Randolph County ECA

Follow-Up Notes from the August 1st County Council Meeting

Dear Beautiful People,

Here are details of what was discussed at the recent county council meeting.
Many thanks to the Ramseur Club for hosting.

1. On January 22 and/or January 23, ECA will ful ll the requirements for the grant
money that we received from the state ECA program. This will be a 1 day program
for youth in grades 8-12 from Asheboro City Schools who are active with the
community organization “ The Hope of Eastside.” Marquez Cassidy from Asheboro HS
will recruit the students. The program will begin ate 10am and end around 2:30pm.
Below is a sample of the topics we will offer. Look over these topics. Decide what
topic you would be comfortable presenting. The full agenda will be nalized when
we know the exact number of students planning to attend. I would estimated that
there would be 15-20 max.

Hope of Eastside Grant Project - January 2024

* Lesson -Basic Cooking Equipment. Led by ______

* Lesson - How to measure wet and dry ingredients. Led by______

Make Gift in a Jar “Chili Recipe”

Make “Gift in a Bag “Hot Chocolate Mix”

* Lesson- Chicken Chili recipe Led by: ________

Introduce recipe/ discuss ingredients/explain each ingredient/ lead

discussion of how much of each is needed to make enough/etc…

* Lesson - Budgeting- Wants vs Needs. Led by ________

* Lesson - Proper food storage & expiration dates. Led by ______

* Lesson - Let’s do Laundry! Led by _______

* Lesson - Basic table etiquette & setting a table Led by: ________

* Lesson - Cell phone etiquette. Led by Kim Lemons

* Lesson - Being a Responsible Pet Owner. Led by ________

* Lesson - Writing a short blessing for a meal. Led by: ______

Writing a short thank you note. Led by: ______

*Lesson- Making Bread in a Bag. Led by: _______

*Lesson - Job Interview Skills & Appropriate Dress Led by _______

*Lesson - Boundary Breaking. Led by Kim Lemons

*Lesson - Closing- A Letter to Myself - Led by Kim Lemons

2. There are NO sewing workshops planned for the near future as the wants/needs
of the hospital are changing. Several members are working to tweak what projects
we might be able to do in this area.

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 3. There will be an “AREA MEETING” at 10:00 on October 3rd at the Extension
Of ce. During an “AREA MEETING” we generally have a speaker from a local
organization, have a short business session, and do a cooking activity or craft.

The meeting should be nished by noon. Here is a brief agenda:

* Follow-up details about the Hope of Eastside Project

* Presentation by a representative from Lydia’s House

* Discussion about how ECA can be involved in Lydia’s House

* A fun craft activity led by Margie Stidham

4. Several ECA representatives will attend an informational meeting at Lydia’s

House on August 28th. Lydia’s House is a shelter for women and children; it is
located in North Asheboro. At the October 3rd area meeting, we will have a
speaker from the shelter come to present a short program about the work that they
are doing with this fragile population.

5. During the pandemic..and post pandemic, most of us have not been keeping up
with volunteer hours. We need to get back on schedule with keeping up with
volunteer hours. There is an online form for submission of your volunteer hours that
you can complete at the end of the year. During the year, you can write down hours
in any way you wish…but the online form is the only way to report them for now.
Once a new FCS extension agent is hired, he or she may have suggestions. For now,
I suggest that you look at the online form to get an idea of what type of volunteer
service should be included. Here’s the link- ( the volunteer hours form is called
“ Year Activity Report Form”

https://fcs.ces.ncsu.edu/eca-3/

6. The ECA State Conference will be held Tuesday-Wednesday, October 24-25.

The conference will start at 9:00am on Tuesday and end with lunch the next day.

The Ramada Inn in Kill Devil Hills is the conference hotel; registration info will
be available by the end of the month. Members who wish to attend are responsible
for their own transportation and registration. The extension van is not available

7. The latest edition of the State ECA E-Newsletter was just released. Those without
email will receive a paper copy. Members who use email will receive an email with
the document. You can also access the newsletter on our Randolph ECA website.

https://randolpheca.weebly.com/

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 ****TREKS- 2023-2024****

Call or text Kim Lemons to sign up for TREKS.(336-953-3143) This is necessary

because seats on the extension van are limited. If payment is required, here is
Kim Lemons’ address- 725 Galway Place, Asheboro. 27203

September 22 - Carolina Tiger Rescue in Pittsboro (van reserved 7/25/2023)

Tickets are $18. This is a rain or shine event and will involve about 2 hours of
walking on grass and gravel paths. There are only 17 tickets available for September
22nd. The deadline to pay is August 10. Kim Lemons will order tickets on August 11.

Depart Asheboro 8:30am

Guided Tour 10:00am- 12:00pm

Lunch @ S&T’s. 12:30-1:30

Estimated Return 3:00pm

October 17 - NC STATE FAIR! (Van reserved 7/25/2023)

This is “Senior Citizen Day”…..so admission is FREE ! Advance tickets for the State
Fair Flyer Chair Lift are $6. Advance tickets for the State Fair Skygazer Ferris
Wheel are $6. Tickets for these 2 rides are $7 on site. We will have an area
meeting on October 3rd, anyone wishing to purchase advance ride tickets can do so
then. The deadline to sign up is October 3rd.

Depart Asheboro 8:30am

Day at the Fair 10am-3:00pm

Estimated Return 5:00

November 6 - Mum Show @ Duke Garden (van reserved 7/25/2023)

The deadline to sign up is October 31.

Depart Asheboro 9:00

Duke Garden- Mums and Walkabout 10:30-noon

Lunch @ Hope Valley Diner 12:30-1:45

Wegman’s Grocery 2-2:30

Estimated Return 4:00

December ??? Suggestions

January 3 Civil Rights Museum, Greensboro. (Van reserved 7/25/2023)

Tickets are $15 ( tour lasts about 2 hours)

The deadline to sign up is December 15.

Depart Asheboro 10am

Museum visit 11:00am-12:30

Lunch @ Harper’s 1:00pm

Estimated Return: 3:30pm

February 22 George W. Walburg Historic House (van reserved 7/25/2023)

Free admission….I think. The deadline to sign up is January 31.

Depart Asheboro 10:00am

Tour George W. Wall House 11:00am-noon

Lunch -Carriage House in Winston Salem 12:30-1:30pm

ETC Consignment 1:45-2:30pm

Estimated Return 4:00pm

March Carolina Bronze Sculpture Garden & Foundry - Seagrove

(Schedule to follow)

April 19 “Jersey Boys” (van reserved 8/1/2023)

****(if you are sensitive to strong language, you’re warned)

Theater Alliance in Winston Salem.

Tickets are $20.33.

If you wish to attend, mail me your check by January 1st.

Depart Asheboro 4:30pm

Dinner at the Carriage House 5:30pm-7:00pm

Theater Alliance “Jersey Boys” 7:30pm-10pm

Estimated Return 11:00pm

May 2 Greensboro Arboretum & Tea at the O’Henry (estimated cost $25)

(Schedule to follow) (van reserved 8/1/2023)

The deadline to sign up is April 15.

June 13 “Beautiful- the Carole King Musical”. (Van reserved 7/25/2023)

Little Theater of Winston Salem. (Tickets not yet on sale)

The deadline to sign up is April 1st