PARENTING ● EDUCATION ● ASSISTANCE ● SUPPORT
Magazine September 2013 www.peasintheirpods.com
HAVE YOU SEEN ME? ANJALAYIAH KALYSSA HICKS Missing
Dalton Georgia OCTOBER 2011
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Parenting ● Education ● Assistance ● Support Website: www.peasintheirpods.com Peas In Their Pods is an incorporated not-for-profit organization that provides a specific service to those who have missing loved ones. The organization is self-funded, and is comprised of a team of volunteers who work diligently to assist families during their time of greatest need. We are here to help parents find their missing children. We do not take the place of the Amber Alert System. We simply pick up where they leave off or never engage due to program criteria. Peas In Their Pods Organizational goal takes pride in helping to find missing children of
Peas In Their Pods Staff Janice Lowery Chief Executive Officer Gaétane Borders President/ Training Specialist Yolanda Butler Business Consultant Denise Bethune Editor P.E.A.S. Magazine Publicity Manager Paula Whitebear Administrative Assistant Vickie Britton Researcher Missing Children Anita Harris Parent Mentor Marcus Dent Guardian Angel Nancy Fairbanks Webmaster
Featured Organizations
6. Beautiful Legacy
Achieve Social,Spiritual, Financial and Academic success for young women
8. The Stop Bullying Club To make significant change in a lot of children's lives
10. GIRL POWER UNITED, INC
Positively empower the lives of teenage girls through education, awareness, inspiration, and mentorship..
15. GIRLEFFECT.ORG
Girls are the most powerful force for positive change on the planet.
* Monthly Contributors 4. Gaetane Borders Parenting Corner 16. Author Sharon Fox Comfort Food for the Mind, Body & Soul 18. Pat Holmes Monthly Treat 17. Paula Whitebear - Burton Encouragement
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Rilya Alert: MISSING: HAVE YOU SEEN ME?
San Diego, California Jahi Turner
Alabama Fred Wright
Oakland California Hassani Campbell
Santa Maria California Laurence Brannum
Eloy Arizona Ptah Diamond
DID YOU KNOW? A child goes missing every 43 seconds in America. That comes to 765,000 children a year. 42 percent represent African American Children. One child missing is one too many. If you have any information in helping to find all the missing children featured please contact your local authorities or The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678
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PARENTING CORNER
Preparing For The School Year Gaetane Borders President PITPS
In the upcoming weeks, millions of parents will be packing lunches, buying new school clothes, and putting their kids on school buses while waving goodbye tearfully. That’s right, a new school year is upon us! Although the back to school store sales often signify the end to a fun summer vacation, many parents are caught off guard by the quickly approaching first day of school. Here are some helpful tips to ensure that your school-ager has a successful and safe academic year. Make sure that they get enough sleep and eat a proper breakfast. These steps are fundamental. It’s simple…if children are tired or hungry they will be sleepy and irritable. Therefore, they won’t learn! Get them excited about the school year. Talk to them about the expectations and what they will learn that year. Make sure to attend the orientation sessions that schools offer so that they can meet their new teacher. This will greatly help to decrease any first day anxieties. Show Them the Way. If they are new to the school, your child should be acclimated to their new environment. Go with them on the first day, but DO NOT linger around too long as this will make separation more difficult for both of you. Prepare the Teacher. Let your child’s teacher know of any medical, behavioral, or emotional concerns. This is critically important is your son or daughter has allergies. In this case, there are special forms that would need to be completed to ensure your child’s safety. Make certain they know their personal contact information. Even before your son or daughter is old enough to ride the school bus, they should know their full name, address, and telephone number. Knowing this information could very well save their life if in unfortunate circumstances. Be a role model. It is not only important that you say how important edu-
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cation is, you must demonstrate it as well. Sit with your child and monitor them as they complete homework; ask pointed questions about their school day; attend parent/teacher conferences; volunteer to come in and read to the class or chaperone field trips; and last (but not least), pick up a book and read in their presence. The truth is that the first day of school can be equally anxiety provoking for parents as it is for children. This is especially the case for the youngsters who have never been away from mommy or daddy. However, just remember that this is just a part of the developmental cycle, and that great things will come from it. Be prepared for the ups and the downs, but make certain to take many pictures, as they are sure to grow faster than you think! Happy Parenting, Gaetane is one of Georgia's highly acclaimed School Psychologists, and has devoted her life to making an impact in the lives of families. She is an advocate of children rights, and works tirelessly to help parents achieve healthy, harmonious, and emotionally stable environments for children. As President of Peas in Their Pods, Gaétane helps to spread awareness about the epidemic of child abduction, and aims to arm parents with the knowledge necessary to prevent such tragedies.
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Discovering Two Worlds: Mixed Ancestry Jay and Nia are the children of two worlds, and as they'll discover, they can enjoy the best of both. From Mommy's jazz beats to Daddy's classical piano, readers will dance with the twins through a book that explores what it is to be of mixed ancestry, proving that a child is more than the sum of their parents. This book is the first in the I Am series. Full color.Jay and Nia are the children of two worlds, and as they'll discover, they can enjoy the best of both. From Mommy's jazz beats to Daddy's classical piano, readers will dance with the twins through a book that explores what it is to be of mixed ancestry, proving that a child is more than the sum of their parents. This book is the first in the I Am series. Available on Barnes & Noble 66 P.E.A.S Magazine September 2013 Edition
Rilya Alert MISSING: HAVE YOU SEEN ME? Anjalayiah Kalyssa Hicks Not judging either parent in this case, just wondering if this situation could have been avoided. After reading several reports on the case of missing Anjalayiah, over and over (truly the legal implications will have your head spinning).one issue that stood out, paternity?...Does the biological father have rights? A lot of states treat paternity — is somebody the father of a child? — as one issue. When you are the biological father you are the legal father. Georgia is a little bit different. It says the biological father is paternity, and that can be established by agreement of the parents on the birth certificate or in court ... but even if you’re the biological father, you’re not necessarily the legal father until you legitimate the child.” So if I am understanding correctly if a woman bears a child out of wedlock the mother has full paternal rights even if the father is present. “Until the father legitimates the child — even if she agrees he’s the father, even if he’s on the birth certificate and even if he’s paying child support — he has no parental authority in Georgia,” she said. “I think it’s pretty harsh. Most states take the position ... that once you’re the father, you’re the father, both legally and biologically.” “Legitimating” the child means a parent has to go through a legal process in the court system. Hicks said after Anjalayiah was born he signed the birth certificate, but he and Brandy Reyes-Rios “split up” when the child was 12 to 18 months old. (Burnett, Attorney representing biological father). Case Type: Family Abduction DOB: Feb 13, 2006 Sex: Female Missing Date: Oct 15, 2011 Race: Biracial Age Now: 7 eight:4'1" (124 cm) Missing City: DALTON Weight: 45 lbs (20 kg) Missing State : GA Hair Color: Brown Missing Country: United States Eye Color: Brown Case Number: NCMC1186986.
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Circumstances: Anjalayiah was seen October, 15, 2011. She may be in the company of her mother and an adult male. They may travel to Mexico. Anjalayiah is biracial. She is Black and White. Anjalayiah may go by the nickname Lay-Lay and the alias last name Reyes-Rios. In any case Anjalayiah is believed to be with her mother whom according to reports has married and living in Mexico. Personally our concern is about Anjalayiah safety and welfare. I wonder what is going thru her little soul right now, and does she know that missing posters are everywhere trying to find her. Even if she is found what will happened to this little girl, what will the laws do for her. If you have information on Anjalayiah please contact The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678. Shundy Hicks (biological father) holds a picture of his daughter Anjalayiah Kalyssa Hicks, whom he hasn’t seen in months and fears may be in Mexico. If you have information on the location of Anjalayiah Kalyssa Hicks, call the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office at (706) 278-1233.
Achieve Social,Spiritual, Financial and Academic success for young women Bianca Ash CEO/Founder Beautiful Legacy is a nonprofit organization providing mentoring, leadership, and goal oriented programs for young women ages 8-22 in the Greater Atlanta area. Beautiful Legacy is an organization designed to provide young ladies with access to the resources and tools necessary to achieve social, spiritual, financial and academic success. The goal is to help each young lady achieve overall and individual success in all areas of her life. Beautiful Legacy has developed programs and workshops to meet the needs of the young women and help them achieve success on all levels. It is our belief that you must cater to all aspects of the young lady in order to help her achieve optimal success and live the fullest life. Our mission is to educate, equip, and empower young women to leave their own unique footprint. Beautiful Legacy wants to motivate, inspire, and challenge young women to achieve their highest potential while building an inheritance for the future. Beautiful Legacy Inc. was founded in Aug 2012 by Bianca Ash. Miss Ash is a dynamic and powerful 31 year old mentor, speaker, leader, and entrepreneur who has worked with youth for more than ten years through her associations and volunteer work in her church and community. She holds a Master’s in Public Administration and is working on a second Master’s in Youth Development. Her enthusiasm for seeing young women succeed and fulfill their purpose and destiny is what drove her to create Beautiful Legacy Inc. Beautiful Legacy offers young women an opportunity to work with a caring mentor to improve their ability to develop a positive attitude towards their future. It gives them a sense of hope and belonging that cannot be achieved through any other relationship. The long-term goal of the organization is to empower the young woman to think beyond her circumstances, make better choices, and take advantage of amazing opportunities. This will provide the young woman with a story that is always unfolding and never standing still. Our vision is to create a global and multicultural network of strong young women who are leaders within their communities and also have moral integrity by providing programs that enrich their 88 P.E.A.S Magazine September 2013 Edition
leadership skills as well as develop them socially, culturally, and academically. We desire to leave each young lady a little better than she was before by imparting wisdom, helping her to understand true beauty and giving her everlasting knowledge. Our website is www.mybeautifullegacy.org Follow us on twitter @myb2fullegacy, Facebook at Beautiful Legacy Inc., and Instagram at beautifullegacyinc
Rilya Alert MISSING: HAVE YOU SEEN ME?
Silver Springs Maryland Erica Turay
Detroit Michigan Bianca Jones
Willingboro New Jersey Celina Mays
St. Louis Missouri Kelly Allen
Berkeley Missouri Shemika Cosby
"Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate�
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Marcus Williams mission: To make significant change in a lot of children's lives. "The Stop Bullying Club" book was originally for my entrepreneurship class in high school. The illustrator, Elizabeth Pendergast, drew pictures campaigning anti-bullying around the hallways of my school. Her pictures looked so appealing to young children that it gave me the idea of publishing the book. After "The Stop Bullying Club" book was published in April 2011, the book was getting a lot of publicity in the local media in Charleston, South Carolina and a lot of schools were contacting me about their bullying problem. Each story that was told to me was sad and emotional. I felt compelled and motivated to do something, but I didn't know what to do at the time. I decided to do some research about bullying to educate myself more on this issue. Over the summer of 2011, Mr. Bailey of YesCarolina nominated me to become a contestant of the Network for 1010 P.E.A.S Magazine September 2013 Edition
Teaching Entrepreneurship's (NFTE) National Youth Business Plan competition in New York City. We came up with the idea of making a non-profit organization based off "The Stop Bullying Club" book. I created the business plan for The Stop Bullying Club and I presented it in the competition in New York City. Unfortunately I didn’t win the competition, but Steve Mariotti, the founder of NFTE, encouraged me to continue The Stop Bullying Club non-profit organization because he believed in me and the business stating that I’ll make a significant change in a lot of children's lives. Steve Mariotti's word of encouragement was fuel I needed to take action. Because I already created a business plan for The Stop Bullying Club, I knew exactly how to start and run the business. Within weeks after the business plan competition I started visiting more
elementary schools, sharing the message of The Stop Bullying Club to students all over the Charleston County School District.
RILYA Alert Criteria• *The abduction is of a child age 17 years or younger. The parent must have contacted law enforcement to report child missing. *A RILYA Alert may also be issued if the child is classified as a runaway by the police. If the parent has reported missing child and has convincing evidence that child does not have a history of running away, an alert will be initiated within the 1st hour.
verified prior to RILYA Alert. *The law-enforcement agency believes the child is in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.
*All children of color meeting the criteria for the Amber Alert will also receive the RILYA Alert If these criteria are met, alert information is assembled for public distribution. This information may include descriptions and pictures of the missing child, the *We recognize that at times, suspected abductor, and a not all information is readily suspected vehicle along with available (ie. license plate numbers, name of abductor, or any other information available and valuable to identifying witness to abduction. In such the child and suspect. cases, the available information will be reviewed and
Mini Omelette Muffins: Ife Johari Ingredients: turkey sausage onions spinach cheese (Of course you can use the ingredients you like best in your omelettes) Cook your meat choice and onions first. The spinach and cheese will cook in the oven. Scramble your eggs in a bowl. Grease your muffin pan with a little olive oil and place ingredients in the muffin pans. Then pour the eggs over the ingredients (do not fill to the top as the omelettes will rise). Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees and ENJOY! 1111 P.E.A.S Magazine September 2013 Edition
Founded by Ms. Nakisha Varlack-Harris in 2010, she wanted to not only enrich the lives of her two daughters but young women throughout the world. Her vision for Girl Power United was ignited by her passion to inspire girls by enabling them to recognize their inner ability to achieve greatness and reach their full potential. Her daughters are a source of inspiration as she prepares them to meet society’s challenges while reinforcing positive attitudes and behaviors. Nakisha currently serves as President of Girl Power United, Inc. Ms. Charmin Rickards joined GPU as a Co-Founder in 2011 and eagerly took on a leadership role. Inspired by the vision and mission of GPU, Ms. Rickards embraced the core values and the partnership created and opportunity for the two to work diligently towards establishing a solid foundation. Her primary inspiration is to build and leave a legacy for her daughter as well as the desire to ensure that she is prepared through education, mentorship, and awareness. She believes that exposure to different programs will inspire teens and provide a resource to opportunities that may not have been available to them through other means. Charmin Rickards currently serves as Execu1212 P.E.A.S Magazine September 2013 Edition
tive Vice President of Girl Power United, Inc. Simply stated Girl Power United is conceived out of a fervent desire to inspire and empower girls regardless of ethnicity, cultural, or economical standing. Girl Power United (GPU) has a mission to positively empower the lives of teenage girls through education, awareness, inspiration, and mentorship.. Girl Power United (GPU) is a non-profit volunteer led organization that focuses on positively empowering the lives of young girls between the ages of 12 and 19. The GPU staff and team of volunteers work to inspire teenage girls from all facets of the community to view their aspirations as possibilities to achieve greatness. We offer mentoring, training, advice, and guidance on many issues that ...teenage girls face as they progress into adulthood. GPU will continue to unite a coalition of empowered minds to produce the next generation of educated and successful young female leaders. GPU Values Using our core values as a set of empowerment tools, GPU provides encouragement and support to teenage girls while developing their full potential towards becoming educated and successful young women. • Visualize Success in Your Life • Aspire to Make a Difference • Respect Yourself • Lead to Empower Others • Accomplish Goals • Create a Bright Future • Keep God as Your Strength & Foundation Targets girls ages 12-19. Middle School and High School girls. Volunteers 18+ who are out of High School.
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Rilya Alert MISSING: HAVE YOU SEEN ME?
Goose Creek South Carolina Kevin McClam
Syracuse New York Qua’Mere Rogers
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New York New York Christopher Dansby
Jefferson Lousiana Corey Gilbert
Phoenix Arizona Myron Traylor
Remembering Violets © 01.16.13 (Dedicated to the memory of every missing brown child) Delicate African Violets Plucked from the cracks ... Of the playground’s concrete As mothers’ hearts weep And futures’ ambitions leak Into oblivion The night catches a glimpse Of tenderness as darkness Rapes hope from a Father’s soul Navy blue soldiers scour Back alleys, dank hallways And the corridors of familiar An ever present glowing box Chronicles the story of dead flowers Gone to glory too soon And time stands still For memories embedded Into brown generations Decades forget And a death is born The beginning of endings Life swings on The pendulum of sorrow Yet the Heavens continue
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Girls can play a crucial role in solving the most persistent development problems we face in the world today. Girls are the most powerful force for positive change on the planet. Welcome to the girl effect. Girls can play a crucial role in solving the most persistent development problems we face in the world today. When we include girls in education, health and economic investment we have a better chance of preventing issues such as child marriage, teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and breaking the inter-generational cycle of poverty. But girls can't do it alone; they need the world to listen to them and invest in their potential. The girl effect is a movement. It's about leveraging the unique potential of adolescent girls to end poverty for themselves, their families, their communities, their countries and the world. It's about making girls visible and changing their social and economic dynamics by providing them with specific, powerful and relevant resources. Created by the Nike Foundation in collaboration with the NoVo ...Foundation, United Nations Foundation and Coalition for Adolescent Girls, the girl effect is fuelled by hundreds of thousands of girl champions who recognise the untapped potential of adolescent girls living in poverty. In India, adolescent pregnancy results in nearly $10billion in lost potential income per year. In Uganda, 85 per cent of girls leave school early, resulting in $10 billion in lost potential earnings. By delaying child marriage and early birth for one million girls in Bangladesh,
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the country could potentially add $69 billion to the national income over these girls' lifetimes. It's an investment we cannot afford to overlook. On girleffect.org you'll find the information and tools you need to make the case for girls. We need more people to get the word out, and we need more advocates for change in government, business, healthcare, education and at grassroots level. This is where you come in. On our site, you'll discover case studies that show the girl effect in action, plus toolkits, images, videos and insights documents to download and use in your own work. And this is just the start. Take our content. Use it. Share it. Join the movement; change the world.
MONTHLY TREAT PAT HOLMES
Fresh Corn Tomato Salad 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar 2 teaspoons kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 6 ears fresh corn, husked (about 4 cups corn kernels) 2 cups red or orange grape tomatoes, halved 1 bunch scallions (white and green), thinly sliced 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into small cubes 1 1/2 cups fresh basil leaves Directions Whisk the vinegar, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in the oil, starting with a few drops and then adding the rest in a steady stream, to make a smooth dressing. Shear off the corn kernels with a sharp knife over a bowl. Toss in the tomatoes, scallions, and mozzarella. Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss to coat. Cover and let set for 15 minutes or up to 2 hours. Before serving tear the basil over the salad and stir. 1818 P.E.A.S Magazine September 2013 Edition
Rilya Alert MISSING: HAVE YOU SEEN ME?
Alabama
Laquanta Riley
Orlando Florida
Ashani Creighton
Still Standing
Boynton Beach Florida Hattie Burton
Shelby North Carolina LaGrande North Carolina Asha Degree
Timeka Pridgen
Paula Whitebear-Burton
Where does your faith lie…is it in your own actions, in the actions of others, or is it in God? This is a question that we all have to and should stop to think about because this is what determines the outcome of every situation that we encounter. It is the ending result in where we fall in line when it comes to a resolution of the trials and tribulations that we experience no matter how great or small that they are. For me, writing the encouragement letter “Just Stand” said it all, and so now I’m telling you all that I’m “Still Standing”…has it been easy…no way, and every day that I go through is a challenge, but I know in my heart of hearts that I can’t give up, that I have to keep going. Challenging my storm is what I do daily, and while it’s hard, at the end of the day I say “thank you Lord anyhow” and I know that the good Lord knows what that means and where my heart is on that. I know that the Lord knows me better than I know myself and He knows exactly what I can and can’t handle even when I say I can’t. A journey is what we are faced with on a daily basis and our inclusions not exclusions to the obstacles that the journey will bring is not a recipe of defeat.
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We have to look towards the future and not at the past as the past is nothing that we can change. Even when you are down, you are not out; even when you’ve felt alone you are not considering none of us are immune to the trials and tribulations of life. Victory is the prescription that we all posses and that is something that we must hold fast to. As we crossover into the month of Thanksgiving, we all have a lot to be thankful for even when it feels like we are at our wits end. We have our life to be thankful for as many did not make it to view the day that we are able to view, to take in the sights around us that God has shared His grace with us to experience. No matter what we go through, no matter how hard it may get, even in the moment where we feel that things haven’t worked out as we’d hoped, even when we say there is so much to shake our heads on when we think about the things that we’ve had to deal with in our lifetime, some more devastating than others; the reality is that we’re here, we have been blessed to see another day and make it through another storm...we are Still Standing.
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COOKING WITH AUTHOR SHARON FOX Comfort Food for the Mind, Body & Soul SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons onion powder 2 tablespoons garlic powder 1 teaspoon cayenne 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 4 pork chops, 3/4-inch thick, bone-in 1/4 cup olive oil 1 cup chicken broth 1/2 cup buttermilk Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, for garnish (optional) Directions: Put the flour in a shallow platter and add the onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper; mix with a fork to distribute evenly. Pat the pork chops dry with paper towels to remove any moisture and then dredge them in the seasoned flour; shaking off the excess. Heat a large saute pan or cast iron skillet over medium heat and coat with the oil. When the oil is nice and hot, lay the pork chops in the pan in a single layer and fry for 3 minutes on each side until golden brown. Remove the pork chops from the pan and add a little sprinkle of seasoned flour to the pan drippings. Mix the flour into the fat to dissolve and then pour in the chicken broth in. Let the liquid cook down for 5 minutes to reduce and thicken slightly. Stir in the buttermilk to make a creamy gravy and return the pork chops to the pan, covering them with the sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes until the pork is cooked through. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with chopped parsley before serving. (garnish optional)
CARAMEL APPLE STICKY BREAD
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup milk 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup butter, cubed 1 egg 1 1/2 cups finely chopped peeled apples Topping:1 cup packed brown sugar 3/4 cup butter, cubed 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or 3/4 cup pecans 1 tablespoon water 1 tablespoon corn syrup 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, yeast, sugar and salt. In a saucepan, heat the milk, water and butter to 120 to 130 degrees. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add egg; beat until smooth. Stir in remaining flour and apples. Do not knead. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a sauce pan, combine the topping ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring until blended. Pour into an ungreased n 13x9x2 inch nonstick baking dish. Stir dough down. Spoon walnut sized pieces of dough over nut mixture. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 1 minute before inverting onto a large serving platter.
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