Self-Reliant Sisters Dares You!

Our theme this year is "I Dare You", based on the amazing book by Liesa Card called "I Dare You to Eat It". So we dare you to come to our meetings and let the fun begin! All meetings start at 7:00 sharp! There will be an early bird prize, so make sure you're on time :)

September 2, 2010 - "I Dare You To Build It"

Build a strong foundation for your food storage! Learn the first thing you should store & how to save money to build your supply. We will be watching a video on creative places to store your long and short term food supply. Different types of containers will be highlighted to give you ideas on the many storage options available. Preview recipes will be showcased from each of our monthly themes!

October 7, 2010 - "I Dare You to Eat It"

Eat wheat without grinding it! Learn how to make wheat meat, wheat berries and cracked wheat. Wheat berries will be provided for you to take home!

November 4, 2010 - "I Dare You to Pack It"

Everything you need to know about 72 Hour Kits and emergency preparedness. Sample kits will be shown and literature on making your own emergency plan will be available.

December 2, 2010 - "I Dare You to... Milk It & Fake It"

Powdered, Sweetened & Evaporated. Learn about the different types of milk that you can have in your food storage. Fake it? Learn all about different kinds of substitutions in cooking!

January 21, 2011 (Friday) - "I Dare You to Read It"

Leisa Card the author of “I Dare You to Eat It” will be guest speaking this evening!! Bring your husbands and friends and learn how using food storage doesn’t have to be scary.

March 1, 2011 (Tuesday) - "I Dare You to Grow It"

Brandy Simper from “The Prudent Homemaker” will be guest speaking on gardening in the Deseret! We will also learn how to sprout (even wheat!).  

May 3, 2011 (Tuesday) - "I Dare You to Bag It"

Learn about starting your 3 months supply of food storage. The books “I Dare You to Eat It” and “Dinner in a Bag” will be covered. Our door prize this month will be the book “I Dare You to Eat It”!  Make sure you’re here on time to enter the drawing!

August 2, 2011 (Tuesday) - "I Dare You to... Buy It & Dry It"

Everything you need to know about price matching and comparison shopping. Smart shopping via Wal-Mart, The Cannery, Costco, and the Case Lot Sale will be covered. Lower your monthly grocery bill the easy way! We will also cover many types of dehydrated foods and learn how to use them in your everyday cooking.

October 4, 2011 (Tuesday) - "I Dare You to Grind It"

Come and grind your own wheat using three different types of grinders. Just bring yourself, the wheat will be provided for you! Then sit back and sample an array of foods made from wheat flour.

New Grocery Store to Price Match From

Cardenas Markets has locations in Nevada. We can now add one more store to price match from!

Free Movies this Summer!

• Free Movies at Monte Lago Village at Lake Las Vegas
• Free Movies at Colonnade Stadium
• Free Movies at The District at GVR
• Free Movies (and other events) at the Henderson Libraries

Summer Reading Programs

Here are 5 summer reading programs that are great to participate in!

Barnes and Noble (grades 1-6 only)

1. Read any eight books this summer and record them in this Passport. Be sure to document the location you visit in each book.

2. Bring your completed Passport to a Barnes & Noble store between May 25 and September 7, 2010.
3. Choose your FREE reading adventure from the book list featured on the back of your Passport. Your name will be automatically entered in the autographed book sweepstakes.

Borders (Kids 12 and under) - “Double-Dog Dare” - Kids 12 and under who read 10 books can fill out the form and bring it to a Borders or Waldenbooks store by 8/26/10 to get a FREE book! (select titles available)

Henderson Library (all ages - adults too!) - Sign up online or in the library. You get cool prizes for reading!

Las Vegas Library -Kids Reading Program (birth through grade 5) & Teen Reading Program (6th grade to Senior). Download your reading log online and earn cool prizes!

Chuck E. Cheese - Reading rewards calendar. Read every day for 2 weeks and get 10 free tokens!

Homemade Laundry Soap - Where to buy Supplies

Supplies for Homemade Laundry Soap

A few of the items for Homemade Laundry Soap are hard to find, so here is a list of where you can find each item in Henderson, NV (as of 6/2010). Here are the original posts for Homemade Laundry Soap (Liquid and Powder)

1. Fels Naptha - Ace Hardware for $1.29 each

2. Borax - Albertsons for $4.99 and Walmart for $2.98 (MUCH cheaper!)

3. Super Washing Soda (NOT baking soda) - Albertsons for $2.99
4. Bluing (for whites) - Albertsons for $2.99

Castle Ridge Cooking Blog

Food prepared from scratch costs about half the price of restaurant fast food—and much less than food from a nice restaurant. Buying basic foods in bulk; planting a garden and using vegetables from it; and avoiding snack foods, partially prepared foods, and instant foods can further increase your savings on meals prepared at home. Frugal fare, however, doesn’t mean that meals have to be boring

taken from Stretching Your Dollars
By Kay Przybille

The Castle Ridge Cooking blog is now online! Leah is going to be posting recipes from her monthly or bimonthly meetings. This will be a great source of recipes for cooking all different types of meals. Don't forget to add it to your favorites!

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

This would be a great course to take to help with Emergency Preparedness! Classes are FREE and you can register for the 6 week course here . I don't see any available classes in Henderson right now, but there are some for October - December located at Losee Rd and also in Boulder City.

"In Southern Nevada CERT training began in 1999. The first course was held in Sun City Summerlin and graduated 12 students. We offer between 18-and 20 courses each year throughout Southern Nevada at Community Centers, Churches, and other facilities provided by the groups sponsoring a course. If your group consists of 15-32 individuals we can tailor a course specifically for it.

The Community Emergency Response Team concept was developed and implemented by the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) in 1985. The Whittier Narrows earthquake in 1987 underscored the area-wide threat of a major disaster in California. Further, it confirmed the need for training civilians to meet their immediate needs. As a result, the LAFD created the Disaster Preparedness Division with the purpose of training citizens and private and government employees.

The training program that LAFD initiated makes good sense and furthers the process of citizens understanding their responsibility in preparing for disaster. It also increases their ability to safely help themselves, their family and their neighbors. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recognizes the importance of preparing citizens. The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) and the National Fire Academy adopted and expanded the CERT materials believing them applicable to all hazards.

The CERT course will benefit any citizen who takes it. This individual will be better prepared to respond to and cope with the aftermath of a disaster. Additionally, if a community wants to supplement its response capability after a disaster, civilians can be recruited and trained as neighborhood, business, and government teams that, in essence, will be auxiliary responders. These groups can provide immediate assistance to victims in their area, organize spontaneous volunteers who have not had the training, and collect disaster intelligence that will assist professional responders with prioritization and allocation of resources following a disaster. Since 1993 when this training was made available nationally by FEMA, communities in 28 States and Puerto Rico have conducted CERT training."