Hints From Heloise: Stainless-steel help
01.01.70
Nice to hear from you, and I enjoyed speaking to your group. Yes, I can help. A denture tablet is the old hint, but my favorite way to clean a tea stain today is with water and cheap vinegar. Fill your mug with water, add a few tablespoons of vinegar and let sit for a while. Scrub with baking soda, and you’re done!
For more-stubborn stains, you can mix equal parts salt and vinegar to clean and scrub. There are so many ways to use vinegar and save money that I compiled a pamphlet filled with quick and easy hints. To receive a copy, send $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (64 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Vinegar, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Did you accidentally burn something in a pot while cooking, and now can’t remove it? Just soak in plain vinegar for approximately 30 minutes or so, then scrub and wash! -- Heloise
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Source: Washington Post
Gift Puts Them Right In The Mix
01.01.70
When someone feels strongly about the good work being done by a nonprofit group, they usually donate either a few dollars or commit some volunteer work for the agency.
That wasn’t enough for Barrington’s Cindy Elder. She donated her business.
Bristol Harbor Homemade, a business that produces handcrafted baking mixes that Ms. Elder built from scratch and ran single-handedly for six years, is now the property of Amos House in Providence. The social service agency in South Providence works in collaboration with other groups to address issues of hunger, homelessness and poverty.
Staff members at Amos House are used to seeing random acts of kindness, but they couldn’t recall a time when someone actually signed over their business as a donation.
“I have never heard of it,” said Michael McCarthy, business manager for Amos House WORKS, an umbrella for the agency’s different jobs programs. “She gifted us this business and what a beautiful inspiration that is.”
Source: EastBayRI.com