New KEHA Year Materials – July is the start of the new fiscal year for KEHA statewide. The revised editions of the KEHA Manual Handbook and Appendix are posted online. Also, theme-based officer training materials have been posted.

• KEHA Manual Handbook and Appendix https://keha.ca.uky.edu/content/keha-manual The board voted to discontinue mailing printed copies. The website includes complete files for each section, tables of contents, and a PDF with only pages that were changed that can be printed as replacements.
• Theme-based officer training materials https://keha.ca.uky.edu/content/theme-materials Materials use the “Blazing the Way” theme for 2024-2025 and include PowerPoint slides, facilitator’s guide, installation ceremony script. dates to remember handout, roll call and thought for the day, and more.
• Board directory https://keha.ca.uky.edu/content/state-board-directory (Note: KEHA members needing board contact information should request the full directory from their county agent.)
• Book List https://keha.ca.uky.edu/content/keha-club-materials
• Coming soon! The state educational chairman pages should be updated by early August.

KEHA Reports Due Now – Summer is Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association (KEHA) reporting season! Please be aware of the following deadlines and submit reports on time. Be sure to use forms dated 2023-2024 to cover the period from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024. Club-level reports were due July 1.

• County-level reports are due by Aug. 15. The county tallies the club-level educational reports received in July and submits the totals online by Aug. 15, printing a copy to share with the area educational chairmen. The Qualtrics survey links are now available online! County Volunteer Service Unit (VSU) reports are due via paper forms to the area. See https://keha.ca.uky.edu/content/impacts for details.
• Area VSU Reports are due Sept. 15 to the KEHA State Leadership Development Chairman.

2025 KEHA State Meeting Room Block Open Now – Next year’s KEHA State Meeting will take place May 6-8, 2025, at Hyatt Regency in Lexington. Reserve your hotel room now in the KEHA group block! Find details at https://keha.ca.uky.edu/content/state-meeting-information.

Present at 2025 State Meeting – Homemakers who wish to present at State Meeting are encouraged to submit a session proposal. The form is due Oct. 15 to First Vice President Ann Porter. Details are at https://keha.ca.uky.edu/content/state-meeting-information.

NVON Recap – Kentucky was well represented with 17 attendees. They enjoyed classes, speakers, and entertainment in Asheville, NC, from July 16-18, 2024. Kentucky had a tabletop display and the raffle basket brought in $155. NVON announced the newest Project in Common: Mental Health Awareness and Mental Health Wellbeing, 2025-2027. For more information, visit https://www.nvon.org/mental-health-awareness/.

Dates to Remember

• Aug. 15 – Due date for county reports to be submitted, including both program of work reports (online) and volunteer service logs (paper form).
• Sept. 15 – Due date for Area VSU logs to be submitted to state chair for Leadership Development (Nancy Snouse).
• Oct. 13-19 – KEHA Week
• Oct. 15 – Deadline for submitting session proposals for the 2025 KEHA State Meeting.