For Immediate Release
Contact: Lauren Belinsky
2635 State Road 7
Wellington, FL 33414
561-904-4000
April, 2010 Events, Wellington Whole Foods Market
2635 State Road 7
Wellington, FL 33414
Open 8:00am to 10:00pm Mon-Sat. 9:00am-9:00pm on Sundays
Events are held at 2635 State Road 7, in the Lifestyle Center and are free of charge unless otherwise noted. Register by phone at 561.904.4000 or at the customer service desk. Refunds, credits, or transfer of classes will not be honored for no-shows or cancellations made fewer than 24 hours before event. All events are subject to change. Classes with low registration may be cancelled. Any classes cancelled by Whole Foods Market will be refunded. Space is limited.
Announcements:
Let’s Retake Our Plates: April is Earth Month and Whole Foods Market wants to help you learn the story behind your food and how it affects our planet and our community. Visit www.Letsretakeourplates.com to learn more.
Do you have a recipe you would like us to make? Submit your favorite recipe that utilizes one of our Block Party Featured Ingredients for your chance to win $100 gift card and for your recipe to be published in our June Newsletter! Please submit recipes to our customer service desk and make sure you include the recipe name, your name, phone number and email address. All recipes must include ingredients that can be purchased at Whole Foods Market Wellington and turned in by April 30th. One recipe submission per person, No Purchase Necessary, official Rules and Regulations at Customer Service. The top 8 recipes will be prepared by our teams for Block Party on May 4th, 2010. Customer votes will determine the winning recipe on May 4th so be sure to bring your friends and family! Good luck and Happy Cooking!
Events, Seminars, & Classes:
Block Party with Featured Ingredients!
Tuesday, April 6th 5:30-7:00pm ~ Gorgeous Greens
Tuesday, April 13th 5:30-7:00pm ~ Bountiful Beans
Tuesday, April 20th 5:30-7:00pm ~ Grand Grains
Tuesday, April 27th 5:30-7:00pm ~ Fabulous Fruits
Experience a new way to shop for dinner! Enjoy free samples around the store and your chance to vote for your favorite sample! Teams will create new recipes each week with the Featured Ingredients to give you new cooking ideas and to compete for our recycled Earth trophy, so be sure to pick up a ballot in our produce department to cast your vote!
Savvy Shopper Tour
Thursday April 8th 6:30-7:30pm Free!
Join us for our budget friendly tour sure to please your family and your wallet! Our experts will show you how to shop our private label, weekly specials and our new family sized savings. Registration required; space is limited. Meet at customer service on the day of the tour.
Flavors of Wellington
Friday, April 9th from 6:30-9:30pm
Come out and support Whole Foods Market at the 7th annual Flavors of Wellington event at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center as we compete for Best in Show and Best Dessert. For ticket information visit www.WellingtonChamber.com.
Food Inc. Movie Screening
Saturday April 10th 1:00pm Free!
Join us for a free movie screening of the film Food Inc. and find out what it is all about. Award-winning filmmaker Robert Kenner worked for over six years to bring Food, Inc. to the screen and now you can enjoy it for free with complimentary organic popcorn and assorted drinks. Feel free to bring your friends, neighbors or anyone that you think will enjoy this and don’t forget a cozy sweater to make you the most comfortable. For more information about Food Inc. visit: www.foodincmovie.com; Pre-registration required with customer service to attend the screening.
Mommy-Baby Yoga by Amazing Births
Thursday April 8th 10:30-11:15am $10/Class *First Class is free
Join us every Thursday and enter our comfortable, supportive environment where moms can meet other new moms, enjoy special bonding with their babies, and experience the benefits or yoga. Bring a mat for you and a blanket for your baby and wear loose, comfortable clothes. No prior yoga experience necessary, newborns to crawlers fit this class best. (*please arrive 10 minutes before class time). Pre-registration required with Customer Service; payment collected at time of registration.
Block Party: Featured Ingredient ~ Bountiful Beans!
Tuesday, April 13th 5:30-7:00pm
Experience a new way to shop for dinner! Enjoy free samples around the store and your chance to vote for your favorite sample! Teams will create new recipes each week with the Featured Ingredient to give you new cooking ideas and to compete for our recycled Earth trophy, so be sure to pick up a ballot in our produce department to cast your vote!
Green Mission: Operation Cleanup!
Wednesday, April 14th 7:00-9:00am
Join us in our mission to keep our streets clean and help us pick up debris along the east and west sides of 441. Volunteers will meet in the Whole Foods Market Parking lot closest to 441at 7:00am and get their reflective vests and instructions. Please bring protective gloves if you own them. Complimentary breakfast will be provided in our lifestyle center for volunteers following the clean up. Pre-registration required at customer service.
Mommy-Baby Yoga by Amazing Births
Thursday, April 15th 10:30-11:15am $10/Class *First Class is Free
Join us every Thursday and enter our comfortable, supportive environment where moms can meet other new moms, enjoy special bonding with their babies, and experience the benefits or yoga. Bring a mat for you and a blanket for your baby and wear loose, comfortable clothes. No prior yoga experience necessary, newborns to crawlers fit this class best. (*please arrive 10 minutes before class time). Pre-registration required with Customer Service; payment collected at time of registration.
Gluten Free Cooking
Thursday, April 15th 6:30-8:00pm Free!
Chef Joe will be teaching new delicious Gluten Free recipes that are easy for anyone to put together. Bring your appetite and your gluten free questions. Pre-registration required with Customer Service.
Local Vendor Fair
Saturday, April 17th 12:00-4:00pm Free!
Join us as we celebrate our local vendors with our first Local Vendor Fair. Come out and meet our local vendors, taste their products, and enjoy face painting.
U.S Open Championship Polo Finals
Sunday, April 18th 3:00pm at the International Polo Club
Enjoy Whole Foods Market Ice Cream while on the polo field during the half time divot stamp! For ticket information visit: www.internationalpoloclub.com or call 561-204-5687 ext. 107
Living the Green Life Inside and Out
Monday, April 19th 6:30-7:30pm Free!
Join Dr. Tim DeCanio, a board certified chiropractic neurologist, and learn how to control your health from the inside out while reducing waste into the environment. This informative talk will also highlight eating organic and identifying human safe plastics. Pre-registration required with customer service.
Block Party: Featured Ingredients ~ Grand Grains!
Tuesday, April 20th 5:30-7:00pm
Experience a new way to shop for dinner! Enjoy free samples around the store and your chance to vote for your favorite sample! Teams will create new recipes each week with the Featured Ingredient to give you new cooking ideas and to compete for our recycled Earth trophy, so be sure to pick up a ballot in our produce department to cast your vote!
5% Day on Earth Day to Benefit Sierra Club
Thursday, April 22nd 8:00am-10:00pm
5% of the day’s net sales will be donated to the Sierra Club and their Inner City Outings program as
well as the Elaine Usherson Environmental Youth Scholarships Program. These programs give
inner city and at risk youth the opportunity to learn about nature in the outdoors with Sierra Club
trained volunteers at no cost to the families.
In honor of Earth Day and 5% Day there will be activities throughout the day:
8:00am First 100 Customers to receive a free canvas bag!
8:00-10:00pm– Sierra Club information table with Children’s Eco-Game and Prizes
1:00-2:00pm – Guest Chef, Ursula Rafer from Sierra Club, will be teaching us how to make delicious Key Lime Cupcakes that are vegan, gluten free, and no sugar added as well as a Citrus Salad! Pre-registration required with customer service.
5:00pm- Inner City Outings camping demonstration in the back of the café.
6:30-7:30pm- Guest Chef, Ursula Rafer from Sierra Club, will be teaching us how to make delicious Key Lime Cupcakes that are vegan, gluten free, and no sugar added as well as Citrus Salad! Pre-registration required with customer service.
Mommy-Baby Yoga by Amazing Births
Thursday, April 22nd 10:30-11:15am $10/Class *First Class is Free
Join us every Thursday and enter our comfortable, supportive environment where moms can meet other new moms, enjoy special bonding with their babies, and experience the benefits or yoga. Bring a mat for you and a blanket for your baby and wear loose, comfortable clothes. No prior yoga experience necessary, newborns to crawlers fit this class best. (*please arrive 10 minutes before class time). Pre-registration required with Customer Service; payment collected at time of registration.
Cooking with Sustainable Seafood
Friday, April 23rd 6:30-8:00pm
Join Terry Guam, Regional Associate Seafood Coordinator and Chef Joe as they teach you great recipes utilizing our sustainable seafood! Participants will enjoy an informative tour of our seafood case and learn to make and taste different seafood recipes! Pre-registration required with customer service; space is limited
Double Dip for Earth Day
Saturday April 24th 12:30-1:30pm $15/Child Ages 6 and up
Calling all kids! Come out and learn to stir up some dips that are healthy and lick them off earths’ wonderful fruits and veggies. To register stop by our customer service desk; payment collected at time of registration.
Healthy Eating Tour and Cooking Demonstration
Sunday April 25th 2:00-4:00om
Join our Healthy Eating Specialist, Carlos Acosta, for an informative tour of the healthiest foods around the store. The tour will be followed by a cooking demonstration in the Lifestyle Center by Chef Joe. Participants will learn about the most nutrient rich foods and take home recipes using these ingredients. Pre-registration required with customer service; space is limited.
Block Party: Featured Ingredients: Fabulous Fruits!
Tuesday, April 27th 5:30-7:00pm Free!
Experience a new way to shop for dinner! Enjoy free samples around the store and your chance to vote for your favorite sample! Teams will create new recipes each week with the Featured Ingredient to give you new cooking ideas and to compete for our recycled Earth trophy, so be sure to pick up a ballot in our produce department to cast your vote!
Deliciously Raw with Renate: Mediterranean Nights Cuisine
Tuesday, April 27th 6:30-8:00pm $20/person
Join Raw Foods Chef, Renate, as she shares her secrets to living a raw foods lifestyle. Each month, Renate will be sharing how to live a raw lifestyle without sacrificing taste! Each class will include three delicious recipes all with plant-based ingredients full of nutrients. This is the perfect class for the amateur, novice or expert! Payment collected at time of registration, pre-registration at customer service desk.
Mom’s Morning Escape with Mommy and Me Yoga!
Thursday, April 29th 9:00-11:00am Free (Mommy and Me Yoga at 10:30- see details below)
Calling all Moms! Join us for a Mom’s Morning Escape where Mom’s are invited to enjoy a free coffee or tea, and muffin from the coffee bar. Please check in with customer service and pick up your Mom’s Morning Escape Voucher, then, make your way to the coffee bar for breakfast. Also enjoy a relaxing five minute chair massage by My Massage Corner in the café (first come first served)! Pre-registration required with Customer Service.
Mommy-Baby Yoga by Amazing Births
Thursday, April 29th 10:30-11:15am $10/Class *First Class is Free
Join us every Thursday and enter our comfortable, supportive environment where moms can meet other new moms, enjoy special bonding with their babies, and experience the benefits or yoga. Bring a mat for you and a blanket for your baby and wear loose, comfortable clothes. No prior yoga experience necessary, newborns to crawlers fit this class best. (*please arrive 10 minutes before class time). Pre-registration required with Customer Service; payment collected at time of registration.
Chef Chris Paul’s “Truffles…Treasures of the Earth”
Thursday, April 29th 7:00pm $35/Person
Enjoy a five course, five star meal prepared by Master Chef Chris Paul from Wild Orchids Fusion. The night begins with an introduction by our wine specialist, to the three wines that you will taste throughout the evening. You will then be dazzled by the chef as he creates the most delectable dishes you will ever taste! Pre-registration required with Customer Service; Payment collected upon registration.
Spring Fling Wine Tasting!
Friday, April 30th from 6:00-8:00pm Free!
Join us in our Specialty Department to taste a variety of fine wines perfect spring and enjoy artisan cheese pairings at each table. There will be live music and a free drawing for your chance to win top rated wines, gourmet cheese & chocolates, and a $50 Whole Foods Market Gift Card. No Purchase Necessary to Win. Pre-registration requested at customer service.
Cooking for Haiti with Chef Ron Duprat
Friday, May 7, 2010 6:00 to 8:00 pm Cost: $25 per person
Chef Ron Duprat, a contestant from Top Chef Season 6: Las Vegas, is partnering with Whole Foods Market to help raise funds for Food for the Poor, the non-profit organization providing relief efforts in Haiti. Guests will be treated to a demonstration of the Chilean Sea Bass recipe that he used in one of season six’s Quick Fire Challenges and will also learn various cooking tips and inside information from the show. If you would like to attend this Food for the Poor fundraiser featuring Chef Ron Duprat, reservations are required and can be made by calling 561-904-4000. The cost is $25 per person and 100% of your donation will directly benefit Food for the Poor.
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