Author: Alejandra Tolley

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School Supply Drive 2024 Follow-Up

Hi, everyone, this is Alejandra, Food Empowerment Project’s (F.E.P.) communications team member. I’ve been with F.E.P. since 2022, and I just completed my third run

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Wednesday August 28th, 2024 No Comments

The Best Makeup Trend is Compassion

A blog post in honor of World Day for Animals in Labs by Alejandra. Tolley My interest in makeup stemmed from my love for horror movies. I dreamed of becoming a special-effects makeup artist, and I decided to pursue it fully—until I learned what happens behind the scenes of cult-favorite beauty products.

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Wednesday April 24th, 2024 No Comments

F.E.P.’s 2022 School Supply Drive for the Children of Farm Workers

This past July, we checked off another great School Supply Drive! Our days were filled with endless counting, backpack sorting, and school supply shopping. From spontaneously dropping off at a local grape field and buying an eye-catching number of backpacks to figuring out which folder and notebook color combination work best, we accomplished our goal! And after vigorously figuring out how to fit more than 400 backpacks in a minivan, we set off to three different drop-off locations. All of this resulted in 980 backpacks being delivered to the children of farm workers. And with your support, their families are ready for the school year ahead.

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Tuesday September 20th, 2022 No Comments