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The Arroyo Food co-op of Pasadena, CA has 500 members. With a newly leased space in Pasadena the co-op will provide organic, sustainable, and locally sourced products along with humanely raised meats, fair trade items and non-GMO produce. The co-op is taking over the space of a former local community market. With visions of  additional features such as   a deli, coffee bar, and community space being considered  the co-op will also be filling a local community void.  To fulfill its has launched a capital campaign. Loans from existing members will provide the bulk of the approximately $70,000 needed to refurbish and renovate the site and $251,000 for operational expenses—mostly inventory—but extra members and donors will be needed. Here's an opportunity for you for a new way to give back;  join the co-op or make a donation to help provide member families and the local community with locally produced, sustainable, fair  trade, non-GMO and organ...

We may have missed their June 2012 fundraising performance but their message and their mission are something we don't want to overlook. Gifted Nations is a talented local Southern California multicultural girls' group. Their musical  mission is conveying positive messages to teens of encouragement, about tolerance and against bullying.  These young ladies also  demonstrate these messages in life. May 26, 2012 they gained positive attention and media coverage  by launching their first annual "Day Of Positive Tweets" encouraging us all to send positive tweets including  stories, quotes, poem and photos. Among those taking notice was Oscar winning actress and TV host Mo'Nique. In June Gifted Nations joined in to help nonprofit Saving Our Daughters spread the word against bullying  in California. You can check out a little music clip on youtube at http://bit.ly/LIzil3. And to  learn more about what the girls are up to, how you can donat...