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Bracken’s Kitchen Needs Your Help to Win $25k Starbucks and Indi.com Grant

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By Greer Wylder
October 18, 2017

Bracken’s Kitchen needs your help to further combat both the issues of food insecurity and the larger issues of poverty in SoCal. Chef Bill Bracken recovers unwanted and overproduced food that would otherwise be filling our landfills, and repurposes it into delicious and healthy meals for hungry people in need, and provides training to disadvantaged young adults so they may enter the culinary industry and break the cycle of poverty.  Bracken’s Kitchen is nominated for a $25,000 grant from Starbucks and Indi.com. You can help them win by liking their video on indi.com and sharing across your social media platforms. The holidays are just…

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Fashion and Philanthropy, The Fair Trade Fashion Show

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By Greer Wylder
October 17, 2017

Vanguard University's anti-human trafficking student club, Live2Free, will host its 2nd annual Fair Trade Fashion Show on Thursday, October 19 at 7 p.m., on the Costa Mesa campus. The outdoor runway show will feature the newest clothing lines from fair trade companies including Break Down Walls, Krochet Kids, Citizen and Darling, NoonDay Collection and more. Vanguard University’s annual Fair Trade Fashion Show is designed to highlight the injustice of labor trafficking and local vendors with fair trade and ethical fashion at the heart of their company. The Fair Trade Fashion Show will offer food and drink, and an opportunity to…

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glassbaby, beautiful votives for charity

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By Greer Wylder
October 17, 2017

glassybaby, creator of hand-blown votives and drinkers, just expanded to SoCal with a kiosk at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. Founded by three-time cancer survivor Lee Rhodes, glassybaby gives 10% of all sales to non-profits and supports organizations that help people, animals and the planet heal. Throughout the years, glassybaby has donated nearly $7 million to charities around the world! Now through January 31,10% of all sales will go to Hilarity for Charity to support Alzheimer’s disease research and support services. glassybaby votives and drinkers are handmade at hot shops in Seattle and Berkeley by more than 80 glassblowers. Their…

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The Best Date in OC

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By Greer Wylder
October 16, 2017

Hands down the best dates you’ll ever taste are now available at the Date Shop in Newport Beach. The dates come fresh the Rancho Meladuco Date Farm in the Coachella Valley. Founder, Joan Smith, (a mother of three, home cook, and backyard gardener) started farming dates on the ranch using traditional farming and harvesting methods, and packs each box by hand. A box of Medjool dates makes a great gift and lasts a long time. It’s best to store them in your fridge or freezer. They’re a great source of energy, sugar, and fiber. Sweeten recipes with dates such as…

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Gold’s Gym SoCal Celebrates Newest OC Location

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By Greer Wylder
October 16, 2017

Gold’s Gym SoCal, an authority on fitness since 1965, and celebrating 30 years in the SoCal, just opened their newest location in Anaheim/Garden Grove. Gold’s Gym equips gyms with the best amenities and the latest in cardio and strength training equipment as well as the most dynamic group exercise programs including Zumba, yoga, group cycling, mixed martial arts, muscle endurance training, and Pilates. You’ll find an energetic, supportive environment full of all kinds of people who are committed to achieving their goals. Like all Gold’s Gyms, the new Anaheim/Garden Grove location features top-of-the-line exercise equipment, premier trainers and other quality…

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