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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>*Moscow Food
Co-op Donates $440.60 to Buy Local Moscow*<BR><BR>Buy Local Moscow received
$440.60 from the Moscow Food Co-op’s "A Dime <BR>in Time" community donation
program.<BR><BR>The Co-op's "A Dime in Time" program was created to support
local, <BR>non-profit organizations. Co-op shoppers currently receive a 10-cent
<BR>discount when they use their own bags or coffee cups. Co-op customers
<BR>now have the option to donate those dimes to the organization selected
<BR>as that month's recipient.<BR><BR>In April shoppers donated 4,406 dimes to
the Buy Local Moscow, a <BR>non-profit that works to build a sustainable Moscow
economy by <BR>supporting and promoting locally-owned businesses in our
community. Buy <BR>Local Moscow currently has 86 members, all locally-owned,
independent <BR>businesses.<BR><BR>Future recipients include Rendezvous in
Moscow Kids Art Program in May.<BR><BR>Local groups interested in being selected
to receive future awards can <BR>submit a grant application found on the Co-op’s
website <BR>(_www.moscowfood.coop <</FONT><A
href="http://www.moscowfood.coop/"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.moscowfood.coop/</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>>_). A committee made <BR>up of two Co-op board members, two Co-op
staff members, and two Co-op <BR>customer members will review the applications
and select recipients each <BR>quarter.<BR><BR>The Co-op is located at 121 East
Fifth Street in downtown Moscow.</FONT><BR><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>