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Cookbook "Sharing Our Best" by the Norwesco Telecom Pioneers

Calling all cookbook collectors -   The Norwesco Telecom Pioneers have just released a new cookbook filled with over 300 recipes submitted by Pioneers and Verizon employees.  

Categories include: Appetizers & Beverages, Soups & Salads, Vegetables & Sides, Main Dishes, Breads & Rolls, Desserts, Cookies & Candy Tabbed dividers include helpful kitchen and household hints.

Reference section includes: herb and spice descriptions, details on baking perfect pies, cakes, breads etc., cooking times for vegetables, how to buy fresh fruit and vegetables, napkin folding, substitution and equivalency measures, serving estimation for parties/large groups, calorie counting tables, and pantry necessity list.

Cookbooks are selling for $10.00 with $2.50 shipping and handling fee if mailing is required.  

 

They can be ordered by contacting:

 

Nowesco Telecom Pioneers

P O Box 41

Marysville WA 98270

(360) 653-0171

Email: norwesco@gte.net


                
Pioneers help animal shelter  - On Friday, January 16th, over 150 dogs were seized from a "puppy mill" in Gold Bar WA. Those dogs were taken to the animal shelter in Everett. The raid was covered by the local paper and news channels. Donations were requested.  The dogs were in very bad condition.  Some had to be put down.  I emailed Karen Stalberger at the animal shelter asking if they had specific needs we could help with. She said the employees and volunteers had been working so many hours since Friday it would be nice to do something for them, and of course food is always good.
   I told Karen about our group of Pioneers at Verizon and told her I would "rally the troops" and be bringing in homemade goodies on Wednesday. After sending out an email to the Norwesco Pioneer Club distribution list, I started getting questions about donating Donationmoney as well. I offered to take any monetary donations to the shelter when I delivered the goodies on Wednesday.  In   total 6 people brought in homemade goodies. And 14 people donated money, and after the Verizon Foundation match (MIP program) that total monetary donation will be $770. All this in just over 48 hours notice.On Wednesday, January 21st, Marie Shaw and I went to the Everett Animal Shelter and met with Karen Stalberger. She was so excited for the goodies because she'd been having trouble keeping that secret from the volunteers, they only knew something good was being dropped off. She accepted the monetary donations and we explained how the Verizon Foundation matching funds works, she had all the info she needs to get that match.  The shelter is currently closed to the public. Volunteers and workers have tables set up out in front to answer questions, and take donations. While we were there for maybe 10 minutes the donations just kept coming, it was a wonderful feeling to see the community rise to the occasion.  And just FYI...... ARF is the charitable arm of the Everett Animal Shelter. ARF provides when tax dollars cannot. ARF is a 501(c)(3) organization. Volunteers work for ARF not the Everett Animal Shelter. http://everettarf.org/