“After 2 long years of planning, EKATVA, a dance drama featuring 16
children from the streets of Ahmedabad, India, arrives in California!
June 2, 2012 | Saturday | 5 PM | John Muir Middle School, Los Angeles http://ekatvajohnmuirmiddleschool.eventbrite.com/
“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.â€- Khalil Gibran
This Thanksgiving I had the opportunity to serve with two amazing organizations, Be the Cause* and the UCO Drop In Center in Long Beach. Run by Brad Lara-Gagne and his team of tireless staff and volunteers, the center is open 47 Sundays throughout the year to feed the homeless. I had the pleasure of speaking to him the previous night and his dedication to the Center is apparent. Over the years, he and the center have developed an amazing network in the community, the organizations helping one another out whenever they can. When one has a surplus of food, it makes sure to pass it along to another who can use it, never allowing the goods to go to waste. Brad has also cultivated relationships with local establishments such as Panera, who donates their excess baked goods to the center every week. For the Thanksgiving dinner, there were originally only 6 large pies (baked by a generous donor) to distribute amongst all the guests – until Trader Joe’s showed up that morning with 60 more pies.
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