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Something as simple as a neighborhood clean-up can involve many children, with supervision.
Local residents and businesses can be approached about donating toward the effort, the proceeds of which can then be sent to a charity of the childrens' choice.
Thanksgiving need not be just the holiday between Halloween and Christmas. Even to your children, it's a day that can have real meaning, and live up to its name.
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Thanksgiving Wine Picks by Jeremy Thompson
Along with that glorious Thanksgiving feast, another critical consideration is the wine which will accompany the meal. Here are some top picks of white wine for Thanksgiving drinks to make that meal go down sweeter and smoother. White wine is the customary accompaniment to white meat.
Chardonnay
This wine that leaves a multi-layered taste of various fruits will make a wonderful accompaniment for that turkey and fruit-flavored stuffing and sauce like that made with cranberry. A full-bodied, well rounded great Chardonnay will incorporate tastes of citrus, perhaps apricot and other lush fruits.
Beaujolais Nouveau
This is another favorite for Thanksgiving dinner. It is commonly the very very first vintage to be released. Beaujolais Nouveau comes from the Gamay grape which has thin skin and quite little, if any tannins. It has a light, red fruit flavor and just a hint of banana taste. Its lightness indicates 1 can appreciate it at the table with the food and still enjoy a stronger or totally different after-dinner Thanksgiving drink.
Riesling
This white wine is available as extremely dry or medium which is fairly sweet. Either way, this wine is good with Thanksgiving dinner thanks to its mix of fruit flavors like apricot and apple, the honey and clarifying acidity which goes well with herbs and fruit flavored turkey sauces such cranberry sauce.
Sauvignon Blanc
This one will go down well with a bite of turkey thanks to its citrusy taste that makes a good accompanying undertone to herbs inside the meal.
Pinot Grigio
This one will please the palate when it combines with the taste of onions, garlic and herbs that will go into the major dish and side dishes.
Gewurtraminer
This is another white wine with an aromatic punch and a spicy undertone that can enhance the taste of turkey and all of the herbs in it.
It's one more favorite.