September 18th, 2024 in Provo

What’s Up Provo! ⛰️ 

It’s Hug a Greeting Card Writer Day today. 🤗 

We do find it a little hard to celebrate this holiday. If you can’t find a greeting card writer today, try hugging a greeting card reader instead.

Here are the top events today:

• 🏐 BYU Women’s Volleyball vs Utah State

• 🌳 Popsicles in the Park

• 🧒 Learn It: Create Smoother Routines for Children

Ono’s Malasadas

OUR STORY

While on their annual vacation to the Hawaiian Islands, Sophia Bussio and her family discovered Malasadas, a Portuguese fried sweet dough, a food staple in Hawaii. Sophia and her family saw the opportunity to bring the malasada magic to Provo. Excited to embrace the opportunity, the Bussios dove headfirst into the world of fried dough, later naming their new company “Ono’s Malasadas.”

OUR NAME

The name, a fusion of Hawaiian and Portuguese, encapsulates what a malasada truly is. “Ono” in Hawaiian means “delicious,” while in Portuguese, “Malasadas” translates to “bad dough” — a contradiction that perfectly describes the treat.

OUR MENU

Today - Sep 18th
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🏐 BYU Women’s Volleyball vs Utah State
Smith Fieldhouse @ 6 pm MDT
In-state rivalry game! The Cougars are ranked #19 and are 4-3 on the season. The Aggies are 2-6 and unranked.
ESPN+ | Stats | Ticket

🌳 Popsicles in the Park
Wednesday - Quail Orchard Park @ 5pm
This is the last event in the four-month countdown to the grand opening of the Epic Regional Sports Park! (Happening this Saturday.) Meet Mayor Kaufusi, enjoy the music, free activities, the park, giveaways, and popsicles, of course.
More info

🧒 Learn It: Create Smoother Routines for Children
Shaw Programming Room #260 @ 7pm - 8:30pm
Registration Required for this event: “Are morning and bedtime routines feeling like a power struggle that never seems to end?”
“Learn how to create morning and bedtime routines that will help guide your child to complete their tasks with more ease, less power struggles, and build connection.”
Led by Carly Schrimpl, LCSW, RPT.
More info

Tomorrow - Sep 19th
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📽️ BYU Final Cut Film Showcase
Thursday thru Saturday - Megaplex Theatres at Geneva @ 7pm
Watch the best from the BYU Film Department this past year.
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💃 World of Dance
Marriott Center @ 7:30 pm
World of Dance showcases the best of BYU dance, featuring performances by the Ballroom Dance Company, Contemporary Dance Theatre, the International Folk Dance Ensemble, Living Legends, Theatre Ballet, and the Young Ambassadors.
More info | Tickets

🗝️ Insights from Artifacts : Hellen Keller
Hutchings Museum 55 N Center Street, Lehi UT @ 7pm
More info

🎸 Live Music

@ The Velour
TODAY - Open Mic
Thursday - IZAK, BRYSN, Clara Nicole
Friday - Welcome Home Sundance, Late Night Special, Running Sons

@ The Boardwalk
Friday - Ryan Call, Ivy Avenue, Tallulah

@ Java Junkie
Thursday - Lampshade Acoustic Night - Soren Oyler, Hiraeth Biblichor, Alli Barker, Last Note, Samuel Charles
Friday - Open Mic

🤑 Deals

🍣 Free Phat Bro @ Five Brothers Sushi
Free with any online purchase (good through tomorrow). Promo code: freephat
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🌭🍦🍿 BYU Creamery Welcome Back Tailgate
FREE hotdogs, popcorn and ice cream! First 300 guests get free food, going from 11am to 2pm TODAY. (We assume this is for the general public and not just for students…)
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🥣🥖🥗 $9.99 for Soup, bread, & salad @ Kneaders
Get a bowl of soup with bread and a green salad for $9.99. Available TODAY only. To redeem: select the soup, bread, and green salad from the promo category.
Order online

🌽 $3 off Cornbelly’s Tickets
Promo code: FALLFUN24
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🏮 Utah Lantern Festival 50% Sale on All Tickets
Event happening @ Lindon Marina on September 21st from 3pm-8pm
More info / Tickets

❣️ Wellness Wednesday Service Opportunities ❣️ 

"Goodness is the only investment that never fails." -Henry David Thoreau

⚽️ All Abilities Soccer - One-on-One Buddies needed - Volunteer Photographer needed
Meadows Park, Lindon, Utah - Every Saturday from September 14th to October 19th
All Abilities Utah is seeking compassionate volunteers to serve as one-on-one buddies to participants needing additional support, ensuring every child has a positive and engaging experience.
Learn more

🧦 Hygiene Items Needed for the Homeless
299 East 900 South, Provo - Ongoing
Drop off your donations at their facility (299 E 900 S, Provo). The items they are urgently looking for include: men’s and women’s deodorant, conditioner, disposable razors, liquid laundry detergent, new socks.
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👓️ CharityVision International - Website and Social Media help needed
Canyon Road, Provo - Ongoing
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🍞 Rescue Food Volunteer
Tuesday, Sep 24th - 7am-11am
Rescue.Food takes food from produce wholesalers, the food bank, bakeries, and other places that can't use it, and does whatever it can so that the food doesn’t get thrown away. Volunteers are needed on Tuesdays beginning at 7 a.m., to distribute food and interact with the community as they come and go.
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Words To Remember

Thanks for reading!

If you found this useful, then share it with someone who has a birthday this week. 😉 

-Nicole, Josh, & Carlie

Tuesday, September 18th, 2024

⚠️ Correction

In yesterday’s email we said that the constitution was signed over 400 years ago.

Obviously, that is not correct—the Mayflower (which we talked about earlier this week) was over 400 years ago, not the signing of the US Constitution. (We must have had Mayflower Day on our minds still.)

Thanks to our readers who pointed this out!