Grand Opening of the East Palo Alto Community Farmers' Market a Sucess!
Hundreds of shoppers turned out for the grand opening of the East Palo Alto Community Farmers' Market on Sunday, June 1, 2008 from 3pm to 6pm. Shoppers streamed in from East Palo Alto and surrounding communties and the there was a great turnout of farmers.
Saree Mading, a lifetime resident of East Palo Alto, Board Member of Collective Roots, and Vice Principal at East Palo Alto Charter School, was there at the grand opening celebrating with Rafa, an 8th Grade student at East Palo Alto Charter School who taken a leadership and advocacy role in relation to food system change in his community. 
Now that the East Palo Alto Community Farmers' Market is open and resounding success, we are hoping that you will be inspired to make a donation to Collective Roots to support our work creating food system change.
Nearly 40% of our budget is contributed in-kind. This means that every dollar you give is matched with the generosity of others that stretches precious resources even further. We offer a variety of ways for donors to make a contribution. We can mail you a letter (the old-fashioned way) with a remit envelope, or you can simply click here to make a tax-deductible donation online. Our online donation form is easy to use and only takes a couple of minutes.
There are many ways that you can join our efforts and support the work of Collective Roots. We welcome your involvement as a volunteer. Please review our many volunteer opportunities by clicking here.
Here are some photos taken of the historic event:
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