Dunkin Brings New Roast to Big Apple

Dunkin' Donuts is now offering an Iced Dunkin' Dark Roast which is the the company's darkest, boldest iced coffee yet! In celebrating the new addition, the Dunkin family is offering a free small (16 oz.) cup of Iced Dunkin' Dark® Roast on Tuesday, May 11th, from 4pm-10pm at participating restaurants in the NY Tri-State area including: Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester.

In addition, Dunkin' Donuts will also celebrate National Nurses Week in the New York Tri-State Area with a special gift for nurses. All nurses who show a proper form of ID will receive a free small cup of Iced Dunkin' Dark Roast during National Nurses Week from May 6th-12th at participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants from 4pm-10pm.

Iced Dunkin' Dark Roast uses the same high-quality, 100% Arabica beans and delivers the same smooth taste as Dunkin' Donuts' legendary Original Blend coffee but is carefully roasted longer for a bolder, richer flavor and a stronger finish. To give Iced Dunkin' Dark Roast even more flavor, guests can take a "shot in the dark" by customizing their beverage with one of eight different flavorings, including French vanilla, Hazelnut, Toasted almond, Blueberry, Coconut, Cinnamon, Caramel and Raspberry.

Happy Birthday! To you, From Dunkin.

In honor of Dunkin’ Donuts’ 60th “Birthday”, the brand has a new special offer that will 'perk up' anyone’s birthday. On May 4th 2010, Dunkin’ Donuts launched the Dunkin’ Donuts Birthday Perk, in which all members of the Dunkin’ Perks program will receive a coupon in the mail during their birthday month, good for a FREE medium beverage of their choice, including any iced or hot coffee, tea, latte, hot chocolate or Coolatta slush drink. For an added bonus, starting in May, when new guests enroll in DD Perks, Dunkin’ Donuts will mail new members a coupon for another free medium beverage!!

The Dunkin’ Perks program provides members exclusive in-store and online offers, as well as the inside scoop on new menu items, new restaurant openings and all the latest Dunkin’ Donuts news. Enrollment is free at www.DunkinDonuts.com/Perks. To be eligible for the Birthday Perk, current DD Perks members must update their profile with their birthday information.

Fundraiser for Ashley Rose

Three years ago, in March of 2007, God took in a beautiful angel named Ashley Rose Kucharski when she was nearly 16 years old. Since then, there has been an English scholarship set up in her name at Valley View High School in Archbald P.A., where her and I both attended. This year to raise money, there will be a fundraiser held at The Texas Roadhouse in Dickson City, right next to the Olive Garden on Route 6. For every party that eats on May 10th, 10% of their bill will be donated to the scholarship fund. There will be roses sold in the front of the restaurant during the fundraiser, in memory of Ashley "Rose" Kucharski. Also, there will be raffle tickets available inside for winnings of donated gift baskets.

As stated before, the proceeds will benefit the Ashley Kucharski English Scholarship Fund, so please save the date and spread the word! Flyers will be posted and left all throughout the towns of Peckville, Jessup, Archbald, Eynon, Blakely, Justice, Dickson City, Olyphant, Throop and Scranton. Be sure to have the flyer for the fundraiser with you or else your money will not be donated to the fund. If you are unable to get a flyer, please contact Liz O'Toole at 570-946-0557 or eotoole2009@yahoo.com, or Kaley Kucharski at 570-677-4939 or kaleykucharski@yahoo.com. and they will happily email the flyers to you.

Please come and say a prayer for our angel.

Free POLISH Food

On Thursday April 29th, Zebra Communications will be hosting it's second Polish Room Taste Testing Event, located outside of the Polish Room on the second floor of the Farely Library. The event will be held from 11:00 am-1:00 pm and there will be many items for you to enjoy free of charge! The food that will be provided is a preview of the Polish Room's 60th Anniversary cookbook, which will be able to be purchased at the event as well.

Since 1950, Wilkes University’s Polish Room has shared the Polish culture and heritage through original artifacts and publications located in the room, which was designed by Polish artist/ author Stefan Mrozewski. Today, The Polish Room committee defines themselves as a non-profit organization that "fosters an appreciation of Polish heritage by providing an enriching environment filled with cultural based artifacts."

Whether you are interested in finding more out about Polish heritage, purchasing a delicious cookbook, eating free food or doing all three at once - it is definitely worth taking the time to stop by for! Hopefully we will see you there!

Put on the Puzzle

April has been the offical month for Autism since the late 1970s, which is why it is encouraged for people to participate these last couple weeks as much as possible. The Autism Awareness Puzzle Ribbon is the most recognized symbol of the autism community in the world. Autism prevalence is now one in every 110 children in America, which = 13 million families and growing who live with autism today.

Autism diagnoses are much more common in males than in females. According to the 2006 study results, one in 70 boys in the nation have an autism diagnosis while only one in 315 girls are on the autism spectrum.

Show your support for people with autism by wearing the Autism Awareness Puzzle Ribbon this month. You can wear it as a pin on your shirt, a magnet on your car, a badge on your blog, or even your Facebook profile picture. This is truly an excellent way to show awareness and educate people on the potential of people with autism. Also, For the first time ever, supporters can now simply text “AUTISM” to 50555 to donate $10 to the Autism Society. 100% of your donations will go to support the Autism Society’s mission of improving the lives of all affected by autism.

Voting season in April

Get your votes in, because as of April 19th Public Voting has begun to pick the next 'Create Your Own Donut' winner. Voting ends on May 3rd 2010, and the public's vote makes up for 30% of the Grand Prize winner's determination. All you have to do is go to https://www.dunkindonuts.com/donut/ and pick which donut, flavor and/or story you like the best. Personally, I voted for the Mornin' Paper donut (which is currently ranked 6th out of 12)created by Catherine K. from Pittsburg P.A. It's a round shell, raised donut filled with peanut butter cream and topped with white icing and chocolate sprinkles. Other than looking and sounding completely delicious, Catherine explains this donut as the perfect way to satisfy a sweet tooth while still 'maintaining that corporate prestige.' I'm gunna go out on a limb and say the white icing with black sprinkles can be compared to a black and white morning newspaper as well..

Clever Catherine, you got my vote!

TWLOHA

...What's it stand for??

To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. Tomorrow, April 21st, is one of TWLOHA days and to interact with the cause and support all you have to do is write the word love on your arm. The goal is to raise awareness of those who are hurting as well as promote TWLOHA’s work to provide hope, help, and support.

Also, if you check on TWLOHA's blog at http://www.twloha.com/blog/, you will read how USA TODAY has recently announced they would be giving away a free full-page, colored ad to the non-profit organization who rallied the most tweets in support of their cause. Needless to say, the TWLOHA is hard at work using social media tools such as Twitter and blogging to spread awareness about their organization.

To find out more information about TWLOHA, you can visit their website at http://www.twloha.com/vision/, and please continue to spread the word about this important cause!