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<div><strong>Since 2017, young people in the Gangstas to Growers program have been transforming their lives through cooperative economics, agricultural training, and entrepreneurship. One of our proudest accomplishments is Sweet Sol — a hot sauce created, cooked, bottled, and sold by our participants and graduates.</strong>
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<div>Over the years, we've sold nearly <strong>10,000</strong> bottles online, at markets, and through partnerships with corporations and foundations. Every bottle represents income, training, stability, and pride for our youth and their families.
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<div>Now, our team is ready for the next leap — and we need your help to get there.
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<div><strong>Goal #1: $25,000 — Fuel Our Next Production Run</strong>
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<div>Your donation gives us the working capital to produce two months of Sweet Sol without delays or lost momentum.
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<div>Right now, our next run depends entirely on selling our remaining inventory — and those sales don’t always arrive at the speed we need to keep paying living wages.
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<div>Your support lets us keep training, producing, and thriving.
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<div><strong>Goal #2: +$50,000 — Build Our Teaching &amp; Learning Kitchen at The Murph</strong>
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<div>This space will give us:
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<div>This kitchen strengthens our program and our community.
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<div><strong>Goal #3: +$100,000 — Secure an Industrial Production Space</strong>
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<div>With an industrial kitchen in Atlanta’s historic Pittsburgh neighborhood, we can finally scale to wholesale and retail distribution.
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<div>Just <strong>30,000</strong> bottles a year allows us to break even — and begin building sustainable, generational wealth for our team.
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<div>This isn’t just growth. It’s liberation.
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<div><strong>Why This Matters</strong>
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<div>These investments help us create:
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<li>A cooperative business model rooted in dignity and self-determination
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<li>Our dreams are big — but they’re real, achievable, and already underway.
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<div>Thank you for believing in us, investing in us, and building with us.
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