Monthly update

At the Extension & Outreach Annual

Conference on March 27th we learned

about two spectrums; innovating to

sustaining and informal organizations to

formal organizations. Together the

spectrums create an axis where we can see

Self-Betterment, Incubators, Sanctuary

and Services. Our sessions used this

concept throughout the day and wrapped

with a closing session honoring Dr. Cathan

Kress.

Programming

Finance of Caregiving— Kicked off at

the Western Home with Jeannette

Mukayisire.

Juntos—Has completed two workshops

serving four families each night with

another four expected. Meals have been

donated from the community & the

YWCA is providing free space to meet.

Kids in the Kitchen– Completed

lessons at Lincoln, Kittrell, and Cedar

Valley Preschool & Child Care Center

with 56 youth and 31 graduating. In

total Grace has taught 253 youth with

100 graduating!

Making Ends Meet—To be launched at

the House of Hope. Currently offered at

Pathways twice a month.

Master Gardeners— Awarded $5,000

local foods grant for Arboretum and

community gardens. Meetings have

moved to the Ike Leighty room of the

Community Foundation. A Gardening

Series is scheduled at the Waterloo and

Cedar Falls Public Libraries.

Considering plans to add a

demonstration garden at the National

Cattle Congress.

Bricks of Brilliance

Showcased!

This 4-H First Lego League

was the only featured team of

it’s kind at the First Robotic

Competition Regional event at

UNI on Saturday March 25th.

Five of the six members set

up their Animal Allies field and

demonstrated several mission

completions. 4-H members

answered questions and

presented information at this

popular exhibit.

Certified with

Service Enterprise!

The Volunteer Center of

Cedar Valley is pleased to

announce certification of ISU

Extension and Outreach Black

Hawk County as a Service

Enterprise organization. A

Service Enterprise is an

organization that

fundamentally leverages

volunteers and their skills to

successfully deliver on its

social mission. Iowa is now

third in the nation, behind

Minnesota and California, in

number of Service Enterprises

statewide.

March 2017 Shelly Smith

Innovation & Sustainability

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or status as a U.S. veteran. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Ross Wilburn, Diversity Officer, 2150

Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, 515-294-1482, wilburn@iastate.edu. EOADV.15.04W November 2016

Money Smart Week— April 22-29

events being planned in Cedar Falls &

Waterloo.

Parenting– Cindy Thompson is on

AM1540 bimonthly.

SFP 10-14—Since the local trainings were

cancelled Cindy has had several

conversations with Shelly and state leaders

on not pursuing this further at this time.

School Garden 101— Two sessions have

been taught by Grace, Kathryn, Nicole and

Sheila with five sites attending.

Serve Safe— Waterloo will host eight

classes this year in our office and each are

expected to serve 20 participants. For the

first time an additional class completely in

Spanish is offered and filling quickly.

4-H County Council Members has

completed its 2017 Service Learning

Project! 16 Members and two Americorps

Staff Members volunteered at the Ronald

McDonald House in Iowa City. Groups

traveled and volunteered on March 5th and

March 26th. Member's chose to volunteer

time with the Ronald McDonald House in

an effort to touch the lives of families in

need.

Your Money Your Goal—Financial

coaching for social agencies has served

EMBARC & YWCA.

Supervision &

Administration

Paid Time Off - 7 staff enjoyed a total

of 120 hours of paid time off.

Connie Nielsen—Connie’s last day will

be April 18th with VISTA and our

office.

Grace Margherio—Last day as our

Associate Extension Educator is April

7th.

Summer Temporary Hires—

Searching for a Fair Intern and a STEM

Intern.

External Relations

Website Data— not avail as of 3.31.17

Facebook Data— 14,282 reached

(↑116%) with 4,343 engagements

(↑103%)

Articles in print—12 articles found

published in four newspapers.

KWWL— Noon news

feature of 4-H member

promoting Omelet

breakfast.

Black Hawk County

3420 University Avenue, Ste B

Waterloo, Iowa 50701

319-234-6811

www.extension.iastate.edu

Mark Your Calendar

April 2, - Omelet Breakfast

April 4, - JUNTOS Program

- School Garden 101

April 8, - SWINE WEIGH IN

- FSQA Training

April 11, -JUNTOS

- School Garden 101

April 13, -7 Gardening Series - T

op 10 Mistakes

April 14, - IDALS Pesticide

Testing

April 17, -FSQA Training

April 18, - JUNTOS

-School Garden 101

- Gardening Series -

Digging Deeper

April 19, -Master Gardener

Club Meeting

April 20, - Gardening Series -

Digging Deeper

April 22, - FSQA Training

April 24, - ServSafe Food Safety

Training in Spanish

April 25, - Gardening Series -

Year Round Color