Category Archives: Events

Grilled Cheese brings in the Cheddar

April 5, 2011

April fools day proved to be no joke for Food Forward! On Friday, April 1 we hosted our first big fundraiser with Clementine restaurant, selling out the event and netting over $4000! Annie Miler, owner and chef of Clementine, donated … Continue reading →

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Fruitstock 2011 Breaks 350,000 Pounds Harvested for Hungry

January 18, 2011

2011 is off to a great start with over 11,500 pounds harvested in one weekend at Fruitstock! This puts our total harvest to date at over 350,000 pounds, all of which is donated to hungry people in Southern California. For … Continue reading →

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Match Grant Met!…and other thoughts going into ’11

January 2, 2011

I am thrilled to be able to report that the friends and supporters of Food Forward have pushed us to a healthily victory with the generous match grant that was offered to us by The Plum Foundation in December…and as a … Continue reading →

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Fast Pitch

October 27, 2010

Last week I competed with nine other amazing LA-based non-profits in the LA Social Innovation Fast Pitch. In 3 minutes or less we were required to “pitch” – our group, our successes, our needs – to a room packed with … Continue reading →

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