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<DIV>Is the Co-Op going to match any of the donations given by its shoppers, or is it simply acting as an alternative to writing a check directly to the charities you listed?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for the clarification.</DIV>
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<DIV>Your Friend,</DIV>
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<DIV>Donovan Arnold <BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 12/18/09, Bill London <I><london@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Bill London <london@moscow.com><BR>Subject: [Vision2020] Co-op begins giving program<BR>To: vision2020@secure.fsr.com<BR>Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 12:53 PM<BR><BR>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><B>Moscow Food Co-op Launches Giving Program</B></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Moscow Food Co-op shoppers can now donate to local non-profit groups when making other purchases at the cash register. Through the Co-op's new Impulse Giving Program, shoppers may donate any amount to non-profit organizations participating in the program.</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">At the checkout counter, customers can choose the organization and the amount they would like to give. The cashier will ring up the donation along with the purchase. All donations will be paid out to the organization each month.</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Groups currently participating in the Impulse Giving program are:</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.atvp.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.atvp.org</A></U></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Backyard Harvest <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.backyardharvest.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.backyardharvest.org</A></U></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Buy Local Moscow, Inc. <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.buylocalmoscow.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.buylocalmoscow.com</A></U></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Center for Civic Engagement <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.ccc.wsu.edu/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.ccc.wsu.edu</A></U></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Community Action Partnership(CAP) <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://idahocommunityaction.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://idahocommunityaction.org</A></U></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">First Book Sigma Tau Delta</DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Humane Society of the <SPAN>Palouse</SPAN> <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.humanesocietyofthepalouse.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.humanesocietyofthepalouse.org</A></U></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><SPAN>Latah</SPAN> Trail Foundation <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.latahtrailfoundation.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.latahtrailfoundation.org</A></U></FONT> </DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute (PCEI) <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.pcei.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.pcei.org</A></U></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">The Palouse Land Trust Inc. <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.palouselandtrust.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.palouselandtrust.org</A></U></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Palouse Prairie Charter School <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.palouseprairieschool.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.palouseprairieschool.org</A></U></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">R.E.A.C.H. (Retired Equine and Care Habitat)</DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Rendezvous in Moscow, Inc. <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.moscowmusic.com/Rendezvous" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.moscowmusic.com/Rendezvous</A></U></FONT>, <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.moscowmusic.com/r4kids/home/asp" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.moscowmusic.com/r4kids/home/asp</A></U></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Rural Roots <FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.ruralroots.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.ruralroots.org</A></U></FONT></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Sojourners Alliance</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Local groups interested in applying to participate in the Impulse Giving program are encouraged to submit an application. Applications are available on the Co-op’s website (<FONT color=#0000ff><U><A href="http://www.moscowfood.coop/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.moscowfood.coop</A></U></FONT>) and also in the newsstand rack at the back of the store. 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.</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">The Co-op is located at 121 East Fifth Street in downtown Moscow.</DIV>
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