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resources “Just so We know: One Mixed-Up Lemon,” page 26 This Web site provides articles about stevia, recipes, and products for purchase. www.stevia.com Did You Know: Food History—History of Lemonade (and other foods). www.cliffordawright.com/caw/food/entries/ display/php/id/95/ This online source offers various homemade lemonade recipes that range from “traditional” lemonade to various blends prepared with fresh ginger, berries and other fruit juices. www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/cat/221/0.shtml The Feingold Association of the United States offers extensive information about how synthetic food additives can cause severe learning disabilities, behavioral problems and other health concerns. Provides descriptions of additives and research study results. www.feingold.org/ pg-overview.html MSDS Xchange claims to be the largest and most comprehensive reference collection of chemical manufacturer and distributor listings available on the Web. This free service enables one to view material safety data sheets (MSDS) for specific chemicals; site access requires registration. www.msdsxchange.com “Grand central: help for Bipolar kids,” page 24 Ordering information for Connecting the Pieces and additional sources of help are at www.thebrainpiece.com. Also see www.bpkids.org, www.brainmattersinc.com, www.nami.org, www.jbrf.org, www.bipolarchild.com. “Live Long and prosper,” page 38 The President’s Council for Physical Fitness and Sports encourages each of us to take the President’s Challenge and become physically fit for life. To receive information about how to live an active lifestyle, tools to track exercise, chance to earn awards, log on to www.presidentschallenge. org/home_kids.aspx The Partnership for Essential Nutrition (PEN) offers information about nutrition, low-carbohydrate diets and children’s daily caloric intake requirements. www.essentialnutrition.org/lckids1.php The California Center for Public Health Advocacy fact sheet provides eye-opening information about how soda consumption places children at risk for obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis and cavities. www.publichealthadvocacy.org/ PDFs/Soda_Fact_Sheet.pdf “Looking Grand: suit-able,” page 62 All bathing suits and matching pareas (overskirts) from Carol Wior, $110-$120, www.carolwior.com Sunglasses by Brighton, $70-$90, www.brighton.com Costume jewelry, Xhiliration, $4.99-$11.99, from Target, www.target.com Silver-medallion leather sandals, Brighton, $110, www.brighton.com Molded plastic sandals, OKA Bee, $30, www.shoesthatloveyou.com Tote bags, Joann Marie, $15, www.joannmarie.com Scala straw hats from Going Places, Eureka, California, $30; also at www.villagehatshop.com Black hat by Sunday Afternoons from Lentz Department Store, Ferndale, California, $44; also at www.sundayafternoons.com Tropical Friends aqua-striped sun hat, Lentz Department Store, $15, www.lentzstore.com Special thanks to Going Places; Karen Pingitore and Ferndale Clothing; Anne Holgersen and Lentz Department Store; Target; Carol Wior Swimsuits; and the Best Western Humboldt Bay Motor Inn, Eureka, California. kinship care american association of retired persons (aarp) Foundation, Grandparent information center (Gic) 601 E St. NW, Wash., DC 20049; 888-687-2277; gic@aarp.org; www.aarp.org/families/grandparents/ The Brookdale Foundation 950 Third Ave., 19th Floor, New York, NY 10022; 212-308-7355; mpp@brookdalefoundation.org; www.brookdalefoundation.org Relatives as Parents Program (RAPP) provides services for caregiver grandparents. casey Family programs 1300 Dexter Avenue North, Floor 3, Seattle, WA 98109-3542; 206-282-7300; www.casey.org Services include adoption, guardianship, kinship care and family reunification. center for child and Family programs (ccFp) institute for the study of children, Families and communities/ccFp 203 Boone Hall, Ypsilanti, MI 48197; 734-487-0372; www.iscfc.emich.edu/ center for Family connections (cFFc) 350 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141; 617-547-0909 or 800-KINNECT; cffc@kinnect.org; www.kinnect.org child Welfare information Gateway children’s Bureau/acYF 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20024; 703-385-7565 or 800-394-3366; info@childwelfare.gov; www.childwelfare.gov Connects professionals and the general public to resources for children and families. child Welfare League of america (cWLa) 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 250, Arlington, VA 22202; (p) 703-412-2400; (f) 703-412-2401; www.cwla.org children’s Defense Fund 25 E St. NW, Washington, DC 20001; 202-628-8787 or 800-233-1200; cdfinfo@childrensdefense.org; www.childrensdefense.org Dna services of america 1507 Kaliste Saloom Rd., Suite D; Lafayette, LA 70508; 866-436-2762; www.dnasoa.com Florida kinship center (Fkc) at UsF school of social Work 4202 E. Fowler Ave., MGY 132, Tampa, FL 33620; 813-974-1328, or warmline in Florida only: 800-640-6444; kinfo@flkin.org; www.flkin.usf.edu Generations United 1331 H St. NW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005; 202-289-3979; gu@gu.org; www.gu.org GrandFamilies of america national Office 6525 Fish Hatchery Rd., Thurmont, MD 21788. Toll free 1-866-203-8926, ext. 8103, fax 301-898-4462, cell 301-898-7458; grandfamiliesofamerica@yahoo.com; www.grandfamiliesofamerica.org The only grandparent organization in the U.S. administered totally by relatives caring for their relative children 24/7. Warmline operated 24/7. Legal advocates for permanent parenting (Lapp) 3182 Campus Drive Suite 175, San Mateo, CA 94403; 650-712-1442; info@LAPPonline.org; www.lapponline.org Mooseheart child city & school Mooseheart, IL 60539, (p) 630-906-3631; fax 630-859-6630; KRife@mooseheart.org; www.mooseheart.org Alternative placement options for grandparents who need temporary residences for the children in their care. national committee of Grandparents for children’s rights (ncGcr) School of Social Welfare/HSC, Level 2, Rm. 093/Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-8231; (helpline) 866-624-9900; bcastellano@grandparentsforchildren.org; www.grandparentsforchildren.org The largest nonprofit grandparent organization in the U.S. for grandparent and relative caregivers as well as those seeking visitation; legal research, state and federal advocacy, an online support group, toll-free helpline. If you have a question relating to kinship care, please write to Brigitte Castellano, executive director of the National Committee of Grandparents for Children’s Rights, at bcastellano@grandparentsforchildren.org. To learn more about NCGCR, call 866-824-9900. 72 GRAND JULY AUGUST 2008 http://www.stevia.com http://www.dnasoa.com http://www.cliffordawright.com/caw/food/entries/display/php/id/95/ http://www.cliffordawright.com/caw/food/entries/display/php/id/95/ http://www.aarp.org/families/grandparents/ http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/cat/221/0.shtml http://www.flkin.usf.edu http://www.feingold.org/pg-overview.html http://www.feingold.org/pg-overview.html http://www.brookdalefoundation.org http://www.gu.org http://www.msdsxchange.com http://www.grandfamiliesofamerica.org http://www.thebrainpiece.com http://www.bpkids.org http://www.brainmattersinc.com http://www.casey.org http://www.nami.org http://www.jbrf.org http://www.bipolarchild.com http://www.presidentschallenge.org/home_kids.aspx http://www.presidentschallenge.org/home_kids.aspx http://www.iscfc.emich.edu/ http://www.lapponline.org http://www.essentialnutrition.org/lckids1.php http://www.mooseheart.org http://www.kinnect.org http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org/PDFs/Soda_Fact_Sheet.pdf http://www.publichealthadvocacy.org/PDFs/Soda_Fact_Sheet.pdf http://www.carolwior.com http://www.brighton.com http://www.childwelfare.gov http://www.target.com http://www.brighton.com http://www.grandparentsforchildren.org http://www.shoesthatloveyou.com http://www.joannmarie.com http://www.villagehatshop.com http://www.cwla.org http://www.sundayafternoons.com http://www.lentzstore.com http://www.childrensdefense.org

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Grand Magazine - July/August 2008 Contents Grand View: Love Is All That's Left Isn't It Grand?: Reassessing the Postponed Life Grand Central Just So We Know: One Mixed-Up Lemon Long-Distance Love: Cuttings Ask Grand: Stuck on Stuff Grand Gestures: "Thanks for the Ugly Gift" Tips on Teens: All That Doesn't Meet the Eye Live Long and Propser On the Cover: Peter Yarrow Presents of Mine Thicker Than Water? Reunions: White Water, White Knuckles The Grand Gourmet So We Are Not Alone Looking Grand: Suit-Able Grandbloggers: Why Watch TV When We Can Talk? Grand Bazaar Resources Grand Finale: What Boat

Grand Magazine - July/August 2008

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