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2013 Contact: Karen Burdnell, Childrens Library Associate Work: (410) 396-0996 Celebrate National Salsa Month Herring Run Branch, Monday, May 20, 2012, 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. From the Garden to the Salsa Bowl. Watch chefs from the Culinary Arts School display their chopping skills as they create fresh salsa in honor of National Salsa Month. BALTIMORE, MD Come celebrate the spicy month of May. The Herring Run Branch Library of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, in partnership with The Culinary Arts Institute, will host a salsa making workshop complete with chips for tasting. Plenty to sample and all recipes will be available to take home for your personal cookbook. Eat your heart out Food Network! For more information on National Salsa Month visit www.prattlibrary.org. Also look for the Pratt Library on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Foursquare and YouTube. Remember at the Enoch Pratt Free Library: Your journey starts here.

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1. 2013 Contact: Karen Burdnell, Childrens Library Associate Work: (410) 396-0996 Celebrate National Salsa Month Herring Run Branch, Monday, May 23, 2012, 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Easy, Quick and Yummy Good for You. Join Mrs. Mary Brown from the Judy Center as she makes her special preschool salsa in honor of National Salsa Month. They always eat it all up. BALTIMORE, MD Come celebrate the spicy month of May. The Herring Run Branch Library of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, in partnership with The Judy Center, will host a salsa making preschool storytime complete with chips for munching and recipes to take home. The most popular storytime last year, we have been asked to make it an annual presentation. For more information on National Salsa Month visit www.prattlibrary.org. Also look for the Pratt Library on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Foursquare and YouTube. Remember at the Enoch Pratt Free Library: Your journey starts here.

Session 14 Project Program Title: The Spicy Month of May: Celebrating National Salsa Month Proposed by Karen Burdnell, kburdnel@prattlibrary.org, 410-396-0996 Location: Enoch Pratt Free Library, Herring Run Branch, 3801 Erdman Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21213, Program Goals: Nutritional presentation for two groups Target Audience: toddlers, school aged students, and tweens Enhancing the quality of life for children by showcasing nutritionally sound foods
Pratt mission: "to provide equal access to information and services that empower, enrich, and enhance the quality of life for all." (Enoch Pratt Free Library)

This program will support the following Maryland Model for School Readiness (MMSR) standards (http://mdk12.org/instruction/ensure/MMSR/MMSRpkFrameworkAndStandards.pdf)
CONTENT STANDARD 6.0: NUTRITION AND FITNESS-Students will demonstrate the ability to use nutrition and fitness knowledge, skills, and strategies to promote a healthy lifestyle. I. Indicators Objectives A. Responses to Food 1. Students will identify the relationship between food and the senses a. Recognize that foods have different tastes such as, sweet, sour, bitter, and salty E. Food and Health 1. Recognize the relationship between food and health a. Tell why the body needs food

Program Description/Date/Time: From the Garden to the Salsa Bowl (Ages 6 through 12) Monday, May 20, 2013 4:00 p. m. The presenters, students from the culinary school, will demonstrate how to make salsas using fresh ingredients and culinary dexterity. All salsas will be consumed by the audience and recipes for the salsas will be available. Easy, Quick and Yummy Good for You (Preschool) Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:30 a.m. Mary Brown of the Judy Center will demonstrate how to make yummy salsa from canned fruits and vegetable for the day care children and provide samples for the children to taste. Setting Up the Event/Program Implementation Obtain approval of branch manager Reserve meeting space Contact possible community partners Judy Center to reserve date for Mary Brown Stratford University for cooking school chefs/students to demonstrate

Giant Foods (possible fresh food donations) Local Banks and Businesses (Donations of $$ toward materials) Advertising: Pratt Compass (Deadline January 31) Flyers (Encina Roswell, Pratt Library) Bulletin Board Display (May 1) Book Display: Cooking, Recipes and Nutrition (May 1) Potential Local Partnerships Judy Center, Resources for Day Care Providers and parents Giant Foods Local Banks and Businesses Stratford University, Culinary Arts Division Program Evaluation Participant Numbers Pratt Outreach Evaluation Recipes for distribution We did this last year on a much smaller scale. I did the demonstration for the school aged group. Mary Brown from the Judy Center did the Pre-school presentation. I would not do social networking in order to keep the audience manageable.