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Ta wa nawa sr e l uc t a ntt obe SOCI ALI TEOFTHEYEAR.He r r e s pons ei sye s ,I ’ maSOCI AL BUTTERFLY!BUTAh,SOCI ALI TE, a h,nope ,I ’ mnotPa r i sHi l t on,a Ka r da s hi on,ornote ve nac a ndl et o LynnWya t t( THESOCI ALI TEOF TEXAS)whos heha dt hepr i vi l e get o me e ta tapr i va t ee ve nta nddi nne rhe l d a tt heBr i s c oeWe s t e r nAr tMus e umi n J une2018. Buta swepur s ue d,s hes a i d,“ we l l ,I l ooke dupt hede f i ni t i onofSoc i a l i t ei n t hedi c t i ona r y… a ndWe bs t e rs a ysa Soc i a l i t ei s :“ Ape r s onwhoi swe l l knowni nf a s hi ona bl es oc i e t y ,a ndi sf ond ofs oc i a la c t i vi t i e sa nde nt e r t a i nme nt ” BUTa not he rde f i ni t i ons het ot a l l ydi s a gr e e dwi t hwa s“ Some one ,us ua l l yof hi ghs oc i a lc l a s s ,whoi sf a mousf orgoi ng t oal otofpa r t i e sa nds oc i a le ve nt s ” Exc e pt ,ofc our s ef ort hepa r tof“ goi ng t oal otofpa r t i e sa nds oc i a le ve nt s , ” be c a us es hedoe s ,e s pe c i a l l yi ft he ya r e a s s oc i a t e dwi t hanonpr of i torf undr a i s e r f oragoodc a us e . Tawana& LorenaMonroe( Current& FormerSAMonthlySoci ali teoftheYear)


WHATTAWANAHOPES TOACHI EVEI N2020: Ta wa nas a yss hewa nt st o c ont i nuet oi nt r oduc e ,c onne c t a nde mpowe rt het a l e ntt ha t s hee nc ount e r sa ta l lt hee ve nt s s hea t t e nds .Shes a yss het r ul y ge t sme s s a ge sa l lt het i mef r om pe opl ewhoa s k“ he ydoyou knowwhoIc a l lt oge t ” ;or “ doyouknows ome onewho c a n” ,or“ Iknowyouknow s oa nds o,c a nyouc onne c tme ” AND,FUNdr a i s i ngi sa l wa ys a tt het opoft hel i s tbe c a us e FORTUNATELY,c ha r i t i e s r e c ogni z et ha te ve r yonewa nt s t oputt he i rha r de a r ne d dol l a r st owa r da dva nc i ngour l oc a lt a l e nt ,a ndwhe na ASHI ONEVENTi sge a r e d F t ohe l pa nor ga ni z a t i oni ti sa WI NWI N.

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SAMo n t h l yEd i t o r sBr y a nShr e ve a n dSa n d r aSh r e v et r a v e l e dt oSa n Fr a n c i s c oa n dNa p aCa l i f o r ni a ,wi n e c o u n t r y , wi t hwi n ee x p e r ta n d g r a d u a t eo ft h eNa p aa r e aCu l i n a r y I n s t i t u t eo fAme r i c a( CI A) , Li s a Fa l l o ni ns e a r c ho ft h ebe s twi ne r i e s i nt h eUn i t e dSt a t e sf oro u rSA Mo n t h l yr e a d e r s .


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SAMo n t h l yEd i t o r sBr y a nShr e ve a n dSa n d r aSh r e v et r a v e l e dt oSa n Fr a n c i s c oa n dNa p aCa l i f o r ni a ,wi n e c o u n t r y , wi t hwi n ee x p e r ta n d g r a d u a t eo ft h eNa p aa r e aCu l i n a r y I n s t i t u t eo fAme r i c a( CI A) , Li s a Fa l l o ni ns e a r c ho ft h ebe s twi ne r i e s i nt h eUn i t e dSt a t e sf oro u rSA Mo n t h l yr e a d e r s .

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SAM:Whatt hr e epi e c e sofadv i c ewoul dy ougi v eot he r si n y ourl i neofbus i ne s st oday ? 1.St ops pe ndi ngs omuc ht i mewor r yi nga boutot he rpe opl e . 2.Ke e pbe l i e vi ngi nyour s e l fa ndyourgoa l s . 3.St a r tdoi ngt het hi ngsyouwa ntt odo!Toda yi s yourda y! SAM:Doy ouknowwhoy ourc ompe t i t or sar e ? Ye s ,butwedon’ tt r yt oc ompe t ewi t hpe opl e . Wet r yt o ha vet hephot oboot ht ha twe ’ dl i ket ot a keapi c t ur eor avi de oi n.I fyoupr e t e ndt obeyourc l i e nt ,a r eyouha ppy wi t hyourpr oduc t ?I fnot ,youha vewa ybi gge rpr obl e ms ! SAM:Whathasbe e ny ourmos ts at i s f y i ngmome nti ny our bus i ne s sc ar e e r ? I t ’ sde f i ni t i ve l ye ve r yt i mewege tar e vi e w.He a r i nghow muc hs ome bodyl ove dt he i rt i mewi t hus .Eve r yt i meIa m j us tl i ke“ ya s a s s ! ! ”

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MANYDI SPLAYOPTI ONS SAM:Howar epe opl eawar eofy ourbus i ne s s ?

Wege tal otofr e f e r r a l s .Pr oba bl ye ve r ys i ngl ee ve ntwedo, be c a us ei t ’ ss ouni quea nds omuc hmor ef unt ha nt he s t a nda r dphot oboot he xpe r i e nc e ,pe opl ewi l lr e a c houtt o usore ve ns ugge s tust ot he i rf r i e ndswhoa r eha vi ngs i mi l a r e ve nt s . Andofc our s ewe ’ vegotal otofgr e a tpa r t ne r si nt he i ndus t r y . Whe nyou’ vede l i ve r e ddoz e nsofs uc c e s s f ule ve nt s f orapl a nne r ,t he y’ r egoi ngt or e a c houtwhe nt he yne e da j obdoner i ght . Wea r es ogr a t e f ulf ora l loft hos epe opl ewho ha vebe e na bl et owor kwi t husi nt hepa s ta ndma keMBP pos s i bl e ! SAM:Whe r edoy ous e ey ourbus i ne s si nt hene xty e ar ?I n t hene xtf i v ey e ar s ?Thene xtt e ny e ar s ? We ’ r egoi ngt oc ont i nuet os t a ya tt hec ut t i nge dgeoft r e nds . Ourne w360boot hi st hef i r s tofi t ski ndi nTe xa s ,t he r ea r e onl yaf e wot he r souti nNe wYor k,DC,a ndLA.Pe opl ea r e goi ngc r a z yf ort he m,weha dt obr i ngt ha tt oSa nAnt oni o! Idon’ tknowwha tt hi ngswi l ll ookl i kef ort hei ndus t r yi n 510ye a r sbutIc a ngua r a nt e eyouwe ’ l lbei nvol ve d. SAM:Howhast e c hnol ogy ,s uc hasc omput e r sandt he i nt e r ne t ,i mpac t e dhowy ouc onduc tbus i ne s s ? Be f or et hi ngsl i kes oc i a lme di a ,t ha t360boot hwoul dn’ t ha ver e a l l ybe e npos s i bl e .Gi vi ngpe opl eavi de owhe nt he y

c omet oyour“ phot oboot h”i ss t i l lac r a z yc onc e pt . Att he s a met i me ,i tha sma depr i nt e dphot oss ome t hi ngofar a r i t y . Be i nga bl et ogi ves ome bodyaphys i c a lc opyoft he i r me mor yi sa ma z i ng! SAM:Whydoy ourc us t ome r ss e l e c ty ouov e ry our c ompe t i t or s ?

Pe opl ec omet ouswhe nt he yc a n’ tr i s ks ome t hi nggoi ng wr ong. Whe ni t ’ syourwe ddi ngoryourbi gpr oduc tl a unc h, youc a n’ tge tadoove rbe c a us et hephot oboot hdi dn’ ts how upordi dn’ twor kr i ghtorwa s n’ twha tyoua gr e e don. Booki ngMBPma ke st ha tr i s kgoa wa y .Sur e ,we ’ vegotal ot oft hebe s ta ndc ool e s topt i onst oo,butt ober e l i a bl eont op oft ha tme a nst hewor l dt oourc us t ome r s .

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ContactMPBPhotobooth: SAM:Howar epe opl eawar eofy ourbus i ne s s ?

Wege tal otofr e f e r r a l s .Pr oba bl ye ve r ys i ngl ee ve ntwedo, Ma r c o B u e n r s t r o be c a u s e i t ’ s s ou ni que a n do s om u c h m or ef unt ha nt he s t a nda r dphot oboot he xpe r i e nc e ,pe opl ewi l lr e a c houtt o MB P h o t o B o o t h usP ore v e n s u gge s t ust ot h e i r f r i e n dswhoa r eha vi ngs i mi l a r e ve nt s . Andofc our s ewe ’ vegotal otofgr e a tpa r t ne r si nt he i n dus t r y . Wh e nh you ’ ve de l i v e r e dd oz e nso f s uc c e s s f ule ve nt s 4 0 2 W . R a p s o d y D r . f orapl a nne r ,t he y’ r egoi ngt or e a c houtwhe nt he yne e da j obdoner i ght . Wea r es ogr a t e f ulf ora l loft hos epe opl ewho Sa n A n t o n o , T X 7 8 2 1 6 ha veb e e na bl et o wi or kw i t hu si n t h ep a s t a n dma keMBP

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SAM:Whe r edoy ous e ey ourbus i ne s si nt hene xty e ar ?I n t hene xtf i v ey e ar s ?Thene xtt e ny e ar s ? We ’ r egoi ngt oc ont i nuet os t a ya tt hec ut t i nge dgeoft r e nds . Ourne w360boot hi st hef i r s tofi t ski ndi nTe xa s ,t he r ea r e onl yaf e wot he r souti nNe wYor k,DC,a ndLA.Pe opl ea r e goi ngc r a z yf ort he m,weha dt obr i ngt ha tt oSa nAnt oni o! Idon’ tknowwha tt hi ngswi l ll ookl i kef ort hei ndus t r yi n 510ye a r sbutIc a ngua r a nt e eyouwe ’ l lbei nvol ve d. SAM:Howhast e c hnol ogy ,s uc hasc omput e r sandt he i nt e r ne t ,i mpac t e dhowy ouc onduc tbus i ne s s ? Be f or et hi ngsl i kes oc i a lme di a ,t ha t360boot hwoul dn’ t ha ver e a l l ybe e npos s i bl e .Gi vi ngpe opl eavi de owhe nt he y

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c omet oyour“ phot oboot h”i ss t i l lac r a z yc onc e pt . Att he s a met i me ,i tha sma depr i nt e dphot oss ome t hi ngofar a r i t y . Be i nga bl et ogi ves ome bodyaphys i c a lc opyoft he i r me mor yi sa ma z i ng! SAM:Whydoy ourc us t ome r ss e l e c ty ouov e ry our c ompe t i t or s ?

Pe opl ec omet ouswhe nt he yc a n’ tr i s ks ome t hi nggoi ng wr ong. Whe ni t ’ syourwe ddi ngoryourbi gpr oduc tl a unc h, youc a n’ tge tadoove rbe c a us et hephot oboot hdi dn’ ts how upordi dn’ twor kr i ghtorwa s n’ twha tyoua gr e e don. Booki ngMBPma ke st ha tr i s kgoa wa y .Sur e ,we ’ vegotal ot oft hebe s ta ndc ool e s topt i onst oo,butt ober e l i a bl eont op oft ha tme a nst hewor l dt oourc us t ome r s .

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We ’ vebe e nof f i c e r si ns c hoolc l ubsa ndor ga ni z a t i onss i nc e s ophomor e si nhi ghs c hool ,a ndt hr oughourt i mei nt hos e pos i t i ons ,webe ga nt oque s t i oni fa l loft hedupl i c a t ef or ms , t hel ongs i gni nl i ne s ,a ndhour sofwor kf orof f i c e r sa f t e rt he f a c twa st hebe s twa y .So,webui l tCl ubhous e :Sc hoolMa de Ea s yt os t r e a ml i net hepr oc e s sf orme mbe r sa ndc l ubof f i c e r s . Ourhi ghs c hool ,l i kema nyhi ghs c hool sa c r os st hec ount r y , ha sdoz e nsofc l ubsa ndor ga ni z a t i onswi t hhundr e dsof me mbe r st he yha vet oke e pupwi t h. Wer e a l i z e dt ha twe c oul dbui l da na pps pe c i f i ct ohi ghs c hoolc l ubsa nd or ga ni z a t i onswoul dhe l ps a vet i mef oral otofpe opl e .I t be c ome st hec e nt r a lhubf ora l ls c hoole xt r a c ur r i c ul a r a c t i vi t i e sgi vi ngs t ude nt sove r vi e wora l lc l ubst ha tmi ght i nt e r e s tt he m,a c c e s st oa l loft he i rc l ubi nf of orc l ubst he y j oi nonepl a c e .I tma ke si te a s yf orc l ubof f i c e r st oupda t e

Cl ubhous ea l s ol e t ss t ude nt sknowofupc omi ngc l ub e ve nt sa ndme e t i ngst hr oughpus hnot i f i c a t i onsa nd a l s oa l l owsf orme mbe r st oonl yha vet oi nputt he i r i nf or ma t i ons uc ha st s hi r ts i z e s ,e ma i l s ,a nds t ude ntI D numbe r sonc e ,whi c hi ss ha r e dwi t ha l lt hec l ubst ha t t he yj oi n,r e duc i ngt heme s sofpa pe r sne e de dc ur r e nt l y t oa ne a s y ,s i mpl et ous ea pp.St ude nt sc he c ki nt oc l ub me e t i ngst hr oughage ol oc a t i onf e a t ur eont hea ppf or a c c ount a bi l i t y . AndCl ubhous e :Sc hoolMa deEa s yof f e r s a l lt he s ef e a t ur e swhi l ea l s oha vi nge nt e r pr i s el e ve ls e c ur i t y t ha ta bi de sbyt hehi ghe s ts t a nda r dsi npr ot e c t i ngs t ude nt a ndc hi l dr e n’ sda t as uc ha sCOPP Aa ndFERP A. Al t hough wea r es t i l lhi ghs c hools t ude nt s ,t hi sne ve rwa sme a ntt o bej us tac l a s s r oompr oj e c t ;i t ’ savi a bl e( r e a l )a ppwi t h us e f ula ppl i c a t i ons .

SAM:Whatar es omeoft heke yf e at ur e sofy ourapp?

Cl ubhous e :Sc hoolMa deEa s yi sa ni OSa ndAndr oi d a ppt ha ta l l owsf ors t ude nt si nhi ghs c hoolc l ubsa nd or ga ni z a t i onst os i gni nt oe ve nt sa ndme e t i ngs . Whe n He r ei ss omeba c kgr ound: a nof f i c e rort e a c he rc r e a t e sac l ub,aQRc odei s ne r a t e d,whi c h,whe ns c a nne d,i showme mbe r s SAM:Whati ns pi r e dy out oc r e at eCl ubhous e :Sc hoolMade ge c a nj oi nt hec l ub. Eas y ?


Soy o ua r ee n t r e p r e n e u r swh oh a v eav i s i o n a b o u tt h ea p pb e i n gu s e di ns c h o o l sa c r o s s t h ec o u n t r y ! SAM:I st hea p pc ur r e nt l ya v a i l a b l ef o r d o wnl o a d ? Ye s ;t h ea p pi sf r e ea n da v a i l a b l ef o rd o wn l o a di nGo o g l ePl a ya n dt h eAp pSt o r e . Th e a p pi sa l r e a d yi nu s eb yaf e wc l u b sa r o u n d t h ec i t ya n da r ee x c i t e dt h a tj u s tt h i smo n t h , t h eNo r t h e a s tI n d e p e n d e n tSc h o o lDi s t r i c t ma d eu sa no f f i c i a lv e n d o ra n dn o wo u ra p p c a nb eu s e db yt h ed i s t r i c t ' smo r et h a n6 7 t h o u s a n ds t u d e n t si na l ls o r t so fc l u b s . We t o n i os c h o o l s wo u l dl o v ef o rmo r eSa nAn a n dc l u b st og i v ei tat r y . I ti sar e a lt i mes a v e r r e a l l yma k e si te a s yt ok e e pt r a c ko fs omu c h i n f o r ma t i o na l li no n ep l a c e . SAM:I ft he r ea r es c ho o l so rc l ub swhoa r e i nt e r e s t e di nus i ngCl ub ho us eSc ho o lMa d e Ea s y , wha ts ho ul dt he yd o ? Th ea p pi sl i v ea n da v a i l a b l ef o rd o wn l o a d r i g h tn o wa n dc a nb ec u s t o mi z e df o re a c h o r g a n i z a t i o n . An a n da n dPe y t o nwe r ei n v i t e dt od e mo t h e i ra p pa tCESa n dh a v ev i s i o n st og r o w u s a g ee x p o n e n t i a l l yi n2 0 2 0 . An a n da n dPe y t o nb o t hp l a nt op u r s u eCS d e g r e e si nc o l l e g en e x ty e a r . I ti sap r o mi s i n gs i g no fo u re me r g i n gt e c h c o mmu n i t yt os e en e we n t r e p r e n e u r se me r g e h e r ea ts u c hay o u n ga g e .





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Q & AW i th PearlGarci a SAM:Howdi dy ouge ts t ar t e di nt hel i neofbus i ne s st haty ou ar ei n? Is t a r t e doutwor ki nga tt hef a mi l ybus i ne s s( Pa i s a no HomeBui l de r s ,I nc . ) ,a sayounggi r l .Iwoul dhe l pout a tt heof f i c ebyhe l pi ngor ga ni z epa pe r wor ka nd s ubmi t t i nga ppl i c a t i ons . SAM:Whoar ey ourr ol emode l s / i ns pi r at i ons ? Myr ol emode li smyf a t he r .Hei sdr i ve na nda mbi t i ous . Hi shunge ra ndpe r s i s t e nc et oge ta he a di nl i f ewa s gr e a t e rt ha nf e e l i ngde f e a t e d.Hewa st he2ndc hi l dout of14c hi l dr e n.Hes t a r t e dwor ki ngi nNue voLa r e doa t t hea geof8.Hes t a r t e dof fbywor ki ngf orf ood.He woul dt a kemyunc l e( nowbus i ne s spa r t ne r s )wi t hhi m s ot he yc a nge tpa i dmor ei nf ood.Hewoul dhe l pmy gr a ndmot he rbybr i ngi ngf oodt ot hehous et ohe l pf e e d a l lhi sbr ot he r sa nds i s t e r s .Gi vi ngupa nd/ orgi vi ngi n ha sne ve rbe e na nopt i onf ormyf a t he rwhi c hi swhy hei ns pi r e sme . Yougi vei ta l lyougota ndhopef or t hebe s t . SAM:Whatadv i c ewoul dgi v et oot he rf e mal e si ny ouri ndus t r y ? Va l ueyour s e l ve sdon’ ts e l lyour s e l ve ss hor t . Weha vet wo e a r sa ndonemout h.Li s t e nmor et ha nyout a l k.Some t i me s you’ r egoi ngt os t a nda l onea ndt ha t ’ sOK. Tha ti show YOUs t a ndout .Hol dyourhe a dhi ghe ve nwhe nyoudon’ t f e e li t . Wea l lma kemi s t a ke sa ndmi s t a ke ss houl dbel e s s ons wel e a r nf r oma ndgr owf r om.Donotl e tami s t a kef r omt he pa s tha untyou.Bet ha nkf ulf ort ha tmi s t a kea ndmove f or wa r dwi t hyourhe a dhi gh. Asl onga syoul e a r ne df r om i tMOVEON.Mor ei mpor t a nt l yne ve rl e ts ome one ’ s OPI NI ONofyouge tt oyou. Tha ti st he i rOPI NI ONa nd noneofyourbus i ne s s .Don’ tt a kei tpe r s ona lt ha ti swhyI s a yt oknowyourwor t ha ndva l ueyour s e l f .La s t l y ,l ove your s e l f . SAM:Whatwasy ourgr e at e s tobs t ac l ei nbe c omi ngawome n r ,whatdi dy oul e ar nf r omi t ,andhowdi di tc hangey ou? l e ade Mygxr e a t e s tobs t a c l ei nbe c omi ngawoma nl e a de rwa sME! Mymi ndwoul dl i mi tme .Iwoul dge ta ni de aa ndt he nI woul df i ndmys e l ft a l ki ngmys e l foutofi ta nda s ki ng“ wha t i fIf a i l ?Wha ti fi tdoe s n’ twor kout ? ”Tha t ’ swhe nIkne wI ha dt ode c i det ha tIha dt ot a l kmys e l fi nt oi t .I fIf a i l AT LEASTITRI EDIha dt os t a r tgi vi ngmys e l fpe pt a l ksa nd ha dt ot r a i nmymi ndt ha tIwa sc a pa bl eofl e a di ngot he r s .I l e a r ne dt ha tmymi ndi st hes t r onge s torwe a ke s tmus c l et he c hoi c ei syour sde pe ndi ngonhowyoue xe r c i s ei t .Iha dt o de c i dewha tIwa nt e dt odowi t hi t .Ic a ne i t he rbene ga t i ve orpos i t i ve . Whe nt hi ngsdi dn’ twor kouta spl a nne dIl e a r ne d RESI LI ENCE.I tdoe s n’ tma t t e rhowha r dyouf a l lof ft he hor s ewha tma t t e r si showqui c kyouj umpba c kon. Whe n i tdoe s n’ twor kouta spl a nne dc ha nget hepl a nsnott hegoa l s . I tma ys oundc l i c hébutbef l e xi bl ea boutyourme t hodsbut don’ tc ha nget hegoa l .RESI LI ENCEI SKEY.FLEXI BI LI TY I SCRUCI AL.


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Myna mei sBe t t i naHe r na nde z ,Ia maHe a l t ha nd We l l ne s sEdi t ora ndIl oves ha r i ngmys t or ya l ongwi t h t heoppor t uni t yt opr omot ee s s e nt i a loi l s .Iha vea pa s s i ont os uppor tot he r sbyof f e r i nggui da nc ea nd bui l di ngas t r ongc ommuni t yi nl i vi ngabe t t e rl i f e wi t hna t ur a lhe a l t ha ndwe l l ne s s .Il ovet oe nc our a ge y . t hei mpor t a nc eofl i vi ngi nt e nt i ona l l Is t a r t e dane ws e r i e sonEs s e nt i a lOi l s101i nl a s t mont h’ si s s ue ,ma kes ur et ogoba c ka ndc he c kt ha tout . Is ha r e dmys t or yonhowIdi s c ove r e de s s e nt i a loi l s a ndhowmyl ovef orhe a l t hi e rl i vi ngbe c a memypa s s i on. ESSENTI ALOI LS101 La s tmont hwec ove r e dj us tal i t t l ebi ta boutLa ve nde r , Pe ppe r mi nt ,Le mona ndFr a nki nc e ns e . Thi smont hI wa ntt ot a l ka boutt hewonde r f ulbe ne f i t sofVa l or( my f a vor i t e ) ,Ra ve n,Pe a c ea ndCa l mi ng,a ndPa na wa y( my hus ba nd’ sf a vor i t e ) . Va l ori sa not he roneofmyf a vor i t eoi l sa ndi ti sa l s o ve r ypopul a ri nt hee s s e nt i a loi lc ommuni t y .I ti sabl e nd ofpl a nt swhi c hc ons i s tofBl a c kSpr uc e ,Ca mphor ,Bl ue Ta ns y ,Fr a nki nc e ns e ,a ndGe r a ni um.Iunde ni a bl yl ove t hebe a ut i f ulbl uec ol ort i ntoft heoi l . Thea r omai s r e f r e s hi ng,c omf or t i ng,gr oundi nga ndi ns pi r i ng. Thi soi l bl e ndhe l pss uppor ts e l f c onf i de nc ea ndgi ve syouas e l f e s t e e mboos t . Howt ous eVa l ore s s e nt i a loi lbl e nd:Di f f us ei twhe n youwa keupi nt hemor ni nga ndyouc a na ddi tt oyour moi s t ur i z e ra tni ghtt os oa kupt hes ki nl ovi ngbe ne f i t s . Thi si ss uc ha ni nc r e di bl eoi l ,Ic a l li tmyc onf i de nc eoi l . Ra ve ne s s e nt i a loi lbl e ndi soneoft heoi l st ha ts t a r t e d t hi sj our ne yf ormyf a mi l y . Thi soi lc ha nge dourl i ve s f or e ve rbyut i l i z i ngi ta sar e s pi r a t or ys uppor t .Ra ve nha s a ne ne r gi z i nga r oma ,t hi sbl e ndi nc l ude sEuc a l ypt us Ra di a t a ,Le mon,Pe ppe r mi nt ,Ra vi nt s a r aa ndWi nt e r gr e e n. He r ear es omei de asandwayst ous et hi soi lbl e nd: I tc anbear e s pi r at or ys uppor t . I the l psr e e ne r gi z eyouaf t e rwor kout s . He l pss uppor tt i r e df e e t . Agr e atmas s ageoi lmi xe dwi t hac ar r i e roi land s omuc hmor e . Pe a c ea ndCa l mi ngde f i ni t e l yl i ve supt oi t sna me . Mys e l fa ndmyf a mi l yl ovet hi soi l .Pe a c ea ndCa l mi ng i sabl e ndofTa nge r i ne ,Or a nge , Yl a ngYl a ng, Pa t c houl i ,a ndBl ueTa ns y . Thi soi lha sabe a ut i f ult i nt ofgr e e n.Somepe opl eus et hi soi la sape r f umeont he wr i s t sa ndne c k.I tc a na l s oc r e a t eac a l mi nge nvi r onme nt f oryourf a mi l y .St r e s s f ulda ysa twor k,f us s yki ddos ,c l e a r e r mi nds ,c a l mi ngne r vousj i t t e r sorwhe nyoune e dr e s t f uls l e e p, t hi si sj us tt het i poft hei c e be r gf ort hi soi l .Buyt hi sf ort ha t s pe c i a ls ome onei nyourl i f ef orVa l e nt i ne ’ sDa y .Pe a c ea nd Ca l mi ngl i keme nt i one dbe f or ec a nbepl a c e dont hene c k a ndwr i s t sf orac he mi c a lc l e a npe r f ume .Di f f us i ngt hi sbl e nd wi l la l s ohe l pc r e a t ear e s t f ula t mos phe r e .

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CBD101 By:Cha r l e sRodke yJ r . ;Founde rofRodke ysCBD

Youha vepr oba bl ynot i c e dCBDpoppi ngupe ve r ywhe r e i nyourl i f e ;f r omi nge s t i bl epr oduc t st obe a ut yl i ne s -CBD i sc ur r e nt l ya l lt her a ve . Asi ndus t r yve t e r a nsofove r5 ye a r s ,wea r ehe r et oa ns we rs omeoft hemos tc ommonl y a s ke dque s t i onsa boutt hi shotne wma r ke t . Wha ti sCBD? CBD( Ca nna bi di ol )i saphyt oc a nna bi noi df oundi nt he he mppl a nt ,he mppl a nt sa r ebr e dt obehi ghi nCBDa nd l owi nTHC.CBDi sanonps yc hoa c t i vec ompoundt ha t wi l lnotge tyou“ hi gh”l i keTHC. Wha ti st hedi f f e r e nc ebe t we e nCBDOi la ndHe mpSe e dOi l ? He mpSe e doi li sr i c hi nvi t a mi nsa ndome ga sa ndof f e r s ma nybe ne f i t si nt hef ooda nds ki nc a r ei ndus t r y ,buti tdoe s notc ont a i nCBD.Ma kes ur et or e a dt hepr oduc ti ngr e di e nt s a ndve r i f yt hr oughi nde pe nde ntl a bt e s t i ng.He mps e e doi li s l i s t e da s“ Ca nna bi sSa t i vaOi l ”whi l epr oduc t st ha tc ont a i n CBDwi l lus ua l l ybel i s t e da sCa nna bi di ol ,Pur eHe mp/ CBD I s ol a t e ,PCRHe mpExt r a c t ,orFul l Spe c t r umHe mpExt r a c t .

Howdoe sCBDwor k? Eve r yoneha sa nEndoc a nna bi noi dSys t e m( ECS) ;ourECS i sma deupofma nyr e c e pt or s -t hema i nt woa r et heCB1a nd CB2.Si nc epr ohi bi t i onofhe mpi n1937,c a nna bi noi dsha ve be e ne s s e nt i a l l yde pl e t e df r omourda i l yl i ve sa nddi e t s ,t hus l e a vi ngourECSs ys t e msdor ma nt . Ta ki ngaCBDs uppl e me nt c a nr e a c t i va t et hi ss ys t e ma ndi nt ur n,he l pr e gul a t e bodyf unc t i on. Wha ts houl dIl ookf orwhe nbuyi ngCBDpr oduc t s ? Mos ti mpor t a nt l y-a l wa ysa s kf oraCe r t i f i c a t eofAna l ys i s ( COA)ont hepr oduc t st ha tyoua r epur c ha s i ng.Lookf ort he t ot a la mountofCBDont het e s ta ndma ke ss ur ei tma t c he s wha tt hepr oduc t sc l a i mst oha vei ni t .Ma kes ur et hepr oduc t s a r ema dewi t hCBDs our c e df r omt heUni t e dSt a t e s ,whe r e t he r ea r es t r i c tr e gul a t i onsongr owi ngpr a c t i c e s . Whyi sU. S.gr ownhe mps oi mpor t a nt ? He mpi saknowns oi lr e me di a t or ,whi c hme a nst ha tt he pl a ntpul l st hegooda ndba de l e me nt sf r omt hes oi l .By c hoos i ngU. S.gr ownhe mp,t ha tha sbe e nt hi r dpa r t yt e s t e d, youc a nbes ur et ha tyourpr oduc ti sc l e a rofc ont a mi na nt s : pe s t i c i de s ,he a vyme t a l s ,r e s i dua ls ol ve nt s ,mol ds ,a nd ba c t e r i as uc ha sE.Col i .


Howmuc h/ wha tt ypeofCBDs houl dIt a ke ? Eve r yonewi l lme t a bol i z eCBDdi f f e r e nt l y ,a st he ydowi t h a nyme di c a t i onors uppl e me nt . AtRodke ysCBD,wea r e a l wa ysha ppyt ope r s ona l l yhe l pgui deyout hr oughyour CBDj our ne y . Weof f e rs a mpl e sa tbot hofourc onve ni e nt Sa nAnt oni ol oc a t i onsj f orourc us t ome r st o“ t r ybe f or e youbuy” . Wea l s oa l wa yse nc our a geourc us t ome r st o s pe a kwi t ht he i rhe a l t hc a r epr ovi de rbe f or es t a r i nga ny ne ws uppl e me ntr e gi me n. Formor ei nf or ma t i ononRodke ysCBDyouc a nvi s i t oneofours t or e s ,www. r odke ys . c om,orr e a c houtt ousvi a s oc i a lme di aore ma i l .

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By:SAMONTHLYFI TNESSEDI TOR HopePedraza Ho wt oGe tPr o t e i no naPl a n tBa s e dDi e t Al wa y st h ef i r s tq u e s t i o nIa ma s k e dwh e np e o p l e f i n do u tId o n ’ te a tme a t . I tn e v e rf a i l s … Th es h o r t a n s we ri s : Ye s . Yo uc a ng e te n o u g hp r o t e i no na p l a n tb a s e dd i e t . Ofc o u r s et h e r ei sal o n gv e r s i o n wh e r eIc o u l de x p l a i na l lt h es o u r c e st h a ta r e a v a i l a b l e , a n dt h a ty e s , p l a n t sd oh a v ep r o t e i ni n t h e m, b u tIt h i n ks o me t i me sn o n v e g a n sj u s tt u n e t h i ss t u f fo u t , ma y b eb e c a u s ei ts o u n d sl i k eal o a d o fb o l o g n a ;ma y b eb e c a u s e , ma n yt i me st h ev e g a n t h a ti sd o i n gt h ee x p l a i n i n gr e a l l yd o e s n ’ tk n o w wh a tt h e y ’ r et a l k i n ga b o u t …s oIwa n tt os h e d s o mel i g h to nt h et r u t ha n dt h a ti t ’ sn o tj u s t s o me t h i n gv e g a np e o p l es a yt og e tp e o p l eo f f t h e i rb a c ka b o u tn o tg e t t i n ge n o u g hp r o t e i n !He r e i sal i t t l emi n in u t r i t i o nl e s s o no nh o wt og e t p r o t e i no nap l a n tb a s e dd i e t . No wIf u l l yu n d e r s t a n dt h a te a t i n gp l a n t sb a s e di s n o tf o re v e r y o n e , wh i c hi swh ymyp u r p o s eh e r e i sn o tt oc o n v e r ty o ut o“ v e g a n i s m”wi t ht h i sp o s t .

Bu tId ob e l i e v et h a tmo s to fu sd o n ’ te a te n o u g h p l a n t ss oa n ywa yt og e ti nmo r ep l a n t si sb e n e f i c i a l , wh e t h e ri ti sa c c o mp a n i e db yme a to rn o t ! Asav e g a nt h ef i r s tq u e s t i o ny o ug e ta s k e dwh e n p e o p l ef i n do u tt h a ty o u ’ r ev e g a ni s“ s owh e r ed o y o ug e ty o u rp r o t e i n ? ” .Ic a na p p r e c i a t et h ef a c t t h a tma n yp e o p l ea r e n ’ te d u c a t e di nn u t r i t i o n , e s p e c i a l l yn u t r i t i o ni np l a n tb a s e dd i e t s , b u tIa m h e r et ot e l ly o ut h a t YES, y o uc a ng e te n o u g h p r o t e i nwi t h o u te a t i n gme a t , YESp l a n t sh a v e p r o t e i ni nt h e m, a n dNOy o ud o n ’ th a v et oe a t 1 2g a l l o n so fb r o c c o l i . Th e s er e c o mme n d a t i o n sf o rp r o t e i nh e r ea r es o me t h eb e s tWHOLEFOODs o u r c e s( o b v i o u s l yn o ta l l o p t i o n sa v a i l a b l e ) , n o tf r o mp r o c e s s e dme a t s u b s t i t u t e s . Ih a v ee a t e nmyf a i rs h a r eo ft h o s e , a n d s u r e , y o umi g h tt h r o wi no n eo ft h o s ep o p u l a rp l a n t s b a s e db u r g e r si ne v e r yn o wa n dt h e n , b u tIe n c o u r a g e y o ut ot r yt os t i c ka sc l o s et ot h es o u r c ea sp o s s i b l e . Ta k eal o o ka tt h e s eo p t i o n s .


TOFUORTEMPEH The s ea r egr e a ts oypr ot e i nopt i ons .Ir e a l i z et he r ei s al otofc onf l i c t i ngi nf or ma t i onoutt he r ea bouts oy , muc hofi tt a l ksa boutt hephyt oe s t r oge nsa ndt ha ti t a f f e c t shor mone s ,i nc r e a s eyourr i s kofbr e a s tna c r e orde c r e a s e st e s t os t e r onei nme n.BUT… r e c e nt r e s e a r c hha sdi s pr ove nALLoft ha t ,s howi ngt ha t s oydoe snoti nc r e a s eora f f e c tt her i s kofbr e a s t c a nc e rnordoe si ta f f e c tt e s t os t e r onel e ve l si nme n a ta l l .I nf a c t ,t hei s of l a vone si ns oyha vea nt i i nf l a mma t or ya nda nt i oxi da ntpr ope r t i e st ha tc a n a c t ua l l yr e duc ec a nc e rgr owt h.Tof u,t e mpe h,a nd s oyi ni t swhol ef or ml i kee da ma me ,a r egr e a t s our c e sofpr ot e i n;1c upofc ooke ds oybe a nsha s a bout22gr a msofpr ot e i n,a bouta smuc hpr ot e i n a ss t e a k! CHI CKPEAS Whi l ea l s oagr e a ts our c eoff i be r ,f ol a t e ,ma gne s i um a ndpot a s s i um,af e wounc e sofc hi c kpe a sgi ve syou mor et ha n10gr a msorpr ot e i n. Thr owt he mi nas a l a d, i nyours oups ,s ma s ht he mf ors a ndwi c he sorma ke hummus . SPRI ULI NA Thi si sa r gua bl yt hemos tnut r i e ntde ns epl a ntont he pl a ne t .Thi st ypeofbl uegr e e na l gai sl i f e gi vi nga nd i sat r ues upe r f ood.I ti sa l mos t100% pr ot e i n. Whi l e l i s t i nga l lt hemi ne r a l sa ndvi t a mi nsi nt hi sgr e e ns t uf f f woul dt a keupmos toft hi sbl ogpos t ,j us tknow,i you’ r enota ddi ngt hi st oyourdi e t ,you’ r emi s s i ng out !Fi ndi tpowde r e dl i ket hi sa ndt hr owi ti nt oyour pr ot e i ns ha ke sors moot hi e sf ora na dde dnut r i e nt boos t ,a ndt onsofpr ot e i n. LENTI LS The s ea r eoneofmyf a vor i t es our c e sbe c a us et he y’ r e f ul lofs oma nynut r i e nt s .1c upofl e nt i la sa bout18 gr a msofpr ot e i n,ove r15( ye s15! )gr a msoff i be r ,a s we l la st onsofi r on( s ome t hi ngmos tpe opl eonl yge t f r omme a t ) ,t onsoff ol a t e( a l mos tyourwhol eda y’ s wr ot h! ) ,Bvi t a mi ns ,a ndot he rnut r i e nt s ,a nd c ompoundsc a l l e dphyt oc he mi c a l s ,ma nyofwhi c h pr ot e c ta ga i ns tc hr oni cdi s e a s e s ,s uc ha she a r tdi s e a s e a ndt ype2di a be t e s . BLACKBEANS Be a nsa r eagr e a ts our c eoff i be r ,pr ot e i n,a ndf ol a t e . Iwoul dr a nkbl a c kbe a nsa tt het opwi t h15gr a msof e a c hf i be ra ndpr ot e i npe rc up,mor et ha not he rbe a ns .

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Th eCo n s e r v a t i o nSo c i e t yo fSa nAn t o n i ot ob r i n g t h ec i t y ’ sc u l t u r ea l i v ewi t ht h e7 2 n dp r e s e n t a t i o n o f“ ANi g h tI nOl dSa nAn t o n i o ” ByJ e a n n eAl b r e c h t I t ’ sn e v e rt o oe a r l yt os t a r tt h i n k i n ga b o u t“ ANi g h t I nOl dSa nAn t o n i o ®”( NI OSA®) —t h a ti n c r e d i b l e f o u r n i g h tf e s t i v a lh e l di nt h eh e a r to fd o wn t o wn Sa nAn t o n i ot h a tc e l e b r a t e st h ec i t y ’ sd i v e r s e c u l t u r a ll e g a c yf o rmo r et h a n8 5 , 0 0 0r e v e l e r s a n n u a l l yd u r i n gt h ec i t y ’ sFi e s t aSa nAn t o n i o ® c e l e b r a t i o n .Th r o u g ht h ema g i co f2 0 0 p l u sf o o d , d r i n ka n da t mo s p h e r eb o o t h s ;1 4c o n t i n u o u sl i v e mu s i c a la c t s ;c h i l d r e n ’ sg a me s ;d e c o r a t i o n s ; s o u v e n i r s ;a n dmo r et h a n1 0 , 0 0 0v o l u n t e e r s , NI OSAb r i n g st h ec i t y ’ sh e r i t a g ea l i v ei n1 5a r e a s .

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As t e l l a re x a mp l eo ft h eCo n s e r v a t i o nSo c i e t y ’ s s i g n i f i c a n c ea n dd i l i g e n c ei si t sf i g h tt os a v et h e Wo o l wo r t hBu i l d i n gi nd o wn t o wnSa nAn t o n i o a tc o r n e ro fAl a moa n dHo u s t o ns t r e e t sf r o m d e mo l i t i o n .Wh yi st h a tb u i l d i n gi mp o r t a n t ? I twa st h ef i r s tWo o l wo r t h ' sl u n c hc o u n t e ri n t h ec o u n t r yt op e a c e f u l l ya n dv o l u n t a r i l y i n t e g r a t e( i . e . n omo r es e g r e g a t i o n )d u r i n gt h e s i t i nmo v e me n to ft h eCi v i lRi g h t smo v e me n t . Th eCo n s e r v a t i o nSo c i e t yh a sb e e nwo r k i n g wi t ht h eCo a l i t i o n ma d eo ft h eNAACP , Sa n An t o n i oAf r i c a nAme r i c a nCo mmu n i t yAr c h i v e a n dMu s e u m, Es p e r a n z aPe a c ea n dJ u s t i c e Ce n t e r , We s tSi d ePr e s e r v a t i o nAl l i a n c e , Sa n An t o n i oGr o wt hf o rt h eEa s tSi d ea n do t h e r s — t oi l l u s t r a t eh o wt h eWo o l wo r t hBu i l d i n gc o u l d b ei n c o r p o r a t e di n t oan e wAl a momu s e u m. Th eSo c i e t ys u c c e s s f u l l yn o mi n a t e dt h e Wo o l wo r t hBl d g . a saSt a t eAn t i q u i t i e s La n d ma r kt h i sy e a r . Wh a te l s ema k e sNI OSAu n i q u ef r o mf e s t i v a l s a r o u n dt h ewo r l d ? •Fo o di t e msa r ec r e a t e d , p e r f e c t e d , a n d p r e p a r e db yNI OSAv o l u n t e e r so n s i t ea n d t r u l yr e f l e c tt h ea r e a swh e r et h e yc a nb ef o u n d . Ma n yd i s h e sc a no n l yb ee n j o y e da tNI OSA. •Al lb o o t h sa r er u nb yCo n s e r v a t i o nSo c i e t y v o l u n t e e r s ;ma n ya r es e c o n do rt h i r dg e n e r a t i o n s o faf a mi l y .Vo l u n t e e r sc o mef r o ma l lo v e rt h e c o u n t r yt owo r ka tNI OSA. •Ont h ea v e r a g e , NI OSAr e v e l e r sa n n u a l l y c o n s u meo v e r1 3 5 0 0l b s . o fb e e f ;1 1 , 0 0 0l b s . o f c h i c k e n ;4 , 2 0 0l b s . o fs a u s a g e ;3 , 8 0 0t u r k e yl e g s ; 2 5 , 0 0 0b u n s , r o l l sa n db o l i l l o s ;2 5 , 0 0 0t o r t i l l a s ; 1 , 4 0 0l b s . o fma s a ;5 , 3 0 0t a ma l e s ;1 1 , 2 0 0l b s . o f f r u i t sa n dv e g e t a b l e s ;a n d8 0 0l b s . o fg u a c a mo l e . •Al lmu s i c a la c t sp l a ya l ln i g h t , e v e r yn i g h t , o fNI OSA Vi s i twww. n i o s a . o r g c o n t a c t( 2 1 0 )2 2 6 5 1 8 8 e ma i ln i o s a @n i o s a . o r g o rf o l l o wNI OSAo nFa c e b o o k a twww. f a c e b o o k . c o m/ n i o s a . n i o s a .



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