April, 2010 – Whole Foods Celebrates Earth Day

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Whole Foods Market – Wellington Celebrates Earth Day with Fun-filled Activities and the chance to Shop for a Cause

Sierra Club to Receive 5% of the Day’s Net Sales, Thursday, April 22

 

Who/What:       Whole Foods Market – Wellington is celebrating Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, with a day of fun-filled, activities.  Attendees will also have the chance to give back by shopping, as the store will donate 5% of the day’s net sales to the Sierra Club’s Inner City Outings and Elaine Usherson Environmental Youth Scholarships programs.  These programs give inner city and at risk youth the opportunity to learn about nature and the outdoors with Sierra Club trained volunteers.  Earth Day activities, which are free, open to the public and great for the whole family, follow: 

           

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      • 8:00am – First 100 Customers receive a free canvas bag.
      • 8:00am -10:00pm – Sierra Club information table with Children’s eco games and prizes
      • 1:00 pm -2:00pm – Guest chef Ursula Rafer from Sierra Club will demonstrate how to make delicious Key Lime cupcakes that are vegan, gluten and sugar free, alongside a refreshing citrus salad.  Pre-registration is necessary; call customer service at 561-904-4000.
      • 5:00 pm – Inner City Outings camping demonstration in the back of the café.
      • 6:30 pm-7:30 pm – Guest chef Ursula Rafer returns to make her Key Lime cupcakes and citrus salad.  Pre-register at customer service at 561-904-4000.

 

When/Where:     The Wellington Whole Foods Market’s Earth Day celebration takes place Thursday, April 22, from 8:00 am -10:00pm inside the store located at 2635 State Road 7.  Telephone: 561-904-4000

              

Best Visuals:   5:00pm Inner City Youth demonstrating camping skills

                        1:45 & 7:15 Ursula’s Healthy Key Lime Cupcakes

 

About Sierra Club

The Sierra Club strives to explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth; to practice and promote the

responsible use of the earth’s eco-systems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the

quality of the natural human environment, and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.  For more

information about the Sierra Club, please visit www.sierraclub.org    

 

About Whole Foods Market®
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (www.wholefoodsmarket.com), a leader in the natural and organic foods industry and America’s first national certified organic grocer,  was named “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” in 2008 by Health magazine. The Whole Foods Market motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures the company’s mission to find success in customer satisfaction and wellness, employee excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to its 53,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 13 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2008, the company had sales of $8 billion and currently has more than 275 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Whole Foods Market, Fresh & WildTM, and Harry’s Farmers Market® are trademarks owned by Whole Foods Market IP, LP.  Wild Oats® and Capers Community MarketTM are trademarks owned by Wild Marks, Inc.

 

Media Contact:

Lauren Belinsky

[email protected]

561-904-4000