Laura Hoyos Kainsinger, MPH (right), is our new Director of Community Outreach. She has over 18 years’ experience focusing on increasing health access among lower socioeconomic, Spanish-speaking communities throughout Los Angeles County. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiological...
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Not for your favorite color apple as pictured here, but for the Best of Manhattan Award.We are delighted to announce that GrowingGreat has been nominated in the Enhancing Manhattan Beach category for “tremendous value and benefit brought to the community by a non-profit organization.”...
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As GrowingGreat finishes up our fiscal year, it is hard to find the words to thank you, our supporters, for all that you have made possible. There are six new programs this year – six! – that were just dreams for us last year at this time. GrowingGreat has now greatly expanded our program...
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GrowingGreat will be celebrating the Manhattan Beach Farmers Market’s 10th Anniversary on July 12. Come, bring your kids, and sing along with us. At 11: 15am and 12:45pm we’ll be singing our new theme song, written by GrowingGreat Docent Deborah Poppink Hirshland! We are very...
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Would you like to help GrowingGreat achieve our mission to empower every child to grow up healthy through science-based garden and nutrition education? The Director of Community Outreach is one of our two full-time senior staff. This individual represents GrowingGreat in both the education and...
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GrowingGreat would like to thank everyone who attended our third annual Farm to Table benefit on June 4th. It was truly a magical night! With your generosity, GrowingGreat will be able to continue to fund new educational programs such as our Hands-On Science (STEAM) initiative...
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A conversation with the Cooking Club (by Veronica Sanchez, GrowingGreat Program Assistant) On April 22nd, St. Pius X St. Matthias Academy (PMA) Cooking Club met in the kitchen to learn the benefits of “Superfoods” and how to include nutrient-dense foods in their diet by making a Tropikale...
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GrowingGreat would like to extend a special invitation to docents to attend our Farm to Table Benefit on June 4, 2016 at 72andSunny in Playa Vista. We have set aside tickets at a reduced rate of $230 each for docents and their spouses only. We will also assure you are seated with other docent...
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Celebrate with GrowingGreat and Celebrity Chefs Diana Stavaridis (Manhattan House), David LeFevre (MB Post) and Michael Fiorelli (Love & Salt) as we recognize Green Fork Honorees John and Kari Boiler and Leadership Award Winners Destiny Celio and Maria Beltran at our third annual Farm to...
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On June 4th, one of the many new programs we will celebrate is GrowingGreat Jr. Chefs – a partnership between local GrowingGreat fifth graders and Chef Diana Stavaridis of Manhattan House. We are honored that “Chef D,” as the kids call her, will prepare an amazing dinner for our Farm to Table...
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