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<BR><B>Moscow Food Co-op Donates $418.80 to Latah Trail</B>
<BR><O:P> </O:P> <BR>The Latah Trail Foundation received $418.80 from the
Moscow Food Co-op’s new <I>A <SPAN>Dime in Time</SPAN></I> community donation
program. <BR><O:P> </O:P> <BR>The Co-op's<I> </I><I>A<SPAN> Dime in
Time</SPAN></I> program was created to support local, non-profit
organizations. Co-op shoppers currently receive a 10-cent discount when they
use their own bags or coffee cups. Co-op customers now have the option to
donate those dimes to the organization selected as that month's recipient.
<BR><O:P> </O:P> <BR>In November shoppers donated 4,188 dimes to the
Latah Trail Foundation. <BR><O:P> </O:P> <BR>The Latah Trail, a paved
pathway between Moscow and Troy, Idaho, was completed earlier this fall.
Cyclists and pedestrians in the region can now enjoy 22-miles of paved paths
connecting Troy, Idaho and Pullman, Wash. <BR><O:P> </O:P> <BR>“We will
put this money to good use by making improvements on the Latah Trail,” said
Nora Locken, director of the Latah Trail Foundation. <BR><O:P> </O:P>
<BR>Future recipients include Community Action Partnership in December and
Rural Roots in January. <BR><O:P> </O:P> <BR>Local groups interested in
being selected to receive future awards can submit a grant application found
on the Co-op’s website (<U><A
href="http://www.moscowfood.coop/">www.moscowfood.coop</A></U>). A committee
made up of two Co-op board members, two Co-op staff members, and two Co-op
customer members will review the applications and select recipients each
quarter. <BR><O:P> </O:P> <BR>The Co-op is located at 121 East Fifth
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