A HELPING HAND FOR THE HOLIDAYS… WISH LISTS.(Lifestyles/Spotlight)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) November 23, 2000 Whole Life Christian Fellowship – A God Engineered kNowing, Developing, Adults (AGENDA) Mentorship program for young adults is in need of toy contributions to supply 500 needy children with toys for Christmas. Also needed for new toddler room are toys, carpet, window blinds, baby cribs and sheets, diapers, rocking chairs, potty chairs, and high chairs. (303) 707-8656.
Heart Studio Arts and Wellness Center – Contractor to build office for counselor, handicapped-accessible gallery bathroom, electrical repairs, file cabinet, swamp cooler, scanner, security system. (303) 480-1053.
The Lowry Family Center – Adult and children’s clothing, gift certificates, a truck for picking up and distributing donations, furniture, housewares or appliances for families, Pentium I or better computers. (303) 340-7031.
Family Tree Foundation – Ladders, riding lawn mower, gas-powered grass edger, used Pentium computers, portable cash register, copy machine, TV / VCR combo, self-defrosting refrigerator, erasable 6-by-4-foot marker boards, laminator, 20-cup coffee pot, laser and inkjet printers. (303) 467-3938.
Colorado Greyhound Adoption – Soft, fleecy toys, extra-large or giant plastic molded crates. (720) 938-3915.
Family YMCA-Arvada – Preschool computer tables, soft blocks for infants to climb on, computer software for children ages 5 and under, creative-writing flip-chart stand, storage shed for outside bikes and toys (8 by 3 feet), non-shatter mirrors, children’s cassette tape for 10-month old, girls clothes size 18-24 months, a child’s table-and-chair set for 2 year old, boys clothes sizes 5 and 6, kids size-10 ice skates, kids size-8 ice skates, books for 2-year-olds, two train sets for 2-year-olds, two baby dolls with bottles for 2-year-olds, Johnny Jump-up for 5-month-old. (303) 422-4977.
Curtis Park Shelter Care Program – Disposable diapers and wipes are needed and are being accepted at Children’s Hospital, all Kaiser Permanente locations, local pediatric offices and at the Colorado Avalanche game Dec. 1. (303) 295-2399.
American Lung Association of Colorado – Electric mail opener, copier / fax machine. (303) 388-4327.
Home Care Center for Living Independently – Seeking donated funds to provide needed items for low-income frail elderly, disabled and medically fragile children. (303) 832-0560.
Hope United Methodist Church – Christmas Sharing program is accepting Christmas baskets for transitional families, glove tree for homeless people, diapers for Warren Village, teddy bears for Child Crisis Center, toiletries such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, lotions and soaps. (303) 779-1040. this web site kaiser permanente locations
Haven’s Hope – Needs diapers, wipes, formula, paper items and soap. (720) 962-8338.
Museum of Contemporary Art / Denver – Copier, coffee maker, office desk chairs, microwave, electric stove, tools for general maintenance, slide and / or video projector and projection screen, shelving, chairs and tables. (303) 298-7554 Ext. 150.
Window to the World – Computer and printer or laptop. (720) 938-1983.
The Center for Women’s Empowerment and Education – Large women’s professional clothes, hair-care products for black women, new underwear, bras, pantyhose, trouser socks and knee-highs, new shoes, gift cerficates, maternity clothing, computers. (303) 892-8444, Ext. 367.
Boulder Good Samaritan Center – Gift certificates for barber / beauty services, miniature live decorated Christmas trees, small boxes of candy and cookies, treadmill for the fitness center, 25-inch TV, 20 wood TV trays, small radio / cassette / CD players, stuffed lifelike animals, door wreaths for resident rooms, shawls, mobiles to hang in resident rooms. (303) 449-6150.
Gateway Battered Women’s Shelter – Nonperishable and canned food items, grocery gift certificates for holiday food baskets, new toys for children, gifts and gift certificates for women and teens. (303) 343-1856.
Jesus to the World aka David Clifton Ministries Inc. – Christmas paper, tape, boxes, clothing, food items, toys. (303) 893-8363.
Denver Rescue Mission – Toys, canned and nonperishable food items, turkeys, stuffing mix, cranberries, canned yams. (303) 297-1815.
Colorado AIDS Project – Gift certificates, educational toys for boys and girls of all ages, dolls and accessories, toy cars and action figures, electronics, board games, coats (all sizes), hats, scarves and gloves, small bags of flour and sugar, baking powder, cookie decorations, vegetable oil. (303) 837-0166, Ext. 404.
Lifetime Vision Source – Dr. Thomas Lesjak will collect used eyeglasses until the end of the year as part of the annual “Share the Sight” program. All eyewear collected will be given to the local Lions Club for distribution to those who can’t afford eyewear of their own. (303) 841-8243. go to web site kaiser permanente locations
Human Services Inc. – Furniture for apartments housing people getting back on their feet after being homeless, six up-to-date computers with CD-ROM drive for a school for troubled teen girls, diapers and baby clothes, $25 gift certificates to local supermarket. (303) 321-6363.
The Salavation Army of Denver and Starbucks Coffee Co. – Holiday Angels program needs toys that can be dropped off at all Front Range Starbucks locations through Dec. 12. (303) 626-7241.
Cat Care Society – Canned cat food, dry cat food, paper towels, bleach, thrift-shop donations. (303) 239-9680.
Aurora Federal Credit Union – Donations of new toys and board games, canned food and gloves for adults and children. (303) 755-2572.
National Sports Center for the Disabled – Goggles, neck gaiters, snow boots, ski poles, fanny packs, 7 / 16-inch wrenches. (303) 316-1540.
Night Walker Enterprises – Toys and candy needed for Christmas Native American Children’s Toy and Candy program that provides gifts and candy to reservations in seven states. (970) 482-7797.
International Hearing Dog Inc. – Plain milk bones, toys, small rawhides, reliable vacuum, cash donations for grooming supplies, stainless steel buckets, crates, fix-up projects. (303) 287-3277.
Project Heritage and Heritage Christian Center – Canned foods, baby food and clothes, winter hats, coats and shoes. (303) 369-8514, Ext. 1014.
Morning Star Senior Day Program – Needs donations in order to provide each of their 43 clients with a Christmas present to be given at a Christmas party. (303) 361-0898.
Rocky Mountain Wildlife Conservation Center – Funding for food (3,000 pounds of raw meat is used per week), funding to heat the main animal house, building materials including concrete, fencing, steel, cinder blocks, mortar. (303) 536-0118.
Mental Health Corporation of Denver – Easels, 20 smocks, fingerpaints, tempera paint, watercolors, clay and Playdough, Playdough utensils, chalk pastels, glue sticks, yarn, ribbon, felt, liquid glue, paintbrushes, glitter, construction paper, drawing paper, crayons, markers of any kind, coloring books, child scissors, kids musical instruments, CD player, children’s songs, tape or CD. (303) 504-6670.
OK – knowing this word in Italian now explains to me why a synonym for “poopy” was “cacky” — as in “that’s a cacky diaper”…. good grief! I thought that was a made up word…
I think that is a slightly different word in Italian b/c the other day I said “cachi”-the fruit and someone kinda laughed and corrected my pronounciation. They said, “No no … that is something different!” I think it is like “Caca.”
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Very interesting that a fruit can be used to treat both constipation and diarrhea.
I could go for a persimmon right now.
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Yes, Italian poop is caca from the verb cacare, although you’d more often hear “fare la caca” or at least I do.
Ahem, back to the fruit. P is very particular to tell me that the accent (at least here!) is on the last syllable for the fruit…cawk-EE, which will make it clearly not caca. Aw jeez, how’d we get back there?
Anyhoo, they’re yummy, and be sure to check out Karenuccia’s blog for a great recipe for persimmon cake
Will def check out her site. I have so many and I need to use them quickly. And thanks for the clarification of pronunciation!
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My neighbors across the street have a kaki tree and I like your second method for eating them! Happy Love Thursday
Yum. I hope your neighbors share!
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Thanks. I didn’t know the English word for it. We call it “Kakimele” in these parts.
I use method 3 taught to me by a local.
cut into quarters
peel the outside
then use the knife to remove the bad bits in the middle around the seed.
Another great method, I say, Jeff. I may have to try that method later this evening!
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oh my gosh – where were you when I tried my first persimmon??? I had no idea about the core, and it was totally disgusting. felt like my tongue grew hair in an instant. hehe
i will try it again – but only your way!
LOL. You are right – it is horrible if you taste the core!! YUCK.
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[...] with at home – but sometimes you’ll need some instructions first. Cherrye’s provided some tips about how to eat a persimmon, and now I want [...]
my grandfather used to put them in the freezer so they were cold and a little easier to peel…i still remember the taste, very sweet and cinnamon-y, but don’t remember a yucky taste fortunately.
Ooooh, I bet they are delish like that. I’ll have to try that with the few we still have. Thanks for the tip.
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thanks for this I bought the fruit randomly to try it and I would have ate it wrong so thanks
Yea, you wouldn’t want to eat the outside, that is for sure!!
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What kind of persimmons are on that tree?
Thanks,
Nicholas
Uhm … I’m not sure. I know we have two kinds-one they call “vanilla” persimmons and the others just “normal.” ha ha I’m not sure what the real names would be.
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Definitely an acquired taste! Last year it was nearly Christmas before ours were ripe and they made a great Christmas decoration. I noticed this morning though that a couple of ripe ones have fallen from the tree already.
Wow – Christmas? We are already eating them this year and they are *fab*!
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It is late May & already eating these little fruit gems. I am in S.C. & I eat the whole fruit less the stem & the pitt (pitts). Sometime there may be 4 half pitts in one fruit. There is also not much meat inside. I don’t know what variety of tree I have but it has leaves all year long, and has only produced fruit this year after about 7-8 years planted. Still tastes very good, neighbor spotted them & has camped out under his part of the tree & eats to his hearts content. bearing eatable fruit for about 1 month so far. Must start using a ladder as the easy ones are all gone. Thanks, Marcus in Myrtle Beach, SC
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