May 2016 archive

Helping Hungry Children Through Feeding America San Diego

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A few weeks ago my son asked me if there was a way we could help people who “don’t have food.” This was such a sweet and thoughtful statement from an eight-year-old. Serendipitously, SoCal Savvy Mom received an invitation from Feeding America San Diego to join their efforts to feed children and families in our community.

According to their website, one in five children in San Diego county is at risk of hunger. This was shocking to me. Feeding America San Diego, founded in 2007, works to tackle this issue head on, partnering with local school districts, corporate partners and volunteers. Through their efforts FASD delivers food to 60,000 children, families and seniors each week.

What better way to get a first hand look at what they do than to volunteer? It sounded like a rewarding way to to spend a few hours on a Saturday, so signed us up.

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Jaxson and I participated in a two-hour shift at the FASD Mira Mesa location where we literally got our hands in on the action. In addition to the two of us, there were groups of girl scouts, college kids, a team from TaylorMade Golf and a few others. Kids six and up are welcome to volunteer and I was happy to see how many young faces were there to help.

The effort of our entire volunteer group would benefit the Feeding America School Pantry program. This division helps to reduce child hunger throughout the county by providing healthy food to low-income families. Jaxson felt good knowing his work would be helping other kids.

We were divided into groups to sort various produce. Our team was on onion and avocado duty. We were definitely craving guacamole by the end of our shift!

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When the two hours was up, the group had sorted 18,000 pounds of food. Pretty impressive!

If your child is age six to 10 and they’re interested in helping out, take a look at the FASD NUcrew. This unique kid-specific program offers opportunities to volunteer, host food drives at school, write about ending hunger and recruit friends to help.

Aid for kids doesn’t end when school lets out either. FASD’s “Fuel For Summer” is part of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program to provide low-income children with meals June through August.

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If your child or organization is looking for a charity in San Diego County to help, take a look at FeedingAmerica.org for more information.

As for our day of volunteering, when I asked Jaxson how he felt about the work he did he replied, “It was easy and fun. I hope the kids like avocados.”

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Women’s Wellness Walk – San Diego on 5/11/16

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Join SoCal Savvy Mom for Women’s Wellness Week in San Diego. In honor of National Women’s Health Week, Pure Encapsulations invites all of us in San Diego to join in celebrating and supporting the phenomenal females in our lives! The walk is open to women and the men who love us, of all ages. The Women’s Wellness Walk begins at 11:45 am on May 11. This 1.5 mile walk along the picturesque San Diego Bay is a great way to spend your lunch hour and to honor mothers, sisters, daughters, aunts, cousins, neighbors and friends!

Pure Encapsulations is proud to be stepping it up, in appreciation for the Surgeon General’s Step It Up! Call to Action to Promote Walking and Walkable Communities while commemorating Women’s Health Week and women everywhere. We hope you’ll join us during this lunch hour event!

This fun family event is completely free for all to attend. After the walk there will be a picnic lunch at the finish line.

WHEN:
WHERE:
Embarcadero Marina Park North – 400 Kettner Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92101 – View Map

FREE TO REGISTER 

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Soothe In-Home Massage delivered to you – $30 off!

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Soothe Massage is an on demand massage company that comes straight to you. Anytime from 8 A.M. to midnight you may request a five-star massage therapist to come to your house. There are four different types of massage including Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports, and Pre-Natal massage. There is also couples massage, that’s right, they will send two therapists to your home so you and your partner can enjoy a massage together.

This Mother’s Day give the gift of health and wellness to your mother, or ask your kids and husband to buy it for you! Soothe massage prices are amazing only $99 for a 60-minute massage, $139 for a 90-minute massage, and $169 for a 120-minute massage. The pricing is simple, and tip is included. Book now and receive $30 off your first massage with Soothe, making the price only $69 for a 60-minute, $109 for a 90-minute, or $139 for a 120-minute massage!

I was fortunate enough to have a little pre-Mother’s Day pampering yesterday with a 90-minute massage in my living room, My therapist Muriel was delightful, and very skilled. She brought everything with her, massage table, sheets & pillows, aroma therapy, and music. It was one of the best massages I’ve ever had, and what I absolutely adored was that when the 90-minutes were up I didn’t have to drive home, I was home! I poured myself a glass of wine, moved myself to the couch and relaxed for the rest of the night.

Soothe is now available in 27 cities with over 4000 licensed massage therapists, Soothe currently serves: Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, London, Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Worth, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis, Newark/Northern New Jersey, Orlando, Philadelphia, Portland, Phoenix, San Diego, San Jose, Scottsdale, Seattle, Vancouver (British Columbia), and Washington D.C.  Both Las Vegas and Orlando will be happy to serve customers as of May 5th, 2016!

For more information or to book your first, or second, or third Soothe Massage visit their website here.

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Angry Birds Movie Giveaway, 5 sets of 4 tickets

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The ANGRY BIRDS Movie is coming to theaters on May 20, 2016, my son has been waiting for this for wha seems like years! In the 3D animated comedy, The Angry Birds Movie, we’ll finally find out why the birds are so angry.

The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds – or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We’re the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This Is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it’s up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.

We are happy to announce we are giving away five family 4-pack of tickets to a SPECIAL PREVIEW on Saturday May 14th at AMC movie theaters in Mission Valley, CA. The move screening is at 10:00 A.M. and it is encouraged to show up early. The winners of my giveaway will also get front of the line passes to get good seats inside.
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In conjunction with the Angry Birds Movies I am also hosting a giveaway for a $100 SpaFinder Gift Card for Mother’s Day. The winner will be chosen this Thursday before Mother’s Day. To enter the giveaway for a SpaFiner Giveaway see below, good luck!
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