Fresh Encounter is a leading charitable giver in its industry. Fresh Encounter proudly supports community charities and events.

Community Cash
Finally, there's a simple and effective way to earn money for your favorite non-profit organizations! Community Cash is a great fundraiser for your organization! Sign up for the program then shop at Your Community Markets and save your cash register receipts. We will donate 1% cash back on qualifying purchases (excluding alcohol, tobacco, purchased services and sales tax). With year round earning potential, the more you shop the more you earn for your organization, and what's even better is all community cash dollars stay in your community and you support your community businesses and organizations! The Community Cash fundraising program started in 1998 and has been donating approximately $12,000 a month. Thanks to all of the organizations turning in their receipts for redemption, in only nine years, we've given away over ONE MILLION dollars. Pick up a Community Cash Registration Form from your community market today!

Shopping Spree at your Community Market
We'll provide your organization with 500 "Shopping Spree" tickets, which you sell for any denomination you choose, then choose a drawing date to award one lucky winner a 90 second shopping spree. Your organization is liable for the groceries obtained by the winning shopper (usually $300 - $500) and your organization keeps the rest of the ticket sales as profit! Complete Shopping Spree rules will be provided. The winning shopper can pick any two of any item. The contest excludes tobacco and alcohol products. One participant only per shopping spree. See your store manager or contact the Advertising Department at our main office at 419.422.8090 ex 2276.

Gift Certificates & Gift Cards
Your organization can purchase gift certificates or gift cards from us at a discount and resell them at face value, keeping all the profit. Order $500 or more and your purchase qualifies for a 1% to 5% scalable discount! Discounted gift certificates or gift cards can be purchased at any store, or call the main office to order personalized gift certificates! See your store manager or contact the Advertising Department at our main office at 419.422.8090 ex. 2276.

Labels For Learning
It's easy to raise money for your school. Simply register for the Labels for Learning program. Then during the 2006/2007 school year save the labels off "Our Family" products. Be sure to save the UPC portion and your school will earn $25 in cash for every 500 UPC's turned in. See store for registration details or download the form here: Labels for Learning Registration.

The Fresh Encounter Annual Golf Classic
The Ninth Annual Fresh Encounter Charity Golf Classic was held on July 23, 2007 at the Findlay Country Club in Findlay, Ohio. The purpose of this outing is to donate money to worthwhile charities in Ohio and Indiana. Together, with the support of the vendors including Reiter Dairy, Caito Foods, Kellogg's, Nash Finch and Huron Web Offset, Fresh Encounter made generous contributions to the Jeremy Shock Memorial Fund, Liberty Cente of Fremont, Shelby Senior Citizens Center, Great Laker Autism Center, North Baltimore Food Assistance Program, Junior Achievement of North West Ohio, FMI Food Safety Foundation, and the Needler Foundation.

The Tenth Annual Charity Golf Classic will be held July 21st 2008 once again at the Findlay Country Club.

For additional information, please contact: Jeff Waldron at 419.422.8090 ex2242

United Way
Fresh Encounter is honored to be a supporter of our communities through United Way, both corporately and individually.

The Needler Scholarship Foundation
The Needler Family Scholarship targets students planning to study agriculture, agribusiness, food service management, business administration, the wholesale or retail grocery business, or the independent grocery business. The scholarship is not renewable. Scholarship applications will be accepted from the following three groups:
• Graduating high school seniors who have been employed by Fresh Encounter or a subsidiary for a period of at least two years.
• A child or a current employee who has worked for Fresh Encounter or a subsidiary for at least five years.
• A blood-related grandchild of a current employee who has worked for Fresh Encounter or a subsidiary for at least five years.
Applications will be available at all Fresh Encounter stores and subsidiaries, high school guidance offices in Hancock County, or may be downloaded from the Community Foundation.

Applications must be returned to The Findlay Hancock County Community Foundation, 101 West Sandusky Street, Suite 207, Findlay, Ohio, 45840 by April 20.

Store Tours
Looking for an activity for your son’s Cub Scout pack? Is your daughter’s Girl Scout troop interested in how a grocery store works? At “your community market” we’re happy to give community youth groups a tour of our store. Our staff will take kids behind the scenes and give children hands- on activities they’re sure to enjoy. Don’t worry we show them multiple departments in the store, so next time you shop with us, it might not be the snack aisle your child heads straight for, but the produce department, that they learned so much about on their tour.

Please be sure to contact the store at least 1-2 weeks in advance to arrange a time and so that we can plan age appropriate activities.