Just Doing My Best » Corporate Shout-Out’s http://www.justdoingmybest.com Making The Best Of An Imperfect Home Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:57:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Toys for Tots Literacy Program http://www.justdoingmybest.com/index.php/2009/12/16/toys-for-tots-literacy-program/ http://www.justdoingmybest.com/index.php/2009/12/16/toys-for-tots-literacy-program/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:45:49 +0000 Heather http://www.justdoingmybest.com/?p=2749 Photobucket

Books have always been near and dear to me. I grew up with a love for reading and have tried to foster that love and respect for books in my own children. We are fortunate to have an abundance (too many?) books in our home.

This is the time of year when we help those in need with Christmas gifts and clothing, but books and reading can be an essential foundation to a child’s education, but yet there is no special time that we give books.

Until now. There is now a year-round initiative from the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, partnered with The UPS Store and Mail Boxes, Etc. to provide these essential books to the nation’s most disadvantaged children.

Each dollar that is donated translates into the gift of one book for a needy child. You can visit the Toys For Tots Literacy Program website for more information.

As you are shipping your packages this season at The UPS Store, please consider making a donation to this wonderful program.

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Look what I found on my front porch!
A few weeks ago, I participated in a Food Pantry Challenge at TheMotherhood.com sponsored by the Canned Food Alliance. The challenge was to not buy any food, other than necessary perishables such as milk and produce, for one week. We were to feed our family with only what was already in our pantry.
The prize went to the first 10 moms who participated and reported back to TheMotherhood.com. We shared daily menus and recipes and I think we even helped one mom use up some coconut milk!
The Canned Food Alliance donated this basket filled with a variety of canned foods and several recipe booklets to each of us and then made a donation in our names to our local food pantry.
Did you know canned food does not spoil? Assuming the can is not dented, the quality will change after about two years, but it will still be safe to eat for years later. You won’t believe how old some cans were that were found on a sunken ship and were still microbiologically safe. You can find out how old these cans were, recipes, and time-saving tips at Mealtime.org. I thought the Red-Bean Salsa Grilled Chicken and the Maple Pecan Pumpkin Cheesecake sounded fantastic.
Here’s my challenge to you: take a peek in your pantry and see what item you have forgotten existed or have been avoiding. Then, go to a recipe site like Allrecipes.com, and using their ingredient search at the top of the page, type in your item, and find a recipe to get those old products out of your pantry.

I’d love to hear what item you found in your pantry that must be used, and how you prepared it.
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