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<DIV>Our "Moveable Treats" monthly donation day of desserts for Moveable Feast ("Feed People, Fight Disease, Foster Hope" <A href="http://www.mfeast.org/">www.mfeast.org</A>) has been rescheduled to this Sunday, 1/9/11. The head chef from Moveable Feast has given us updated details on what they can use - please read them in BESpeak or at the bottom of this e-mail before bringing in donations.</DIV>
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<DIV>The platform meeting, beginning at 10:30 AM, features a talk by Ethical Culture Leader Hugh Taft-Morales "Evangelizing for Evolution". <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Although Ethical Culture places deed before creed, there are few claims about reality more universally accepted within humanism than the theory of evolution. Yet creationism is alive and well in the United States. In preparing to celebrate Darwin Day next month, how can evolution satisfy human spiritual yearnings for experiences such as awe, humility, and a connection to something greater than ourselves?
Can humanists ethically evangelize for evolution?</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">And for those who can manage to get up early (or who are by nature early risers), the Poetry Group will meet at 9:30; this month's theme is "honesty." Poems on other themes may also be shared.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">I hope to see you there! (Moveable Treats info follows)</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Karen Elliott, for the Program Committee</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-default-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-latin-font-family: Arial; mso-greek-font-family: Arial; mso-cyrillic-font-family: Arial; mso-armenian-font-family: Arial; mso-hebrew-font-family: Arial; mso-arabic-font-family: Arial; mso-currency-font-family: Arial; mso-latinext-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">These guidelines come from Damon R. Hersh,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Moveable Feast’s Executive Chef:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">All food must be individually portioned. Please no left-overs, or unused or past date products from homes. (Licensed, inspected organizations are more accepted based on more stringent guidelines they must follow.) We reserve the right to refuse any food products that do not fit these protocols. We reserve the right to utilize all donated food products to our best decision.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 4pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Items we love to accept:</SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">1. Baked goods*<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">2. Fresh produce<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">3. Individually wrapped baked goods*<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">4. Bulk food donations from food service organizations<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">5. Individually packaged snacks<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">6. Bottled beverages<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">7. Canned goods Non-dented, non-expired <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">8. Cookies, brownies, cakes, cupcakes (all portioned)*<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">*All baked goods should have an ingredient list.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 4pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">Items we cannot accept:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">1. Bulk proteins, meat, seafood (of any kind)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">2. Bulk packaged cupcakes, breads, baked goods<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">3. Store bought chips, pretzels, candies (unless in snack pack size)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">4. Previously prepared and then frozen foods<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">5. Leftovers from fridge cleaning, picnics, parties etc<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">6. Un-packaged anything<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">7. Food products in damaged packaging (dents, labels missing etc)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="mso-pagination: none" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 4pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN"> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-default-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Californian FB'; mso-latin-font-family: 'Californian FB'; language: EN; mso-ansi-language: EN">As a good rule of thumb, the farther a product is from its natural state, the less likely we are to accept it. In addition, if the item’s history is even in doubt as to the sanitation practices used to prepare, store, package, or transport it, we can't accept it.</SPAN></P></SPAN></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>