SHARING THE ABUNDANCE

SHARING THE ABUNDANCE

MACKENZIE83 for C4SC

As we inch closer toward Thanksgiving, thoughts naturally turn to … were you going to say long lines at the grocery store? No – ha! – we mean gratitude.

Here at Maria Luisa, we continue to welcome the holiday season and embrace that spirit of gratitude, so first up, thanks to all who joined us Nov. 8 for our special evening dedicated to sustainable shopping. We not only hosted a trunk show featuring MacKenzie83 – a brand founded by a charming local accessories designer with a real commitment to sustainability – but also raised funds for the Center for Safety and Change.

And in that spirit of giving, as started here last week, we’re going to continue to share some of the Maria Luisa team members’ favorite recipes. (And if you’d like to share one of your favorites with the Maria Luisa “community,” let us know – we’d love to help you do just that, in a future blog or via our social media platforms).

This week, we continue with a dish from Susan that sounds just fantastic.

Perhaps you’ll try it out, as we plan to, and add it to your holiday or year-round repertoire, something delicious you can make when sharing a meal with friends and family.

And during this holiday season, we know you’ll again join us in sharing our abundance with those less fortunate. Won’t you consider stopping by and dropping off some non-perishable food items that we will, in turn, donate to People to People, which works year-round to feed Rockland’s hungry? Suggested items that we’ll continue to collect into December include cereal or oatmeal; canned juice and 100-percent juice boxes; canned vegetables; fruit snacks (applesauce, peaches, fruit cocktail in juice); soup, dry and canned; beans, dry and canned; pasta and pasta sauce; macaroni and cheese; peanut butter and jelly; and tuna fish in water.

We thank you for considering this simple-but-important donation – and know that People to People will be grateful, as well.

We can always count on the Maria Luisa community to come through, as it does year after year…

Now – for that recipe:

SUSAN

MARIA'S RECIPE IS UP NEXT

VISIT NYACK

RUN (OR WALK) with MARIA LUISA

Here at Maria Luisa, we hope your 2018 is off to a good start.

If you’ve resolved to do more this year – for your health, for the community – then you’re in luck.

We have the perfect event that combines both – and will be plenty of fun to boot.

And there’s still plenty of time to join the effort.

As we’ve been mentioning on our social media the past few weeks, we’ve formed a team (ML Faves for GOOD) to participate in the Jan. 6 – that’s this Saturday morning – Resolution Run Nyack 4-Mile Fun Run/Walk to End Hunger.    

                                           

We are about to kick off our #MLFavesForGood 2018 efforts with a team participation in the Resolution Run Nyack.

The Nyack Hunger Coalition event will take participants through the streets of Nyack in an event designed as a "fun run/walk" to raise funds to help end the hunger crisis in our own Nyack community.

We'd love if you can participate, running or walking, on event day, Jan. 6, but we'd also be happy to simply have you out there cheering us along - or making a monetary donation in support of the effort. Register in advance to save $5 on the entry; or donate any time.

Maria Luisa Whittingham is striving to raise $1,000 and if the goal is met, will donate an additional $100 to the cause.

We're looking forward to starting off the new year on such a positive note - and thank you in advance for anything you are able to do to help the effort.

Sign up - or donate-> at Resolution Run Nyack.

Here’s a bit of the background:

It was back last summer when we gathered a team some 80 women strong to participate in the 30th annual Women's Distance Festival 5K Walk/Run. The July 8 event at Rockland Lake State Park in Congers, a benefit for the Center for Safety & Change, marked not only our 30th anniversary but also the event's 30th anniversary and Maria's own 60th birthday.

The sense of camaraderie, the importance of the cause and the funds raised by the team sparked yet another chapter in the Maria Luisa story - the formation of the  #MLFavesForGood initiative.

 Envisioned as a way to capitalize on the spirit of that special day, the initiative is a concrete way to continue efforts to help the local nonprofit community.