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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Team Member Volunteers”

Lisa Purrington: Inspired by microcredit clients in Madagascar

Katey Gorski March 30, 2015 Team Member Volunteers 2 Comments

In 1976 and I was a young woman applying for my first credit loan so I could buy a sewing machine. It was an electric machine with 3 basic stitches for about $120.00. Forty years later I realize how easily I got that loan and how much I have taken …

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21 Hours and Here We Go

Katey Gorski March 24, 2015 Team Member Volunteers 2 Comments

Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer Jennifer Kelly shares her experience volunteering in South Africa in this guest blog. If you are a Whole Foods Market Team Member, the final day to apply for this year’s trips is March 31! (The application link only works on the Whole Foods Market network.) …

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Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer Program: A Team Member visits South Africa

Katey Gorski March 11, 2015 Team Member Volunteers 1 Comment

Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer Emily Wright shares her experience volunteering and meeting microcredit clients in South Africa.  Each year, Whole Foods Market Team Members get the opportunity to volunteer through the Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer Program and travel to countries where our company sources products and …

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My Costa Rica Trip: Bananas and the ACRG

Katey Gorski March 4, 2015 Team Member Volunteers 1 Comment

Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer Maria Miglioretti shares what drew her to participating in the volunteer trip to Costa Rica and what she learned through the experience.  It was primarily bananas that led me to select Costa Rica for my volunteer trip. The “flying banana” display is a prominent feature …

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Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer Jessica Shares Her Experience in India

Katey Gorski February 23, 2015 Team Member Volunteers, Travel 1 Comment

Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer Jessica shares how working for Whole Foods Market helped her find her purpose.  I had no idea what an amazing company I was working for when I walked through the doors in August of 1996 at the old Greenville location. More than a decade …

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Volunteering in the Amazon

Katey Gorski February 16, 2015 Team Member Volunteers 1 Comment

Kelly is a Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer who traveled to Brazil on two different volunteer trips. Read about her experience below. In 2013 I went to Brazil for my first time through the Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer Program. I fell in love with the culture, the …

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Team Members Volunteer with The Miracle Foundation in Austin

Katey Gorski January 23, 2015 Team Member Volunteers Leave a Comment

On January 15, more than 50 Whole Foods Market Team Members from Global Data and Financial Planning Teams had a big impact on our friends at The Miracle Foundation, which helps struggling orphanages around the world. Team Members gave two hours of their time to help out at the nonprofit’s …

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Road to Prosperity 5K a Huge Success

Katey Gorski January 16, 2015 Foundation News, Team Member Volunteers 2 Comments

The first thing we have to say is WOW. And THANK YOU. Whole Foods Market Team Member Volunteer Bobby Covington did an outstanding job dreaming up and organizing the Road to Prosperity 5K at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas on January 11!! The Road to Prosperity 5K was the first …

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Road to Prosperity 5K in Austin

Katey Gorski December 16, 2014 Foundation News, Team Member Volunteers 2 Comments

Bobby is a Team Member Volunteer who was inspired to organize a 5K fun run in January to benefit Whole Planet Foundation and the Blessing Basket Project.  Hi, my name is Bobby Covington and I went on the Team Member Volunteer Program through Whole Planet Foundation to northern Ghana, where …

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