The Whole Foods Market Back to School Bonanza was a great success! We had a continuous line of families coming in for their Free ID Cards made by PBSO. The face painting was adorable and kids really had a great time. The charity cookout raised $355 for National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Thank you to all of the PBSO Volunteers, Palm Beach Fire Rescue and to all of the Whole Foods Market Team Members that made this possible.
“Back To School Bonanza” at Whole Foods Market Wellington
Features Bike Rodeo, Cookout for Charity, In-store Sampling,
Face Painting and Free ID Cards for Kids
Saturday, August 15th 11:00-2:00pm
WHAT: Whole Foods Back to School Bonanza – Open to the public with activities including Bike Rodeo, Cookout for Charity, In-store Sampling, Face Painting and Free ID Cards for Kids!
- The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) took free digital fingerprints and pictures and made current ID cards for kids.
- PBSO ran a bike rodeo in the parking lot, providing bikes and helmets for those who need them.
- Helmet checks were performed to make sure your kids are riding safely all year long.
- Many great back to school items were sampled around the store and kids enjoyed free face painting!
- Hot Dogs and Hamburgers were sold for $5 each with all proceeds going to support the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children®(NCMEC). NCMEC representative on hand to offer important child safety tips.
AboutWholeFoodsMarket®
Founded in 1980 in Austin , Texas , Whole Foods Market (), 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 more than 50,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 12 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.
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Since it was established by Congress in 1984, the organization has operated the toll-free 24-hour national missing children’s hotline which has handled more than 2,377,000 calls. It has assisted law enforcement in the recovery of more than 138,500 children. The organization’s CyberTipline has handled more than 713,700 reports of child sexual exploitation and its Child Victim Identification Program has reviewed and analyzed more than 24,810,500 child pornography images and videos. The organization works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice’s office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. To learn more about NCMEC, call its toll-free, 24-hour hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit its web site at
Lauren Belinsky
Marketing and Community Specialist
Whole Foods Market
2635 State Road 7
Wellington, FL 33414
P 561.904.4015
F 561.904.4001