Blogging Community: Help Me Feed the Hungry and Get Families Back to the Table {Libby's Giveaway}
Thursday, September 23, 2010
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This week, I was looking forward to uniting with Houston Bloggers and Hannah Keeley to gain insight on ways families can get back to the table for meaningful meals. Circumstances kept me from attending the event, however, it has not discouraged me from helping in this charitable initiative. Do you find it hard to get back to the table? Well, Libby’s has teamed up with Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, to help families, just like yours, get back to the table while helping America's hungry. I'm also joining in by participating in Libby's Virtual Canned Food Drive.
About Libby's Virtual Canned Food Drive:
Libby’s Fruits & Vegetables is officially kicking off the second year of their Feeding America Virtual Canned Food Drive. This online food drive encourages families and friends to form teams and engage their communities to support them. Teams that raise $1,500 or more for Feeding America will get their pantries stocked with a year’s supply of canned vegetables from Libby’s. Libby’s Fruits & Vegetables will match up to $40,000 of donations raised between now and December 13th, 2010, which will help provide 525,000 meals for families in need! As a thank you, Libby’s will give every person who contributes to the Virtual Canned Food Drive a coupon for 50 cents off two cans of Libby’s Vegetables.
How You Can Help:
There are different ways you can help Libby's raise money and feed the America's hungry.
- Donate to my drive: Can you spare a small donation to my virtual food drive? Just $5.00 will provide 35 meals for hungry families. My goal is to raise $150, but I'd LOVE to supersede that and raise $1,500! Can you imagine how many families will be fed? To donate to my drive, simply click here.
- Start Your Own Drive: Want to do more than just give $5 bucks to my virtual drive? Start your own virtual food drive, customize your page, get your family involved, and make a difference. Hey, if you raise $1,500 or more Libby's will give YOU a year's supply of canned fruits and vegetables.
- Spread the Word: Can't spare a donation? Too busy to start your own drive? You can still help, by doing what you probably do every day anyway, TWEET. Yes, I'd love if you can tweet something like Help Families Get Back to the Table w/ @Sarann & @LibbysTable (link) #libbysgiving
- Encourage Houston Bloggers: As I mentioned above, I was unable to attend Libby's Luncheon due to last minute circumstances, however, the bloggers who DID attend did an amazing job at stocking bags to give to the Houston Charity Agency. It would be great if you could encourage these ladies in their Virtual Food Drives. They include: Crystal from Simply Being Mommy, Rachel from Following In My Shoes, Shannon from Potamus Prefers, and Jamie from Love To Shop Mom.
Win a Libby's Prize Pack:
I love contributing to charitable initiatives and, second to that, I love giving back to all of you awesome readers. Yeah, I'm talking to you. So, through my partnership with Libby's Get Back to the Table, I'm giving one lucky Momma Findings reader a Libby's Prize Pack with the following:
- Reusable Libby’s grocery tote
- Libby’s product,
- State of the art can-opener
- Copy of Hannah Keeley’s book, Total Mom Makeover!
Required Entry:
I'm looking for awesome tips to get families back to the table for meaningful meals. How do you do it? Tell me in the comment section.
Extra Entry Options:
- TEN EXTRA ENTRIES if you blog your answer to the above question and spread the word about Libby's Virtual Food Drive. Please link to this post and my Virtual Food Drive Donation Page.
- FIVE EXTRA ENTRIES by following both myself AND Libby's Table on Twitter. Then, tweeting about this giveaway. You must have at least 75 followers to be eligible for these entries. A great Tweet would be: Help Families Get Back to the Table w/ @Sarann & @LibbysTable - Enter to win a Libby's Prize Pack (link) #libbysgiving
- TWO EXTRA ENTRIES if you "like" Momma Findings and Libby's Table on Facebook. Go ahead and comment once you get there! We love wall comments!
- ONE EXTRA ENTRY becoming an email subscriber. Form on the right side.
- ONE EXTRA ENTRY becoming a Facebook Networked Blog follower.
- ONE EXTRA ENTRY follow us on Google Friends.
Contest starts today September 23rd - October 1st 11:59 CST and open to US residents only. Leave each entry in separate comments. You don't have to be a blogger to enter, but please leave a valid email address for contact purposes.
***CONTEST HAS NOW ENDED*** Congrats to our winner Shannon who said, "Having the meal at a set time no matter what, and make sure everyone one knows and accepts that you either eat then or you have to deal with what's left, which in big families isn't much." Please check your inbox on how to claim your prize.
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My son helps with the planning, shopping and cooking. We eat together almost every night,
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I make crock pot meals so when we all get home, dinner is ready and there is no excuse.
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We plan ahead and schedule dinner time when everyone can be there. I keep quick and easy dinner fixes in the fridge at all times (i.e. precooked meatballs).
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we limit extra cirricular activities for everybody
I cook every night, and even though it takes a lot of time, it seems to make a difference in how my family responds to my meals.
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We have a set routine after school, including no TV and dinner at the same time every night. I try to have my kids help cook sometimes and set and clear the table. We also try to keep in informal and fun.
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A routine of sharing homecooked meals at a regular time.
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It's just me and my kids and we eat together every night-the twins are only two but they like to watch me cook. They've helped make no bake cookies before or I let them dump the water in etc...
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It's important to establish the routine and get the kids involved in all decisions (timing, what to eat, homework, etc.). It works for us.
My family is always excited for dinner if I have a yummy dessert.
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I insist we sit together for supper. No exceptions (for outside activities). We eat and tell how our day went.
i try to get my son to help with the cooking..he's much more interested in the eating then
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We turn off everything,tv,computer,cell phones an dont answer the phone,the message machine will take messages,it seems someone always calls at dinner time
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the kids help to plan then cook the meal
My husband works odd hours too, so it's tough to get everyone eating at the same time. But, when we do, we try to make it a fun meal. We might set up a picnic dinner in the living room or eat outside on the patio table. Anything out of the norm, even things like breakfast for dinner, gets everyone excited to sit down.
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Having the meal at a set time no matter what, and make sure everyone one knows and accepts that you either eat then or you have to deal with what's left, which in big families isn't much.
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We have always made it mandatory that everyone be there for dinner. No phones, no tv - just good conversation.
We gather and buy food items at the farmer's market and then also cook and eat them together. It is fun, educational, healthy, and inexpensive. Everyone is more likely to eat and enjoy when we have had this experience together. Try it - it is really fun!
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we have just always made it a rule to eat at least one meal together at the table every day. Since we have just always done it and the kids grew up knowing that it hasn't been an issue at all
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We all pick a time where we can all be together and eat.
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I prep a lot of food the night before so I can throw together a good family dinner after work. Also, if your kid(s) participate in cooking, it makes dinner time a lot of fun.
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For us we love to do family game night. That involves us having dinner together before hand and then cleaning up and setting up boardgame. We try to do it at least once every two weeks. It is a tradition and we love it. Making eating together a special event is what keeps us eating and playing together
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We've recently started eating healthier. I bought a new cookbook and everyone has taken part in choosing the recipes we cook together. That way, everyone is excited about sitting down at the table and trying out our new creations together.
It's just something we've always done, so everyone just expects to do this automatically.
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Make dinner time flexible instead of at a fixed time. This way, one can accommodate all(or most) of one's family members' activities.
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Set up nights that each person makes up the meal/menu and make it fun with whoever like eats all their veggies gets a special dessert or prize
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Each of us gets to pick out a favorite supper for one night and cook it together
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Family Pizza Night is a weekend event where everyone participates in the creation of the meal!
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i make lasagna, which we all like!
I think helping in the kitchen, helps the kids to be ready and minds on sharing a meal and talking. And no tv!
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You know, we have a habit of eating dinner together as a family every day. Sure we miss some days, but dinner is pretty much a requirement. If you're out, you come home to eat then can go back out.
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We use bribes. If you sit down and have dinner with us as a family, you ccan get out of one chore for the week.
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I try to get everyone to help with the meal as that way we are all there together already!
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I like to have each of my kids help prepare one dish and then they serve THEIR food to everyone. They take pride in their dish. Thanks so much! pamelashockley(AT)aol(DOT)com
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Have the kids help out.. tonight my kids helped me run pasta dough through the machine. We made cannelloni and ravioli.