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"Cooking Matters" Class Teaches Participants How to Prepare Tasty, Healthy and Affordable Meals
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 Participants of Barnabas' "Cooking Matters" program recently completed their six-week course of nutritional education and hands-on cooking instruction. The goal of the program is to help low to moderate income families learn how to prepare affordable meals that are tasty and healthy.
Cooking Matters classes are free, fun and educational. Each class is led by a team of volunteers, including a chef, nutritionist and assistants. These volunteers are trained to help the participants make changes to their eating, cooking and food-shopping habits. Each participant receives a resource guide that contains healthy recipes, shopping strategies, nutritional guides and kitchen safety basics.
For the first time, the Cooking Matters class included young people ranging in age from 11 to 17 years of age. Robert Peck, Barnabas Food Pantry Coordinator, remarked that it was wonderful to have young people in the class and shared the experience of a mother and daughter who after learning to read food labels, made a trip to the grocery store and the mother couldn't believe how her own daughter was reading EVERY label of EVERY item they put in their grocery cart. She joked that the trip had taken twice the normal amount of time, but that making healthy food choice purchases was well worth the time.
More than 3,000 children and another 10,000 adults in Nassau County experience hunger or food insecurity, that is, they often do not know where their next meal is coming from. Barnabas addresses hunger in Nassau County by providing emergency food to individuals and families through partnerships with Feeding Northeast Florida and local merchants. Last year, more than 250,000 pounds of food were provided to 2,120 households in need through the Barnabas food pantry. For more information about the Cooking Matters course, contact Robert Peck at (904) 261-7000 ext. 121
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Volunteer Appreciation Week
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Barnabas is SO grateful for the many, many volunteers that help us out each day and serve alongside of us in helping to connect people with help and hope. This year, National Volunteer Week is being celebrated from April 10 - 16. National Volunteer Week is about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities. By working together, volunteers help us meet our mission.
In recognition of the outstanding service from our many volunteers, Barnabas will be hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Party at Littleberry Farm on Monday, April 11, 2016 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Littleberry Farm is located at: 95546 Clements Road, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034. We hope you will join us! Please RSVP your attendance to Lynne Starling at 261-7000, ext. 118 or
[email protected]
. And, thanks again for your service!
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! And, Please Don't Forget Your Food Donations for the Barnabas Food Pantry!
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The City of Fernandina Beach is hosting the annual Recycle Event & Food Drive on Saturday, April 16, 2016 from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Maintenance/Utilities Complex at 1017 S. 5th Ext. in Fernandina Beach. Please bring non-perishable food items for the Barnabas Food Pantry. Tuna, canned meats, soups, beans, pasta and peanut butter are always needed. Thank you for thinking of others as you help the environment too!
Items accepted for recycling include: glass/plastic bottles, propane tanks, steel/aluminum cans, paper, cardboard, metal, electronics, appliances, oil & filters, tires, hazardous chemicals, fluorescent bulbs, paint, batteries and non-prescription medications. Paper shredding will also be available. For more information about the event, please contact the Fernandina Beach Maintenance Department at (904) 310-3315 or visit facebook.com/fernandinabeachmaintenance or
www.fbfl.us/recycle
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Rock Steady Amelia Starts Program for Individuals with Parkinson's
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Two local residents (and Barnabas volunteers), one with Parkinson's, have been working on a project to help change the way that local Parkinson's patients relate to and live with their affliction. Rock Steady, a program based on training for boxing, has proven to reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
There are 85 affiliates of Rock Steady and now it is coming to Amelia Island! Rock Steady Amelia Island will start its training sessions on April 18th at 2:00 p.m. and on subsequent Monday/Wednesday/Fridays at Advanced Muscle Therapy on Gateway Blvd., near the Chamber of Commerce offices. For more information on Rock Steady, please contact: Guy Petty or Mary Anne Sharer at (904) 310-6678. Click below to watch the video and learn more about Rock Steady.
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Support Barnabas by Shopping at Smile.Amazon.com
 AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Barnabas every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at
smile.amazon.com
, you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization.
The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Barnabas when you choose Barnabas as your favorite charity on their website. The purchase price is the amount paid for the item minus any rebates and excluding shipping & handling, gift-wrapping fees, taxes or service charges. Happy shopping and thanks for your support!
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Please Join US For a Tour of the Barnabas Center!
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We hope you'll mark your calendars and plan to join us for a tour of the Barnabas Center on Monday, April 18, 2016 at noon. You'll get a "behind the scenes" look at our medical, dental, crisis assistance and food pantry programs and hear from our talented and professional staff. Lunch will be provided, so please RSVP your attendance to Audrey McLain at (904) 261-7000 ext. 106 or
[email protected]
. Seating is limited so please RSVP today!
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News To You From New To You!
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April showers bring May flowers and things are blooming at New To You!
Our Spring and Summer fashions are arriving on the sales floor every day, all day long. We have bathing suits, shorts, sundresses, tank tops, fun purses, sandals and much more! Our patio furniture and folding beach chairs are located in front of the store and we have boogie boards and beach toys too.
Opening soon: THE PIRATES' DEN...featuring all things Pirate, beachy, tropical, shrimpy & fun. We will open the Den in the next 2 weeks, just in time for Shrimp Festival. Come see us for your Pirate gear, tee shirts and festival clothing! We also have straw hats & sunglasses for your UV protection.
April 22 is Earth Day. Every day is Earth Day when you shop at resale stores. Reuse, reduce, recycle...that's what we do everyday, at New To You. Your donations fuel our store which in turn helps fuel all Barnabas programs. Donate, shop and help your neighbors...it doesn't get any better than that!
We have also started a New To you Blog! Follow the blog for fashion inspiration, how to get looks for less and DIY projects. Click
here
to see our latest blog post on creating an organization board.
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving
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The reality is that too many of our neighbors struggle each day, trying to make a decision about whether to put food on the table, pay the rent or utility bills, or purchase medications or gas for transportation. These individuals and families seek help at Barnabas every day for a range of services--food, emergency rent and utility payments, medical and dental care, and much more. If you would like to help our Nassau County neighbors in need, please consider becoming a monthly donor. By setting up a recurring payment on Barnabas' secure website, much of the hassle is eliminated as there are no checks to mail. A monthly gift allows you to spread the payment across an entire year, lessening the financial impact to you. A recurring donation also helps Barnabas improve its long-range planning and decision making. Please visit Barnabas' secure online donation page to set up your recurring donation today, or click on the "Donate Now" button below to make your secure online donation. Won't you please consider becoming a monthly donor today?
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Help & Hope Report July 2015 - March 2016
*New To You resale store aided 144 households in need of clothing and home
goods
* Barnabas helped stabilize 304 households with rent, mortgage and utility
payments and provided 20 bikes through the Bikes for Barnabas program
* Barnabas provided 205,768 pounds of food to 1,848 households
* Barnabas helped 8 households with planting & harvesting in our
community garden
* Barnabas instructed 37 households with cooking & nutrition classes through
our Cooking Matters program
* Barnabas Health Services treated 1,560 patients with medical, dental and urgent care assistance
* Barnabas provided case management and housing assistance to 32 veterans through the SSVF
Grant
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| Upcoming Events |
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April 11
Volunteer Appreciation Party
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Littleberry Farm
95546 Clements Rd, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
April 14 Stress Relief with Terri Ames
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Barnabas Conference Center
April 16 Fernandina Beach Annual Recycle Event & Food Drive
7:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. City of Fernandina Beach Maintenance/ Utilities Complex
1017 S. 5th Street., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
April 18 Barnabas Facility Tour
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
April 27
Barnabas Night at Four Seasons Bistro
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 474305 West State Road 200, Fernandina Beach
10% of the evening's proceeds benefit Barnabas
May 7 Postal Food Drive
May 21 Callahan Community Health Fair
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Callahan Fair Grounds
543378 US-1, Callahan, FL 32011
November 14
Empty Bowls Luncheon
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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