Top Ten Arcus Thanksgiving Favorites

After Monday's Arcus Thanksgiving Potluck, I was inspired to make a top ten list of our favorite Thanksgiving foods here at Arcus!

10. Cranberries - Whether it's sauce, homemade, from a can, or mixed into a salad, cranberries are a Thanksgiving staple we can't live without. Michelle's cranberry applesauce was a big hit.

9. Corn - We like it creamed, casseroled, sweet, on or off the cob, white or yellow. Sue Stone and Chris Fogarty's corn dishes were great.

8. Rolls - If we didn't have rolls, what would we dip into the leftover gravy? Thank you Sean and Chanin for the bags and bags of fantastic rolls!

7. Pumpkin Pie - I almost said apple pie here, but I am a purist. Pumpkin pie is a must for Turkey Day. Mindy and Steve came through with some great pies.

6. Sweet Potatoes - It just looks cool with those marshmallows on top. Mary's Candied Sweet Potatoes were decadent.

5. Green Bean Casserole - It must have the frizzled onions on top. No questions asked. Eric and Rozell's green bean casseroles were huge! We are still eating them!

4. Mashed Potatoes - Homemade please. Marshall's mashed potatoes dissapeared! No seconds were to be found!

3. Stuffing - Kristen's sausage stuffing, Ben's vegetarian stuffing, and Karen Dobosh's pineapple stuffing were all delicious. Someday we'll finish eating the leftovers!

2. Ham - Candied, Honey-Baked, or Smoked. 'Nuf said.

1. Turkey - The best part is figuring our what to do with all the leftovers after Turkey Day.

And I didn't even get to mention Tammy's Butternut Squash, Charlie's Buffalo Chicken Dip (that old Thanksgiving favorite) or Jacob's Five Cheese Mac and Cheese. Thanks to all who cooked! With all the awesome chefs here, I'm sensing an Arcus Cookbook in the future... Gobble Gobble!

Top 10 Reasons to help Arcus Can Hunger in Central PA

10.) Hunger is a real problem everywhere; even in Central Pennsylvania.
9.) 1,000,000,000 people suffer from hunger worldwide and most are women and children.
8.) 1 in 8 Americans struggle with the reality of food insecurity and hunger.
7.) 8 in 1,000 American children will die before turning 5 from hunger.
6.) Because 98% of all food banks reported a significant surge for food assistance in the past year.
5.) 55% of all food banks had to turn people away due to shortages this past year.
4.) Because 24,000 people die every single day from hunger.
3.) Bethesda Mission has been helping hopeless, helpless, and homeless people for over 90 years!
2.) We need the help of the entire Central PA community to reach our goal of 10 tons of food.
1.) Because You Can! (Get it, “Can”?!?) With your help, we can reach our goal and help towards alleviating this problem. Together, we can make a world of difference!

Sources: FRAC, WorldHunger.org, Feeding America

Top 10 List for Doing Business with Arcus Costa Rica

10.) 92% English Proficiency.

9.) 96% Literacy Rate.

8.) Considered the safest nation in Central America.

7.) Pro-American, pro-business sentiment.

6.) Personnel act as an extension of any U.S. team.

5.) Direct flight from most major U.S. Cities.

4.) Extremely friendly, hard-working people.

3.) Gorgeous beaches – perfect for surfing and windsurfing.

2.) Plenty of activities to do – jungles, coffee plantations and volcanos. What’s not to love about this?!?

1.) The Arcus office and the team in place there, of course! Oh, and the Arcus Costa Rica mascot, Barcusita!