4% Friday

Every time you shop at the Co-op you help support our local economy and community. 4% Friday is another easy way to do your weekly shopping and contribute to organizations you care about. You shop, and together we give 4% of the Co-op's sales on the 4 th Friday of each month to a non-profit community organization.

Salish Sea Deaf School

The Salish Sea Deaf School (SSDS) uses innovative teaching practices to provide academic excellence, utilizing an ASL/English bilingual approach to bring opportunities to enhance language competency, student curiosity, and a positive self-identity. SSDS strives to inspire students to reach their fullest potential and “Achieve More.” SSDS embraces each student’s unique strengths and contributions; educating students today to empower them for future success.

Funds from 4% Friday will be used to develop a gardening program for the students and their families that would include building raised beds, learning organic growing practices at school and in the local area, farm visits, and growing harvesting, cooking, and preserving produce. SSDS also plans to support the community by donating produce to the local food bank.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County

The mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Skagit County is to enable all young people to reach their full potential, as productive, caring, responsible citizens. The Boys & Girls Club provides youth ages 6-18 with a safe, fun, and positive space to thrive in, where they engage in targeted programs, focusing on the priority outcomes of academic success, healthy lifestyles, good character, and citizenship.

Funds from 4% Friday will go directly towards scholarships for members to attend the club.

Skagit Gleaners

Skagit Gleaners' purpose is to provide food, household merchandise, and clothing to frugal, waste conscious, and working families. By rescuing surplus food and product from local businesses, Skagit Gleaners is able to keep items out of overflowing landfills. Skagit Gleaners’ mission is to foster a community of sustainability and stewardship to diverse, working families, while reducing food waste in the community.

Skagit Gleaners will use funds from 4% Friday to purchase imperfect fruits and vegetables from Latinoowned farms. While Skagit Gleaners tries to get more of the surplus food through voluntary grocery rescue efforts, it acknowledges that some businesses do not have the economic elasticity to donate imperfect foods. This would provide Latino-owned businesses an opportunity to thrive, while contributing to the community at large.