HB WRITERS’ CIRCLE meets  Saturday June 27^th, 9:30 to 11:30 SEE www.HardBean.net What’s New page for details.

FRESH FRUIT FREEZE POPS - New in our Ice Cream Freezer! Chunky Strawberry, Chunky Mango and Pomegranate Cherry.   

JOIN OUR TEAMS! LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY  FUND RAISERS- 2 CHOICES!

1. The LLS Team in Training Waddell Reed Marathon is a Boston Marathon qualifier.  Which means the walk alone must be a 14 minute per mile sustained pace.  The run pace  is, of course, much faster. We are forming a Hard  Bean team to run (or walk) in this October 17 marathon (or half marathon) that starts at Crown Center, in honor and memory of Bill Paskewich and for so many others whose lives have been drastically changed due to this monster called leukemia and/or lymphoma.

2. We’ve discovered LLS LIGHT THE NIGHT to be held  Friday night September 25 at Corporate Woods, a family event that also raises money for the LLS. The walk is slower paced and is only 3+ miles; it is part of many activities going on at the same time.  In order to be a TEAM, we must have a minimum of 10 members and we must commit to raising a minimum of $200 each.  If you would like to join us, we need  to know ASAP.  There is a deadline to register a team.  Of course, we can walk individually and meet up there. That works, too. 

This team will also be in honor and memory of Bill Paskewich and our other family and friends – both victims and survivors.

Bill Paskewich, as many of you know, is Becca’s Uncle Bill (Cheryl’s sister’s husband.) He recently lost a valiant fight with lymphoma.  Besides being a great man who made a positive difference in the lives of many hundreds of people, Bill was a coach, an athlete and runner and supporter of the LLS. In fact, having run 15 marathons himself, he had planned to run additional marathons for LLS with his stepdaughter once he was settled into his new town last year.  That plan, of course, did not happen. However, his stepdaughter and son-in-law are still running for him, and now his wife and many others on the east coast will be joining – all to fight the monster that steals.  

Here is the link for the Waddell Reed Run: http://www.kcmarathon.org  This is a LLS Team in Training Event. You can register there and also learn more details about the event. Information about training for the event:  http://www.teamintraining.org/mid/currentparticipants/training

Here is the link for Light the Night: http://www.lightthenight.org/mid   See  the Kansas City event at Corporate Woods. We should not register for this event until it’s decided if we are definitely going to have 10 members for a Hard Bean Team.  Let Cheryl know soon!

If you would like to join either team, please contact Cheryl at Cheryl@hardbean.net  Cheryl will be organizing the team, the members, and all that we will do together.  (If the email returns to you, likely it still got through. Look for a reply from her within 24 hours.)

WE WANT TO START MEETING AS A TEAM – but we can’t until we know who is committed to each event. 

ALSO, the next deadline for a lower registration at LLS is coming up!

IF YOU HAVE ALREADY told us you are will do the Waddell Reed Run but would like to switch to the Light the Night Event, let her know.  IF YOU INTEND to register for both events, let her know that, too.

SEE THE DONATION JAR ON OUR COUNTER!

All monies collected at The Hard Bean will be divided equally between all participants in our Hard Bean teams. And if you choose to do both, you will get two shares of donations from the collections.  Funds collected here is in addition to personal fund raising.

And if you’re not able to run or walk with the teams, you can support them with prayer and/or money (we’ll let you know more ways to help finance the teams at a later date).  Also, the Team in Training folks could use lots of volunteers to run the event, too!

HACWN WRITERS CRITIQUE GROUP – Heartland of America Christian Writers (HACWN) Group Critique Group meets at The Hard Bean  on the  2^nd and 4^th Monday nights from 7 to 9 p.m.  Cheryl Wills facilitates this group.  Please contact her at Cheryl@HardBean.net  for information. This group is growing and is an invaluable resource for writers at every level.  NO MEETING ON LABOR DAY

THE AIR YOU BREATHE IN THE SPACE AT THE HARD BEAN IS CLEAN – The air at The Hard Bean is being cleaned with AirSource 3000 technology.  It effectively removes all three forms of indoor air pollution (microbes, volatile organic compounds, particulates). We thought with all the recent news of H1N1 virus (aka swine flu) that we would take steps to make your relaxing experience just that – relaxing! (0h, there’s hand sanitizer on the counter for you.)

WE ARE SPONSORING THE LATTE LADIES Girls Softball Team OF THE SSJAA League  FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN 09! GO, LATTE LADIES! YOU WERE LEAGUE & TOURNAMENT CHAMPS LAST YEAR!!! We were proud of you then; we’ll always be proud of you!!

FEATURED ARTIST JOE FOURNIER – PORTRAIT, LANDSCAPE & STILLS IN PASTELS.  ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. THROUGH THE END OF JUNE ONLY. ALL WORK FOR SALE; ALL MONIES TO 100% TO ARTIST.

BOX LUNCH DEALS FOREVER! We’ve made it easy for everyone: one price for all Basic Boxes ($8.69), one price for all Momma Boxes ($8.99)! But, wait, there’s more! That’s right – more in the box!  Now the Hard Bean Box Lunch includes your sandwich, a bag of chips, a great big cookie AND a drink (coke product or bottle of water)! That’s why we’ve called it a BOX LUNCH DEAL! 

BOX LUNCH DEAL QUANTITY DISCOUNTS – Discounts abound for orders of box lunches of 10 to 24, then another discount for 25 to 39,  another for 40 to 99! Call for price details and order timing of these DEALS!

2 sizes COFFEE TOTES TO GO – We now carry not just the 76 oz size coffee totes to go (with 7 cups, stirrers, etc) but also totes that add size and save money.  Our new coffee tote will hold FIVE (5) of those smaller boxes of coffee, serving 35 cups of coffee. They’ll both keep coffee piping hot for at least 4 hours.  And, as we said, it will save you money over ordering several of the smaller totes. We do need at least 45 minutes advance notice for every one large tote ordered, but it’s worth knowing in advance that you’d like one!

LUNCH TIME DELIVERIES!  Minimum delivery order: ZERO DOLLARS ($0)! If your GRANDVIEW BUSINESS* is LOCATED west of Hgwy 71 and east of Prospect, South of Blue Ridge and North of 135^th Street, it is probably in our Monday thru Friday LUNCH TIME (11 to 2) DELIVERY ZONE!  Just a $2 delivery fee (+gratuity) will keep you on that project with no interruptions! Or just let you stay cozy inside while we brave the storms to bring  a mouth watering Panini or Big Momma Chicken Salad sandwich to your door.   CALL or EMAIL US for DETAILS! *businesses at home addresses excluded 

SATURDAY MORNINGS WITH MIKE FERGUSON – Mike Ferguson is a “loyal Hard Bean customer” but was first a loyal Grandview resident. Mike also knows the need for all people to be aware of and involved in politics; because without the involvement of the people who live in the land, a democracy cannot function at its highest level.
Mike has a bipartisan plan to bring politicians and community leaders with their viewpoints to the people, where they live, to help bridge the communication gap between them all. And to help democracy move along properly. One part of his plan is to host live recorded interviews at The Hard Bean on select Saturday mornings (watch the e-news, the What’s New or Calendar pages of our site for dates).
Please support Mike, and your community, by stopping by to meet his guests, learn who they are and where their thinking really is, and discover new ways that you can make a difference in how our great country operates. If you miss the events, the interviews can be seen online at Mike’s site: http://www.missouriviewpoints.com

CUSTOM SECIALTY CAKES TO ORDER – It’s about time we make a formal announcement that you can order specialty cakes custom made for you by our phenomenal local baker.  We’re putting together the detailed list which will be ready next week but we know you’d like a sneak preview.  So, here goes.  You can order, with only a three business day notice, any of the following:

10”round Black Forest Torte, with two layers of filling (chocolate mousse, lemon, strawberry, raspberry); Doll Cake with a little doll sitting upright in the middle; Shaped & Decorated Cakes (examples: Big Bird, Barbie, Princess, Tinkerbell, Bob the Builder, Thomas (the train), dinosaurs, racing cars, etc); Black Forest Torte 12 x 18; Chocolate Mouse Torte 12 x 18; Lemon Torte 12 x 18; Strawberry or Strawberry Cream Torte 12 x 18; ¼ Sheet Cake, decorated and filled (or not); ½ Sheet Cake, decorated and filled (or not)

HARD BEAN CAFÉ ART PROGRAM -   Hard Bean’s Art program creates a platform for local Kansas City artists to display  their work free of charge. All the artwork on display is for sale unless specified otherwise. If you see something you like ask the barista on shift about how to make it your own. Also, think of others while you are looking at the artwork, original art makes a perfect original gift.  Please support local talent.

MUSICIANS? Our talented musicians who entertain us each Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m., are gracious to play for tips and free coffee. If you or your group are interested, please email information to coffee@hardbean.net We would like to preview your sound. If you have a MySpace link, please include it with the first contact email. A CD sampling is also acceptable.

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL - Monday thru Friday, from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., when you purchase a Little Momma Breakfast Sandwich, we’ll give you a FREE TALL ROASTER FRESH COFFEE!!! Wake up and smell the coffee – mm….good!

CAPPI HOUR –  Monday thru Thursday, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Espresso drinks on our Drink Menu Board that are marked with a ‘bean’ are 50% OFF! There’s always a special at The ‘Bean!

PLANNING A SMALL GATHERING & WANT TO FEED THEM, TOO? Do you know that, with proper notice, we can make the yummiest, freshest and most affordable box lunches for up to 40 people, ready exactly when you need them for your special event? Ask us for details.

BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER  – The Hard Bean is ready to prepare fresh sandwiches for you at any time of the day. Little Momma's, Big Momma's, a sandwich on a pita or bread, or one of our delicious and filling grilled Paninis are waiting for your order. In fact, feel free to call in your order ahead of time so that it's ready when you arrive – to dine in or to go.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT  of SPOFFORD HOME for abused children in foster care during April, National Child Abuse Awareness Month.

BOOKCROSSING.COM The Hard Bean in Grandview is a BookCrossing. Bookcrossing.com is a fun, free, and first-of-its-kind book tracking website for booklovers everywhere.Press release info: "We teach BookCrossers, our members, the '3 Rs' of BookCrossing: to Read, Register, and Release their books for others to enjoy," says Ron Hornbaker, President and CTO of BookCrossing.com's parent company, Humankind Systems. "Sharing books with your friends and neighbors is a natural instinct... what we've done is created a tracking database so that you can see where your books are, and read the journal entries along the way. BookCrossers register a book by going to the website at www.BookCrossing.com, entering the ISBN number of the book, and getting a unique BCID (BookCrossing ID number) that is then written inside the cover (or on a bookmark) along with the website address. Convenient and eye-catching BookCrossing bookmarks can be printed from the website, making the registration process quick and easy. "Just think!" exclaims the originator of the site. "Books are forever... people don't throw them away. A hundred years from now, your great-great-grandchild might open a book, find a website address with a BookCrossing ID number, and go read a journal entry that YOU wrote. How cool is that?"Copy and paste the following url into your internet browser address bar: http://bookcrossing.com /mybookshelf/TheHardBean 

KUDOS TO OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS - The Grandview Chamber of Commerce recognized The Hard  Bean as one of  two small businesses in 2008 for Leadership, Support & Involvement in the Grandview Community on March 27. We couldn’t have done it without you – thank you!

COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP & PRAYER WALK All Nations Ministry and several other local ministries and businesses hosted a community prayer walk this Spring ‘08. Their goal, which was met in 3 weeks, was to walk every street in Grandview , praying as they walked, for the city’s abundance, picking up trash along the way. Hard Bean Café was the designated center where the map was displayed and  where the walkers colored in streets after their walks.  Thank you All Nations, for keeping Grandview on the ‘prayer map’ so to speak.

KIDS’ WRITING CLUB SHINING STARS Shining Stars is open to children ages 9 thru 12 who enjoy writing – stories or poems - every chance they get, not just when assigned! This group is led by Dana Sowerby and meets twice a month at The Bean. Activities are centered around fun writing exercises, with no actual homework or assignments. This is not a place for children to be taught how to read or write or to be tutored.  Naturally, help and encouragement are integrated in the time spent together. It is more like an enhancement to what students are doing in their schools.  Parents will be required to sign permission slips for children’s participation. Parents should keep in mind that no outside food or drink may be brought into The Hard Bean and should plan accordingly for their children’s needs. LAST MEETING FOR SUMMER: MAY 9, NOON.