Next week's bake sale cancelled

Next week's bake sale at the University of Iowa hospital in Iowa City has been cancelled. If you know somebody who was signed up to bake and/or to work, please help pass this message on to them.

November 18 Meeting in Cedar Rapids

The location for the Sunday, November 18, 2007 Team Iowa meeting has been finalized. This meeting is from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. It will be held in Cedar Rapids at the El Kahir Shrine Center. For those who attended a November meeting last year, it is the same location.

El Kahir Shrine Center
1400 Blairs Ferry Road N.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

If anybody has questions, concerns, comments, contact Diane Hagarty. We hope to see all of you at this meeting. GO TEAM IOWA!

Driving Directions:
From Waterloo, Take I-380 South towards Cedar Rapids. Take the Blairs Ferry Road exit #24 toward IA-100/Collins Road/42nd street. Turn left onto Blairs Ferrry Road. Go approximately one mile to the intersection of Blairs Ferry Rd. and Council Street. The Shrine Center is located on the northeast corner of this intersection.

From Des Moines, Take I-80 to I-380. Merge onto I-380 North toward Cedar Rapids. Take Exit 24B toward Blairs Ferry Road. Turn slight right onto Blairs Ferry Road. Go approximately one mile to the intersection of Blairs Ferry Rd. and Council Street. The Shrine Center is located on the northeast corner of this intersection.

From Dubuque, Take US-151 South. Turn Left onto US-151 South/IA-13 South. Go approx. 1 mile. Turn Right onto IA-100 W/Collins Road SE and go approx. 6 miles. Turn Right onto Council Street NE and go approx. 0.4 miles, turn right onto Blairs Ferry Road. The Shrine Center is located on the northeast corner of this intersection.

Team Iowa to Meet November 18

Get out your calendar and block off 1:00 to 4:00 pm Sunday November 18 for the next Team Iowa meeting. The location is still to be determined. Light refreshments - cookies, brownies, lemonade - will be served. You'll find more information on this Website once the location is finalized.

At the meeting, we'll discuss updated information about the 2008 U.S. Transplant Games. Your opinion on several issues matters - if you want to have a vote, please plan to be at the meeting.

On the Agenda:

• We'll watch a DVD of Pittsburgh highlights.
  
• Alesha Luxon from Astellas Pharmaceutical Company will be there to talk about trends in transplantation.
  
• New information about the 2008 Games. For example:
  
  
  • Lodging at the games
    
  • Team logo/uniforms
    
  • Transportation to the games
    
  • Committee sign up opportunities
    
  • Team sports
    
  • The medical waiver, which is required of all athletes participating in the games.
    
  • Scholarships

If you know of somebody who might want to attend, please invite them to come to the meeting. To participate as an athlete a person needs to have received their most recently transplanted organ at least 9 months before the Games (which means they need to have received it already in order to participate this coming July); The organ also needs to be working - if it is a kidney, the person can't be on dialysis. If you know of any living donors, please invite them to come. Also, if you are aware of any families that have donated a loved one's organs, please invite them as well.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please direct them to Diane Hagarty.

Save the Date: Next Meeting November 18

Bruce Hoffmaster has announced the date for the next Team Iowa meeting. It will be Sunday November 18 in Iowa City, with the location to be announced. Check back here, we'll post details about the time and location as they become available.

The cookbooks are in!

If you haven't heard, the "Life-from-Life, Team Iowa Cookbook" is done at the printer and ready for you. Our team mates are some fabulous cooks - and now you can enjoy fixing some of their favorite foods at your house. All proceeds benefit Team Iowa.

A big thanks to everyone who contributed recipes to this fundraising effort. Since February, Ardy, Jude and Cheryl have worked diligently gathering up recipes, editing them for the printer, finding sponsors and collecting donor tributes. The finished product is a treasure you'll want to keep handy in your kitchen. On its pages are some old standbys and some sensational new ideas to try.

The spiral-bound book includes 128 pages of recipes - more than 300 of them all together. You'll find go-to comfort foods like mac and cheese and hash brown casserole, delectable desserts, sumptuous slow-cooker meals, hearty stews and soups, irresistible appetizers, holiday party ideas, a section of renal diet- and diabetic friendly recipes, even a few crafts to make with your family ... the list of recipes you'll want to try goes on and on.

Sprinkled throughout the book are cooking and baking hints, menu suggestions, substitutions, and a few pearls of wisdom Ardy has collected through the years.

Reserve your copies today!

If you would like multiple copies to sell, contact Ardy at ardyth.Boucher@fmc-na.com

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Order Form

Please include the following information with your order:

Name _____________________________________
Address _____________________________________
City _____________________________________
State _____________________________________
Zip _____________________________________

How many copies? _____________________________________

Price per book: $10
Shipping and handling: $5
Total per book: $15

Make checks payable to Team Iowa and mail, with the above information, to:

Jude Johnsrud
5924 Aspen Circle
Johnston, IA 50131

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Pampered Chef Fundraiser coming up

Midge Rollins is hosting a Pampered Chef Show to raise money for Team Iowa on October 18 at 7:00 pm. Enjoy a night of good food, good friends and great products all while benefiting Team Iowa.

"It is time to think about Christmas gifts and what would make a better Christmas gift than some great cooking products?" Midge asks. "We will all need great cookware to go along with our Team Iowa cookbooks, so come to the show, enjoy yourself and know that the money you spend on an item goes towards Team Iowa."

Or, order from home before 10/18

Can't make it but still want to place an order to benefit Team Iowa? Never fear! You can place an order online before October 18th. Here's how to place an online order that Team Iowa will get credit for:

• Visit the following website (you may need to copy and paste): http://www.pamperedchef.biz/shellyrollins?page=products-main
  
  
• At the top of the page, click the link that says "Our Products." 
  
  
• In the left column, click the purple button that says "HOW TO PURCHASE"
  
  
• You should now see a purple box that says "Order Pampered Chef Products"
  
  
• In the field where it says "Host's first name/organization" type "Team Iowa."
  
  
• Click the button that says "SEARCH FOR HOST"
  
  
• Click on the link to "Team Iowa Midge Rollins."
  
  
• Start shopping! On the left hand side of the page you'll find links to all items!

(For Team Iowa to get credit for your purchases, you need to sign in to the Pampered Chef site this way.)

"Pampered Chef products make wonderful gifts, and are just plain wonderful to have in your home," Midge says. "Team Iowa needs your support! What a great way to help the Team and get some great products to boot!"

Please RSVP or ask questions to Midge Rollins by October 13th. You can email Midge at jrollins43@msn.com .