Our Chief of Staff Mitch Englander was on hand to welcome nearly 50 representatives of schools, Neighborhood Councils and non-profit organizations from our District on Thursday, Feb. 25 for a free shopping spree at L.A. Shares.
LA Shares is a non-profit organization that partners with local businesses and the City of L.A. to gather surplus materials and equipment donated by local businesses and donates it to schools and non-profits in our community.
LA Shares designates a separate shopping day for each Council District. On Thursday, the organizations from Council District 12 were allowed into the warehouse to browse the thousands of items, ranging from school and office supplies to lightbulbs, art supplies and carpet.
By gathering these surplus materials from businesses that would otherwise go to the landfill, LA Shares helps the companies, protects the environment and helps community-based organizations. The organizations get free materials that they badly need, which is even more important now during these tough economic times.
To learn more about LA Shares visit http://www.lashares.org/.
Info. from Mitchell Englander Chief of Staff for Councilman Greig Smith 12 District