Applications for 2021 4% Friday Community Shopping Day Now Available
The Skagit Valley Food Co-op is now accepting applications for 2021
4% Friday recipients. Once a year, the 4% Friday Selection Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op accepts and reviews the applications of non-sectarian, non-partisan charitable community groups for participation in 4% Friday, a Community Shopping Day. Groups chosen, one per month for the calendar year, are honored with 4% of the day’s gross receipts at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op. 2020 Recipients include many organizations whose mission is to support the hungry, homeless, and youth in our area. The full list is here:
- Immigrant Resources & Immediate Support (IRIS)
- Page Ahead
- Skagit Farmers Market Coalition
- North Cascades Institute Mountain School
- Family Promise
- Sedro-Woolley Farm to School
- Skagit Animals In Need
- Mount Vernon Library Foundation
- Brigid Collins
- MV Police Homeless Outreach Program
- Underground Writing
- Friendship House
Non-sectarian, non-partisan charitable community groups will be selected for their service to the community in the following areas: local community service organizations, organic food, natural health, environmentally friendly and sustainable agricultural practices, human rights, environmental preservation, and groups with “like minded” mission statements. The 4% Friday Selection Committee also hopes to fill at least one slot for an organization with a focus on youth. Applications are available in the Co-op or online at www.skagitfoodcoop.com Applications must be submitted by September 30, 2020.
About Skagit Valley Food Co-op, C-SQUARE, & Third Street Cafe:
The Skagit Valley Food Co-op is a community-owned organic and natural food grocer that has served Skagit County and surrounding areas since 1973. Also community-owned, C-SQUARE and Third Street Cafe are an extension of the Skagit Valley Food Co-op. The Co-op’s family of not-for-profit businesses is dedicated to bringing great local and organic foods to the community while pursuing cooperative values.