<!-- Alternate content for non-supporting browsers --> <div id="pic-container" name="pic-container" style="float:right; width:310;height:225; text-align:right;background-color: white;"><img id="pic-rotate" name="pic-rotate" src="/news/newsletter/images/issue20/20-0.jpg" border="1" width="300" height="200" alt="A City of Villages" title="A City of Villages" /> <div id="pic-title" name="pic-title" style="float:right; margin: 0; padding: 0;"><font size="-2">A City of Villages </font></div></div><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">var pic_sel= new Array(); pic_sel[0] = new Image(); pic_sel[0].src='/news/newsletter/images/issue20/20-0.jpg'; pic_sel[0].alt='A City of Villages'; var picnumb= 1; </script><font face='verdana,helvetica'> <i><b>A City of Villages : Put your tax dollars where your heart is!</b> <br />Oakland Food Connection<b> <p>Donate today!!!</b></i> <p>Put your tax dollars where your heart is! </p> <p> If you could choose where your tax money went all the time, what kind of system would your $ <br /> support? </p> <p> Over the past few weeks, the US government has sent out over $50 billion in rebate checks - and retail sales have have skyrocketed. According to a recent associated press article (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi? <br /> f=/c/a/2008/06/13/BULK1188CS.DTL), retail sales jumped by the largest amount than within in 6 months. <br /> <br /> In the next few weeks, most of the rest of us will receive George Bush's "economic stimulus package" - $ <br /> intended to boost the U.S. economy. <br /> <br /> Lets stimulate the economy we believe in.… Lets put our tax dollars where our hearts are </p> <p> <b>On July 1st OFC will launch it's 8-week youth internship program. We recently selected five 8th <br /> grade applicants from E.C. Reems Academy of Technology and Arts, and 8 youth from Unity High <br /> School.<b> <br /> <br /> Consider donating a significant portion of your tax rebate to Oakland Food Connection to help stimulate a new food economy. </p> <br /> <p> Your dollars will: </p> <p> - help train young people from East Oakland in business planning: each youth typically receives a <br /> stipend of $25-40 per day for 5 hours of work. <br /> <br /> -fund youth nutrition education and cooking classes to develop the Purple Lawn Café, a <br /> featured student-run mobile café that will happen at OFC's weekly community food market <br /> launching late August. <br /> <br /> -maintain two school gardens and one large backyard garden. <br /> <br /> -bring a new and innovative community food market to East Oakland (farmers market). "Healthy <br /> Food for All" </p> <p> As big-retail benefits from the recent increase in sales, take a moment to remember you have the <br /> power to use your dollars to change the lives of 8 youth and countless community members who will <br /> be touched by their work. </p> <br /> <p> In peace and solidarity, </p> <p> Jason Harvey <br /> Director <br /> Oakland Food Connection <br /> jharvey@foodcommunityculture.org <p> </p></font>
