PRESCOTT – Fairhills Extension Homemakers in Nevada County/Prescott will celebrate their contributions and service to the community during May as Extension Homemakers Council Month in Arkansas.
EHC is delivered through the Cooperative Extension Service, the outreach arm of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Fairhills club is among the 320 clubs statewide, with more than 3,000 members.
The three-pronged mission of EHC is to empower individuals and families to improve their quality of life through continuing education, leadership development and community service.
Nevada County has one club currently. The club meets at the Nevada County Extension Office at 877 East Main Street, Prescott, Arkansas, Third Thursday of each month at 2:00 p.m.
The Fairhills Extension Homemakers club will be hosting a Community Coffee on May 21st at the Prescott Nevada County Library. 9:30-11:30
Through Extension Homemakers Clubs, the Cooperative Extension Service connects trusted research to the adoption of best practices in Family and Consumer Sciences including culinary skills, financial management, sewing, yoga and the latest nutrition recommendations. Members have years of experience with skills and often teach quilting, knitting, crocheting, canning and more.
Arkansas Extension Homemakers began in 1912 as Home Demonstration Clubs. The clubs, organized by the Cooperative Extension Service, were essential for sharing critical information for managing family resources and food safety at a time when many rural households were isolated by distance and lacked modern tools such as electricity, phone service or access to libraries or other sources of life-saving knowledge.
Visit the Arkansas Extension Homemakers Council page to learn more about the organization or contact Sheila Ballard at 870-887-2818. Follow us on the Arkansas Extension Homemakers Facebook page.