Give from the Heart

If you are looking for an easy and rewarding way to give back to the community, don't forget your local library!!! There are currently only 14 days left until we kickoff our Telethon. The Library Telethon is not just an effort at raising funds for the Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, but it is also an opportunity to watch great performances and watch all the fun and rewarding things the libraries have done throughout the past two years.

Following are just the highlights of what we will have at this years Telethon!!!

Attention all future stars!: There are still a few performance spots left! Contact the Library if you are interested in being on stage of the Lewis Family Playhouse as part of the Telethon 2009.

BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS*

Friday, March 13, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. • 6 p.m. - Tune in Friday at 6 p.m. for a terrific opening performance by the Inland Empire Harmony Carousel. • 7 p.m. - The Circus is coming to town! The Great Redlands YMCA Circus this is! Come see these amazing performers live on stage!

Saturday, March 14, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. • 2 p.m. - Check out opening act Reno Jones. Nothing but the blues, baby! • 3-5 p.m. - Lots of great music from our local schools, including the Terra Vista Elementary Choir, the Etiwanda High School Chamber Singers, the Vineyard Junior High School Stage and Concert Choir, and the Solorio Elementary School Show Stoppers! • 5 p.m. - Once again, we revive the great Adult Trivia Challenge! • 7 p.m. - Rod Gilfry, international singing star, takes the stage to perform numbers from his cabaret show. • 8 p.m. - Time for "Spotlight on the RC!", showcasing the best talent from the Inland Empire.

Sunday, March 15, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. • 1 p.m. Join host Frances Howdyshell as we open with the Golden Elementary School Choir. • 2 p.m. Party with the "California Jammin" band! • 3 p.m. Catch a special performance by the Rancho Cucamonga Adult Chorale. • 4:30 p.m. As is our tradition, the Caryn Elementary Cougar Choir will close the show. After their performance, see if we reach our goal!

Pledge your donation during “Magic Word” call in times and earn great gifts, including books and DVDs, gift cards and more!

*All times approximate and performances subject to change.

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Fast Food

I’m in a hurry! Quick pull up to the window….

It is so much easier to pull up to the window make a food wish drive up to the next window and” POOF” I get what I want. I fondly refer to fast food as “the fine dining for those on the run”. Rather than patronize you with information about how harmful fast food is for a person’s health I would rather spend it helping you to get food on the go without pulling through a drive thru.

Twas the night before work…

*Make your own smoothies the night before and pour them in a reusable coffee cup. I usually make enough smoothies for two days and I leave them in coffee cups in the fridge.

*Make your own lunch and pack it in your lunch pail, keep in the fridge so that you can grab and go in the morning.

The looming “Break Room Snack Table”

*Bring your own snacks to work.

As you walk in the door you hear:

“Hey Mom! What’s for dinner?”

*I have one word for you….crock-pot. I love the Fix it and Forget it Lightly cookbook. Literally you dump all the ingredients in the crock-pot in the morning and leave it and when you come home “presto” it’s done.

So there you go three easy meal ideas that can help both you and your family be healthier.

By the way….if you can’t resist the urge to go fast food we recently added a new book to our collection at the library called:

Eat this not that! : thousands of simple food swaps that can save you 10, 20, 30 pounds--or more! by David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding

Eat this, not that, for kids: be the leanest, fittest family on the block!

David Zinczenko with Matt Goulding.