Two Degrees, Buy Their Products & Help Feed Hungry Children Worldwide

Brands built on the premise of giving back and helping the inhabitants of this world see another day, should be praised and spoken about frequently. Two Degrees, a company whose main focus is to help feed hungry children recently caught our attention at the Natural Products Expo, in Anaheim.

We took notice of Two Degrees, not because they had silly dressed characters passing out free samples, but because their mission statement was so prominently displayed. Their obvious desire to help any child who is hungry, get a square meal was felt after only a few seconds of conversation with one of their cheerful reps.

Too many companies nowadays say they are helping people who can’t seem to find a square meal no matter how hard they try, but in all actuality they are only lining their own pockets and avoiding having to pay taxes on their earnings. Two Degrees is not one of those "Culture Vulture" kind of companies.

TwoDegrees manufactures nutritious, delicious bars that are healthy, natural, and gluten free. They are consciously crafted with real fruit, nuts, seeds and heritage grains like chia, quinoa and millet.

We took a few days to snack on a couple of their bars such as the Apple Pecan, Cherry Almond & Chocolate Banana and found ourselves having bit more energy throughout the morning. A delicious snack that you can feed to your Vegan friends, that actually is involved in World affairs is a brand we respect and admire.

TwoDegrees makes it simple for their customers to do good. For every bar sold, they give a meal to a hungry child. The support from their customers allows them to fight childhood hunger both domestically and globally.

At Two Degrees, they purchase nutrient rich meals and medically formulated nutrition packs and whenever possible, these products are produced locally in the region they will be distributed - in this way, the purchase a customer makes of one Two Degrees bar also supports local economies.

Working closely with reputable companies such as Valid Nutrition, Two Degrees also helps communities begin to thrive by creating jobs for the locals and source most of their ingredients from local farmers. 

TwoDegrees provide meals to regions around the world that have been with famine by working alongside a network of non-profit partners in developing countries. Each of these organizations has dedicated distribution channels for the meals through health clinics, schools, and community groups in areas where children are suffering from chronic hunger or malnutrition. By donating one locally produced meal for each Two Degrees bar purchased, Two Degrees helps these organizations to provide needed meals to children.

To date, Two Degrees has donated regionally produced and supplied meals to children in the United States via Feeding America, Haiti, India, Kenya, Malawi and Somalia through Action Against Hunger, Akshaya Patra, IMA World Health, Partners in Health, Relief International and Valid Nutrition.

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LA Epicurean Food Festival - Eat, Drink & Be Charitable

July 24, 2012 - Los Angeles, CA  
Leading up to this year's event, the LA Epicurean Festival is teaming up with prominent local charities, giving back $25 (which is one third of the ticket price) for every ticket sold through each charity to their respective cause. Attendees may select the charity of their liking to contribute to and purchase one or multiple tickets online.

Four prominent LA charities are currently participating:

• Concern Foundation: www.concernfoundation.org - Funding cancer research worldwide
• Childrens Hospital LA:  www.CHLA.org- Providing family support for young cancer patients
• Beyond Shelter:  www.beyondshelter.org - Combating Chronic Poverty, Welfare Dependency & Homelessness
• Share Our Strength: www.strength.org - Ending childhood hunger

To purchase tickets, go to the LA Epicurean Festival Facebook page:http://www.facebook.com/laepicureanfestival and select the 'Charity' app.

About the LA Epicurean Festival:

The Los Angeles Epicurean Festival brings together culinary specialties and extraordinary wines and spirits, under one roof in a casual setting. Each year, a new selection of exhibitors, are hand picked in order to keep attendees abreast of new ideas in the market place. Attendees will be able to pair and compare, taste and take home their favorite selections. Live entertainment, mixology and food demonstrations will be offered; our oenologists will explain how to taste and recognize great wines. Join us and discover over 500 boutique wines and spirits, cheeses, spices, coffee & teas, charcuterie, olive oils, mushrooms, organic chocolate, meat, fowl, fish and produce and much more. This year's event will be held on Sunday August 26, 2012, at the Vibiana, a historic landmark in downtown LA.

For more information about the LA Epicurean Festival, please visitwww.laepicureanfestival.com

EAT, DRINK AND BE CHARITABLE meet the LA Epicurean Festival charities

Southern California Cadillac Fest

Over Easter weekend in Irvine, CA, the first ever "Cadillac Fest" was held, for Cadillac lovers, owners and enthusiasts to come out and check out each others cars, in support of a good cause "The Social Responsibility Project." 

First and foremost, huge amounts of respect and props have to be thrown in the direction of Mr. Cadillac Connect himself, for putting together an amazing event that showcased how dedicated, driven and detailed peoples minds can be when it comes to hooking up their cars. 

California without a doubt cannot be touched when it comes to cars, let alone lowriders and old schools. The event went off without one problem, other than the park being filled to capacity and having the gates closed for a few hours. Over 60 cars, from multiple car clubs such as: Majestics, WestSide, High Class, Delegation, GoodTimes, came out to represent that CADILLAC Lifestyle.

Check out all the photos after the break and for more on a few of these cars, check back often, were going to be running a few stories on some of these amazing vehicles and the dedication it took to pull them off.

Thanks to everyone for coming out, supporting the cause and eating up all those chili dogs.

Trick or Treat for UNICEF Celebrates 60 Years

Committed to helping end any form of hunger, educational issues or inequalities for children, UNICEF is celebrating the 60th year of their Trick or Treat for UNICEF program that has helped aid millions of children World wide. Over the years many things have changed on the face of this planet but the desire to help others has not. True many people are facing some of the worst economic times that they have ever faced, but in times like these it is more important than ever to support worthy causes such as UNICEF and other International programs that help deliver food, clothing, shelter, forms of education such as schools, books and computers and so much more to where it is truly needed.

There are still two days left and numerous spots that you can still obtain a box to take in donations for UNICEF. Follow the link below and see how you too can get involved.

Trick Or Treat 4 UNICEF