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Sailfish Point from page 1 One of the most
popular being an indoor
more; a great opportunity to bring museums into family starter gardening kit
rooms across the globe. complete with fresh
The Children’s Museum of the Treasure Coast has soil, seeds and planting
taken this movement one step farther, bringing educational instructions. There is
activity kits to children receiving free meals from House also an online tutorial
of Hope, Boys and Girls Clubs of Martin and St. Lucie for kids to access.
counties and Elev8Hope. “Many of the children receiving L a st we ek the
free meals may not have access to the live streaming due to museum delivered
lack of Internet connections or computers, that is why we 1,200 activity kits
feel it is important to keep our mission moving and young to all the partnering
minds inspired throughout both counties during this time,” locations for
says Tammy Calabria, executive director. distribution. “Our
Luckily, local businesses, donors and foundations, like goal is to distribute
the Sailfish Point Foundation also feel this movement is activity kits, outreach
making an impact. The Children’s Museum recently received kits and subscriptions
a grant from the Sailfish Point Foundation and thanks to to monthly educational First grader with activity kit
their generosity, 750 activities are on their way to children supplies to families
and families in Port Salerno and Indiantown. Scott Crumpler and Cece Frost over the next month, or longer if the museum remains
closed to the public. We are still looking to businesses
to donate coloring books, crayons and hands-on projects
in bulk so the distribution can continue throughout this
downtime,” says Katie Makemson, director of education.
The Children’s Museum is thankful to those donors
who have stepped up to join this mission, but there are
thousands of kids desperate for some creative thinking
challenges like these.
If you or your business would like to join
#MuseumFromHome, feel free to contact Tammy
at The Children’s Museum’s Facebook page or call
(772) 225-7575, Ext. 203. The core of the Children’s
Museum’s mission is to provide hands-on educational
experiences that will ignite the imagination, developing
problem solving techniques and fine motor skills through
play. To donate visit the museum’s website www.
childrensmuseumtc.org.
Sebastian Club doing activity kit First grader
Do I Have To Give Up Wine

To Lose Weight?

By Laura Berrio, wines with less than 1 gram of sugar. Sounds like ordering carbs. Port and ice
Freelance Writer/Blogger a diet soda … when I really want the ice cream sundae. wine, along with other
Whenever I decide to There is hope. Fit Vine and Dry Farms Wines are wines labeled dolce,
go on a diet, I immediately virtually void of sugar in a 5-ounce serving. (No you demi-sec and semi-
miss chocolate and wine can’t drink the whole bottle.) sec, are in the dessert
before I start. With the Other good choices low in sugar and carbs are: family and – along
popular low carb/low sugar • Sauvignon Blanc 3 g carbs per serving with it – are also higher
diets, is there a way to • Merlot 3.7 g carbs per serving in sugar and carbs.
include wine and not be • Champagne 2 g carbs per serving Hope is on the
cheating? Yes! • Pinot Noir 3.4 g per serving label. When it comes
The key is to pick dry • Pinot Grigio 3 g per serving to dry wines, look for
wines that are the lowest in When shopping, avoid dessert wines because, well … descriptions such as
both carbs and sugar. Some wineries produce low sugar they are “dessert” and with dessert comes sugar and brut, dry or extra dry
to tip you off about
lower sugar and carb
choices.
On our quest to a thinner and healthier lifestyle …
fellow wine enthusiasts, we can keep wine on the menu!
Just be specific in your choice!
~Cheers.
~Keep the conversation going and the wine flowing.

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