Family and Consumer Sciences

Professionals

PAST & CURRENT EVENTS

The success of THE END of the YEAR DINNER held at

The Woodlands, Woodbury, New York on Thursday May 14,2008 goes to Jen Bunkley & Beth Glazer

Thank you to all members & guests who traveled near & far to attended

Congratulations to all the 2008 Award Recipients:
• Tia Abramson
• Liz Catz
• Beth Glazer
• Carol Kirschner
• Nancy Lenz
• Ivy Mallo
• Norma Meder
• Joanne Rizzo
• Kathy Saladino
• The JoAnn Tobin and Betsy Nabrovskis Student Scholarship Recipients: Kristi Carman
Laura Ciano
Andrea Skolnick
Teresa Paolilli-Schiano

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The Long Island FACS Professionals wish to acknowledge & THANK the following vendors & retail businesses for their particiption & generous donations for the success of the March 2008 LI Regioanl FACS Conference:

Richard York,Patchouge, Red Lobster,Stony Brook, Eddie D’s Full Service Salon,Centereach, Wild Bird Center, Stony Brook, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Smithtown, Simplicity Pattern Company,Niles, MI, Rose Jewelers, Patchogue, Hyatt Regency Wind Watch, Hauppauge, 112 Sewing Supplies , Patchouge, TARGET, Riverhead, Learning Zone Express , Owatonna MN, IHOP, Lake Grove, S.A.N.E, Hamilton, OH, Cabot Cheese, Cabot, VT, Panera, Hauppauge, Friendly’s, Ronkonkoma, T.G.I. Friday’s, Hauppauge, Joanne Rizzo, Riverhead, Trader Joes, Lake Grove, The Mansion @ The Woodlands, Woodbury, IGA Food Store, Southold, King Kullen, Cutchougue, BJ’S Wholesale, Riverhead, Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse, Holtsville, Chilis, Holtsville, Paula Fertik, Tyree Travel, LTD. Old Bethpage travel@fertik.net , Doreen Corwith Eckert, MEd. Certified Himalayan Institute Yoga Instructor Certified Polarity & Reiki Therapist, Wellness Consultant, Water Mill, Materials Resource Center, Ronkonkoma, USA Today, Presentor: Kim Svoboda, Tequipment Project ManagerHeatherTilton, Farmingdale, Culinary Academy of LI Marketing Rep, Christina Loggia, GoodHeart- Willcox Plublisher, NY Sales Rep. John Marconi, Tinley Park IL, Cabot Creamery Cooperative, Inc. Montpelier , VT, S.A.N.E., President Marian Wolhafka, Hamilton OH, Glenco McGraw Hill , Sales Rep Jawan Williams, Selden NY, Suffolk Community College Culinary Arts & Hospitality Program, Program Director Richard Freilich, Riverhead.

The Success of the 2008 March Conference held at the Hyatt Regency Wind Watch in Hauppague, New York goes to Deb Quick, Joanne Rizzo, Carol Kirschner, Diane Amato, Lynn Murray & Peg King.

SAVE THE DATE

“Chaos and Children’s Development:
How chaotic environmental settings influence human
development from infancy through adolescence”

A distance learning panel seminar
Tuesday, June 17
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Multiple video downlinks at CCE locations.


Chaos can be defined as:
· unstructured and unpredictable household routines,
· crowding,
· noise, and
· other forms of interruptions of ongoing, daily life.

Learn about the physical components, the social and psychological components, the effect of individual difference among children, and how a chaotic environment influences children’s development from infancy through adolescence. We will also address how macro forces such as culture or socioeconomic status relate to chaos.

Gain ideas for application to education and human service delivery programs with parents, caregivers, and others who are concerned with child well-being.


Panel faculty members are:
Gary Evans, Professor, Design and Environmental Analysis and Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center
Daniel Lichter, Professor, Policy Analysis and Management, and Director, Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center
Elaine Wethington, Associate Professor, Human Development and Co-Director, Cornell Institute for Research on Aging

Panel moderator is:
Rachel Dunifon, Associate Professor, Policy Analysis and Management and Director, Parenting In Context Project

Downlink sites across New York will be at the Cornell Cooperative Extension offices; locations and registration information will be announced shortly.

Updates will be posted on NYSAFCS website www.nysafcs.org

Please add this date to your calendar and plan to attend.

Josephine A. Swanson, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension
Assistant Dean of Extension and Outreach for the College of Human Ecology
186 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
Lauri Whatley, Administrative Assistant, Human Ecology Cooperative Extension
185 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
P/ (607) 255-2247
F/ (607) 255-3794
jas56@cornell.edu
http://www.human.cornell.edu/

2008 LI FACS Professionals Awards

*Any current member of NYSAFCSE may submit a nomination (click here for application)

END OF THE YEAR DINNER

May 15, 2008

Click here to download flyer

*******Tour the Historical Sagtikos Manor April 30th

Arrive at 4:00 1 1/2 hour Tour Starts at 4:15

$5.00 advanced payment is required

contact Cindy Theiss

631-587-6352
cltheiss@verizon.net

March 7
LI FACS Professionals Regional Conference
Hyatt Regency Wind Watch, Hauppauge, NY

click here March 7, 2008 Regional Conference Flyer

Long Island FACS Professionals

Sew ‘N’ Swap and Networking Meeting

John F. Kennedy Middle School
500 Broadway, Bethpage, NY - Room 216

(516) 644-4200

January 16, 2008 4 – 6 PM
A workshop to learn how to make corded fabric bowls, coasters and hot pads and share your ideas for sewing projects

Cost: $10 for materials (make check to LI FACS Professionals)

Space is limited, Reservations required, Members Only
Send checks and reservations to D. Weiner

at JFK Middle School
Please bring sewing projects/ideas and
25 copies of the instructions to share with your colleagues

questions contact:
Diane Weiner
516-681-3145
dweiner@bethpage.ws

Directions:

Take the Seaford-Oyster Bay (135):

From the North: Get off at the Broadway/Bethpage Exit- Make a right at the end of the exit ramp- At the fork, bear left on to Broadway- The school will be up 3 blocks on your left hand side. Room 216

From the South- Get off at the Plainview Road/Plainview exit- Make a left at the end of the exit ramp- At the fork, bear left on to Broadway- The school will be up 3 blocks on your left hand side. Room 216

click here for the November 6, 2007 Childhood Obesity Workshop Flyer info
Election Day Inservice Day-Childhood Obesity

Success of the

End -Of-the-Year Dinner

Goes to Jennifer Bunkley & Beth Glazer & LI FACS Professional members

Congratulations to all 2007 Award recipients

FINALLY **** End -of -the -Year Dinner Photos May 2007

6th annual

Family & Consumer Science

Professional Development Day

IRISH COFFEE PUB

131 Carlton Avenue

East Islip, NY 11730

Irish Coffee Pub

South Woods on TV-On the wcbstv.com video library, you have to find the video. It's called "Syosset Students Learn Table Manners in Etiquette Class". The date is 1/26/07.

Election Day 2006