>> Get to a TweetsGiving. Raise money for a solar-energy-powered school in Tanzania while meeting dogooders in your town. Angelenos will be drinking for a cause in downtown LA on Tues., Nov. 24 — and tickets start at just $5. See you there!

>> Drop your pants. That is, if those pants will fit men. The 2nd annual Thanksgiving Mens Pants Drive is collecting men’s pants to distribute on Thanksgiving Day at the Santa Monica Civic Center. About 3800 pants are needed — so drop off your donations by Wednesday before Thanksgiving at the Civic Center. Call 310.394.3153 for more details.

>> Give organic. The LA Regional Foodbank and local Whole Foods stores have teamed up for a fresh produce drive. If you’re not a fan of those canned food drives — because you’re not a fan of unfresh, non-organic food in BPA-tainted containers — then here’s your chance to put your money behind what you preach. Just stop by a local Whole Foods this month and buy a voucher to donate fresh produce. Lindsay William-Ross at LAist writes that the LA Regional Foodbank + Whole Foods organic food drive is “the perfect thing for Thanksgiving.”

>> Opt for a fair trade and local Thanksgiving centerpiece. Pretty up your dinner table with an arrangement from flourLA, a local company that’ll make you a floral Thanksgiving centerpiece using fair trade flowers. Mention green LA girl for 25% off of any arrangement plus free delivery.

And keep these general tips in mind for a green Thanksgiving

>> A green Thanksgiving for procrastinators. Get the deets on local farmers to bug for your heirloom turkey — or a now-old post about buying conventional vs. organic ingredients for your Thanksgiving dinner.

>> Planning on a meat-free Thanksgiving? Lou Bendrick’s put together “A tasting of four meatless “turkeys” for the holiday table” at Grist. Of course, Co-opportunity offers both greenly, humanely-raised turkeys and vegan fare for Thanksgiving too.

>> Green up your Thanksgiving by saying “No to Fake Plastic Wishbones & Other Thanksgiving Waste,” as fellow Blogher contributing editor Beth Terry recommends. Earlier: Thanksgiving and the vegetarian.

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