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It’s always enlightening to chat with someone who is really passionate about what they do. There’s something about the spark and enthusiasm that Harmless Harvest co-founder Justin Guilbert has that makes you automatically like his product, even if you’ve never tried it.
We recently took a trip to Dekalb Market. Located in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, this community of artists, crafts people, farmers and chefs is housed in a makeshift marketplace constructed out of salvaged shipping containers.
With the year coming to a close, we wanted to give our community a quick look into the past with our hand-picked list of the top 11 best Alternative moments of 2011. From fashion shows and events to charity partnerships and grand openings, these are our most memorable moments of the year.
11. Earlier this month, we launched our Abbot Kinney store’s T-Shirt Recycling Program benefiting Upward Bound House in efforts to eliminate homelessness in California.
10. In March, our PR team went on the road to Austin, Texas for SXSW to promote the brand and share in all the fun. We hosted the Alternative Lounge and served as the go-to spot for VH1 interviews with popular artists like Foster the People, Duran Duran, Dirty Vegas and Moby.
9. In April, we introduced a year-long partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure and designed the Alternative Pink Ribbon collection which gives 10% of retail price to benefit breast cancer with a minimum $25,000 donation.
During the season of giving, we'd like to highlight a Santa Monica non-profit organization that really adds true meaning to the word giving. California’s Upward Bound House gives shelter and provides necessary supplies like clothing to homeless families with children. Their mission is to help eliminate homelessness aby providing these families in need with housing, support and encouragement to get back on their feet.
To support this worthy cause, we launched a T-Shirt Recycling Program benefitting Upward Bound House. This holiday season, we'd like to welcome all LA-area shoppers into our flagship Abbot Kinney store to donate gently used t-shirts in exchange for 15% off any Alternative item for each shirt you donate, up to two items per visit. The program will run through the holiday season until January 31, 2012 and all collected clothing will be given to Upward Bound House.
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Imagine this: a place that can transform even the most musically challenged person into a drumming enthusiast without learning how to read a single note. In Atlanta, such a place exists with One Hour Drummer, an interactive music studio which leads drumming lessons, workshops and biweekly drum labs for inspired, local musicians and teaches with a simple WorkPlay system. People longing for a musical experience with little or no music background can join together to form a drumming community to relieve everyday stress. The studio also has wellness programs that are designed for families, seniors, special needs children, soon-to-be moms and cancer patients--for whom drumming has actually been proven to increase levels of cancer-fighting t-cells.
