Expressively Your Personal Chef Service by Chef Deborah ™

Deadline July 30th, 2010
 

Urgent Hunger Task Force  

Stockbox For Life Tell Everyone over 60.  If there is not enough sign up the County will loose the Vouchers!

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The Stockbox program is doubling its monthly delivery caseload from 5,000 to 9,500.

If you are a senior, living in

Wisconsin

on a fixed income, over 60 years, or if you care about someone who fits this description, sign them up for the monthly Stockbox program! Do it today because you only have until July 30, 2010.

For a limited time, seniors, or their proxy, can sign up for the program at the offices of Hunger Task Force. We are located at

201 S. Hawley Court

. Take the

Hawley Road

exit off of I-94 and we are just south of the expressway. Sign up hours are 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday and we will get you signed up for the program, let you know if the site nearest you for future box pick-ups, and we will load your first Stockbox directly into your car!

What?Stockboxes are free, pre-packaged boxes of food delivered to low-income senior housing sites and senior centers. They are filled with nutritious items that can round out a meal, offering a chance to enjoy more sit down occasions.

Items include:

• canned fruit

• canned vegetables

• juice

• cereal

• dried and canned milk

• peanut butter

• canned meat

• dried beans

• rice, instant potatoes or pasta

Who?
To receive a monthly Stockbox individuals must be:

• a Wisconsin resident

• at least 60 years of age

• have a monthly income below $1,174 for a single person

• $1,579 for two people

• $1,984 for three people

• add $406 for each additional family member

How?
To find out if they qualify, residents can dial 211 from a landline, or 1-866-211-3380 from a cell phone. Qualifying residents must bring a photo ID and proof of address to their first pickup. If residents are unable to pick up their Stockbox, they may arrange for family member or friend to do so.

Where?
Callers will learn of the nearest Stockbox pickup location and date, as well as other assistance available.

Hunger Task Force currently delivers Stockboxes free of charge in

Milwaukee

,  

Waukesha

and

Washington Counties

.

Coming In May 2010!

Four Area Milwaukee Public Schools Will Be Introduce To Fine Dining

AN ARTISTIC CULINARY INDULGENCE 

of

FINE Dining 

Partnership with Maures Development Group 

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*Academy of Learning and Leadership, May 03, 2010 

*Hopkins Street School, May 06th 2010 

*Young Leaders Academy, May 10th 2010 

*Milwaukee Renaissance Academy, May 13th 2010 

About the Women of the World Conference Saturday May 8th, 2010 Women of the World Conference   Saturday, May 8, 2010 Time: 7:30 am registration, event 8am-12:30pm Place: Italian Conference Center, Milwaukee, WI, Cost: FREE to participants Chef Deborah knows first hand how important it is to be physically fit.  Her story will encourage all.  After loosing over 55 from pounds and loosing (8) eight dress sizes from a 14 to a 6 and keeping the weight off for more than 5 years she is the example of good health! *Chef Deborah Spriggs-Ross, AAS,CA,CPC Chef will teach over 500 women on ways to shop on a limited budget while eating healthier!  This You Don't Want To Miss! The Women of the World Conference provides women of color with an opportunity to learn the latest women's health information and to find support from other women with the same health issues, economic concerns and culture. Presented in partnership with the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin, it focuses primarily on cardiovascular disease and diabetes, and offers free health screenings and health workshops.    2010 Sponsors: Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Bureau of Community Health Promotion, Chronic Disease Prevention/Cancer Control Section

About the Women of the World Conference

PRESENTERS

Keynote: Your Everyday Health

Stephanie Johnson, PhD

Dr. Stephanie Johnson is a licensed clinical and research europsychologist with a private clinical practice in Washington, DC where she specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, stroke, and traumatic brain injury. She is also a consultant for the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute at the UW-Madison, and for the Stroke

Disparities Program at Georgetown University Hospital. In addition to her

research and clinical work in the area of Alzheimer’s disease, Dr. Johnson also provided leadership and guidance on the importance of psychological science within the broader context of health policy during her tenure at the American Psychological Association. She established the International Dementia Research Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to providing education and resources for

ethnically diverse populations and women dealing with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

MOVEMENT & MEALS

Movement, Marquita Edwards, MS

Marquita Edwards is owner of Inner Sparks Fitness and assistant

professor at Springfield College and UW-Milwaukee. A believer

in igniting your inner spark, she conducts fitness and holistic

programs that blend fitness, fun, relaxation, nutrition, and

motivation to energize, restore, and maintain a healthy body. In

addition to conducting classes on yoga, meditation, aerobics, and healthy eating, she works with the National Arthritis program, conducts employee workshops on stress reduction and group fitness, and is a frequent speaker for schools and churches.

Meals, Chef Deborah Spriggs-Ross, AASCA, CPC is the executive, chef/owner of Expressively “Your” Personal Chef Service, by Chef Deborah since 1997. She’s also a personal and private chef, cooking instructor and is authoring a cookbook. She is the only African American female chef in Milwaukee who is a member of WCR made up of the finest female chefs in the country, including the late Julia Childs, Barbara Troop, Sherry Yard, executive pastry chef at Wolfgang Puck’s restaurant Spago Beverly Hills, and Cristeta Comerford, the first female chef of the White House.  Chef Deborah is the resident chef for Girlfriends Health Guide forWomen of Color and food writer since 2006; and is a partner with the director of chefs for nutrition at the United States Department of  Agriculture through the Wisconsin chapter.  Chef Deborah has taken her skills to a new level and is now teaching Milwaukee youth in partnership with local YMCAs, MPS, River-West Healthy Initiatives, OWHolmes, COA and other educational venues serving our youth.

THE ABC’S OF HEALTHY LIVING

Moderator: Gina Green-Harris, MBA

Gina Green-Harris, program manager at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health,

Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute, provides leadership and governance

to guide and build the capacity of a newly developedWAIMilwaukee

office. She coordinates a solid outreach and research program

designed to provide resources and recruit minorities into research that is culturally specific to African Americans in the Milwaukee area. Gina brings much experience in community outreach, training and leadership to this position.Within one year under

her leadership the WAI-Milwaukee office has doubled the number of African Americans enrolled in theWisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP) study

and is being sought out by researchers across the state and nation to learn about their outreach and recruitment model. Previously, she worked in minority health for over 15 years in the area of HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes, SLE Lupus, substance abuse and

domestic violence; and has served on statewide health steering committees and boards.

Panelist: Georgia Cameron, MBA, BS, RN

As deputy director for the Southeast Region Division of Public Health, Georgia Cameron is responsible for managing a team of 16 health professional staff who provide technical assistance and consultation for 21 local health departments and numerous community partners. In addition to working for the state, she

serves on a number of community and professional boards. Prior to her work with the state, she provided onsultation services to a variety of community-based agencies and local businesses in the Milwaukee area. Her many years of public health experience includes public health nursing and anagement responsibilities with the City of Milwaukee Health Department.

Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Bariatric and Sports Medicine Dietitian Diabetes