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Oct. 2012 UPCOMING EVENTS livepage.apple.com School Supplies Contest • JGF Monthly
Contents • How to Be an Effective Listener • Preparing Candy Apples • Halloween Safety Tips • Save Money on Halloween Costumes • Scholarships
Volume 1 Issue 5
How to Be an Effective Listener Written by: Jenna Green
Good listeners find ways to improve their listening skills by understanding the listening process and learning how to overcome potential listening skill barriers. For instance, one common barrier is prejudgment- making up your mind before truly hearing what the other person has to say. Assumptions do not work in every area of your life. What makes an effective listener? Effective listeners: • Listen actively • Look for opportunities to learn • Don’t assume they already know everything that’s important to know • Don’t interrupt whenever they disagree or don’t understand • Make frequent eye contact with the speaker • Stay focused on the speaker and the content • Ask meaningful and empowering questions • Use body language to express their interest • Become very attentive • Do not interrogate • Do not try to think of their response in their head while listening
Scholarships. • Try to be optimistic if possible • Never poke fun or ridicule the speaker 1. Central Intelligence Agency ( Due October • Refrain from imposing advice 15, 2012) • Never criticize while listening, and never attack another person for his or her feelings 2. disABLEDperson Inc. Fall National Scholarship Competition ( Due: October If you are not in the best mindset to engage in an important 19, 2012) conversation, postpone it. Let the speaker know, that it is not the best time for you to listen. Improve your listening skills each day, by 3. Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award (Due: practicing the points listed above. Take the time to think, “If you November 5, 2012) were talking to a close friend or coworker, would you want them to listen effectively?” 4. American Association on Health and ❊ Disability Scholarship Program ( Due: November 15, 2012) © 2012 Jenna Green Foundation Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.
Preparing Candy Apples Written by: Jenna Green ( Recipe is from www.myrecipes.com , Mark Scarbrough, Cooking Light)
Ingredients • Cooking spray • 8 (4-ounce) Red Delicious apples, stemmed • 1 cup sugar • 1/3 cup light-colored corn syrup • 1/3 cup water • 1/3 cup cinnamon decorator candies (such as Red Hots) Preparation 1. Line a large baking sheet with foil, and coat with cooking spray. Insert 1 (6-inch) white dowel into stem end of each apple. 2. Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, and candies in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat. Cook until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer registers 300° (about 8 minutes). Remove from heat. 3. Working with 1 apple at a time, holding apple by its dowel, dip in syrup, tilting pan to cover apple. Turn apple quickly to coat evenly with syrup; let excess syrup drip back into pan. Place apple, dowel side up, on prepared baking sheet to harden (about 5 minutes).
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Halloween Safety Tips
Save Money on Halloween Costumes
Written by: Jenna Green
1. Wear one from the previous year
1.Always test makeup in a small area first, such as your wrist. Remove the makeup before bedtime to prevent skin and eye irritation. Read the directions carefully and if you have a reaction, call 911. 2.Look both ways before crossing the street. Use established crosswalks wherever possible. 3. Fasten reflective tape to costumes and bags to help drivers see you.
2. Make your own 3. Buy it at an auction 4. Barter with or pay someone to make you a costume 5. Have a costume swap party 6. Check out second hang shops 7. Buy the day before Halloween or day of.
4.Do not wear decorative contact lenses so that you lower your risk for serious eye energy 5. Wear well-fitting masks, costumes, and shoes to avoid blocked visions, trips and falls. 6. Never walk near lit candles. Wear flame-resistant costumes. ❊ © 2012 Jenna Green Foundation Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.
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