posted on April 19, 2010 14:56
On Thursday, April 22, The Market at Anacortes will offer double the bag rebate: ten cents rather than five cents, in recognition of Earth Day. This one-day-only offer will be especially poignant to our customers, since we are dedicating all our bag rebate donations through May 15 to the Tesoro Incident Family Fund.
Following the explosion at the Tesoro Refinery in Anacortes and the deaths of six employees, The Market has been receiving generous donations from community members towards the Family Fund which has been established. The Market also will be donating food for an upcoming fundraiser.
Thanks to all of you who contribute your nickels from our bag rebate program: it has made a big difference to our recipient, Skagitonians to Preserve Farmlands. (The bag rebate program returns a nickel to customers for each bag he/she brings shopping. The nickel can be deducted from the total grocery bill at checkout or paid forward to a local environmental group, such as Skagitonians.)