Volunteer at a Soup Kitchen - HowStuffWorks

Every day, millions of Americans go hungry. In fact, more than 12 million children and 22 million adults in the U.S. live in households facing food insecurity -- meaning they don't have enough money to meet basic food needs [source: bread.org and FRAC ]. With the economy at its worst since the Great Depression, more and more Americans across the country are turning to local soup kitchens for daily nourishment.

During the Great Depression, America saw the first of its soup kitchens. By the early 1930s, 12 million Americans were unemployed, so the need for assistance was increasing every day. This is when soup kitchens began to surface. You might be surprised to find out that an early benefactor of this idea was one of the most widely known outlaws in the United States [source: U-S-History.com ].

Al Capone, most famous for his many gang-related crimes in prohibition-era Chicago, recognized the call to help. ... Read more »

#Favorite Kitchen Cabinet Paint Colors Friday Favorites.

Happy Friday friends and welcome to another Friday Favorites!!

I have received so many emails and questions asking for suggestions of kitchen cabinet paint colors that I thought I would go ahead today and share some of my favorite colors. I m in the process myself of painfully trying to choose a color to repaint my cabinets and it s not been easy narrowing down my choices.  I think kitchen cabinets are the toughest paint color decision that we ll make (it s agonizing really).  I hope these images and colors I m sharing with you today will get you a little closer to finding that perfect  color.

I have narrowed down my favorites to nine colors that have a lot of depth, are fairly safe and are also versatile.  I am steering clear of the whites because shades of white really boil down to the undertone of your adjacent wall color, counter tops and flooring. Also, if you want to see more cabinet colors, be sure and ... Read more »

The Kitchen Store - Kitchen had photographs of existing kitchen in my Kindle.  Was immediately approached and asked if help was needed.  Responded, not right now.  Then looked around the store of at the vast array of cabinet designs, fixtures, and other items, prior to requesting help.

Ann Higginson was more than helpful.  Showed her the images and she explained their process.  We made an appointment where Ann came to the house, took measurements.  A few days later, returning to The Kitchen Store, Ann had the kitchen design on her computer in 3D, this visual helped finalize the placement, design, cabinets, and other items need.  She even made suggestions I haven t thought of.

The construction process including tear down, installation, and finishing went smoothly.  Ann and her team, were there to help along the way.  Helping with suggestions.  Not only was the kitchen remodeled, so were the hallway cabinets, two bathrooms, and the laundry room.  The slab contractor, Sawa ... Read more »

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#EZ Kitchen on the App Store on iTunes

By Microcad Software SL

Description

Design a kitchen in front view with your iPod, iPhone or iPad. Save it in your device or email your designs in 'pdf', 'png', 'jpg' or 'dxf' format.

Design a kitchen easily in three steps.

- Step 1: Select the dimensions of the wall.

- Step 2: Insert cabinets, appliances and accessories in front view.

- Step 3: Change the material of the cabinets and the wall and insert accessories.

EZ Kitchen includes a complete file manager that allows you to open, save and delete your designs in your device.

You can define several sections on the wall and apply different materials to each section. This is very useful to create a tiled backsplash.

Once the kitchen design is finished, you can email it in different formats:

- PDF format that can be opened and edited with a PDF reader/editor. (Size: Letter or DinA4).

- PNG format.

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