October 2020 Cooperative Extension Service Fayette County Extension 1140 Harry Sykes Way Lexington, KY 40504 Phone (859) 257-5582 Email: DL_CES_Fayette@email.uky.edu http://fayette.ca.uky.edu/

Planning Your Digital Estate

Have you ever wondered what

happens to your digital property after

you pass away? Who will have access

to online bank, email or even social

media accounts? Are these accounts

deactivated? Do they disappear?

Do they exist in the cloud forever?

Who will have control over what

happens to them? With so much vital

information stored online, the nature

of estate planning has changed.

Although you may still have many

important documents in paper

format, it is likely that much of your

financial documents and even photos

are digitized and stored in the cloud.

Learn how to enable loved ones to

locate and access important digital

information. Planning ahead can

help protect you and your family

from online identity theft.

Join Diana Doggett on October 27

at 6:00pm on Zoom for this

informative lesson. This lesson will

also be broadcast on Facebook live

and recorded and available on the

Fayette County Cooperative

Extension (FayetteCoCES) YouTube

channel. Email srsmith@uky.edu or

call the Fayette County Extension

Office at

859-257-5582 for

the Zoom link.

KEHA Team Up Tuesday!

Fayette Co. Extension Homemaker Drive-Thru

October 13, 1-4:00 p.m.

Get your free UK Tote Bag

Everyone is invited to participate in the KEHA Team Up Tuesday Drive-Thru on

Tuesday, October 13, from 1-4:00 p.m. at the Fayette Co. Extension Office. This

is a convenient way for current and new members to deliver your 2020-21

membership dues. Each due paying member will receive a UK Blue Grocery Tote,

delivered curbside to your car. And, for the fun of it, there will be an opportunity to

take selfies to share on the Fayette Co. Extension Homemaker Facebook Page.

October 11-17, the Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association (KEHA) is

celebrating KEHA week across the state. Established in 1932, the state

organization’s 13,455 members are dedicated to learning, leading, serving. Programs

educate members and the public about topics including heritage skills, attracting and

protecting pollinators, nurturing families, food safety, nutrition, reducing waste,

leadership, avoiding scams, civic engagement, and more.

Volunteer service is a strong emphasis in KEHA. Members annually report more

than 328,000 volunteer hours in support of Extension and community projects with

a value of more than $7.3 million dollars to the Commonwealth. Since 1977, KEHA

has actively supported the University of Kentucky Ovarian Cancer Research Fund.

Donations in the forty-three-year history of this project total to more than

$1.5 million.

KEHA is a volunteer organization that works to improve the quality of life for

families and communities through leadership development, volunteer service and

education. When the coronavirus pandemic began to affect Kentucky communities

in the spring, KEHA members answered the call to meet local needs. Members

across the state have made home sewn face coverings for healthcare facilities,

community organizations, schools, and more. We are attempting to assess how

many COVID-19 masks Fayette Co. Extension Homemakers have sewn and every

indication it will be a huge number. In addition to providing local community

service, this organization exemplifies the Joy of Giving through annual gatherings/

holiday gifts to seniors in care centers as well as annual donations/collections for

Military Missions, Foster Children Luggage Project, Quilts of Valor, Ovarian Cancer

Research, the Ronald McDonald House and College Scholarships. 2019 reported

membership volunteer service units totaled 35,237 valued at $784,240.

Join this year’s KEHA Week celebration and Kick It Up

Team KEHA! From October 11th to 17th, we are

celebrating learning, leading, and serving through Team

KEHA. Review the schedule for the week and plan now to

join in the fun. Respond to each daily theme as noted

below.

Make It Monday - KEHA teaches skills and provides

inspiration for creative projects. Create (or start) a project

this week to represent your KEHA experience. Bookmark

templates are provided, but are just one idea for a special,

creative project!

Team Up Tuesday - Members are the strength of KEHA.

Tell us why you are a member and make a list of friends you

can invite to join. Consider giving the gift of membership!

Winning Wednesday - KEHA is a winning organization

because of our strong commitment to volunteer service. Share

your favorite KEHA volunteer activity and tell us why!

Teach It Thursday - Learning is one of the three missions

of KEHA and members teach members key knowledge and

skills. Share your favorite KEHA lesson and a few things

you learned!

Fuel Up Friday - To learn, lead, and serve, it is important

to fuel up with nutritious foods. What is your favorite way to

fuel up? Share a favorite food or recipe!

Showcase Saturday – How have you Kicked It Up this

week? Share your Make It Monday craft, Fuel Up Friday

food, or another activity from KEHA Week 2020!

Share Your Response - Post each day on the Fayette

County Extension Homemaker (FayetteCoHm) Facebook

Page OR Call the Extension Office to have a milestone

journal to complete and mail back to us.

Even though not a novice idea, the Fayette County Extension Homemaker (www.facebook.com/FayetteCoHM ) and the KEHA (www.facebook.com/OfficialKEHA) Facebook pages are a great way to stay updated on Homemaker news as well as other useful information. Don’t forget to like the pages and share.

Please join us for Holidays at Home presented by Family and Consumer Sciences Extension. Each week will feature a theme related to celebrating in the unusual circumstances we are currently experiencing. Through this series, you will learn everything from how to care for yourself so that you can care for others to how to prepare a turkey! Resources will be available from the Fayette County Extension Office each week along with a webinar on every Thursday at 11 am eastern/10 am central. We're looking forward to celebrating the Holidays at Home and we hope you are too! Building strong families. Building Kentucky. It starts with us.

Series Schedule:

Quaran- Themed Halloween - October 22

Focus on Caregiving: Prioritizing Mental Health and

Building Resilience - October 29

Holiday Budget Buster Close-Up - November 5

All about that Baste: Creating the Picture Perfect

Turkey -November 12

Your Holiday Spending Snapshot - November 19

Picture This: Holiday Memorable Moments -

December 3

Putting the pieces together: Building your Family

Health Portrait - December 10

Join us on Facebook for this weekly series.

https://www.facebook.com/FayetteCoFCS or

https://www.facebook.com/UKFCSExt

"Like" our Facebook page(s), https://www.facebook.com/FayetteCoFCS and

https://www.facebook.com/FayetteCoHM to stay up to date on current programs

and educational resources. Our goal for October is 100 new likes!

President’s Note

Happy Fall Y’All,

Greetings to all of FC homemakers today! Welcome to my favorite season of the year—Autumn. The chill of the season is in the air— the change of colors in the trees—smells of apple cider and cinnamon flavored treats—beautiful mums adorn our homes. We are so blessed in Kentucky to have such a colorful season!

As you look through the newsletter— please check out many of the lessons that are being offered virtually and through the use of Zoom we can still continue our learning and sharing of ideas!

As clubs come back together—let me encourage you to try and meet and connect...some through zoom...some are social distancing outside through walks, back porches and meeting in some restaurants...others may connect through calls and encouraging notes and texts. Let’s all try and communicate!

We also want you to examine the ideas that KEHA has for Kick It Up week in October—fun activities are planned October 11-17. I look forward to presenting existing club, associated mailbox and new members with a special UK Tote at the Membership Drive-Thru on Team Tuesday, October 13, 1–4:00 p.m. as you drop off your membership dues. If you have collected dues for your club, we'll provide totes for each paid member on this day. New members are vital and every Homemaker that gives a membership this year will be entered into a drawing for a great gift basket. Special gifting membership forms are provided in the newsletter. Please note the opportunity to continue financial support for our annual homemakers projects: Military Missions, Joy of Giving, Quilts of Valor, Foster Children Luggage Project, Ronald McDonald House, Coins for Change and the Homemaker Scholarship.

Let’s all mask up and support our goals and the mission of Fayette County Extension Homemakers!

Miss you guys...but be strong!

Be safe and Be blessed! Alyce S. Emerson. President

2020-21 Homemaker Member Dues

Annual dues for 2020-21 year will be collected individually this year and are due to the Extension Office by December 1, 2020. Members will receive a membership form in the October lesson materials to complete and return with payment. Thanks to everyone in advance for your support of Ovarian Cancer Research, included in your $8.00 dues. Even though club meetings and workshops are not operating as usual, it is still important to renew your membership as these funds enable your association to continue to operate. In the event your club is not collecting extra funds, you may also wish to contribute to annually supported Fayette Co. Extension Homemaker programs: Joy of Giving, Military Missions, Foster Children Luggage Project, Quilts of Valor, the Ronald McDonald House and College Scholarships. We are setting a goal to raise $1,000 this year to support these special projects. Don’t forget to pay it forward by gifting someone a membership. We look forward to your return to classes that provides useful information and fellowship. We are looking forward to greeting many you who will select the option to pay dues at the KEHA Drive-Thru on October 13, 1-4:00 p.m. to receive a UK Tote Bag. New this year, you can now pay your dues and/or donate to any other Homemaker project online. Visit: https://fayette.ca.uky.edu/content/homemakers

2020-21 Homemaker Lesson Calendar

The current leader lesson schedule is tentative as are adapting to the needs our audience and shifting to Zoom meeting and/or Facebook live formats due to COVID-19. Currently these lessons are listed in each newsletter with date and registration details. Please note that the programs are available to everyone. All homemaker members will automatically receive lesson materials. Nonmembers will receive these resources if they register through ZOOM.

October - Planning Your Digital Estate

November - Meal Kits: Are They Worth It

January - Sensational Salads

February - Sweet Enough Without All That Sugar

March - Radon - Why is it Dangerous?

April - Sharing Meals Together: A Guide to Smarter Potlucks

Did you miss the Saving Savvy with Grocery List and Coupon Apps lesson? You can view on the Fayette County Cooperative Extension (FayetteCoCES) YouTube channel.

Homemakers Serve Others

We are attempting to assess how many COVID-19 masks

Fayette Co. Extension Homemakers have sewn and every

indication it will be a

huge number. Please call

the office 859-257-5582

or e-mail:

srsmith@uky.edu to

report the total number

of masks you have sewn.

Join us for Job Club

The Fayette County Cooperative Extension Service, University of Kentucky (UK) Alumni Association, and UK Human Resources STEPS Temporary Employment are pleased to announce the Fall 2020 Central Kentucky Job Club schedule. In an effort to continue to provide Job Club, an important community resource, while practicing responsible social distancing during the evolving COVID-19 situation, the fall schedule will be offered online via Zoom Webinar. If you would like to engage in Q & A register for the Zoom Webinar with the links provided below. If you would like to view only visit our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/FayetteCoFCS/ . The purpose of Job Club is to provide a positive environment for motivated job seekers to meet, connect, share and learn. The free group is open to the public and meets the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, from 9:00–10:15 a.m. Job Club is for you if you are a motivated professional and currently out of work, underemployed or looking to make a career transition. In addition, recruiters and employers are always welcome and introduced to Job Club attendees. For more information, call the UK Alumni Association at 859-257-8905, the Fayette Cooperative Extension Office at 859-257-5582 or UK Human Resources STEPS Temporary Employment at 859-257-9555, Option 2. Additional information including testimonials from former Job Club participants can be viewed at: www.ukalumni.net/jobclub. Job Club Meeting Schedule: October 13: Know Your Worth! Negotiating Salary and Benefits Presented by Shelly Trent, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Career Coach, Your Career Collaborator. REGISTER HERE: https://uky.zoom.us/ webinar/register/WN_ivbchXsdQV6WzibVXvpf3Q October 27: How to Write a Job-Winning Resume - Presented by Caroline Francis, Ed.S., CCC, BCC, CCSP, Director of UK Alumni Career Services & Amanda Schagane, MSEd, CCC, CCSCC, Associate Director, UK Alumni Career Services. REGISTER HERE: https://uky.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iYchEn3aSOGb0J 8gYfPDA November 10: Creating and Managing Meaningful Content on LinkedIn (& Other Career-Focused Platforms) Presented by Drew Giovanazzi, Talent Acquisition Partner, The Forcht Group of Kentucky. REGISTER HERE: https://uky.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Lw72sGQQTDSIoM6UT429Cw November 24: The Benefits of Working in Temporary Positions Presented by Nicole Waite, Employment Specialist, UK Human Resources. REGISTER HERE: https://uky.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8MPsN1ssTRuSkdE9H94BRw December 8: Thriving While Searching for Employment Presented by Ann M Bassoni, LCSW, UK Work+Life Connections. REGISTER HERE: https://uky.zoom.us/webinar/ register/WN_TtbSDYyuRRyM_Drz4pmfSQ

The October Health at Home and

Plate It Up KY Proud Calendars can be

found on our website:

http://fayette.ca.uky.edu/content/family

-consumer-sciences

For More Plate It Up Recipes, Visit: http://fcshes.ca.uky.edu/content/

plate-it-kentucky-proud

The Blind Services Coalition of Kentucky presents the

Thursday, October 29, 2020 - 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

This event is free and will be held both virtually and in -person.

Fayette County Extension Office, 1140 Harry Sykes Way, Lexington, KY 40504

Who should attend? (CEUs approved for ACVREP, Social Work and CRC)

Social workers

Rehabilitation counselors

Physicians

Low vision specialists

Educators

Vision rehabilitation & education specialist

Persons who have low vision to no vision

Families and friends of persons with low vision to no vision

Schedule:

8:30 a.m.: Registration and Exhibits

9:10 a.m.: The State of Genetic Diagnosis and Therapy in 2020

10:00 a.m.: What You Need to Know about Orientation and Mobility

11:15 a.m.: Guide Techniques

12:15 p.m.: Updates on Assistive Technology

1:45 p.m.: Vision Loss; The Journey from Grief to Acceptance

3:00 p.m.: Visit Exhibits and Network For program more details and registration

link visit: http://fayette.ca.uky.edu/eos

Did you know?

3.4 million Americans have

low vision or no vision (CDC)

130,800 Kentuckians have a

visual disability (National

Federation of the Blind)

October is Membership Month!

Help grow Homemakers: We want to bring new members into our programs and clubs this year.

Reach out to friends in other clubs, groups, and settings and invite them to your next club meeting.

Complete this form and return to the address below. Don’t forget to include a personal note about how being a member of KEHA has impacted your life. We clip the certificate at the right and send to your recipient.

Give a 'gift' of membership: Offer to pay the $8 Homemaker membership fee for a friend.

Every Homemaker that gives a membership this year will be entered into a drawing for a great gift basket.

Grow a NEW club! Consider creating a new club with friends at work, church, school, the gym -- wherever you have a bunch of friends. The Office can help you get started.

Questions? Contact the Extension Office.

Fayette County Homemaker Gift Membership

Name: _____________________________________

Address: ____________________________________

City: _______________________________________

State: ________________ ZIP: __________________

E-mail Address:_______________________________

Daytime Phone: ______________________________

Gender: ____ Female ____ Male

Ethnic Group: ____ Hispanic ____ Not Hispanic

Race: ____ White ____ Black

____ Asian Other (list):________

Gift given by:________________________________

Please make $8.00 check payable to:

Fayette County Extension Homemakers

Return to:

Fayette County Homemakers , 1140 Harry Sykes Way,

Lexington, KY 40504

Welcome to

Fayette County

Extension Homemakers Association

I love being a homemaker member because

I know you are going to love being a member, too!

This one-year membership is given by:

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