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		<title>Thelma Says&#8230;Hunger Hits Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 17:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Hunger Games&#8221; may be setting serious records in the box office, but Thelma&#8217;s pick this week is a film about hunger of a different sort. &#8220;Hunger Hits Home&#8221; is a 42 minute documentary film that aired on the Food Network during April. It&#8217;s now available for on-line viewing -&#62;Watch it here  and is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>That&#8217;s So Granola!</title>
		<link>http://www.thelmasays.com/2012/04/14/thelma-says-thats-so-granola/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to champion a new breakfast cause? Get a taste of the Providence Granola Project, a &#8220;small company with big dreams&#8221; that helps newly arrived refugees to the U.S. learn new skills by making artisanal granola. As if moving to a new home isn&#8217;t difficult enough. Consider this&#8230;Refugees face overwhelming challenges; most can barely speak [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bunny Hop with Lindt Chocolate</title>
		<link>http://www.thelmasays.com/2012/04/04/thelma-says-some-bunny/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring and Easter &#8211; a time of hope and new life. Add a little twist to your celebration this year by giving hope to children with autism. One in every 88 children has autism, with boys five times more likely to be affected, according to the Centers for Disease control, making it the fastest growing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Put Your Eggs in One Basket! Faberge Egg Hunt</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thelma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we hip hop towards Easter, Action for Children and Elephant Family have teamed up with famed jeweler Fabergé to create The Big Egg Hunt to rally support for two great causes.  For 40 days and 40 nights over 200 eggs designed by some of the most inspirational creative figures in the U.K. will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smooth Sailing with Skeleton Sea and Volvo Ocean Race</title>
		<link>http://www.thelmasays.com/2012/03/14/thelma-says-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s sailing season and in the racing world, that means the Volvo Ocean Race is in full force. This race around the world just completed its fourth leg, arriving in Auckland earlier this week. If covering 37,000 nautical-miles in 9 months isn&#8217;t challenge enough, this year surfer/artist collective Skeleton Sea and the Volvo Ocean Race [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UNICEF is on Tap this March</title>
		<link>http://www.thelmasays.com/2012/03/04/thelma-says-tap-into/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Water water everywhere but many have not a drop to drink*.&#8221;  Tap into your inner poet, foodie and philanthropist to help promote UNICEF Tap Project during World Water Week, March 19-25. According to UNICEF, every day 4,100 children die of water-related diseases and nearly 900 million people worldwide lack access to safe drinking water.  It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Share the Love &#8211; Heart Health Month</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard? Besides being the season of love, cupid, candy hearts and romance, February is also &#8220;Heart Health&#8221; month. In the U.S., 2,200 people die from heart disease each day. So grab your mouse and share the love a different way this Valentine&#8217;s Day &#8211; by focusing on heart health. Here are some ideas: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is Out of Sight!! Warby Parker</title>
		<link>http://www.thelmasays.com/2012/01/25/thelma-says-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thelma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the market for some new specs? If vintage-inspired is your look and you don&#8217;t want to spend a fortune, check out designer eyewear site www.WarbyParker.com.  Besides representing a new, easy way to buy your next pair of groovy glasses (free shipping, home try-ons and returns), Warby Parker gives the gift of sight to others [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Get to Work! Starbucks</title>
		<link>http://www.thelmasays.com/2012/01/16/thelma-says-lets-get-to-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thelma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a 2012 resolution we can all get behind&#8230;create jobs for Americans. If you&#8217;ve been in Starbucks recently,  you&#8217;ve noticed &#8220;Indivisible&#8221; wristbands in red, white and blue. Maybe you&#8217;re even wearing one? In partnership with Opportunity Finance Network® (OFN), Starbucks&#8217; &#8220;Create Jobs for USA&#8221; is focused on job creation in underserved communities by making capital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unleash Your Holiday Spirit!</title>
		<link>http://www.thelmasays.com/2011/12/12/thelma-says-unleash-your-holiday-spirit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can&#8217;t get to New York to do some holiday damage at Bergdorf&#8217;s? Well, take a moment &#8211; ok 4 minutes &#8211; to unleash your holiday spirit. This video will put a smile on your stressed out face, highlight some high-end seasonal &#8220;must-haves&#8221; and leave you thinking of furry, four-legged friends this season &#8211; and I [...]]]></description>
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