On Tuesday, October 10th @ 6:30pm, Alderbrook Village will welcome Rachael Carrell, RNBC, to our community for a Dementia Education presentation.  Rachael brings with her over 35 years experience in working with geriatric psychiatric patients in Wichita, KS.  Some of the topics the presentation will cover are demographics, various types of dementia and the behaviors that can be associated with each, and different types of research that are currently in process.

Our event is open to the public so please feel free to share this email.  We will also be offering light refreshments during the presentation.  If you are able to attend, please contact Cindy Kegley at 316-833-7015.

IRS Changes 1023-EZ Form

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has implemented some changes to Form 1023-EZ, which is a streamlined application in order to be recognized as a 501(c)(3) exempt organization (EO). They believe that these changes will increase the processing times for the form. According to IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities FY (fiscal year) 2018 Work Plan:

"Fiscal Year 2018 Rulings & Agreements EO expects to receive an increased number of determination applications in FY 2018. In early 2018, EO will implement revisions to the Form 1023-EZ, including a required activity description and additional questions on gross receipts, asset thresholds, and foundation classification. As a result of these changes, EO expects the average processing time for a Form 1023-EZ to increase. EO will continue pre-determination reviews of a statistical sample of Form 1023-EZ applications and will continue to analyze the data from these applications to mitigate risks and identify opportunities to improve this form and its instructions. EO will also implement enhancements to the Form 8976 submission platform to reduce the number of rejections due to non-payment of the required user fee."

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Besides asking for your blessings and prayers, as usual we are needing help with traffic control, donations of foods for lunch and help with getting the message out that our county's needs are even greater this year. 

 

The Angels in the Attic will be distributing the toys as needed around Cowley County.  Remember all gifts collected in Cowley stay in Cowley.  The surrounding counties have their own events which helps folks from those counties. 

 

The event buttons will be arriving in a few days and will be a $2 donation.  We will be giving away two grand prizes this year.  To win one needs to get a $5 lunch arm band, enjoy a full meal lunch and keep the arm band on until the numbers are called.  Lunch will include home made Sloppy Joes, chips, veggie snacks and pie or cake, all to be washed down by iced tea or coffee.  Our prizes are first winner choice of a wooden rocking motorcycle or a heavy duty motorcycle lift to make repairs or cleaning a breeze.  The second draw will receive what the first winner does not choose. 

 

There will be the usual contests and hundreds of prizes.  We will again have children's games designed by and ran by children.  Every child will be a winner and the tickers will only be 25 cents each.

 

I don't know about you but it all sounds like a lot of fun.  If you would like to sell buttons and/or deliver flyers, donate food, help with traffic or lineup of just what ever you can that would be great, just let me know so we don't duplicate resources.   Foods needed are carrots, celery, pies, cakes, individual packs of chips, or hamburger buns.  I would like to know as soon as possible about food donations so I know how to buy.  Everything that is donated will mean that much more money to get toys. 

 

Thanks and God bless you all. Rose and toy run committee. 

Marquee PAC hosting 4-H during Art Walk

Oct. 1-8, 2017 is the celebration of National 4-H Week.  The Sunrise 4-H Club will be providing the October Art Walk Showing at the Marquee Performing Arts Center on Friday, Oct. 13th from 5:00-7:00.  Members will have a sample of the 26 different project areas in the 4-H program.  Please join us and enjoy the many homemade refreshments served at the showing.

 

Also on display will be this year's Sunrise Club National 4-H Week posters. 4-H posters produced at the national level were a traditional part of 4-H going back to the 1920's. The very first item ever offered by the National 4-H Supply Service in 1924 (before it even became a Supply Service the following year) was a 4-H poster. Graphic 4-H posters were distributed during the war years in the 1940's to support National 4-H Mobilization Week. Then in the late 1940's, annual 4-H posters were produced in time for National 4-H Week each year, a practice which lasted for decades.

 

Since its beginning over 100 years ago (1902), about 60 million Americans from all walks of life have been involved in 4-H. In addition, 80 countries around the world have youth programs similar to 4-H. The 4-H Youth Development Program thrives because of a unique partnership with the public and private sectors who contribute at the local, state, and national level. Not only does this partnership include financial support, but many business people volunteer their time and talents for the boys and girls who are enrolled in 4-H. Support at the local level is received through the help of many businesses, financial institutions, civic organizations, and service groups.

 

To join a county 4-H club, see enrollment information at 4honline.com or call the local county extension office, 620-221-5450.

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