[Vision2020] Co-op begins giving program

[Bill London]

The Co-op is not matching any donations given by shoppers in the Impulse Giving program.  The Co-op will total all donations and send the funds to the recipient groups.  The goal is to facilitate and enable shoppers to make small donations to their favorite groups easily.

The Co-op matching program is the food bank donations.  The Co-op will match (pound for pound) all non-perishable food donations left at the Co-op during the month of Dec.
BL
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Donovan Arnold 
  To: vision2020 at secure.fsr.com ; Bill London 
  Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 1:29 PM
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Co-op begins giving program


        Bill,

        Is the Co-Op going to match any of the donations given by its shoppers, or is it simply acting as an alternative to writing a check directly to the charities you listed?

        Thanks for the clarification.

        Your Friend,

        Donovan Arnold 

        --- On Fri, 12/18/09, Bill London <london at moscow.com> wrote:


          From: Bill London <london at moscow.com>
          Subject: [Vision2020] Co-op begins giving program
          To: vision2020 at secure.fsr.com
          Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 12:53 PM





          Moscow Food Co-op Launches Giving Program




          Moscow Food Co-op shoppers can now donate to local non-profit groups when making other purchases at the cash register. Through the Co-op's new Impulse Giving Program, shoppers may donate any amount to non-profit organizations participating in the program.




          At the checkout counter, customers can choose the organization and the amount they would like to give. The cashier will ring up the donation along with the purchase. All donations will be paid out to the organization each month.




          Groups currently participating in the Impulse Giving program are:




          Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse www.atvp.org

          Backyard Harvest www.backyardharvest.org

          Buy Local Moscow, Inc. www.buylocalmoscow.com

          Center for Civic Engagement www.ccc.wsu.edu

          Community Action Partnership(CAP) http://idahocommunityaction.org

          First Book Sigma Tau Delta

          Humane Society of the Palouse www.humanesocietyofthepalouse.org

          Latah Trail Foundation www.latahtrailfoundation.org 

          Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute  (PCEI) www.pcei.org

          The Palouse Land Trust Inc. www.palouselandtrust.org

          Palouse Prairie Charter School www.palouseprairieschool.org

          R.E.A.C.H. (Retired Equine and Care Habitat)

          Rendezvous in Moscow, Inc. www.moscowmusic.com/Rendezvous, www.moscowmusic.com/r4kids/home/asp

          Rural Roots www.ruralroots.org

          Sojourners Alliance




          Local groups interested in applying to participate in the Impulse Giving program are encouraged to submit an application. Applications are available on the Co-op’s website (www.moscowfood.coop) and also in the newsstand rack at the back of the store. A committee made up of two Co-op board members, two Co-op staff members, and two Co-op customer members will review the applications and select recipients each quarter.




          The Co-op is located at 121 East Fifth Street in downtown Moscow.





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