Support Our Military, One eMail at a Time - Send e-mail to support our troops overseas in Iraq
...last day to help us reach our goal for shipping mail to the troops. Can you help please? http://snurl.com/4eenr
Final Day to Make It Happen for the Troops
It's crunch time and we are feeling the pressure. We have just a few hours to meet our postage goals before we start packing and shipping holiday mail to our troops.
If the money runs out before the mail does then the mail leftover won't get shipped to our troops this year.
We appreciate everyone who has taken the time to chip in and make a $5 payment to sponsor a 1 lb package of holiday mail to our troops in their name. We absolutely appreciate it.
We haven't given up yet on reaching our goal so please spread the word when and where you can.
YOU CAN HELP!
You can still send in your checks, money orders, or use ChipIn and PayPal to get us to our goal. Every dollar counts. It doesn't matter if you can't do $5 do what you can. If you want to do more, please do!
The November 23, 2008 pre-Thanksgiving Day Edition of Carnival of the Recipes is themed Turkey Recipes and quite a variety of recipes for cooking turkey were provided by participants.
Each year we send holiday cards to our troops for Christmas and Hanukah. This year’s project starts October 13th and ends December 1st to ensure that all cards and letters can be shipped to meet the holiday deadlines. Mail your holiday cards for our troops to us and we’ll ship them to our military in time for the holidays!
Get everyone involved! Here are some great ideas:
Adults
Place a drop box in your office or place of business and get everyone involved in bringing in cards.
Put a notice in your apartment’s newsletter about our project or put up this flyer.
Get your church, synagogue, or place or worship to add our project in their announcement letter this weekend.
Visit local retirement homes, VFWs, Moose Clubs and get the folks involved. This is a project that will make them feel really special and give them the opportunity to hear back from our troops too!
Buy holiday stationery and create your own personalized holiday letters.
Make a banner using a vinyl tablecloth (red, white or blue) and sharpies to create a thank you or support banner. Have friends, co-workers, family, church members, etc. sign it with their message.
Make a poster using poster board (red, white or blue) and colorful markers to create a thank you or support poster. Have friends, kids, classroom, co-workers, family, church members, etc. sign it with their message. It's easy to ship too, just stick it in a mailing tube to us!
3 x 5 or 4 x 6 cards (like the kind you can get at any office supply store) are great to write a short note on or for a motivational quote. Colored ones are very festive and great if you just want to say "I support you" or "I'm proud of you". Dress them up with holiday stickers. Include your contact info on the back too with an address label or stamp.
Include phone cards for our service members to call home. The best cards to purchase are the AT&T phone cards as they can be used internationally as well as nationally.
Introduce a friend to eMailOurMilitary.com and have weekly card writing sessions for fun! Get creative, go ahead, use the glitter and the glue just like you used to when YOU were a kid.
We always need stamps. Ask your company to donate a roll of stamps to eMail Our Military; when they do, we'll give them some free publicity in our monthly newsletter as a thank you.
Scottsdale Job Network (SJN) is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing job transition training, personal connections, access to resources and moral support for job seekers through a Valley-wide network of passionate volunteers.
SJN meets on the first and third TUESDAY mornings, from 9:00-11:30 AM at space offered by our neighbor:
Temple Chai 4645 East Marilyn Road Phoenix, Arizona 85032
In this challenging economy, people need all the help they can get to find their next great job. Dave Sherman professional speaker, trainer, and business coach, will introduce you to one of the best job finding tools available in the Valley, the Phoenix Business Journal, and show you how to use this tool to find your next great job faster!
There is no cost for this program. Dave’s 40-minute presentation will be followed by an hour of networking which Dave will introduce.
Be sure to check your local area for a Community Information & Referral or 211 type organization and find out if they are running a free flu shot hotline before you spend a lot of time getting a Doctor appointment. and sitting in a waiting room.
FREE OR LOW COST FLU/PNEUMONIA SHOTS
AVAILABLE AT HUNDREDS OF NEIGHBORHOOD SITES
Community Information & Referral has complete information on how to get a flu shot anywhere in the state.Health care professionals have set up temporary clinics in grocery stores, churches, community centers, shopping malls, and private businesses to make it as easy as possible to get a flu shot.Shots are provided free of charge to people enrolled in Medicare Part B., and some health plans.Flu shots are available to the general public at low cost.Flu sites and provider information is available on Community Information & Referral’s website:http://www.cir.org/
Information is also available by calling the Flu/Pneumonia Hotline:602-263-8856 OR 1-800-352-3792, where Arizona residents can reach a live operator who can direct them to the nearest site to receive a free or low cost flu shot for the 2008-2009 flu season.
Flu and pneumonia are especially dangerous for the elderly and people with chronic diseases.These populations have compromised immune systems which have difficulty destroying the flu virus.The Arizona Department of Health Services reports that pneumonia is among the top five causes of death for Arizona’s at-risk elderly.With a simple flu shot, this killer can be avoided.
The Flu Hotline / Pneumonia Hotline is a free public service of Community Information & Referral (CIR) and supported by:Arizona Dept. of Health Services, BlueCross/BlueShield of Arizona, CIGNA, Healthwaves, Maricopa County Dept. of Health , Mollen Immunization Clinics, PassportHealth, and Safeway.
In October 2008, a total of 8,210 resalehomesrecorded as sold. Foreclosure activity represented 47 percent (3,745 transactions) and4,465 traditional market transactions.
Continued weakness depends on the ability of people to remain employed or get back to work quickly.
Foreclosure activity differs throughout theValley such as 43 percent in Surprise, 32 percent in Tempe and 50 percent inAvondale.Over the next few months, recorded foreclosure activity could decline because of theresponse to various mortgage modification programs offered by lenders and government agencies to assist troubled homeowners, according to Jay Butler, director of Realty Studies in the Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness at Arizona State University Polytechnic.
“The local housing market will continue to be vexed well into the next year by eroding consumer confidence, brought on by a weak economy, possible job losses and tighter mortgage underwriting guidelines.”
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1 medium butternut squash (about 2 pounds), peeled, halved, seeded, and diced
4 cups low-sodium chicken broth or water
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan, optional
Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, sage, 1 teaspoon of the salt and season with pepper, to taste. Cook, covered stirring occasionally, until soft and fragrant, about 15 minutes. Raise heat to medium-high, add the tomatoes, and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the tomatoes break up and the onions brown slightly, about 7 minutes.
Add the squash and the remaining teaspoon salt, and continue to cook Butternut Squash Soup, stirring occasionally, until the squash is tender, about 12 minutes. Add the broth, bring to a simmer, and cook, uncovered, until the vegetables tender, about 20 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender, or with an immersion blender. Return the soup to the pot and reheat over medium heat. Stir in the vinegar.
Serve the soup in warm bowls with a touch of Parmesan cheese if desired.
401K plans are at risk even under the current Congress with a much more risky Congress possibly being elected on November 4, 2008 and pushing forward this radical agenda without opposition.
If you have a 401(k) or equivalent retirement plan, you've probably been watching nervously the past few weeks as your nest egg has shrunken owing to the current turmoil in the markets.
Well, it could be worse. But don't take heart, for what we mean is it could get worse. The market turmoil has some politicians on Capitol Hill eyeing the end of the 401(k) as we know it. Workforce Management reports on a hearing of the House Education and Labor Committee earlier this month:
A plan by Teresa Ghilarducci, professor of economic-policy analysis at the New School for Social Research in New York, contains elements that are being considered. .
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