The GreenHouse Mission : Our mission is to cultivate a thriving community by nurturing the emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and physical development of our youth and inspiring them to grow to their full potential. Love Turlock A team of volunteers from our Turlock site led the recycling effort for the Love Turlock event on April 30. They received all manner of donated recyclables and delivered them to the recycling facility. The team even took the time to step in to help the neighboring project collect clothing for refugees. The team helped fold and sort into sizes then packed bags for thirty refugee families who are living in local hotels. During their break, team members took a moment for some fun and did a little line dancing to lively music. They enjoyed lunch with the community and were swiftly invited back for next year’s event. A few team members are already on the books to volunteer for Love Turlock next April! Love Modesto On April 30, about 23 of our Blue Diamond Salida volunteers teamed up with scores of external friends of Modesto to clean up the streets and show a little love to the city. Our team ran the Sustainability portion of the Love Modesto event, coordinating
various recycling projects throughout the region. Team members also helped with community cleanup efforts as part of the citywide beautification project. Blue Diamond also hosted a booth at the event and provided some much-needed snacks to the volunteers.
I am so grateful for the continued partnership with organizations like Blue Diamond who demonstrate their care and commitment to serving our communities. Thank you to the Sustainability teams for leading the Love Modesto and Love Turlock recycling projects and for truly loving our cities! -Jeff Pishney, CEO & Founder, Love Stanislaus County/Love Our Cities
Love Our Cities’ Mission : Our mission is to help cities lead city-wide volunteer days, facilitate city-wide initiatives, and become city-wide conveners while networking and collaborating with fellow city leaders. We are proud of our teams for their hearts to serve. They let their actions speak of our cooperative’s deep commitment to sustainability of our lands and our cities by stewarding the land well and by preserving our cities for the next generation.
Jillian Luna, Managing Editor,
Almond Facts Magazine, Blue Diamond Growers
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