Over $2,200 Raised at Co-op's Haiti Relief Days
Two of four Haiti Relief Days have resulted in over $2,200 to be donated to the Cooperative Emergency Fund. Over 3,500 customers shopped at the Co-op on Saturday, January 23 and January 30, helping the store to donate $1,855.00, which was 1% of store sales on each day. In addition, Co-op customers that couldn't shop on the Co-op’s Haiti Relief Day provided $371.00 in donations through the registers. In total $2,226 will be donated to the Cooperative Emergency Fund for Haiti Relief.
Due to the severity of the situation in Haiti, the Co-op decided to implement additional Haiti Relief Days, on which 1% of sales will be donated. Results from the Co-op's latest Haiti Relief day on February 6 is still pending. The last Haiti Relief Day is Saturday, February 13.
The Cooperative Development Fund has created the Cooperative Emergency Fund specifically to provide financial aid to people during a devastating event like the recent earthquake. The Cooperative Emergency Fund will be donating all monies received from here until July 2010 to help the rebuilding efforts in Haiti. CDF will be collaborating with international cooperative relief efforts in this endeavor to rebuild those co-ops afflicted by this disaster.
In addition to the percentage of sales donated by the Co-op, Members and customers can also donate to the relief fund online at their secure Web site, www.cdf.coop. Over the last 20 years, the Cooperative Emergency Fund has raised over $275,000 for cooperative relief and rebuilding efforts for ten different disasters. The CEF was founded to give stability and constancy to CDF’s emergency relief efforts, many of which are of a longer-term rebuilding nature.
Due to the severity of the situation in Haiti, the Co-op decided to implement additional Haiti Relief Days, on which 1% of sales will be donated. Results from the Co-op's latest Haiti Relief day on February 6 is still pending. The last Haiti Relief Day is Saturday, February 13.
The Cooperative Development Fund has created the Cooperative Emergency Fund specifically to provide financial aid to people during a devastating event like the recent earthquake. The Cooperative Emergency Fund will be donating all monies received from here until July 2010 to help the rebuilding efforts in Haiti. CDF will be collaborating with international cooperative relief efforts in this endeavor to rebuild those co-ops afflicted by this disaster.
In addition to the percentage of sales donated by the Co-op, Members and customers can also donate to the relief fund online at their secure Web site, www.cdf.coop. Over the last 20 years, the Cooperative Emergency Fund has raised over $275,000 for cooperative relief and rebuilding efforts for ten different disasters. The CEF was founded to give stability and constancy to CDF’s emergency relief efforts, many of which are of a longer-term rebuilding nature.