Check made out to Growing Hope Gardens Gardens. Address to send check: Growing Hope Gardens, 21145 Colina Drive, Topanga, CA. 90290

Querido Nombre,Tu amable contribuci&oacute;n a nuestro programa &#39;Operaci&oacute;n: Crecer. Reunir. Dar&#39; significa mucho para nosotros y las comunidades a las que servimos. Gracias por estar con nosotros en este momento urgente de necesidad.Puedes seguir nuestras aventuras en el cultivo de alimentos en nuestro <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/growinghopegardens/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Instagram</a>Tu donaci&oacute;n ayuda a expandir nuestro Programa de Alimentos de Emergencia Growing Hope para incluir prote&iacute;nas, refrigeraci&oacute;n y agregar otro d&iacute;a de Mercado de Agricultores gratuito.Saludos cordiales,El Equipo de Growing Hope Gardens<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1762831502/wysiwyg/dfib2brbml7fvmdehjys.jpg" fr-original-style="" fr-original-class="fr-draggable" style="position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">

Operación: Crecer.Reunir.Dar

Check made out to Growing Hope Gardens Gardens.
Address to send check: Growing Hope Gardens, 21145 Colina Drive, Topanga, CA. 90290

The Urgency&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--O42jJQ,1)); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); --Ys-XuQ: none; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-kerning: normal;" id="isPasted" style="color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--O42jJQ,1)); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); --Ys-XuQ: none; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-kerning: normal; box-sizing: inherit;">Hunger is rising across Los Angeles as local disruptions make it harder for families to access the healthy foods they need. 900,000 Angelenos are already food insecure. Communities are being pushed to choose between paying rent or putting food on the table.&nbsp; Imagine if that was you &amp; your family? Why should anyone be without food?<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1762230308/wysiwyg/pszgtarjycob7fkak7qh.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit; border-radius: 10px; background-clip: padding-box;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable fr-rounded"> The Local RealityHunger often hides in plain sight. Behind the postcard views of palm trees are hundreds of affordable housing buildings, halfway houses, bridge housing and shelters, where families and seniors are struggling. Most are renters living paycheck to paycheck.&nbsp; Growing Hope Gardens, in partnership with <a fr-original-style="" href="https://communitycorp.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Community Corporation of Santa Monica</a>, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.thepeopleconcern.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">The People Concern</a>, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.holoscommunities.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Holos Communities</a> and <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.elacc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">East Los Angeles Community Corporation</a>, <a fr-original-style="" href="https://annenberg.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">The Annenberg Foundation</a> &amp; other organizations in Los Angeles, is stepping in to help our neighbors weather this crisis. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1762229325/wysiwyg/o1hrsajn1mqvjdxdgepu.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit; border-radius: 10px; background-clip: padding-box;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable fr-rounded"> Our ResponseWe&rsquo;re launching the Growing Hope Emergency Food Program from our urban farm in Santa Monica &mdash; a community-powered food hub to collect, store, and distribute fresh food.&nbsp; We urgently need funding for:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Commercial Refrigerator &ndash; So we can add meat, eggs &amp; milk to our Free Farmer&#39;s Market.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Refrigerated Truck &ndash; Pick up and deliver rescued foods.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Adding Saturday 11-1pm as a our second Free Farmer&#39;s Market day.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Support for Staffing, Equipment, Operations &ndash; Logistics, and volunteers.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Community Food Bank&nbsp;&ndash; Free Farmer&#39;s Market. &nbsp;</li></ul> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1762229397/wysiwyg/ktlhvdvzfo0ypjf2xzit.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit; border-radius: 10px; background-clip: padding-box;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable fr-rounded"> What We Do<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1763750696/wysiwyg/w53ifjhymu5nhkwdoer4.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><span fr-original-style="color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--O42jJQ,1)); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); --Ys-XuQ: none; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-kerning: normal;" id="isPasted" style="color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--O42jJQ,1)); caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); --Ys-XuQ: none; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-kerning: normal; box-sizing: inherit;">We grow food, grow hope, and grow community. Through gardening, we teach families how to plant, harvest, and heal &mdash; turning hunger into empowerment and resilience. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1763748116/wysiwyg/pdhshgcuz4f33ztqveex.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Why It MattersWith your support, we can ensure Westside and all local families have a dignified way to source supplemental healthy foods, volunteer, learn and create community around growing &amp; harvesting together.&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1762230147/wysiwyg/rwtfblw4xp3q7ld99zob.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit; border-radius: 10px; background-clip: padding-box;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable fr-rounded"> Take Action NowThis is a moment for our neighbors and our local businesses to stand together. Every dollar moves us closer to feeding a family, filling our truck, and keeping food flowing to those who need it most. <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/nourishing-families-through-crisis" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Donate today to fund refrigeration, volunteer coordination, transportation and add our second weekly donation day with our new &quot;Saturday Free Farmer&#39;s Market&quot;&nbsp;</a> <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/growinghopegardens" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Share our story&nbsp;to raise awareness across the Los Angeles &amp; the Westside.</a> <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.growinghopegardens.org/volunteers" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Volunteer your time to help collect, harvest, plant, pack, and deliver fresh food.</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1762230204/wysiwyg/b6vehrb0kerfvkxmjvjv.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit; border-radius: 10px; background-clip: padding-box;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable fr-rounded"> <span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important; box-sizing: inherit;">Together, we can keep hope &mdash; and food &mdash; growing strong.

<span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name <span contenteditable="false" data-button-color="{{#e7a339}}" data-custom-link="{{https://www.growinghopegardens.org/contact}}" data-custom-variable="{{custom-link-button-3c98feb6-6a48-482f-a482-0db7cf0af7aa}}" data-text="{{SIgn Up Newsletter & Volunteering}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-button" fr-original-style="background-color: #e7a339" style="background-color: rgb(231, 163, 57); border-radius: 8px; height: 36px; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 8px 16px; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: 500; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">SIgn Up Newsletter &amp; Volunteering&nbsp; Dear <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Your kind contribution to our &#39;Operation: Grow. Gather. Give&#39; program means so much to us and the communities we serve. Thank you for standing with us in this urgent time of need. You can follow our food growing adventures on our <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.instagram.com/growinghopegardens/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Your gift helps expand our Growing Hope Emergency Food Program to include protein, refrigeration and add another Free Farmer&#39;s Market day.&nbsp; Warm regards,The Growing Hope Gardens Team <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1762831502/wysiwyg/dfib2brbml7fvmdehjys.jpg" style="width: 536px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 536px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

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The Urgency    Hunger is rising across Los Angeles as local disruptions make it harder for families to access the healthy foods they need. 900,000 Angelenos are already food insecure. Communities are being pushed to choose between paying rent or putting food on the table.  Imagine if that was you &amp; your family? Why should anyone be without food?<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1762230308/wysiwyg/pszgtarjycob7fkak7qh.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;border-radius:10px;max-width:100%" /> The Local RealityHunger often hides in plain sight. Behind the postcard views of palm trees are hundreds of affordable housing buildings, halfway houses, bridge housing and shelters, where families and seniors are struggling. Most are renters living paycheck to paycheck.  Growing Hope Gardens, in partnership with <a href="https://communitycorp.org/" target="_blank">Community Corporation of Santa Monica</a>, <a href="https://www.thepeopleconcern.org/" target="_blank">The People Concern</a>, <a href="https://www.holoscommunities.org/" target="_blank">Holos Communities</a> and <a href="https://www.elacc.org/" target="_blank">East Los Angeles Community Corporation</a>, <a href="https://annenberg.org/" target="_blank">The Annenberg Foundation</a> &amp; other organizations in Los Angeles, is stepping in to help our neighbors weather this crisis. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1762229325/wysiwyg/o1hrsajn1mqvjdxdgepu.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;border-radius:10px;max-width:100%" /> Our ResponseWe’re launching the Growing Hope Emergency Food Program from our urban farm in Santa Monica — a community-powered food hub to collect, store, and distribute fresh food.  We urgently need funding for:<ul><li>Commercial Refrigerator – So we can add meat, eggs &amp; milk to our Free Farmer's Market.</li><li>Refrigerated Truck – Pick up and deliver rescued foods.</li><li>Adding Saturday 11-1pm as a our second Free Farmer's Market day. </li><li>Support for Staffing, Equipment, Operations – Logistics, and volunteers.</li><li>Community Food Bank – Free Farmer's Market.  </li></ul> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1762229397/wysiwyg/ktlhvdvzfo0ypjf2xzit.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;border-radius:10px;max-width:100%" /> What We Do<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1763750696/wysiwyg/w53ifjhymu5nhkwdoer4.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />We grow food, grow hope, and grow community. Through gardening, we teach families how to plant, harvest, and heal — turning hunger into empowerment and resilience. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1763748116/wysiwyg/pdhshgcuz4f33ztqveex.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Why It MattersWith your support, we can ensure Westside and all local families have a dignified way to source supplemental healthy foods, volunteer, learn and create community around growing &amp; harvesting together.  <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1762230147/wysiwyg/rwtfblw4xp3q7ld99zob.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;border-radius:10px;max-width:100%" /> Take Action NowThis is a moment for our neighbors and our local businesses to stand together. Every dollar moves us closer to feeding a family, filling our truck, and keeping food flowing to those who need it most. <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/nourishing-families-through-crisis" target="_blank">Donate today to fund refrigeration, volunteer coordination, transportation and add our second weekly donation day with our new "Saturday Free Farmer's Market" </a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/growinghopegardens" target="_blank">Share our story to raise awareness across the Los Angeles &amp; the Westside.</a> <a href="https://www.growinghopegardens.org/volunteers" target="_blank">Volunteer your time to help collect, harvest, plant, pack, and deliver fresh food.</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1762230204/wysiwyg/b6vehrb0kerfvkxmjvjv.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;border-radius:10px;max-width:100%" /> Together, we can keep hope — and food — growing strong.

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### Context Profile for Growing Hope Gardens

1. **Organization Mission & Cause**:
   - **Mission**: Growing Hope Gardens is dedicated to empowering underserved communities through urban agriculture. Their mission is to increase access to nutritious food, tackle food insecurity, and promote sustainability by creating communal gardens that serve low-income and unhoused individuals.
   - **Cause**: They focus on transforming lives by enabling individuals to grow their own food, thereby fostering community connections and improving food security.

2. **Type of Activities**:
   - **Urban Farming**: They operate a 1/4 acre urban food justice farm that provides fresh, organic produce.
   - **Resident Gardens**: They create and sustain resident gardens for low-income communities, helping individuals grow their own food.
   - **Workshops**: They offer free interactive workshops on nutrition and gardening, and train youth interns.
   - **Fundraising Campaigns**: They run campaigns to expand their resident garden programs and support their urban farming initiatives.

3. **Tone of Voice**:
   - **Inspiring and Friendly**: The language used on the website is warm and encouraging, aiming to inspire action and community involvement. Phrases like "growing hope, one garden at a time" reflect a positive and hopeful tone.
   - **Informative yet Accessible**: The content is straightforward, making it easy for a diverse audience to understand their mission and how to get involved.

4. **Emoji Usage**:
   - **Moderate Use of Emojis**: The organization uses emojis sparingly, primarily to enhance engagement in fundraising campaigns. For example, they use heart emojis (💚) to convey warmth and community spirit. The frequency is low, primarily appearing in campaign materials and social media posts.

5. **Key Facts**:
   - **Founding Info**: The specific founding date is not mentioned on the website, but they have established a presence in urban agriculture and community support.
   - **Scale**: They currently operate a 1/4 acre urban farm and have launched 17 resident food growing spaces.
   - **Impact Metrics**: They emphasize increased food security, better nutrition, and community connection as key impacts of their work.
   - **Volunteer Info**: Opportunities for community involvement are highlighted, particularly in the form of Garden Ambassadors who are paid to help manage the gardens.

6. **Writing Guidelines**:
   - **Use of Active Voice**: Content should be written in an active voice to inspire action.
   - **Community-Centric Language**: Focus on community empowerment and the positive impacts of gardening and food access.
   - **Call to Action**: Encourage donations and volunteer participation with clear, actionable statements (e.g., "Donate Today and help us grow more food!").
   - **Personalization**: Use personalized greetings in emails and communications to foster a connection with supporters (e.g., using the recipient's first name).
   - **Visual Elements**: Incorporate images of gardens, community members, and events to visually represent their mission and activities.

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