Community Giving

Whole Foods Market Town & Country is dedicated to supporting our community. We are extremely proud of our community involvement and the relationships we continue to develop! We strive to make a difference by giving back to the community that supports us and the environment that sustains us. We are proud to partner with and donate to organizations and community events with our One Dime at a Time Program, In-Kind Donation program,  event sponsorships and Community Support Days.

Our One Dime at a Time Charity

Whole Foods Market gives 10 cents per bag to customers who re-use their own shopping bags for their purchased groceries. This program reduces our impact on the environment and now supports local nonprofit groups. Throughout January, February and March, customers will have the choice to accept their cash refund or donate the cash back to our store’s chosen nonprofit organization, Youth In Need. Believing in the power of potential, Youth In Need’s mission is to provide nurturing environments and educational opportunities so children, teens and families will find safety and hope, achieve their goals, and build a positive future. Each year, Youth In Need serves more than 12,000 children, teens and families in St. Louis City and St. Louis, St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren and Montgomery counties. At Youth In Need, the focus is on providing crisis prevention, intervention and recovery programs. These programs include: residential group homes, counseling and support groups, homeless street outreach, foster care case management, infant child and family development, before and after school programs and Project Safe Place. In St. Louis County, children, teens and families can access help through the St. Louis County Youth Connection helpline at 314-628-2929. The first 25 customers to come by their table will receive a free tote bag. www.youthinneed.org

If your non profit organization is interested in becoming our next One Dime at a Time recipient, download the application form. Please complete the application and return it to our Customer Service desk, by fax or by mail to:

Whole Foods Market
Attention: Marcia Whelan/Marketing
marcia.whelan@wholefoods.com
1160 Town & Country Crossing Drive
Town & Country, MO 63017
636.527.1160 phone
636.527.1177 fax

Monthly In-Kind Donation Program

Each Whole Foods Market store has a monthly budget designated for donations of gift baskets, gift cards and food to local not-for-profit organizations. Use our online donation form for all general donations, including product donation or items for auction. Requests must be received 8 weeks prior to the date of the event. If you have missed the deadline, please consider us for future donations.

Recent Donations Include:

• Open Space Council
• The Clarkson Eyecare Foundation
• ALS Association
• Ladue Early Childhood Center
• PHA Support Group
• Henry School PTO
• Lung Cancer Connection, Inc.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri
• The Wildlife Rescue Center

A printable version is also available. Donation Request Form, and forms are available at our customer service counter. Requests must be received 8 weeks prior to the date of the event. If you have missed the deadline, please consider us for future donations. Please fill out the form, include your 501c3 letter from the federal IRS and return to the customer service desk or to:

Attention: Marcia Whelan/Marketing
marcia.whelan@wholefoods.com
1160 Town & Country Crossing Drive
Town & Country, MO 63017
636.527.1160 phone
636.527.1177 fax
Community Support Days

Our Community Support 5% Days are a very meaningful way we give back to our community. On four designated days throughout the year, a total of 5% of the day’s net sales are donated to local non-profit organizations. Customers help support our selected organizations just by shopping on these 5% Days. If your non-profit organization is interested in becoming one of our quarterly Community Support Day recipients, please complete the application (make sure to check the 5% Day option) and return it to our Customer Service desk in person, by fax or by mail to:

Whole Foods Market
Attention: Marcia Whelan/Marketing
marcia.whelan@wholefoods.com
1160 Town & Country Crossing Drive
Town & Country, MO 63017
636.527.1160 phone
636.527.1177 fax

Community Events

In addition to donations, Whole Foods Market sponsors events in conjunction with local organizations committed to community service. Please view our calendar for event dates.

Whole Foods Market is a long time sponsor and supporter of the Missouri Organic Association.  The MOA’s 2010 annual conference: Forging Relationships, Preserving Local Organic & Sustainable Farms will take place at the Bradford Farm Conference Center at the University of Missouri in Columbia on February 5 & 6. This conference brings together organic farmers, processors, consumers, health officials, chefs…everyone that enjoys networking with like-minded people and learning from some of the foremost experts in the organic fields of soil fertility, pest management, ruminant and poultry health care, human health concerns, economic viability,and more.

Meeting Space

Whole Foods Market Town & Country is pleased to provide meeting space (up to 18 attendees) free of charge to nonprofit organizations.  To inquire about reserving the space, please call  Marcia Whelan at 636-527-1160.

Reduce Reuse Recycle

• Did you know more than 15 billion wine corks end up in landfills each year?  Help save the cork forests by recycling your corks in our wine department.  Rewind Your Wine is a St. Louis regional wine cork recycling program aimed at collecting natural and synthetic wine corks from area residents so that they can be made into building materials.
• Recycle clean #5 plastics in the Gimme 5 bin near our Customer Service Desk.  Products packaged in #5 plastic are sold widely, but #5 is not recycled in most communities. By recycling your #5 plastic through the Gimme 5 program, you are saving plastic from being sent to landfills and keeping the plastic local by recycling it here in the USA.
• Donate unwanted cellphones to Secure the Call in our cafe.  Secure the Call fixes phones and distributes them to people who need free 911 emergency access phones.