{"article":{"id":253170,"heading":"OVER ONE TON OF FOOD COLLECTED FOR LA REGIONAL FOOD BANK","author":"John Barrentine - RED","created":"2012-05-12 21:36:18","modified":"2013-11-11 01:10:49","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:10:49","article":"<p>Los Angeles, California - RED, a real estate group based at Keller Williams Realty on Larchmont Blvd, collected 243 bags of non-perishable food items in 6 neighborhoods for their first annual food drive to benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. Additionally, RED hosted a virtual food drive which resulted in enough funding for 1,000 meals.  \r\n\r\n&ldquo;We are overwhelmed at the generosity of our friends and neighbors in each and every one of the neighborhoods we targeted,&rdquo; said John Barrentine, Managing Partner of RED. &ldquo;Our thanks go out to everyone who participated in this year&rsquo;s food drive&rdquo;.\r\n\r\nOn Monday, RED distributed almost 1,500 grocery bags to homes in Wilshire-Vista, Carthay Circle, South Carthay, Carthay Square, Spaulding Square and Sunset Square.  On Thursday they collected the bags that generous community members had filled with food items.  They were expecting to have about 100 households donate items, and were elated when they filled 3 SUVs with bags of food. \r\n \r\nEach year Keller Williams agents across North America and around the world give their time and energy by participating in a day of community service called Red Day. This year more than 50,000 agents participated. Here in Los Angeles, RED chose the LA Regional Food Bank because of their untiring efforts to feed neighbors in need.  Last year the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank fed more than 1,000,000 hungry Angelinos.\r\n\r\nRED is owned by John Barrentine and Morgan Pasco, Managing Partners, and is located at 118 N. Larchmont Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004.\r\n<\/p>\n","contact":"John@RedRealEstateGroup.com","link":"","address":"118 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90004","phone":"310-276-6656","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"Local Real Estate Team Organizes Community Food Drive\u2026And It\u2019s a Major Success!","numcomment":4,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2012\/05\/253170.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":253178,"heading":"I have a question to this real estate  firm","article":"let's see here...\r\nthere are no references\r\n&quot;RED distributed almost 1,500 grocery bags to homes in Wilshire-Vista, Carthay Circle, South Carthay, Carthay Square, Spaulding Square and Sunset Square.&quot; in even a general search with out quotes.  This is curious.\r\n\r\nso... can you provide some kind of independent report for this apparent wonderful gesture, like a news article?\r\nKnowing how public relations are a standard for this sort of thing.\r\nWe wouldn't want to harbor  any thoughts of fraud, using this news wire as a free billboard to facilitate it.\r\nThat would be very BAD publicity.  Wouldn't it?\r\n\r\n\r\n","author":"self promotion or fraud?","parent_id":253170,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2012-05-13 00:39:56","modified":"2012-05-13 00:39:56","fileurl":""},{"id":253183,"heading":"I think it's some self-promo","article":"It looks like a little self-promotion.\r\n\r\nNot that this site isn't about that.  It is, but mostly for activist groups, not businesses.\r\n\r\nIt's nice what they did. TImes must really be tough when that part of town needs food assistance.  According to WIkipedia, only 5% of residents are below the poverty line.\r\n\r\nThe LA average is nearly 20%.  South Central LA is around 30%.","author":"nobody","parent_id":253170,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2012-05-13 13:49:56","modified":"2012-05-13 13:49:56","fileurl":""},{"id":253187,"heading":"I think it's plain faud","article":"so far there is noting about this on the wire.\r\nI hate fraud and lairs.","author":"What?","parent_id":253170,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2012-05-13 18:52:15","modified":"2012-05-13 18:52:15","fileurl":""},{"id":253203,"heading":"A non story","article":"This is a non-story to the mainstream press.\r\n\r\nIt's a tiny story that would only piss people off who live in areas more impacted by the economy.","author":"nobody","parent_id":253170,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2012-05-14 18:38:28","modified":"2012-05-14 18:38:28","fileurl":""}]}