The Oneota Community Food Co-op hosted a “Round-Up at the Register” campaign February 3rd through February 17th. During this time, customers at the Co-op were given the opportunity to round-up their sale to the nearest whole dollar with these funds going to support Winneshiek County Habitat for Humanity. The campaign held in February raised $2,000 for Habitat by rounding up the sales of over 4,300 transactions.
Winneshiek County Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1992 and joins over 1,500 Habitat for Humanity (HFH) affiliates in the US. They have built 31 homes in the communities of Burr Oak, Hesper, Calmar, Castalia, Decorah, Freeport, Ossian, Spillville, and Ridgeway. Houses are not free for partner families, rather they are provided with a 25-year interest-free mortgage through the HFH organization. Each adult family member is also required to give 150 volunteer hours towards the project.
To learn more about Winneshiek County Habitat for Humanity check out their website at www.winneshiekhabitat.org.
Located in downtown Decorah, Oneota Community Food Co-op is a cooperatively-owned grocery store specializing in local, organic, and sustainably produced products since 1974. For over four decades, the Co-op has been the leading provider of whole foods at a reasonable cost, with an emphasis on organic, local and bulk foods. The Oneota Co-op was recently named Outstanding Independent Grocery Store, Single Store, by Progressive Grocer Magazine. Stop in and see us at 312 West Water Street in Decorah, or online at www.oneotacoop.com.
