Roberta Torres! Out of over 300 tickets, Pearland resident Roberta Torres won the pink quilt. We are so happy for Roberta and know she will cherish the quilt just as much as we have. Look for photos to be posted soon. Way to go Hailey, Isabella and Valerie!
Breast Cancer Awareness month is just around the corner. Pink buzz is generating in our city to beat this %$#@* disease! This is the 4th year for Waltz Warriors to raise money for breast cancer organizations during pink month. The first year we gave $25,000 to Komen, the second we funded a program for children touched by breast cancer called Pink Alive Kids and last year we funded a week of mammograms at UTMB.
Please consider supporting us at a wine tasting event on Thursday September 1 from 7:00-9:00. We are hoping to raise the remaining funds for our two ribbons which total $10,000. Our ribbons will be there for all to see and we will have breast health information as well as pamphlets from the organizations we are giving our proceeds to. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased through Eventbrite.
For your donation, you will get to enjoy 4 fabulous wines paired with yummy food. Nos Caves Vin- a.k.a. the perfect venue is hosting Waltz Warriors and we are so thankful to them. They are a swanky wine storage and meeting place. The wine lockers are really neat to see and the gathering space is sa-weet! A friend from church along with his business partner will be our sommeliers for the evening- Thank you Fielding and Brent!
Lastly, I wish for every child to have happy and healthy school lunches this year. If you are like me- it was a last minute run to Costco today. The building must have been near capacity because my cart inched along the store with hundreds and hundreds of folks. Nonetheless, I found what I needed to get started on some great school lunches. I hope you have chosen to make your child’s school lunches this year too! Here are some ideas I have:
Hummus (individually packed from Costco) with baby carrots, cucumbers and snap peas or Nut Thins (gluten free nut cracker in variety of flavors)
Boiled eggs (make on Sunday night to have readily available)
Almond butter sandwiches with or without fruit preservatives (Justin’s brand sells individually packaged almond butter packs- great for lunches)
Fruit kabobs- pineapple, grapes, watermelon, melons, etc.
Pirate’s Booty cheese snacks
Cheese sticks/ string cheese
Pretzels or Annie’s snacks
Tortilla (I like Whole Foods brand) with spinach, hummus and turkey rolled up and cut in half
Dark chocolate square (70% or higher) from Endangered Species brand
Stonyfield organic yogurt squeezes
Quesadillas- tortilla with melted cheese & spinach, side of salsa & guacamole with blue corn chips
Mixed nuts/ trail mix that the kids make
Hot lunches in thermos- rice & veggie soup, rice and beans, chili beans
Drinks- ½ sparkling water with ½ fruit juice
There are a lot of foods I plan to try out in my kids’ lunches this year. Things like tofu and more salads! Don’t forget to look at labels and stay away from high fructose corn syrup, nitrates, artificial colors, preservatives and hormones.
Be Well,
Love these tips!
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