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As I write to you this month, the effects of the many recent natural disasters continue to unfold in the United States and abroad. The images are heartbreaking, and I encourage you to support the relief efforts in any way you can.
Among the stories of suffering are also heartwarming stories of people pulling together to care for one another. Puerto Rican boats continuing to ferry supplies to other islands impacted by the same hurricanes that have devastated their own community. The streets of cities and towns in Mexico teeming with volunteers who turned out to aid in search and rescue efforts.
At Ceres, our work centers around revitalizing the community connections that bind and support us through good times and bad. We're committed to giving people tangible ways to make a difference locally. If you've been feeling disheartened by recent events, I encourage you to join us in the caring circle that nourishes our clients' bodies and souls, and that gives teens a place to discover, grow and learn. You can visit our website to find out about upcoming volunteer orientations and other ways to get involved in our work.
I hope you enjoy this month's newsletter. And I hope you'll take a few minutes to
listen to the story of Diego Maldonado Quezada. Diego works at Ceres Café in Santa Rosa, and is a former Teen Chef, Gardener and Teen Leader. He has given so much to our community through the countless hours he's dedicated to our work, and in this short
video, you'll hear how the experience transformed his life and his plans for the future.
Thank you for all you do to support community, here at Ceres, and in the world at large.
In Gratitude,
Cathryn Couch
Founder & Executive Director
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Upcoming Classes & Events
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Healing Foods ESSENTIALS Class
Santa Rosa
Don't miss our last Healing Foods class of the year!
If you've already taken our Healing Foods Basics class and would like to know more, this class is for you. Thais Harris, Nutrition Education Manager, will guide you through topics including:
♥ Anti-inflammatory foods
♥ Fats: which to use and how to cook them properly
♥ Managing your blood sugar
This class involves a hands-on portion, and we will make a healthy dish together!
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Eating the rainbow is easy and fun. This hands-on cooking class, presented by Ceres at Sonoma County library locations for 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders is designed to teach children how to make healthy snacks and simple meals.
Space is limited. Please register by using the links below or at the information desk in your local library.
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CLICK BELOW TO VIEW OUR
NEW CLASSES AND ORIENTATION DATES!
Sign up for a Volunteer Orientation and join our team!
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Upcoming Benefits for Ceres
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Chill Out at SoCo Unplugged 6
music + wine + beer + food + supporting Ceres!
Join us at the 6th SoCo Unplugged event at boon hotel + spa! Enjoy a day of music, beer, wine, food, and good vibes surrounded by the redwoods. This event benefits Ceres so bring your friends, your sunscreen, a blanket to lounge on and have fun!
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October 8
1-6 pm
$25 - $40 advance purchase
$45 - $60 at door
(children 10 + under are free)
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Join us at Gourmet Mushrooms
Gourmet Mushrooms Inc. 40th Anniversary Open House
We're honored to help celebrate this milestone at Gourmet Mushrooms. If you've ever received a Ceres meal containing mushrooms, or sampled a mushroom dish at one of our events, it was thanks to Gourmet Mushrooms' generosity. They donate all the mushrooms we use in our client meals and at our fundraisers.
The open house includes tours, food from partners like Catering by Ceres, mushrooms for sale, and much more.
Thank you, Gourmet Mushrooms, for your long-standing support of Ceres!
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October 15
11 am-2 pm
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November 5
Starts at: 8 am
Start: Healdsburg Plaza
End: Bear Republic Brewing Company
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Run or Walk...for your Health and for Ceres!
2nd Annual GutBuster Charity Event
Join the non-profit Climbing Over Cancer and Co-Host Healdsburg Firefighters Association Sunday morning November 5, 2017 for a family fun run/walk in beautiful Healdsburg, California. Choose from 3 courses, including a 12.5K partial trail run up and over Fitch Mountain, a 10K around Fitch Mountain and a relatively flat 3K around town.
The run benefits nonprofits No Stomach for Cancer and Ceres Community Project.
The driving force behind this effort is former Healdsburg resident, Allen Losh: son, husband, father, brother, veteran, firefighter, and friend to many, who lost his life to stomach cancer at the young age of 30. He received the caring meals and warm support from the Ceres Community Project and No Stomach for Cancer during his battle with stomach cancer.
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Thank you, Santa Rosa Golf and Country Club
For naming us as a beneficiary of their recent
Charity Classic
Golf Tournament!
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Harvest of the Heart
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Thank You for Nourishing Ceres!
At Ceres, we know that only by coming together--each of us contributing what we can--are we able to accomplish our mission and make a life-changing difference for the families and youth we serve.
Harvest of the Heart is a beautiful example of our community coming together. It's our biggest fundraiser of the year, and the largest single source of funding we have. And it wouldn't happen without the generosity, hard work, creativity and love of our guests, sponsors, volunteers, board and staff; our auction, food and beverage donors; our guest chefs, our event host O'Reilly Media, and so many more.
Thanks to everyone's efforts, together we raised an incredible $256,106 to continue to nourish Marin and Sonoma county families facing a serious illness, and to provide a nurturing place for youth to discover the healing power of food and the important role they can play in our community.
Below are links to
photo galleries from the event. If you have photos you'd like to share on social media, please use
#HarvestoftheHeart.
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Thank You
Special thanks to our
Creative Director, Kim Stuffelbeam and our Photography Interns,
Teen Chefs
Jenna Brinkman
and
Lane Gonick-Hallows
for capturing our beautiful event.
Thank you to the following businesses for making
Harvest of the Heart a success!
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SPONSORED BY
Wells Fargo
Bank
Whole Foods Market
Exchange Bank
Soiland Co.
Willow Creek Wealth Management
Kaiser Permanente
Luther Burbank Savings
Organic Valley
Navitas Organics
Sonoma Cutrer
CannaCraft
Burr, Pilger, Mayer
Sonoma County Properties
IT Sonoma Style
Straus Family Creamery
La Tortilla Factory
Redwood Credit Union
Summit State Bank
In-Kind
Bella Rosa Coffee Co.
Bright Event Rentals
Dry Creek Vineyard
Iron Horse Vineyards
Kendall-Jackson
O'Reilly Media
Russian River Vineyards
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Trust in Us
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We're proud to announce that we've just been named as a 2017 Top-Rated Nonprofit, thanks to reviews from our community. And, the Better Business Bureau has evaluated Ceres and named us an Accredited Charity that meets their 20 standards for charity accountability.
We are very touched by the kind and inspirational reviews we received from our clients, volunteers, board members and friends on Great Nonprofits. Your experience and your vote makes a world of difference in helping us reach the lives of others in our community who could benefit from our nourishing food, education or training.
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To read our reviews on Great Nonprofits or write one of your own click here
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Understanding Fats: Part 3
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by Thais Harris, NC
Nutrition Education Manager, Ceres Community Project
In our last article we looked at unsaturated fats, omega-6 vs. omega-3 fats, and healthy sources of them. Now let's take a look at trans fats, and talk a little bit about cholesterol.
"Don't eat anything your great grandmother wouldn't recognize as food."
- Michael Pollan
Read the full article here
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Recipe to Nourish Body and Mind
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Pecan Shortbread Cookies
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Enjoy nutritious fats with our delicious Pecan Shortbread Cookies recipe. Be sure to use organic butter. The best option is both pasture-raised (grass-fed) and organic.
Read more about healthy fats
here
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Click
here
for this recipe and here for even more free recipes!
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Recent News You May Have Missed
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NOW HIRING!
Café Assistant Manager, Santa Rosa
Associate Chef, San Rafael and Sonoma County
The
Café Assistant Manager position is 35 hours/week and available immediately. The ideal candidate for this job has at least 1-2 years of restaurant cooking and management experience, preferably in the whole foods arena. He or she will have the ability to stay calm and organized in a fast paced environment, and work with both adult and youth volunteers in an empowering, respectful and kind way.
The
Associate Chef, position will begin in November, 2017 as a 3/4 time position and may go to full time in early 2018. The ideal candidate for the job is a dynamic person with a passion for Ceres' mission, at least 3 years of experience as a chef, preferably in the whole foods arena, a love of and experience working with teens. He or she will have the ability to stay calm and organized in a fast paced environment, and work with both adult and youth volunteers in an empowering, respectful and kind way.
Read the full descriptions and apply here.
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Rootstock Radio Interview
Curious about how Ceres got started? You can hear that and more in a recent interview of our founder and Executive Director, Cathryn Couch, on Rootstock Radio. Rootstock Radio is a project of new Ceres' funder,
Organic Valley, a cooperative of organic dairy farmers.
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Receiving Too Many Emails?
Are the e-mails you receive from us not relevant to you? We might not have your correct zip code or address on file. E-mail us your zip code/address and we'll make sure to tailor our emails to your location and needs.
Email us at [email protected]
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More Ways to Support Ceres
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Join Our Kale Club
Become one of our monthly donors and you'll automatically be enrolled in our Kale Club.
Kale Club membership perks include a monthly email with a collection of delicious and healthy recipes from the Ceres kitchen!
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Purchase the Ceres Cookbook
Ceres'
Nourishing Connections Cookbook is filled with
delicious and healthy recipes...
PLUS read about how Ceres came to be, and benefit from the extensive section outlining Ceres' Food Philosophy and hands on strategies to empower you to make healthy change in your life. More details and sample recipes here.
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Whole Foods
Visit Whole Foods Market and enjoy a delicious, healthy deli salad or soup adapted from Ceres' Nourishing Connections Cookbook.
Ceres receives a $1.00 donation for every pint purchased. Look for special signage in these Whole Foods locations:
Santa Rosa (Yulupa)
Coddingtown
Sebastopol
Petaluma
Sonoma
Blithedale
Novato
Mill Valley
San Rafael
Napa
and other Northern California locations!
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Community Cards
Earn funds for Ceres when you shop at Oliver's Markets, Petaluma Market, Fircrest and other local markets.
Pick up your eScrip Community Card the next time you shop, and designate Ceres as your beneficiary. The markets will donate 3-5% of your spending to us.
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AmazonSmile
You can easily support Ceres through the purchases you already make on Amazon.com.
Visit Smile.Amazon.com to choose Ceres as your beneficiary organization and then access Amazon via Smile.Amazon.com every time you shop.
The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Ceres.
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OPERATING PRINCIPLES
Heart Centered & Love Guided
We are committed to expressing love, trust, respect and integrity in our lives, work and organization.
Everything Matters
Nothing is left out. We work to have every action and choice lead to the greatest positive impact.
Young People are the Future
Young People are intelligent, responsible, capable, creative and caring, and must be central participants in shaping our collective future.
The Universe has a Purpose
Everything is connected, and life continually invites us to experience gratitude, abundance, connection, community and healing.
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