NEP In-Service 2010

The Nutrition Education Program staff enjoyed a terrific in-service meeting in Orange Beach, Alabama, February 3-5, 2010. Even though the rain poured outside; inside, everyone stayed cheerful throughout the 3-day meeting.

Time was well spent learning a new curriculum, Take Charge of Your Health, brought to us by one of our favorite speakers, Dr. Michelle Lombardo of The OrganWise Guys, Inc. In addition, several educators shared their newfound expertise with The OrganWise Guys (OWG) curriculum. There was even some dancing thrown in.

Here are a few memories from the meeting...

A good looking group!

The Holiday Inn Express did a nice job of welcoming us - they even gave us

beads and Moon Pies in anticipation of Mardi Gras!

Loretta Carr shares some tips with the group.

The group is working hard to win a prize from Michelle Lombardo.

Loretta Carr recruits a helper (Dominguez Hurry) when teaching about OWG.

Loretta Carr shows off her fruit and vegetable truck.

Mozelle Dixon demontstrates to the group her unique methods of teaching OWG.

Mozelle's methods are so unique, you might not even recognize her anymore! (Yes,

that is a wig!)

Sheila Dorriety shows the group her traveling poster technique for teaching.

A perfect opportunity to snap a picture of Sheila with her OWG doll.

Angie Woods demonstrates how to use "Mr. Bones" when teaching about calcium.

Not only does Angie use Mr. Bones, but also uses the bags of "calcium"

to give participants a hands-on opportunity for learning.

Sue Pemberton gave the group some great ideas for teaching.

One terrific idea from Sue was demonstrating the difference between

a weak and a strong bone. Can you guess which one this is?

How about this one - is it a strong or a weak bone?

Throughout the meeting, everyone did a great job of paying attention! Here are just a few...

Laura McGinnis

Mary Ellen Rogers

Dominguez Hurry

Debbie Beverly

Gladys Blythe

Emma Thornton

Dancing the Macarena provided a nice stretch break!

Watch out Dominguez...Lisa got you on film. You might want to check out You Tube!

Everyone likes to dance!

Dominguez Hurry shares how he talks to participants about food safety.

Dominguez demonstrates how to teach about thermometers with his food safety lesson.

This was Daun Tucker's first time to meet the NEP educators. Here she is presenting

information about financial forms.

Daun found out that the NEP educators are a terrific group to work with!

NEP educators received a nice picnic basket to use with

food safety demonstrations. Here is Carolyn Rothschild

checking hers out.

NEP educators also received ACES shirts to wear while

teaching. Elaine Dansby models her shirt.

Another good meeting has come to an end. Gladys Blythe is packed to go.

Debbie Beverly seems happy to be heading home - or is she happy about all her

new NEP "stuff"?