Ethel M Chocolates Celebrates Father’s Day with All-New Flavor and Holiday Selections

Spoil dad this Father’s Day with the gift of premium chocolate. Ethel M Chocolates introduces its new Smoked Sea Salted Caramels just in time for the holiday.  My hubby is a big caramel fan and sea salt always gives us memories of beach side strolls! 

The Smoked Sea Salted Caramels extend the gourmet line of chocolate caramels offered at Ethel M and are now available online and in stores. The new caramels provide a harmonious blend of Ethel M’s silky smooth milk chocolate and buttery vanilla caramel, augmented by the surprising boldness of a fine sprinkling of smoked sea salt. This flavor is created by smoking coarse sea salt with a blend of seven carefully-selected woods over 14 days. The caramels are available in the Design Your Own chocolate box collection, which offers a range of pieces are various prices.

This year's Father's Day-inspried Classic Collection features a specialty sleeve over the signature gold Ethel M Chocolates box.  Showcasing the original specialty chocolate recipes of Ethel Mars, the Classic Collection offers a medley of chewy caramels, nut clusters, satin cremes, almond butter krisps and plenty of milk and dark chocolate.  The Classic Collection features a choice of either 16 or 32 piece box of chocolate and ranges in price from $27.99 to $42.99

All products are made fresh in the Henderson, Nevada chocolate factory and are free of artificial preservatives. Father’s Day collections are available for purchase at all Ethel M locations throughout Las Vegas and online at www.ethelm.com. For those that order their gift online by June 16, they will receive 25 percent off their purchase using the code “LOVEDAD.” For the full chocolate catalog, please visit them online or follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.

About Ethel M ChocolatesEthel M Chocolates are manufactured by Mars Chocolate North America, dedicated to creating authentic chocolates with no preservatives. Ethel M Chocolates are available in multiple locations throughout Southern Nevada, online at www.EthelM.com or by phone at 800-438-4356. The Ethel M Chocolate factory and Botanical Cactus Garden are located at 2 Cactus Garden Drive in Henderson. For more information on the Botanical Cactus Garden, events, store hours, locations and ordering products, please visit online or follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest.

Kid-Proof Real Milk Paint

Kids give us enough to worry about with their tumbles and scrapes. It makes sense that we want to keep them as safe as possible whenever we can. One way to help keep them healthy is by using Real Milk Paint, an environmentally friendly, non-toxic paint on their walls, toys, and furniture.

Most manufactured paints continue to give off that “paint smell” for more than three years. In addition to that smell, they’re also emitting toxins, like ethylene glycol ethers, formaldehyde, hydrochloric acid, benzene and toluene. These toxins, also called Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) poison and pollute our air. 

Real Milk Paint, however, contains zero VOCs and gives off no odor during or after application. Because of this, Real Milk Paint is not only an easy way to add a fun pop of color to your kid’s room, but it’s a great way to let kids help with painting during a renovation or DIY project – they can even use it for their own arts and crafts projects! There’s no need to worry about them making a mess either. Real Milk Paint’s water-based formula allows for an easy clean up without worry.

The Real Milk Paint Company offers more than 55 milk-based paint options that are both non-toxic and environmentally friendly and can be used on a variety of interior and exterior applications. Visit www.realmilkpaint.com for more information! 

Movie Preview

MONSTER TRUCKS

Check out the brand new trailer for the monstrous adventure!

Directed by: Chris Wedge

Starring: Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Holt McCallany, Barry Pepper, Tucker Albrizzi, Danny Glover, Amy Ryan, Rob Lowe, Frank  Whaley, and Thomas Lennon

Looking for any way to get away from the life and town he was born into, Tripp (Lucas Till), a high school senior, builds a Monster Truck from bits and pieces of scrapped cars. After an accident at a nearby oil-drilling site displaces a strange and subterranean creature with a taste and a talent for speed, Tripp may have just found the key to getting out of town and a most unlikely friend. Melding cutting edge visual effects and state-of-the-art CGI, Monster Trucks is an action filled adventure for the whole family that will keep you on the edge of your seat and ultimately touch your heart.

MONSTER TRUCKS is in-theaters January 13, 2017!

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My Weekend

Hope you all didn't eat too many donuts yesterday on National Donut Day!!   The heat is officially in full swing here in Vegas, I think we are looking at 111 tops today.  Not fun!  Hopefully you are enjoying better weather elsewhere!  My son has a baseball tournament this weekend and our church will be adding a third service this Sunday! Exciting stuff!!  

Hope you all have a great weekend! Hopefully a lot cooler too!  You are all invited to join us Sunday! Info above! Be safe and we'll see you Monday!

Dunkin' Donuts - National Donut Day

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post in partnership with Dunkin' Donuts.  I was provided with product to help facilitate this posting. No monetary compensation has been received. 

Today is National Donut Day!  I think this is one of my husband's favorite days to celebrate! Seriously, I can't count the late nights my husband will decide to go on a donut run.  So today, I'm letting him have all the donuts he wants.....for the day! Dunkin' Donuts will celebrate National Donut Day by offering guests a free donut of your choice (while supplies last and excluding Croissant Donuts and Squares) with the purchase of any beverage.  This offer is good all day today and Nationwide! 

If you're a fan like us, you can now sip the sweet taste of your favorite candy bar in their iced coffee this summer, as Dunkin' Donuts introduced new Heath and Almond Joy flavors.  Dunkin' Donuts Almond Joy iced coffee serves up the famous combo of milk chocolate, almond and coconut flavors, while the Heath flavored iced coffee offers a delicious mix of milk chocolate and English toffee flavors. We had the opportunity to check out these new flavors and I must say - I'm hooked! My favorite is the Almond Joy iced coffee, it was nice and strong like I like it, but had the bit of sweetness that helped the kick.  It also had a smooth taste of coconut, which I'm a huge fan of.

 Totally loved it and now every time my hubby makes a donut run, I will be having him pick this up for me as well!  Both flavors are available in hot or iced coffees, lattes or macchiatos for a limited time at participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants nationwide.  

Dunkin’ Donuts has also launched a home run of a promotion to give members of its DD Perks Rewards Program a free beverage reward for purchasing Dunkin’ Donuts coffee to brew at home. From May 30 through June 26, each time DD Perks members buy a box of Dunkin’ Donuts K-Cup pods or a pound of packaged coffee, they will receive a free beverage reward, good for a free Dunkin’ Donuts beverage of their choice. This special offer is good only for K-Cup pods and packaged coffee purchased at Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants nationwide, with a limit of one free beverage reward per transaction, and a limit of 28 beverage awards for the promotion period. 

Finally, Dunkin’ Donuts is giving people a chance to welcome summer with a full year’s worth of coffee through a special sweepstakes. Now through June 14, anyone who registers at Dunkin’ Donuts Shop Sweepstakes is eligible to win one of five year-long Dunkin’ Donuts Regular Refills coffee subscriptions. With Dunkin’ Donuts’ Regular Refills, coffee drinkers never run out of Dunkin', as they can simply pick their favorite Dunkin’ Donuts packaged coffee, and the company will deliver the coffee to home or office as frequently as preferred. For more information and rules for the Dunkin’ Donuts Shop Sweepstakes, visit http://spr.ly/6008BUpbo.

Be a Hero

Be a Hero for Homeless Youth with the

Homeless Youth in the Alley Bowling Tournament

Participation Opportunities Still Available for June 4 Event

Community superheroes are coming together to support the fight against youth homelessness for the seventh annual Homeless Youth in the Alley bowling tournament. The superhero-themed event benefits Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth (NPHY), allowing the nonprofit organization to continue providing life-saving services for the more than 11,000 homeless youth in Southern Nevada.

Participation and sponsorship opportunities are still available for the tournament taking place on this Saturday, June 4 at the Suncoast Bowling Center. Adding another festive element to the event, bowlers and other supporters are invited to wear superhero costumes to show their support for NPHY and the fight against youth homelessness in Southern Nevada. Activities also include lunch, entertainment, give-a-ways, raffle, award presentation and more.

  

In addition to bragging rights, trophies will be presented to first, second and third place winners, with first place receiving the life-size traveling trophy until next year’s tournament. Special team honors will be awarded for best superhero costume, best superhero name and most successful fundraiser.

Homeless Youth in the Alley is a major NPHY fundraiser, and several businesses show their support by sponsoring the tournament year after year. They include: Expedia, Presenting Champion Sponsor; Sletten Construction, Super Fuel Lunch Sponsor; and Zappos, Caped Crusader Sponsor. All are sponsoring the event for the third year in a row.

“We are fortunate to have such great sponsors by our side for the past several years, and look forward to welcoming others to the NPHY family,” said Arash Ghafoori, executive director of Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth. “Without Expedia, Sletten Construction and Zappos, this event wouldn’t be possible, and we’re grateful for their assistance with other programs, operational needs and more.”

Ghafoori added donations of goods or services for the raffle, tournament prizes and goodie bags for each bowler are still needed as well as sponsors for other event components.

“It’s important to address the growing issue of youth homelessness in our community to keep these kids from being forgotten, slipping through the cracks and becoming homeless adults,” said Daniel Wathen, Expedia’s director of market management in Las Vegas. “The entire Expedia team is honored to get behind Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth and help these kids toward a path to self-sufficiency. Additionally, being able to share a fun day bowling with them and other NPHY supporters makes this event even more meaningful for us.”

NPHY is still looking for businesses to participate by becoming the $200 Hero Sponsor which offers great day-of marketing to more than 350 NPHY supporters. There are limited bowling spots lefts. The cost is $30 per bowler or $150 per team of five prior to the event. At-the-door pricing is $35 per bowler and $175 per team. Registration begins at noon with the tournament from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The Suncoast is located at 9090 Alta Dr.   

For more information about participation, sponsorships, donations and helping NPHY provide services to homeless kids, visit www.nphy.org/hya  or contact Lanette Rivera at events@nphy.org.

Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth is the most comprehensive service provider for more than 11,000 homeless youth in Southern Nevada, serving hundreds of youth through its core programs and by touching the lives of thousands more through outreach each year. Programs stabilize homeless teens' lives, meeting their immediate needs and providing a safe, supportive environment and a path to self-sufficiency. They include: Outreach, Safe Place Mobile Crisis Intervention, Operation Go Home Family Reunification, Drop-In Center, Emergency Shelter, and Independent Living Program. For information and to support NPHY’s critical work to get homeless youth off the streets, visit www.nphy.org or follow NPHY on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nevadapartnershipforhomelessyouth.

On this Memorial Day we honor those who have served and those currently serving.  Thank you & God Bless you!