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Butler County Homemakers' President Tammy Alford, member Sherry Johnson, and Tracy Thronton, the Family & Consumer Science Agent for Butler County, presented Morgantown Mayor Billy Phelps and Butler County Judge-Executive Tim Flener with a check to represent the volunteer hours of the Butler County Homemakers. There are currently four homemakers 'clubs in Butler County: Dexterville, Aunt Jane's, Midway, and the mailbox club.

The 55 combined homemakers volunteered 10,330 hours in their community, at $28.54 per hour, which equals $293,962.00. The rate is determined by the Kentucky Homemakers' office.

"We only wish this check was real, but it is important to recognize these voluteer hours," said Thronton.

In December, Tracy Thornton marks her 28th year, making her the longest serving Family & Consumer Science Agent in Butler County.

Judge Flener and Mayor Phelps signed a proclamation declaring October 10th through the 16th Kentucky Extention Homeakers' Week in Butler County.

Proclamation:

Whereas, The Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association, Inc. has more than 10,700 members in more than 720 clubs throughout the Commonwealth; and

Whereas, This organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life for families and communities through education, leadership development, and volunteer service; and

Whereas, The organization has worked to achieve this mission for 89 years, providing service in communities across Kentucky; and

Whereas, This organization continues to endeavor to strengthen, develop, coordinate, and extend adult education in Family & Consumer Sciences in cooperation with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service; and

Whereas, The 55 members of the Butler County Extension Homemakers Association completed more than 10,300 hours of volunteer service in 2020-2021.

Now, therefore, I, Judge Executive Tim Flener, and Mayor Billy Phelps of Butler County/City of Morgantown do hereby proclaim October 10^th to 16^th, 2021 as Kentucky Extension Homemakers Week and urge all citizens to participate in Extension Homemakers activities in their communities. 

Signed in Morgantown, this 11^th day of October, in the year of our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-One. 

There will be a Homemakers' Quilt Show on Saturday, October 16 from 10-2 at the Butler County Extention Office.