Here's What's Happening for November-December 2008:

FAMILY BUDGET EDUCATION PROGRAM: Free and confidential. Call (845) 344-1234.

CONSUMER HELPLINE: Addressing all of your home economics questions. Call (845) 344-1234.

GARDEN HELPLINE - 343-0664: Call the Garden Helpline to ask any gardening question you may have. The Helpline is answered “live” by Master Gardeners April - November, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm. At other times, please leave a message. Or e-mail your questions to mghelpline@cornell.edu

PARENTING/CONSUMER HELPLINE: Information, classes and referrals.
Call (845) 344-1234 for a comprehensive list of parenting workshops & teen parenting programs.

NEW YORK STATE SAVES: BUILD WEALTH, NOT DEBT . Visit the America Saves web site www.americasaves.org to get started, or call Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County at 344-1234.

Please call ahead to confirm times & programs.
For details call 845-344-1234 unless otherwise noted.

November-December 2008 Calendar to Download

NOVEMBER

1 -- 4-H Smorgasbord Leader Training. Extension Office Middletown, 8:28 am.

2 -- Horse Riding Level Program.  9 am to finish.  Orange County Park, Rte., 416, Montgomery. Sign up due Oct. 14.

2 -- 4-H Goat Club Meeting, 8pm at Extension office, 18 Seward Ave., 3rd floor.

3 -- Living With Your Teen:  Enjoying and surviving the challenge.  (Class 3 of 3)

3 -- Advancing Youth Development Training.  AYD training for direct service youth development professionals working with higher risk youth and families.  Mondays 9 am-3 pm, October 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10 - $70.00 per person.  Newburgh Recreation Department Activity Center, 401 Washington Street, Newburgh.  For info. call Jerome Christie.

4 -- 4-H Dairy Bowl/Challenge Practice.  7 pm.

4 -- Relatives as Parents Program Coffee and Conversation.  A mutual support group (for grandparents and relative caregivers) meets the first Tues. of every month from 6:30-8 pm.  Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County, 18 Seward Ave., 3rd floor, Middletown, NY.  Free childcare and 4-H youth program is available with pre registration. For more information call Brenda Reynolds. RAPP 4-H Club to meet 6:30 pm to 8 pm.

5 -- Strengthening Families. Monroe Woodbury.  (Class 4 of 7)

5 -- Discipline is NOT a Dirty Word. Chester Academy.  (Class 3 of 4)

5 -- Holiday Entertaining Workshop: Home for the Holidays.  7 - 9 pm at Orange Ulster BOCES, Goshen, NY.  Cost is $20 per person, $18 per person if subscribed to Gardening in Orange County.  Registration deadline is10/31/08

More information or  to register, call or email cah94@cornell.edu.

6 -- Strengthening Families. Pine Bush. (Class 4 of 7)

6 -- Relatives as Parents Program Coffee and Conversation.  A mutual support group (for grandparents and relative caregivers) meets the first Thurs. of every month at Central Valley Elementary School Library, School Library, Rte. 32, Central Valley, NY (across from Woodbury Common) from 6:30-8 pm.  Free childcare and 4-H youth program is available with pre registration.  For more info. all Brenda Reynolds. RAPP 4-H Club to meet 6:30 pm to 8 pm.

6 -- Ag District Law and the Agricultural Assessment Program.  3 - 5:30 pm or 7 - 9:30 pm at the Emergency Services Center, Goshen, NY.  Seminar for Municipal officials and farmland owners. No cost for this program, but registration is required.  For more information or to register, please call or email cah94@cornell.edu.

8 -- Horse Fun Day Standardbred Clinic.  North Wind Horse Farm, Wallkill, 9 am-2 pm.  Must be paid for in advance (60 participants, first 60 to pay will qualify to go). 

8 -- Alternative Energy Forum.  1 - 4 pm at Mount St. Mary College Hudson Hall Auditorium, Newburgh, NY.  Topics include solar, wind, hydro, and bio-mass.  For more info. or to register, call or email cah94@cornell.edu.

10 -- Gripe and Wine.  Round table discussion for Equine Facility Owners.  Baldwin Vineyards, Pine Bush, NY.  For more information call or email cah94@cornell.edu.

10 -- Advancing Youth Development Training.  AYD training for direct service youth development professionals working with higher risk youth and families.  Mondays 9 am-3 pm, October 20, 27, Nov. 3, 10 - $70.00 per person.  Newburgh Recreation Department Activity Center, 401 Washington Street, Newburgh.  For info. call Jerome Christie.

11 -- Office Closed: Veteran’s Day

11 -- Leader & Jr. Leaders Meeting, 7:27pm, , Miiddletown. Office will be open for meeting only.

12 -- Discipline is NOT a Dirty Word . Chester Academy.  (Class 4 of 4)

12 -- Strengthening Families. Monroe Woodbury.  (Class 5 of 7)

13 -- Strengthening Families. Pine Bush.  (Class 5 of 7)

14 -- 4-H Leaders Banquet. Town of Wallkill Golf Club, 6:30 pm.  Cost is $16i f leader,  $32 if not.

18 -- 4-H Dairy Bowl/Challenge Practice.  7 pm.

18 -- Relatives as Parents Program Coffee and Conversation.  A mutual support group (for grandparents and relative caregivers) meets the second Tues. of every month at Independent Living, 5 Washington Terr., Newburgh, NY from 6:30-8 pm. Free childcare and 4-H youth program is available with pre- registration.  Call Brenda Reynolds.  RAPP 4-H Club to meet 6:30-  8 pm.

19 -- Strengthening Families:  Monroe Woodbury.  (Class 6 of 7)

19 -- Greenhouse Management Program.  For vegetable crop and transplant production.  Organic growers too!  9 am to 4 pm at CCE Orange County, Middletown, NY.  For more information or  to register call or email cah94@cornell.edu.

20  -- Strengthening Families:  Pine Bush.  (Class 6 of 7)

20 -- NYS DEC Pesticide Certification CORE/Category Exams.  9:30 am to 1 pm.  Reservations required.Call Extension office.

24 -- Board of Director’s Meeting.  7:30 pm at the Cornell Cooperative Extension office in Middletown, NY. 

24 -- Produced in NY Presentations, 9am-12noon, 4-H office, Middletown.  Please call Pam Castro with any questions about food preparation and recipe choices or attend the Public Presentations training at Smorgasbord on Nov. 1st.

29 -- Long Term Care Insurance "101" Workshops.  A one hour workshop will be held from 1 - 2 pm and repeated from 3 - 4 pm in the Legislative Chambers at the Orange County Government Building in Goshen.  The session is free, but pre-registration is required as space is limited.  For more info. please call Christina.

27-28 -- Office Closed: Thanksgiving Holiday

DECEMBER

1 -- Annual Meeting.  Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County will have their Annual Meeting at Kuhl's Highland House, Middletown, NY.  Social Hour is 6 pm and the meeting starts at 7 pm.  For more information call 845-344-1234 or visit cce.cornell.edu/orange.

2 -- Relatives as Parents Program Coffee andConversation.  A mutual support group (for grandparents and relative caregivers) meets the first Tues. of every month from 6:30-8:00 pm.  Cornell University Cooperative Extension Orange County, 18 Seward Ave., Suite 300, (third floor) Middletown, NY.  Free childcare and 4-H youth program is available with pre-registration.  For more information call Brenda Reynolds. RAPP 4-H Club to meet 6:30 - 8:00 pm.

3 -- Perennials Conference 2008.  Villa Borghese, Wappingers Falls, NY.  For more information call 845-344-1234 or visit cce.cornell.edu/orange.

3 -- Strengthening Families:  Monroe Woodbury.  (Class 7 of 7)

4  -- Strengthening Families:  Pine Bush.  (Class 7 of 7)

4 -- Creating Holiday Wreaths and Tabletop Trees.  New this year: two sessions!  Choose from 10 am to 12 noon or 7 pm to 9 pm.  Cost is $35 per person, with a 10% discount for Gardening in Orange County subscribers.   Space is limited and registration is required.  For more info. call or visit cce.cornell.edu/orange.

4 -- Relatives as Parents Program Coffee and Conversation.  A mutual support group (for grandparents and relative caregivers) meets the first Thursday of every month at Central Valley Elementary School Library, School Library, Route 32, Central Valley, NY (across from Woodbury Common) from 6:30-8:00 pm.  Free childcare and 4-H youth program is available with pre registration.  For more information call Brenda Reynolds. RAPP 4-H Club to meet 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

6 -- The RAPP Holiday Party at Webb-Horton Presbyterian Church from 1 - 4 pm.  Pre-registration is required.  Contact RAPP Coordinator, Brenda Reynolds, for details.

9 -- Relatives as Parents Program Coffee and Conversation.  A mutual support group (for grandparents and relative caregivers) meets the second Tuesday of every month at Independent Living, 5 Washington Terrace, Newburgh, NY from 6:30-8:00 pm. Free childcare and 4-H youth program is available with pre registration.  Call Brenda Reynolds. RAPP 4-H Club to meet 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.

12 -- 4-H Holiday Astromony Spectacular!, 7pm at NFA Planetarium.  Reserve early, as seats are limited & interest is high.  Cost: $5 per adult, $3 per child 12 and younger.  Reservations due no later than 12/1/08.  Any questions please call Ingrid at 344-1234

12 -- Long Term Care Insurance "101" Workshops.  A one hour workshop will be held from 1 - 2 pm and repeated from 3 - 4 pm in the Legislative Chambers at the Orange County Government Building in Goshen.  The session is free, but pre-registration is required as space is limited.  For more information please call Christina.

24 -- Office Closed 1/2 day for Christmas Eve

25, 26 -- Office Closed: Christmas

ESNY (Eat Smart New York) and EFNEP (Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program) nutrition classes are provided to families receiving or applying for food stamps or for limited resource families with young children.  Please call Darlene or Debbie to see if you qualify for either of these free programs.

Stepping Stones for School Success:  Getting Ready for Kindergarten:  This program offers a 2 session workshop series for parents of pre-school children from the Minisink, Pine Bush and /or Port Jervis school districts.  There is no charge for this program as funding has been generously provided by the Partners for Children, Youth and Families Initiative.  Call office for specific site dates and times.

Updated: November 5, 2008