March 19, 2007
Pat's Programs
Update for Week of March 19
Monday started with the Meats and Beans Group at Pepper Ridge! Before I introduced the Meat and Beans Group, I reviewed the groups we'd already learned about by placing food pictures on the wall and having the kids tell me which group each food item belonged to.
At the Bloomington Housing Authority Tutor program, the Milk Group was introduced with a game called Calcium Hi/Low. The group broke down into teams and worked together to place several food items in order of their %DV of calcium. They had fun and thought they had learned a lot!
I also had the Parent Enrichment meeting this week. We are primarily working getting the Parent Expo planned for this year.
Posted by Robin Bagwell at 4:08 PM | Permalink |
March 15, 2007
Robin's Update
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Marketing Presentations | |
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March 6... ISU FND (Food, Nutrition, and Dietetics) club...Careers in Extension |
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News Releases . | |
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Community News /County Newsletter/ Web/ articles and news releases | |
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Television | |
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On air w/ Jim Browne for Insight Focus... U.S. Overweight/ Choices, Choices, Choices. Taping will probably air 10 times/ 15 min. each. |
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Newsletters | |
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= 2,614 per Rosie Many people subscribe to several newsletters...Continue to encourage e-newsletters. Ones with "x's" went out this month. | |
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X... Food for Thought Newsletter X...Wellness Ways Newsletter |
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...Diabetes Lifelines Newsletter X...Your Health and You Newsletter |
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X...Parenting Again Newsletter |
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.... Connecting with Kids Quarterly Newsletter ... Nibbles Quarterly Newsletter ... Strengthening Families Quarterly ... Working Families Quarterly Newsletter |
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General Nutrition |
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1...Coordinating Pat and Judy, nutrition program assistants |
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2...Sampling of inquiries---General Nutrition Q: Can I heat partially gelled gelatin to add more gelatin? Q: How do you make different colored layers of gelatin? Q: Would you add our diabetes web site link to your site? Q: How do you make buttermilk? |
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3... Coordination for Extension Council Meeting |
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4... Time spent researching a Diabetes web site that wanted to link with our site. Dr. Karen Chapman Novakofski and I sited it wouldn't be recommended. She is sending more information we can put on our web site advising against people relying on these types of sites for all their information. |
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5... Gathering Diabetes Information for Mental Health and Aging Coalition. |
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6... Coordination for FND presentation (ISU students Food, Nutrition, and Dietetics club) |
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7... Planning for Insight taping ! |
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Food Safety |
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1... Sampling of Customer inquiries--Food Safety Q: Stinky refrigerator after power out. Q: What type of wax one can put on citrus fruit to extend the fruits usefulness? Q: Where do I find sealing rings for pressure cookers? |
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2. Host site for Biofilm Telenet in service with Scott Martin...for March 15 a. Preparation...Registration forms, certificates, copies of Power point |
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3. Gathering Egg program materials for Kathy J. |
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Caregiving Relationships |
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1... Mar 5...Preparing materials for Chamber Fair |
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Healthy Family Relationships |
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1... IEAFCS...awards telenet...2-23 2... NEAFCS...Welcome Event...2-24 3... Mar. 20...work on GRG |
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General Nutrition |
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Intern Lauren Rusk... o Her article on her Skill-a-thon Teaching experience at Learn and Fun Day will be in the newsletter coming out early March. o She has also been instructed to contact Judy Rollins to shadow a program and teach one as well. o I gave her my file on Summer Picnic Safety and she will do a program on April 9. o She attended the WebEx Nutrition in-service telenet in Feb. One of her professors attended as well. o I have worked with her on planning display on "Trans Fats" at the Expanding Your Horizons" conference at ISU. She will also do a workshop on "Careers in Dietetics." |
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Healthy Family Relationships |
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Coordinating YAH meeting & Hobby Collection Displays |
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Professional Development (Trainings., staff meetings, regional meetings, telenets etc.) | |
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General Nutrition |
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1...School Wellness Policy Update in Urbana...2-28 |
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Food Safety |
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2...Nutrition Team Telenet...2-20 |
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Caregiving Relationships |
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3...Feb. 26...Aging Coalition... Stacey Phan D.O. from Bro-Menn Family Health Clinic spoke on Alzheimer's/ Early Loss of memory Prevention. |
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4... Mar. 19...Public Forum on Self Neglect...Mental Health & Aging Coalition sponsored. |
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Healthy Family Relationships |
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5...Mar. 16... Northern Cluster Meeting |
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6...Mar. 13... Staff meeting |
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7... Feb. 22...Council Meeting |
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8... Feb. 20...Staff Meeting |
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Committees local, regional, state, national (Baby Steps too) | |
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Healthy Family Relationships |
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1... Mar. 20...Grandparents Raising Grandchildren conference committee. |
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2...Feb. 22...NEAFCS...Welcome Event Telenet planning for national meeting in Minnesota |
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3... Feb. 23...NEAFCS...Awards Committee Telenet |
Upcoming .....
Expanding Your Horizons...Mar 24
H.C.E. program planning...Mar 26
Towanda 4-H...Fun & Fitness...Apr 2
Summertime Grilling Safety... Apr 9
Nutrition Telenet... Apr 19
Nutrition Telenet... May 17
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren conference ...June 30
One of 3 host states for NEAFCS (National Extension Association for Family & Consumer Sciences)...Sept. 17-20
Posted by Robin Bagwell at 4:39 PM | Permalink |
March 13, 2007
Pat's Programs
Update for Week of March 12
I went to the Food Network for inspiration this week!
The program I presented to the Miller Park Seniors was Semi-Homemade Cooking for 1 or 2 in the Microwave. I demonstrated how to make Quick Chicken Enchilada Supper and everyone got the chance to try a sample.
I also attended the staff meeting and the Northern Cluster meeting in Champaign.
Posted by Robin Bagwell at 4:06 PM | Permalink |
March 2, 2007
Pat's Update
Update week of February 5-9, 2007
Met with Wendy Corbly, 3rd grade teacher at Heyworth Elementary and will be providing materials to teach unit on nutrition and the My Pyramid food / activity guidelines. We connected as a referral from Randy Lloyd and she is very excited for the help.
...Pat
Update for week of February 12-16, 2007
I had programming scheduled for Miller Seniors but it got canceled due to snow storm. I have mostly been doing Contact Reporting (smile . . . . .) Did I mention I LOVE our new system?!?!?
Next week I will have Pepper Ridge and Heartland Headstart programs, council meeting, staff meeting and Parent Enrichment meeting.
...Pat
Update for the week of February 12-16, 2007
This was our snowstorm week so not too much progress at the office. The office was closed Tuesday all day and Wednesday until noon.
I was supposed to be at Miller Park seniors on Tuesday but they closed their programs.
I did spend time working on contact reporting
...Pat
Update for the week of February 19-23, 2007
This week much of my programming was revised due to last week's snowstorm.
I had staff and the Parent Enrichment committee meeting.
I was supposed to be at Pepper Ridge all morning on Wednesday and at Heartland Headstart on Wednesday night. Both of these programs were rescheduled.
I participated in the Council meeting on Thursday evening.
...Pat
Update week of February 26-March 2, 2007
Monday was a prep day for the week's programs. I also worked on contact reports
Tuesday was Pepper Ridge, the Grain Group, and a Grain Education Fitness course. We started with a Spaghetti Swing and changed activity with each check point. Children learned that the Grains Group keeps your body's energy going strong all day long so you can cross the finish line (of your day's activities)!
In the afternoon, I participated as a Poverty Simulation helper.
Wednesday I had a training in Champaign where we tested recipes from the website for accuracy. We prepared and tasted 16 recipes. We made recommendations for adjustments on several of the recipes and the corrections have already been made.
Thursday I attended (along with Judy) a "Yes, Illinois Can!" workshop, a workshop helping to provide resources to those involved with education of wellness lifestyles and the new food pyramid, as well as those planning and executing school lunch program choices. This workshop was full of information and ideas that Judy and I feel we can use. We were really excited about all the information and resources we received!
Whew! It was a busy week!
...Pat
Posted by Robin Bagwell at 4:35 PM | Permalink |
