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COVER Rylan Jade Kelly is shining her light through her new business. Read about her on page 6.

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I was running late to work on June 29 with a coffee stain on my shirt and sweat dripping down my back. I wasn’t my normal positive, sunshine-y self. I felt lost, scared and absolutely broken.

It was the day after five journalists tragically lost their lives in a shooting at The Capitol Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland.

The news shattered me. I started to think about those journalists, in their newsroom – their

Mackenzie is the editor of Her magazine, Mixer magazine and Greenville: Life in the East. She's a loving mother to a rescue pup named Ficklen. She is also a band T-shirt collector, coffee shop connoisseur and die-hard Pirate fan.

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Sam is the graphic designer for Her Magazine, Bro Magazine and Greenville: Life in the East. His interests include strong coffee, long naps and soft cats. Contact him at salvarado@reflector. com.

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safe place – just doing their jobs. Their often thankless and ruthless jobs. But that day, their safe place became their worst nightmare. The

Juliette Cooke is a photographer for The Daily Reflector and Her and Mixer magazines. She is also a loving mother to her rescue lab, Molly.

thought just shakes me to my core.

It hit close to home as a journalist. It also quite literally hit close to home as I am from Maryland. I grew up about an hour away from where

Molly is a recent RCC photo grad, Carolina Panthers fan and cat enthusiast. Her favorite thing to photograph is sports.

the shooting happened. I had friends who worked for The Baltimore Sun, a sister paper of The Capitol Gazette. I hoped and hoped that

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this story would not become any more personal than it already was. I later found out one of the men who was fatally shot was the husband of my high school journalism teacher.

It hurt. A lot. I am broken for my teacher who taught me things about journalism that I still think about to this day.

It still hurts. It’s a pain that slowly fades.

The reason I bring this story up is simple. It’s just one of the many examples of hatred in this

Holly Brenneman is a graduate student at East Carolina University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences with a specialization in dietetics from Henderson State University. Her passions include cooking, music, and Holly Brenneman spending time outdoors with Christina Ruotolo Contributor Contributor her dog, Leia.

world. It’s sickening, really.

Hate seems to shine brighter than love in the news sometimes. But I think that for all of the bad, there’s a heck of whole lot more good.

I’ve chosen to spotlight some of that good that’s happening right here in eastern North Carolina in this magazine. I hope it brings you as much joy and sunshine as it did me.

I’m a big believer in the power of love and positivity. And the folks in this magazine are, too.

Kimberly Newsom Contributor

An organic gardener of 20 years, Kimberly is enthusiastic about nutrition and seeks to encourage healthy lifestyles through education. To ask her questions or get advice about horticultural projects, email her at growinginspiration.nc@ gmail.com.

Christina is an advertising account executive, Her Magazine contributor and Hot Dish writer for The Daily Reflector; a Barnes & Noble bookseller; and an adjunct writing instructor. When not working, Christina enjoys bubble baths, drinking wine, cooking, eating and getting lost in the wonderful world of reading. Reach her at cruotolo@reflector.com.

Christy Jones, also known as Coach Chris, is a Greenville life and business coach. Contact her at coachchris4success@ gmail.com or www. coachchriscompany.com.

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Let’s spread love and light today.

Mackenzie Tewksbury — editor

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LITTLE FAITH 7-year-old CEO uplifts others through growing business

by Mackenzie Tewksbury Her Magazine photos by Molly Mathis

Rylan Jade Kelly likes typical 7-year-old girl stuff.

Like jumping rope, having slumber parties with her friends, dolls and pretty pink bows in her hair.

But, unlike most 7-year-old girls, Rylan spends much of her free time running a business built on the principles of faith, uplifting others and spreading positivity.

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Jade’s Journee, the business Rylan and her mom, April Kelly, started, is simply Rylan’s way of “changing the world” and an opportunity for her to spread positive energy.

And she radiates her own brand of positivity; she’s full of energy, normally found sporting vibrant clothing and a bright ear-to-ear smile. She’s quick to offer a hug and quick to spark up conversation with just about anyone.

“Rylan has always been the type to find positivity in everyone,” Kelly said. “She’s the one who will point out the quiet student in the classroom and say, 'Hey, wanna be friends?’”

The now year-old business began in the carpool line.

Kelly said she’d drop her daughter off at school and talk about a range of different things — homework, bullying, etc., and just wanted her daughter to start thinking about things bigger than herself.

“I asked her, 'You know, Rylan, why don’t you think about how you can change the world?’” she said. “It really was just that type of question.”

And then a fews days following that, Kelly asked Rylan about creating her own business. They came up with Jade’s Journee, Jade being Rylan’s middle name, and Journee because, in her words, “Everyone has a journey.”

The mom and daughter duo tossed around ideas for a while before deciding that they would make and sell bows with scripture painted on them.

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” Rylan said.

It’s a bible verse the young entrepreneur lives by.

She’s on a mission to help other girls live by it, too.

“I just like to uplift other people,” Rylan said. “I want girls to know you can have a happy life. All your friends are here with you. And God is here with you.”

It’s a business deeply rooted in positivity and love. After Rylan went through some tough momo ments in her own life, she decided to share the things that helped her through it with other little girls in the community.

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JADE'S JOURNEE: The journey began at the first annual Ice Cream festival in Ayden in last July and Rylan and her mom have sold the bows at different events all around Pitt County ever since.

They plan to celebrate their one year anniversary at the same Ice Cream Festival this year, as well, and reminisce on how this little idea has grown into Rylan’s own business.

And for the duo, they only have up to look.

“We’ve really honed in on our brand. There’s a lot on the way—a lot in the works.”

Rylan and her mom outline the vision of Jade’s Journee using three key words: faith, fashion and fundamentals.

Kelly also wants the company to teach her daughter valuable life skills, which is made evident in the company’s three-pronged approach: 1. Introduce faith and fundamentals to girls during the early stages of their life in a fun and fashionable way.

2. Create teachable moments of faith between parent/ child, as well as child and friends/family/peers.

3. Encourage and inspire "kidpreneurship" for youth all over the world.

But, Kelly is cautious of her daughter getting too wrapped up in the business, and encourages Rylan to find ways to run a successful business while also enjoying the innocence of the very thing that makes Rylan’s story impressive: being a 7-year-old girl.

“But, if Jade’s Journee ended today, she’s always going to be my daughter. I want to make sure she’s able to still be a child,” Kelly said. “I definitely want her to be able to say, ‘My childhood was great - I was able to start a business but I was also able to go outside and jump rope.”

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Email info.jadesjournee@gmail.com to purchase a bow.

Or follow @JadesJournee on Facebook and Instagram.

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rachel SPECIAL Popular Washington bakery offers helping hand to – well – everybody

by Mackenzie Tewksbury Her Magazine photos by Juliette Cooke

WASHINGTON – Rachel Midgette has a policy.

It’s “no questions asked.”

It has been her policy since she opened the doors of Rachel K’s Bakery, a downtown Washington staple. The bakery carries all of the local charm and quaintness of a small-town bakery, but proudly serves big-time food like homemade pimento cheese, traditional chicken salad and house-made cranberry sauce.

It's a place where residents enjoy fresh pastries in the early morning Washington sunlight, professionals grab their midday coffees and old friends run into each other while eating lunch.

It's a place where, truly, everybody knows your name.

It’s also a place where anybody can walk in to find solace, warmth, or food - no questions asked.

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solace, warmth

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Midgette, who transformed a building that had been vacant for nearly decades into her wildly successful business, had no restaurant experience prior to opening the bakery. She began selling her baked goods at farmers markets in April of 2010, and after certain things “just fell into place,” she decided to quit her corporate job to embark on the Rachel K’s journey.

She finds great joy in feeding the people of Washington, but as she flashbacks to 2015 when she first opened, she remembers being nervous yet hopeful. But the line at the counter at 1:30 on a Wednesday that only seems to be getting longer shows Midgette is doing something right.

Midgette also knew she wanted to come up with a way to help others who struggle daily. But, she couldn't, of course.

Not until she “made it.”

“I think everybody has this idea that's like, 'I'm a good person and I would help other people if I was rich or if I win the lottery.' I kind of had it my head, 'Oh when we make it big I'll be able to feed people who don't have enough to eat. I had this whole con-

versation in my head one night driving home.”

But, 24 hours later, Midgette had a choice to make.

A homeless woman and Washington icon Ella “Ms. Ella' Odom frequented the bakery often. Not even three months after opening, Odom asked Midgette for a ride home.

Uncomfortable and reluctant, Midgette decided to bite the bullet. She drove Odom home, opening her eyes to another world and a huge problem — one she knew about, but wasn’t sure what to do about it.

“I took her home and saw where she lived and how proud she was of what she had, but how little she had. She had nothing. Not a single thing in her fridge, not a single thing in her cupboard. But she had air conditioning, and she was so proud of that,” she said.

The moment was only the tip of the iceberg for Midgette, who quickly became aware of the widespread suffering so many in her community face.

“The world was telling me to pay attention.”

Since then, Midgette continuously met homeless people in the community who faced terrible hardships every day. She

The Little Free Pantr y sits outside of Rachel K's Bakery and carries a variety of nonperishable food items that are randomly donated.

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began telling them to walk down the street to her bakery for some food. She then decided to take it a step further, and posted a sign inside the bathrooms that read “Hungry?

Ask for the Rachel Special and you'll receive a free meal. No questions asked.”

Three years later, she feeds the Rachel Special to 15 people every day.

They’ve become regulars. The Rachel Special Regulars.

And it’s not one sided.

A group of men may pick up the beer bottles left from the bar across the street, another will weed the gardens, some will empty the contents of their pockets into the donation jar and others will sweep up the front porch.

Midgette's hospitality is seldom abused and widely accepted from her customers, she said, but some customers would complain that the regulars sometimes smelled poorly.

She had a hit a roadblock.

“I didn't have a solution for that. How do you go to someone that lives on the street and say, ‘Hey, you need to smell better?’”

But, she knew she could overcome it. She began stocking her bathrooms with “hygiene bags,” little bags filled with deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, condition-

er, tampons, razors, soap and more. She put them in the bathroom, taking herself and her staff out of the sentiment, and just left them there for whomever, no questions asked.

“If you need it, take it,” Midgette said.

It doesn't stop there, either. Earlier this year, Midgette saw a post on Facebook about a movement in Texas called “A Little Free Pantry,” a grassroots idea that takes a spin on the “Little Free Library” idea. After asking on Facebook if someone would help her build it and getting responses immediately, she created her own Little Free Pantry in the back of her shop, and it almost immediately filled up with food donated from residents. Inside, there /are usually non-perishable items like Chef Boyardee, but also fresh veggies and fruits and pasta and rice. Completely free for anyone who needs it, no questions asked.

Now, people donate food from their garden, leftover food in their pantry, sometimes even $20 bills.

When it gets depleted, it just fills back up.

It's just one other way Midgette can do her part.

“It's just a small thing we can do.”

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Channeling her creativity

Crafting channel makes Greenville woman a YouTube star

By Kim Grizzard Her Magazine Photos by Juliette Cooke

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hen Elena Sandina was a child, crocheting was a way for her to channel her creativity. Today the 35-year-old Greenville woman has crafted her hobby into a YouTube channel with nearly 70,000 subscribers.

Lenysea Crochet, which has tutorials for crocheting everything from scarves and blankets to skirts and beach cover-ups, has had more than 6 million views since Sandina launched her channel nearly a decade ago.

Back then, YouTube was a way to channel her stress. Living in her native Moldova in Eastern Europe, Sandina was serving as caregiver for her mother, who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. A friend suggested that she launch a YouTube channel as a way to focus on something positive.

“I said, 'Who's going to watch me with this (Russian) accent?'” Sandina recalled. But to her surprise, lots of people did.

When she secured her first 1,000 subscribers, she mused on social media about what it would feel like to have

10,000. She quickly surpassed that goal as well.

“I had people liking it, people hating it, so I kind of had a new life within YouTube,” Sandina said.

“I guess it made me feel important.

I felt like I belonged to this YouTube community.”

Narrating tutorials in English helped prepare Sandina to move to the United States with her husband, Alex, in 2012.

The two sold their apartment, along with nearly everything they owned, for a chance at a new start in America.

“Here it was stability,” Sandina said.

“If you work hard you are going to achieve something. I really started praying for God to open doors.”

The couple arrived with only two bags. An American woman they had met in Moldova paid their rent, and friends from Oakmont Baptist Church helped to cover their other expenses while Sandina and her husband earned degrees from Pitt Community College.

As she studied, Sandina continued her YouTube videos, which featured nail art tutorials. Some were viewed

hundreds of thousands of times, attracting the attention of Nail It! and Nails Magazine, which both featured some of Sandina's designs.

“Even though I did not get a lot of money, I still don't get a lot, it wasn't that much about the money,” she said, “as much as, 'Wow! Somebody is taking time to watch what I post.'”

After one of her subscribers asked the YouTube star if she could film a tutorial for making a baby blanket, Sandina began posting crochet tutorials in addition to nail art videos. A year ago, she redirected her Lenysea channel to crochet.

Each week, Sandina posts a new video tutorial that walks viewers step-bystep through the process of crocheting items ranging from pillows to ponchos and tank tops to cardigans. She also provides helpful advice on crocheting, including tips on reading diagrams.

Viewers offer questions and comments after each video. They sometimes tag Sandina when they post pictures of their completed crocheting work on Facebook or Instagram.

Elena Sandina chose Lenysea for the name of her YouTube channel, which she started while she was still living in Moldova. The name is a derivative of the name Elena.

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YouTuber Elena Sandina, whose crochet channel has nearly 70,000 subscribers, is always planning her next project. She has started an ebook featuring 10 scarves and sets of directions for crocheting them. She also would like to crochet a wedding dress. “I like to challenge myself,” she said.

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“Their comments are heartwarming,” Sandina said. “Some say they've always wanted to learn but couldn't find anyone to teach them or they were scared to try.”

Comments from older, experienced crocheters are especially meaningful to Sandina, whose mother was skilled at knitting.

“I am 69 years old and been crocheting since a teenager and have learned so much from you,” viewer Deborah M. wrote. “You're a great teacher.”

Lauren Brooks, digital email marketing specialist for Premier Yarns, said Sandina also appeals to millennials as well.

“If you look at our Instagram page and our social media, you can see that people are using the yarn in a bunch of new and innovative ways and trying to push boundaries on what they can create with it,” said Brooks. “She

is able to create tutorials that are free to the viewers so that they can pretty much take whatever she's created and make it for themselves.”

Sandina is featured, along with one of the garments she crocheted, on the website for Premiere Yarns, which has collaborated with the YouTube star by providing yarn for her creations.

“She does have a huge following,” Brooks said. “She has an international market as well.”

Forty percent of Sandina's subscribers are from the U.S., but she also has a number of viewers from the United Kingdom, India, Canada and Australia.

What draws them to crochet?

“Fashion changes every four weeks,” Sandina said. “I think people get tired of the constant change. They want something a little more classy, handmade, unique.

“Crochet doesn't really have

trends,” she said. “I can wear this piece 10 years from today, and it's still going to look good.”

Sandina, who will enroll at East Carolina University in August to study accounting, not only models her handmade garments for her YouTube channel, she wears them. People often compliment her on her tops and sweaters, asking where she bought them.

“I think handmade fashion is always a statement,” Sandina said.

“When you go to retailers, everybody wears the same or there is a chance a lady is going to wear the same dress as you at a social gathering. But here when you make it yourself, regardless of whether or not there is a pattern you always put something of you in it.”

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panel W H AT A R E S O M E WAY S YO U P R AC T I C E KINDNESS IN YO U R DAY TO DAY L I F E ?

W H AT D O E S "KINDNESS" M E A N TO YO U ?

Kindness to me is smiling at someone and meaning it.

-Felicia Vines, 42, Greenville

When someone is really sincere and genuine.

-Connie Moore Corey, 62, Greenville

Showing consideration and love even to strangers.

- Susan May, 45, Tarboro

Kindness is to listen to others that need to talk to someone, kindness is to be there for someone who has been in hospital, and offer a helping hand, kindness is to love your neighbors.

-Jeannine Cleaton, 68, Ayden

Kindness means to smile at someone for free since it doesn't cost anything.

-Lien Hou, 44, Grimesland

Kindness means to be friendly and generous; showing consideration.

-Mamie McCray, 48, Bethel

Ill ask someone how they are doing and be ready to listen. I always say please and thank you.

-Felicia Vines, 42, Greenville

I like to do things that people aren't aware are being done for them. Like buy lunch when they don't know I'm around! My favorite is daily prayers for my family, friends, clients and co-workers.

-Connie Moore Corey, 62, Greenville

Check on neighbors, compliment someone, call and check on friends and family.

-Jeannine Cleaton, 68, Ayden

I practice kindness by leaving my change for the next person in line at the gas station.

-Lien Hou, 44, Grimesland

I say, “Yes Ma’am or Yes Sir;” I let other vehicles get ahead of me if I notice they are trying to merge with traffic; and I value everyone regardless of their ethnicity or status in society.

-Mamie McCray, 48, Bethel

Smile and say hello, hold doors for others, offer someone a helping hand if they need help carrying items, pay for the person behind you in the to-go line, paint kindness rocks and leave them around for others to enjoy.

-Mary Dailey, 33, Greenville

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M A M I E M CC R AY

W H AT ' S T H E BEST PIECE OF A DV I C E YO U ' V E E V E R G OT T E N ?

W H AT A DV I C E WO U L D YO U GIVE SOMEONE STRUGGLING WITH SOMETHING?

Make eye contact when you shaking someone's hand.

There is power in prayer. The more prayers you have, the better chance of overcoming this experience.

-Felicia Vines, 42, Greenville

-Connie Moore Corey, 62, Greenville

Know when to keep your mouth shut...hard to follow but great advice

Always pray about anything and everything. He hears and he cares. If you need help with depression, anxiety, PTSD, just need to talk, don’t be ashamed of it. Find a pastor, therapist, support line or group and get the help and support needed.

-Connie Moore Corey, 62, Greenville

Treat others as you would want to be treated.

-Susan May, 45, Tarboro

-Susan May, 45, Tarboro

Treat others like you would like to be treated.

The advice I'd give to someone struggling would be, what goes down must always come back up, just like the sun sets daily and rises every morning! You don't even have to drive all the way to the beach to enjoy the sunset or sunrise because you can catch it right in your back yard! Just take a moment to look at it!

-Jeannine Cleaton, 68, Ayden

I remember being told that, "Great things come to those who wait.

-Lien Hou, 44, Grimesland

Don’t sweat the small stuff!

-Lien Hou, 44, Grimesland

-Mary Dailey, 33, Greenville

That you sometimes have to pick your battles. You don’t have to fight every battle because some are not worth the effort.

-Vickie Joyner, 56, Greenville

First, I would let that person know that he or she is not alone or isolated. We all experience less than desirable events and emotions in the span of our lifetime. Second, I would lead them to reliable resources for counseling (pastor, professional counselor, family member or friend) based on the individual’s preference. We would work together to find a solution and I would follow-up with discovering the outcomes.

-Mamie McCray, 48, Bethel

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If you would like to be one of our panelists, email Mackenzie at mtewksbury@reflector.com.

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zany ZINNIAS Best blooms for the southern heat

By Kimberly Newsom Her Contributor

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ooking for a flower that can stand the sweltering southern heat?

Zinnias can’t be beat. A flower that provides prolific blooms for cutting yet needs absolute minimal care, zinnias are a worthy investment to your annual garden.

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Native Once-a-Wildflower

Save-Your-Own-Seed

Zinnias originally grew as native wildflowers in the southwest United States, Mexico and Central America.

Zinnias are related to the daisy plant family and thrive in a dry, hot climate. The plant's leaves are lance-shaped and sandpaper-like in texture and can reach a height of 3 feet.

Varieties include both miniatures and giants.

Zinnias are annuals and won’t live through the frost and winter, but the seeds are simple to save. Cut your favorite blooms just as they begin to wither on the plant and place them upside down in a paper lunch bag. Store in the pantry until spring. They make a great addition to home-made potpourri.

Zinnias will make take the effort out of flower gardening this summer, not to mention they will attract a kaleidoscope of butterflies. Get growing!

Toss-n-Grow Zinnias grow like weeds. They are very easy to grow and should be planted in full sun with at least 6 hours sun exposure each day. My standard for planting them is to scratch a small patch of soil, sprinkle the seeds over and gently water. Planting just before a rain shower delivers even better results. No fuss, no hassle. Perfect for speedy planting to stay out of the heat. While fertilizer may yield stronger plants and more blooms, Zinnias will tolerate poor conditions and minimal care. Best yet, they can be sown mid-summer!

Painter’s Palette Zinnias bloom from mid-summer all the way until frost with an array of colors, shades, tones and hues. You can find yellow, orange, white, red, rose, pink, purple, lilac and everything in between. Along with many the colors there are different bloom forms: Single Flowered – Blossoms have one row of petals and the center of each flower is exposed.

Semi-Double Flowered – Blossoms have several to many rows of petals, but the center is exposed and fully visible.

Fully Double Flowered – Blossoms have many rows of petals and the center of the flower is hidden by the petals.

Cactus Flowered – Blossoms have long petals. The edges of the petals roll under and the entire petal twists to create a unique flower form.

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World Breastfeeding Week August 2018

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hat if there was a way to provide your baby optimal nutrition at no cost while improving quality of life for both you and your baby and at the same time, creating a unique bond between the two of you? If this sounds too good to be true, it’s really not! Breastfeeding is the ideal source of food for growing babies and it comes with countless benefits for baby, mom, and the environment. Here are a few examples of why breastfeeding is the foundation of life:

BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING: FOR BABY • Lowers risk of short-term and long-term health problems (SIDS, ear infections, gas, constipation, diarrhea, obesity in childhood and adulthood, diabetes, allergies, asthma) • Encourages maternal-infant bonding • Better brain and overall development • Provides nearly perfect nutrition 24

FOR MOM • Less bleeding after childbirth • May help with loss of "baby weight" • Lowers risk of breast, ovarian, and uterine cancer • Promotes bone health • Reduced absenteeism in the workplace

FOR ENVIRONMENT • Less use of resources (glass, plastic, metal, paper, landfill waste) • Limits need to purchase formula (the cost to supply formula to one child is between $800 and $1,200 annually) • Requires no packaging and its production does not harm the environment, unlike formula which consumes electricity and fuel • Decreased medical costs for breastfed infants

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Celebration of breastfeeding at Pitt County Health Department: The Pitt Infant Mortality Prevention Advisory Committee (PIMPAC) strives to promote, protect and support breastfeeding friendly environments. Please join us Tuesday, August 21st from 10 – 11:30 a.m. at the Pitt County Health Department for a World Breastfeeding Celebration event which will highlight breastfeeding as the foundation of lifelong health. This free event is open to the public and will include fun activities such as a photo booth, healthy food samples, a children’s craft area and vendor exhibits.

The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program at the Health Department offers valuable resources to breastfeeding women such as free rentals of breast pumps to eligible women, assistance from trained Breastfeeding Peer Counselors, a monthly support group and much more.

Please reach out to us for any of your breastfeeding needs and concerns at 902-2382.

References http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/ benefits-of-breastfeeding-for-the-environment-society.shtml https://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/making-decision-breastfeed Sinha, B., Chowdhury, R., Sankar, M. J., Martines, J., Taneja, S., Mazumder, S., Bhandari, N. (2015). Interventions to improve breastfeeding outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Paediatrica,104(467), 114-134. 10.1111/ apa.13127

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Frozen Peanut Butter & Banana Treats

Recipe By: Holly Brenneman

INGREDIENTS m a ke s 4 s e r v i n g s

2 small bananas 1/3 cup peanut butter or nut butter of choice ½ cup low-fat vanilla yogurt (no added sugar) 1/8 cup pecans or nut of choice 4 cup skim milk 1 9 9 C a l o r i e s , P r o t e i n 1 2 g , F a t 7 g , C a r b o hyd ra t e s 2 3 g

INSTRUCTIONS 1

Peel bananas. Slice into ¼ inch quarters.

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In a small mixing bowl, combine yogurt and peanut butter. Stir until consistency is smooth.

3

Place a dollop of peanut butter yogurt mixture between 2 slices of banana (like a sandwich).

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Dip a pecan into peanut butter yogurt mixture and set pecan on top of the banana, using the mixture as a glue to hold pecan in place. Press pecan into banana slightly.

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Repeat with remainder of ingredients.

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Place banana treats in a freezer-safe container/ tray and freeze until ready to eat. (May need 5-10 minutes to defrost when taken out of freezer).

Serve with 1 cup skim milk.

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Enjoy!

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RE INVENT

YOURSELF

advice It’s August my friends. It’s the time of the year where people are getting prepared for back to school. The summer is almost over and we are gearing up for the last few months of 2018. I can hardly believe it.

The other day, I was having breakfast with a friend and we were leaving the restaurant. We walked out to the parking lot to part ways from each other and as we were walking, I spotted a caterpillar crawling across very slowly on the pavement. We stood and watched it make its way to the grass…and I thought to myself, “wow, one day, this caterpillar is going to turn into a butterfly.” Now of course, my friend and I will never be around to see the caterpillar transform but if the process of time continues —it will reinvent itself and turn into one of the most beautiful creatures that soars… a butterfly!

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I left away from that experience thinking about how many of us are in our caterpillar stage at this present moment. We are crawling around and struggling through the changes in hopes of one day shedding that “caterpillar skin” so we can gain our “butterfly wings.” It was something short of amazing watching that little creature crawl and turn over, flip back and try to make it to the other side…I could only imagine wondering if it was afraid of being stepped on or run over by the rush of traffic through the parking lot or someone walking who was not paying attention to its position on the ground.

In our lives, we must make a commitment to staying in the process of transformation. It gets scary at times, it looks like we are by ourselves at times, like we may get run over or even stepped on and we may look like the

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caterpillar skin is more trouble than it's worth, but we must keep pressing through and decide to reinvent ourselves. Our wings are worth it!

This month, I want to challenge you to push through your caterpillar skin, keep crawling, keep getting bigger and reinvent yourself. If you stay on the ground, your sight is limited. You were meant to fly my friend. You were meant to have wings to help you to soar from where you are, to where you are destined to be! Keep on pushing and reinvent yourself…remember you have it in you to push beyond where you are.

Until next time, remember, shed that caterpillar skin…your butterfly wings are worth it!

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