{"id":6650,"date":"2020-05-13T13:53:21","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T17:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/aroostook\/?page_id=6650"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:24:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:24:26","slug":"extension-homemakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/aroostook\/extension-homemakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Aroostook County Extension Homemakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"6652\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/aroostook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/05\/110-masks-opt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6652\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/aroostook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2020\/05\/110-masks-opt-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"110 hand made face masks\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Caribou Homemakers recently made and donated 110 face masks to area hospitals and nursing homes in Central Aroostook County. Bravo! Photo by Diane Parent, President of the Caribou Homemakers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Aroostook County Extension Homemakers<\/strong> are part of the <strong><a title=\"Maine Extension Homemakers\" href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/homemakers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Maine Extension Homemakers<\/a><\/strong>. The ACEH consists of five local groups, Caribou Day, Caribou Homemakers, Caribou Night, New Sweden, and Spragueville. \u00a0Through the years, the <strong>purpose<\/strong> of the Maine Extension Homemakers has remained tied to <strong>strengthening and extending adult education<\/strong> into the home and community.\u00a0 Maine Extension Homemakers has the <strong>goal<\/strong> to <strong>develop leadership<\/strong>, <strong>promote<\/strong> the University of Maine Cooperative Extension\u2019s <strong>educational programs<\/strong> in all parts of Maine, and to <strong>support worthy community causes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Homemakers Creed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Let us join together to educate and serve the members of our organization and the community.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Let us be aware of and be concerned for each other.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Let us do all things in a caring manner and with true enjoyment.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>We truly believe in the home and community involvement that living in a free country allow us.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>May our examples provide a beacon for others to follow and may our efforts ensure a future for homemakers everywhere.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Carolyn Mayo, Author<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Franklin County Homemaker, Adopted 1995<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/aroostook\/extension-homemakers\/officers\/\">2021 Officers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/aroostook\/extension-homemakers\/important-dates\/\">2021 Important Dates<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Homemakers Groups<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/aroostook\/extension-homemakers\/caribou-homemakers\/\">Caribou Homemakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/aroostook\/extension-homemakers\/new-sweden-homemakers\/\">New Sweden Homemakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/aroostook\/extension-homemakers\/spragueville-homemakers\/\">Spragueville Homemakers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/homemakers\/\">Maine Extension Homemakers (state-wide)<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Paying Membership Dues:<\/h3>\n<p>Pay your Maine Extension Homemakers membership dues promptly to unlock a wealth of resources, educational opportunities, and the unwavering support of a like-minded community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions?<\/strong> Contact Lisa Fishman at <a href=\"mailto:lisa.fishman@maine.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lisa.fishman@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine-extension.formtitan.com\/ftproject\/events?eventid=a1cUy000002qORh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"button\">Submit Your Dues Using Our Online Payment Form!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(opens in new window)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Aroostook County Extension\u00a0Homemakers (ACEH)<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Contact:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:lisa.fishman@maine.edu\">lisa.fishman@maine.edu<\/a><br \/>\nUMaine Extension Northern Aroostook County Office<br \/>\n34 Armory Road Suite 101, Fort Kent ME 04743<br \/>\n1.800.287.1421 (in Maine), 207.834.3905<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aroostook County Extension Homemakers are part of the Maine Extension Homemakers. The ACEH consists of five local groups, Caribou Day, Caribou Homemakers, Caribou Night, New Sweden, and Spragueville. \u00a0Through the years, the purpose of the Maine Extension Homemakers has remained tied to strengthening and extending adult education into the home and community.\u00a0 Maine Extension Homemakers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-withsidebar.php","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6650","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aroostook County Extension Homemakers - Cooperative Extension in Aroostook County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/aroostook\/extension-homemakers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aroostook County Extension Homemakers - Cooperative Extension in Aroostook County - University of Maine Cooperative Extension\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Aroostook County Extension Homemakers are part of the Maine Extension Homemakers. 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