State Leadership Chair Vacancy – The KEHA Board is looking for a Leadership Development Educational Chair. Nancy Snouse has resigned effective Sept. 30; she is moving out of state to spend more time with family. The remainder of the term will be from Sept. 30, 2024, to June 30, 2026. Qualifications for the position can be found in the position description. Interested members should complete and submit the KEHA State Chairman Nomination Form. Credentials must be sent by certified mail to KEHA Secretary Wanda Atha, postmarked no later than Sept. 7.

Area VSU Reports Due Sept. 15 – Please send to KEHA State Leadership Development Chairman Nancy Snouse. (Nancy will collect all reports and present them to the person who is appointed to complete the term.) Be sure to use forms dated 2023-2024 to cover the period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. See https://keha.ca.uky.edu/content/impacts for details.

Educational Chair Reports – County-level educational chair reports (and VSU reports) were due Aug. 15. We will begin compiling the data Sept. 1, so if you have not yet submitted your county information, please do so as soon as possible. Educational chair reports are submitted online, and a copy should be shared with the area educational chair. See https://keha.ca.uky.edu/content/impacts for details. Thank you to everyone who has submitted on time!

Educational Chairman Webpages – The webpages for the eight state educational chairmen have all been updated with materials for planning the 2024-2025 KEHA program year.

YOU Could Speak at State Meeting! – The call for session proposals at the 2025 State Meeting is now online. Homemakers who have a topic to share are encouraged to submit a proposal. The form is due Oct. 15 to First Vice President Ann Porter. Details are at https://keha.ca.uky.edu/content/state-meeting-information.

2025 KEHA State Meeting Room Block Open Now – Next year’s KEHA State Meeting will take place May 6-8, 2025, at Hyatt Regency in Lexington. Reserve your hotel room now in the KEHA group block! Find details at https://keha.ca.uky.edu/content/state-meeting-information.

2024 State Meeting Evaluation Results – About 38% of attendees completed evaluation forms and rated the conference very highly, indicating a wealth of knowledge they will take home to implement locally. On average, respondents rated the overall meeting as nearly an 8.5 on a 10-point scale. The vast majority of respondents enjoyed starting the event with a luncheon rather than a dinner and also enjoying having more free time in the evening. They noted free time allowed for rest after a full day or provided time to meet with others from the area, county, or new friends made at the event. Evaluations indicated they enjoyed educational sessions, officer and chairmanship trainings, craft sessions, cultural arts, and the chance to network with other homemakers and share new ideas. Homemakers noted the officer and chairman training sessions as particularly helpful. From the learning sessions, they enjoyed leadership skills, meeting guidance from the Robert’s Rules session, and food-related sessions such as the Lavendar Lady, meatless Mediterranean, and best of brunch. Homemakers plan to implement locally the information they received about membership, volunteering, cultural arts, and time management. One attendee noted, “I enjoy it all – the biddings, the viewing of cultural arts, the meals and fellowship, sessions learning from the trainings, vendors – all together it works and keeps us on the go!” Another said, “I want to show my homemakers support. I want them to know that what they do is valuable to me and the county!”

KEHA Week Is Coming Soon – Now is the time to start planning for KEHA Week Oct. 13-19, 2024. Refreshed materials will be coming soon to the KEHA Week webpage. New materials will be based around a theme celebrating the Olympics and emphasizing homemaker teamwork and unity.

Dates to Remember

• Sept. 7 – Postmark deadline for state Leadership Development Chair credentials.
• Sept. 15 – Due date for Area VSU logs to be submitted to state Leadership Development Chair Nancy Snouse.
• Oct. 13-19 – KEHA Week in 2024
• Oct. 15 – Deadline for submitting session proposals for the 2025 KEHA State Meeting.
• October 31 – Due date to send Area KEHA Officer Directories to the KEHA President and State Advisor (Appendix pages 12-13)