Rhode Island Association of Family and COnsumer Sciences

Rhode Island Association of Family and Consumer Sciences An Affiliate of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

\ For News and Information: RIAFCS LISTSERVE Join the FCSNET electronic mailing list. Keep up-to-date on RIAFCS meeting announcements, events, informational resources and more. To sign up, send an e-mail to Claudia Kerbel at cmkerbel@etal.uri.edu Contact RIAFCS at: katmas505@yahoo.com Mission Statement: The mission of the organization is to effect the optimum well-being of families and individuals by: Empowering members to act on continuing and emerging concerns. Focusing the expertise of members for action on critical issues. *Assuming leadership among organizations with mutual purposes.	Professional Development Program SAVE THE DATE When: March 12, 2013 3:30-5:00pm What: Common Health Facts and Falsities: What Every Woman Should Know. Where: Woman's Medicine Collaborative 146 West River Street , Providence, RI Plan ahead for This Year's Important Events and Professional Development Opportunities PLAY IS MORE THAN FUN October 4, 2012 Time: 3:00 - 5:00 pm (2hrs) Where: Roger Williams Park Zoo Our Big Backyard Exhibit Register by September 27th Cost: $10.00 18th Annual Food Safety Conference Rhode Island Food Safety Task Force Caroline Smith DeWaal Food Safety Director Center for Science in the Public Interest Wednesday October 24th, 2012 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM Hilton Garden Inn Warwick, RI RIAFCS Professional Development October 2012/November 2012/March 2013 TBA National Food Day October 24, 2012 http://foodday.net/ Annual Holiday Gathering December 6 TBA Annual RIAFCS Meeting May 9, 2013 AAFCS 104th Annual Conference & Expo *Embracing and Managing Change Through Family and Consumer Sciences* June 26 - 29, 2013 Houston, Texas PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE FOR RIDE PDU’S	2013 Board Meetings All are welcome to attend! Panera Bread Bald Hill Road Warwick, RI September 17 Monday 3:15 October 29 Monday 3:15 January 14 Monday 3:15 April 8 Monday 3:15 If you would like to attend please call Pat at 767-2930 FCCLA National Cluster Meeting November 9-11, 2012 Reno, Nevada www/fccla.org ACTE National Convention CareerTech VISION 2012 Nov. 29-Dec. 1 Atlanta, Georgia

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