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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in"><B>Moscow Food Co-op Donates $510.50 to Alliance
House</B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Alliance House received $510.50 from the Moscow
Food Co-op’s <I>A </I><I>Dime in Time</I> community donation program in January.
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">The Co-op's<I> </I><I>A</I><I> Dime in Time</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. </P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">In January shoppers donated 5,105 dimes to
Alliance House, a non-profit serving our community for 20 years that provides
safe and affordable housing opportunities to individuals living with mental
illness. Alliance House encourages residents to be active members of the
community, participate in social service programs, and find employment. The
organization promotes destigmatization of mental illness through community
education and awareness.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Future recipients include Moscow CommUNITY Walk in
February.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">Local groups interested in being selected to
receive future awards can submit a grant application found on the Co-op’s
website (<FONT color=#0000ff><U><A
href="http://www.moscowfood.coop/">www.moscowfood.coop</A></U></FONT>). 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.</P>
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0in">The Co-op is located at 121 East Fifth Street in
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