Red Shoes Rock for FASD - Cranbrook Townsman

Guest speakers at the inaugural Red Shoes Rock — an event to raise awareness of FASD, Friday, Sept. 9. Left to right: Makayli Wilkinson, Dawn Mueller (organizer), Sebastian Gylander, Dona Gylander. (Barry Coulter photo)
An inaugural event was held Sept. 9 to shed light and raise awareness of Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
An inaugural Red Shoes Rock — a Walk For FASD — was held Friday, Sept. 9, in Cranbrook, to shed light and raise awareness of the disability, still so little understood.
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person who was exposed to alcohol before birth. These effects can include physical problems and problems with behavior and learning. Often, a person with an FASD has a mix of these problems. FASD is the most common neuro-developmental condition in the world, yet it is widely undiagnosed, underfunded and misunderstood.
However, with support and determination, and understanding, those with the disability can overcome challenges to accomplish great things.
The event was organized by Dawn Mueller, an FASD keyworker with Axis Family Resources in Cranbrook.
“There are still so many misunderstandings about about the disability — even with people who educated [about it], they don’t have enough awareness, because it’s such an invisible disability,” Mueller said.
“As you saw with our speakers today — they very capable, intelligent, achieving individuals; yet they have so many struggles they have to go through to get there.

“The more people we have speaking up and shining a light on it the less stigmatization there will be.”
In Cranbrook on Friday morning, Sept. 9, participants in the Red Shoes Walk gathered at Western Financial Place and walked through downtown for a breakfast gathering at Rotary Park.
Guest speakers were on hand to share powerful and illuminating stories about their lives with an FASD diagnosis, not least having to struggle against the stigma of FASD.
Makayli Wilkinson, 20, shared her story, including her mother’s troubled life, her brother’s suicide (he also had FASD), and her experiences of “people using [the fact she had] FASD against me.”
“I was exposed to drugs pre-natally. There were so many doubts about me, and I wasn’t even born yet.”
Makayli was adopted at birth, and later diagnosed with FASD, ADHD and anxiety. She spoke of her struggles growing up. But she shared how she overcame challenges, with the help of her adoptive mother, when she decided “to stop hiding who I am.”
After the devastation of her brother’s death, her mother helped get her into counselling, which “flipped my life around. I learned to be grateful, and to be aware.”
Makayli graduated from High School at 17, and went to college for Equine Science.
“I now think with my head and my heart, and feel ready to face the world.”
Sebastian Gylander, 18, was diagnosed at age six with FASD. Both his parents died at an early age, and he was raised by his grandparents. Growing up, he faced bullying, physical violence like getting hit, and exclusion because of his affliction and the way it affected his appearance and behaviour. But with support, he also overcame these challenges. Sports became an anchor for him, especially skiing. He learned to drive, which gave him greater independence.
“Just because I have FASD, that doesn’t stop me from achieving my goals,” he said.
Dona Gylander spoke of the challenges, and rewards, of raising a child with FASD. She and her husband educated themselves and advocated for Sebastian and others with the disability, especially in the school system. Donna helped bring in a Professional Development Day for teachers, focusing on FASD. With the help of a key support worker, she worked with teachers to help them “understand her son’s brain, and other’s like him.
“Raising our son has enlightened and enriched my world in ways I didn’t think capable,” she said. “Every step of fighting to get his needs met has been worth it.”
Dona’s message to advocates was don’t take no for an answer. “Fight to get your child’s needs me,” she said. “It works.”
Mueller said afterwards the event went even better than she expected, and she hopes would be a second annual Red Shoes Rock next year.
“We had a great turn-out, and a lot of people spreading the awareness. That is exactly what I was hoping for for the walk — that the community would be able to get together and we could shine a light on this hidden disability.”
A free hot breakfast was provided by ANKORS and information tables from Community Connections, ANKORS, Ktunaxa Kinbasket, CMHA and East Kootenay Child Care resource.
As well, all participants were asked to write down their “superpower,” and with these, an “Empowerment Tree” was created that is currently on display at the Cranbrook Public Library.
Parental advisors in Canada and the U.S. started an FASD awareness day some years ago, choosing the ninth day of the ninth month to mark going alcohol free for the nine months of pregnancy. Since then it has become a global event.

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Upgrading your appliances during tax free weekend to be more energy efficient - WWLP.com

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Posted: Aug 9, 2022 / 08:06 PM EDT
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WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Massachusetts tax free holiday is this weekend and with the 6.25% sales tax cut from items under $2,500, it’s often popular to purchase household products like appliances.
“It gets very busy, its great for us! The activity has been great,” said Brian Zippin, President of Contractors Home Appliances in West Springfield.
For this tax free weekend, utility companies in western Massachusetts, like National Grid, are encouraging customers to upgrade to more energy efficient appliances to save on energy, money and reduce impacts on the environment.
This winter, energy rates are expected to once again increase due to global factors like inflation and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
“Refrigerators and dishwashers and washing machines for example. They are based upon either electrical usage or water consumption, and they give you different ratings based upon that consumption,” said Zippin.
Don’t forget that some utility companies also offer rebates and incentives, some worth thousands of dollars, for customers looking to replace their old appliances and upgrade them to an energy efficient model.
Zippin adds that people should contact their utility company if they want to learn how to make their home more energy efficient.
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I’m a bargain hunter – I bought two barbecue grills worth $600 at Kroger for just $60, the scanning trick I... - The US Sun

KROGER has deals that are 80 percent off and you can find discounts too by using a simple trick.
If you don't have the Kroger app, don't wait any longer as you may be missing out on deals.
A TikTok influencer, also known as Couponwithkayla, shared how she purchased two grills for nearly 80 percent off.
Each grill was originally $299.99, but Kayla bought it for just $30.
She bought two grills — ultimately saving $539.98.
"Remember that you can use the Kroger app to scan the items to check the price," Kayla said.
"Use the Kroger app to scan the clearance items to check the prices. Clearance shopping is such an easy way to save money," she wrote in her caption.
Also, clearance deals can be found in the yellow price tags in the store.
There are other ways to save through the app other than using the scanning function.
Coupons for example, may pop up at times and you can use them to save money.
One TikTok influencer bought a Dove cream, which was $3.99 for one.
The Kroger app popped up a $1 digital coupon for up to five products, so she used it on her cream bringing the price down to $2.99.
Knowing when to shop at Kroger is also an important factor to consider.
There is an event at Kroger that happens several times a year known as Mega Event Pricing.
One thing to keep in mind is that customers have to buy the number of items specified in that promo to qualify for the discount. 
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This music production tool is the reason why all new music sounds the same - Quartz

Imagine music as a recipe. Would you be able tell whether it had been made with artificially engineered ingredients or fresh produce from the farmer’s market? Canned tomatoes might work just fine—but maybe you wouldn’t know what you had been missing until you tried the same dish with heirlooms, each beautifully misshapen with unique streaks of sunburst yellow.
Drummer Greg Ellis wants listeners to begin thinking about sound like food—as something they physically ingest that has a quantifiable impact on their wellbeing. These days, he believes most people are consuming the musical equivalent of McDonalds: processed, mass produced, and limited in flavor.
A lot of this aural blandness has to do with technology. It begins with the producer who relies on a computer rather than live instrumentalists and ends with the devices we use to consume our music, which cut out the dynamics captured in the recording studio. Ellis, a session drummer who can be heard in the background of Hollywood blockbusters such as Argo, Godzilla, and The Matrix series, is exploring this phenomena in a forthcoming documentary, The Click.
The “click” is a digital metronome that musicians listen to while recording to ensure their rhythm is exactly in time with the tempo. A simple and now nearly ubiquitous part of the recording process, it has had a profound effect on the music we listen to.
While the click was originally intended as a tool for precision and cohesion, Ellis says its perfect uniformity ushered in an expectation that the rest of musical parts should follow. Suddenly singers, instrumentalists, and drummers were expected to sound like machines. When vocalists were slightly off key, they could be auto-tuned. If a bass player wasn’t perfectly in-time with the drummer, their parts could be processed in a recording program that syncs them up. Of course, that’s if a live musician is used at all—many producers in pop, hip hop, and R&B now use samples or synthetic sounds generated by computers instead of using their human progenitors.
These days, Ellis says he’s not given space to create most drumming parts. Although he’s played drums with greats including Billy Idol, Mickey Hart, and Beck, a producer who knows little about drumming will often create his part for him before he gets into the studio—and expects him to play it precisely on the click. He sometimes doesn’t even play through the entire song any more: He’s often asked to play just a couple measures, which are then repeated using a copy-paste function that prevents variation, dynamic, or embellishment.
And that could be having an effect on our enjoyment of the music: There is some scientific evidence on the value of giving listeners something they’re not expecting. “Music that’s inventive excites neural circuits in the prefrontal cortex,” says Daniel Levitin, a neuroscientist and author of This is Your Brain on Music. “It’s the job of the composer to bring us pleasure through choices we didn’t expect.”
Ellis says this popular method of production stifles creativity. “I’m not calling out anyone who uses the gear, I’m calling out the gear itself, which we’ve let dictate our sense of music and time,” Ellis says. “There’s a sense that when you’re faced with the real thing, it actually feels wrong to people.”
“Everyone’s used to hearing everything precisely on the click and with autotune,” agrees Petros, a producer in Los Angeles who has worked with hit-makers such as One Direction, Enrique Iglesias, and Dillon Francis. “So if a recording is not done that way, it will sound off.” However, Petros and other music producers are welcoming these new technological advances as a positive, not a negative. He says completely automating drum tracks is cheaper, easier, and more precise—and, in some ways, it allows for more creativity, not less.
With a live drummer, producers have a limited number of sounds to choose from, but with a program, they can quickly and easily experiment with dozens of different options until they find the one that sounds right. Petros says that most of his friends who are producers in the music industry don’t even know how to record a live drum set, and that a significant number of people who have songs in the Billboard Hot 100 don’t have any formal music training. But do they need to, any more?
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ singer Alex Ebert says it’s become too easy for anyone to make music with a computer and free software. Consequently, there’s been an “undeniable loss of mastery” among a significant percentage of the musicians and producers making hits now. He’s says he’s not anti-technology: Technological experimentation, after all, is what allowed for the birth of revelatory albums including The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Jimi Hendrix’ The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon. Instead, he’s against technology being used as a crutch rather than a tool for invention. “Musical successes are just being regurgitated in refinement,” he says.
Not everyone agrees. Robert Margouleff, a recording engineer most known for revolutionizing the use of the synthesizer on Stevie Wonder’s albums, has called the laptop “the folk instrument of our time.” It’s allowed for innovators like St. Vincent and Bon Iver to create new sonic experiences and entire albums by themselves, and has lowered the barrier for new artists to create masterpieces in their bedrooms.
But what about the consumers? As music becomes more mechanized, how is this trend affecting the experience for the people paying for it with their Spotify subscriptions?
This technological wedge doesn’t stop at the act of music creation itself: Ellis believes that the way it’s packaged and then listened to only further separates us from the warm, feel-good vibrations we originally turned to music for. “There’s all kinds of losses that happen after music leaves the studio,” says USC professor of electrical engineering Chris Kyriakakis. “It’s basically all downhill from there.”
Engineers compress tunes in order to convert them to files compatible with our multitude of devices. Information is immediately lost during compression, and then even more information is lost depending on what system we then play that file through. It’s like “a palette that’s shrunk down to primary colors,” Ellis says. Listening to music through headphones that don’t perfectly fit into our ears, for example, or smartphone speakers that cut out frequencies emanating from the guitar, bass, and drums means we end up hearing an even more dumbed-down version of the sonic vibrancy the composer originally intended.
Some efforts are being made to mitigate these effects. For example, Spotify recently tweaked the volume of their entire song library in order to try and bring some of the original subtlety back that was stolen from their compression. As Bruno Romani writes on Motherboard, “When compression occurs in an exaggerated way, it makes everything louder, which ends up stealing the dynamics away from the music itself. It’s like listening to that one loud friend of yours who always yells when they’re drunk. In addition to being bothersome, it also becomes monotonous after awhile.”
We may not be experiencing the full gamut of potential expression, but does mechanized music have a different effect on our brains?
Neuroscientist Levitin says we don’t know if music created with live instrumentation has more healing potential than its click-y counterpart. What we do know is that whether it’s created on a click or not, a steady rhythm is more likely to put people in a trance because the neurons in our brains start firing in synchronicity with the beat. Levitin says this trance can “help you to relax or achieve some insights you wouldn’t otherwise.”
Levitin has also co-authored a study that found people who listen to music together have synchronized brain waves. He hypothesizes that, at least in the case of a concert, audience members might feel more empathy and bonding if they’re able to see the musician. This is something Ellis argues we’re sorely lacking in our lives today, opting to watch YouTube footage of a live gig on our tiny screens on the way to work instead.
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In The Click, Ellis will travel around the world from Sado Island in Japan to South America, trying to answer some of these questions. By visiting with master drummers and communities still deeply committed to drumming as a form of catharsis and ritual, he aims to illuminate what’s lost when our radio waves are dominated by music that’s too perfect.
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You Have A Green Thumb? Well Here's Clever Gardening Tips and Funny Reactions From A Kalamazoo Neighborhood - wkfr.com

During this time of year tons of people in Michigan are spending some of their free time outdoors, engaging in a variety of activities, but a popular one being gardening. Some like to plant flowers and other small plants, while others choose to grow vegetables, fruits, herbs, and other useful things in their garden. One of the common issues that gardeners have is keeping squirrels and other animals out of and away from their flower beds. Gardeners in one Kalamazoo neighborhood have found and provided multiple different tips and solutions to keep various animals away from flowers but also had very funny reactions.
Now, during this time of the summer, it's even more important to keep small rodents and other animals away from your plants. As the summer is coming to an end, that means the beginning of fall, which is the harvesting season. Some plants will grow faster than others and may harvest before fall, but none of them will make it that far if the animals continue to invade their homes. Some members of the Milwood Neighborhood in Kalamazoo have green thumbs and tips to keep your garden fresh, clean, and free of animals while also having fun.
One User in the Milwood Neighborhood Hangout group on Facebook said she saw others asking about keeping squirrels and other animals out of their garden and wanted to join the fun. Jen Howard went on to say;
"I had suggested the little windmills. Well, apparently the squirrels think it is their personal cooling system because I’m pretty sure they are setting up little lawn chairs, sipping cocktails and snacking on my plants."
This response to finding the furry friends in her garden sparked others to make jokes and puns about having squirrels in their garden. One user commented, "LOL! I kind of want to make them margaritas" while another said " This gave me a good chuckle, good luck with the little bastards! There were some laughs exchanged but for the most part, the gardening tips stole the show.
Jen had her own tips for keeping flower pots clean and other members in the group added their two cents as well. When asked about how she keeps her garden clean now, Jen said;
'I had heard that using things such as garlic, dried red pepper flakes and even original Irish Spring soap shavings around your garden will keep the squirrels away. Something about the smell that they don’t like. I tried all of them but the squirrels kept getting in the garden. I finally put used coffee grounds around my plants and that has seemed to work well. I think Kalamazoo has some sort of super squirrels who will outlast a zombie apocalypse lol.'
There were a few other tricks that were shared on the posts from other members, ones that seem to have worked for them and others in the past. One member commented "They say plant marigolds in your garden it will keep the squirrels out so far no squirrels have bothered mine", while another said, "Liquid Fence is the only thing that has ever worked for me." and lastly a member shared, "I have put plastic forks in pots and it seems to be working." Lots of tips and a few laughs are leading to a beautiful summer of green thumbs for the Milwood Neighborhood.

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BBBY: 3 Home Improvement Stocks to Sell as Inflation Rages On - StockNews.com

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BBBY – The home improvement industry has been witnessing a challenging year due to skyrocketing inflation, a slowing housing market, and tighter spending on home improvement budgets. As inflation continues to take a bite out of homeowners’ pockets, we think it could be wise to sell home improvement stocks Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Purple Innovation (PRPL), and Kirkland’s (KIRK). Read more….
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The consumer price index (CPI) increased 8.3% year-over-year in August. The higher-than-expected inflation paved the way for the Fed to lift interest rates by 75 basis points last week. The central bank also hinted at maintaining its hawkish stance, raising inflation concerns.
Surging inflation and interest rates are taking a bite out of homeowners’ budgets and have weighed significantly on the home improvement sector. Several homeowners have delayed big renovation projects as prices for building materials, fixtures, and appliances jumped, impacting builders and remodeling contractors hard.
Furthermore, the growth in homeowner spending for improvements and repairs is expected to soften during the first half of the next year. According to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA), year-over-year gains in remodeling expenditures for owner-occupied homes will decline from 17.4% this year to 10.1% by the first half of 2023.
Given this backdrop, we think it could be wise to avoid fundamentally weak home improvements stocks Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY), Purple Innovation, Inc. (PRPL), and Kirkland’s, Inc. (KIRK).
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY)
BBBY is an omnichannel retailer offering a range of domestic merchandise such as bed linens, bath items, kitchen textiles, home furnishing items, and various juvenile products. The company sells its products through its website and under ten brands: Bee & Willow, Marmalade, Nestwell, Haven, Simply Essential, Our Table, Wild Sage, Squared Away, Studio 3B, and H for Happy.
In the fiscal first quarter that ended May 28, 2022, BBBY’s net sales decreased 25% year-over-year to $1.46 billion. Its gross profit declined 44.9% year-over-year to $349.31 million, while its operating loss widened 371.9% from the year-ago value to $339.16 million. BBBY’s adjusted net loss came in at $225.23 million, compared to an adjusted net income of $4.93 million in the year-ago period.
Also, its adjusted EBITDA loss came in at $223.54 million, compared to an adjusted EBITDA of $86.07 million in the same quarter last year. The company’s adjusted net loss per share amounted to $2.83, compared to an EPS of $0.05 in the prior year period.
Analysts expect BBBY’s EPS to be negative for the quarter that ended on August 31, 2022. Its revenue is expected to decline 27.1% year-over-year to $1.45 billion in the about-to-be-reported quarter. BBBY has missed the consensus EPS estimates in each of the trailing four quarters.
BBBY has declined 72.2% over the past year to close the last trading session at $6.37.
BBBY’s POWR Ratings reflect this bleak outlook. The stock’s overall D rating translates to Sell in our proprietary rating system. The POWR Ratings are calculated by considering 118 different factors, with each factor weighted to an optimal degree.
It has an F grade for Stability and Sentiment and a D for Growth, Momentum, and Quality. It is ranked #58 of 62 stocks in the Home Improvement & Goods industry. Click here to see BBBY’s rating for Value.
Purple Innovation, Inc. (PRPL)
Comfort solutions provider PRPL is engaged in the designing and manufacturing of various branded and premium comfort products, including mattresses, pillows, cushions, bases, and sheets. It markets and sells its products through direct-to-consumer online channels and wholesale channels.
PRPL’s net revenue decreased 21.1% year-over-year to $144.11 million in the second quarter that ended June 30, 2022. Its gross profit declined by 40.2% from its year-ago value to $48.81 million. The company’s adjusted net loss amounted to $8.83 million compared to a net income of $3.56 million in the year-ago period.
In addition, its adjusted EBITDA loss stood at $298K compared to an adjusted EBITDA of $11.02 million in the year-ago period. Also, its adjusted net loss per share came in at $0.11 versus an adjusted EPS of $0.05 in the same quarter last year.
Street expects PRPL’s loss per share to remain negative for fiscal 2022. Its revenue is expected to decline 18.5% year-over-year to $139.14 million for the quarter ending September 30, 2022. It has failed to surpass the EPS estimate in three of the trailing four quarters.
Shares of PRPL have declined 82.7% over the past year. It closed the last trading session at $3.89.
PRPL’s POWR Ratings reflect its poor prospects. The company has an overall F rating, equating to a Strong Sell in our proprietary rating system.
PRPL has a D grade for Growth, Stability, Sentiment, and Quality. Within the same industry, it is ranked #60. To see additional POWR Ratings of PRPL for Value and Momentum, click here.
Kirkland’s, Inc. (KIRK)
KIRK operates as a specialty retailer of home decor and gifts in the United States. It offers a selection of merchandise, including holiday decor, furniture, textiles, wall decor, decorative accessories, art, mirrors, fragrances, and other home decorating items.
For the fiscal second quarter that ended July 30, 2022, KIRK’s net sales decreased 11% year-over-year to $102.10 million. Its gross profit declined 53.3% from the year-ago value to $18.53 million. The company’s adjusted operating loss and adjusted net loss widened significantly year-over-year to $20.75 million and $16.66 million, respectively.
In addition, its adjusted EBITDA loss came in at $16.41 million, compared to an adjusted EBITDA of $5.08 million in the year-ago period. Also, its loss per share came in at $1.31, down significantly year-over-year.
The company’s EPS for the third quarter ending October 31, 2022, is expected to be negative. The consensus revenue estimate of $135.21 million for the current quarter indicates a 5.9% decrease from the same period last year. KIRK failed to surpass the EPS estimate in three trailing four quarters.
The stock has lost 83.6% over the past year to close the last trading session at $3.18.
KIRK’s POWR Ratings reflect this bleak outlook. It has an overall F rating, equating to a Strong Sell in our proprietary rating system.
It has an F grade for Stability and Sentiment and a D for Growth, Momentum, and Quality. Again, in the same industry, it is ranked #59. Click here to see KIRK’s rating for Value.
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Organic & Natural Health Association surpasses fundraising goals for Williams-Franklin Foundation, doubles down on commitment - Nutritional Outlook

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The Association has raised $55,205 two years into its five-year fundraising goal to create opportunities in the natural products industry for students of historically black colleges and universities.

The Organic & Natural Health Association has surpassed its five-year goal of raising a minimum of $50,000 for the Williams-Franklin Foundation (WFF) in less than two years since it made the commitment in 2021. The Association has raised $55,205 with the help of various natural products industry events and supports, and have raised awareness for opportunities in the natural products industry for students of historically black colleges and universities.
“This is exactly what we were hoping for,” said Karen Howard, CEO and executive director of Organic & Natural Health, in a press release. “It was important to our association to do more than talk about lack of representation in the industry, but rather take action and create an effort that the entire industry could embrace and collaborate on together.”
Major industry organizations including AIDP, Atrium Innovations, Barrington Nutritionals, Council for Responsible Nutrition, Health Wright Products, Informa Markets, Mercola, Natural Grocers, New Hope Network, Nordic Naturals, Pitch Publicity, Purity Products, RedLeaf Biologics, RFI Ingredients and What’s Up With Supps have sponsored, partnered or supported the WFF “Organic & Natural Health Scholarship Fund,” which has supplied seven scholarships, to date, to HBCU students interested in pursuing health and wellness careers, with more scholarship recipients being announced later this year.
“It’s been rewarding to work with so many industry leaders on this effort. We continue to put the invitation out there to participate and be part of this systematic change that is needed in our industry,” said Howard. “The first opportunity to meet the Williams-Franklin Foundation founders in person, while supporting the Organic & Natural Health Scholarship Fund will be at NBJ Summit. We have doubled our fundraising goal and want to raise a total of $100,000 by the end of the summer. This will significantly fast track our original initiative by providing HBCU students more opportunities to pursue careers in our industry.”
WFF’s founders Dwight and LaShelle (Williams) Franklin, both HBCU graduates, will share their story in person at NBJ Summit from 11:35 to 11:50 AM PT, on July 26 (both in-person and virtual conference attendees will be able to view this presentation). One-on-one meetings with the Franklins at NBJ Summit may be arranged during the conference through Organic & Natural Health. For those interested in supporting the cause, following the NBJ Conference, on July 28, What’s Up With Supps will host an industry-wide networking event to benefit WFF’s “Organic & Natural Health Scholarship Fund.” Additionally, Red Lead Biologics has partnered with Organic & Natural Health during the 2022 fundraising events to entice more participation from the industry by offering WFF donors the opportunity to participate in an all-expenses paid trip to Lexington, Kentucky’s “All Jockey Access” at the Keeneland’s Fall Race Meet.
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