Make a Date to Change Lives: New Whole Planet Foundation® Calendar Changes the Face of Poverty
November 10 2014 - 12:59PM
Business Wire
Nonprofit aims to raise $245,000 for
microlending projects in 61 countries, including the U.S.
Shoppers can make a real difference in the lives of
microentrepreneurs around the world by picking up a 2015 Whole
Planet Foundation calendar at Whole Foods Market® (Nasdaq: WFM)
stores in the U.S.
Each calendar helps fund microlending projects for poverty
alleviation across Latin America, Asia, Africa and the U.S., costs
$3.50 and includes more than $35 worth of coupons for natural and
organic products. The calendar also features photos of microcredit
clients from 13 of the 61 countries where the Whole Planet
Foundation alleviates poverty.
Since 2006, calendar sales have generated $830,000 for the
foundation, empowering more than 4,500 people with loans and the
opportunity to start or expand their home-based businesses and the
chance to lift themselves out of poverty. The foundation aims to
raise an additional $245,000 through 2015 calendar sales.
For more information, visit wholeplanetfoundation.org.
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Whole Foods MarketLiz Burkhart,
512-284-1836Liz.Burkhart@wholefoods.com
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