JULY 2005

Welcome to July's edition of "The Main Squeeze!"  We hope you all had a safe and fun 4th of July weekend! 

We have received a tremendous amount of responses for sponsorships of group charity runs, walk-a-thons, biking events, etc.  The first group that we sponsored was a group of three women who participated in the Breast Cancer 3-Day walk in Boston, MA.  Read about this event in this month's newsletter!

Remember, if you will be participating in a group charity run, walk-a-thon or biking event, Grand Brands would be happy to consider sponsoring your group! We'll supply True Lemon™ t-shirts, wedge heads, a supply of True Lemon™ and will make a donation to the event's charity.

For more information, please email hcarney@grandbrands.us.
Q&A with Ryan Svehla, Vice President of Specialty Markets!

Ryan Svehla

Ryan is not just one of Grand Brands' first employees, but is a long-time friend and associate of David Schleider, the creator of True Lemon™ and founder and president of Grand Brands. 

"When David first told me about his idea for True Lemon™, I thought it was great and I knew it would meet a need in the marketplace." 

Once Grand Brands was founded, Ryan joined the company and initially focused his energies pioneering True Lemon™ into offices and business establishments.

To Ryan's Q&A, please click here.
TRUE LEMON™ SUPER FAN
CAROLYN DILLON

We love hearing about the lives of our customers, and our Super Fan Carolyn Dillon’s life story is one of perseverance, faith, determination and family.

Orphaned at a young age, Carolyn, the youngest of seven, was raised by her great aunt.  “Even though things were tough, I have always had a great faith in God and I always paid attention to people who could teach me things I needed to know. I was also blessed to have some people in my life who believed in me and encouraged me to always do my best.”

To read the rest of Carolyn's profile, click here.

To get Carolyn's Crispy Coconut Cookies recipe, click here.

TRUE LEMON™ SUPER FAN

GENEVIEVE MILITO

We are often amazed at how our customers are using True Lemon™, but we were truly moved when we heard from Marina Milito who wrote to us about her daughter, Genevieve. Once we read Marina and Genevieve’s story, we knew we had our next Super Fan.

"True Lemon™ is a gift for children with feeding disabilities. My beautiful 6-year-old daughter Genevieve has profound Cerebral Palsy (C.P.). In addition to having C.P., my wonderful daughter is also cortically blind as well as legally blind.  While that sounds horrific on paper, spending time with Genevieve and accepting her for the little person that she is, can bring you into a world of peace and unconditional love – she is truly one of Heaven’s angels."

To view Genevieve's entire profile, click here.
FROM THE RECIPE CLUB...

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STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE PIE

Ingredients
8 ounces reduced fat cream cheese; softened
1/3 cup sugar (or sugar substitute)
2 medium eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1¼ cups reduced fat sour cream; divided
3 packets True Lemon™
1 9-inch graham cracker crust
1 cup fresh or frozen strawberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Put soft cream cheese in a bowl and beat with mixer until smooth.
3. Slowly add sugar, blending on slow speed, and beat in eggs, vanilla, True Lemon™ and ¾ sour cream.
4. Pour into crust and bake in oven for 45 minutes, until browned on top.
5. Turn oven off and leave in for another 30 minutes.
6. Remove and cool, then refrigerate and chill completely.
7. Combine rest of sour cream with strawberries and 1 package of True Lemon™; blend thoroughly and pour on top of pie.

8. Keep in refrigerator until ready to serve. 

Recipe by:  Betty, TN

SUNSHINE BISCOTTI
Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter; softened
1 tablespoon sugar (or sugar substitute)
2 large eggs
1 cup all purpose flour (more flour may be needed)
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
6 packets True Lemon™
1 cup white chocolate chips

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325°.

2. In large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, beat butter, sugar and eggs until well mixed.

3. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually beat in 1 cup flour, the baking powder, salt and True Lemon™.
4. Beat in enough of the remaining flour until a soft dough forms. With a wooden spoon, stir in more flour until a stiff dough forms.
5. Divide dough in half and place both halves about 3" apart on a lightly greased baking sheet – shape each into a 9½” log, about 1” high and 2” wide.
6. Bake 30 minutes or until firm and golden brown.
7. Remove logs from oven and reduce temperature to 300°. Transfer logs to a cutting board.
8. While they are still warm, using a serrated knife carefully cut each log diagonally into ½” thick slices.
9. Arrange slices, cut sides down, on the baking sheet and bake 15-20 minutes or until slices are dried but not browned, turning over each slice once.
10. Cool and drizzle with melted white chocolate chips.  Store in airtight container.

Makes:  2 dozen

Recipe by:  Danielle Scott, Baltimore, MD

If you have a True Lemon™ recipe that you would like to share, please email Jennifer at jduerr@grandbrands.us
HEALTH WATCH:

TOP 5 HEALTHIEST CITIES IN AMERICA

Does your city rank?

A new study released by Bert Sperling's BestPlaces and Centrum (the multi-vitamin maker), states the healthiest people live in San Jose, CA.  These cities were selected based on criteria such as:  nutrition and exercise, health status and mental health. California managed to rank five cities in the top 10.

1.  San Jose, CA

San Jose had incredible scores in health status, lifestyle choices and diet.  San Jose also had the best scores in rate of cigarette smoking, mental wellness and fruit and vegetable consumption.

2.  Washington, D.C.

Our nation's capital had the top score in mental wellness, and high scores in dental care and BMI (body mass index).  Residents reported feeling well physically, emotionally and mentally.

3.  San Francisco, CA

San Francisco residents had high scores in BMI, dental care and physical activity. 

4.  Seattle/Bellevue/Everett, WA

Seattle had the best scores of the study in physical activity, as well as lifestyle pursuits.  Residents also reported the highest level of vigorous exercise.

5.  Salt Lake City/Ogden, UT

Salt Lake City residents get a lot of exercise and reported the highest scores in mental wellness and physical activity.  All other major categories were above average as well.

For more information and to read about how the study was conducted, and to view the entire Top 10 List, click here.

*OUR FIRST SPONSORED EVENT*

BOSTON BREAST CANCER 3-DAY

Read all about Carol and her team who walked in the Boston Breast Cancer 3-Day on July 8, 9 and 10.

"The Boston Breast Cancer 3-Day, a 60-mile trek through two states is sponsored by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. 

As a team, we raised nearly $9,000; our largest single donation from the makers of True Lemon™!  In total, the Boston walk raised a whopping 3.5 million dollars – all of it used by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund to support research, education, screening, treatment and prevention of breast cancer. Their mission is to eradicate breast cancer as a life threatening disease.  That’s one good reason to walk."

To read the rest of Carol's article, please click here.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

Contact the editor:
Jennifer Duerr — jduerr@grandbrands.us