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February 2017 Newsletter
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Contents:
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Updates and Events
Lucas’ Helping Hands Advocacy Program Update - Heather Donnell
Black Bean Brownies -
Contributed by Abby O'Neil Studio Gallery 8 is Opening- Norma Torti Annie's Angels Program Information
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 Today's newsletter is full of valuable information including Job Fair information, a new art gallery opening and the 3rd Annual New England Country Music Festival as well as all your favorite articles, recipes and program updates. Please enjoy this month's newsletter and please feel free to become a newsletter contributor by emailing bill@anniesangles.org Bill DaGiau, Founder Annie's Angels memorial Fund Inc.
The Exeter Job & Resource Fair
will be held at the Exeter Town Hall, 1 Front Street on Friday February 24, 2017 from 10 am to 2 pm. For more information, please contact: NHES_Job_Fair_Register@nhes.nh.gov
For additional assistance, call: Kevin Myers at 603-228-4083 Sponsored by New Hampshire Employment Security, Exeter Chamber of Commerce and Exeter Rotary Club
 Save the date! The 3rd Annual New England Country Music Festival
presented by The Harbor Agency returns to the Redhook Brewery on August 6, 2017!
This all-day, family friendly event will features both regional and nationally touring acts with a combined FIVE Number One songs on country radio.
Line up includes:
Frankie Ballard; Michael Ray; William Michael Morgan; Casey Derhak; Timmy Brown; Jimmy Connor; Paige Davis; DJ Mikey Fletch (in between acts)
Tickets are non-refundable. Rain or shine. Children 12 and under are free.
No outside food or drink.
Gates tentatively scheduled to open at 12:15 for VIPs, 12:45 for PIT and GA.
(Subject to change)
A portion of proceeds will be donated to Annie's Angels
Two Annual Event Favorites to Mark on Your Calendar
 Annie's Angels Heavenly Ball - A 10 Year Celebration Presented once again by EnviroVantage -
TICKETS ARE NEARLY SOLD OUT!
Location
– Ashworth By The Sea, 295 Ocean Blvd, Hampton, NH 03842
Date
– Saturday, March 11, 2017
Discounted overnight stays are available by phoning the Ashworth
603-926-6762 and asking for the Annie’s Angels Heavenly Ball rate.
Cocktail Hour & Silent Auction at 6:00 pm Followed By Dinner
Dancing with DJ 3 Entertainment
For more info email bill@anniesangels.org or call (603) 686-4224
*Dress is NOT formal ball attire but please dress to impress*
Heavenly Ball Menu
– Cocktail Hour Cheese Table
– Mixed Greens Salad with cranberries and goat cheese (on side)
– Sliced Sirloin of Beef Au Jus
– Baked Stuffed Haddock w/Lobster Cream Sauce
– Lemon Herb Chicken
– Ravioli (Chef’s seasonal selection – vegetarian)
– Herb Roasted Potatoes
– Green Beans
– 3 Desserts, 1 needs to be Gluten Free (chocolate torte)
– Coffee, Tea and Decaf Coffee
Tickets are going fast and CANNOT BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR! Get your TODAY!
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
for the 21st Annual Rye By The Sea 5K and Duathlon - Saturday June 3, 2017 Presented by Urban Tree Service-
To find out more registration details or sponsorship opportunities visit the RBTS website
today!
2 Ways to Contribute by Doing What You'll do Anyway
Are you a skier? Here's your chance to ski at a discount and donate $10.00 to Annie's Angels! Simply click the logo to purchase your ski pass and use DON-ANGEL in the coupon code. 
The holidays are over but you can still use Amazon to support Annie's Angels? Just click the logo...easy peasy!
Lucas’ Helping Hands Advocacy Program!
February Update
 Beginning Steps of the New Program:
We've kicked off the new Lucas’ Helping Hands Advocacy Program, updated the website
and Facebook
page, Lucas’ Helping Hands, and created an Instagram
page to help with social media outreach. We've also begun to put the final touches on our brochure and our logo. Fundraising and Grants:
We are beginning to research and apply for grants to help with the expansion of the program. We just wrapped up our Super Bowl Fundraiser raising $1,000
for the fund with an additional $75 from one of the winning squares donated to the Lucas’ Helping Hands program by Tom Lent. We are so thankful to every single person who helped fill 200 squares and raise money for local families. We are beginning to plan for our 3/21 fundraiser in honor of World Down Syndrome Day (March 21 st
). This is where a person will donate $21 to begin. For every three people they find to also donate $21 they get put into a drawing for one of three grand prizes. Our hope is that each person will continue to find three people (or six, or nine) to all donate $21. Please contact Heather if you are interested in being one of the first people to donate $21 and can commit to finding three other people to donate $21 each, heatherdonnell@anniesangels.org. Supporting Families:
We are beginning to support families in many ways: 1. Families with educational question and IEPs. 2. Helping families successfully advocate for their child to be moved to an “out of district” placement and be included into a classroom with children their own age. 3. Deliver feeding tube supplies to a family in need. 4. Giving information and guidance to families regarding the application process and information needed to apply for Katie Beckett Insurance (insurance for children that are considered to need “institutionalize level of care” but family income is more than Medicaid limitations) 5. Helping families admitted to Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth regarding policies with real food blended diets and feeding tubes. After being told there were “policies” being made to restrict serving a child a blended diet, we are working with families to be a part of that policy decision to advocate for families of tube fed children who also thrive on real blended food. Community Engagement:
We have met with Seacoast Gymnastics to plan for an adaptive class for children needing additional supports that Lucas’ Helping Hands can help sponsor. If you are interested in having your child participate in this class please contact me. heatherdonnell@anniesangels.org.
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Black Bean Brownies
Shared by Abby O'Neil of Abby O'neil Enterprises, LLC
 Happy February!! The month of LOVE and KINDNESS. I am sharing one of our families favorite sweet treats that is filled with protein and super yummy. The kids and hubby have no idea these brownies are made from black beans!! Sending love and health to you and your family this February!!
Black bean brownies that are vegan, gluten free, and require just one bowl and about 30 minutes to prepare! Healthy, easy and delicious - the best kind of dessert. The recipe attached is amazing, however I wanted to share a few tweaks I make as well. We change the cocoa powder for chocolate isalean protein powder and the cane sugar for coconut sugar!! Either way, you will LOVE this sweet treat that you can share with the whole family!
Black Bean Brownies!!
Author: Minimalist Baker
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten Free Brownies
Serves: 12
Ingredients
- 1 15 oz. (425 g) can (~ 1 3/4 cups) black beans, well rinsed and drained
- 2 large flax eggs
(2 heaping Tbsp (~16 g) flaxseed meal + 6 Tbsp (90
ml) water)
- 3 Tbsp (45 g) coconut oil, melted (or sub other oil of choice)
- 3/4 cup (72 g) cocoa powder (the higher quality the better)
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- heaping 1/2 cup (105 g) organic cane sugar, slightly ground or pulsed in a food processor or coffee grinder for refined texture
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Optional toppings
: crush walnuts, pecans or semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (176 C).
- Lightly grease a 12-slot standard size muffin pan (not mini). Make sure you've rinsed and thoroughly drained your black beans at this point.
- Prepare flax egg by combining flax and water in the bowl of the food processor. Pulse a couple times and then let rest for a few minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients (besides walnuts or other toppings) and puree - about 3 minutes - scraping down sides as needed. You want it pretty smooth.
- If the batter appears too thick, add a Tbsp or two of water and pulse again. It should be slightly less thick than chocolate frosting but nowhere close to runny.
- Evenly distribute the batter into the muffin tin and smooth the tops with a spoon or your finger.
- Optional: Sprinkle with crushed walnuts, pecans or chocolate chips.
- Bake for 20-26 minutes or until the tops are dry and the edges start to pull away from the sides. I found mine took about 25.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 30 minutes before removing from pan. They will be tender, so remove gently with a fork. The insides are meant to be very fudgy, so don't be concerned if they seem too moist - that's the point. Plus, they're vegan so it doesn't really matter.
- Store in an airtight container for up to a few days. Refrigerate to keep longer.
Abby O'Neil, Abby O'Neil Enterprises, LLC
603.491.7823
If you would like to find out more, follow or message Abby on Facebook
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STUDIO 8 GALLERY OPENING!
A friend and strong supporter of Annie's Angels is joining a new gallery in Newburyport, MA. Norma is always there to help us and I encourage you to take a trip to visit her at her new location, 1 Merrimac St. Newburyport, MA. Here are the details - Bill
Local Artist Norma Torti Joins New Gallery in Newburyport , MA;
Uses Style and Techniques of European Masters to Bring Her Paintings to Life
 Award-winning local artist Norma Torti will be exhibiting her work at the new Studio 8 Gallery in Newburyport, MA that opens March 1, Grand Opening is April 22.
Studio 8 Gallery is at 1 Merrimac Street #8.
A student of European masters such as Rembrandt, Titian and Vermeer, Torti works within the “representational” style these artists used from the 16 th
through the 18 th
centuries.
“My subjects are contemporary,” said Torti, “but the process and techniques I use date back to the 1600s and 1700s. It is the detailed drawing, and the underpainting, followed by multiple layers of color, that lets me achieve the classical realism of the Old Masters in my paintings.”
Torti’s new work focuses on achieving the rich luminosity she sees when she looks at a painting by Ingres, David or Gentileschi.
“Glazing is a technique they used where multiple layers of transparent paint are applied over a dry layer of opaque paint to create an ‘optical’ mixture.,” said Torti. “Glazing creates a unique shine-through, stained-glass effect that can’t be obtained by direct mixture of paint.”
Torti’s paintings incorporate this glazing technique, which is seen in the sun shining through the crest of a wave or layered petals of a white amaryllis (see accompanying photos).
“Revealing and sharing the truth about the beauty and goodness around me is why I create art,” Torti said. “Every day I feel a childlike freedom as I observe colors, textures, and contrasts of simple things, especially in nature. I love to transform an empty canvas into a full, detailed story of my subjects in living color.
“My hope is that the subjects I choose and the realistic style of my work will invite people into each piece where they may connect to their own truth.”
Torti’s award-winning paintings have been exhibited in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Tennessee, and Missouri, and were also published in two issues of a Boston publication, Studio Visit. Torti’s work, “White Amaryllis,” received a Merit Award by Manhattan Arts International for the “New Beginnings” 2017 Exhibit. Chosen from more than 1,600 entries, her work was showcased in the NOAPS International Exhibition and “Best of America 2016” Exhibition at the Addison Gallery in Orleans, MA.
To learn more about Torti, and for the latest information about Studio 8 Gallery, events, exhibits and art instruction, you can also follow Torti on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Norma-Torti-Fine-Art-257138094496071/
, visit her website www.normatorti.com
or contact her at normatorti@gmail.com.
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for consideration
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