{"id":531,"date":"2026-06-11T12:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T18:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/?post_type=offering-cpt&#038;p=531"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:21:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T18:21:01","slug":"request-a-presentation","status":"publish","type":"offering-cpt","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/offering\/request-a-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Request a Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group c-breadcrumbs alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Request a presentation<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Arapahoe County Extension offers one-hour programs on nutrition, health, food preservation, and financial management topics that can be scheduled for your meeting or event. To request a presentation, please fill out our contact form on our contact us page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/contact\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1123\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/06\/Listening-to-Presentation-26.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A group of people sits in a bright room listening to a presentation, with a projector and laptop visible in the foreground.\" class=\"wp-image-538 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/06\/Listening-to-Presentation-26.jpg 1123w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/06\/Listening-to-Presentation-26.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/06\/Listening-to-Presentation-26.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/06\/Listening-to-Presentation-26.jpg?resize=1024,684 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/06\/Listening-to-Presentation-26.jpg?resize=600,401 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1123px) 100vw, 1123px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator alignfull has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-brush-stroke\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);height:40px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-de2c2ecc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presentation topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__title js-wp-block-csu-accordion\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__trigger\" aria-controls=\"dc5d251c-95fb-4752-bcfc-708d4d8c1cd8-accordion\" id=\"dc5d251c-95fb-4752-bcfc-708d4d8c1cd8-accordion-button\">Nutrition &amp; Health Presentations<i class=\"accordion-marker\"><\/i><\/button><\/h3><div id=\"dc5d251c-95fb-4752-bcfc-708d4d8c1cd8-accordion\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"dc5d251c-95fb-4752-bcfc-708d4d8c1cd8-accordion-button\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__content\" hidden>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eat Smart Live Strong:<\/strong>&nbsp; Encourages able bodied independent adults (60-74 years of age) to learn new skills and change behaviors that improve healthy eating and physical activity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Exploring Gut Health:<\/strong>&nbsp;Bacteria in your gut helps influence how well you digest food and impacts your immune system. Learn what you can do to improve the beneficial bacteria balance in your gut.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Getting Older, Eating Better:<\/strong>\u00a0A more in-depth look at nutrition information for seniors on nutrients and diet needed to support healthy aging.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lowering Blood Pressure with the DASH Diet:&nbsp;<\/strong>Lowering sodium and increasing calcium and potassium intake from foods for improved blood pressure control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Meal Planning:<\/strong> Identify the benefits and steps to successful meal planning. Leave feeling confident in creating a meal plan for a week of meals using or meal planning template.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Modifying Recipes to Promote Health:<\/strong>&nbsp;Learn how to change your favorite recipes to make them more nutritional.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New Research on Protein:<\/strong>\u00a0 How much do you need and when during the day should it be eaten for best health outcomes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Mediterranean Diet:<\/strong>&nbsp; Learn more about this eating plan and healthy lifestyle the whole family can benefit from and enjoy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Mind Diet:<\/strong> Learn how this dietary pattern that may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer\u2019s disease and cognitive decline. Handout, discussion included.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Science and Art of High-Altitude Cooking:&nbsp;<\/strong>Adjusting recipes for success at Colorado\u2019s high altitude, primarily focusing on baked goods with tips for candy making and canning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__title js-wp-block-csu-accordion\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__trigger\" aria-controls=\"8414accf-7cac-4bd9-baa4-10da532962f0-accordion\" id=\"8414accf-7cac-4bd9-baa4-10da532962f0-accordion-button\">Food Preservation &amp; Food Safety Workshops<i class=\"accordion-marker\"><\/i><\/button><\/h3><div id=\"8414accf-7cac-4bd9-baa4-10da532962f0-accordion\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"8414accf-7cac-4bd9-baa4-10da532962f0-accordion-button\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__content\" hidden>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Food preservation 101:&nbsp;<\/strong>Includes a general overview and instructions for drying, freezing and home canning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hot Water Bath Canning:&nbsp;<\/strong>Reviews the foods that can safely be hot water bath canned, high altitude adjustments needed, a demonstration of the procedure and extensive directions for projects to try at home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pressure Canning:&nbsp;<\/strong>Reviews foods that can safely be pressure canned, high altitude adjustments needed, a demonstration of the procedure and directions for projects to try at home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fermentation:&nbsp;<\/strong>Reviews the principles and health benefits of fermenting foods. Presentation includes tasting and directions for fermenting Kim Chi, ginger ale and yogurt.&nbsp;Participants will cut, salt and pack a jar of cabbage\/Sauer Kraut to take home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Preserving Tomatoes:&nbsp;<\/strong>Includes directions for canning, freezing and drying your crop of summer tomatoes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jams, Jellies and Preserves:&nbsp;<\/strong>Presentation and demonstration of jam making in Colorado altitudes, including how to use the hot water bath canner to insure the highest quality product. Optional jar of jam made in class to take home.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Colorado Cottage Food Safety:<\/strong> Covers specifics of the Colorado Cottage Food Act and how to safely operate a food business from a home kitchen.\u00a0After successful completion of the training and food safety test, participants will receive a Colorado Cottage Food Safety certificate, good for three years.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong> There is a $50 fee for the Colorado Cottage Food Safety training.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Basic Food Safety for the consumer:<\/strong> Have you ever wondered if the foods you\u2019re about to eat at the office potluck will make your sick? Or, if the Thanksgiving leftovers still be safe to eat the next Monday?&nbsp;In this class you will learn important food safety guidelines to follow when at home, work and while traveling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__title js-wp-block-csu-accordion\"><button type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__trigger\" aria-controls=\"de1eb8ed-5a38-42e0-b7c3-7b2acff17597-accordion\" id=\"de1eb8ed-5a38-42e0-b7c3-7b2acff17597-accordion-button\">Family Financial Management Presentations<i class=\"accordion-marker\"><\/i><\/button><\/h3><div id=\"de1eb8ed-5a38-42e0-b7c3-7b2acff17597-accordion\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"de1eb8ed-5a38-42e0-b7c3-7b2acff17597-accordion-button\" class=\"wp-block-csu-accordion-item__content\" hidden>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Money Habits and Attitudes<\/strong>: Discover the how, why, and when you spend, save, give, or invest. Learn to use your money habitudes to achieve your goals and feel better equipped to start conversations with partners\/family members that will improve financial relationship skills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Small Steps to Health and Wealth:<\/strong>\u00a0 What if you could improve your health and wealth at the same time this year?\u00a0 Discover links between your health and wealth habits and learn simple ways to make small changes that can make a positive difference in both.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stretching your pay check:<\/strong>\u00a0Learn to critically look at how you spend money and prioritize your needs and wants.\u00a0 Learn to take a few important steps to control spending.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Who Gets Grandma&#8217;s Yellow Pie Plate<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A discussion about how to transfer non-titled property to loved ones in a way that preserves memories and relationships after you are gone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-167a345dbe6f3cf83ee421989ea4bb9f\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;min-height:389px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-52 size-full\" alt=\"Scenic view of the foothills of Colorado.\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/02\/20127_03258_DL.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/02\/20127_03258_DL.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/02\/20127_03258_DL.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/02\/20127_03258_DL.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2026\/02\/20127_03258_DL.jpg?resize=600,400 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e87d884a93cdfce0e39ba1702d2d6a1e is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-455bfb78 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Want to request a presentation?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">To request a presentation or learn what other classes can be offered to groups of 8 or more, please contact the Extension Office. There is a per-person fee of $3 to cover the cost of class materials, which can be paid by cash or check payable to Arapahoe County Extension at the time of the class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-70da71f9 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a tabindex=\"0\" class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/contact\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Request a presentation Arapahoe County Extension offers one-hour programs on nutrition, health, food preservation, and financial management topics that can be scheduled for your meeting or event&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":538,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"area_tax":[],"county_tax":[70],"global-category_tax":[],"global-offering_tax":[],"global-sub-category_tax":[],"global-topic_tax":[459],"offering-type_tax":[472],"region_tax":[],"class_list":["post-531","offering-cpt","type-offering-cpt","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","pp_post_mime_type":"","acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offering-cpt\/531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offering-cpt"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/offering-cpt"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offering-cpt\/531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7962,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offering-cpt\/531\/revisions\/7962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"area_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/area_tax?post=531"},{"taxonomy":"county_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/county_tax?post=531"},{"taxonomy":"global-category_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global-category_tax?post=531"},{"taxonomy":"global-offering_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global-offering_tax?post=531"},{"taxonomy":"global-sub-category_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global-sub-category_tax?post=531"},{"taxonomy":"global-topic_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/global-topic_tax?post=531"},{"taxonomy":"offering-type_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offering-type_tax?post=531"},{"taxonomy":"region_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/arapahoe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region_tax?post=531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}