Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation Announces $3M in Annual Giving and National Day of Service for Sprouts Team Members

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[{"type":"text","content":"PHOENIX, Oct. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation today announced $3 million in donations to nonprofit organizations that specialize in nutrition education and fresh food access. Funds include Neighborhood Grants that support grassroots children’s nutrition education programs, as well as large, multi-year Impact Grants designed to help partners increase organizational capacity and scale programs.\n “Each year, our network of nonprofit partners continues to grow and our work in local communities continues to deepen,” said Lyndsey Waugh, Executive Director of the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation. “As a result, children and their families have greater exposure to nutrition education and hands-on cooking and gardening programs in their schools and community centers, and urban farms are increasing access to fresh, nutritious produce in food desert communities.” This year, Sprouts will award 118 Neighborhood Grants totaling $725,000 to nonprofit organizations across the U.S. Recipients of these grants, ranging from $2,500 to $10,000, include programs in Sprouts’ new markets in Louisiana, New Jersey, and Virginia. To culminate the nonprofit support, Sprouts and the Foundation will host the second annual Day of Service on Saturday, November 9 when hundreds of team members will participate in 40 volunteer events from coast to coast. “Central to Sprouts’ identity is giving back to the communities we operate in, and the Day of Service gives team members the opportunity to engage with the organizations the Foundation supports firsthand,” said Waugh. Day of Service volunteer events with 2019 grant recipients include: Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful (Tampa, Fla.) – During the Day of Service, Sprouts volunteers will be on-site at the Florida Learning Garden to assist with planting starter plants in garden beds and hydroponic gardens. Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful encourages environmental stewardship throughout their community through numerous cleanup and tree-planting projects, and the Florida Learning Garden, where students participate in hands-on greenhouse, composting, gardening and upcycling activities. Spaces of Opportunity (Phoenix, Ariz.) – Dozens of volunteers from Sprouts’ stores, plus leadership from Sprouts’ store support office, will unite to plant, harvest and help with garden maintenance. Spaces of O...

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