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This past weekend at Whole Foods Market Lamar we supported Whole Planet Foundation and calendar sales through our “Flavors of Whole Planet” celebration. Guests traveled around the world, tasting the authentic flavors of countries where we contribute microcredit funding. While guests were sampling Whole Planet recipes, our team members educated them on the foundation and the positive impact it is having on our world.
Whole Foods Market Raleigh wants to be committed to serving our local community as well as the world community. By supporting Whole Planet Foundation our employees and customers know that they are putting their dollars to a good cause. We have had employees spend time with micro-credit clients in countries where Whole Planet Foundation micro-credit loans are active and thriving. Seeing employees come back from visiting with micro-credit clients is an invaluable thing...seeing the dollars at work and witnessing changed lives.
Team members at Glendale donated over $600 to Whole Planet Foundation to see their favorite person get a pie in the face. Check out the hilarious photos.
Every Tuesday & Thursday in March - guests who purchased tokens & rode the Downtown Carousel helped to provide over 16 loans to the WPF. Thank you to Downtown at the Gardens & guests who support the Whole Planet Foundation.
What a fun way to give towards the Whole Planet Foundation, by sticking it where it counts (on the face of your favorite leader). Ten Stickers equals one pie in the face for someone in Administration. Also, great bulletin board highlighting the campaign!
We did decorate a shamrock cookie for St.Patrick’s Day for $1 (to benefit the WPF). Everyone loved it!
We hosted our first annual Whole Planet Foundation Walk-a-thon. Customers, TM’s and friends joined together to participate in this family-friendly 3 mile walk inside of the Bergen Town Center Mall. Every walker received a Whole Planet Foundation T-shirt, free samples, were entered to win $200 worth of groceries as well as two Adirondack chairs and delicious green smoothies courtesy of Holly, our HES, were given out at the end of the walk. The Walk raised close to $300 for WPF and we stayed in the mall for a few hours afterwards raising over $200 more selling the rest of our samples, pizza by the slice and entering people into our great raffles!
We held a Cutest Dog in Springfield Photo Contest. Each contestant brought his dog to the front of the store. Each participant donated $10 to the WPF to enter. They received a "doggie bag" of treats (free food samples from our pet vendors). We had a volunteer photographer take the photo. We posted the photos in our breakroom, and the team members voted. The top winner received a $100 gift card; second got a $50 card, and third place won a $25 card. We emailed the photos to everyone, and the winner got a framed photo. We posted the pictures on our Facebook page in on our store bulletin board. We raised $525 in 3 hours!
This was a rather last minute idea that I would definitely do again next year. I asked Team Members for original items they created. Damon (Grocery), Yael (Front End) and myself participated. This event was fun and easy to put together. Both customers and fellow Team Members were excited to see the hidden talents of Porter Ranch! We raised $91 in 3 hours, I know we will go bigger and better next year - I was just so grateful to both Damon and Yael for whipping up some creative creations for Whole Planet Foundation!
What a BLAST we had on the night of March 24th, 2011. We rented out a gorgeous space at our town hall and filled the room with a night full of learning, fun, and awareness. We raised almost $5000 that night. Local businesses, artists, team members, and our store all contributed to our huge silent auction with nearly 100 items up for bid. We had an African Drumming group greet our guests (250+) as they entered, a Reggae/Soul band (The Soul Merchants) performed, a Bollywood Dancer danced her way through the night, we had a Henna artists on site and our very own Laurie from sign making donated her time and did caricatures for our guests and the night would not be complete without a performance from a local Mariachi band. We had a delicious spread of ethnic appetizers, a fresh guacamole station, and tea from a local tea house (the only location this business has in the U.S.) This event truly showed our community what Whole foods is capable of, and what we truly believe in! It brought our team members, our community and our core values to the forefront, and all for such a special cause. All in all we collected just under $30,000 this year! TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED http://tmn/na/stores/whf/Shared%20Documents/Whole%20Planet%20West%20Hartford%20March%202011%20v2.pptx
