Monday, May 13, 2013

Follow the BEET!


Did you see our team walking in the Human Race Event on May 4th? In case you missed us, we were the ones wearing fruit and vegetable shirts and hats!

Our team raised over $4500!!! for the Farmers’ Market Food Stamp Match Program… a program that encourages families to use their CalFresh/EBT funds to purchase fruits, vegetables, meat, and plant starts at the farmers’market… by matching their EBT charges with up to $15 in “farmers’ market bucks”… great for family’s health and great for supporting our local farm businesses!

Our fundraising team was a huge collaboration between local businesses (like local farm vendors, the Westside Renaissance Market, and Parducci Winery), local healthcare clinics and staff (like Hillside Health Clinic and ARCH’s Healthcorps Navigators), local agencies (like NCO and the Planning and Prevention Unit at Mendocino County’s Public Health Dept.), as well as individuals from across the community.

Want to learn more about this program? Interested in donating? Check it out on the Farmers’ Market Food Stamp Match Program webpage.

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