Minnesota Association of Family & Consumer Sciences

2025 Conference Overview

FCS To The Future!

                                          2025 MAFCS STATE CONFERENCE- FCS TO THE FUTURE!

FEBRUARY 23-24, 2025

Confluence Hotel, 200 2nd St W, Hastings, MN

TENTATIVE CONFERENCE OVERVIEW: THESE SESSIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2025

8:00 am - 6:00 pm        ServSafe Training, Mary Levinski- Instructor.   Pleasant Hills Library, 1490 S Frontage Rd, Hastings, MN

ServSafe Registration DEADLINE- January 10. 2025 - Register with Mary Levinski- CLICK HERE

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm        AAFCS Certification Testing- Confluence Hotel, 200 2nd St W, Hastings, MN- PENDING

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm        MAFCS Conference Registration

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm        MAFCS Light Dinner

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm        FCS Hands On Sessions with FamilyConsumerSciences.com author Kim Graybill

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025

7:00 am - 9:00 am          MAFCS Conference Registration 

7:30 am - 8:30 am          Breakfast

8:00 am - 9:00 am         MAFCS Annual Meeting

9:00 am - 9:45 am         BREAKOUT SESSION 1

                                         -Kim Graybill

                                         -Concordia Language Village- MItch Eickman

                                         -St. Kate’s

                                         -COMETS- Part 1 Sara Croymans

9:45 am - 10:00 am       Break-Vendors-Silent Auction

10:00 am- 10:45 am      BREAKOUT SESSION 2

                                          -Indigenous Leaders

                                           -Chocolates- Dr. Inas Elansary

                                          -MN FCCLA- Patrick Mitchell

                                           -COMETS- Part 2 Sara Croymans

10:45 am - 11:00 am       Break-Vendors-Silent Auction

11:00  am - 11:45 am       KEYNOTE SPEAKER- Dawn Oler

11:45 am - 12:00 pm       Break-Vendors-Silent Auction

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm        Lunch-Awards-Vendors-Silent Auction

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm           BREAKOUT SESSION 3

                                         -Kim Graybill

                                         -Personal Finance

                                         -MDE - Julia Henderson

                                         -Teaching in Heels- FCS Influencer

2:30 pm - 3:30 pm           Awards Dessert Reception 

                                         Silent Auction Closes

Closing Remarks- Door Prizes

To Register Online for the 2025 MAFCS State Conference- Click Here

To Register by Mail- Click Here

Confluence Hotel Booking- Book your room separately online at https://reserveconfluence.com/mafcs

Confluence Hotel- 200 2nd St W, HAstings, MN (Hotel Prices are $115 per night plus taxes for Double/Double or Standard King Rooms.)