March 1 is the entry deadline for several KEHA contests, scholarships, and grants. All details and requirements can be found in the KEHA Manual at www.keha.org. Be sure to submit your  entries on time and to the correct address/email. For questions regarding any of these opportunities, contact the officer or chair listed in the Manual.

KEHA Contests – Entries are sent to the respective chairmen who oversee the contests, as noted in the KEHA Manuel. Contests due by March 1 include:

• Creative Writing: Poetry, Memoirs, Short Story (KEHA Manuel pages 37-39) Due to Barbara Seiter, Cultural Arts & Heritage, 8669 Valley Circle, Florence, KY 41042, seiterbarbara@yahoo.com
• Adopt-A-Highway Awards: (page 49) Due to Ronella Chaffin, Environment, Housing & Energy Chair, P.O. Box 1057, Louisa, KY 41230, rhonella@att.net
• Ovarian Cancer Fundraising and Promoting a Healthy Kentucky: (page 60) Due to Esther Bailey, Food, Nutrition and Health Chair, 304 Somerset St., Stanford, KY 40484, hadasah5@hotmail.com
• Homemakers Support 4-H: (pages 64-65) Due to Denise Boebinger, 4-H Youth Development Chairman, 3275 Bald Knob Road, Frankfort, KY 40601, dboebinger@me.com
• International Contest and Awards: (page 73) Due to Marilyn Watson, International Chairman, 2286 Melwood Drive, Henderson, KY 42420, Mjmw1315@twc.com
• Community Volunteerism Awards: (page 88 ) Due to Nancy Snouse, 117 Meadowlark Rd., Russell, KY 41169, wsnouse@msn.com
• Family and Individual Development Contest: (page 55) Due to Dottie Crouch, Family and Individual Development Chair, 8851 Highway 55, Campbellsburg, KY 40011, bodotcr@yahoo.com

KEHA Grants – KEHA offers two grant opportunities. Grant proposals/applications are due to the state 2nd Vice President. Send to Julie Hook, KEHA 2nd Vice President, 74 County Road 1021, Cunningham, KY 42035, or julie.hook@carlisle.kyschools.us.

• KEHA Development Grants provide areas and counties with the opportunity to obtain funding for projects. Applications must be submitted by KEHA members. The guidelines and application form are included in the KEHA Manuel pages 107-111. Applications must be sent by certified mail and postmarked by March 1. Send to 2nd Vice President Julie Hook, address listed above.
• KEHA Mini-Grants for Study or Research may be submitted by KEHA members, FCS agents, or FCS specialists. These mini-grants are for up to $500 for study or research. The guidelines and application form are included in the KEHA Manuel pages 104-106. Applications must be submitted by March 1. Send to 2nd Vice President Julie Hook, address listed above.

KEHA Scholarships – KEHA provides two educational scholarship programs. Scholarship applications are due to the state Leadership Development Chair. Send to Nancy Snouse, KEHA Leadership Development Chair, 117 Meadowlark Rd., Russell, KY 41169 wsnouse@msn.com.

• Evans/Hansen/Weldon Scholarship is open to any full-time student attending a college or accredited undergraduate program in Kentucky and majoring in a Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Environment Science degree program. Details and the scholarship application are included in the KEHA Manuel pages 94-98. Applications are due by March 1. Send to Leadership Development Chair Nancy Snouse, address listed above.
• KEHA Homemaker Member Scholarship is open to KEHA members with a minimum of three years of active membership. The scholarship may be to any college or university as well as for a  trade or technical school. It is intended for students pursuing their first degree or certification. Details and the scholarship application are included in the KEHA Manuel pages 99-102. Applications are due by March 1. Send to Leadership Development Chair Nancy Snouse, address listed above.