October Stake Relief Society Message

October 2016

Sisters, as I pondered what to address this month, my mind was all over the place. Things that I needed to get done kept popping up and I had a difficult time trying to focus. As a result, I felt it was important that this month’s message be on “Focusing on the Savior”. Our lives are so filled with so many things, that I think we need to stop and focus on what we truly should be focusing on…the Savior.

How can we and why should we take time out of our extremely busy days and nights to place the Savior first? Aren’t we doing good things? Shouldn’t family be our focus? How can I fit in just one more thing? I know that it is important, but isn’t what I am doing good enough? Is it? Only you and the Lord together can answer that question. Recently, I played the piano and accompanied a wonderful arrangement with Cello, Violin, and two beautiful voices of “if the Savior Stood Beside Me.” As the music flowed and the words came to my mind, I was touched. What would I do differently? How would my focus change if the Savior was beside me? Elder Dallin H. Oaks declared in his April 2001 Conference talk, “Our priorities determine what we seek in life.” Shouldn’t the Savior be first?

How can we daily strive to focus more on eternal things? We need to work, eat, go to school, and even play. All of these things can be wonderful, so how do we prioritize correctly. I find it interesting that when we are asked to talk in church or have to give a lesson, we take the time to study, ponder, and pray to ensure that we are prepared. How is that possible? Priorities! I say these things as much to myself as anyone. I am a Netflix binger, Soccer Mom, who works on a computer for work and play. I love electronics and could easily be lost in its powers for hours. Do I need to remove them from my life? Probably not, but I must use them to my advantage by using the resources available through them to learn more about the Savior and how I can help my family come closer to him.

Each of us has interests, talents, hobbies, and things that drive us. The key is to figure out in your life how you can take something that you love to do and involve the Savior and learning of him in that. You love to read? Seek out spiritually uplifting books. You love to bake? Bake with your children and take some cookies to someone who needs your special touch in their lives. You are really effective at cleaning and organizing? Do as the Savior and seek out those who need your special gift to help them in their time of need. Good on a computer? Take some time to do some Family History searching or indexing. Still need to binge on Netflix? Grab someone who is alone, struggling, in need of a friend, or heartbroken and bring them into your life and share that time together to lift them and help them feel loved.

If we change our focus to think more like the Savior, to feel more like the Savior, and to love more like the Savior. We will become more like the Savior. Find time to read your scriptures. Find time to attend all of your church meetings. Find time to do the best you can in your callings. Find time to pray. Live your life in such a way, that if the Savior visited you today, you would be grateful and ready. He is watching. He is aware of your struggles. Believe in him and believe him. He has promised us that if we place him first in all things, he will “pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.” I know this is true. I have seen it and felt it and I am eternally grateful to him.

Love,

Valyn Tucker

Kanesville Stake RS 1st Counselor

Help With Rodeo Parking - Free Tickets

President Smith has been asked by Alan Hall, chairman of the Ogden Pioneer Foundation to help provide additional parking for the rodeo which will run July 20, 21, 22, 23 and 25 at the large temporary lot north of the temple block. There will be buses that will shuttle participants from the parking area to the rodeo grounds.

He is in need of 6 people each night to help park cars from 6:00 pm until 8:30 pm (possibly 8:00 pm). Rodeo tickets will be available for those who volunteer to attend the rodeo on another night. If this is something you feel you would like to be involved in, please contact him at smithkf@ldschurch.org and he will start filling vacancies on a first-come-first-served basis.

July Stake Relief Society Message

Sisters,

As I sat in my car in the parking lot of the grocery store a few months ago I sat asking myself the same question over and over. How am I going to do this all by myself? I had been experiencing unknown abdominal pain and severe fatigue for almost a week and just couldn’t shake it. I quickly said a prayer letting my Heavenly Father know how much I needed his help. As I grabbed my cart and headed into the store I heard a familiar voice behind me it was my friend next door, we began talking about our day and as we talked we grabbed things we had on our lists. I began to notice she didn’t have much on her list but she stayed with me through every isle as I loaded my cart. When I had finally finished and was ready to check out she was still there with me, we were having so much fun visiting. She went through the check stand first and after bagging her own grocery’s she began emptying my cart and began bagging up my grocery’s. Did she know she was the answer to my prayer?

In President Monson’s October 2013 Conference address he said “Relief Society is made up of a variety of women. There are those of you who are single-perhaps in school, perhaps working-yet forging a full and rich life. Some of you are busy mothers of growing children. Still other of you have lost your husbands because of divorce or death and are struggling to raise your children without the help of a husband and father. Some of you have raised your children but have realized that their need for your help is ongoing. There are many of you who have aging parents who require the loving care only you can give. Wherever we are in life, there are times when all of us have challenges and struggles. Although they are different for each, they are common to all. When you find yourself in such circumstances, I plead with you to remember prayer”.

Often times I look back at the life I lived when I didn’t have the knowledge of how daily prayer could bless my life and wonder how I got so far without it but what I’ve realized is, I didn’t have that peace that comes through prayer or the understanding of how much my Heavenly Father and the Savior love me. I also didn’t have the understanding of how often we are sent to answer someone’s prayer and not even realize it.

Do we truly know how important we are in being a tool in answering other people’s prayers? We go about our day not really knowing how one simple phone call, smile, letter, visit, lesson, meal, kind word or prayer will effect those around us and may never know how it changed someone’s life for the better. Sisters I feel so blessed to be surrounded by such talented, strong, sensitive, nurturing, caring, faithful women you are true examples to me.

Love, Sister Mark 2nd Counselor

February Relief Society Message

Sisters,

February tends to turn our thoughts to Love as we celebrate Valentine’s Day. From cute little Valentine’s Day cards at Elementary School to a heart-shaped box of chocolates between romantic sweethearts, love tends to fill our thoughts and actions. The first couple of dictionary definitions of love are:  “a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person” and “a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.” How do we show this deep affection for one another? The Primary song “Love One Another” refers to the love that the Lord has for us and how we can and should share that love with each other, thus showing that we are His disciples.

As I thought about what I could quickly cover for this month’s thought, I was drawn to President Monson’s April 2014 General Conference address “Love—the Essence of the Gospel”. He explains that “love is the very essence of the gospel and Jesus Christ is our Exemplar. His life was a legacy of love.” He also states that “There are many attributes which are manifestations of love, such as kindness, patience, selflessness, understanding, and forgiveness. In all our associations, these and other such attributes will help make evident the love in our hearts. Usually our love will be shown in our day-to-day interactions one with another. All important will be our ability to recognize someone’s need and then to respond.”

We are given opportunities each day to express our love and gratitude to the people around us. Obviously, our family should be of utmost importance in that display whether it is a smile and a hug or acts of kindness and service. We must make sure that our family takes high priority in our daily schedule. Make each moment count.

Each of us struggle to meet the demands that are thrown upon us, but don’t forget the love that the Lord has for us. Turn to him. Lean on him. Let his love envelope you as nothing else can. Let him display His love for you as His special child, then use that love that you have felt to share with others. Love is something that you can gain more of by giving it away. How you choose to show that love is up to you and your specific talents and abilities that the Lord has blessed you with. ONLY YOU have the combination of talents that you have. YOU make a special difference in someone’s life. Use your talents to share your love with the world by serving others.

May we remember that as we go about our daily lives that everyone around us is a child of God and He loves them dearly and wants them to return and live with Him too. We must find ways to help in any way to lift and love another, so that we can return and live with Him knowing that we have done our best. That our love for all of His children has lifted us and them and brought the Pure Love of Christ into our lives and let us feel an inkling of the Love that our Father in Heaven and His Beloved Son have for us.

Please know that WE love you! We feel of the love that our Heavenly Father and the Stake Presidency have for you as well. May you be blessed in your service to feel that love.

Love,

Valyn Tucker – 1st Counselor

Thank you Everyone

Dear Everyone,

Thank you all so much for the countless hours you spent helping us with our service project for the Days for Girls Organization.  I just wanted to make you aware of a few statistics.  We had at least 150 participants across the two days.  I know there were more who came and didn't sign our little sign-up sheet.  There were over 800 volunteer hours provided not including the hours spent washing and ironing fabric, organizing and preparing materials and getting the word out.  We completed 220 kits, but had many more components made that were sent with Julie to take to the next event.  We had material enough to give to the Young Single Adults who will host their own service project in January.  We had almost $700.00 in donations that we did not need that has been sent to Julie to use to buy PUL and other needed supplies.  (Julie needs $400.00 to buy a 100 yd bolt of PUL and that is at their price--it would have cost us 4 times as much).  We had women who sewed items the Friday between our event and then took others home to finish.  I know they single-handedly did a couple of hundred shields in various stages of completion. We had people who brought food without being asked and stayed to help clean-up without being assigned to do so.  

You all are truly amazing and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.  If you didn't get enough of this wonderful service, St. Mary's may be hosting one in the future and may allow us to help them.

Again, thank you, thank you, thank you.  What an honor for me to be influenced by so many truly good women.  Please share this information with those you are aware of who helped us.

Days for Girls a Community Service Project

Well we have some dates for our up and coming service project so it's time to get ready.

A committee will be meeting this week to start advertising and collecting materials.  To help them out I'm posting the flyer here.

Flyer on One Page
Flyer two on One Page

This is a project that can really make a difference for girls around the world so the more people involved here the better.  Please share this information with your friends, your neighbors, your daughters.  There are so many different ways to contribute.  Let's use all of our resources to spread the word, social media, word of mouth, flyers etc.
Here is a copy of the sign up sheet so that you can be reminded of ways you can help out. (or you can just look at the list below)

Sign Up Sheet

Picture of a Days for Girls Kit, click this highlighted text for more information about each part

FOR loads of information about what we are making please visit the Days for Girls Website (click the highlighted words Days for Girls).  Note we are not making the postpartum kits.

And here's the list of supplies and help needed modified just a bit for our particular activity:

Donations:

Fabric:    This is the most needed donation.  Washed and Ironed prior to event. 

                       

***   Botanicals, geometrics and batiks are preferable *** We are finding that with the flannels, bugs and insects seem to be predominant choice for design.   So go ahead and buy them but keep the following in mind:

Some prints are offensive or illegal in some communities. NO camouflage fabrics as these are illegal in many countries.   Prints with people and faces cannot be sent to Muslim communities.  Fabrics with guns, knives, culture-specific themes as well as girly-glam should be avoided.  Bugs, reptiles and animals are acceptable where most of our kits from Utah are being delivered.    (HOWEVER, there are some countries in which certain animals are predators so fabrics including these are uncomfortable for the girls to wear and use.)    For now, we are accepting friendly looking animals, bugs and insect fabric. 

• *100%  cotton flannel -  Good quality, (has to last for three years!)  bright colors in patterns hide stains!                 
• *100%  cotton  - good quality like quilter’s cottons, colorful, Medium to dark stain-hiding prints
• * Sturdy fabric – can be a blend, since it is used for the bags -  just not sheer or flimsy. COLORFUL!!!

·         Underwear  - girl sizes 10, 12, 14, 16 (briefs or boy shorts NOT bikini) NOT women’s size

·         Washrags - (Walmart has packs 18 for $4)  This is still the best price we’ve found so far.

·         Soap  -  (hotel-sized) The other is too heavy for transportation purposes.   Get people in your area who travel to pick some up in their hotels and donate them before your project night.

·         Ziploc brand gallon-sized Freezer bags – Ziploc has proven to be the sturdiest.  Costco’s 4 pack is the best deal around, especially when the coupon is offered.

·         Drawstring (can be cording, ½ “ thick heavy ribbon, or thick shoelaces, not the leather kind)

·         Thread -  Brights,(hot pink is fabulous) and  medium to dark, just not white

Equipment you could bring / loan / share (label everything):

• Sharpie Markers for tracing  (10 – 12)
• Rotary cutting mats and rotary cutters      (3 – 5)
• Sharp Scissors   EVERYONE should just plan to bring a pair.  Bring as many good ones as you can gather (have the women label their own) so they go home with them
• Sewing machines (10 or more)
• Sergers (3 or more)
• Ironing boards and irons (6 of each)
• Extension cords and power strips for the sewing machines, irons and sergers
• Small boxes or containers for removed pins  - on each sewing table
• Large Cardboard boxes for completed kits, parts in various stages of construction at the end of the event
• Pins
• Safety Pins
• Paper Clips – Jumbo size
• Seam Rippers (2 – 4)
• Seam Gauge – (1 or 2) for measuring casings for bags 

Just want to do something? . . .

You can volunteer to cut out materiel, collect hotel soaps, sew at the actual event or even wash and iron fabric before hand.  IF YOU WANT TO HELP THERE IS A WAY FOR YOU TO HELP JUST ASK!

        You can leave a comment here or talk to one of the committee members, they should be distributing flyers with their info on it soon. 

I you still want more information, I added several links to Days for Girls information on my last post.

Empowering Women Everywhere

I'm so excited about our next service project, as a mother of four girls and a firm believer that we need to support each other - especially as women -  in a world that does not always treat women as our Heavenly Father would like us to be treated.

When:  Thursday July 16th, 4-8pm and Saturday July 18th 10am to ? -

Come when you can or sign up for a specific time

more info to come.

Where:  Kanesville Stake Center on 4000 South

What:

We will be working with an organization called Days for Girls 

We will be making hygiene kits for girls and women all over the world., you can watch the links at the end or I'll give you a clue, these kits are very helpful PERIOD. . .

Sewing not your thing?

No problem, there are LOTS of opportunities to donate, time or anything from the list below.

Days for Girls Event Donations

FABRIC:    This is the most needed donation.  Washed and Pressed prior to event.  

***   Botanicals, geometrics and batiks are preferable ***  We are finding that with the flannels, bugs and insects seem to be predominant choice for design.   So go ahead and buy them but keep the following in 

Some prints are offensive or illegal in some communities. NO camouflage fabrics as these are illegal in many countries.   Prints with people and faces cannot be sent to Muslim communities. Fabrics with guns, knives, culture-specific themes as well as girly-glam should be avoided. Bugs, reptiles and animals are acceptable where most of our kits from Utah are being delivered. (HOWEVER, there are some countries in which certain animals are predators so fabrics including these are uncomfortable for the girls to wear and use.)    

For now, we are accepting friendly looking animals, bugs and insect fabric.  

*100%  cotton flannel -  Good quality, (has to last for three years!)  bright colors in patterns hide stains!                    

*100%  cotton  - good quality like quilter’s cottons, colorful, Medium to dark stain-hiding prints 

* Sturdy fabric – can be a blend, since it is used for the bags -  just not sheer or flimsy. 

PUL - Polyurithane Laminate.   This is waterproof  fabric that can be found at JoAnn’s and Hobby Lobby runs $14.99 to $16.99 per YARD.  (Yikes!)   IF someone has some they would like to donate, we would love it.  We buy it in bulk.   Our cost is $4.00/yard and we buy it on a roll bolt with 100 yards on it.   ($400 to purchase the roll.)   We ask that the group pays for the yardage they use at their event.

***Of  Special Mention -   Don’t just contribute ugly stuff you’ve wanted to get rid of, please, or ugly stuff from Grandma’s closet.   For some of these girls, this is the ONLY personal possession she may have.   Make it fun!   Doesn’t have to be a recent purchase but it should be cheerful!

 Underwear  - girl sizes 10, 12, 14, 16 (briefs or boy shorts NOT bikini) NOT women’s size 

 Washrags - (Walmart has packs 18 for $4)  This is still the best price we’ve found so far.

 Soap  -  (hotel-sized) The other is too heavy for transportation purposes.   Get people in your area who travel to pick some up in their hotels and donate them before your project night.

 Ziploc brand gallon-sized Freezer bags – Ziploc has proven to be the sturdiest.  Costco’s 4 pack is the best deal around, especially when the coupon is offered.

 Snaps - We use Kam Snaps Size 20 for hygiene, comfort and longevity.  If anyone wants to order some online from KamSnaps prior to the event, they may.   This is an item that monetary donations help us order and then 

 Drawstring (can be cording, ½ “ thick heavy ribbon, or thick shoelaces, not the leather kind)

 Thread -  Brights,(hot pink is fabulous) and  medium to dark, just not white

 Dye – RIT LIQUID dye – in the bottle!   Purple or Wine colored for dyeing fabric that is too light.  Fuchsia, Sunshine Orange, Aquamarine   (for dyeing white underwear and white washrags.)   

 Salt – Used for dying process

 $ Donations   to help purchase any of these items.   Whether your service group is allowed to ask for monetary donations or not, individuals who inquire and so desire, can contribute to our  local Days for Girls 

Some of these things we may have in abundance from other groups’ contributions and service project leftovers.  Ask us about this as 

Equipment for the Activity

Have the women label their own everything - mats, rotary cutters, scissors, etc. so they go home with their own

 Sharpie Markers for tracing  (10 – 12)

 Rotary cutting mats and rotary cutters      (3 – 5)

 Sharp Scissors   EVERYONE should just plan to bring a pair.  Bring as many good ones as you can gather 

(have the women label their own) so they go home with them

 Sewing machines (10 or more)

 Sergers (3 or more)

 Ironing boards and irons (6 of each)

 Extension cords and power strips for the sewing machines, irons and sergers

 Small boxes or containers for removed pins  - on each sewing table

 Large Cardboard boxes for completed kits, parts in various stages of construction at the end of the event

 Paper Clips – Jumbo size

 Seam Rippers (2 – 4)

 Seam Gauge – (1 or 2) for measuring casings for bags

 Thread -  Medium, Dark or COLORFUL thread such as bright pink. Pink seems to enhance virtually all color combinations.  Just NOT white.

I have the following so I will bring them with me :   (If you are doing this on your own at home, gather these: )

 Rulers (some 24" long for cutting strips and some at least 12" long for sub-cutting strips)

 Measuring tape or yard stick to measure drawstrings

 chopsticks

Links:

Facebook page showing girls receiving the kits

Blog of another group sewing the kits

How to make a days for girls shield

Days for girls on Pinterest * note they no longer accept crocheted washcloths

IF you only watch one - here is a good one

Celeste Mergens founder of Days for Girls talks about this program

Dec - Sisterhood - Serving with Love, Loving to Serve

My name is LeAnn D.  I am from the Regal Country Ward.  I am married to Larry and we have 6 wonderful kids, 2 grand kids and a beautiful Brazilian daughter-in-law.  My calling is a Young Women leader at the Weber Valley Detention Center in Roy, where I have served for 4 1/2 years, and absolutely love it.  There are 16 leaders from 12 different stakes and we meet every Sunday at 10:30 with the youth for a church meeting where we teach lessons out of the primary manual, and again every Wednesday at 7:00 for an activity.  It is challenging because we are very limited to what we can take in, but so rewarding - in part because there are no cell phones or outside distractions and the youth are usually pretty humble at this point.  We see youth from all different backgrounds, religions, and race.  Many of them face challenges of gangs, and drugs, but there is nothing more rewarding than seeing a big, tough gang member with tears streaming down his face after receiving a priesthood blessing, or seeing a leader of a gang get up and sing "I Am A Child of God" in front of his peers.  Another rewarding time was hearing that one of our girls who got out, wanted to hear more about the church.  Her mom was not very supportive, so the girl would take her dog for a walk and go to church.  She was later baptized.  

One of our favorite activities is the "Pie and Tie” that we do each year the day before Thanksgiving.  Many of you are familiar with this, as you have donated fleece for the youth there to tie so that it can be given to an organization in need, such as Primary Children’s Hospital or a shelter.  Many of the youth there have spent most of their lives just trying to survive and haven't had the opportunity to do service. This year we received over 350 blankets that the youth will spend hours tying for those in need, and they always love doing it. 

If there's one thing I've learned, it is to never judge.  I absolutely love the youth there, and just want to take them all home and be their Mom and give them the love they need.  I know I can't do that, so I will just make the most of every minute I have with them and pray that I can somehow help make a difference in their lives.

Jun 2014 - Thought Acts of Loving Kindness

June: Thoughts, Feelings or Insights from Suzette A, Foxglen Park

For our thoughts, feelings or insights "sisterhood" post this month.  I wanted to share a little bit of Sister Suzette A's  Relief Society lesson (Foxglen Park ward).  She spoke of Love and acts of loving kindness, using as her source materiel experiences from her own life and President Monson's conference talk from General Conference this April.  Love- the Essence of the Gospel.  It was a really beautiful lesson about showing love through our actions.  She shared a story from her childhood of a young couple, new to her town who suddenly lost an infant.  They were surrounded by love from the sisters in their area who leaving their own families made sure that the tiny grave was covered with flowers and beautiful music was performed at the service.  It was a day of service for these women but has translated into a lifetime of memory for one little girl.  Remember that we each have within ourselves the ":power to increase the sum total of (the) world's happiness. . . ".**

I have wept in the night

For the shortness of sight

That to somebody's need made me blind

But I never have yet

Felt a tinge of regret

For being a little too kind.*

*Author unknown, in Richard L. Evans, 
"The Quality of Kindness," 
 Improvement Era, May 1960, 340

**Dale Carnegie, in, for example, Larry Change, 
Wisdom for the Soul (2006), 54

Mar 2014 - Sisterhood - Staying Alive in Christ

I had the opportunity to go to Kenya, Africa on a humanitarian trip during the summer of 2004 for a few

weeks. I don’t know exactly when that dream began but I know that throughout high school I hoped to

be able to help in Africa and also go on a safari. I wasn’t sure it would happen but with the help of my

parents, grandparents, and working toward it myself financially things fell into place and I headed to

Kenya with a group called Reach the Children.

When we arrived in Nairobi, my luggage did not. I had two large suitcases filled with my belongings as

well as clothing and small items for the children. I lived the first week there out of my carry-on bag and

the kindness of others. It was not a huge sacrifice but I am grateful to have lived on less while I was

there. My eyes started to open. After the first week there my first bag arrived.* More than anything I

was glad to be able to give the clothing that others had donated to families in need.

We traveled from Nairobi throughout the southern portion of the country from village to village. We

created bricks and helped build the foundation of a school, we donated funds and work to the roof of a

school in another village, we brought humanitarian kits, school kits, and small toys to children, and we

also had a few doctors in our group who aided the people with many respiratory problems.

We also had the opportunity to see the work of the church there. We attended church and the spirit

was strong and the people had a great love for the Lord. They sang the songs a capella and with vigor

and it was beautiful. The church helped them to receive a huge well of fresh water and they had a large

garden outside of the meetinghouse.

The people there were grateful. They were humble. But most noticeably, they were happy. Not happy

because of the things we brought them but genuinely happy, humble and full of gratitude because

they could see their blessings. My favorite pictures both tangible and snapshots in my mind are of the

children’s beautiful, full smiles.

The weeks quickly passed and we headed on our long flights home. When I stepped into my home

in Orem, Utah I honestly felt a little out of place. I had only been gone for a few weeks but it was life

changing. That night I laid in my bed and listened the children talk and sing on my tape recorder and I

cried. I cried because I felt I had too much. I cried because I missed them. I cried because they taught

me and the Lord taught me what is most important.

Because of the rampant effects of AIDS there, the children are taught to sing “stay alive, stay alive, stay

alive” over and over again. They are taught young how to stay alive physically. I now have 3 children

of my own and nearly 10 years after my trip as I write this I have realized how easy it can be to forget

the lessons once learned. I hope to be able to always remember to stay alive in Christ and to teach my

children that the things of this world do not bring true happiness but the Gospel of Jesus Christ does.

My name is Paige A and I'm a member of the Kanesville Stake


*A year after my trip my second bag made its way home.

Share Fair & Service Project - Kanesville Stake

Share Fair

In conjunction with the Kanesville Stake DI Drive we will have a

Share Fair and a Service Project.

Date:  Thursday Oct 17, 2013

Time: 3pm – 7pm

Location:  The original building (LDS church on 4000 S and 3900 W) across from the Catholic Church.

What:  For the Share Fair, Bring you gently used clothing and household items that you with to donate.  Take home any items that you or your family could use.  * anything left will be donated to Deseret Industries (DI)

For the Service Project:  We will be collecting items for and assembling snack bags for transient services office.  This office works with transients in our area seeking assistance.  Many times people come in with their children and while the Bishops storehouse has a wide array of food items, they do not have snacks.  Anyone who has tried to do anything with children knows how helpful snacks can be, so please donate.  We are asking each ward to donate a minimum of 200 of each item.  (Not 200 boxes but 200 individual fruit snacks etc.)  If you are not LDS but would like to participate please bring your items to the church during the share fair or if you are comfortable talk to your LDS neighbor about what you could bring together.

Fairgrove  - Packs of Chewing Gum

Regal Country / Foxglen Park / Praire Crossing – Fruit Snacks & Trail Mix

Country View – Packaged Nuts

Pheasant Meadow – Cheese or Peanut Butter Crackers

Rocky Mountain – Granola Bars

Here’s an idea :  Sam’s Club and Costco sale these in large quantities (maybe a few people want to go in together to purchase one or several).

Gum 40 / $7.14

Fruit Snacks 75 / $8.98

Trail Mix 24 / $7.36

Granola Bars 30 / $10.58

Packaged Nuts 48 / $8.48

Cheese or Peanut Butter Crackers 45 / $5.88