Boys & Girls Clubs of America &
Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Release New Cookbook to Help Families Spend Quality Time Together
Atlanta, April 3, 2008 – Continuing their commitment to building
family strength and togetherness, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), along
with the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, released a new cookbook, Just Add
Family: Delicious Recipes for the Entire Family.
Just Add Family is a compilation of over 100 favorite
family recipes from Boys & Girls Club members and their families; guidelines for
creating fun dinnertime activities; and helpful tips for spending quality time
together as a family. The cookbook is a part of BGCA’s Family PLUS (Parent
Leading, Uniting, Serving) initiative, which is sponsored by Kimberly-Clark.
Family PLUS is a model for Boys & Girls Clubs wanting to implement family
support activities into their Club’s programming.
To launch the release of Just Add Family, BGCA is hosting
a family “Iron Chef”-type competition today in Atlanta. Three Club families,
each supplied with ingredients from one of the cookbook’s recipes, will turn the
ingredients into an appetizing presentation for a panel of guest judges. The
winning family will receive a basket of goodies and gift cards that provide for
a fun night with the family.
“We are excited about releasing this new cookbook as a part of
our continued dedication to build stronger family units,” said Jose Cruz, BGCA’s
director of Family PLUS, “It is our goal to show families how they can build a
healthier relationship through cooking together and spending quality time at the
dinner table.”
Judge Glenda Hatchett, a contributing writer for Just Add
Family and a member of BGCA’s Board of Governors, offered her expert advice
on the importance of family dinner. “Family dinners are about much more than
eating good food – they are the building blocks to a solid family structure. A
family dinner is a wonderful place to build strong relationships, a sense of
pride and accomplishment and healthy memories that last a lifetime.”
Just Add Family is available for everyone to download
online at the Family PLUS Web site:
http://familyplus.bgca.org. Find some recipes
your family would enjoy and spend some time cooking, eating and sharing with
your family today!
About Family PLUS
Family PLUS (Parents Leading, Uniting, Serving), is a model for Boys & Girls
Clubs wanting to implement family support activities into their Club’s
programming. This model introduces Clubs to factors affecting the family unit
and methods of collaborating with community organizations to provide parents and
caregivers with resources. The initiative is sponsored by the Kimberly-Clark
Corporation with a 5-year, $7 million grant to Boys & Girls Clubs of America. To
learn more about Family PLUS, visit
http://familyplus.bgca.org.
About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of
life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people -
nearly a quarter of the world's population - trust K-C brands and the solutions
they provide to enhance their health, hygiene and well-being. With brands such
as Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend, Kimberly-Clark holds No.
1 or No. 2 share positions in more than 80 countries. To keep up with the latest
K-C news and to learn more about the company's 136-year history of innovation,
visit
http://www.kimberly-clark.com.
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