FEBRUARY
24 2023
NUTRITION AT CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
Audubon Opens 2023 Nature Photography Contest
Working Hard to Make a Difference -BY LAURA HUNSBERGER AND EMILY REYNOLDS JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK (February 17, 2023) – You may know of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE Chautauqua), for their 4-H programs & seeing kids show animals at the county fair, and for the support provided to the Agricultural Community. But did you know that it also has not one, but two wonderful nutrition programs that are distinct, yet complementary to each other?
feeding young people aged 5-19. While SNAP-Ed also works with adults, this program works directly with the youth and children from the ages of 5 and up that are recipients of SNAP benefits or eligible to receive SNAP benefits (formerly called food stamps.)
There are many benefits to offering two programs in a high-need county like Chautauqua. Our participants tell stories about their empowerment when they understand the benefits of eating more nutritious foods, increasing their physical activity levels, reading The Expanded Food and food labels, and making edNutrition Program (EFNEP) ucated budget decisions that and Supplemental Nutrihelp their families. Our edution Assistance Program cators have such a variety of (SNAP-Ed) provide nutrition programming that you may education to low-income find them working at farmfamilies. The EFNEP proer’s markets, food pantries, gram just celebrated its 50th faith-based organizations, anniversary! It officially libraries, or schools in any became a national Federal given week. The nutritionprogram in 1969 and is ists have fun teaching and offered through Cooperapreparing healthy, affordative Extension Offices in all ble recipes, demonstrating, 50 States and Territories. and having classes where SNAP-Ed started about the participants prepare the twenty years later and was recipes with the educator. formerly known as Eat If you or your organization Smart New York (ESNY). would like to schedule an These two programs have EFNEP or SNAP-Ed nutriworked closely for decades tion workshop, please call to improve the lives of tens 716-664-9502. of thousands of low-income individuals through interacWhy are we telling you tive workshops, and lessons this? Well, CCE Chautauqua for improving nutrition, has an opening for a EFNEP physical activity, food safety Educator! The educator and budget skills. primarily delivers established EFNEP programming Why are there two proto improve healthy food grams? Well, EFNEP works and lifestyle choices among with the adult population of families throughout Chaufamilies and other caregivtauqua County. ers primarily responsible for
This position is located in Dunkirk and is a full-time, grant-funded position. All applications must be submitted online by February 21, 2023, online only. Visit https://chautauqua.cce.cornell.edu/jobs for details and to apply. Contact Kimberly at wsbnrecruiter@cornell. edu with questions. The Nutrition Program is one of many programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua). CCE-Chautauqua is a subordinate governmental agency with an educational mission that operates under a form of organization and administration approved by Cornell University as agent for the State of New York. It is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The association is part of the national cooperative extension system, an educational partnership between County, State, and Federal governments. As New York’s land grant university Cornell administers the system in this state. Each Cornell Cooperative Extension association is an independent employer that is governed by an elected Board of Directors with general oversight from Cornell. All associations work to meet the needs of the counties in which they are located as well as state and national goals. For more information, call 716-6649502 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua. Cornell University Cooperative Extension provides equal program and employment opportunities.
Photo Submitted Now is the time to catch beautiful winter images for Audubon Community Nature Center’s 2023 Nature Photography Contest. With $1,600 in prize money, Youth and Adults compete in the categories of Animals, Plants, Landscapes and Community Choice. Pictured is 2022 Youth Honorable Mention “Downy in a Magnolia” by Abigail Bullaro of Panama, New York.
Jamestown, N.Y. – Submissions are now being accepted for the Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC) 2023 Nature Photography Contest. With a total of $1,600 in prize money, adults and youth ages 8 – 18 each have four ways to win $200 for their nature photographs. A panel of judges will choose the adult and youth winners as well as three honorable mentions in the categories of Animals, Plants and Landscapes. All winners receive a $200 cash prize. Two additional $200 cash prizes will be awarded to the Adult and Youth photos receiving the most Community Choice votes online. A
photo could receive both the Community Choice and a judged award. Winning and honorable mention photographs will be displayed on the contest website. ACNC will print the winners to exhibit in the Nature Center, and winners and honorable mentions will be announced in a news release that is widely distributed, including to their local media when known. Full details of the competition are at GoGoPhotoContest.com/ACNCPhotoContest2023, where you can submit photos and see the 2022 contest winners. The sooner photographs are submitted, the longer the public can vote for them
for the Community Choice awards. Photographers are reminded to encourage friends and family to vote for their photo(s). All the social media buttons are right there for postings. Deadline for submissions is Sunday, July 2, 2023. Audubon Community Nature Center builds and nurtures connections between people and nature by providing positive outdoor experiences, opportunities to learn about and understand the natural world, and knowledge to act in environmentally responsible ways. To learn more, visit AudubonCNC.org.