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Helping Link teaching an ESL class at our bakery. Photo provided by Helping Link.<\/p><\/div>\n

We wholeheartedly embrace cultural diversity here at Macrina. Not only is this core value evident in the food we create, it’s exemplified by our employees. A large portion of our wholesale bakery and pastry teams began working for us shortly after moving to America from Vietnam.<\/p>\n

Wanting to support our employees as they transitioned into their new lives, we teamed up with Helping Link<\/a>. This nonprofit organization assists Vietnamese immigrants through a myriad of social services.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe began working with Helping Link in 2009,\u201d says Macrina Bakery co-owner Scott France. \u201cWe were looking for a way to provide ESL classes at the bakery for our Vietnamese employees, and Helping Link was able to come to the bakery to teach classes after work.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2012 alone, the organization helped more than 1,000 participants access things likes employment, housing and childcare, and they provided classes ranging from citizenship to technology.<\/p>\n

We are honored to be a sponsor of Helping Link\u2019s 20th<\/sup> Anniversary Gala<\/a>, which takes place on September 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mercer Island Community Center<\/a>. Those wishing to purchase tickets to the Gala or provide a donation can do so here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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