This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Quaker Oats for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
I just tried the Cinnamon Pecan Bread flavor this morning, of the NEW Quaker Soft Baked Bars. If you haven’t tried them yet, you don’t know what you are missing. It’s ture, the NEW Quaker Soft Baked Bar, helps provide the FUEL you need with the FLAVOR you want! They are very good!
This new snack bar from Quaker is wholesome food, made with real fruits and nuts that you can eat on-the-go, or as a breakfast snack. If you warm them up in the microwave, you are in for a real bakery experience that is a very tasty surprise. This great snack can get you through until your next meal and comes in two delicious flavors:
• Cinnamon Pecan Bread- the one I tried
• and Banana Nut Bread
These bars are great and guilt free, at only
• 140 calories each with
• 5g of Fiber
• 6g of Protein and an
• Excellent source of 5 B-Vitamins
Add a glass of milk and some fruit, and you’ve got a great start to the day. You’ve got the fuel, fiber, and nutrition your body needs with convenience, if you are on the go. With two flavors that everyone loves, and the trusted Quaker name, there is no reason to skip breakfast, even if you have a hectic schedule.
I know I love cinnamon, so I really enjoy these bars with my coffee, or as an energetic morning snack treat. I’m sure you will too, so hurry out and get some, and be sure and tell your friends about them.
My grandkids are always raiding my pantry, for whats good to eat when they come to visit. So, I plan on keeping a stock on hand. I know my daughter’s would love having these on hand in their pantries, for those hectic times when breakfast is on the fly. These Quaker Soft Baked Bars are good and healthy nutrition for those times, or anytime. For me, they will be a must on my grocery list, and a must to share with family and friends.
We just celebrated Earth Day and Earth Month,and that helps bring communities together. I just wanted to share a story about “getting the (your) neighborhood to go green.” To do that, I wanted to make sure you knew about Nextdoor. It’s the free private social networking site for neighborhoods that’s now in 46 of the United States (and growing) rapidly. With the rash of home invasions and burglaries on the rise across the nation, this is a very welcome way to keep neighborhoods safe.
Here are 4 Ways to Go Green in your Neighborhood
It’s the time of year that means people are recycling, focusing more on sustainability and perhaps thinking about “going green.” It’s not enough for just one person to do it, so have you ever wondered how you could get your entire neighborhood onboard with the idea? Here are some bright ways to go green, and take your neighbors along with you in the adventure, using the new, free and secure social media service for neighborhoods. It’s called Nextdoor.
1. Organize an e-cycling event for neighbors. It’s not always easy to properly recycle your old TVs and electronics, but what if your community had a day where a local volunteer stopped by your house and hauled away your unwanted gadgets? Communities using Nextdoor, can create calendar events and and invite their neighbors. Is someone in your community willing to donate an afternoon to drive people’s old gadgets and electronics to an e-cycling center? Let your community know, set up a calendar event and invite your neighbors to add their unwanted gadgets to the drive.
2. Share and share alike. You don’t have to break the bank every spring and buy new gardening gear and tools. Think sustainably and use Nextdoor to borrow a ladder (instead of buy one). Do you have power tools that you only use once a year? Post a notice to your Nextdoor community and let people rent or borrow your equipment. Do you have a service, like landscaping or plumbing, to offer? Let your neighbors know and stay local. Think of all the time and money you can save.
3. Donate your unwanted possessions. Organize bi-annual donation drives, or have a neighborhood sale. Designate a drop-off location for clothes, books, furniture, games and more, and donate it to your favorite charitable organization.
4. Organize a neighborhood cleanup. Post before and after pictures from the event to Nextdoor when you’re finished.
Why Go Social With Neighborhoods? Data & Insights:
– Over 65% of all online adults use social networking sites. (Pew Research)
– One in three Americans don’t know their neighbors by name. (Pew Research)
– Social networks in a neighborhood lower crime, improve public health and raise test scores. It helps keep neighborhoods safe, like a blockwatch but is conductd on line by those who want to participate. (Robert Putnam, Harvard Professor and Author: Bowling Alone)
About Nextdoor
Nextdoor is a free and secure social network that connects people across the United States with their neighbors. Nextdoor communities are self-started by individuals like you and me, in communities who want to connect with their neighbors over a verified, secure infrastructure. Nextdoor is a San Francisco based startup, founded in 2010 by internet veterans with deep experience in creating thriving online communities.
Nextdoor has been featured in publications like USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, AARP, TIME, Forbes, FastCompany and more.
Here is a little about What People are Saying About Nextdoor:
– We’ve seen lost pets returned in minutes, ping pong tables finding new homes in a matter of posts, and a heightened sense of security in the neighborhood when a recent crime wave hit. – Brent Bamberger, Nextdoor Sleepy Hollow
– We have an elderly neighbor who has cancer and is quite frail. She had a security issue and when other neighbors got wind of it through Nextdoor, they came out of the woodwork to offer assistance. – Bob Thornburg, Nextdoor Sol y Lomas
So check here at Nextdoor to see if it is available in your community. If it’s not,you can be the one to get Nextdoor started in you community. You’ll be the center of the buzz in your neighborhood, while working toward a safer and better tomorrow for everyone.
In case you didn’t know May is National Military Appreciation month. Military is a big part of my life with an active duty SIL, and soon to be going to serve, Grandson. We live near Naval Base Kitsap, and I am very thankful for the benefits I have thanks, to my husband.
This is a press release from Marketwire, and a reminder to you to give thanks anyway you can, to those that serve and have served, to protect our freedom.
Hundreds of volunteers gathered at Arlington to place more than five thousand donated Christmas wreaths on headstones in the cemetery. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
You can Pay Tribute to Veterans and Active Military With Free Thank You Cards From Wreaths Across America.
The National Nonprofit Aims to Help Supporters Distribute One Million Thank You Cards During National Military Appreciation Month in May,2012.
COLUMBIA FALLS, ME–(Marketwire – April 10, 2012) – Wreaths Across America (WAA), a nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery was begun by Maine businessman, Morrill Worcester, in 1992. Today they announced its specially designed military appreciation thank you cards are now available. The organization has been designing and printing the cards since 2010, and is challenging its supporters to distribute one million cards during National Military Appreciation Month in May, this year. The cards are available for the cost of shipping and handling and can be ordered online at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
“There are so many occasions in life where we wish we had the time — and the right heartfelt words — to thank a service man or woman who has put their life on the line to protect our freedoms,” said Karen Worcester, executive director, Wreaths Across America. “We created these cards to make it easier to approach veterans when the opportunity arises — they provide the perfect excuse to step forward and express your gratitude. We’re excited to be a part of reaching one million deserving men and women with a special message of thanks this May.”
The business card-sized military appreciation cards feature a scene of wreaths placed at Arlington during the holiday season. On the back of the card, below the organization’s stated mission to Remember, Honor, and Teach, is space for the card-giver to sign their name as a way to personalize the note. Many card-givers present several appreciation cards with each exchange, so the recipient may also share in the experience of giving.
Earlier this year, WAA announced the creation of a virtual Honor Wall on its official Facebook page, creating a place for users to submit personal stories and post photos of veterans or members of the active military, to share with family and friends. The appreciation cards and Honor Wall, are examples of WAA’s year-round mission to Remember, Honor, and Teach about the service and sacrifice of our veterans, a mission that culminates each December with the annual wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington, and more than 700 participating veterans’ cemeteries, and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.
