Thanksgiving 2.0
If you were going to bake a perfect day, what ingredients would you put in?

+ We'll be collecting recipes all through next week and sharing them with you before Thanksgiving! Share yours by visiting our Thanksgiving 2.0 Cookbook.  Simply fill out the recipe card at the top of the page and let us know what your special ingredients are!

+ We've included a couple recipes below to get you started!

Jason's Humble Pie

Description: This humble recipe achieves a nice balance of flavors, but don't get too heavy on any one ingredient or you'll find that you're missing the taste you're looking for in the end.

All Ingredients must be 100% Certified Local.
 
1 ¼ Cups Rosewater: During the frenetic pace of the holiday season, take some time to stop and smell the roses.  Beauty is everywhere if you can just stop to recognize it! (By The Way - if you're thinking hard about whether to click on that link, please consider the fact that it won the Pulitzer prize for Journalism in 2008.)

3 Cups of Tea: If you're thinking of gifts for your loved ones, please consider this book.

1½ Steps Back: When you find yourself confused, angry, or upset this holiday, take a step back and view your challenge from afar. Remember that the recipe for Foot in Mouth is one of the most unpleasant tasting concoctions.

¾ Teaspoon Humor: A good laugh goes a long way especially when it is at yourself.

Mix together and bake at 350 degrees.  If you find your pie to lack the proper lift, you might find your house lacking in humility - adjust the thermostat accordingly.

Leftovers: There isn't anything better than Thanksgiving leftovers!  The kids will love to take the rest home.  Eat slowly and prepare the remainder for the next generation!

Jason Manke
Communications Manager
Community Shares of Colorado

Campaign Champion Chocolate Chip Cookies

Description: This simple recipe is what we hand out to our supporters every fall.  This is Community Shares' recipe for success!

Ingredients:

2 ¼ cups Our.  Take ownership of the campaign.  It's not the Community Shares giving the campaign - it's about your company and what matters most to your employees.
2 sticks of Better.  What's better than delivering a pledge form via mail?  Handing them out face to face.  The #1 reason people say they didn't give is "no one asked."
2 large Eggscellent Speakers. Invite us to bring a guest speaker to a staff meeting - it has a big influence on people's likelihood to give.
¾ cup Sugar. Take time to deliver a personal thank you to your co-workers who give.  We can't be there to say thanks; you are our giving ambassador.
1 tsp Pledge Form Extract.  Don't forget to collect the pledges!
1 cup Chocolate Chips.  Analyze business efficiency until the end of time - chocolate will retain its ROI on motivation.
1 cup Nuts.  Don't be afraid to go a little crazy!  Enthusiasm is contagious.
 
Bake at 375 for the two weeks of your giving campaign or until done.  Serve gratefully!