Co-op Seeks 4% Friday Applicants for 2024

Skagit Gleaners, pictured, is our 4% Friday Community Shopping Day recipient for July (save the date for the 28th!). Skagit Gleaners’ purpose is to provide food, household merchandise, and clothing to frugal, waste-conscious, and working families. Skagit Gleaners does this by rescuing surplus food and products from local businesses, keeping such items out of overflowing landfills.

July’s 4% Friday funds will be used to purchase more culturally appropriate fresh produce from local Mexican-Indigenous farm owners during high harvest months, which is when Skagit Gleaners’ sees a concentration of seasonal farmworkers using its services. These funds will further vitalize migrant-owned businesses while providing equitable access to food for the migrant community.

The Board of Trustees is currently accepting non-sectarian, non-partisan charitable applicants for the Co-op’s 4% Friday Community Shopping Day Program in 2024. Groups chosen, one per month for the calendar year, receive 4% of the day’s gross receipts at the Skagit Valley Food Co-op.

These community groups are selected for their service to the community in the following areas: local community service, organic food, natural health, environmentally friendly and sustainable agricultural practices, human rights, environmental preservation, and other areas that reflect “like-minded” mission statements. The Board also hopes to select at least one organization with a focus on youth.

Applications are due by September 30 and can be downloaded from our website: www.skagitfoodcoop.com/apply-for-4-friday