"Looking is fine; tasting is better..."

Or so claims the nefarious shop owner played by Doug Jones in a new short film.  The film is "The Candy Shop".  It's an allegorical fairytale about the exploitation of children.

"The Candy Shop" was a project put together by groups that included Whitestone Motion Pictures and Street Grace Ministry, both of Atlanta, GA.  The film was made in response to the growing problem of child sex trafficking.  More children are abused this way in Atlanta than any other city in the U.S. and apparently the city ranks 10th worldwide. 

See what you can do to help Street Grace "Stop the Candy Shop" here. 
 
Catch the film here on the movie blog /Film.  Its a great primer to the movie night we are planning to do in conjunction with Tiny Hands International!

Goodjoe

They say the clothes make the man, but at Goodjoe.com the clothes make a difference. 

Goodjoe is a t-shirt company that was started with an idea a college friends, Nathan Pham and Jourdan Yeh,  kicked around a few years ago.  Their mission statement says "We strive to empower and creatively inspire individuals to contribute to our local and global communities."  Reading the information on the website, a person continues to run into words like "inspire", "creative", "community", and "good".  It's easy to see that these guys have a heart for the world around them and serving the greater good.