Want to do good in our communities?  Visit our stores in Whatcom and Skagit Counties now through July 15 and submit your best ideas on how to improve your community.

The Pepsi Refresh Project, sponsored by Pepsi distributor Walton Beverage, has partnered with the Whatcom Community Foundation to give away $26,000 to local nonprofit organizations in our communities. 

Grant ideas on how to improve local nonprofit programs that involve education, heatlh, the arts and culture, food and shelter, the planet and neighborhoods can be submitted at any Market, Cost Cutter or Food Pavilion store.

Grant requests must be printed out on the Walton Beverage website form (www.waltonbeverage.com) and returned to any Market store before July 15.  There are boxes at each location to submit grant applications.  Four winning entries will receive grant money for a qualified charity in Whatcom or Skagit counties:  $10,000 for first prize, $6,000 for second, $4,000 for third and $2,000 for fourth.

From August 1 through September 6, customers are invited to vote for their favorite grant application.  All applications that quality will be listed at the Walton Beverage website for easy voting.  Winners will be announced on September 13, determined by votes on the website.

In addition, there are forms at each store at the Pepsi display for cusotmes to submit an entry for a $250 doantion to be made to the charity of their choice.  Each Friday through September 6, two nonprofit groups are randomly drawn by Cascade Radio Group from all the boxes to win the $250 donations:  one from each county each week.  A total of eight $250 donations will be made during this promotion.

Visit www.whatcomcf.org  for more information.  Thanks to our generous partners, Walton Beverage. Cascade Radio Group (for promoting this great giveaway) and the Whatcom Community Foundation.