Our mission is to strengthen individuals, families and communities through continuing education, leadership development and community action. During this year let us trive to do this through support for our children and youth and our communities. The following are ideas of areas where our help is needed:
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Community Action: |
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Day of the Family — Recognize the importance of family activities. |
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Ronald McDonald House — Collect can tabs |
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Underwear, bras and socks for school children |
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Wrapped in Love — Provide items (blankets, nursing home bibs, hats, pillows, lap robes, etc.) for people with special needs. |
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Care for parks and cemeteries |
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Prepare health packs for veteran's hospitals and county health departments |
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Volunteer for community festivals and fairs as a way to promote FCE |
Let us be aware of individual needs within our communities. There are many families with children where neglect and/or abuse are a daily occurrence. Find out what you as an individual can do. Be willing to take actions.
Throughout the year be sure to read your local newspaper and stay abreast of community events. An informed person is able to act responsibly when needed. |
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Education: |
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Cultural Arts Categories (Word | PDF) |
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Labels for Education — Save labels to support schools. |
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Character Counts — Sponsor "The Six Pillars of Character" program that encourages 4th-graders to strive for excellence and creativity through reading, writing and drawing skills. |
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Family and Community Leadership (FCL) — Conduct leadership training for FCE and other interested community members. |
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TAFCE College Scholarships — Provide scholarships to FCE members. |
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Support Head Start and other classroom activities |
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Volunteer for 4-H |
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Donate school supplies |
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Attend city and county commission meetings |
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Volunteer to teach cultural arts skills to others |
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Teach leadership skills within your FCE club and to other organizations in your circle. |
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Literacy: |
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Creative Writing — Encourage TAFCE members to write poetry, short stories, news articles, children's stories or other creative writing.
-- 2011 Creative Writing Collection (pdf) |
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Imagination Library — Provide books for children from birth to 5 years of age. |
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Read Across America — Read Dr. Seuss books to school children. |
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Listen to children read and read to children |
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| The key to being effective is to be aware of what is going on around you. |
