San Diego, CA (May 27, 2009) – Organics Unlimited President Mayra Velazquez de Leon will be awarded the 2009 YWCA’s Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) award for establishing the GROW Foundation (Giving Resources and Opportunities to Workers) which is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping farm laborers make better lives for themselves and their families.  This year marks the 30^th anniversary of the TWIN Awards which will be held at the San Diego Convention Center on June 12, 2009.

GROW is currently working to provide help through a variety of ways for the children of workers in the area where many of Organics Unlimited bananas are grown.  One of them is Project Amigo, a non-profit corporation whose mission is to enable the poor children of Colima, Mexico, to achieve their highest potential by providing educational opportunities, material support, enrichment activities, and medical and dental services not otherwise available to them.   
 

Organics Unlimited is a San Diego-based distributor of organic produce from Mexico and South America, giving buyers the option between regular organic bananas or GROW bananas (organic and socially responsible). GROW bananas are available exclusively from Organics Unlimited.