Round Up For Change for your community!

Since December 2020, customers have generously “rounded-up” their change for local community organizations. It’s simple. When you are paying for your purchases at the registers, you can “round up” to the nearest dollar as a community contribution to non-profits. 

Each month, we offer support to non-profits to extend our cooperative’s work and meet our Ends Policies.

The goal of Brattleboro Food Co-op’s Round-Up program is to raise funds for initiatives in Windham County that work in partnership with us to extend our cooperative’s work and meet our Ends Policies.

Are you interested in applying to become a Roundup recipient? Click here to go directly to our application.

January 2022 recipients are: The AIDS Project of Southern Vermont AND The Garland School
Half of the Round-Up donations collected in January 2022 will be donated to the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont. A regional AIDS service organization providing direct service to people living with HIV/AIDS. The Round-Up donation will support their Healthy Living Food Program, which provides food, supplements, and personal care items to HIV-positive clients. Click to read more about the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont	Half of the Round-Up donations collected in January 2022 will be donated to The Garland School. A Waldorf-inspired, nature-based early childhood program for ages 1-5 across many socioeconomic spectrums. Thes Round-Up donation will be used on their financial aid program. Click to read more about The Garland School

Below are the local organizations which have received Round-Up community contributions through this program at the Brattleboro Food Co-op:

	Thank you for “Rounding Up” $7,827.17 in December 2021, which was donated to Project Feed the Thousands. Click to read more about Project Feed the Thousands
	Thank you for “Rounding Up” $7,428.50 in November 2021, which was donated to the Brattleboro Area Hospice Click to read more about Brattleboro Area Hospice
	Thank you for “Rounding Up” $6,983.26 in October 2021, which was donated to the Vermont Releaf Collective Click to read more about the Vermont Releaf Collective
	Thank you for “Rounding Up” $6,959.82 in September 2021, which was donated to the Community Asylum Seekers Project Click to read more about The Community Asylum Seekers Project
	Thank you for “Rounding Up” $7,382.82  in August 2021, which was donated to Food Connects Farm to School Program. Click to read more about Food Connects
	Thank you for “Rounding Up” $7,611.84  in July 2021, which was donated to The Root Social Justice Center   Click to read more about The Root Social Justice Center
	Thank you for “Rounding Up” $7938.73  in June 2021, which was donated to the Boys and Girls Club of Brattleboro Click to read more about the Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro
	Thank you for “Rounding Up” $8,221.24  in May 2021, which was donated to Women’s Freedom Center Click to read more about Women’s Freedom Center
	Thank you for “Rounding Up” $7,274.42  in April 2021, which was donated to Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center.   Click to read more about Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center
	Thank you for “Rounding Up” $7,354.83  in March 2021, which was donated to St. Brigid’s Kitchen. Click to read more about St. Brigid’s Kitchen
	Thank you for “Rounding Up” $4628.10  in February 2021, which was donated to Garden Path Elder Living. Click to read more about Garden Path Elder Living
	Thank you for “Rounding Up” $5072.81 in January 2021, which was donated to SUSU CommUNITY Farm Click to read more about SUSU Community Farm
	Thank you for “Rounding Up” $5454.10 in December 2020, which was donated to Groundworks Collaborative Click to visit Groundworks Collaborative

The Brattleboro Food Co-op Ends policies are governance policies reflecting Shareholder values and formulated by the Co-op’s Board of Directors. These seven Ends state the purposes of the Brattleboro Food Co-op – what we are trying to accomplish as an organization:

1. Reasonably priced food and products with an emphasis on healthy, locally grown, organic, and fairly traded goods;
2. A welcoming community marketplace;
3. A workplace community where cooperative values are modeled;
4. A regenerative business that has a net positive environmental impact;
5. A sustainable local economy;
6. Relevant information about food and related products, the environment, and the Cooperative Values and Principles;
7. Reasonable access to participation in the cooperative.

To be considered for this program, a candidate organization must be a tax-exempt non-profit, support community members in Windham County, and have no political or religious affiliations.

Please complete the following web form to apply.

If you are not already familiar with the Co-op’s Ends Policies and Cooperative Principles, please click either/both links to review them before proceeding to the form.

You may also print this application and submit it in-person to Customer Service
or to Jon Megas-Russell, 2 Main St, Brattleboro, VT, 05301

More questions? Contact: Jon at jonmr@brattleborofoodcoop.coop.