4-H Achievement Day Sunday, September 24, 2023 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Hemlock Fairgrounds, 7370 Fair Street , Hemlock, NY 14466 Join us in celebrating the many wonderful accomplishments of your fellow members and volunteers during the past 4-H year. Door prizes drawn throughout the event. AVAILABLE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION - Premium Checks, Re-enrollment Packets, Project Records, Summary Books, and Fall Fundraiser packets Free Jennifer Schwab, jls669@cornell.edu, 585-991-5439 ========================================= Hot Water Bath Canning Workshop Monday, September 25, 2023 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Keshequa High School, 13 Mill Street , Nunda, NY 14517 Hot Water Bath Canning Workshop For Adults --- Learn how to preserve produce using safe techniques for canning. Workshop will cover hot water bath canning for those looking to preserve fruits, jams, jellies, salsas, most tomatoes, pickles, relishes, and chutneys! Learn to make salsa in this fun and informative session!Contact Colleen Therrien at 585-991-5437 or cdt63@cornell.edu to register. Program will take place in Room 1158. Free; pre-registration required Colleen Therrien, cdt63@cornell.edu, 585-991-5437 ========================================= Parents Apart: Assisting Parents & Children Through Divorce or Separation Tuesday, September 26, 2023 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Online Event Divorced or separated? Struggling to co-parent your children? Worried that the conflict is affecting your children? We can help! Step-parents and significant others are encouraged to participate too! Communication & negotiation skills to promote co-parenting Conflict reduction techniquesLegal terms, options and resourcesProtecting your children from traumaBuilding a co-parenting or parallel parenting relationshipFree online book and Certificate of Completion. This course is accepted by local & family courts.This program consists of 3 two-hour webinars – participants must complete all sessions for a certificate of completion. Cost: $50/person.Register here for tall 11am sessionsRegister here for all 6pm sessions $50/person DeAnna Croteau, dlc292@cornell.edu, 585-991-5431 ========================================= Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, September 26, 2023 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm CCE-Livingston County, 3 Murray Hill Drive , Mount Morris, New York 14510 The CCE-Livingston Board of Directors usually meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at our offices on 3 Murray Hill Drive in Mount Morris. Meetings begin at 5:30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend.The July meeting usually takes place at the Hemlock Fairgrounds and NOT at the CCE-Livingston office. The November and December meetings are subject to change. FREE! All are welcomed! ========================================= Parents Apart: Assisting Parents & Children Through Divorce or Separation Tuesday, September 26, 2023 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Online Event Divorced or separated? Struggling to co-parent your children? Worried that the conflict is affecting your children? We can help! Step-parents and significant others are encouraged to participate too! Communication & negotiation skills to promote co-parenting Conflict reduction techniquesLegal terms, options and resourcesProtecting your children from traumaBuilding a co-parenting or parallel parenting relationshipFree online book and Certificate of Completion. This course is accepted by local & family courts.This program consists of 3 two-hour webinars – participants must complete all sessions for a certificate of completion. Cost: $50/person.Register here for tall 11am sessionsRegister here for all 6pm sessions $50/person DeAnna Croteau, dlc292@cornell.edu, 585-991-5431 ========================================= Canning & Dehydrating Class Saturday, September 30, 2023 9:00 am - 1:00 pm CCE-Livingston County, 3 Murray Hill Drive , Mount Morris, New York 14510 ALL ABOUT APPLES!Free and open to the public. Class size limited to 10 people. Call Colleen to register at 585-991-5437 or email cdt63@cornell.edu. Free Colleen Therrien, cdt63@cornell.edu, 585-991-5437 ========================================= CCE Livingston County CLOSED! Monday, October 9, 2023 8:00 am - 4:00 pm CCE-Livingston County, 3 Murray Hill Drive , Mount Morris, New York 14510 The CCE-Livingston County office will be closed on October 9th for the holiday. ========================================= Car Seat Check - Dansville Saturday, October 14, 2023 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Noyes Memorial Hospital, 111 Clara Barton Street , Dansville, NY 14437 Statistics have shown that nearly 90% of car seats may be used or installed incorrectly. Attend a Child Passenger Safety Seat Check event where nationally certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians provide parents and caregivers with one-on-one, hands-on training and education in the proper use of their child’s safety seat. Learn whether you have selected the proper restraint for your child and if it is properly used and installed. Parents/Caregivers will also be provided with education regarding how and when to safely transition their child into the next stage of safety restraint. Monthly events are scheduled at various locations across Livingston County and parents/caregivers are encouraged to bring their child/ren with them to the inspection. Events are free and open to the public.NOTE: Parents/caregivers seeking assistance in obtaining a child safety seat through our low-income distribution program should contact Barb Sturm at the CCE Livingston office to schedule an appointment. To qualify for assistance, individuals/families must meet income guidelines for public assistance programs (i.e. SNAP, WIC or Medicaid) and be a resident of Livingston County. Proof of income is required. Appointments will take 60-90 minutes and the child must be present to receive a seat. Expectant mothers seeking assistance must be in their last trimester of pregnancy. Open to the public Barbara Sturm, bbs28@cornell.edu, 585-991-5432 ========================================= 4-H Program Interest Session Thursday, October 19, 2023 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Livingston County Conference Center, 1 Murray Hill Drive (Behind Liv. Cty. Auditorium) , Mt. Morris, NY 14510 Interested in signing your child(ren) up for Livingston County 4-H? Find out more about all of the hands-on learning opportunities that the Livingston County 4-H Program has to offer. Join 4-H Staff for an information night and learn how you can join the 4-H Discovery Club!Join in person or virtually. Visit https://tinyurl.com/4Hinfonight to register.For more information, contact Jenn Schwab at jls669@cornell.edu. Free and open to the public Jennifer Schwab, jls669@cornell.edu, 585-991-5439 ========================================= Saving Our Seeds; Saving Ourselves Tuesday, October 24, 2023 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Livingston County Conference Center, 1 Murray Hill Drive (Behind Liv. Cty. Auditorium) , Mt. Morris, NY 14510 Speaker: Petra Page-Mann, Fruition SeedsWhat if our gardens grow us more than we grow them? What if seeds save us, even as we save them each season? Come learn the easiest seeds to save alongside an invitation to cultivate so much more than carrots - amplifying the beauty and abundance of us all for generations to come. Petra is a Finger Lakes native growing and regionally adapting hundreds of varieties for four decades.Free and open to the public. Interested in attending? Register at https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/SavingOurSeedsSavingO... Free; open to the public Ken Estes Jr., kge7@cornell.edu, 585-991-5446 Registration: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/SavingOurSeedsSavingOurselves_224 ========================================= Board of Directors Meeting Tuesday, October 24, 2023 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm CCE-Livingston County, 3 Murray Hill Drive , Mount Morris, New York 14510 The CCE-Livingston Board of Directors usually meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at our offices on 3 Murray Hill Drive in Mount Morris. Meetings begin at 5:30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend.The July meeting usually takes place at the Hemlock Fairgrounds and NOT at the CCE-Livingston office. The November and December meetings are subject to change. FREE! All are welcomed! ========================================= CCE Livingston County CLOSED! Friday, November 10, 2023 8:00 am - 4:00 pm CCE-Livingston County, 3 Murray Hill Drive , Mount Morris, New York 14510 The CCE-Livingston County office will be closed on October 9th for the holiday. ========================================= CCE Livingston County CLOSED! Thursday, November 23, 2023 8:00 am - 4:00 pm CCE-Livingston County, 3 Murray Hill Drive , Mount Morris, New York 14510 The CCE-Livingston County office will be closed on October 9th for the holiday. ========================================= CCE Livingston County CLOSED! Friday, November 24, 2023 8:00 am - 4:00 pm CCE-Livingston County, 3 Murray Hill Drive , Mount Morris, New York 14510 The CCE-Livingston County office will be closed on October 9th for the holiday. ========================================= CCE Livingston County CLOSED! Monday, December 25, 2023 8:00 am - 4:00 pm CCE-Livingston County, 3 Murray Hill Drive , Mount Morris, New York 14510 The CCE-Livingston County office will be closed on October 9th for the holiday. =========================================