SPONSOR A RUNNER FOR LEJ! 

San Francisco Marathon

Sunday, July 29

Jen Holzer is a recent graduate of Swarthmore who moved to San Francisco earlier this year and hopes to work in environmental law and justice.  She's running her very first half-marathon (13.1 miles)--and she's running to benefit LEJ!  She says, "I was looking for a way to give back to the city and get more involved, and I was really impressed by LEJ's website."  We are thrilled to welcome Jen to San Francisco and the LEJ family, and we hope you'll help cheer her on by contributing to her fund, either with a pledge per mile or a flat donation.  

For more information and to contribute, contact Pamela Calvert, 415 282 6840; development@lejyouth.org

 

HEALTHY COMMUNITY COOKBOOK DEBUTS

 

On June 16, we unveiled our newest publication, the LEJ Good Neighbor Community Cookbook.  We've compiled a wide range of tasty, inexpensive, and easy recipes, improving our community's strategies to combat diabetes,  heart disease, obesity, and cancer.  If you'd like to support the Good Neighbor project by buying a copy, send a check for $25 (includes s/h) to LEJ, 800 Innes Ave. #11, SF CA 94124, Attn:  Good Neighbor.

 

GRAND OPENING

NEW GOOD NEIGHBOR STORE 

Saturday, July 14, 12:00 pm

H&K Liquor & Deli

1300 Fitzgerald Ave.

 

Join us for the grand opening of our latest Good Neighbor store, H&K Liquor & Deli.  The owner, Sam Freij (at right), is increasing his store stock of fresh fruits and vegetables and cutting down on tobacco advertising and fast food products.  The LEJ youth will be there to help celebrate with a food demonstration and shopper questionnaires to help the store support the community's needs.

For more information about LEJ's food security programs and the cookbook, contact Gwendolyn Smith, 415 282 6840; goodneighbor@lejyouth.org.

LEJ SERVICE DAY
Wednesday, July 10
1:30-4:30 PM
Candlestick State Park Nursery

Come and join us for a day in the garden!  Come out for some light gardening, free food, live DJ, dancing, fun activities, and a surprise gift.  All ages welcome.

 
Wear appropriate clothing; gloves and tools provided.  For more information contact Patrick Rump, 415 282 6840; sloughyouth@lejyouth.org.   The nursery is at 1150 Carroll Ave.(Ranger Station); take Muni #29 to the Gilman Playground stop.  Follow Gilman toward the stadium and make a left on Aurelious Walker, which loops around and becomes Carroll Ave.

 

LEJ WISHLIST

» Server - Apple G4 or G5 XServe
» eMac desktop computers
» 15 passenger van
» Sweatshirt or tshirt blanks for

    us to silkscreen

If you can help, please contact Al Collins, 415 282 6840; info@lejyouth.org

 

Literacy for Environmental Justice is an environmental education and youth empowerment organization created specifically to address the ecological and health concerns of Bayview Hunters Point and the surrounding communities of southeast San Francisco.  Please make a contribution to LEJ today; click here to donate.