Community Giving
5% Day Benefits New Moms, Inc.
Wednesday, May9
Save your shopping list for our Community Support Day, when 5% of the day’s net sales are donated to New Moms, Inc. New Moms, Inc. seeks to enable, empower, and equip at-risk adolescent parents and their children through services and mentoring. The 5% day will also benefit Bright Endeavors, a social enterprise of New Moms, Inc. Bright Endeavors is a Chicago non-profit social enterprise, manufacturing and marketing eco-friendly home and bath products, helping adolescent parents transition into economic stability.
All-day: Donate gently used baby clothes, toys and necessities. Also donate empty baby food jars to be filled and sold as candles by Bright Endeavors.
10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Story and Snacktime
1 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Plant a seed with EvanstonPatch.com
3 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Baby Signing with Hip Circle Studio
Whole Foods Market Evanston South: 1111 Chicago Ave.
One Dime at a Time
October-December ODAAT rasied over $3000 for Caring Connections for Seniors. Thank you for donating!
April-June One Dime at a Time benefits Young Evanston Artists. It is the mission of the Young Evanston Artists Foundation (YEA!) to provide the children of Evanston with a unique forum and experience for the exhibition and performance of their art. The Yea! goal is to nurture, enable and inspire the children we serve so that as they prepare themselves for the challenges of the future, they will do so with self-confidence, a creative spirit, and a caring heart. And in the hope of their doing so, we believe their influence will contribute to the well-being of their communities and their world.
Don’t forget your bags, and don’t forget to donate your 10 cent bag credit!
Donation Applications
We offer three main types of assistance to local non-profit organizations. Please review the following options and click on the links to download an application. Donation guidelines are listed on each application, but please note that all donation applications must be received at least eight weeks prior to the event or time of pick-up.
Recipient organizations receive one donation per year, and can be a beneficiary of a 5% Day or the One Dime at a Time program only once.
In-Kind Donation
Use our online application for all general donations, including food/product donation or items for auction. Please note all donation requests must be received 8 weeks prior to your event or pick-up date, and must be accompanied by a 501c3 letter from the IRS.
One Dime at a Time
We offer all customers 10 cents for every bag they reuse. They can choose do donate their bag refund to a designated non-profit organization through the One Dime at a Time Program (application PDF). As one of our two financial contribution options, the One Dime at a Time program is a large-scale partnership. We receive many applications, which may not be considered immediately but will be kept on file. An organization may be named a beneficiary of a 5% Day or the One Dime at a Time program only once.
5% Day
Four times per year, Whole Foods Market Evanston South donates 5% of a day’s net sales to a local non-profit organization applications (PDF). As one of our two financial contribution options, the 5% Day is a large-scale partnership. We receive many applications, which may not be considered immediately but will be kept on file. An organization may be named a beneficiary of a 5% Day or the One Dime at a Time program only once.
Finally, we must thank our customers for shopping at Whole Foods Market Evanston South and in turn directly supporting our Community Giving programs. Recent recipients include:
Center for Independent Futures
Evanston Vet Center
Gale School
Illinois Allergy and Asthma Specialists
Loyola Park Advisory Council
Loyola University
Northeastern Illinois University
Oakton Elementary School
Please direct all sponsorship requests and advertising inquiries to mw.evs.marketing@wholefoods.com.
