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hen I think of October in Draper, I'm nostalgic. Do you remember when Haunted Hollow was at the Historical Park? Do you remember how lovely? How the whole thing felt right out of a Nora Ephron movie of darling costumed children and hilariously charming family dynamics and you ran into Tom Hanks Haunted Hollow, circa 2011 walking into The Shop Around The Corner? Oh wait, that's a scene from You’ve Got Mail. But do you remember that scene? Kids and grown ups and games and autumn foliage? Haunted Hollow was like that! Do you remember how sweet? How you ran into friends just as dusk started to turn the sky purple? And how you wandered over to make a craft at the Sorensen Home while trying to gather your courage for a cemetery tour, and the kids took home a free pumpkin?

That was my kind of Halloween celebration: simple and charming--a small-town community celebrating in the small heart of the community.

This is a question I pose to you, Draper--our community-at-large, our growing large community: Why don’t we do more things in our historic downtown? Have you been there lately? It’s really so adorable. I think you think this too... but I ask in all earnestness: when was the last time you went to one of those businesses?

I recently ran across a discussion on Facebook that talked about the possibility of LED signs being allowed in our historic areas. Most people don't want this. And I get it.

(See: three paragraphs up about nostalgic charm.) But I worry about the feasibility of maintaining our historic downtown if we have no local economy to anchor it. Logically people might notice these businesses more if they had better signs. Or, if we want our downtown to stay provincial, maybe we take it upon ourselves to patronize the small, local businesses there, and maybe we move some of our civic functions back to our old civic areas. Our community can only thrive if we help it.

And for the small, we can start with something small. Like: Getting a Butterbeer at Food For Thought or Getting haircuts at the Barber Shop of Draper (and taking a gander at the real, working barber shop pole) or Checking out a lesson in creativity at the Old School, r come to the Draper Lifestyle’s First Annual Moustache Games (see next page) or Enjoying a seasonal small plate on the porch of Cafe Charleston then wandering over for a look at the art at Joco.

But maybe save your Sorensen home visit until Santa's there in December.

Which—let's face it, people—will be here before we know it!

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Homebuyers often choose to build or buy with David Weekley Homes for multiple reasons: design, choice, and service. “Great design isn’t measured in square feet on a calculator. It’s expressed in cubic feet, light, and the way a room feels as you enter it,” says David Weekley Homes. They provide a variety of designs and have led the industry in classic exteriors with timeless appeal and dramatic interiors.

David Weekley Homes is busy building their award-winning homes in the heart of Draper, on 72-foot home sites in the Deer Run Preserve community. This premier East Bench community in Draper is designed to enhance the feeling of community and maximize our extensive outdoor amenities including hiking and biking on the Corner Canyon Trails, golfing at South Mountain Golf Club, and easy access to the Cottonwood Canyons for summer and winter recreation.

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These homes utilize a unique combination of energy-efficient building techniques and principles to create a tighter home that is both friendlier to the environment and its home owners’ pocketbooks.

Not only is David Weekley Homes a leader in energy efficiency and creative design, but they are also the innovators and implementers of FlexSpace, a tight design option giving you greater flexibility, and allows the home to grow with you and your family over time.

For example, a so-called “Bonus Room” or loft, typically above the garage can be used as a child’s bedroom, play room or homework area and then transition to a home theater, or a hobby room, once your life goes through the inevitable changes bound to happen.

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They have been presented with more than 730 home design awards and have been named to Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list 11 times. David Weekley Homes was also named “National Builder of the Year” in 1990 and 2013

by Professional Builder magazine, and earned the “Triple Crown of American Home Building,” an honor which includes America’s Best Builder, National Housing Quality Award and National Builder of the Year.

If the David Weekley Homes name seems familiar, you have likely heard it during your Salt Lake City Parade of Homes tour. They had three homes in the 2017 parade, two in the Daybreak area and one in Draper.

They won two awards from the local Home Builders Association Parade of Homes including Best Exterior Design under 3,000 square feet for The Casale at Daybreak, and Best

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While building homes is one of David Weekley’s passions, volunteering and bringing communities together is another passion, which is why the CARE program was created. Every year, David Weekley Homes and it’s Team Members donate countless hours and dollars to charities and neighbors in need. For example, each year they host a Give Back, Giving Thanks Thanksgiving Drive where they collect non-perishable food and frozen turkeys for the Utah Food Bank. They also host an annual CARE School Supplies Drive, where they collect school supplies for children at The Road Home. The 2017 CARE School Supplies Drive raised approximately $1,500 in supplies, benefitting about 40 children.

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hile we all excel at certain hobbies or fields of study, it is important to be well-rounded and find balance in life. Our communities benefit from balanced individuals, and a balance of individuals. The Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Club offers highschool students across the nation opportunities to gain an education in family values, and preparation for college and career life. FCCLA encourages personal growth and development, focusing on helping students become a better, more well-rounded version of themselves.

“Here at Corner Canyon High School we are so proud of FCCLA and the direction that it is heading. FCCLA is a student led organization and our chapter is the biggest chapter in the state and ranks in the top 5% in the nation,” said Charri Jensen, Corner Canyon High School (CCHS) FCCLA Adviser. With 411 members, the chapter and our community greatly benefits from such a large membership. It allows for additional funding, larger impact on community service projects, and a wider connection and outreach between students and surrounding communities.

The 2017 FCCLA officers created membership campaigns for new members, retained existing members and continued to lead through community service and organization of school functions.

“FCCLA is the ultimate leadership experience that gives students the opportunities to better themselves through community service as well as taking an active role in the school community,” says Brandon Galli, President of FCCLA, 2017. The officers’ dedication and outstanding outcomes resulted in a 2017 Go for the Red – Gold Membership Award.

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“FCCLA is an organization that can take a student and give them many opportunities, not only in leadership, organizations skills, but life building blocks. FCCLA is striving to get the students so that they may go out and tackle the world with confidence and without fear. I have watched a shy young student gain the confidence in themselves to be able to take charge of many leadership responsibilities,” said Jensen.

Think FCCLA is all warm and fuzzy? Think again…Officers and members of FCCLA compete in a variety of events, gaining placement among their peers on a state and national level. This past year the club has had 22 officers and members prepare to compete in Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) Events. These are competitive events in which members are recognized for knowledge and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills, and career preparation. For example, Kai Miller and Kamryn Williams, CCHS FCCLA members, traveled to Mexico and advocated for children in third world countries. In 2016, the officers participated in the National Program, Zero Fatalities, and used STAR Events as a pedestal to advocate for the program. Ultimately, the CCHS chapter won $1,000 from Zero Fatalities and the State of Utah for their Buckle Up Awareness Award.

CCHS FCCLA members have the opportunity to attend the National Leadership Conference (NLC) each year in places like San

Diego, California and Nashville, Tennessee. They showcase their STAR event, and provide a snapshot of how the chapter has been implementing the leadership skills taught by FCCLA in their school and community. This year, members walked away with Gold and/or Silver medals for their STAR event.

The CCHS FCCLA adviser, Charri Jensen, was nominated for Adviser of the Year at the State Leadership Conference this year, she says, “the thing that is most rewarding to me as an Adviser is getting to know the kids that are involved. I love watching their growth and watching them succeed at things they never thought they could have done. I truly love the kids.”

Our Draper community benefits from such a large club in our city because FCCLA is a service and leadership oriented club. This past year they have performed service for the Draper community including making and donating treats for the Festival of Trees, earning more than $480 for CCHSs December Charity, and helping other members with their STAR Events.

“I am so proud of what FCCLA stands for F a m i l y, C a r e e r , C o m m u n i t y – i n m y o p i n i o n , these three things are the most important components in life. If we can make each of these things stronger then we have a bett e r o u t c o m e f o r o u r s o c i e t y,” s a i d C h a r r i J e n s e n , CC H S FCC LA Ad v i s e r.

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America is a national organization that encourages personal growth, prepares students for a career, fosters family and community involvement, and helps students become leaders.

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ach spring Draper and Sandy residents will see kids at local parks donning official looking uniforms with the logos of Major League Baseball (MLB) teams embroidered on their jerseys or emblazoned on their baseball caps. That can only mean one thing: The Southeast Valley Baseball Association (SVBA) season has officially begun.

“SVBA has chosen to use MLB team names and logos to help kids become excited about baseball and feel more a part of baseball. It makes the experience fun and exciting,” said Sarah Nelsen, CEO of the SVBA board of directors.

“Using MLB teams helps the kids live out a dream of playing in the major leagues. I remember every team that I played on when I played little league. It helps create a stronger connection to MLB teams. My kids have picked their favorite MLB teams and all of them are from teams they have played on,” said Paul England who is in charge of uniforms for SVBA. The league began in 2000, serving boys and girls ages five to 18, and it continues to run strong with an average annual registration of 550 baseball players. That breaks down to roughly 50 teams annually among the 7 divisions of SVBA. Those divisions include Rookie (T-ball ages 5-6), Machine Pitch (ages 6-7), Pee Wee

(ages 7-8), Minors (ages 9-10), Majors (ages 11-12), Babe Ruth (ages 13-15) and High School (ages 16-18).

SVBA is an affiliate of the Cal Ripken/ Babe Ruth organization and is a competitive league. Being an affiliate of Cal Ripken/ Babe Ruth affords the ability to play in tournaments against other affiliated leagues with the potential to advance from state and regional tournaments all the way through to the Little League World Series. The affiliation with the nationally recognized league also provides structure and accountability for the local organization as well as game rules and standards for tryouts.

“The goal of our league is to provide instruction and competitive opportunity. We have options for intact competitive teams to compete, but we also welcome new players.

Our goal is to teach them and develop them in a competitive baseball environment,” said Bo Jensen, president of the SBVA board.

Long before the first “crack” sound that comes with a ball hitting a baseball bat, Southeast Valley Baseball gets underway.

The twelve-member board of directors begins meeting on a monthly basis in August to plan ahead for the season and fundraising, then they meet more frequently beginning in January in preparation for spring baseball.

It’s a team effort on the part of the board, coordinating everything from the uniforms, trophies, players, fields, umpires, sponsorships and equipment. All of this to organize a CONTINUED >

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nine-week regular season and any All-Star or tournament play that happens once the regular season is complete.

Bo Jensen will serve as president of SVBA with the assistance of board members Ashley Boyle, Jon Clifford, Paul England, Valerie Fisher, Randy Hall, Cathy Knowlson, Sarah Nelsen, Annie Newman, Tom Newman, Tom Penrose and Mike Switzer.

SVBA is a non-profit organization, with all coaches and board members working on a volunteer basis. The only paid positions for the league are umpires for the games. Those umpires are often former or current players or anyone with a good knowledge of the game who is willing to assist in that capacity.

Registration for SVBA opens the third Friday in January and closes the first week of March. Following the close of registration, a “draft” or player assessment takes place in an effort to fairly divide the players among their age-appropriate teams. Then teams, coaches and schedules are finalized. Everyone who signs up by the registration deadline is guaranteed a spot on a SVBA team. Games happen Monday-Friday with each team typically playing one or two games per week in addition to practices. Rained out games can wreak havoc on set schedules for 50 teams, so Wednesdays are often reserved for make-up games.

The season officially begins with opening ceremonies held at Galena Park. “The opening ceremony is a way to bring our baseball families together to kick off the new season. As players move through divisions, they make a lot of friends along the way.

Opening ceremony is a fun time for these players to reconnect and build excitement for the season,” Cathy Knowlson said. The league invites guest speakers to the ceremony to share personal baseball experiences or speak about community and the importance of team sports, or to share a positive, inspirational message.

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Scores are kept at all SVBA games and submitted to the league after each game so that official scores as well as league-standings can be posted on the SVBA website. The site also highlights Home Run Derby Club members.

At the team level, coaches are encouraged to choose an MVP from each game and award that player a game ball.

Closing ceremonies to celebrate the season are held in June at Galena Park when trophies and medals are handed out and All-Star selections are announced.

SVBA had one of their teams go farther than ever before this past spring. The 11U (age eleven and under) Shock were state champions and went on to play in the regional tournament in Long Beach, California. “It is the first team from SVBA to advance to a regional tournament. We ended up losing all four games there, but we learned a lot and had a great time,” said Sarah Nelsen, parent of Shock players Bryce and Conner.

The team the Shock played against in Long Beach will go on to the 2018 Little League World Series. After watching this year’s Little League World Series on television and realizing his son’s SVBA team had played against a team who will be in the Little League World Series next year, Mark Stock said, “Very close to home…our boys were in that tournament. We need to cherish that. We are one lucky, skilled and blessed team!”

Justin Sutherland was one of the Shock coaches. “More so than coaching, it’s about the heart of the kids. We started practicing at an old Sports Authority building in West Valley City in late January. Keeping their spirits up, keeping their hearts in the game, learning from their mistakes and getting better from that, I think that’s the biggest thing. Even though we lost every game (at regionals), they realized how great they were to be there, how great they could be, and how much better they could get,” Sutherland said.

Members of the state championship Shock team were Nicholas Bassani, Tyson Kelly, Bryce Nelsen, Conner Nelsen, Kameron Stock, Deagan Thayne, Logan Thayne, Tyler Trapp, Jacob Troast, Noah Kim and Saimone Hafoka.

SVBA also had a 10U (ages 10 and under) primary team take second place at this year’s state tournament.

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SUE MORRIS QUILTER

Newborns, new brides and anyone who might need comfort in Sue Morris’ extensive family can always count on a handmade quilt from her.

Morris has made and gifted more than 500 quilts, oftentimes accompanied by a loaf of bread and homemade soup. With three of her own children, her five siblings, her husband’s four siblings and all their family members, she quips, “That’s a lot of quilts.”

But, it’s a fun tradition, she says, and one that “keeps me off the street and in the quilt stores.”

In her sewing room she keeps 14 large binders. Her husband of 54 years, Fred, has meticulously documented each quilt she’s given away. There’s photos of babies asleep on her quilts, teenagers seated on quilted bedspreads and handwritten letters of thanks.

“These are more important to me than any quilt,” she says of the binders. “It’s the history. I know when everyone got married, when they had their children.”

Quilting has always been central to Sue’s life. She was raised under a quilting frame, during an era when women got together and made quilts. Her mother, grandmother and aunts worked above on the quilt frame while she played below, trying to stay out of trouble.

Her mother was a utilitarian quilter, but her aunt, Lajean Larsen, was the artist, making beautiful quilts with exacting

techniques. As her mentor, Lajean took Sue to quilt guilds and classes. Decades later, Lajean called Sue in a panic one night, worried that all her unfinished quilts would be sent to Deseret Industries by her non-quilting sons when she was gone.

The next morning, Sue collected them all and found herself quite busy. One by one, she finished her aunt’s quilts and gave them to her aunt’s children.

Some of Sue’s quilt recipients don’t have it that easy. For newlyweds in the family, she holds a wheelbarrow party.

The gifted quilt is used as cushioning for the bride who sits in a wheelbarrow as the groom pushes her down and then back up the Morris’ long, steep driveway. Then they get the quilt.

“We’ve had some that haven’t shown up,” she says notably, her recently married grandson and his bride. “They’re balking.”

When she’s not making quilts or matrimonial mischief, Sue attends events with the Utah State Quilting Guild and Draper’s Piece of Heaven Quilters Guild. And, in order to keep age-old quilting traditions alive, once a week, she hosts women at her home to hand-stitch a quilt, often working outside on an enormous frame.

Sue claims not to be as precise as some her fellow guild members, whom she calls true artists. “But I can crank out a quilt,” she says. “I get enthused about it so it gets CONTINUED > done fairly fast.”

Above: Quilter Sue Morris.

Left: Quilter Sue Morris decorates her home with quilts.

Quilting has always been central to Sue’s life. She was raised under a quilting frame, during an era when women got together and made quilts. Her mother, grandmother and aunts worked above on the quilt frame while she played below, trying to stay out of trouble.

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MODERN TRADITIONALISTS (CON TI N U ED)

Right (Above): Jason Keller in his smithy (blacksmith's workshop).

JASON KELLER,

Left: Tools of the trade in Jason Keller's smithy.

Blacksmith, bladesmith and author Jason Keller calls himself a “hillbilly turned mountain man.” He left his Appalachian farm 21 years ago to ski Utah’s slopes and eventually made Draper’s foothills his new home.

Despite the change in locale, he draws much of his creativity from childhood experiences.

“I treasure my upbringing,” he says of growing up in rural Ohio where his days were spent catching catfish and camping by the river.

Large family get-togethers afforded him the opportunity to listen to his great-uncles tell World War II stories, join in impromptu fiddle pickin’ and enjoy his granny’s best dish—green beans cooked in pork fat.

Old-school craftsmanship, like knife making, wasn’t an art growing up, he says.

It was a way of life. Out in the country, Home Depot wasn’t around the corner and most household items were handcrafted, repaired or jury-rigged. His dad, who worked at a steel mill, made knives, sparking Keller’s interest. “You had to improvise,” he says. “And I am sure that shaped me into the artist I am today.”

He continues his dad’s knifesmith work in his own smithy (blacksmith’s workshop) complete with a steel anvil, hammer, post

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vice, grinder, and a furnace that cranks out heat at 1800 degrees Fahrenheit. He harvests high carbon, durable metals from junkyard-found coil springs and axles, heating and pounding them into finished work, be it a knife or an ornamental lantern holder.

He calls manipulating metal—using a balance of strength, control and focus—a primeval experience. “Mankind has been doing this for four or five thousand years,” he says. “Besides the propane, this is exactly how they did it back then. The principles are the same.”

Despite the heat and the furnace’s hiss, Keller says blacksmith work is serene. “There is something very satisfying about it,” he says. “I get downright filthy, but I enjoy the process.” He displays his knives and artwork at Draper’s Craft Fair, and has five nephews on the waiting list for a handcrafted knife.

Keller’s creativity also extends to the written page. His recently published book, “The Ballad of Edison Bestwell,” is written in Appalachian folklore style with characters and a storyline based on his hometown’s characters and his childhood experiences.

“Art provides a window into the past,” he says. “I’ve always liked that aspect of it, how things were like back then.”

Art provides a window into the past,” he says. “I’ve always liked that aspect of it, how things were like back then.

BLACKSMITH, BLADESMITH, AUTHOR

STEELE SMITH CARICATURE ARTIST

Most brothers would give their little sister a high-five when she gets a blue belt in Tae Kwon Do. But Steele Smith has a flair for the artistic. He immortalized his little sister’s achievement in a caricature drawing.

Seven-year-old Ziva is all smiles in the quirky, colorful framed portrait. It’s classic caricature with her small body in a white martial arts uniform, one leg in kick position. Her out-of-proportion, oversized head is the focus—notably, a big smile filled with lopsided teeth.

“She liked it,” says the 14-year-old Draper artist, “but maybe in a few years she won’t.”

Smith has been drawing for a long time, but found traditional portraiture drawing boring. “Sticking to the model wasn’t fun,” he says. So, he took up caricature drawing, an art form that allows him to ignore classic facial proportion and play with features and expressions that intrigue him.

“It might be...a funny-shaped nose or crooked teeth or something. I try to make that the focus... build everything else around it,” he says.

From photographs, he’s drawn celebrities, presidents, and members of the U.S. Olympic Water Polo Team. While seated in history class, he drew his teacher. In the Draper Park Middle School art contest, he won first place two years in a row for his caricatures of Einstein and Abraham Lincoln, respectively. Followers of his Instagram page, spinkick6_art, can see a time-lapse video of Steele creating those pieces.

His mom, Jennifer, says she enjoys seeing him with colored pencil in hand.

“He’s a science, math and athletics kind of person, so it’s nice to see him enjoy art. It’s good for his brain,” she says of her first-born child, who plays competitive water polo and has a second-degree blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do. She adds, “He’s out to conquer everything. Anything he does, he does his best.”

Right now, for Steele, drawing is an amusement, not a career ambition.

“When I get home from water polo practice, this is something fun and relaxing to do. It’s just a chill thing to do.”

When I get home from water polo practice, this is something fun and relaxing to do. It’s just a chill thing to do.

Left: Some of Steele Smith's caricatures of the U.S. Olympic Water Polo team.

Right (Below): Steele Smith with his sister, Ziva, and the caricature drawing he gave her for getting her blue belt in Tae Kwon Do.

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t’s time for our kids to head back to school, which can be harder for some kids than others—and hard for many parents. In order for everyone to adjust to the first month or two of school, it's a good idea to consider some ways to make the back-to-school transition smooth, and to set your kids (and you) up for a safe and healthy school year. Here are five back-to-school health tips to consider.

1. SET BEDTIMES

Kids (and adults!) need a healthy amount of sleep each night to stay focused throughout the day. Although sleep requirements vary among individuals, most adults need about eight hours of sleep each night, and children and adolescents typically need more than eight hours. Sticking to a routine is important, too, so don’t let weekends become late-night free-for-alls. [See chart for details.]

2. TEACH GOOD HYGIENE HABITS

With so many people around, germs are bound to be lurking in classrooms. To help your kids avoid getting sick (and prevent them from bringing germs home), it's important to show them how to protect themselves. Teach them to wash their hands after they use the restroom and before they go to lunch or eat a snack. It may be smart to provide your children with on-the-go hand sanitizer to use when washing their hands isn't convenient. Some teachers even keep a large bottle of hand sanitizer for the class to use. You should also instruct them not to share food or drinks with other kids—especially kids who are visibly sick.

3. STOCK UP ON HEALTHY FOODS

It might be easy to pack your kids' lunches with premade snacks and drinks—or let them eat school lunch regularly—but a healthy diet is of the utmost importance, and junk foods just don't fit into the equation. Make it easier for yourself by stocking up on healthy foods like fruits, vegetables, whole-grain bread, and lean protein like turkey. Take a few minutes during the weekend to cut up fruits and vegetables and prepare things like tuna salad or hard-boiled eggs for convenience on school mornings, and buy plenty of containers for nutritious dinner leftovers. Consider getting a small ice pack and an insulated lunch bag to allow more variety. Make it easier for your kids to choose the healthy option—though it may still take some time for them to fully jump on the healthy snack bandwagon.

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4. GET VACCINATED

You, your partner, and your children should all get vaccinated as early as possible in the school year. Many schools require certain vaccinations before children can enroll. Talk to your children's healthcare provider and your doctor to find out which ones are recommended, and consider getting a flu vaccine, too. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends an annual flu vaccine for everyone 6 months of age and older.

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Back-to-school season is stressful for kids and parents alike, and too much stress can lead to a variety of health issues like insomnia and sluggish immune systems. Help manage stress by talking to your children about anything that's bothering them, and take care not to overload anyone's schedule, including your own. Homework and after-school activities are important, but it's also essential to take time to relax, play, and spend time as a family. A balanced life is a healthy life.

All in all, going back to school can and should be a fun time for you and your kids.

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Parting Thoughts

Giving Back By Sharing Our Abundance REACHING OUT TO AT-RISK CHILDREN IN ROMANIA

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n the summer of 2014 I volunteered as an intern in Iasi, Romania, where I worked with institutionalized children in an orphanage as well as in a local hospital. This had a profound influence on my heart and world view. Since 2004, all international adoptions have been banned in Romania. While the European Union has encouraged foster care, the reality is that it is not meeting the needs of all institutionalized children. Those with serious physical and emotional needs are especially at-risk because they might not ever have the opportunity to be placed with a family. I hope the opportunity will one day come again for international adoption to be opened.

I have a lot of love and respect for the caregivers at the orphanage because of their support to those children in need, especially when they are faced with the overwhelming task of caring for each of the many children in the institution. Although the children in Iasi receive lots of love from the Romanian caregivers and American volunteers alike, there are unfortunately many other children throughout Romania who suffer from abandonment, abuse and a lack of basic necessities.

While living and working in Romania, I became aware of Bridge of Love, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Laurie and Scott Lundberg founded this humanitarian organization in 2001 after experiencing firsthand the heart-wrenching circumstances of many institutionalized Romanian children. They oversee and carry out various projects and endeavors dealing with children and youth in Romania, one of which is to provide diapers and wipes

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for children in the local hospital, orphanage, women's shelter, and village babies in serious need.

This year, Rasmussen Farms, (my parents' local produce business since 1976) is excited to announce a fundraising event to be held on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at 12244 South 900 East in Draper at our pumpkin patch from 4:00 p.m. until dark. Rasmussen Farms is donating a portion of proceeds that day to benefit the Bridge of Love Diaper Fund. The event will include treats, games, face-painting, Sammy the Clown with balloons, a free family photo, raffle prizes and of course, pumpkins! Any and all families and individuals are welcome to come! Everything donated goes to the children!

Those who are unable to attend but still interested in donating may still make a donation at Rasmussen Farms during the month of October, Monday-Saturday from noon until dark.

Although the world is full of chaos and angst, there are many kind and generous individuals in Draper and throughout our community. We each carry an obligation and stewardship individually and in our families, but we also have a responsibility to take care of each other as we can! This is a simple but significant way to give back and share our abundance.

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