The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation announced that it is expanding the impact Sprouts Farmers Market has on local neighborhoods with its inaugural Make a Difference Day on October 27 with team member volunteer activities throughout the company’s communities. More than 500 team members will contribute 2,000 volunteer hours across 28 nonprofit organizations nationwide, with the first group led by the company’s Store Support Office headquartered in Phoenix, AZ. The events will be held in conjunction with National Make a Difference Day, the largest national day of community service.
“The purpose of Sprouts’ business is to inspire healthy living for everyone,” said Dan Sanders, Sprouts chief operations officer. “Our Foundation and team members share these values, making our efforts in Make a Difference Day a natural fit.”
The Foundation also announced that $2 million is being donated in support of nonprofit organizations this year. Both announcements further health and nutrition education and access in the communities surrounding the healthy grocer’s more than 300 stores from coast to coast. 
Created in 2015, the Foundation supports nonprofits that reflect the company’s brand purpose of inspiring healthy living for all by raising funds through company and team member programs, vendor partnerships and guest contributions. Sprouts covers 100 percent of the Foundation’s operational expenses, ensuring that every dollar raised is used to support their nonprofit partner agencies.
“We’re working to shift the landscape of health by focusing on programs that empower children with the access, knowledge, confidence and desire to make healthier food choices so that they can grow up to become healthier adults,” said Lyndsey Waugh, executive director of the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation. “The 197 Neighborhood Grant recipients that have received funding since the Foundation was formed in 2015 are key partners in helping to achieve our mission of changing how children understand nutrition.”
For more information, visit www.sprouts.com/neighborhoodgrants and www.sprouts.com/foundation.
