Change for Change Program!


Here's how it works...

Each time you shop at River Valley Co-op, a friendly co-op cashier will ask if you'd like to donate to Change for Change. This rounds your bill to the nearest dollar, with all of the change going to one organization in our community each month.

 

 

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR RECIPIENTS:

September Change for Change: Food Co-op Initiative

Food Co-op Initiative partners with communities to build a more just food system, providing critical support as they organize and open community-owned grocery stores. They envision a world where every community has the power and ability to build a thriving cooperative food system that provides them with the food they need and want.

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August Change for Change: Will Bike 4 Food

Will Bike 4 Food (WB4F) is an annual charity cycling event held each September by The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts to raise funds and awareness about the issue of local hunger. River Valley Co-op staff participate in this event each year to raise funds for our neighbors in need. Your support is greatly appreciated...

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July Change for Change: Abundance Farm

Abundance Farm works to build a more generous, just, and sustainable world through earth-based, community building, and educational experiences that integrate Jewish tradition, regenerative agriculture, and food justice. The Farm is a unique, welcoming space where people of all ages, faiths, and backgrounds come together for nourishment of body and soul...

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June Change for Change: Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership

The Sojourner Truth School for Social Change Leadership offers classes with the goal of promoting and facilitating the skills required to build a movement. The School teaches the organizing skills necessary to equip people—young, middle years, and old—to be active, effective, and empowered...

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May Change for Change: WorkHub on Union (Chamber of Greater Easthampton)

For more than 60 years, the Chamber of Greater Easthampton has been driving the economic viability of the community. Today, that mission continues through its work to grow the region’s economy, position it for long-term success, promote the business community that invest here, and connect the community for collective success - and all guided by integrity, resilience, and purpose.

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