Updates...Sort Of...

As most of you know, I was released last Sunday as the Enrichment Leader. After speaking with Sis. S. Victory today, I know that there have been some changes to Playgroup and the Fitness Group. To my knowledge, what has been done is Playgroup has been combined with Fitness Group on Wednesday. At this point I am unsure as to whether they will occur simultaneously, or one after the other. I would assume that information will be passed out in church on Sunday. Whoever is called as the Enrichment Leader (or RS Activities Leader, as it may be called with the changes that occurred in October) will be shown how to access this blog and will be able to update you with RS Activities. The Fitness Group, Playgroup and Handicraft Classes will soon fall under the Ward, rather than the RS. This is also due to the changes that occurred during October. As best as I know it, the RS/Ward will try to continue the activities that have been well attended so that you are not without them, but I cannot speak for the RS any longer and apologize if there are changes I am unaware of. I will try to update what I can and what I am informed of until the new "Enrichment" Leader is called. Thanks!

PS - I am not sure if the time has changed for the Fitness Group, so keep your eyes/ears peeled.

Playgroup Changes

Please notice that there are changes to the time and location of playgroup (on the right-hand side of your screen). Remember that you don't have to have a little one or currently have children in the home to come. The ladies hold a discussion group during playgroup that is of interest to any woman of any age.

This week (tomorrow), the topic to be discussed will be inexpensive day trips and things to do with your family.

As you probably guessed there will be no playgroup on Thanksgiving, so as a heads-up, in 2 weeks the group will discuss inexpensive gifts for the holidays.

Don't Forget!

Some notes of reminder/news:

Tomorrow night, November 17th, we'll be having a discussion on a talk by President Kimball on marriage and would love to have you join us at 6:30 pm. Please see the post below for the link to the talk.

The Fitness Group is now meeting Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:45 am. Come and have fun while getting fit!

You will notice that there is a new addition in the right-hand sidebar called "Wilmington Delaware Stake Relief Society Newsletter" and if you click on the links provided you can see the current (and some past) newsletters. There is some really great information in them, so check them out! You will have the option when the new page pops up to re-size it to full-screen, etc., according to your preferences. You can even download it to save it on your computer or print it out.

Enjoy and we hope to see you at our Activities!!!!

Marriage Mini-Class

We would love to have you join us at church on Tuesday, November 17th, at 6:30 pm for a discussion of the talk "Oneness in Marriage" by President Spencer W. Kimball. There are several versions of this talk that have been published, but we will be discussing THIS ONE (click on text to go to the talk). See you there!!!

Recipes from Souper Saturday

Sorry to be so corny with the title...I couldn't resist!!! :)

Here are the recipes that have been e-mailed to me from the soups that were brought to Super Saturday. If you don't see yours on here, PLEASE send it to me and I'll add it. Everyone loved them all and would like to make them for their own families and friends. Thanks!!

PS - These are copied and pasted, I had nothing to do with numbers/contents of the recipes so if you have any questions, you'll want to ask the sister that made it. :)

Taco Soup - L. Gudmundsen

2 cans pinto beans, undrained
2 cans stewed tomatoes, undrained
2 cans Niblet Corn, undrained
1 pkg. Taco seasoning mix
1 pkg. Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing Mix
1 lb. hamburger
½ Onion, chopped
Cheddar Cheese, grated
Sour CreamGreen Onions, chopped
Corn Chips

Saute hamburger and onion together. Drain. Add beans, tomatoes, taco seasoning, ranch dressing mix, and corn to hamburger and onion. Cook 40 minutes. Serve with cheese, sour cream, green onions, and corn chips.

Yield: Serves 6


cream of crab soup - L. Anderson

1 can tomato soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can split pea with ham soup
1 cube beef broth with 1 cup water
1 can lump crabmeat-1 pint cream

combine all ingredients in slow cooker. cook on high about 2-3 hours or until it all has combined. best with beer bread and butter.

Super Saturday Fun....

I am by no means a photographer and my camera is nothing special, but here are some pictures of the activities at Super Saturday this weekend. We were excited to have some of our sisters from the Branch join us for the crafts and fabulous soups and salad that were brought by those that attended.

If you would be willing to share your soup recipe with everyone, please e-mail it to me and I will post it here. I know that many were interested in obtaining recipes for the soups that were brought. Thanks!!

Food Storage/Preparedness Activity Reminder

This week we will be discussing creative food storage ideas. Bring ideas to share of how you have stored your food storage and/or made use of what space you have. You can also share ideas that you have seen or heard about but perhaps have not implemented yourself. This activity will be held at Sis. K. Brokamp's house at 6:30 pm on Thursday, October 22nd. Please contact Sis. Brokamp for directions.

Playgroup Location

This is just a reminder that the playgroup has moved to meeting at the Church at 0900 every Thursday (unless the CR school district has no school that day - we will not have playgroup then).

We WILL NOT be using nursery toys, so please bring toys your child will be willing to share and I recommend that they are easy to clean/sanitize afterwards too.

This Thursday your Enrichment Committee will be there working on getting projects ready for Super Saturday, so anyone who signed up to make the wall-hanging can actually draw the design for their own while you are there if you wish.

Please see other new announcements below this post and check the sidebar on the right for upcoming activities.

Executive Decision for the Volleyball Activity

I am going to go ahead and announce this here (and will make another announcement if I am unaware of something that conflicts with the decision) that we will be doing volleyball this Thursday at 6:30 pm at the CHURCH and NOT AT BRECKNOCK PARK as has been listed and announced for the past 2 weeks. I repeat, the Volleyball activity at 6:30 pm on Thursday, October 15th will be at the CHURCH. I hope you will all try to make it - it should be fun. I will arrange for the church to be opened as I cannot attend myself because my hubby has been delayed and has not been able to return to us.

Please spread the word to as many sisters as you can!!!!!!!!

This Week in Enrichment....

Don't forget to look at the events that are updated at the beginning of each month over on the right-hand side of the screen on this blog.

This week, there is the Workout Group meeting at 8:45 am at Church on Wednesday.

On Thursday we will be meeting at the Volleyball courts at Brecknock park at 6:30 pm (weather permitting - if it's raining we'll move it to the Church).

Saturday is SUPER SATURDAY from 9-1.

See you there!!!

Super Saturday - October 17th

Please see THIS post: http://dover1stwardenrichment.blogspot.com/2009/09/examples-of-our-super-saturday-crafts.html

In that post is the info for Super Saturday - along with a blurb over on the list of events for October. Please don't forget to sign up by October 11th in the RS binders at Church. We will not have extra supplies due to the costs.

Questions, please ask a member of your RS Enrichment Committee (Sis. T Wells, Sis. L Gudmundsen, Sis. J Handley, Sis. M Zappe or Sis. M McClellan).

A Few Notes...

This is a reminder about the Fitness Group meeting on Mondays and Wednesdays at 8:45 am. Sis S. Victory is the "leader" of this activity, but if you have any questions about it and can't reach her, you can ask a member of the Enrichment Committee.

Also, at all quarterly enrichments and the upcoming Super Saturday, please expect there to be an "exchange table". You can bring in items that you no longer need or want that are new or gently used, and you can set them there for someone else to give them some love. You don't have to bring something to take something either.

Beginning October 15th, Playgroup will begin to be held at the Church in the Cultural Hall at 9:00 am - 11:00 am every Thursday (except when there is no school in the CR District). Please bring your own toys for the children to play with - keep in mind that sharing will be necessary when choosing what to bring. We will NOT be using Nursery items.

Handicraft Class

For those of you not in Relief Society last Sunday, the Handicraft Class was moved to the 1st and 3rd Monday at 0930. Sis Gudmundsen is the leader of this class and announced it to the ladies but I am not sure that those in YW and Primary were told of the change. The information in the bulletin is incorrect.

Any changes that are made to the class are discussed with the members at each meeting and will be announced here as soon as I (Sis. McClellan) know about them.

I think that they are set with the new day/time, though.

Canning Class!!!

Please don't forget about the canning class at Sis. D. Surdukowski's house tomorrow (Wednesday, September 23rd) at 9:30 am. If you are reading this and know of anyone who might not know or be checking the blog, I would love it if you would tell them about it. It's a great opportunity to see what exactly is done to can your own foods. She will be demonstrating it all right there in her kitchen.

A Change

Please note the new time and extra day for the Workout Group. We had SO MUCH fun today that we decided to add on another day and to start a little earlier. So, we will now be meeting Monday's and Wednesday's at 8:45 at the church. If you have an exercise ball, you might want to bring it with you. If everyone there has them, we thought it would be fun to do a workout with them. If everyone doesn't, at least one gal has an extra, but we can always do something else too. Today was "improv" day because we weren't able to get a tv. Most days will probably be a workout following a DVD/tape that is brought. We're flexible though, so please come and share your ideas for future workouts at the end of the hour. See you there!

Examples of our Super Saturday Crafts

We have not yet made our own examples for Super Saturday, but we have examples that were the ones that inspired us for our crafts from the internet. I will explain how our projects differ from the examples.

You will choose 2 activities from the following 4 activities - one for the "morning session" and one for the "afternoon session". When you are done with your project during each session,there will be school bags to "stuff" with school supplies, and quilts to tie (a great opportunity to learn how to tie a quilt if you don't know how!!). Both of these projects will be sent to SLC for the humanitarian aid efforts.


Morning Choices (9:00 am - 10:30 am):

Pot Holder 1st Aid Kit (This will be one of the projects that costs money to do - it will cost you the price of a rectangular pot holder that has a loop in the middle of one of the short sides. )

You will have bring with you to Super Saturday the pot holder that you purchased to make your First Aid kit with - there will not be any provided by the Relief Society. The RS will provide baggies and a few of the items you might want to put in your kit along with the button that will need to be sewn on at Super Saturday to keep your kit closed. This is a fun project to learn how to do and give as a gift.




Visiting Teaching Reminder Refrigerator Magnet (This project will be free to make.)

The below picture is a VERY bad example of what we will be making, but it's to give you an idea. We will have two wooden hearts, one larger than the other. The larger heart we will decoupage with an image of a little sheep (much cuter than this one if I do say so myself ;) ). The smaller heart we will hang from a string from the larger heart and we will paint it red and write "Fed" and "Hungry" on either side. This project is one you will be able to keep for years to come to use to keep on top of your Visiting Teaching.

Afternoon Choices (11:30 am - 1:00 pm):

Family Home Evening Book (The book costs $7.95 and this price will increase slightly if we have to pay shipping. If fewer than 13 people take part in this project, we will have to pay shipping.)

This project will include coloring 52 images (approx. 2" x 2") that coordinate with each of the 52 lessons and cutting them out to place into bags. This project will give you a whole year's worth of Family Home Evening ideas and it's perfect for use for a couple with no children in the home or a family with several children. The lessons are easy to use and even have a suggested song also listed. Please see Sis. Greenstreet if you would like to thumb through her copy of this book. We will have to know how many of you want to do this activity by the 1st of October and have the money in hand to place the order by then so that the books have time to ship and arrive here for Super Saturday. Look for the sign-up at Church.

Batik Wall Hanging (This option will be free.)

*Our hanging will be slightly smaller the one in the magazine's tutorial.* The project is a little time-consuming and to allow for us to be able to do it at the Super Saturday, 24 hours ahead of time the Enrichment Committee will draw images on the Muslin for those who are in the class. For those of you who don't want the Enrichment Committee to draw your images for you (there will be a variety of images that the Committee is going to draw - not just leaves as in the example) and you would like to make your images on your hanging exactly as you want (there's nothing wrong with either way - you doing it, or the Committee), you will need to get your muslin from Sis. Gudmundsen prior to Super Saturday (more than likely the Sunday before, but possibly sooner than that) and complete the first steps of drawing your images in Washable Glue yourself. See the tutorial for the project here: http://jas.familyfun.go.com/crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=12274 This project will be a fun one to learn how to do and will brighten up your home as it hangs on your wall.

Please stay tuned for the next few Sundays to get all of the information in preparation for this fun event! We are so excited to put it on for you and to be able to do some service at it while we are also having fun and learning new skills that benefit ourselves.

No more fabric for book covers, please!!

Ladies,

there has been a change in plans for one of the activities at our upcoming Super Saturday (please see previous posts for more information). We will NOT be making book covers, so we do not need any more donated fabric for them. If you donated fabric for them and would like it back, please contact me (Sis. M. McCellan). We will have sign-ups and more information for you in Relief Society on Sunday (and it should also be passed around Primary and Young Women's - so those of you in there please make sure that if you don't happen to see/hear the info, you contact me).

I hope you're getting excited - I know that your Enrichment Committee has put a lot into getting ready for this!!

Thanks!

UPDATE - NO Date Change

Ladies, please still read the posts below about Enrichment for this Quarter because we are back on for September 8th at 6:30 pm.

We apologize for any confusion that this move may have caused and appreciate your understanding.

*********There will be a table set up at this meeting for you to place items you wish to give away. There is a spiffy name for having these tables at meetings but my brain isn't functioning right now ;) The items should be new or gently used items that you no longer need/want. You don't have to bring something to take something.**********

This will be a long one....

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, bear with me and read this entire post. It is VERY difficult in 30 seconds to tell you all of this at Church, and due to the limited announcement time the information being passed along is getting misunderstood. Also, the sidebar will be updated within 5 min of me posting this, so all of the activities for the month will be listed to the right. Some fun new activities will be listed there over the coming months!!! :)

1. We are in need of fabric and batting that measures at least 47” x 62” (we will cut it down if larger) to make baby quilts to send to Salt Lake City for the Humanitarian efforts. We will be tying them at the October Super Saturday. Please give any fabric and batting to someone on the Enrichment Committee (Sisters McClellan, Gudmundsen, or J. Handley) before October so that we can try to find fabric if none is donated.
2. Please donate any fabric that you have that is at least 22” x 11” for the Manual Covers we will be making at Super Saturday in October. Please bring this fabric in and give it to one of the Enrichment Committee members before October so that if necessary we can try to find adequate fabric in time if not enough is donated. This is a great way to get rid of unneeded fabric pieces!!!
3. This is a reminder that the Play Group meets every Thursday –weather permitting- at the Wyoming Park at 0900 hours.
4. We have not had anyone sign up to host the Food Storage/Preparedness group for September or any of the remaining months in the year. The person who hosts is responsible for deciding what is going to be discussed/taught and for doing so. If you want to find someone to tag-team with, then one of you can host and one of you can "teach", but you need to let us know this. This has been a very popular group, and we will not be able to have it if no one is willing to be the host. The great thing is that you get to pick the topic – you just need to run it by the Enrichment Leader (Sis McClellan) – mostly so that it can be “advertised”. This group meets on the 4th Thursday each month so if you can host, please let us know! In November and December it will be on the 3rd Thursday due to holidays. We would like to schedule the rest of the year. Please let me know if you would like to host!!!!
5. Please remember to check the binders at Church about school supplies that need to be collected prior to the Super Saturday in October. We need people to sign up to bring in specific items to make the School Kits to send to needy children around the world. Now is when school supplies are on sale and most of the items on the list are under a dollar each, so please help as you can. You can sign up to bring more than one of an item, but please put your name in each spot so that there is no confusion. If you want to bring 2 sets of pencils, for example, please sign your name twice. Bring them to church to drop them off for Super Saturday whenever you purchase them. Please do not wait until Super Saturday because we will have to purchase what we are lacking prior to then.
6. Lastly, remember to be looking around your house, or call your mother, to find a baby picture of yourself between the ages of 0 and 2 years. We would like you to specifically find a picture when you were at one of these ages. We need it before September 8th if possible. Please give it to Sis McClellan, Sis Gudmundsen or Sis J. Handley. You can also bring it to the meeting if you arrive with it a couple of minutes early. If you will not be attending the Quarterly Enrichment Meeting on September 8th, then you don’t need to supply a picture.

Quarterly Enrichment Meeting

Don't miss out on this quarter's Enrichment meeting!!! The focus of the meeting is "The Worth of a Soul".

When: September 8th (as originally announced), at 6:30 pm
Where: At Church
Dress: Something that YOU are comfortable in, and tells us a little more about you too.

Dessert and childcare will be provided.


********PLEASE NOTE********

In Relief Society on August 30th (next Sunday) you will be given the invitation to the Enrichment meeting and along with it a standard brown lunch bag. In this brown bag you are to place one item that tells us something about yourself that we may not already know. Hopefully it's something that can be of a surprise to even those that know you best. It needs to be of a size to fit in the bag, so get creative!!!! If you don't receive the brown lunch bag, simply put your item in your own bag, keeping the size in mind - it should fit into a brown lunch bag.

Additionally, PLEASE BRING A BABY PICTURE OF YOURSELF BETWEEN THE AGES OF 0-2 years, with your name on the back of the picture either directly on the back or on a post-it on the back so that we can return it to you and know who the picture is of. These pictures can be given to either Sis Marie McClellan, Sis Lori Gudmundsen, or Sis Julie Handley at Church on Sunday (or any other time you run into us). They can also be brought to the meeting, just make sure you're a couple of minutes early so that we can incorporate it into the guessing game we will be displaying them for.

We can't wait to see you there!!!!!!!!

Don't miss them!!!

Ladies, if any of you are like me, you get stressed out with all the responsibilities of motherhood. I know with my husband gone, it is more difficult and I don't know how you ladies do it that do it by yourself - you are AMAZING! You all know what I mean though - is the house perfect, are the beds made, clothes washed and folded, dishes done, floors swept? Do we have soccer practice today, is it Wednesday night and the kids need to be at Church, did we pack all the snacks we need to go to _____, will we make it to Church on time? Is family home evening planned, have we read our scriptures, said our prayers, helped someone out, etc., etc., etc.?

Well, my friend forwarded me this link today and while it is not written by a member of the Church, I really appreciated the message and thought I would share it with you. I think that you will appreciate what she is saying like I do, and it made me remember that sometimes fun needs to come first. There will always be something to clean around the house but you can't get back those memories and missed opportunities to bond with your children and share special moments once they're gone!!!

http://proverbs31devotions.blogspot.com/2009/07/sweet-smell-of-pinesol.html

Activities in July

Ladies,

please stay tuned for an adjusted schedule once the Enrichment Committee has their first meeting with the new Enrichment Counselor. We apologize that the information wasn't able to be decided before the calendar for July was created and passed out in Relief Society.

Family Home Evening Idea

Click HERE for an idea for a Family Home Evening lesson/activity for your family.

Motivational Quote

I saw this today over at the Safely Gathered In blog. I thought I would share it here.


“The first step [in food storage] is to begin. The second is to continue. It doesn’t matter how fast we get there so much as that we begin and continue according to our abilities.”Presiding Bishop H. David Burton

Be A 10 Cow Woman!!!

Would you like to be a 10 cow woman? Please join us at the Dover 1st Ward Quarterly Enrichment Meeting to learn just how to learn how.

Date: June 2, 2009

Time: Just after feeding time (6:30 pm)

Place: The Cow Barn (the Church)

Dress: Not your overalls (Church Dress)

There will be a pig pen (child care) provided for the young ‘uns if your men folk aren’t able to stay at the ranch (home) with them.

A Couple of Reminders

Ladies, for those of you who attended the Service Auction last month, please remember to contact the sister who "owes" you service so that you can receive it.

Also, don't forget that Stake Conference is the 16th and 17th of May with the Adult Session beginning 7:00 pm at and the General Session (a satellite broadcast) from 10:00 am to noon.

Lastly....if you have ideas for Enrichment Activities that you would like to see happen, please give them to myself or Sister Vickrey so that we can consider them.

Weekly FHE Idea

http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2009/05/fhe-lesson-5/

New Site Added....

The following link has been added into the sidebar for future reference:

http://everydayfoodstorage.net/

Another Great FHE Idea

Here's a link to another great Family Home Evening idea for those of you in need of one. I don't think it's ideal for younger children, but I would think that an 8-year old wouldn't have a problem. You know your kids best and can perhaps modify this to work with younger ones. Have a wonderful week!

http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2009/05/fhe-lesson-4/

Great Information!

For those of you (like me) that have yards that aren't suitable for gardens, or even if they were you aren't allowed to have a garden (like me and the rest of you on base/in apartments, etc.), this post on Safely Gathered In has some great ideas/resources for having "square foot" gardens. Check it out!!!

http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2009/04/square-foot-gardening.html

FHE Lesson

I came across this post when I was looking for some ideas for tomorrow night for Family Home Evening and thought I would share. Each example that is given to teach the atonment is so easy to do and easy to explain and this would make a great lesson for you to give your children. Enjoy!!

http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2009/04/fhe-lesson-3/

Bishops Storehouse Trip *CHANGED*

The trip to the Bishops Storehouse originally scheduled for the 25th of April has been moved to August 8th. More details to follow when we have them.

Service Auction - April 7th

When: April 7th at 6:00 pm
Where: At church

Childcare is provided.

BRING A FRIEND or TWO!!!!

Sisters, we would love to see you at our quarterly enrichment meeting that will celebrate the birthday of the Relief Society!! We will be having a service auction, because service is an integral part of the Relief Society. We all need and can provide service to others. The dress is church dress.

At the service auction you will be handed a list of questions to answer and you will earn "points" based on your answers to the questions. An example might be, did you wash your dishes, or did you read your scriptures that day? After tallying up your points - no one sees your answers but you - you will tell the "banker" how many points you had and she will give you "money" for those points. You will use this money to bid on items that are auctioned.

You will need to bring at least one item to be auctioned. If you bring a guest it would be much appreciated if you could bring something for them. The intent is that each sister will go home with at least one item. If you're able to bring more than one item/service offered, that's even better - then there will be more to "win".

Some examples of "items" you can bring are a plate of cookies, brownies, a loaf of homemade bread, or other baked goods. You can bring a blanket or other item that you sewed, a photo frame that you decoupaged, a scrapbook (with no pictures, obviously) you made, or any other hand-made item you are crafty enough to make.

"I'm not crafty", you might be saying. Or perhaps you don't think highly of your own baking skills. Well, you can donate a service! Perhaps you'll donate a piano lesson or lessons, or a haircut, or you'll mop someone's kitchen for them, or watch their children for them to go on a date, or to the temple. The possibilities of acts of service that you can provide are endless and these kinds of "items" are the best at getting to know the sister you're providing the service for. They're especially easy to donate more than "one" too. Doing so will ensure that there are plenty of items for everyone to win. You don't have to bring more than one thing though - if you can't, that's perfectly fine.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with me (Marie McClellan) and I would be glad to answer them.

Oh, and did I say....BRING A FRIEND - they'll have so much fun!! ;)

Create

Ladies, the general relief society presidency just put out a short clip from Pres. Uchtdorf's talk at the General Relief Society Meeting based on his talk "Happiness, Your Heritage" called "Create". It is so inspiring!! It's only 1 minute 40 secs, so go check it out and be uplifted! Click on the following link and then click on the little video screen with the play button on it to see it: http://www.lds.org/pa/display/0,17884,4644-1,00.html

Also, don't forget about the Relief Society Service Auction on April 7th at 6:00 pm!!! The details are 2 posts below....

Service Auction NEWS!!!!!

Ladies, the Service Auction has been re-scheduled for April 7th, and other than the date ALL of the details below are still the same for the event (time, place, what to bring, etc.). So, see the post below for all of the other info. We hope to see you there - it should be a very fun and memorable event!!!

Service Auction - POSTPONED - DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED

Sisters, we would love to see you at our quarterly enrichment meeting that will celebrate the birthday of the Relief Society!! We will be having a service auction, because service is an integral part of the Relief Society. We all need and can provide service to others. The dress is church dress.

At the service auction you will be handed a list of questions to answer and you will earn "points" based on your answers to the questions. An example might be, did you wash your dishes, or did you read your scriptures that day? After tallying up your points - no one sees your answers but you - you will tell the "banker" how many points you had and she will give you "money" for those points. You will use this money to bid on items that are auctioned.

You will need to bring at least one item to be auctioned. If you bring a guest it would be much appreciated if you could bring something for them. The intent is that each sister will go home with at least one item. If you're able to bring more than one, that's even better - then there will be more to "win".

Some examples of "items" you can bring are a plate of cookies, brownies, a loaf of homemade bread, or other baked goods. You can bring a blanket or other item that you sewed, a photo frame that you decoupaged, a scrapbook (with no pictures, obviously) you made, or any other hand-made item you are crafty enough to make.

I'm not crafty - you might be saying, or perhaps you don't think highly of your own baking skills. Well, you can donate a service! Perhaps you'll donate a piano lesson or lessons, or a haircut, or you'll mop someone's kitchen for them, or watch their children for them to go on a date, or to the temple. The possibilities of acts of service that you can provide are endless. They're especially easy to donate more than "one" of to ensure that there are plenty of items for everyone to win. You don't have to bring more than one thing though - if you can't, that's perfectly fine.

Starting next week at church a list will go around for you to put your name on and the service/s or item/s you will be donating. This is to help you make up your mind and also will ease the burden on the Enrichment Committee the night of the event. They will be writing the items/names on slips of paper to place with the things you bring (or to represent the service you've offered). When an item is won, the winner gets one slip and the sister who donated the item gets another - with the name of the winner on it. This way sisters will know who to contact, if needed, for the redemption of a service.

If you have any questions, please e-mail me or give me a call and I would be glad to answer them for you!!! We are super excited about this event and hope that you are too!! Bring a friend!!

Marie

Great Video

If you have the time, check out this link to watch a very touching video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2AibapAJfE

Giveaway!!!

I just thought I would direct all of you to the Safely Gathered In blog where they are having a food storage product giveaway!! It's for a handy can-storage shelf unit. Have a great day!

Marie

Here's the link: http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2009/02/product-review-with-giveaway.html

Food Storage and Emergency Preparedness Group Meeting

The ladies of the Dover 1st Ward got together last week at Sis M. McClellan's house to learn how to make a cake from all food storage ingredients. That's right!! No eggs, no milk, nothing from your fridge. Here was Sis M. McClellan's first attempt before the ladies arrived. What is wrong with this picture?

I wasn't going to share this picture, but Sis H. Siebach thought I should. This is what happens when you can't read, and you put in 1/4 c baking soda instead of 1 tsp. It also tastes extremely unpleasant. Very bitter. Yucky. Sis H. Siebach pulled it out of the trash so we could show you.

Here is the pretty version, and it tasted much better!

As promised, below is the recipe and it is from the blog "Safely Gathered In" which you can go to by clicking HERE. The link to the exact recipe we used, along with step-by-step pictures you can get to by clicking HERE.

Chocolate Snack Cake

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup vegetable oil (I use canola)
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup cold water

1. Preheat oven to 350. Sift dry ingredients in bowl.
2. Mix oil, vinegar, vanilla, and water and mix into dry ingredients.
3. Stir until well-blended, about a minute. Immediately pour into greased and floured pan.
4. Bake 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes.

This recipe is copied from the Safely Gathered in website, and it is courtesy of Betty Crocker.

Here is a variation that I made for my family later where I added in about 1/4 c peanut butter chips and 1/8 c mini semi-sweet chips.

Welcome!

We are excited to start this blog for the Dover 1st Ward Enrichment sisters. This is our inaugural post. Shortly you will see the one we create with the ladies who are attending the "learn to blog" class as Sis M. McClellan's house at that time. She'll be showing them how to insert pictures on a blog and then everyone who visits the blog will get to see them. The pics she'll be posting are from our very first Food Storage and Emergency Preparedness group meeting last week. Some yummy cakes were made (well, ONE yummy cake at least....).

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