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11 THINGS MEANINGFUL IMPACT TO BRING TO FRIENDSGIVING

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A. 1990 B. 2007 C. 1987 D. 2003 Answer: B. 2007. Friendsgiving refers to a large meal among friends held during the Thanksgiving season. The word first appeared around 2007 as an informal replacement for the holiday typically spent with family.

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hoenix Rescue Mission Director of Community Engagement Jussane Goodman knows everyone needs a little help sometimes. She needed direction after a hiccup at Arizona State University. However, it led to a career so gratifying that she hasn’t looked back. “I was trying to get into the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, and they didn’t accept me because I didn’t have certain communication classes,” the ASU alumna says. “I was asked, as a transfer student, to apply for a different degree then I would eventually be able to apply and transfer to the school. I did one semester in nonprofit leadership and management because I ended up in the wrong adviser’s office.” She previously volunteered at local nonprofits prior to taking classes at the university level. “I was working with youth who had aged out of the foster care system,” Goodman says. When she heard about the degree, she sayid she would stick it out for a semester. “However, the one semester it made it really clear that this is exactly what I should be doing,” she says. Goodman volunteered at various nonprofits including Phoenix Dreams Center and Young Life prior to joining Phoenix Rescue Mission. “I also did a short-term mission trip to LA Dreams Center and got to experience the Skid Row community out there,” Goodman says. “I just know that this was the type of work that I was interested in which was working with individuals who are experiencing homelessness.” Following graduation, Goodman worked as a housing specialist assisting women to find long-term housing outside of a homeless shelter. She specialized in working with “women in domestic violence situations or fleeing from domestic violence situations, women who have mental illness, women who have substance abuse issues,” and a plethora of types of people within the homeless population. A fellow ASU alumni and longtime friend told Goodman about the Phoenix Rescue Mission.

“There was a position at Phoenix Rescue Mission for community connections coordinator and I asked him about it,” Goodman says about joining the nonprofit in 2017. “He had been working there for a while and he encouraged me to apply. “I applied for the position, and I was hired on. It allowed me to really work with the community and get to know the community. Get to know the different aspects of hunger insecurity, housing insecurity, the homeless community in general and the different subpopulations.” Through that position Goodman connected with regional efforts that worked toward finding the solution to homelessness. In 2019, Goodman was promoted to street outreach supervisor overseeing the work under that program. Not long after, Goodman was named interim director. She was assigned the position after a few months. She oversees the criminal justice program, Glendale Works, Hope for Hunger Food Bank, mobile pantries, community market, growing Hope Coach Street Outreach team and other programs. “I might be a little bit of a different type of director, I like to be in the weeds,” Goodman says. “I like to know what’s going on. “I really like to provide assistance to my team. I like my team to feel supported. I’m hardly sitting at my computer all day.” Goodman is kept on her toes between problem solving with her team, answering emails and staying connected with the community at large. “My day is really all over the place and I get to do a little bit of highlevel work but still do a bit of weeds work as well,” Goodman says. Although she has switched to a more “heavy administrative job,” she still enjoys brainstorming with her team and providing them resources to succeed. “I would say that my favorite part of my job is when I get to support my team that does work with the people directly,” Goodman says. “I might not get to engage with the clients on a face-to-face basis, however, I still get to be part of the everyday solutions. “I’m a true believer in what it is that we do here. I have been able to see people’s lives change and transform. I’ve seen people walk

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through the gates of our recovery program and walk out a different person and I’ve been able to see their hope restored.” Goodman says she finds it rewarding seeing not only the whole person change, but also their emotional to housing states. Goodman also knows that working for a nonprofit in a supervisor role is not the easiest job. “The hardest part is the disconnection from clients,” Goodman explains. She aspired to be in this role but loves to communicate with people who are “in the weeds and get to work with (clients) day in and day out.” “Everyone goes into nonprofit work to help,” Goodman says. “It’s definitely not a sector where you can go and get rich. “Having those stories and experiences of how you are making an impact are vital to keep going. It reminds you why you do what you do and so I think that is really important on the front of how this position could be difficult which is this connection between you and

the clients.” Goodman has a message for students who are considering a career in the nonprofit sector or wanting to help their community. “I encourage students to volunteer,” she says. “I wish I would have done this more. Volunteer a whole lot wherever you can. Just don’t volunteer at one location but volunteer at tons of different organizations and ones that serve different populations. I think that having that understanding of what you are interested in doing within the nonprofit capacity is just going to be a benefit to you.” Overall, Goodman could not see herself in a different field. “It’s really rewarding and fulfilling work,” Goodman says. “It’s hard work and sometimes challenging work but I think when you catch a glimpse of something that you started and now see it through as far as a program or service, you really get to see all of your hard efforts at play.” For more information about Phoenix Rescue Mission, visit phoenixrescuemission.org. CT

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ovember is the time for laughs, tons of food and an overall good time — and not necessarily with a family that just doesn’t understand you. That’s right, Friendsgiving is coming up! Here are 11 things you should consider bringing to the upcoming gathering.

If you plan on being that person, bring something to eat for the next morning if you don’t want leftovers. Do not expect your host to provide a full breakfast in bed hotel-type service for you. Make sure you have an overnight bag as well if you do plan to stay the night.

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One person needs to at least bring the host a bouquet of flowers. The host is likely the one who planned much of the event, deep cleaned their home and made the turkey. The least someone could do is bring them a nice assortment of flowers to be a centerpiece for the table full of food.

The first task on the list is a rough head count of how many people plan on attending. Add to that, five to 10 napkins, plates and silverware sets, especially if they’re plastic. Guests return for a second helping of food and some have already tossed their plates and forks into the trash. Check out Dollar Tree or a similar store to find inexpensive options that come in a variety of colors.

10. SERVING UTENSILS Get a shared list — in Google Sheets or a group text chain — of who is bringing what. Not everyone is going to remember to bring a serving spoon for their mac and cheese or a knife for the pumpkin pie. Remind everyone to bring serving utensils or, as a safeguard, have a few extra on hand. Color coordinate with the napkins, plates and silverware to make it more picture worthy.

9. PRINTED RECIPES This might seem like an unusual thing to bring but foodies love a good recipe. This is a fun way to try out a new dish, especially if the dish goes along with a dietary restriction (gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan). Guests can pick and choose which dishes they love and want to recreate. Keep in mind, if the recipe is a family secret, keep it that way.

8. BREAKFAST Whether it’s turkey coma or too much alcohol, guests may crash.

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6. CARD/BOARD GAME Close friends can run through a gamut of topics before there is a lull in the conversation. During awkward pauses, pull out a card or board game and up the competition. Try an exciting game of Cards Against Humanity and learn your friends’ sense of humor or duke it out with a game of Monopoly (so long as there are no sore losers in the group).

5. DESIGNATED DRIVER If you do not plan on spending the night — or the host doesn’t want you to crash — make sure you have a way home. Whether that is a designated driver who is also attending the event along with you or a ride share service to get you to and from the event. Plan ahead and have a backup plan in case something falls through.

the playlist for the evening using everyone’s suggestions. Make sure the playlist is several hours long so there is little-to-no repetition. Enable the option to skip over a song if the majority of the group isn’t thrilled.

2. SPECIALTY COCKTAIL One way to make this gathering of friends special is to serve a creative drink that commemorates the occasion. Look for ideas on Pinterest, but don’t forget to taste test and

create a nonalcoholic version for the DD or nondrinking crowd.

1. POLAROID CAMERA You can take a photo on any person’s phone and send it around, but nothing beats a hard copy version to hang on a wall or place in a scrapbook. Bring a few Polaroid or disposable cameras to capture memories. Create a special photo backdrop with an assortment of props or just take candid shots to really remember the night. CT

4. LEFTOVER TUPPERWARE Bring a plastic or glass container for leftovers. That way, you can savor the delicious food until the “real” Thanksgiving comes around.

3. PLAYLIST Assign one person to make

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et’s be honest, college is hard on everyone, and sometimes a little help can go a long way. Los Angeles-based couple Jill and Dave Henry took it upon themselves to help their Flintridge Prep High School seniors playing football and cross country prepare for the years ahead. As a result, they published “The Greatest College Guide You Never Knew You Needed.” “This all started because one of my athletes who was a senior at the time, didn’t do any other sport other than cross country,” Jill says. “At the last meet of the season, she came up to me with tears in her eyes and asked, ‘Coach, how do I not get fat in college?’” Immediately touched by the impact of the connection they made with their students, the couple knew that they had to provide them with answers to their questions.

Questions included the freshman 15, how to manage stress, sleep and drinking and an array of other topics. “Initially we thought we would try and find a book or find her resources and put them together, and we couldn’t find anything that had good information that was also something that she would want to read,” Jill says. “We started talking to the rest of the seniors about it, and we were like, there is a ton of information out there. It’s just not packaged in a way that you would want to read. If we were going to put this together, it would require us to write a book.” And they did just that. The book came out as the seniors who started the conversation were graduating college, but the information is still relevant. At the time the duo was writing the book, Dave had stepped down from coaching and was taking care of their first child. “We had a 6-month-old baby at the moment, so taking on a project

like that seemed significant,” Dave says. “Once we decided we were going to do it, ultimately we had to answer the question: How do we give these kids everything that they need in order to learn how to take care of themselves and also package it in a way that it’s entertaining enough that a 19to 24-year-old is actually going to read this? It was about a year and change to have the manuscript in pretty good shape, and then we started approaching publishers.” It would be another year before the couple signed with Sky Horse and then an additional two years before the book was published in June. “The thing that took the most

amount of time was once we cracked the formula for the book, which is essentially our own experience to get into these topics, whether it is booze or stress, and then weaving in information that is practical that will show you how to implement this

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SUCCESS stuff into your life with the student responses,” Dave says. “We got over 100 quotes from students around the country.” Initially, the couple started with students that they formerly coached that were in college at the time of writing -- and then it snowballed. Responses came from students at the University of California, Los Angeles all the way to New York University. “It helped provide a much better communal understanding of we are all in this together. It’s hard, and everybody struggles with something,” Dave says. “It’s absolutely OK when you struggle with something. Here are things that everybody has done in order to try and feel better when they are not feeling great.” Jill and Dave at first were given pushback when going to publishers, pitching their idea as a book rather than a YouTube series or other platforms. “I think at multiple points we were questioned about why we did that,” Jill says. “I think what we like about the fact that it is a book, is that all this information is out there but it lacks a consolidation in the way that this book provides and it also lacks a consistent voice. “Just something about the physical object of having it and holding it and having a resource that you can highlight and go back to that we really liked. I’m sure there are apps with this in it, but I think that having the narrative that you can kind of sit down and be like you are learning this stuff in a digestible way where you are almost surprised you are done reading it.” Whether it is a soon-to-be college student reading the guide or a grandparent learning new information, the Henrys hope that their book provides comfort for those who “are not feeling great about something.” “When you are in that moment of like ‘ugh,’ whether you are lonely, whether you haven’t been sleeping enough, whatever the root cause is, it’s difficult at home to be like, ‘Oh, I just need to Google all of these peer reviews and find the right thing,’” Dave says. “When you are in that place of feeling down, trying to find the right thing to make you feel better and is simple isn’t always a question that you like asking.” Dave brought up how a good amount of those searches end up “watching a video on cats again” but that the consolidated book is an easier go-to than scavenging the internet. The Henrys discussed a variety of topics, from drinking to sleep and how not to gain the freshman 15,

and ultimately had clear hard topics to cover while also having more interesting and fun ones as well. “Writing about consent in a way that we can make sure that everybody who reads this understands that it’s not about somebody’s fault for drinking too much, it’s about our entire collective responsibility for making sure that when we are with our friends that we have got an eye on what is going on,” Dave says. “The only way that we can make tangible progress on some of these complicated issues is if the conversation is upfront. If we’re all using the same vocabulary and if we all understand that it is on us, the burden to make sure that these things that are very tragic, they don’t have to be as prevalent as they are.” On the flip side, Jill “loved to write about sleep and activity hacks,” having her background be in the physical and health education sphere. “Sleep was one of the areas that I was really surprised about a lot of what we learned,” Jill says. “I think you take sleep for granted that if you just get eight hours a night it sort of works and you just let that guide you and try and keep that uncomplicated.” Jill found that there is much more to sleep than just getting eight hours of shut eye. Overall, the couple hopes that anyone who reads the book feels “no judgement.” “We are trying to give people the information out and can hatch from it,” Jill says. “You can take whatever you see in here at whatever point in your life. That was what I was really excited about, because that is not part of the pop narrative, is ‘how do you sleep and what do you need to know about sleep to make sure that you are doing it in a healthy way?’” Five months into the release of their book and the couple is hopeful to be able to create other additions to the guide. “Definitely our plan is to keep updating those quotes, because we want to include a larger diversity of voices and represent more schools,” Jill says. “There’s always new content we want to add. Even since this came out we’ve had people reach out to us and been like have you thought about adding this and this. We are keeping the running list so that hopefully if we get the opportunity to release another edition, we can just keep adding it — fingers crossed.” To learn more about the Henrys or to purchase the book, go to greatestcollegehealthguide.com. CT

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