Fwd: International Raw and Living Foods Association Monthly Newsletter

October 10, 2004

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International Raw and Living Foods Association Newsletter - October 2004

Correction from the Last Issue

Last month, the newsletter depicted a food demo and mistakenly identified the presenter as Matt Samuelson. The presenter was actually Joshua McHugh, one of the Rising Star chefs at the festival. Apologies to all who were affected.

Recipe of the Month

Olive Dip

from Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine by Gabriel Cousens, M.D. and the Tree of Life Cafe Chefs

2 large avocados

2 T lemon juice

1 C Italian black olives, finely chopped

1/2 C tomatoes, finely chopped

1/4 C red bell pepper, finely chopped

1/4 C celery, finely chopped

2 T fresh parsley, finely chopped

Mash avocados with lemon juice. Process all ingredients in a blender until chunky.

International Association Establishes Fund for Dr. Tim Trader

Dr. Tim Trader is being falsely prosecuted by the State of Maryland for practicing medicine without a license and other related matters. He faces the possibililty of several years in jail.

As an Essene minister, a founding governor of Healthful Living International, and in private health consultations, Tim has had a profoundly positive, loving impact on everyone he encounters. For the past 15 months, Tim has worked as fasting supervisor at the Tanglewood Wellness Center in Maryland, assisting scores of guests to heal and rejuvenate through deep physiological, emotional, and sensory rest. As you may know, Tim has been serving humanity in these ways for more than a decade without incident.

As we proceed with our fund-raising for the International Association, we do not want to forget our brother, Tim Trader. For that reason, 5% of all monetary donations (not purchases of product) will be set aside in a fund to assist Tim with his legal expenses. Tim's challenge is our challenge and the International Association wants to recognize that by establishing a fund for him.

Auction Items

There are several Auction items still up for grabs! Go to www.rawfestival.com for pictures of the items listed below. If you would like to bid on any of these items, send an email with your bid to rawfestival by October 31st.

1. Kazak Wall HangingValue: $500.00Min. Bid: $250.00

2. Hallelujah Acres cleansing program and back packValue: $250.00Min. Bid: $100.00

3. "Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health," book by Halanna Matthews (2 books available)Value: $12.00Min. Bid: $5.00

4. "7 Steps in 21 Days to a Healthy Spirit, Mind, Body," book by George Hom (3 books available)Value: $12.00Min. Bid: $5.00

5. NMT: The Feinberg Technique. A Safe and Rapid Method of Restoring the Body's Inherent Capacity to HealValue: $150.00Min. Bid: $50.00

6. One hour of hypnotherapy in area of choice, by Dr. Jim Johnson (recognized regional expert in his field)Value: $125.00Min. Bid: $65.00

7. One hour of Yoga and one hour of dance instruction by Bill Milmoe (Portland)Value: $125.00Min. Bid: $50.00

8. Annapurna Center - Transformative Detoxification Experience (2 retreats available)Value: $1,500.00Min. Bid: $800.00

2004 Festival Feedback

At the 2004 Festival, we did not pass out formal evaluation forms as in years past. However, we welcome any and all feedback regarding the festival: What worked well? What would you like to see improved or done differently? How would you rate the speakers, the food demos, the vendor booths?

Please send us your feedback and ideas by emailing us at rawfestival.

This issue prepared and formatted by Virginia Pryor, Volunteer

Will There Be a 2005 International Festival?

by Linda Simon

The International Association of Raw & Living Foods started sponsoring an International Raw Foods Festival in 2000…five years ago…because of the need to come together as a true international movement. Every year, the International Festival has been fantastically successful in creating a space where individuals, as well as the Raw Foods Movement itself, can grow, be supported, and reach out to others about the important aspects of this lifestyle choice. The long-term positive affects of this yearly festival are felt not only by participants, but also by speakers, vendors, volunteers, and the local community…everyone who comes in contact with it.

What hasn’t always been so successful is the financing. Each year the cost to put on the International Raw Foods Festival is about $60,000. Most of this expense comes in the form of renting space & equipment…this year the rental on chairs/tables alone came to over $4,000! The International Raw Foods Association is an all-volunteer organization and has always been committed to purchasing (and renting out to others) any items that it can. For instance, we now own about 50 of our own 10x20 tents and rent those out during the year to other non-profit groups. The speakers all donate their time and expenses to come and be there for the movement. The people who work the nine months it takes to put this on do so without pay. In addition, many of our needed outside services, such as music or graphic design, are often donated. In 2004 we again face another year of being in the “red” after the event is over…and regardless of the size of the deficit, the Association is committed to paying those bills. With 2003’s remaining debts added to 2004’s, this comes to about $30,000.

Given this deficit and the costs to produce yearly Festivals, the International Association Board is faced with several options:

1. Discontinue Festivals until the deficit is paid or until they can begin to pay for themselves, and concentrate instead on other projects of national and international significance.

2. Greatly raise prices to participants and vendors, and eliminate “work-trade” options, even if this means some people can no longer afford to attend.

3. Find a way to ensure that more people attend at the current prices. This would mean getting long-term commitments from people at all levels to support the festivals with their dollars.

4. Participate in purchasing/building a permanent retreat center/camp in the Pacific Northwest for new paradigm non-profits to use year-round, and where the International Raw Foods Movement would have permanent headquarters and use of the space.

The Board of Directors would like to hear from you on what you would like to see the Association do in the future, not only on this subject, but on all others. The Board itself has currently chosen to work with options 3 & 4. Victoria Jayne, the Assoc. Executive Director will be coordinating fundraising and sponsorship efforts through various means which you can read about in this newsletter…please consider participating in one or more of them.

Linda Simon has agreed to spearhead forming a private LLC to fund, find, and get up and running a retreat center for the Raw Foods Movement and other new paradigm groups by summer of 2005. The International Association will be one of the founding members who will have a timeshare interest in the camp and the right to use it for our yearly International Raw Foods Festival. Individuals as well as groups can be a part of this. Please contact Linda at 503-293-3039 for a packet of information on this exciting venture!

How Can You Help the Association?

by Victoria Jayne

Would you like to know about the variety of ways in which you can support the work of the not-for-profit International Raw & Living Foods Association and an annual International Festival? Every year we (the Board of the Association) takes a financial risk to put on the festival. Many times, members of the board have had to front money for the festival out of their own personal finances.

The Board has “gone to the mattress” this year to keep this festival available to the raw foods community. We are now in a position after this year’s festival to ask for your direct support and also ask that each of you consider contributing to the Association in one or more of the following ways.

Here are the many opportunities to help us pay off the bills of this year’s festival and to create a budget for future events. Our target is to raise $35,000 to accomplish these two goals.

1. Become a member for $20.00. Members receive a 10% discount on all purchases from the Association of tapes and videos and all events sponsored by the Association. (E-mail for purchase of membership at rawfestival.)

2. Purchase tapes and videos of the best and most advanced information on health and the raw and living foods lifestyle given by the speakers at the festival for the last five years. (Go to the web site www.rawfestival.com for a complete list of the speakers and talk topics available. This year's audio and video tapes are listed in this newsletter.)

3. Make a direct donation: 1000 people donating $35.00; 350 people donating $100.00; or 35 people donating $1000.00. Choose what is possible for you to contribute and BE one of those people!

4. Sign up for our e-scrip program. Every time you make a purchase with your credit or debit card at specific vendors, the Association receives up to 5% of your purchase. (A very painless way to help out—send an e-mail to rawfestival for more information about how to sign up).

5. Bid on one of the remaining Auction items that did not get sold at the silent auction. Another painless way to help out while getting a bargain gift for yourself or someone you love. (Auction items are listed in this newsletter. Send your bid to rawfestival.)

6. Donate your vehicle instead of trading it in on your next upgrade and get a tax deduction nearly equivalent to the trade-in value. We currently have a very generous friend of the Association who has donated a 2000 Hyundai, Sonata with only 75,000 miles on it. We are selling it for $6,500.00. Of course, if anyone is interested in purchasing this car, contact Victoria Jayne:720 N Farragut StreetPortland, OR 97217victoriajayne

(503) 539-3294

7. Use Victoria Jayne to find you or your family or friends a real estate agent any where in the US and 50% of the referral fee will be donated back to the Association. (See the article in this newsletter).

8. Consider becoming a sponsor for either the Association or the Festival or both. The benefits of being a sponsor are outlined on our web site: www.rawfestival.com. Please check out the website if you have the capacity to support the Association as a sponsor while promoting yourself and your business. Also, watch for a more detailed article on sponsorship coming in the newsletter next month featuring 2004 sponsor, Dr. Jameth Sheridan.

9. Last and most importantly, send your comments, ideas, and willingness to put those ideas into practice. In other words, make an "in-kind" donation.

Please consider contributing in more than one of the options above. We are most grateful for your support!

Support the International Festival of Raw and Living Foods When You Purchase Your Next Home

by Victoria Jayne

Victoria Jayne, Executive Director of The International Festival of Raw and Living Foods and a licensed real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty, has offered to contribute 50% of any referral fee she receives to The International Festival of Raw and Living Foods.

Here’s How You Can Help:

If you or a friend or family member is thinking of buying a home, contact Victoria Jayne.

“As a licensed agent with Keller Williams Realty in Portland Oregon, I have a nationwide network of agents to help you no matter where you live in the U.S. Allowing me to make a referral to your local agent will generate a referral fee for me and my commitment is to then donate 50% of every referral fee to the Festival Association.”

Keller Williams is the fastest growing company in the nation for good reason: they have extremely high standards. The company is literally run by the agents rather than the owners of the company. Keller Williams’ value system is based on win/win for everyone. Therefore, integrity, honesty, open communication, customers, creativity, trust, teamwork, and success are the key components of every transaction. As a result of this level of integrity, the high-quality agents attracted to Keller Williams are competent, self-directed, and committed to the success of each of their clients.

The International Raw Foods Association’s intent in creating this program is to:

Generate income to help the Association pay off the debt incurred from the last two years of operating the festival. Create an operational budget for continuing our non-profit work.

We’ve put on festivals for the last five years as an all-volunteer organization. We now realize that in order to continue the festival in the coming years, we need funds both for a small permanent staff and to enable us to purchase land to create a permanent home for the festival. With our own land, we will be able to save money on our annual venue, as well as generating additional income by renting the land to other like-minded organizations throughout the year. (The International Festival cost about $60,000 per year, with most of that cost going into renting land or infra-structures.)

This is an exciting opportunity for you to help fund the valuable ongoing work of the International Festival of Raw and Living Foods. If you live in the Portland area, Victoria Jayne can work with you directly as your Keller Williams agent. Please pass the word to all of your friends, family and colleagues. Call or email Victoria Jayne for further details or clarification.

2004 Festival CDs and Videos Available

If you were unable to attend the 2004 International Raw Food Festival, or if you attended but missed some of the presentations you would have liked to hear, we have CDs and videos available for all of the presentations listed below. Also, the holidays are coming soon! These would make perfect gifts to help your loved ones get healthier. Each CD is $12.00, and each video is $20.00. Call the Raw and Living Foods Association at 503-246-1684 or email rawfestival to order your copies!

CDs:

Thursday night Panel Discussion, “Raw Movement Interactives”

Jameth Sheridan, ND, 1) “How to Cleanse and Nourish, Deeply and Safely,”

2) “Fasting and Supplements,”

3) “Raw and Dental Health”

Frederic Patenaude

Brigitte Mars, 1) “Medicinal Value of Culinary Herbs”

2) “Dispelling the Myths About Raw”

Len Watson, “The Roots of Health: How to Detoxify Your Colon, Clean and Regenerate Your Liver, and Evaluate Your Colon Health”

Halanna Mathhew, ND, PhD, 1) “Childrens’ Health - Obesity”

2) “Healthy Pregnancy and Children”

Tony Mostajir, 1) Friday PM

2) “Effortless Prosperity”

George Hom, PhD, “Seven Steps to a Healthy Body, Mind and Spirit”

SmartMonkey, “Raw Performance with SmartMonkey Foods”

John Kohler, “Kitchen Gadgets and Appliances to Make Raw Foods Preparation a Breeze”

Bruce Horowitz, “Paradigm Shift: The Raw Revolution and Ecological Consciousness”

Victoria Boutenko, “Spiritual Power of Raw Foods”

Fred Bisci, PhD, “Successful on 100% Raw”

John Kallas, PhD, “Wild Edible Plants of North America” (2 CDS, Sat AM and Sun AM)

Gabriel Cousens, MD, MD(H), 1) “Nutrition for the Spiritual Life: New Concepts,”

2) Saturday evening presentation on “Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine”

Paul Nison, Saturday AM

Doug Graham, “Facts and Fasting, the Definitive Detox”

Ruza Bogdanovich, ND, PhD, 1) “The Cure is in The Cause”

2) “How to Have Healthy Children”

Rick Dina, DC, “Understanding Essential Fats”

Cherie Soria,1) “Gentle Transition to a High Raw Lifestyle”

2) “Sharing the Raw Lifestyle with Others”

Chad Sarno, “Living Foods Simple and Delicious”

Elizabeth Baker, “The Elizabeth Baker Story”

Chris Melitus, Sunday PM

Bill Milmoe, Sunday PM

Tim Trader, NMD, PhD, DD, “The Key to Health, the Love Diet”

Videos:

Wednesday night Gourmet Dinner

Ann Wigmore Institute, Kaelash Neels

SmartMonkey, “The Art of Uncooking Food with SmartMonkey Foods” (Friday and Sunday - 2 videos)

Rising Stars - Robyn Boyd and Joshua McHugh

Doug Graham, “Simply Delicious Just Desserts”

Jeff Rogers, “Beat the Heat This Summer”

Alicia Ojeda, “A Trio of Luscious Pates”

Elaina Love, “Kid Friendly Foods”

Matt Samuelson, “Fruit Cobbler”

Rene Archner, “Mango Papaya Pie”

Philip Madeley, “Rainbow Green Live Food Cuisine”

Victoria Boutenko, “Victoria’s Secrets”

Cosmic Pepperman, Sunday AM Demo

Cherie Soria, “Dream Desserts”

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