Welcome New KEHA Officers – Welcome to the five newly elected KEHA state officers and chairs whose terms begin July 1, 2024.

• President-Elect: Henrietta Sheffel, Breathitt County
• 2nd Vice President: Martha Colley, Christian County
• Cultural Arts & Heritage Chair: Cindy Moore, Henry County
• Family & Individual Development Chair: Amelia Godfrey, Johnson County
• International Chair: Tammy Alford, Butler County

State Meeting Recap – Thank you to everyone for a successful state meeting! It takes every area across the state fulfilling their assignments to make this meeting happen. Here are a few highlights from our week:

• Total attendance was 450. There were 61 first-time attendees.
• There were no bylaws changes in the state business meeting this year. The voting delegate packet is available on the state meeting webpage.
• Cultural arts judging results are available on the state meeting webpage.
• More than $7,000 was raised to support designated projects through the basket raffle, silent auction, and quilt square auction. Additional details are included in a feature story on the KEHA website.

Save the Date for 2025 State Meeting – Next year’s KEHA State Meeting will take place May 6-8, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency in Lexington, Ky. Watch for details coming soon!

Host an Exchange Student – 4-H offers two opportunities to host a young person from another county, including a month-long summer experience and a year-long school experience.

• States' 4-H Summer Inbound Program provides the opportunity to welcome a young person from ether Japan or Taiwan to Kentucky for 3.5 weeks. Each year we place young people all across the state with host families for a homestay experience. This year we have 27 young people and three chaperones from Japan and Taiwan to place within the state. This is a life-changing experience for all parties involved.

  Some details include:

  • Priority Application Deadline: February 1
  • Host Parent Orientation: July 14 at 8:30 PM ET/7:30 PM CT
  • Delegate Pick-up: July 22 5:00 PM ET/4:00 PM CT at the Bullitt County Extension Office in Shepherdsville, KY
  • Delegate Drop-off: August 14 5:00 PM ET/4:00 PM CT at the Bullitt County Extension Office in Shepherdsville, KY
  • Complete the host family application here:
  • https://www.states4hexchange.org/apply/host/
  • Families must have a young person that is the same gender who is within 3 years of the age of the hosted young person. 
• States' 4-H Academic Year Program runs from August 2024-June 2025 and follows the traditional International Exchange format. The young person will attend public high school and become part of the family for the year. This year we have two young people from Japan to place within the state. This program does not require a host sibling for placement! The deadline is June 1. The following link should be used to apply to be a host family for an AYP delegate. https://app.smarterselect.com/programs/92008-States-4-H-International-Exchange

National Volunteer Outreach Network (NVON) Conference – The 25^th annual NVON Conference will be July 16-18, 2024, in Ashville, N.C. Any KEHA member is eligible to register and attend. Meeting details are available at https://www.nvon.org/nvon-conference/. Hotel and registration deadline is June 15.

Dates to Remember

• June 15 – Postmark deadline for NVON Conference registration.
• June 30 – KEHA year ends.
• July 1 – Due date for club reports to be submitted to the county (paper forms). This includes both program of work reports and volunteer service logs.
• July 16-18 – NVON Conference in Ashville, N.C.