Woburn Whole Foods Market Donates $4K to Local Boys and Girls Club

Woburn’s Whole Foods Market recently donated a portion of one day’s net sales to the city’s James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club of Woburn.

Four times a year, the Whole Foods Market location will donate 5 percent of a day’s net sales to a selected nonprofit organization. Whole Foods donated $4,000 to the James L. McKeown Boys & Girls Club on July 9.

The supermarket chain accepts applications from nonprofits looking to participate in 5 Percent Day, Whole Foods Market said. The organization reviews applications and decides which nonprofit aligns with its values.

“The Boys & Girls Club’s values aligned with ours,” Sarah Knight, Marketing Team Leader and Community Liaison for Whole Foods Market Woburn, said to Patch. “And their fitness and nutrition program needed funding.”

The $4,005.45 will help fund the James L. McKeown’s Boys & Girls Club’s fitness and nutrition programs.

“Whole Foods Market’s Store Level Giving Program is dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations in our stores’ local communities that have limited budgets and big hearts,” the 5 Percent Day application in which organizations fill out said. “Our giving program supports organizations that address community issues, such as: hunger relief, environmental concerns, organic and sustainable agriculture, animal rights and welfare and social services. Our focus is to support innovative groups that strive to make the world a better place.”

Other organizations to receive donations from the Woburn Whole Foods Market this year include The Dwelling Place, a local soup kitchen, and the Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation.