President’s Paragraphs
Another
successful Fun Day!
Thanks to Frann Peters, her
husband Jack and all the helpers for a wonderful day in
Gettysburg. The weather was great, the lake was full, the
boat ride wonderful, the food delicious and being with all
of you the best dessert.
SCHOOL
SUPPLIES
We are collecting school supplies including boys’ socks and
underwear through the end of September. This has been a
very successful project for the past several years. Bring
items to Pat Kenney’s or my house, to Linus Day, to the
Association meeting on September 9 or to you local club
meeting (Club Presidents, please contact Pat or me if you
have supplies). Items will be distributed to the Boy’s
Ranch, the Children’s Home and Hope Alive.
FAIR
BOOTHS
Montgomery County FCE members prepared 4 booths for the
Agricultural Fair. They included “The Linus Project”, “New
Items for Recycling”, “Irradiation – Friend or Foe”, and
“FCE Supports the Troops”. We were able to sit at the Linus
booth, demonstrate blanket making and discuss FCE projects
and educational programs with the public. Many Linus
calendars, ditty bag, Christmas stocking and helmet cap
patterns were given to interested parties. After many years
in the Commercial building at the Fair, we were very pleased
to be back in the Home Arts building. We want to thank all
those that participated in booth presentations and to those
who staffed the displays during Fair week. We couldn’t have
done it without you. A very
special thanks to Kitty Cooley for being the FCE
liaison with the Fair Board and for getting us our wonderful
space.
Membership Dues
Membership forms are available at the Extension Office, at
the county meeting, and in your state newsletter. All dues
must be sent to Marilyn Simonds (13708 Lionel Lane,
Rockville 20853) by September 30. Everyone must
completely fill out a membership form with signature,
middle initial, and 9-digit zip. Your membership number is
on the membership card on the back of your National FCE
handbook. Please have it available, as we need to update
our files with the number. If you recruit a new member,
please put your name at the bottom of the form-you will
receive a “star” pin as recognition.
Project Linus
Don’t forget the remaining 2008 Sew-A-Thon days for Project
Linus.
September 4 - Thursday 10AM – 9PM
October 1 - Wednesday 10AM – 3PM
November 6 - Thursday 10AM – 9PM
Keep in mind
that we always need yarn and kids print and plain fabric.
Fruits and Vegetables – More
Matters!
September 9
Rebecca Davis, CES Educator will
have a kitchen demonstration on how to get more fruits and
vegetables into your diet. Grab a friend or a neighbor and
learn how to jazz up your diet.
Fall Festival
October 4 and 5
Set-up Friday October 3
The Fall Festival is both
Saturday and Sunday.
We have been working on crafts throughout the year along
with scarves, hats and baby things. Everyone has done a
great job. But we need many baked goods (enough for 2
days), plants and FCE members to take tickets and
staff the stations. Will you spend a few hours helping
FCE earn money for scholarship? Call Pat Kenney
(301-460-5451) to let her know you’ll help in this
project!! Set-up is on Friday, October 3rd at 10
AM. Lunch is provided on all days.
NO COUNTY (ASSOCIATION) MEETING IN OCTOBER
Close Encounters with
Agricultural
October 6 - 30
We will NOT have a meeting
in October due to the
Close Encounters program. But since you have reserved the
date for our county meeting, why not come to Close
Encounters and help out? We will have a sign up sheet
available with all the dates that you can sign up to help.
State Meeting
October
13, 14, – 15
Happy 70th Birthday
Maryland FCE
For $170.00
(double occupancy) you can spend 2 nights (that’s right 2
nights in a hotel) and have 5 meals at Sandy Cove Inn in
North East Maryland at the FCE Annual Meeting! A
registration form can be found in your summer state
newsletter. There will be a birthday party on Monday
evening celebrating the accomplishments of FCE. Tuesday and
Wednesday will find interesting speakers and topics
including “Being Green’, ???
Cathy Gohlke,
our keynote speaker,
has had her writing featured in the books of Chicken Soup
for the Single’s Soul and My Turn to Care: Affirmations for
Caregivers of Aging Parents, as well as in magazines like
Woman’s World. Cathy lives in Elkton, Maryland.
Jack Foreaker, puppeteer and singer will provide
entertainment on Tuesday evening. Sandy Cove is located at
the beginning of the Chesapeake Bay. Rooms overlook the
Bay. Scholarship
money is available for
First-Time
Attendees
to help allay the cost of the meeting. Contact Barbara Raab
at 301-330-5447 for details.
International Day – The Cuff if the Boot
(Northern
Italy)
November
18
Due to Election Day and Veterans Day in November, our
November meeting will be the third Tuesday of the month
(instead of the second). It will be International Day. We
have wonderful recipes from Northern Italy and you will
learn some interesting facts about this country. If you
have visited Northern Italy, have some souvenirs or
interesting stories; please contact Barbara Raab
(301-330-5447). Don’t forget to pick up your recipes at the
September Association meeting. Registration for the meeting
is in the newsletter.
TONER
CARTRIDGES
Continue to bring in your used toner cartridges (printer
ink). Clubs can collect the cartridges in your meetings and
bring them to the county meetings or Linus meetings.
Don’t forget the cookie exchange
in December-more about that next newsletter.
After a great summer, are you now
ready to energize yourself with one of the FCE projects? We
have many great programs and things to do with FCE. See you
in September and I hope you are ready to GO!
