Southport, CT – Shop at Whole Foods Market Fairfield on Wednesday, September 17, and five percent of your purchase will be donated to the Pequot Library in Southport. Called a "5% Day" this is a Community Giving day where Whole Foods Market donates 5% of its proceeds to the Pequot Library to support the fall children's programming. Just shop at Whole Foods Market in Fairfield on Wednesday, September 17 during store hours 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. 5% of the proceeds will benefit Pequot Library. Whole Foods Market is located at 350 Grasmere Avenue in Fairfield, CT.
Whole Foods Marketing Team Leader Liz Giegerich says, "We are very excited to be able to help an organization that serves as not only a library, but also a community and cultural center in our area, we know the library will put the 5% Day donation to good use supporting their many programs."
Whole Foods Market Fairfield has held twelve 5% days and donated more than $36,000 to local organizations since it opened in June, 2011. Whole Foods Market was founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market ( www.wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFM) is the leading natural and organic food retailer. As America's first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named "America's Healthiest Grocery Store" by Health magazine. The company's motto "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet"™ captures its mission to ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to the company's nearly 60,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America by FORTUNE magazine for 14 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2010, the company had sales of more than $9 billion and currently has more than 300 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.