Whole Foods Market Selects Fairfield Theatre Company As The Recipient of 5% Day On April 8th .
(Fairfield, CT) Fairfield Theatre Company has been chosen by Whole Foods Market of Fairfield to be the recipient of its 5% Day on Tuesday, April 8th.
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The 5% Day is a community giving day when Whole Foods Market stores donate five percent of their daily proceeds to a local nonprofit. The program runs three times a year and focuses on charities that support specific initiatives including health, education and the environment. Whole Foods Market in Fairfield has held ten five percent days and donated more than $30,000 to local organizations since they opened their doors in June, 2011.
“The Fairfield Theatre Company was selected because of its successful educational program, Saturday Kids Workshop, that is held once a month at StageOne in Fairfield.” Whole Foods Market Marketing Team Leader Liz Giegerich said.
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The Saturday Kids Workshop is held in conjunction with the K.E.Y.S. program in Bridgeport, which brings students to FTC for a day of music instruction and learning. The program is designed to help students whose in-school music programs have been reduced or eliminated. Some of the best music teachers in the area give the children music lessons and teach them various forms of music on different instruments.
In addition to donating five percent of their sales on April 8th, Whole Foods Market has also signed on to donate healthy lunches for students during the monthly workshops. “We love how the Fairfield Theatre Company has teamed up with KEYS to help bring music to children in our communities,” said Whole Foods Market’s Giegerich. “Holding a 5% Day for FTC’s hyper-local educational and musical program is an exciting way for us to exemplify our core value of supporting our local community and educational initiatives. We are also excited to donate healthy lunches to the kids every month.”
"Whole Foods is a great community supporter," said Joseph Rog, FTC's Director of Corporate and Community Partnerships. "We thank them for helping us to continue to offer this important program to area children.”
The Fairfield Theatre Company is urging all of their supporters to take advantage of this great opportunity by shopping at the Whole Foods Market on April 8th. FTC will be on hand and will be giving away tickets and FTC merchandise freebies throughout the day. Join Whole Foods Market, K.E.Y.S, and Fairfield Theatre Company by getting out and coming together to help support music education.
5% Day at Whole Foods
Date: Tuesday, April 8th
Doors: 8:00 Am
Show: 10:00 PM
Location: Whole Foods Market is located at 350 Grasmere Avenue in Fairfield
About Fairfield Theatre Company
Fairfield Theatre Company is a highly-acclaimed nonprofit performing arts organization located in the heart of downtown Fairfield, Connecticut. FTC presents nearly 200 performances and concerts each year featuring outstanding national talent on FTC’s StageOne in Fairfield and at The Klein Auditorium in Bridgeport. FTC’s intimate 200-seat StageOne venue is widely recognized as being one of the best places to see a live performance in the region. FTC is dedicated to providing the highest quality arts, entertainment, and educational experiences to the communities we serve.
K.E.Y.S.
KEYS provides private cello, piano, violin, viola, clarinet, flute, trumpet, alto sax and classical guitar lessons, taught by experienced instructors, during the school day to Bridgeport children whose families do not have the means to pay for music instruction. KEYS also conducts music awareness, music fundamentals, group recorder, and group drumming and other classes, all on school grounds, both after-school and during the summer
About Whole Foods Market
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFM) is the leading natural and organic food retailer. As America’s first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” by Health magazine. The company's motto “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures its mission to ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to the company’s nearly 60,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 14 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2010, the company had sales of more than $9 billion and currently has more than 300 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
