In light of all we have to be thankful for, Initial Outfitters presents A Night of Thanksgiving. “Like” Initial Outfitters on Facebook and check out what some of our consultants had to say about the video and Charlie’s Lunch Ministries!
College football season kicks off tomorrow…are you ready!? Stand out and beat the heat at the next tailgate with a super cute personalized can cooler, 6-pack insulated Charlie’s Lunchbox, and cap! With a variety of colors available in each, you are sure to find the perfect color combination for you (catalog pages 62,68,&69)! Who will you be cheering for this season?!
Check out our Facebook page and style blog to see “Our Obsessions” weekly! We will feature our latest obsession AND we will put together a look (or looks!) we love with the featured pieces. Get tips on how to wear and get the most out of your accessories – from wood to pearls to bright shells, we will cover them all! Be sure to check it out each week! You don’t want to miss out on these great style ideas!
Look for the monthly contest, too!
Oh my gosh how cute are these!!? We are obsessed with our new Printed Pocket Charlie’s Lunchbox Collection introduced on Monday! Send your kids back to school in style with these ADORABLE printed lunchboxes personalized just for them…and feed a child while doing it! 100% of our profits from these lunchboxes go to feeding hungry children! Which one is your favorite!?
This lady bug print is TOO CUTE and perfect for every girl! And you know what little boys are made of…”frogs and snails and puppy dog tails”…great for any little boy!
For your little ballerina! We love how girly this lunchbox is! Plus, with the purchase of 1 lunchbox, a child is fed for almost a month!
Sail away with this nautical sailboat lunchbox! And be oh so stylish with the trendy owl print! Great for girls of all ages!
This lunchbox is perfect for your little cowboy!
From the 480 children who benefit from your purchase of a Charlie's Lunchbox...Muchas gracias! Thank you!
Check out our Facebook page and style blog to see “Our Obsessions” weekly! We will feature our latest obsession AND we will put together a look (or looks!) we love with the featured pieces. Get tips on how to wear and get the most out of your accessories – from wood to pearls to bright shells, we will cover them all! Be sure to check it out each week! You don’t want to miss out on these great style ideas!
Look for the monthly contest, too!
Southern Child Magazine has a great article about Charlie’s Lunch and Initial Outfitters. It’s a great read – you should go check it out!
$100,000! That is the total amount of money that Initial Outfitters has raised for Charlie’s Lunch in just a little over 2 years! That represents over 120,000 lunches plus kitchens and lunchrooms that have been equipped! We have sold over 11,000 Charlie’s Lunchboxes during that time… that makes our Charlie’s Lunchboxes our #1 product! This was one of our big announcements at conference in August!
We are thrilled with our success to date, and are very excited about what is to come. We have 2 of our 8 lunchrooms fully funded for 2011, and need to sell an additional 3432 lunchboxes to meet our commitment for 2011. We can do it!
It starts with giving lunch to a hungry child, and changes lives for eternity! Please continue to pray for this ministry, for our kids, and our volunteers. It is not easy to keep these lunchrooms going, but they do it with huge smiles on their faces, and arms wide open to give hugs all around!
Did you know…just from rounding up totals and selling groups of lunches, we funded more than 1 entire lunchroom for a year? That’s over 60 children who are being fed, for a year, because thousands of people chose to round up their totals. Those pennies that seem so insignificant become very significant when totaled together!
Jim and Alicia just spent a week in Cuernavaca Mexico on a mission trip that served the communities where our Charlie’s Lunchrooms are located. What an amazing week it was! Our kids, along with several parents and other families in the communities were brought to a medical and dental clinic by bus each day. They were offered free medical and dental consultations along with free medications, had the opportunity to go to the hair salon…lice treatments for all followed by cuts, styles, color – whatever they wanted! Evangelism programs ran throughout the day, and the result was amazing! 2780 medical/dental consultations and at least 195 decisions to accept Christ!
It starts with giving lunch to a hungry child, and changes lives for eternity! Please continue to pray for this ministry, for our kids, and our volunteers. It is not easy to keep these lunchrooms going, but they do it with huge smiles on their faces, and arms wide open to give hugs all around!
Did you know…
Throughout Latin America, one of the favorite beverages year round is fruit water. These refreshing drinks are as surprisingly delicious as they are healthy.
These are so popular that they are served in pitchers for the table to share family style. They are also sold by the glass out of huge pickle jars in the markets. It’s like a healthy version of Kool-Aid, and very refreshing. The most popular flavors are watermelon and melon!
Served in our personalized acrylic glasses and pitcher, this will be a personal, colorful, unique addition to any summer meal or backyard barbecue! Delicious!
Put the diced watermelon in the blender with 2 cups of the water and blend until the black seeds break up (about 1-2 minutes.) Let the ground seeds and pulp settle to the bottom, then pour the liquid into a pitcher, leaving the seeds in the blender. Add the remaining water and sugar, and stir well. Chill before serving. Enjoy!
Prepare as above, realizing that this will be just a little thicker and pulpier by nature of the melon!
These recipes are from our Charlie’s Lunch Cookbook. Featuring popular recipes from the seven countries where lunchrooms operate, 100% of the profits go to feed the 480 children in the 8 Charlie’s Lunchrooms sponsored by Initial Outfitters. The Charlie’s Lunch Cookbook is $12.
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