We are pleased to announce that we will be bringing Project Hunger back to Palm Beach Gardens on a new day and time! Come spend an hour with us, make a few sandwiches and some new friends while helping to feed the growing number of families going hungry in Palm Beach County.

Join us the LAST SATURDAY of EVERY MONTH in 2010 in our Whole Foods Market Lifestyle Center at 1pm. Our goal for 2010 is to provide 10,000 free sandwiches to area shelters this year.

JOIN US SATURDAY, JANUARY 30th at 1pm!

For more information on signing up yourself, family or group of friends email Brenna - Brenna.Bertram@wholefoods.com

2010 is the beginning of a new decade to keep those health goals and turn them into a reality.  We are here to help you create a healthy lifestyle by instilling healthy habits for life. SO what is your goal?

This is my year to…Try Something New

This is my year to…Eat My Greens

Dark, leafy greens contain more nutrients per calorie than any other food. Nutrients include B vitamins, beta carotene, calcium, iron, vitamin C and more. Some even have omega-3s!

The bulk bins are a great place for discovery! You can purchase small amounts of products so that everyone in the family can try something new. It’s also great for stocking up on granola, grains, beans and pasta, the staples of wholesome family meals.

This is my year to…Save without Compromise

Our 365 Everyday Value™ products help everyone afford natural and organic foods. These are daily essentials without artificial additives and hydrogenated fats at great prices 365 days a year.

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So we said, “whew! , let’s try it again and see what happens, what a fun and easy way to support the local charities we care about”. The end of March rolls around - we support the Whole Planet Foundation at this wine lounge - raising $1,000! Not only did we have 70 customers come to this charity event, we had atleast 30 Whole Foods Market team members. I was in awe at the number of people who came to support my favorite core value of this company: caring about our communities and our environment.

At this point we feel that we are on to something so we brainstorm a twist on the wine lounge. We call April’s event “Barks & Brews” - a benefit for our four-legged friends. Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary is the recipient of this month’s dog friend beer tasting. Another success raising $800 in donations in a mere 3 hours!

Here we are in May, the Friday Night Wine Lounge is scheduled for the last Friday, May 29 - 6pm to 9pm. DJ Bert will be here, now I refer to him as our “resident DJ” - we will have an array of food & wine all for a $10 donation. This month 100% of the donations will be given to Loggerhead Marine Life Center. It’s turtle season, so come out to the Friday Night Wine Lounge and support a great organization!

At this point I can only revel in the fact that our customer base truly cares about our community and our environment as well.

Let’s continue to push forward together.

–Brenna, Marketing & Community Relations Specialist

Last month we hosted a troop of Girl Scouts and several customer volunteers while they made sandwiches. In one short hour they made over 450 sandwiches for St. Ann’s.

Two years ago in Palm Beach County alone, there were over 1700 registered homeless adults and 1600 registered homeless school children. This number doesn’t include the families who just don’t have the money to feed themselves – which is now becoming even harder. The recent census taken on January 28-29 is expecting these numbers to grow now to be about 14% of the population. Unbelievable.

Our goal at Whole Foods Market in Palm Beach Gardens is to make this a monthly event on the last Thursday of every month. The goal is to provide 750 sandwiches a month to St. Ann’s Place.

If you are able to volunteer 1 hour of your time on our next sandwich making day May 28, please sign up at customer service.

Whole Foods Market sources Arctic Char from an Icelandic co-op in ice cold, pristine waters that are filtered through centuries-old lava rock. Pretty cool huh?

If you are interested in learning more about our Aquaculture at Whole Foods Market, please visit this website: http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/aquaculture.php

We were so moved by this event that we want to do it again. If you are interested in making sandwiches for the shelter on February 27 at 3pm email me at Brenna.Bertram@wholefoods.com to sign up.