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September Family Consumer Sciences (FCS) Newsletter |
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Go 40 or Below
During the Food Safety Month in September, we want to bring awareness to safe food practices that help to reduce the risk of food poisoning. Maintaining home refrigerators at 40°F or below is one of the most effective ways to reduce the risk of foodborne illness. An estimated 48 million (1 in 6) people in the United States get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die from eating contaminated food a year. |
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Stop Falling
Falls affect us all—whether personally or someone we love or care about. Every second of every day an older adult falls. In 2024, more than one in four older adults reported falling and more than 41,000 older adults died as a result of falls. Join the Extension Office at the Thornton Library in Oxford on Thursday, September 4 at 10:30 a.m. for a workshop on Fall Prevention to get more information on how you can prevent slips, trips, and falls. |
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Get Well Today
We want to improve our overall health and wellness and not just focus on food and exercise. There are 8 Dimensions of Wellness and we will highlight all of them, providing handouts and materials to participants. Join us on Friday, September 5 at 12:00 p.m. for this free virtual Zoom workshop, which is open to everyone. Register online at go.ncsu.edu/granvilleevents |
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Sleep & Heart Health
Our next Lunch N' Learn will be held on Tuesday, September 9 at 12:00 p.m. and will focus on “Helping You Sleep Better and Improve Heart Health”. We will have a guest speaker talk about how sleep affects your health, the importance of sleep, and tips to sleep better. The workshop is $5 to register and you must prepay to Room 123 of the County Office Building. Lunch is provided and you will receive handouts and materials on the workshop topic. |
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Be Food Safe During National Food Safety Month
Join the Extension Office on Wednesday, September 10 at 11:00 a.m. at the South Granville Public Library at 1550 Campus Dr. in Creedmoor for our “Be Food Safe” workshop. We will provide information on overall food safety with regards to handwashing, cooking temperatures, food dates, recalls, refrigeration, allergens, and so much more!! |
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Clean Your Home
Join us for the next Extension At Home virtual workshop on Tuesday, September 16 at 10:00 a.m. Learn the difference between cleaning and sanitizing, which cleaners are effective, and how to make your own green cleaning recipes. Green cleaning is also a great way to save some money! Register online at go.ncsu.edu/greenclean
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ECA Artisan Market
Join us on Saturday, September 20 from 10am – 2pm for the ECA Artisan Market at the Person County Office Building Auditorium at 304 South Morgan Street Roxboro, NC 27573. It will be a celebration of local creativity and craftsmanship! Vendor spots are still available at go.ncsu.edu/ecamarket |
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Falls Prevention Week
Each year, on the first day of fall, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and its Falls Free® Initiative turns a spotlight on falls prevention among older adults. Join us Monday, September 22 - Friday, September 26 to celebrate Falls Prevention Awareness Week, a nationwide effort to raise awareness that falls are preventable. Encourage other older adults to be falls free and independent by using these 6 steps. |
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Falls-Free Expo
The Piedmont Triad Regional Council is hosting their 2nd annual Falls-Free Expo on Wednesday, September 24 from 9:30am - 1:30pm at the Intergenerational Center for Arts & Wellness in Winston-Salem. They will have free workshops and fall prevention classes, health screenings and community resources, along with vendors, giveaways, food, and fun! It is a free event and all are welcome to attend!!
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Friendship Stew
The New Grassy Creek Outreach Ministries is hosting their annual "Friendship Stew" Community Day event on Saturday, September 27 from 11am-3pm at the New Grassy Creek Missionary Baptist Church at 8182 Cornwall Road, Oxford, NC. They will have vendor booths sharing information about what they have to offer our community that will improve, inspire, motivate, encourage. Everything is FREE but we do ask each attendees to provide 2 cans of food to help support their food pantry. |
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Move It or Lose It
As we age, we lose muscle mass so it becomes even more important to exercise. Join us on Monday, September 29, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. for this virtual workshop on how to “Move It or Lose It”. Come and learn about the 4 different types of exercise and get moving with us. Register at go.ncsu.edu/granvilleevents |
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