A working mom trying to do it all ....and succeeding!
Dress like a cow day is Friday, July 11th!! This will be our sixth year attending. What is dress like a cow day you ask?
If you dress like a cow in full attire, you will receive a free meal. If you dress in partial attire, you will receive an entre. We always wear black and white clothing. Then I attach spots, made from construction paper, to our clothes. We also hang a paper sign I printed from the Chick-fil-A website and viola! We get our meal for free!
Will you be going this year?
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Summer is upon us and what does that mean? It’s hot out there!
What’s great after being in the hot sun? Ice Cream!!
I’ve never made home made ice cream before but I already made a promise to myself that I would try it this summer. I found some wonderful ideas on Foodie.com. What dessert is your favorite?
Check out 12 Ice Cream Desserts for Summer
by anne crane at Foodie.com
I received coupons to purchase the product for review.
Summer is here and that means lots of hot summer fun! What better way to cool off than with Fruttare Frozen Fruit Bars.
Fruttare has come out with some fun new flavors just in time for summer.
Fruttare Black Cherry bars are made with sweet black cherries and Pineapple bars featuring chunks of delicious, ripe pineapples. Fruttare Strawberry and Milk and Fruttare Mixed Berry and Milk bars are available in a variety pack featuring two kinds of Fruit and Milk bars: one made with creamy milk and luscious, real strawberries, and one made with creamy milk and pieces of real mixed berries, such as blueberries, raspberries and strawberries.
But let’s not forget the other great falvors….
· Fruttare Strawberry and Milk bars are made with creamy milk and luscious, real strawberries
· Fruttare Coconut and Milk bars feature creamy milk and coconut
· Fruttare Banana and Milk bars feature creamy milk and sweet, ripe bananas
· Fruttare Peach and Milk bars are made with creamy milk and juicy peaches
· Fruttare Strawberry bars feature a burst of real strawberries and juice
· Fruttare Mango bars are made with deliciously luscious mangoes
· Fruttare Lime bars feature the refreshing taste of tangy limes and lime juice
We had some friends and family over the other day and Black cherry was a hit!
Have you tries Fruttare Bars yet? What’s your favorite flavor?
“I participated in this program on behalf of Champions for Kids and The Motherhood. All opinions are my own.”
Giving back is important to me. About 9 months ago I started a non-profit so I could get my children and other local children and our community involved with helping others. Through this we have helped several other non-profits by hosting food and toy drives as well as serving dinner to a local homeless shelter. The St. Francis House in St. Augustine, Fl has been a focal point for us. We will be doing our second food drive for them next month. We will also be going down there next week to cook and serve dinner. Last month we established a library for their family center and we will continue to support them throughout the year.
The St. Francis house mission statement…
The Saint Francis House Mission is to engage the homeless in achieving stability, self-sufficiency, and a viable plan for their future by providing a safe, stable environment, access to essential services, supportive connections, and to advocate for changes that address the needs of the homeless population.
Want to help out locally? Check out Champions for Kids. I highly recommend getting your kids involved as well. I try to emphasise to my 13 year old that other children do not get all the food we do. Some do not have enough clothes or shoes or even a bed to sleep on. But talking about and showing him are two very different things. For my son he needed to see it first hand. After our first dinner at the homeless shelter, I think it kind of dawned on him. But we will still continue working with them and others.
Champions for Kids makes it simple to give children in local communities the resources they need to thrive. Helping others does not have to come in large doses. Champions for Kids seeks to ignite generational change by fostering a ‘habit of giving’ among youth and parents in America. The core values of Champions for Kids are simple, yet profound, and drive their efforts to “mobilize millions” to help children — All children should have: Someone who cares; a Place to belong; Hope for tomorrow and provisions for their journey. All children.
When school lets out for the summer, millions of children lose access to the school breakfasts, lunches and after-school snacks they receive during the regular school year. You can help ensure kids have nutritious meals by hosting a Fiesta to Feed Families event! From June 1 to June 30, Champions for Kids is partnering with Jennie-O Turkey to encourage community projects across the country benefiting children in need of a nutritious meals this summer. Called SIMPLE Service Projects, the idea is to host or organize an event to collect non-perishable foods that you would then donate to a local organization that serves children in need, such as a food pantry, shelter or daycare center. A family-friendly taco party is a great way to get creative, mix up the dinner routine, and satisfy a crowd—even one that includes picky eaters! Why not also use this fun summer gathering as a way to help kids thrive? Champions for Kids shares 4 easy steps at http://championsforkids.org/simple/.
I challenge you to do this in your community. I did! I hosted a taco bar party and invited family and friends. Everyone brought a non perishable food item. We enjoyed our company and food, then the next day we delivered our food to our local homeless shelter, The St. Francis House. The St. Francis House serves meals to the homeless, they have a shelter for the homeless as well as a separate facility that house up to 5 families.
Accomplishments in 2013:
- 138,000 meals were served from our soup kitchen.
- 3,500 boxes of food were given to the working poor.
- Clothing and blankets were distributed to all in needOur Comfort Station (shower/toilet) is newly remodeled and available to all.
St. Francis House is the only full time emergency shelter between Jacksonville and Daytona Beach. They currently have dormitory facilities to accommodate 16 men, and 8 women. St. Francis House currently has the capacity to house 5 families seeking emergency shelter. Their total bed capacity is now 38. Their soup kitchen serves thousands of hot meals each year. These free and nutritious meals are often the only meal of the day for the poor and homeless of the area. Daily meals are served seven days a week. They also food baskets to families and individuals On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
My family and community has been there to make and serve dinner as well as drop off food and clothing. We are scheduled to make and serve dinner again next week. I’ve sent out a sign up genius form and already have almost all of our food reserved for the dinner
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