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Days of Giving Back, Never Giving Up!
Austin is give back to the community. It is time to kick-off community service day.
There will be a morning rally and volunteer meet-up at Austin City Hall’s Plaza on Saturday (May 14). There will be canned-food drive, clothing drive, and community service afterwards. All you have to do is sign up as a volunteer to improve the community of Austin. You can be a project leader or a create your own project at this community service day.
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Going Up wants to educate and provide support to the at-risk LGBT youth to prevent homelessness and suicide and you can help to support that.
Going up day—Gays: Organized, Involved, Never Giving Up—strives to unite the LGBT community while educating the community about their strong pursuit in equal rights. They are a strong community of LGBT and open their arms to anyone willing to join them in pursuing full equal rights.
Volunteering with Going Up will give strong support to the LGBT community and the youth. There will be an after party to the community service day.
Unite! Ring Wedding themed launch party will be at Cheer Up Charlie’s at 8 pm. There will be disco DJ’s, live music, wedding cake, and free drinks to the first 100 people by Titos Vodka. Come dressed to impress.
Support the LGBT community, but more importantly help the Austin community and youth.
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“Home is where the heart is, but happiness is where your friends are”
Whether it is the excitement of Football Season kicking off and people gathering together or just post Labor Day blues, the feeling of entertaining and being around friends and family is in the air! Need an excuse to get people together? Have an Apartment Warming Party!
Now, clearly not everyone who reads this blog just recently moved into an apartment; however, these tips could definitely work in any apartment gathering scenario.
Make sure to click on the link for the full article (http://bit.ly/mUSV5U), but if you are in a rush this Tuesday morning, catching up from the long weekend, check out the quick tips below:
- Consider who you will invite
- Talk to the neighbors
- Set the date and send an invite
- Consider food and tableware
- Keep it cool
And this tip is just from us…Have fun! Gables is your home!
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Green Halloween - Gables Pressler
As a natural extension of our corporate mission, Taking Care of the Way People Live ®, Gables is dedicated to Taking Care of Our Environment. We are mindful of our impact on the local environment and we hope to spread some of that sustainable living onto our residents.
Below are some great tips gathered we’ve gathered from EarthShare and Green Halloween® on how to green your Halloween!
Green Halloween Costumes
- Reuse or recycle costumes.
- Rent or create a costume out of recycled material.
- Create a Green Halloween box to gather recyclable materials throughout the year. Next year, you’ll have lots of eco-friendly materials to make new costumes.
- Join the National Costume Swap Day revolution!
Green Halloween Treats
- Instead of giving out candy, consider giving coins, pencils, erasers, cookie cutters, crayons, fake jewels, temporary tattoos or stickers. Besides reducing the waste of all the single-serving packaging, you’ll be providing a healthy alternative to candy.
- Other alternatives that are healthy and from eco-friendly companies include:
- Organic juice boxes or pouches from Honest Kids
- Organic apple sauce snack packs
- Real-fruit strips and rolls from Stretch Island Fruit
- Whole food bars such a LARABAR minis
- Bare Fruit trial size packs
Green Halloween Decorations
- Go natural, with gourds, pumpkins, apples and Jack-o-Lanterns! They are great for porches and table tops, and you are not using plastic or paper décor.
- Make window decorations out of recycled paper. Then recycle the paper again.
- Use colorful reusable dinnerware and candles for decoration - preferably soy or beeswax candles!
- Use paper grocery bags to be cut into spooky Halloween trees, masks, and painted white for ghostly effects.
Green Halloween Trick-or-Treating
- Send your children trick-or-treating with reusable buckets, canvas bags or pillow cases. Most folks these days have the reusable grocery bags, try using those!
- Trick-or-treat in your neighborhood and get to know your neighbors. Less driving, more walking.
Green Halloween Party
- Send Evites! Rather than paper invitations through the mail.
- Have reusable dinnerware at your party rather than plastic plates, cups and utensils.
- Use cloth napkins, you can then wash them for the next party.
- Recycle bottles and cans, and compost leftovers.
- Buy local or organic food, little packaging.
- Shop with your reusable totes.
- Get all of your errands done at once.
- Try to cook with less meat.
- Choose foods that are in shades of black, orange and green (that is just for fun).
Green Halloween Cleanup
- Recycle and/or compost if you can!
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Pumpkin Carving Parties! - Pressler
Throwing a pumpkin carving party this Halloween? Martha Stewart and Real Simple have great tips to make your party spooktacular! Grab your friends in the Halloween spirit, and get your porch looking fall-festive. Briefly, here are the tips you will find information on from each of the links.
Real Simple: http://bit.ly/3dv9I8
· Selecting the right pumpkin
· Carving Jack-O’-Lanterns
· Playing Halloween Songs
· Preparing Pumpkin Recipes
Martha Stewart: http://bit.ly/rqhCeq
· Smashing Pumpkin Halloween Invitations
· Choose a Carving Location
· How to Pick Pumpkins
· Pumpkin-Carving Tools
· Pumpkin-Carving Templates and Patterns
· How to Carve Pumpkins with Kids
· Gourd Family Pumpkins
· Food
- Sage Popcorn
- Three-Cheese Macaroni
- Hot and Nutty Whiskey Sours
- Smoky Sweet-Potato Soup
- Caramel Apple Sundaes
- Apple-Walnut Bundt Cake
· Pumpkin Favor Pouches
· Pumpkin Candy Containers
· Pumpkin Seed Ideas
Enjoy! And…if you do happen to throw a pumpkin carving party this year, join us on Facebook and post your masterpiece!
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Soup Party? Yes Please! - Pressler
Now that the holidays are over, and January rolls in with its dismal cold weather, there is a strong need for something to look forward to! What are your thoughts about this idea!?
A soup party!
Before you roll your eyes or laugh, think about this…Warm hearty comfort soup, fresh baked corn bread, fun decorative ceramic bowls or mugs, perhaps a festive winter beverage, and good friends gathering around a cozy fire or flat screened TV!
Quite frankly, I find that to be the illustration of a good night, and I rarely eat soup! I do however like the idea of it!
Some ideas:
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Have a soup tasting party. Everyone brings their own crock pot of their famous home-made soup.
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Have a chili cook-off among friends lining the counter with all the fixin’s!
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Host prepares the meal having each guest bring their own fun mug or bowl.
Regardless, this is easy, and something to look forward to on a random, cold, dark before 5pm, holiday-less January weeknight! Everyone has to eat right?
Want to be the host? Start here and invite some peeps over!
White Bean Chicken Chili
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1 T - vegetable oil
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2 medium onions, chopped (1 cup)
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2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
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3 C chicken broth
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2 T chopped fresh cilantro
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2 T lime juice
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1 tsp ground cumin
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1/2 tsp oregeno
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1/4 tsp red pepper sauce (tabasco)
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1/4 tsp salt
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1 can (11 oz.) white shoepeg corn, drained
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1 can (15-16 oz.) great northern beans, drained
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1 can (15-16 oz.) butter beans, drained
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2 C chopped cooked chicken breast
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toppings (suggestions: cheese, crushed tortilla chips, chopped green onions, diced tomatoes, cilantro, sour cream, sliced avocado)
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heat oil in dutch oven over medium heat.
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cook onions and garlic in oil. Stirring occasionally, until onions are tender.
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stir in remaining ingredients except chicken
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heat to boiling; reduce heat.
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simmer uncovered 20 minutes
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stir in chicken; simmer until hot
“Moist and Zippy” Cornbread
Combine:
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1 C yellow cornmeal
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1/2 tsp salt
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1/2 tsp baking soda
Mix Well then Stir In:
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1/3 C melted butter
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2 eggs, beaten
Add:
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1 C cream style corn
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8 oz sour cream
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1 small can of green chilies (chopped & drained)
Mix well then spoon in 1/2 of mixture into 12” greased skillet then sprinkle 1 C shredded sharp cheddar cheese and cover with remaining batter. Bake on 325 for 30-40 minutes.
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