Blue Haven Foundation

The Blue Haven Foundation is going to publish a new cookbook emphasizing finger foods, hors d'oeuvres, etc. The Blue Haven Foundation would like everyone in our wonderful community to provide that special recipe or one that is very easy to prepare for unexpected company to publish in the book. They can send their recipes to Leah Roust, roustlm@hotmail.com , Thank-you!

Some backgroud on the Blue Haven Foundation in our neighborhoods.

 The ladies of Blue Lake and Deerhaven wrote a cookbook with tried and true recipes. They met, prepared each dish, tasted and critiqued each recipe. The cookbook was written in 1976 and was published in 1981 as the Texas Hill Country Cookbook. The first printing was in 1976 and the last was in 1994 for a total of 16 printings.

The foundation no longer owns the copyright. There have been efforts to buy it back, but the owner has turned down various offers.

Although the cookbook is no longer published, Bev Goyen has found some for sale on E-Bay. They range in price from $5-$15.

The cookbook was a great success and the monies from the sales have been invested, have been managed well and have produced interest.

The foundation meets twice a year to disburse the interest monies to local charities in the area. Donations are also made to the 2 neighborhoods, Deerhaven and Blue Lake, for beautification projects.

Blue Haven Foundation Disbursements Update

Donations for 2010:

The Blue Haven Foundation met March 4, 2010 to disburse monies to The Blue Lake POA, DeerHaven POA and to seven local charities.

Disbursements:

• Deerhaven POA $2450
• Blue Lake POA $2450
• C.A.S.A. $300
• Boys/Girls Club MF $300
• Friends of Hospice $300
• Hill Country Humane Society $300
• Hill Country Cat Control $300
• Helping Center MF $300
• Highland Lakes Crisis Center $300

The monies from the sales of the Hill Country Cookbook have been invested. These invested funds have produced interest over the years.

Since 1982, the Foundation has distributed $188,500. Local charities have received $53,200; Deerhaven POA has received $67,650; Blue Lake POA has received $67,650. The funds to the POA’s are for beautification purposes.

The foundation sells note cards which are pen & ink sketches of historical places in the Hill Country. The main author of the cookbook is Ann Bailey whose husband, Bob Bailey, was the illustrator. A set of 5 cards is $4. These cards are on sale at the Blue Lake Golf Club. For more information, call Donna Stevens 830-596-7687 or email dstevens@nctv.com.

Hi Deerhaven residents!

In case anyone has been wondering, there will be no Pavilion Party at the park this month or next month.  In the past it's been our custom to skip July and August because it's too miserably hot and many residents are out of town during these last two months of summer.  Tomorrow plans to be a scorcher with temperatures in the upper 90's.  We've been spoiled by all the rain and cool weather this last week so upper 90's would have been  hard to take. 

We will be looking forward to seeing everybody on the last Friday of September (Sept. 24).  Meanwhile, we hope the rest of your summertime is pleasant!

Martha Duffin and the P. Party Committee

  Posted 07-29-2010 

In case you didn't know...........

.....it was in the spring of 2003 that the first "Pavilion Party" was held.  It was a celebration of the completion by volunteers of the garden at this monument and the other entrance gardens in Deerhaven.  It seemed like a good idea and, since then, the outdoor park parties were continued and have become a popular occurrence  on the last Fridays in the spring and fall months of each succeeding year since 2003.  The Deerhaven Christmas Party is an annual indoor  event that is actually an extension of the outdoor parties. These gatherings have become an excellent way for those of us who live in Deerhaven, both full time or part time, to become acquainted with and know our neighbors better.

Last year's 2009 April Pavilion Party was attended by 46 guests.  The weather was heavenly, the food was oh! so good and the camaraderie was, as usual, terrific!