Our Change Matters program makes it easy for shoppers to help local community-enrichment organizations by making small change donations at the registers that add up to meaningful contributions. Shoppers can round up their totals at the Wedge Lyndale, Wedge Table and Linden Hills Co-op!
In the wake of what has been an unprecedented year, our leadership team felt that we needed to adjust our 2021 Change Matters program to best address the current and most pressing needs in our community.
Changes to 2021 Change Matters:
- We’re focusing our Change Matters efforts on two key initiatives:
- empowering Black, Indigenous and Communities of Color; and
- supporting organizations that are actively addressing the hunger crisis.
- We are adding an Owner Choice month. Owners will vote on a slate of organizations to be the recipient of the December 2021 funds as a part of the 2021 Co-op Election.
2021 CHANGE MATTERS RECIPIENTS
2020 CHANGE MATTERS RECIPIENTS
| MONTH |
ORGANIZATION |
TOTAL RAISED |
| January |
The Lift Garage |
$13,747.05 |
| February |
Mobile Menders |
$13,087.74 |
| March |
House of Charity |
$14,224.53 |
| April |
Second Harvest Heartland + Open Arms of MN + The Sheridan Story |
$9,459.14 |
| May |
Second Harvest Heartland + Open Arms of MN + The Sheridan Story |
$9,797.49 |
| June |
Green Card Voices |
$10,807.06 |
| July |
Walk In Counseling Center |
$11,563.23 |
| August |
Community Emergency Service |
$10,652.73 |
| September |
Mission Animal Hospital |
$11,071.57
|
| October |
Nawayee Center School |
$10,541.02 |
| November |
Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En La Lucha (CTUL) |
$10,490.82 |
| December |
North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS) |
$11,069.85 |
2020 CHANGE MATTERS PRODUCT PARTNERS – HELPING TO INCREASE OUR REGISTER ROUND UP DONATIONS
2019 Change Matters Recipients and Product Partners
January Upstream Arts TOTAL RAISED $12,637.52
February TC Food Justice TOTAL RAISED $9,515.79
March Minnesota FoodShare TOTAL RAISED $13,509.79
April The Aliveness Project TOTAL RAISED $13,626.12
May Tubman TOTAL RAISED $14,891.56
June Canine Inspired Change $14,414.52
July Hopewell Music Cooperative North $14,028.05
August Midwest Food Connection $12,373.10
September Friends of the Mississippi River $12,735.79
October My Very Own Bed $14,188.74
November Open Arms of Minnesota $14,097.79
December Center School $15,484.28
2019 CHANGE MATTERS PRODUCT PARTNERS – HELPING TO INCREASE OUR REGISTER ROUND UP DONATIONS
January: Peace Coffee donated 25¢ for every pound or package sold to Upstream Arts for a total of $490.
February: Seven Sundays donated 50¢ to TC Food Justice for every product sold, for a total of $100.
March: Fizzeology donated $1.00-1.50 to Minnesota FoodShare for every pint and quart sold, for a total of $103.
April: Ames Honey donated 50¢ to The Aliveness Project for every 9 oz. and 18 oz. jar sold, for a total of $53.50.
May: Seven Sundays donated 50¢ to Tubman for every product sold, for a total of $233.50.
June: Forage Kombucha donated 10% of total sales to Canine Inspired Change, for a total of $350.
July: WiscoPop! donated 50¢ to Hopewell Music for every Ginger Sparkle 4 pk. sold, for a total of $48.
August: Gustola Granola donated $1 to Midwest Food Connection for every package sold, for a total of $230.
September: Pranarom donated 10% of total sales to Friends of the Mississippi River, for a total of $1,123.
October: Feral Kombucha donated 10% of total sales to My Very Own Bed, for a total of $214.87.
November: Humble Nut Butter donated 25¢ to Open Arms of Minnesota for each product sold for a total of $12.25.
December: B & E’s Trees Bourbon Barrel Aged Maple Syrup donated $1 to Center School for every half-pint sold for a total of $43.
