Event Thursday, March 31 with Holistic Nutrition and Lifestyle Counselor, Csilla Bischoff

Have you been suffering from sugar and/or carbohydrate cravings? Fuzzy thinking, mood swings, and low energy? Fear of getting diabetes? Frustration because of your food and body image obsession? Not being able to lose those extra 10-15 pounds?

Please come out to A Better World Cafe on Thursday March 31, 2011 from 12:00pm- 2:00pm to talk to Holistic Nutrition and Lifestyle Counselor, Csilla Bischoff.

Bischoff's speciality is helping women who are in love with sugar and refined carbohydrates. As a result of this love affair, these women are suffering from fatigue, mood swings, anxiety, insulin resistance, and the inability to lose those extra few pounds. Bischoff is available to help clients double their energy, stablize their moods, lessen their sweet cravings, and they will be able to go through the day without crashing at 3:00pm every afternoon! Bischoff helps to create a healthy, balanced life. While she practices a holistic approach to nutrition, she looks at all areas of one's life that are connected.

What are people getting from working with Csilla?
"My self esteem has improved as a result of talking with Csilla. I have made so many positive changes with many areas of my life not just including food, lifestyle, and overall health. I have become a much happier person and Csilla encouraged me to contiue to explore new changes in other areas of my life including counseling and I have begun to continue to grow in so many more areas than just nutrition."

Marissa Web, Speech Language Pathologist, UK

For more information, please visit www.shininghealth.com

We hope to see you there!

"Self-Growth, Feelings, and Understanding" Event, Thursday April 7th!

There will be an event on Thursday, April 7, 2011 from 12:00pm-2:00pm held here at A Better World Cafe. The event is labeled "Self-Growth, Feelings, and Understanding." It is about an exploration of identity, environment, family issues, and substance abuse concerns.

Come in to the cafe to join others as you will be able to ask questions concerning a variety of issues. They may be about Parent-Teen relationship issues, substance abuse concerns, anxiety, depression, confusion or crisis around family concerns, transitions, changes, and many opportunities for you to open up freely about what is on your mind. In the right environment, these concerns may be worked through to enable a person to live a complete and genuine life.

Donna DiStefano, MSW (Master of Social Work), LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) LCADC (Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor), a psychotherapist based in Highland Park, will be here to discuss the various issues that include lifestyle changes, family, and loss. She also has a wealth of information about childhood pressures and methods to help teenagers make choices that support good health and self-esteem. DiStefano draws from a knowledge of psychodynamic, feminist, Jungian theory, as well as concrete techniques to help understand difficult situations and individual experiences. She specifically provides individual, family, and group counseling, and psychotherapy for pre-teens and adults.

To learn more information, please visit LetsTalkHighlandPark.com

Hope to see you there!

Good works by our volunteers and patrons

Good works by our volunteers and patrons:
Spoken word activist, Pandora Scooter, is putting on a one woman show, Outwardly Fabulous at the Crossroads Theater on March 10-11. The show's mission is "Every single one of us has the right to live without being made of fun of due to our appearance, religion, sexual orientation, politics, gender identification, gender, or race." For more information on the show and Pandora Scooter, visit Outwardly Fabulous.



Cafe volunteer, Stacy, best known for her killer cupcakes, is working with the W Girls NJ to collect dresses for New Jersey high school girls in need. Prom, cocktail and bridesmaid dresses are needed. Hair stylists and makeup artists are also invited to donate their services and expertise. For information on donation drop offs and volunteering, please contact wgirlsNJ@gmail.com

Let us know if you'd like to share something you're doing to make it A Better World out there

March Cafe Community Bulletin

Sad news:
Leigh Davis, a valued member of A Better World Cafe's advisory board, died earlier this month as a result of a fall. Our hearts and thoughts are with her family and friends. To say how much we will miss her (her energy, dreams, actions, passion for a better world) is just a small reflection on the work and good vibes she has brought to Highland Park and the world. The cafe staff remember Leigh, as a woman always on the go, often donning a jaunty hat, plucking away at her laptop while absentmindedly munching on her lunch. She was an advocate and an activist for good food for all and empowering people with the knowledge to grow their own.


Good works by our volunteers and patrons:
Spoken word activist, Pandora Scooter, is putting on a one woman show, Outwardly Fabulous at the Crossroads Theater on March 10-11. The show's mission is "Every single one of us has the right to live without being made of fun of due to our appearance, religion, sexual orientation, politics, gender identification, gender, or race." For more information on the show and Pandora Scooter, visit Outwardly Fabulous.

Cafe volunteer, Stacy, best known for her killer cupcakes, is working with the W Girls NJ to collect dresses for New Jersey high school girls in need. Prom, cocktail and bridesmaid dresses are needed. Hair stylists and makeup artists are also invited to donate their services and expertise. For information on donation drop offs and volunteering, please contact wgirlsNJ@gmail.com

Congratulations!
Storey C., a Thursday afternoon volunteer, accepted a job at Rutgers.

Donate and make a difference

Every donation to the cafe, large or small, add up to allow us to fulfill our mission of providing healthy delicious food to anyone interested, regardless of their means. Every day, we serve a considerable amount of our complimentary item and meals earned by our volunteers. On some days, that can add up to 100 per day!
Every week, volunteer bakers create several of our desserts using pantry items. We love to have good quality basics, spices and fun things that they can use in their sweet treats.

Donations of food items are always gladly accepted.

Some of the items we are currently in most need of are the following:
Dried Beans- green, brown or black lentils, chickpeas, black beans, canellini etc
Canned Beans- chickpeas, black beans, canellini, kidney etc
Rice -brown, wild or basmati
Couscous
Quinoa
Lasagna Noodles
Organic Peanut Butter
Jams (those that do not contain high fructose corn syrup, please)
Dried Fruits- cranberries, apricots, cherries, crystallized ginger
nuts- pistachios, pine nuts, almonds, walnuts, cashews, walnuts
Chocolate Chips/Vegan Chocolate Chips
Cupcake Liners
All Purpose Flour
Sugar
Organic Soy Milk
Panko Bread Crumbs
Coconut Milk

We're open to other items you'd like to share with us, too!

Celebrating Purim?

Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar! Purim will be celebrated this year on the 20th of March. Please consider making a holiday donation to A Better World Café! In lieu of mishloach manot (the sending of gifts of food and drink), send your friends and loved ones our new Café Purim Cards. The cards come ready in an envelope. Your special donation will provide meals for guests who cannot afford them- $4 for one card, $18 for five cards, $36 for eleven cards, $54 for eighteen cards, $118 for forty-two cards.

We wish you a happy and sweet Purim and feel privileged to share this festive holiday with those who do not have enough to eat.

For more information or to purchase the Purim Card, please visit A Better World Café.