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• May 23 - Purple Onion Jazz Cabaret is hosting the 2nd annual "Purple Karma" a fashion
show benefit for A Loving Spoonful. Doors at 8pm. Show at 9. Info/tickets 602-9442
Spring 1999
• May 30 - AIDS Candlelight Memorial & Vigil - 8pm, Alexandra Park
• May 30 - "Not Playing With A Full Deck". Casino party at The Gate, 1176 Granville
7pm—Midnight. $7
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• June 20 - Fit For Food - 11am —1pm, West End Community Centre
• June 24 - Annual General Meeting, 6pm, A Loving Spoonful
• July 15 - A Great Date - Kirk Talent hosts this 2nd annual black tie blast
at Mescalero Restaurant
• August 1 - Pride Parade - Mondo Pride - we need many volunteers and participants to ensure that our entry is a
big success. We will be celebrating 10 years of providing free nutritious meals.
• September 2 - "The Princess Ball" - in loving memory of Princess Diana, a gala ball
with The Vancouver Museum. A celebration of our Tenth Anniversary and your last
chance to see Princess Diana’s dresses before they leave North America!
Time for a Tune-up?
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To be placed on, or removed from the
list, please contact 604.682.6325.
big thanks to
everyone at John
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make a donation or become a volunteer.
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Good nutrition is the foundation of
good health, even more so for persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Cool Schools—p. 3
Two Lower Mainland schools have
organized fundraisers & food drives
to benefit A Loving Spoonful...definitely cool!
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all abilities and
ages.
Fabulous
prizes are awarded
to those who raise
the most pledges.
The 1999 Fit
For
Food steps
into
action at
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West
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Community Centre,
870 Denman Street,
staring at 10am. Fit
For Food runs from
11am to 1pm. To
Greene with fitness guru David Buckley proregister
and obtain
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pledge forms, or to
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please
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at 682-MEAL.
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Fluevog is Fabulous—p. 4
John Fluevog Boots and Shoes has
designated A Loving Spoonful as
their staff charity. Thanks Fluevogs!
porters since 1995.
Robert Jemison
David Holtzman
Sue Moen
This support brings
their total to over
Jill Fawcett of John Fluevog Shoes with
Bryan McKinnon of A Loving Spoonful
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AGM Notice - On June 28th A Loving Spoonful (the Vancouver
Meals Society) will be holding our Annual General Meeting. All members are welcome. 6pm at 100 -1300 Richards Street
$10,000.
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June 20
ancouver's largest annual aerobics class, Fit For Food, is warming up once again.
June 20th is the
date set for when
250 f itness fans
come together for
two hours of cardio
kick
&
box.
Everyone is invited
to jump, jab & jive
as Vancouver's best
instructors lead the
troupes with pulsating music and
high-energy moves. Past board members Darren Roberts & Justine
Find out what's happening and
where. There's a lot upcoming, be
sure not to miss out.
Contributing Editors:
www.alovingspoonful.org
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their staff charity. They
have been terrific sup-
Jump jab and jive as Vancouver's
best instructors lead the troupes.
Message from the E.D.—p. 2
is published quarterly and is available
via A Loving Spoonful's mailing list.
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fit for food —p. 1
A special word of thanks from A
Loving Spoonful's Executive
Director.
the HeartBeat©
Axle from Axle Alley wants to give something back to the community. For the summer he will be giving a free tune-up to for
everyone who comes in and makes a minimum donation of $25 to
A Loving Spoonful. Axle says, "A Loving Spoonful was there for
a friend when no one else was and now it's time to give something
back this important program".
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David, Bryan & Sue with our
newest computer from Seanix Please join us in welcoming Seanix
Technology Corporation as one of
our newest corporate sponsors.
Since 1986, Seanix has pioneered
innovative, award winning computer
technology and has grown to be the
largest Canadian PC manufacturer.
How You Can Reach Us
Phone: 682-6325
Fax: 682-6327
email:
[email protected]
Eating Well Series
Executive Director
Message from the
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ur home delivery service started in 1991 and continues for those who are
primarily homebound with AIDS. This "daily meals program" delivered
13,000 meals in 1992 and last year we delivered 126,000 meals (an increase of
over 100%). Daily, this program supports about 200 people. As always we
respond immediately to emergency situations and do not have a "waiting list".
Eligibility continues to be based solely on medical need. Volunteers continue
to do all of the deliveries and we pay a caterer to prepare the meals.
ith about 12,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in this province and
majority of those in Vancouver, we recognize that we still need to do
more. In response to the epidemic, we are embarking on two new ways of delivering nutrition to people with AIDS. The first is our "soup, bread & fruit program" at the Sunrise Hotel (Columbia & Hastings). This will serve those who
do not yet need our full meals program but whose physician recommends that
they require nutritional support. This group of people has been described at
"walking palliative", that is they are very ill but not homebound. This is a pilot
project and will begin with service 3 days a week and could grow to seven days
a week. Expansion will depend on the success of our volunteer recruitment and
fund raising activities. The second new initiative is our "3 squares a day program" at the Portland Hotel (Hastings & Carrall). There we will be serving 40
clients, 3 meals a day. We will keep track of their nutritional intake and we will
work with a nutritionist to ensure that they are getting the best support we can
offer. All of the recipients of this program will be living with AIDS and most
will have mental health issues; these people are among the most disadvantaged
people in our city.
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Our bodies must take in protein to
make protein. Many important
functions of our body are carried
out by proteins. Proteins make up
our muscle, skin and hair. They
also make up parts of our immune
system and the connective tissues
that hold our bodies together.
Our bodies must also take in fat to
create fat. Fat cushions our internal
organs, and stores energy for future
use. Fats act as carriers for fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. Fats are
also used to make our cell membranes and many of our hormones.
Loving Spoonful continues to care, to love and to serve. Thank you for
being a part of this dynamic organization.
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David Holtzman, Executive Director
A Loving Spoonful
Our bodies also need carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates provide quick energy
for day to day activities.
majority of their protein from meat
including fish and poultry, although
vegetarians rely solely on plant proteins – particularly beans and peas.
Vegetarians need to derive protein
from a variety of sources to ensure
that all the amino acids which their
Proteins are made up of building
blocks called amino acids. You
build the proteins your body needs
by combining the amino acids you
eat, with amino acids created by
your body. Most people get the
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their foods. Vegetarians also need
to ensure that their diets contain
adequate iron and vitamin B12.
Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy
Eating recommends that Canadians
have 2 – 3 servings of meat or meat
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thanks this time to:
M.A.C. AIDS Fund (M.A.C.
Cosmetics)
Face the World Foundation
John Fluevog Shoes
Dogwood Monarchist Society
Seanix Technology
Point in Time
H.A. Simons Foundation (H.A.
Simons)
Lotus Light Charity Society
Rubout & Vancouver Leather
Alliance
Nathan Fong
Pacific Northwest Wine Coalition
Tracey Bell
Don McQueen - CnW Dance
Promotions
Granville Island
Brad Hardie "And then I
thought…"
"Crimpers"
Woofles Doggilicious Deli
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The foods we eat are made up of
three components: proteins, fat and
carbohydrates. One of the goals of
good nutrition is to take in the right
balance of these. Another frequent
challenge for HIV+ people is to
take in enough food to maintain
body weight, muscle mass and energy.
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his year we are celebrating ten years of providing good nutritious meals to
people living with AIDS. Starting with monthly meals in the local AIDS
hospice (McLaren House) the society has continued to grow in response to
changing needs. Our group meals now take place at two locations: the Dr. Peter
Centre and at Vancouver Native Health's Positive Outreach Centre. These meals
continue to be cooked and served by caring volunteers.
ood nutrition is the foundation
of good health. Many studies
have shown that HIV+ people who
are malnourished are likely to get
sick more often, and have shorter
survival time than other HIV+ people. Poor nutrition has also been
observed to weaken the immune
system.
Students at BC Christian Academy in Coquitlam are doing food
drives for our Langley depot. Keep up the good work!
alternatives daily. One serving is a
fist-sized piece of meat, or 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, or fi cup of
beans, or 1/3 cup of tofu or 2 eggs.
rotein is important to HIV+
people because it is the primary component of muscle,
and plays a crucial part in many of
our metabolic processes. When
HIV+ people lose weight, they often
lose muscle. This is called muscle
wasting. It is important to eat
enough food to prevent your body
from using the energy stored in your
body as muscle. Research also suggest that a high protein diet and regular exercise may help people with
HIV avoid muscle wasting. Eating
more protein may also help them
regain lost muscle mass. It is also
recommended that HIV+ people
exceed the Canada’s Food Guide
protein requirements. For this reason, A Loving Spoonful’s Daily
Meals Program plays a crucial role
in maintaining nutritional health.
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"SAVE OUR WORLD" - Students from Earl Marriott
Secondary School in White Rock held an 18-hour fast and
raised $1000 for A Loving Spoonful.
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