Cafe That Lets The Hungry Pay What They Can Afford

CAFE LETS THE HUNGRY EAT

Photo Via The Eat Cafe Instagram

A Philadelphia restaurant is serving up great food and a helping hand to those in need.

EAT Cafe is the city’s first pay-what-you-can restaurant and its mission is to give the city’s poor and hungry an opportunity to enjoy quality food without feeling ashamed to ask.

EAT, which stands for Everyone at the Table, is a non-profit business which serves three-course meals and expects diners to pay whatever they can afford, whether it be the suggested price of $15 or nothing at all. Of course, diners can also choose to pay more than $15 if they’d like to help.

The restaurant’s founder, Mariana Chilton, says, “There’s this sense that people who are poor don’t deserve to eat delicious food or have some joy with their food. “I wanted to break that apart.”

EAT Cafe has a weekly budget of $750 to spend on food, so it relies a lot on food donations from supermarkets, bakeries and other groups. (Huffington Post)

Tragedy Strikes In Manchester

A horrific event happened Monday night in Manchester, England.  A suicide bomber targeted a concert attended by thousands as they were leaving an Ariana Grande show.

Photo from the Independent

 

Police say at least 22 people have been killed, including many young girls.

The attack at Manchester Arena injured over 50 people and now many families are looking for their loved ones.  They are using social media with the MissingInManchester hashtag.

 

 

 

Ariana Grande wasn’t injured and posted:

 

broken.
from the bottom of my heart, i am so so sorry. i don’t have words.

World leaders are also pledging their support to England.  The Free Country Wake Up Crew offers prayers and condolences to the families affected by this senseless tragedy.

-Dianah Gibson

Doctors Now Say ‘No Juice’ For Babies Under The Age of 1

My children had it before 12 months, and my siblings did too!  Juice before we turned one.  Now there is a new recommendation coming out from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) – babies younger than 1 years old should not drink any juice.

In the past, the AAP said babies under 6-months should not drink juice.  Now pediatricians are recommending parents not give their children under a year any juice.

The doctors believe that there isn’t any nutritional benefit to babies consuming fruit juices under the age of one.  They say consuming too much fruit juice may cause weight gain and tooth decay.

-Dianah Gibson

 

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James Cameron: Titanic Director Sued

James Cameron is being sued by a Florida man who claims he told the director about a couple on board the Titanic which he later used as the inspiration for Jack and Rose in the blockbuster movie.

Stephen Cummings says two of his relatives were on the Titanic and their love story is very similar to the one told by Cameron, whom he claims heard about the story nearly 10 years before making Titanic. Cummings is now asking for $300 million and 1 percent of the film’s royalties. (TMZ) (premiere prep)

Nathan’s Issues Recall Of Hot Dogs

Just before Memorial Day weekend, Nathan’s and Curtis hot dogs has issued a recall of more than 200,000 pounds of the products after getting complaints of metal found in the packages.

The recall applies to 14-oz sealed film packs labeled “Nathan’s Skinless 8 Beef Franks” with a use-by date of Aug. 19, 2017, and to 16-oz sealed film packs labeled “Curtis Beef Master Beef Franks” with a use-by date of June 15, 2017.

The company said it had gotten three complaints and notified the federal government Friday. There have been no confirmed reports of injuries or adverse reactions from the products.

The packages have “Est. 296” on the sides and were shipped to retail locations nationwide.

Scary Video – Sea Lion Attacks Girl!

I love sea lions.  My kids love sea lions.  If we saw one in the wild, I am sure my kids would do what these people in the video are doing – feed the sea lion.

Thank heavens that little girl is okay!

 

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Gary Levox from Rascal Flatts has endorsed Jay Day and The Day Home Team, LLC of Real Estate Teams, LLC! Hear about how he teamed up with Jay and why they picked the song Moving On.

Frederick County Seniors Graduate Soon!

Here is the list of high school graduation dates in Frederick County.

Pomp and Circumstance will fill the air soon as thousands of Frederick County High School Seniors receive their diplomas.  Good luck to the Class of 2017!

Rock Creek School  May 19th Rock Creek School  7 PM

Success Program  May 23rd  Knott Auditorium  1 PM

Frederick  May 30th  Knott Arena  2 PM

Governor Thomas Johnson  May 30th  Knott Arena  7 PM

Brunswick  May 31st  Knott Arena  10 AM

Middletown  May 31st  Knott Arena  2 PM

Linganore  May 31st  Knott Arena  7 PM

Catoctin  June 1st  Knott Arena  10 AM

Walkersville  June 1st  Knott Arena  2 PM

Urbana  June 1st  Knott Arena  7 PM

Oakdale  June 2nd  Knott Arena  10 AM

Tuscarora  June 2nd  Knott Arena  2 PM

Flexible Evening High School  June 5th  TJ Middle  7 PM

-Dianah Gibson