Contact:
Jocelyn Corbett
jocelyn.corbett@gmail.com
Amy Wilson, Ashoka's Youth Venture SF Bay Area www.genv.net/sfbayarea
Anisha Desai, Earth Island Institute's New Leaders Initiative, www.newleadersinitiative.org/
A Night to Benefit Just Food
Listen to NY Times bestselling cookbook author Mollie Katzen and award winning Ashoka Youth Venture alum, James Berk. Participate in our Silent Auction. Eat local, sustainable and organic plates prepared by talented local chefs and Enjoy our open bar!
Tickets for this event are $85.00.
Join Ashoka's Youth Venture and the Earth Island Institute's New Leaders Initiative as we raise awareness and funds for JUST FOOD, a program supporting Bay Area youth in creating food justice themed social ventures.
If you have not yet registered you can purchase tickets at the door!
We hope that you pledge your support for the JUST FOOD program! Follow the link below to do so now. If the link does not transfer you to the site immediately, please copy the link into your web browser.
Levels of Support
$50 - Sponsor all the curriculum materials for one JUST FOOD team.
$150 - Sponsor one young person to attend the JUST FOOD retreat. The JUST FOOD participants will enjoy a weekend retreat to strengthen the bonds among the group and develop a deeper understanding of the food justice movement.
$1,000 - Provide a Seed Grant for one JUST FOOD team to launch their social venture.
$2,000 - Sponsor the stipend for one Ashoka's Youth Venture alumni to serve as a Youth Leader during the JUST FOOD program. Four Ashoka's Youth Venture alumni who are currently running their own sustainable social ventures will have the opportunity to be Youth Leaders. Youth Leaders will work with us to develop and implement JUST FOOD.
$5,000 - Support one JUST FOOD team for an entire year. This includes all of the curriculum materials, the $1000 Seed Grant, attendance for team members at the JUST FOOD retreat and the Youth Venture Global Retreat, and ongoing fundraising, marketing and financial planning support.
Levels of Support$10,000 - Sponsor the Community Panel and the creation of a video documentary. At the Community Panel, all youth will present their modified business plans to a panel of local community members, who will provide valuable feedback.
