September 2011

Upcoming Events

• October Dinner - Sunday, October 16, 5:30 PM, Torrance, CA. Theme will be Fair Trade.
• BiaJú - Organic, Fair Trade from the Amazon.  Unique, beautifully handcrafted jewelry, accessories and home décor from Brazil.  www.biaju.com

• LAGA - exquisite handbags with a heart.   Providing a secure future for those who lost their livelihood in the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia.
  www.laga-handbags.com

• Fair Trade Shopping:  Saturday, October 22. Leave from Torrance 10:30 AM.  Join us on a trip to Ten Thousand Villages in Pasadena and brunch at Lamills.  Get some Christmas shopping done, enjoy brunch with friends and support a good cause.

Food Drive 2011

The Food Drive was a big success!

We collected 4 large boxes,

over 500 pounds of food!

Your donations will be distributed to food pantries, shelters and soup kitchens throughout Los Angeles County.

Special Thanks to LA Regional Food Bank who provided the boxes, posters, pick up and delivery.  http://www.LAFoodBank.org/

Over one million people in Los Angeles County are at risk of going hungry.  This year appears as though it may be the toughest the Food Bank has ever seen.  The skyrocketing cost of living and record poor economy has sent many working families into food pantries for the first time.  Most of the charitable agency sites in the Food Bank's network of over 600 agencies have seen record increases in the number of new, first time clients looking for emergency food assistance.