each team member knows his/her

role while supporting the other parts in

fulfi lling their roles. These comments

came as a result of successful whole

team performance while understand-

ing that each member of the team is

accountable to others.

My focus this year as the 2011-12

AAFCS president has been to encour-

age us to move forward together col-

lectively as family and consumer sci-

ences professionals. Approaches can

be different to building capacity and

cultivating high-performance teams,

but cultivating high-performance

teams is an important consideration of

all, including our student units, affi li-

ates, committees, communities, and

related organizations.

Below are some personal observations

of high-performance team character-

istics:

1. Each team member recognizes

the value of others.

2. Each member understands the

goal, knows his/her role, and

holds each member accountable

to fulfi lling his/her commitments.

Have you ever

watched a high-

performance team

work? We have

plenty of opportu-

nities through the

American

Association of

Family & Con-

sumer Sciences

(AAFCS). In October, I participated

with an impressive group of leaders

as they worked together addressing

the breadth of our association and

discussing program outcomes and

impactful messages. This group of

leaders was our affi liate presidents

and other leaders who were fully en-

gaged in the Leadership Conference

in Indianapolis.

Take a moment to imagine the high

rate of return on our projects if we

were to invest in cultivating high-per-

formance teams. Successful projects

result when individuals understand

the importance of being part of high-

performance teams. They under-

stand that even though the ability to

achieve effective results begins with

the individual; the zenith of excellence

lies in interdependence. True success

comes from collaborating and working

effectively with others.

In another recent experience with a

family and consumer sciences honor-

ary group consisting of high-perfor-

mance team members, one member

referred to her work as a “well-oiled

machine.” This is a scenario where

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Featured Items in this Issue

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3. The distribution of work through

delegation is a priority.

4. Transparency and trustworthiness

are paramount.

5. Brave and passionate attitude is

evident.

6. The practice of Mahatma Gandhi’s

philosophy, “We must become

the change we want to see” is

embraced.

Gandhi’s philosophy and practice led

the Indian people to independence

from British rule in 1947. It is an inspir-

ing quote for us all as we consider the

change we want to see. This quote will

help us to not only develop personally,

but also to be brave and passionate

when we go about our individual lives

and work collectively as family and

consumer sciences professionals.

I look forward to working together to

“cultivate high-performance teams”

and create positive outcomes for

AAFCS and the fi eld of family and

consumer sciences!

Susan Shockey,

CFCS, President

Looking for a holiday gift for a family and consumer sciences colleague or student?

Here are just a few popular

items from AAFCS:

See our full product line at

www.aafcs.org/Resources/

Store.asp.

To place an order, complete the order form posted in the Store or call 1-800-424-8080.

Affi liate Representatives Needed: ESAE is looking for an

AAFCS member from each affi liate

who would be designated to become

your offi cial representative to the

ESAE Community. Nominate, ap-

point, elect, or coerce a member to

represent your affi liate. Send your

affi liate representative’s name to

an ESAE Co-Leader: jane.steiner@

southmont.k12.in.us or sbaillie@

burgettstown.k12.pa.us.

Congratulations to Our Kindle™ Winner!

AAFCS would like

to thank Beverley

F. Hammond of the

Tennessee Affi liate for

updating the supple-

mentary fi elds of her

member profi le; by

doing so, she was an

entrant and the lucky winner in our

latest drawing for an Amazon

Kindle™!

Beverley, a licensed dietician, retired

in August. Most recently, she’d

worked as a consumer scientist in

the household appliance industry.

An AAFCS member since 1971, she

is a graduate of the University of

Illinois, the University of Texas at Aus-

tin, and the University of Tennessee.

In addition to AAFCS, Beverley is

most involved with these organi-

zations: Kappa Omicron Nu, the

American Dietetic Association, and

the Association of Home Equipment

Educators.

Thank you, Beverley, for updating

your profi le and allowing AAFCS to

learn more about our members!

AAFCSCommunity CornerESAE Curriculum Showcase The application to participate in the

Community of Elementary, Sec-

ondary, & Adult Education (ESAE)

Curriculum Showcase at the AAFCS

103rd Annual Conference & Expo

is posted online at www.aafcs.org/

res/12_AC/ESAE_CFP_12.doc. This

is a marvelous way to share the best

and brightest curriculum ideas with

other educators. Please share your

curriculum updates and successes.

To be listed in the program book,

submit your application by March 15.

Teacher of the Year Award Each affi liate organization can

submit one name to AAFCS to be

considered for the Teacher of the

Year Award. Yes, the paperwork is

somewhat time consuming, but the

rewards far exceed the work. Please

allow your affi liate to submit your

name for national consideration.

Information about the award will be

posted online in December at www.

aafcs.org/Recognition. We would like

to have a TOY affi liate winner from

every state!

ESAE Membership Incentive for College Juniors/Seniors and First or Second-Year Teachers ESAE is offering a one-year FREE

AAFCS MEMBERSHIP to fi ve people

in each category. The easy, three-

part application is online here: www.

aafcs.org/res/communities/2012_

Incentive_application.doc. Spread

the word among your network and

help build our membership!

Applications are due by March 1, 2012.

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The AAFCS Nominating Commit-

tee is actively seeking members

who wish to serve on the Board

of Directors or on the Nominating

Committee. The positions for the

January 2013 election are:

President-Elect 2013-2014

Director-at-Large 2013-2015

Director-at-Large 2013-2016

Additional National Leadership Positions:

Nominating Committee 2013-2015

(one position for former Board

member and one position for Ac-

tive, Ellen Richards Sustaining,

New Professional, or Emeritus

members)

If you would like to be a candi-

date, please contact Nominating

Committee Chair Janet Valente at

jvalente@uga.edu or AAFCS Gov-

ernance Manager Roxana Marissa

Ayona at RAyona@aafcs.org or

703-706-4608.

Nominate Your Peers for AAFCS Leadership!

2012 Election Candidates

Peggy Wild, CFCS Kay Wilder, CFCS Shirley Hymon-Parker Margaret Viebrock, CFCS Donna Graham Jacqueline Holland, CFCS Jacquelyn Ogden Sharon Turini-Kent

$10.00

$20.00

$15.00

Parliamentary Pointers: Review of Bylaws

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By Janice Strand, Past Chair,

AAFCS Bylaws and Policy and

Procedure Committee,

Professional Registered

Parliamentarian

All AAFCS affi liates have been

advised to review their affi liate

bylaws and make amendments

or revisions as needed. Robert’s

Rules of Order Newly Revised,

10th Edition lists the following arti-

cles to be included in bylaws:

• Article I, Name

• Article II, Object or Purpose

• Article III, Members (this is the

article that would be changed

to include the new category)

• Article IV, Offi cers (includes

offi cers and duties, nomina-

tion procedure, election time

and procedures, term of

offi ce, and offi ce holding

limitations)

• Article V, Meetings (includes

regular, annual, special meet-

ings, and quorum)

• Article VI, Executive Board

or Committee (includes board

composition, duties and

powers, and meetings)

• Article VII, Committees (lists

standing committees with the

composition and duties of

each, and special committees

to be appointed)

• Article VIII, Parliamentary

Authority (the latest edition of

Robert’s Rules, for most non-

profi t organizations)

• Article IX, Amendment of

Bylaws

Other articles may be added to

serve the needs of each organiza-

tion. Care should be taken to see

that the bylaws include information

that is not easily changed. Bylaws

are usually amended with a two-

thirds vote after notice has been

given.

In preparation for the Nomi-nations and Elections Work-shop offered in June at the AAFCS Conference, a review was made of affi liate bylaws that were on affi liate web-sites. It was found that some

affi liate bylaws did not address the

nomination procedure clearly…..or

the election procedure. If an affi li-

ate would like assistance with this

or any other section of the bylaws,

feel free to contact the AAFCS

Bylaws and Policy and Procedure

Committee.

If there is a topic that you would like to have covered in this column, please email

Jan at jan_str@msn.com or Gregg

McCullough, BPPC chair, at

betspetcfcs@yahoo.com.

Encyclopedia of Consumer Safety - Confi rm Your Participation by Dec. 15!

ABC-CLIO, one of the top, award-

winning reference publishers, is

looking for editors of a new En-

cyclopedia of Consumer Safety.

It will be a 2-volume set of over

330,000 words and will comprise

A-Z entries on nationally relevant

consumer-related topics, current

events, case studies, organiza-

tions, coalitions, key persons, and

more. This encyclopedia is the

fi rst of its kind in the fi eld and will

provide greater exposure of con-

sumer safety and protection to its

intended audience, including ref-

erence librarians, researchers, and

high-school and college students

nationwide. It will be available in

both hard copy and as an e-book.

Recognition

• Recognition for your contribu-

tion includes the following:

• Your name in the contribution

list

• Your name associated with

your entry

• Your name among a select

group of other experts and

distinguished leaders and

scholars in the fi eld

Compensation

You will be compensated for your

time and effort via a complimen-

tary two-volume set of the printed

version of the encyclopedia.

Timeframe

We would need to confi m your

participation by December 15, 2011, and your entries would

be due on or before March, 31, 2012.

If you are interested, please

contact Wendy Reiboldt,

reiboldt@csulb.edu, or Melanie Horn

Mallers, mhornmallers@fullerton.

edu, and we will send you the

submission guidelines and more

details about the entries that fall

under your purview. This will in-

clude a list of headwords and sug-

gested word counts. After receiv-

ing the list of topics, if you know of

related topics not listed and would

like to suggest them as additions,

please let us know.

Thank you for your time and

consideration.

Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ Online Challenge Just in time to rescue failed New

Year’s resolutions to improve

health and personal fi nances, the

Cooperative Extension system is

launching an online Small Steps to

Health and Wealth™ (SSHW) Chal-

lenge called “Winter 2012 SSHW

Challenge.” This free six-week

program, open to anyone who

enrolls online, will be held from

Sunday, January 15, through Sat-

urday, February 25, 2012. Prizes

will be awarded for participants

who report the highest point totals.

To sign up for the SSHW Chal-

lenge, follow the “Challenges” link

on the Small Steps to Health and

Wealth™ website at http://njaes.

rutgers.edu/sshw/. Set up a user

name and password and down-

load a simple one-page user’s

guide with instructions about how

to proceed. Enroll in the challenge

titled, “Winter 2012 SSHW Chal-

lenge.”

The SSHW Challenge is part

of Small Steps to Health and

Wealth™, a national Cooperative

Extension program developed to

motivate Americans to take ac-

tion to simultaneously improve

their health and personal fi nances.

SSHW was built around a frame-

work of 25 research-based behav-

ior change strategies. The Chal-

lenge was originally developed in

a “paper and pencil” format with

printed worksheets and is now

available online.

It has been well documented that,

when people monitor their behav-

ior and measure their how they’re

doing, they are often inspired to do

better and achieve positive results.

Participants in a SSHW Chal-

lenge are “on their honor” to report

their activities accurately. If they

“cheat” on reporting their points,

they are only cheating themselves

by not following the recommended

daily practices.

The SSHW Challenge is based

on the performance of ten rec-

ommended practices on a daily

basis: fi ve that involve health

and nutrition and fi ve that involve

fi nancial management. Ten points

are given for performing each

one for a maximum of 700 points

per week and 4,200 points for the

entire challenge. “The Challenge

is a great way to convert ambitious

New Year’s resolutions, like los-

ing weight and saving money, into

daily action steps,” notes Dr. Bar-

bara O’Neill, Extension specialist

in fi nancial resource management

for Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

The fi ve daily health and nutrition

practices are: eat at least 4 cups

of fruits and vegetables; get at

least 30 minutes of physical activ-

ity; drink water or unsweetened

beverages instead of sugar-sweet-

ened beverages; eat at least two

servings of whole grain foods; and

learn something new about health

and nutrition.

The fi ve daily fi nancial manage-

ment practices included in the

SSHW Challenge are: save a

$1 bill (or more) and/or pocket

change; invest $5 or more per day

(including automated retirement

savings plan deposits); track mon-

ey spent throughout the day; eat

lunch prepared at home; and learn

something new about personal

fi nance. The latter activity, for

both health and personal fi nances,

can be accomplished by visiting

websites, attending seminars, or

by reading, listening to, or viewing

media reports.

Winter 2012 SSHW Challenge

participants will have an oppor-

tunity to replace one daily health

activity and one daily personal

fi nance activity with unique daily

personal challenges of their own.

“Providing some adaptation of the

traditional SSHW Challenge format

will make the Challenge more “per-

sonal” for participants and give

them an opportunity to practice

new behaviors if they are already

doing all of the 10 pre-selected

activities,” explained Dr. O’Neill.

As participants enter their per-

sonal data, they will see their point

totals for each day of the week

and for each of the ten activities

described above. They’ll also see

a bar graph that compares their

personal progress to the average

scores of everyone else participat-

ing in the Challenge. Daily mo-

tivational messages will also be

provided to participants. Paper

tracking forms can be downloaded

to keep track of daily activities until

they are entered online.

Doing even one of the ten recom-

mended daily practices is a great

way to get started on the path to

better health and improved fi -

nancial security. The more SSHW

Challenge activities that are

performed by participants, the

better. To sign up for “Winter 2012

SSHW Challenge” visit http://njaes.

rutgers.edu/sshw/.

2012 AAFCS Award, Fellowship, Scholarship, and Grant Opportunities

The FACS - December 2011 7

Welcome, New AAFCS Members!AAFCS is excited to welcome new members who joined September

1- October 31. Connect with members nationwide by using the online

Membership Directory at www.aafcs.org/Membership/FindMember.asp.

ARKANSAS

Rebekah Lindsey, Student

ALABAMA

Marjorie Nyree Dawn Harper,

Student

CALIFORNIA

Laura Marie Kuras, Student

GEORGIA

Marie M. Botkin, Active

Joan Koonce, Active

IDAHO

Rosemary Bullough, Active

Katie Hibbard, Student

Sandra Lynn Lewis, Student

ILLINOIS

Nicole Ackerman, Student

Kaylea Megan Chomko,

Student

Amy Lynn Dee, Student

Michon R. Dersien, Active

Solomohn Nallshi Ennis-

Klyczek, Student

Carla S. Honselman, Active

Erica Jenkins, Student

Dani Martin, Student

Antonia Nyamba Ofosu,

Student

Sarah Peek, Student

Katie Lynn Steelman, Student

Jill Welsh, Active

INDIANA

Michelle Anthony, Student

Kaitlin Aubrey, Student

Cassia Gass, Student

Jessica Kerns, Student

Leila Lemcharfi , Student

Riley Lerch, Student

Kristen Linenberg, Student

Maren Lyngso, Student

Ellie M. Mobley, Student

Michelle E. Rexing, Student

Amanda Salomon, Student

Pam Stigall, Active

Danielle Stine

Jillian Yanos, Student

LOUISIANA

Amy Moeller Yates, Active

MAINE

Victoria Lee, Active

MARYLAND

Natasha Leak, Student

Ann F. Price-Davis, Active

MINNESOTA

Jackie Getting, Active

Jonathon Heischberg,

Student

Katherine Marie Mondry,

Student

Nicole Sikkema, Student

MISSISSIPPI

Michael E. Newman, Active

Virgie Prichett, Active

MISSOURI

Mary Beth Ohlms, Active

NEBRASKA

Patricia Kassmeier, Active

NEW MEXICO

Melisa Danho, Student

NEW YORK

Joyce I. Weinberg, Active

NORTH DAKOTA

Nicki Pedeliski, Student

OHIO

Cheryl Chapman, Active

OKLAHOMA

Brooke Kusch, Active

Micheal Rowley, Student

Donna Smith, Active

Victoria Stewart, Student

Susan Thompson, Active

OREGON

Briana Dannen, Active

Micki Vanderberg, Active

Travel Issues, Impact of Media on

Obesity (e.g., ads, biggest loser),

Resources and Support Groups

(for obese people of all ages).

In addition, please feel free to

suggest topic areas we may have

omitted!

Please send the information re-

quested to Team Leaders Marilyn

Swierk (msinnovate@aol.com) and

Mary Behrendt (bkehece@sd6.

k12.mt.us) as soon as possible.

Also, let us know if you would like

to be part of or assist our leader-

ship team!

Thanks so much for your assis-

tance and continued participation

in taking take family and consumer

sciences skills and expertise “to

the streets.”

2011-12 Student Unit Service Project

The Student Unit Service Project

for the 2011-12 year is here! Since

2001, the Pajama Program, a

501(c)(3) charity, has been provid-

ing new pajamas to needy children

across the country. The program

serves children living in group

homes and shelters. Most have

never enjoyed the simple comfort

of having a parent tuck them in at

bedtime with warm, clean, paja-

mas. Explains Pajama Program

founder Genevieve Piturro, “Emo-

tionally, pajamas are a hug for

children who feel lost and alone.”

The Student Unit will hold a PJ

drive at the 103rd Annual Confer-

ence & Expo in Indianapolis next

June, so watch for more details

on the specifi cs via email and on

the Student Unit Facebook page.

And, visit www.pajamaprogram.

org for more information about the

program and how you can help in

your community!

6 The FACS - December 2011

AnnouncementsTeachers—Record Your Stories Through StoryCorps

StoryCorps announced the Nation-

al Teacher Initiative on September

19, 2011, at the White House. This

national oral history project wants

to celebrate at least 625 public

school teachers and give atten-

tion and honor to teachers. The

interviews are to be conservations

between two people—teacher

and student (past or present), two

teachers, teacher and family mem-

ber, etc.

Let’s represent family and con-

sumer sciences (FCS) teachers

and share experiences from the

past to the present including stu-

dents preparing to teach FCS.

Interview questions for guidance

can be found at http://storycorps.

org/initiatives/national-teachers-

initiative/question-list/. Interviews

can be scheduled at StoryBooth

locations (http://storycorps.org/

your-community/storybooth/) or

at the MobileBooth when in your

area (http://storycorps.org/record-

your-story/locations/) or call 800-

850-4406. Interview your favorite

FCS teacher, FCS colleague, your

daughter or niece—let’s include

the FCS story in this oral history

project.

Free Healthy Eating and Nutrition Resource

Educators are encouraged to

check out Teens Eat Right pro-

gram, developed by the SCAN

Dietetic Practice Group (Sports,

Cardiovascular and Wellness Nu-

trition) of the American Dietetic As-

sociation. It is a free lesson plan

on healthy eating and nutrition.

Visit www.scandpg.org to

download and feel free to share

the link with other educators!

Call for 2012 Jurors!

Interested in being a juror for an award, grant, fellowship, or schol-arship? A juror must be a current AAFCS member and be available to read nominations/applications and participate in conference call(s)—if necessary—in January, February, March, and May. Contact Leigh Southward, CFCS, Awards and Recognition Committee chair, at csouthwa@uark.edu or Roxana Marissa Ayona at RAyona@aafcs.org for information. The deadline is

December 15, 2011.

“Taking It to the Streets” Update

The “Taking It to the Streets”

campaign needs your help! This

year’s focus: the impact of obesity

on various areas of life, especially

those related to family and con-

sumer sciences.

A matrix is being developed to

include websites, related research,

key fi ndings, implications for fam-

ily and consumer sciences, and

suggested activities and lessons

on the topics below. Please let us

know ASAP if you have informa-

tion to share or would be willing

to assist in fi nding this informa-

tion. Criteria for submission will be

provided.

Our current topic list includes:

Health Issues, Personal, Men-

tal Health (e.g., self perception,

stress), Family Relationships (e.g.,

affect on family dynamic, strain

on family), Social Relationships,

Childhood Obesity and/or Teenage

Obesity (e.g., physical, emotional,

social, mental), Availability of Food

Resources, School Menus, Cloth-

ing, and Appearance (e.g., fi nding

and choosing suitable clothing,

adaptations, image, cost implica-

tions), Housing Issues, Financial

Impact of Obesity, Employment

Issues (e.g., discrimination),

PENNSYLVANIA

Sarah Michelle Keenan,

Student

Elizabeth Sheerer, Active

PUERTO RICO

Irma Figueroa, Active

Maria C. Orta Serrano, Active

SOUTH CAROLINA

Katrina Evette Copeland,

Active

Alvin Carl Lumpkin, Student

Alanna C. Lumpkin, Student

Angel Noel Nolan, Student

TENNESSEE

Brittany Chambers, Student

Syndey East, Student

Emmy Winfree, Student

Nicole Wright, Student

TEXAS

Mary R. Elliott, Active

Gwendolyn Hustvedt, Active

Cynthia Diane Kier, Student

Donna Kirkwood, Active

Krystina Frances Lout, Student

VERMONT

Ellen B. Tomlinson, Active

VIRGINIA

Debra Benoit, Active

Michelle Rapcavage Collins,

Active

Anne Fleet Dillard Elkins, Active

WASHINGTON

Kathleen Brown, Student

Aileen Edelen, Student

Linsey Haywood, Student

Charmaine Rae Mendenhall,

Student

WEST VIRGINIA

Kristina Marie Phillips, Student

WYOMING

Kati Stoll, Student

Call for Public Policy Award Nominations

• National Undergraduate

Scholarship

• National Teacher of the Year Award

Leaders Award

• New Achievers Award

For updates, please visit www.aafcs.org/Recognition!

• Excellence in Extension Award

• Ruth O’Brien Project Grant

• Centennial Scholars Research

Grant

• Graduate Fellowships

By Ida Marie Snorteland, AAFCS

Public Policy Committee Member

Through public policy awards, we

recognize those who are helping

to address important family and

community issues. As you plan

your year-end giving, please keep

in mind the three AAFCS public

policy awards:

• Chalkley-Fenn Public Visiting

Scholar Award

• 21st Century Community

Champion Award

• Friend of the Family Award

All of these awards need addition-

al funds in order to be self-

suffi cient. Now is the time to

continue the awards program for

AAFCS. Your gift will advance

AAFCS’s civic engagement efforts.

Mail your gift to the Chalkley-Fenn

Fund, c/o AAFCS, PO Box 79377,

Baltimore, MD 21279 or donate on-

line and designate the fund of your

choice in the comments section

(www.aafcs.org/Membership/

Donate.asp).

.

Nominations for the awards are

due in January 2012. Visit

www.aafcs.org/Advocacy/Awards.

asp for more information and

updates!

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF

family & Consumer Sciences

400 N. Columbus St. Suite 202 Alexandria, VA 22314

Address service requested AAFCS Calendar of Events

December 13, 2011 AAFCS Webinar: Genetically Modifi ed Organisms (GMOs): Separating Fact from Fiction

December 15, 2011 Applications due for jurors for AAFCS awards, grants, fellowships, and scholarships

December 15, 2011 Email confi rmation of participation in Encyclopedia of Consumer Safety

January 1, 2012 Call for Papers for Journal of Sustainability Education www.jsedimensions.org

Mid-January 2012 Nominations due for AAFCS public policy awards

January 15, 2012 Small Steps to Health and Wealth™ Online Challenge begins

Mid-January 2012 Registration opens for AAFCS 103rd Annual Conference www.aafcs.org/meetings/12

February 1, 2012 AAFCS Student Unit Video Competition submissions due

The FACSThe FACS is the monthly news-letter for members of AAFCS. Photos and articles from and about members are welcome.

EditorGwynn Masongmason@aafcs.org

400 N.Columbus Street, Suite 202Alexandria, VA 22314Phone 703.706.4600Fax 703.706.4663

The American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) is the only professional association that provides leadership and support to family and consumer sciences students and professionals from both multiple practice settings and content areas.

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