I am a member of the Oklahoma Home and Community Education Club in our county. I decided about 15 years ago to join for the sake of learning old-fashioned homemaking skills to teach our older daughters who were 6 and 7 years old at the time. Our local 4-H clubs tend to focus more on livestock and meat judging in our area and it has always been important to me that our girls know Homemaking. While livestock and meat judging could prove useful, I didn't feel it was well rounded enough. What few cooking classes are offered in our area tend to use processed ingredients, rather than cooking from scratch. I was also still having babies at that time, so traveling for competitions wasn't a good option. I really believe our family has benefitted from my membership, though many years of bedrest and teething babies did cause my participation to be sporadic. Our oldest has been a member for a few years now and enjoys the meetings as much as I do.
There are two clubs in our county and each year they compete against each other at the County Fair with some themed booths and homemade items. Usually the exhibits have something to do with the state theme of the year and some of the lessons we learned at our monthly meetings. Last year one of the exhibits was to be a Girlfriends themed party place setting with table decorations, menu, and itinerary. The lady in our group who took on this exhibit came up with the CUTEST idea! This party is special!
There are two clubs in our county and each year they compete against each other at the County Fair with some themed booths and homemade items. Usually the exhibits have something to do with the state theme of the year and some of the lessons we learned at our monthly meetings. Last year one of the exhibits was to be a Girlfriends themed party place setting with table decorations, menu, and itinerary. The lady in our group who took on this exhibit came up with the CUTEST idea! This party is special!