WASHINGTON
COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION
January-Do it Yourself
This provides your club the opportunity to select any project you would like to do.
You may have a speaker; tour a local site, etc.
ROLL CALL SUGGESTION:
Who Shovels Snow at Your House?
JANUARY EVENTS
January 6 HCE Board of Directors Meeting, 6:30 pm, PAC, Room 1023
Date and Time Changed-Meeting will be January 17th, 2009 at 9:00 am
at the PAC
January 31 Special Interest Meeting for February Project
REMINDER TO CLUB SECRETARY
Remember to send a copy of your minutes to your Center Chairperson and to the Extension Office each month! The Extension address is on page 24 and the Center Chairperson addresses are on page 4 of this program book.
True strength is delicate—Louise Nevelson
February-Artists of Wisconsin Museum of Wisconsin Art
Did you know that West Bend is the location of the states primary venue for Wisconsin historic and contemporary art? In addition to a large art collection, The Museum of Wisconsin Art holds many exhibits and classes. This is your chance to hear about and tour the museum.
February Special Interest Meeting: Saturday, Jan. 31 at 9:00 a.m. Museum of Wisconsin Art, 300 6th Street,
West Bend
ROLL CALL SUGGESTION:
Name your favorite artist!
FEBRUARY EVENTS
February 8 Celebrate Families Kick-off Event, Washington County Fair Park
February 8-14 Celebrate Families Week
February 28 Leader Training Meeting for March Project 7:00 pm PAC, Room 1113 A&B
If only one could tell true love from false love as one can tell mushrooms from toadstools—Katherine Mansfield
March-Container Vegetable Gardening
What do tomatoes, onions, beets leaf lettuce, squash and beans have in common? They, among others, can be grown in containers/pots. Want to learn more? Then attend this Leader Training Meeting.
Leader Training Meeting: Saturday, February 28 at 9:00 a.m. Public Agency Building, Room 1010
333 E. Washington St. West Bend.
ROLL CALL SUGGESTION:
Name one vegetable you have grown in a pot!
MARCH EVENTS
March 3 HCE Board of Directors Meeting, 6:30 pm, PAC Room 1023
To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane—Jane Harrison
April-Intra-national Meeting-"Washington State "
Visit Washington with us and learn about the “Space Needle”; the Cascades, Mt. Rainier National Park, Art, Culture, wine and food. As usual, you’ll have a great time and learn much!
April Special Interest Meeting – April 16—Room 1113 A&B, Public Agency Center.
Watch for details in the “Roots & Branches” Newsletter.
ROLL CALL SUGGESTION:
Name a city in Washington State!
APRIL EVENTS
April 16 Special Interest Meeting, “Washington State” PAC, Room 1113A&B
The darn trouble with cleaning the house is it gets dirty the next day anyway, so skip a week if you have to. The children are the most important thing—Barbara Bush
May-is a time to celebrate club successes, participate in the annual spring tour,
have a celepration picnic and /or do a fun project of your clubs choice
ROLL CALL SUGGESTION:
Name your favorite spring flower!
MAY EVENTS
May 5 HCE Board of Directors Meeting, 6:30pm, PAC, Room 1023
May 19 Spring Fling, Auction and Cultural Arts contest, Top of the Ridge, West Bend
The ultimate lesson all of us have to learn is unconditional love, which includes not only ohter but ourselves as well-Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
June 1-30 DAIRY MONTH
June 2-4 College Days-Madison
July 16-17 Grandparents University-Madison Session 1
July 20-21 Grandparents University-Madison Session 2
July 23-24 Grandparents University-Madison Session 3
July 21-26 Washington County Fair
August 4 HCE Board of Directors Meeting 12:30 pm, Jackson Park
August 4 HCE All Member Picnic, 5:00 pm Jackson Park
August 6-16 Wisconsin State Fair-West Allis
It goes without saying that you should never have more children than you have car windows—Erma Bombeck
September-Club Reorganization
After summer break, September club time should be a time to “Re-energize” for the busy fall, elect club officers for 2010, have a “get re-acquainted” potluck, invite potential new club members, or have a fun show–and- tell time “What did I do during summer vacation.”
ROLL CALL SUGGESTION:
What is your favorite summertime activity?
SEPTEMBER EVENTS - September is Club Reorganization Month
September Elect new club officers for 2010 and send list to the Extension office
September 14-16 WAHCE Leadership Institute – Superior
September 14-16 WAHCE Conference – Superior
September 30 Special Interest Meeting for October Project
Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age—Jeanne Moreau
October-"What About Those New Immunizations? "
We think of immunizations for children; however adults have a schedule of immunizations also. We think of the flu shot, tetanus shots, etc. But you’ll learn more about the immunizations for pneumonia, shingles and more. October Special Interest Meeting –Wednesday, September 30, at 7:00 pm Public Agency Center, Room 1113A&B,
333 E. Washington St. West Bend
ROLL CALL SUGGESTION:
What was the last immunization (shot) you had?
OCTOBER EVENTS
October 6 HCE Board of Directors Meeting, 6:30pm, PAC Room 1023
October 22 Leader Training Meeting for November Project
October 29 Fall Council-Golden Opportunities, Heidel’s Restaurant-Jackson
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun!—Katherine Hepburn
November-"Cooking with Wine "
There is more to cooking with wine than just using up last night’s leftovers. Think of wine as a flavoring in jellies, soups, stews, etc., to add interest. Come to this Leader Training Meeting to learn more.
(There will be a charge for materials for this project)
November Leader Training Meeting – Thursday, October 22, 7:00 pm , Public Agency Center, Room 1113A&B, 333 E. Washington St. West Bend
ROLL CALL SUGGESTION:
What is your favorite wine?
NOVEMBER EVENTS
November 1 Dues Deadline-Send to County Treasurer (Do not send dues to the Extension Office)
November 1 Pennies for Friendship due-Send to County Treasurer
November 1-7 HCE Week
I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention. Diane Sawyer
December
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ROLL CALL SUGGESTION:
What is your favorite holiday cookie?
It’s never too late-in fiction or in life-to revise—Nancy Thayer
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