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For Immediate Release October 8, 2002
From: Donna Peacock
Family and Consumer Sciences Agent III
Hernando County Extension Service
Hernando Extension Program Receives National Recognition
Donna Peacock, Hernando County Family & Consumer Sciences Agent, is in Kansas City, Missouri this week (October 4-10) to receive two awards from the National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences. A video that was filmed in Hernando County and features couples in an Extension marriage preparation class won first place nationally in television communication. The television program airs regularly on Hernando County Government Broadcasting. A first place award is also being presented for Before You Tie The Knot, a curriculum that was written by the family & consumer sciences agents from Hernando, Suwannee, Taylor and Madison counties and a University of Florida family development specialist and is used to teach marriage preparation in ten Florida counties. Ms. Peacock will accept the awards on behalf of the team. The television script was written by the team of agents and was filmed by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Information and Media Department.
The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) is an Equal Opportunity Institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating.