One of my favorite and most impactful parts of my job is working with 600+ Whole Foods Market suppliers who join our mission in a variety of ways, from committing a percentage of their sales during a specific time period up to a $100,000 commitment over the course of a …
Volunteering in the Amazon
Kelly is a Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer who traveled to Brazil on two different volunteer trips. Read about her experience below. In 2013 I went to Brazil for my first time through the Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer Program. I fell in love with the culture, the …
Microcredit To Take Hollywood By Storm During GRAMMY Week
On Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, Whole Planet Foundation, Whole Foods Market and other valued partners will honor our friends Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci for alleviating poverty through their film, “Living on One Dollar.” The private event will take place at Whole Planet Foundation’s annual pre-GRAMMY® benefit, which will be held at …
Lifeway Foods: More than just good for you
Lifeway Foods is a partner that finds many ways to engage with Whole Planet Foundation. We hope you enjoy this guest blog by their Community Manager, Courtney Skells, who tells the deeper story. At Lifeway Foods, we are on a mission. A mission that started in 1986 when we first …
Team Members Volunteer with The Miracle Foundation in Austin
On January 15, more than 50 Whole Foods Market Team Members from Global Data and Financial Planning Teams had a big impact on our friends at The Miracle Foundation, which helps struggling orphanages around the world. Team Members gave two hours of their time to help out at the nonprofit’s …
Road to Prosperity 5K a Huge Success
The first thing we have to say is WOW. And THANK YOU. Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer Bobby Covington did an outstanding job dreaming up and organizing the Road to Prosperity 5K at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas on January 11!! The Road to Prosperity 5K was the first …
Setting New Intentions for 2015
As we begin 2015, many of us are setting new intentions for the year ahead. We would like to share some stories about some of our supplier partners and products that support a healthier regime for the new year. Taking time to relax and breathe with the Spoonk acupressure mat …
Film Review: Living On One Dollar
In rural Guatemala, four friends battle illness, parasites and hunger as they experiment with living on just $1 a day for eight weeks. Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci are friends of Whole Planet Foundation who have raised nearly $50,000 to help alleviate poverty around the world. Their film, Living on One …
$100,000 Fund Founding Partner Meets Microcredit Clients in Colombia
Happy New Year! In the spirit of the season, we are celebrating and giving thanks to Papyrus – Recycled Greetings, Inc., a Whole Foods Market supplier who made the single largest donation in one year that we have received since our inception – $100,000! In just one year, Papyrus – …
Road to Prosperity 5K in Austin
Bobby is a Team Member Volunteer who was inspired to organize a 5K fun run in January to benefit Whole Planet Foundation and the Blessing Basket Project. Hi, my name is Bobby Covington and I went on the Team Member Volunteer Program through Whole Planet Foundation to northern Ghana, where …