GEORGIA ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES
2007 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
SEA PALMS RESORT, ST. SIMONS ISLAND
March 22-24, 2007
AAFCS is the only national organization that unites Family and Consumer Sciences professionals
in the cause of serving others. AAFCS’s 8,000 members are elementary, secondary, and post-secondary
educators, researchers, and administrators, Cooperative Extension educators, and other professionals in
business and industry, not-for-profit organizations and government. These professionals develop,
integrate, and provide practical knowledge about LifeSkills – financial literacy; child care and parenting;
conflict resolution; consumer education; housing and environment; apparel and textiles; and dietetics and
nutrition. By combining research-based knowledge, practical approaches, and reflective analysis, our
members work with others to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities.
Theme: “Solutions for Thriving in Threatening Times”
Projected Schedule (may be adjusted prior to conference)
Thursday, March 22
Friday, March 23
Saturday, March 24
9:00 Obesity Forum
7:30 Continental Breakfast
7:45 Showcase/Poster/Research
1-4:00 Workshops
8:00 General Session
9:00 Business Meeting
4-6:00 Executive Board Meeting 10-12:15 Concurrent Sessions
10:30 Brunch/General Session
Dinner on your own
12:30 Lunch/General Session
12:00 See you next year!
7:00 General Session
2:30-4:45 Concurrent Sessions
9:00 Dessert Reception
4:45 Wrap Up
Registration includes Thursday dessert reception, Friday continental breakfast, lunch, two breaks, and
Saturday deluxe brunch.
Make your hotel reservations NOW to be assured the $129.00 conference rate! Ask for “GAFCS Annual
Meeting.” Block of rooms will be held until February 6, 2007. Sea Palms Golf & Tennis Resort, 5445
Frederica Road, St. Simons Island, GA 31522, Phone: (800) 841-6268, Fax: (912) 638-5416.
Credit will be granted for up to 14 PDU’s from AAFCS, one PLU from Georgia Department of
Education and CEU’s through the University of Georgia.
Featured Presenters:
Sharon Nickols, former Dean UGA College of Family & Consumer Sciences, past president of AAFCS –
“FCS: Thriving in Threatening Times”
Joyce Miles, Leadership Development Group – “Ellen Swallow Richards in Her Own Words” and
“Professionalism for College Students”
Dennis Epps, UGA Archway Partnership Coordinator – “Community Partnerships”
Dan Cunningham, UGA Cooperative Extension, Poultry Science – “Possible Avian Flu Pandemic”
Georgia Watch – “Identity Theft: Solutions for Your Security”
Rick Eiserman, Professional Standards Commission – “Pro-Start Certification”
Do you have a program/idea/project/research to share on Saturday morning? Call Karen Brunegraff to
participate in this conference session: (Home) 912-393-1861, (Work) 912-384-1402.
Check out the following websites for more information on the Golden Isles of Georgia:
http://bgivb.com, http://gacoast.com, www.seapalms.com
REGISTRATION FORM
NAME & ADDRESS (Please Print or Type)
Name (as it will appear on name tag)
CFCS: Y N
Mailing Address
City
Phone (H)
State
(W)
Zip
Email
Membership Number
*Attach a copy of your current membership card to this registration form for member rates.*
REGISTRATION
$160.00 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION (Postmarked by December 15, 2006)*
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$180.00 Regular Registration (Postmarked from December 16, 2006 to March 1, 2007)
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$190.00 Non-Member Registration
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$210.00 On-Site Registration
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$ 65.00 Student Registration
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Donation to support student participants
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$55 Assessment for not staying at the conference hotel.*
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TOTAL
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*Please attach a copy of your hotel confirmation.*
*Return BEFORE December 15, 2006 to take advantage of the Early Bird Conference Rates!!
TOURS & WORKSHOPS
National Issues Forum: Obesity – Thursday, March 22, 9:00 am-Noon
Bailey Boys clothing design studio & shopping – Thursday, March 22, 1-4:00 pm
Resort kitchen tour – Thursday, March 22, 1-4:00 pm
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation - Thursday, March 22, 1-4:00 pm
*Please check the workshops you plan to attend.*
Cancellation Policy: Conference fee less $25 service charge will be refunded if request is received by
February 1, 2007. There will be no refunds for cancellation after February 1, 2007.
Make Checks Payable to: GAFCS Annual Meeting
Send Registration to:
Carol Watkins, 1144 Eagle Ridge Road, Dawsonville, GA 30534
Phone: (706) 265-8501, Email: wcwatkins2000@alltel.net
SEA PALMS GOLF & TENNIS RESORT
5445 Frederica Road
St. Simons Island, GA 31522
Phone: (800) 841-6268
Fax: (912) 638-5416
www.seapalms.com
Our deluxe guest rooms are some of the largest
standard guest rooms in the Golden Isles. With
breathtaking views from a screened porch or sunroom
overlooking the marsh or golf course, the recently
renovated rooms offer two double beds, a large
bathroom with double sink vanity, a refrigerator, coffee
maker and a wet bar.
All guests of Sea Palms Golf & Tennis Resort may enjoy
unlimited access to the St. Simons Beach Club, located
right on the Atlantic Ocean and just a four mile drive from the resort. The luxurious facility
offers visitors private beach access, a swimming pool, jaccuzi tub, beach chair rentals and
snack bar options in season. Stop by the front desk for beach towels and directions to the
beach club.
Sea Palms Golf and Tennis Resort offers 27 holes of golf on three newly renovated courses.
Enjoy spectacular views of the marsh while placing challenging shots over lagoons and
beneath the majestic live oaks.
Two pristine swimming pools, both with children’s wading areas, are located on the
property. One is adjacent to the guest rooms and restaurant and the other is at the tennis
and fitness center facility. For guests staying at Windward Point, a third pool, overlooking
the marsh, is available for use.
DIRECTIONS TO SEA PALMS FROM ATLANTA, GA
Take I-75 south to I-16 East to I-95 South before you
get to Savannah. Take I-95 South to Georgia Exit #38.
Turn left onto Spur 25. In approximately 3 miles Spur
25 will turn into Hwy 17. The Causeway to St. Simons
Island is approximately 4 miles long. As soon as you get
on the island get in the left lane because you will take a
left at the first traffic light. You will be turning onto Sea
Island Road. Proceed on this road a couple miles then
at the next traffic light, turn left onto Frederica Road.
(There will be horse stables on your left at light.)
Approximately 2 miles on your left will be the Sea Palms
Golf & Tennis Resort Registration building.
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation
This beautiful plantation represents the history and
culture of Georgia's rice coast. In the early 1800s,
William Brailsford of Charleston carved a rice plantation
from marshes along the Altamaha River. The plantation
and its inhabitants were part of the genteel low country
society that developed during the antebellum period.
While many factors made rice cultivation increasingly
difficult in the years after the Civil War, the family
continued to grow rice until 1913.
The enterprising siblings of the fifth generation at
Hofwyl-Broadfield resolved to start a dairy rather than
sell their family home. The efforts of Gratz, Miriam and
Ophelia Dent led to the preservation of their family legacy. Ophelia was the last heir to the
rich traditions of her ancestors, and she left the plantation to the state of Georgia in 1973.
A museum features silver from the family collection and a model of Hofwyl-Broadfield
during its heyday. A brief film on the plantation's history is shown before visitors walk a
short trail to the antebellum home. A guided tour allows visitors to see the home as Ophelia
kept it with family heirlooms, 18th and 19th century furniture and Cantonese china. As one
of the Colonial Coast Birding Trail sites, Hofwyl-Broadfield offers a nature trail that leads
back to the Visitors Center along the edge of the marsh where rice once flourished.
Bailey Boys Children’s Clothing
It all started as a passion of Diane Bailey as far back as
she can remember. As a little girl she spent hours and
hours drawing and creating. As she grew older, into high
school and even college, she would design and assemble
clothes for herself. “People were always asking me where
I got these cool, new clothes,” she said.
She attended Georgia Southern University, where she
earned a BS in home economics. After marrying her
college sweetheart, she became a stay-at-home mom
since she was blessed with two wonderful young boys.
She found it very difficult to find clothes that would fit them, so she began making her own
outfits for them and the John-John was invented.
As her boys grew older, her husband persuaded her to begin mass producing her designs to
sell, and thus The Bailey Boys, Inc. was born. In 1987, it began as a small five sewing
machine operation designing only boy’s outfits in a room the size of your average bedroom.
Today, The Bailey Boys, inc. operates a 22,000-square foot facility in Baxley, GA with its
corporate headquarters located on Saint Simons Island, GA. They are very proud to service
over 700 customers throughout the United States. Two of these customers are Bailey Boys
company stores with one on Saint Simons Island and the other on Amelia Island, FL.