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(l. – r.): Ellie Spray, marketing team leader,
Whole Foods Market Ridgewood; Robert Jones, Ph.D., president & CEO of Children's Aid and Family Services; Jaclyn Spirko, marketing team leader, Whole Foods Market Edgewater; and Ashley Rodriguez,
marketing team leader, Whole Foods Market Paramus. | |
(Paramus, NJ) November 29, 2011 – Whole Foods Market donated $12,400 toChildren's Aid and Family Services as part of Community Giving Day. Whole Foods Market stores in Edgewater, Paramus and Ridgewood participated, and five percent of net sales were donated to the agency.
"We're extremely grateful for the generous support of Whole Foods Market," says Robert Jones, Ph.D., president & CEO of Children's Aid and Family Services. "Their donation is helping us provide vital services for foster and adoptive children and families in need in the community."
About Whole Foods Market®
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFM), is the leading natural and organic food retailer. As America's first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named "America's Healthiest Grocery Store" by Health magazine. The company's motto, "Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet"™ captures its mission to ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to the company's more than 64,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America by FORTUNE magazine for 14 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2011, the company had sales of more than $10 billion and currently has more than 315 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Children's Aid and Family Services is one of the leading nonprofit human services organizations serving northern New Jersey. The agency is fully accredited and has served the community for more than 110 years. Its mission is to preserve, protect and, when needed, provide families. Motivated by compassion for vulnerable children, young adults, frail elderly and their families, it provides high-quality and innovative services that meet their social, educational and emotional needs.
For more information on Children's Aid and Family Services, call 201.261.2800 or visit www.cafsnj.org.
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