency Planning & Response Training from the Office of Homeland Security b. Neighbor Watch Party c. Internet Protection Safety Education

4. Military Support a. Continue to send packages and letters to troops overseas. Save coupon to be sent to Europe countries to use in their commissaries. b. Encourage support to the spouse and children by forming support groups and including them in group and county activities. c. Help in forming support groups in communities that have lost friends and family during the war. d. Become involved with Home Of The Brave quilt project, (homeofthebrave.com), Quilts of Valor (quiltsofvalor.com). Contact Terrie DeShazo (405) 794-1426 for requirements on ALL projects prior to beginning the quilts.

5. Life Essay a. Each county conduct a life essay contest according to the state guidelines as listed. County winners should be submitted to the state awards chair for judging. b. Write about ONE EVENT OR TIME IN LIFE, for the purpose of providing future generations a written picture of life. Spelling and punctuation are not judged, but clarity of ideas is important c. The goal is to compile the best stories as deemed by the family committee members into a possible future publication as a fundraiser for OHCE. Rules of the Life Story Essay Contest a. Two entries per county b. One entry per person c. Entry must be written by an OHCE member in good standing. d. Entries will only be judged if they are placed in a brad folder for 8½ x 11 paper. The information needed in the following order; Life story, name of the author, address, county, district and year written in the upper right hand corner of the folder. e. The essay must be written on a typewriter or computer using Times New Roman font 12 size and double-spaced with a 1½ inch left hand margin. It should be one to three pages .in length. f. Do not include photographs, clipart, or news clippings g. All life essays submitted for state judging must include the signed Life Essay “Release Form” statement by the author giving OHCE the right to read publicly and publish by without further financial compensation to the author. h. County winner essays must be submitted to the OHCE Awards Chair before February 1, 2012 i. A short paragraph summary must accompany the report.

Awards: 1st, 2nd, 3rd County Award Book $20, $15, $10 1st, 2nd, 3rd Local Group Award Book $20, $15, $10 1st, 2nd, 3rd Life Essay $20, $15, $10 Honorable Mentions will be determined by the committee.

Nancy Roberts, SW Member /Chair Viola Allen, SE Member Connie Bouziden, NW Member NE Member (vacant) LIFE ESSAY RELEASE FORM FAMILY COMMITTEE I hereby authorize Oklahoma Home and Community Education, Inc. (OHCE) to read publicly and publish without further financial compensation my entry for the Life Essay Contest.

By signing this form, I agree to release all rights to the essay that I have entered.

I understand that my essay may be published in book form and sold as a fundraiser with OHCE receiving all the profits.

Story Title______

Print OHCE Member’s Name: ______

Address______

City & State______

County______

Telephone Numbers ( )______( ) ______

E-mail______

OHCE Member Signature: -______

Date: ______

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT State Goals – 2012

Linda Burcham, Ch. 580-683-4365 Leadership Development refers to any activity that develops and enhances the quality of leadership attributes, leadership abilities and leadership attitudes of an individual or organization.

A. At the county and/or group level, establish an OHCE Leadership Development chair and/or committee with the following suggestions for promoting leadership skills: 1. Attend OHCE State Leadership Training (offered in October in odd years) 2. Offer classes for members on developing leadership skills. Possible topics: a. Ethical leadership b. Leadership styles c. Conducting effective meetings d. Conflict management e. Networking f. Public deliberative forums g. Public speaking h. Communication i. Parliamentary Procedure

Funding for facilitating training may be obtained by means of grants from outside groups such as: Ambassadors and/or LDCE (Leadership Development and Citizen Engagement). See OHCE website under Resources for grant information.

CITIZENSHIP ENRICHMENT through Leadership Development

B. Become a more engaged citizen through the use of leadership skills. For example, but not limited to: 1. Organize a group to attend a legislative open meeting, either local or state 2. Convene a candidate or issue forum 3. Start a community partnership to address local issues through public deliberation 4. Attend the Oklahoma Moderators and Recorders Academy (OHCE Scholarships are available.) 5. Organize a group to educate voters on researching candidates and ballot questions

Award: Leadership Projects of the Year Award- First place - $125; Second place - $50; Third place - $25 1. Report submitted by a county or local group. 2. Written in story form in 500 words or less. 3. Include networking with OHCE and/or non-OHCE groups, skills learned and taught, extent of OHCE members involvement, type of leadership/citizenship exhibited. 4. Photos, news articles are optional, but helpful.

Committee Members: Mary Jo Bullis, NW 405-828-4413 Linda Burcham, Ch. SW, 580-683-4365 Dorothy Driver, SW, 405-840-1188 Leslye Owen, SE, 405-964-2097 MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT AWARD ENTRY FORM

Entry Deadline: February 1, 2013 Send entries to: OHCE Reports and Awards Chair

Name of County______

Name of local group (if applicable) ______a. Number of current members as of Jan 1, 2012 ______b. Number of new members gained from Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

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Percentage of growth (b divided by a) ______

Person submitting entry ______

Address ______

Phone ______E-mail ______

This award will be given to a county and to a local group. County will receive: 1st, 2nd 3rd place $40, $15, $10 Local group will receive: 1st, 2nd, 3rd $40, $15, $10

This award report will be 2 pages only: Page 1: Entry form (this sheet) Page 2: Describe projects or activities which led to this growth.

If you have county and local groups to submit - you MUST submit each one as a separate award entry. CRITERIA FOR JUDGING OHCE WEEK REPORTS

______County/Group Name District

Judge Judge Judge #1 #2 #3 Items needed to complete report: 0-10 points 3 brad folder with pockets 1 page story 1 page pictures/limit 9 pictures (may be shingled) 1 page news paper articles/other Folder label must include; OHCE Week, Local Group (if applicable), County and District Story a. Describe situation 0-10 points b. Objectives 0-10 points c. Describe process 0-20 points d. Result of project(s) 0-25 points Pictures/ clippings/ other (e-mails, thank you notes) related to activities of OHCE Week 0-20 points Include Summery paragraph (Plus or minus) 5 points (No summary – subtract 5 points, summary included 0-5 points) Total points 100 points possible

Suggestions or comments: CULTURAL ENRICHMENT STATE GOALS – 2012

Focus: Our goal is to enrich our lives and lives of those around us by being more involved in our culture and preserving our past.

A. Community Projects 1. Volunteer as a reading prompter for children in schools 2. Organize and/or work with an adult literacy organization in your community or county 3. Promote enrollment in and assist 4-H Clubs with specific project areas 4. Emphasize patriotism. Some examples: voting, reviewing flag etiquette, providing voter registration information, honoring veterans.

B. Explore Oklahoma 1. OHCE exchange with another county for overnight visit of points of interest within the host county, staying overnight in OHCE member’s homes or in bed and breakfast facilities 2. Visit a museum or park in your district; for example, city, county, state, or national parks, preserves, or memorials (Secure information on senior discounts and group rates and share information with other groups) 3. Attend festivals of another culture, i.e., Red Earth, Pow Wow, Germanfest, Cinco de Mayo, Kolache/Czech, Strawberry Festival, Watermelon, Peach, Bluegrass, Pecan, etc.

C. Heritage Skills 1. Record oral and written history of family and community a. Organize or attend workshops to learn methods for gathering history of family and community life b. Interview and record older family members, community leaders, retired educators, etc. 2. Preserve family recipes from parents/ancestors in computer files to be collected for a statewide website. Include a short paragraph and picture, if possible, about each recipe. 3. Learn new quilting techniques, such as, hand quilting techniques, paper piecing, crazy quilting, hand appliqué techniques, Stack ‘n Whack, Bargello 4. Organize needlework workshops within the county, i.e., crochet, counted cross-stitch, candlewicking, needlepoint, Swedish weaving, knitting, counted thread stitches

D. Provide Financial Aid or Scholarships 1. Norma Brumbaugh Scholarship for County FCS Educators 2. Student 4-H Scholarship 3. Collect change. a. Pennies for Friendship (Associated Country Women of the World projects) b. Nickels for Leadership (Leadership Training Conference) c. Dimes for “Water for All” (through ACWW)

E. Encourage those who have traveled in other ethnic areas to share their experiences.

1st, 2nd, 3rd Place County Award Book $20, $15, $10 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Local Group Award Book $20, $15, $10

Connie LaGrow, Chairman, NW Violet Mansfield, Member, SW Betty Rutledge, Member, NE Sandy Pogue, Member, SW