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PROCLAMATION
WHOLE FOODS EDINA
WHEREAS, Whole Foods Market co-founder and CEO, John Mackey has
shown a long-standing commitment to sustainable and natural foods, beginning
in 1978 with one small store in Austin, Texas committed to a "saferway" of
providing food to the greater community; and
WHEREAS, Whole Foods Market has grown to be an international
company with more than 310 stores throughout the UK, Canada and 38 states in
the United States; and
WHEREAS, Whole Foods Markets opened in Edina in April of 2012; and
WHEREAS, "Whole Foods Market generously contributes to, and partners
with, the community in all the areas it serves; and
WHEREAS, since its inception, Edina Whole Foods Market has
contributed to nonprofit organizations such as Edina Connecting With Kids, the
Edina Athletic Boosters, Southdale YMCA and local food shelves.
NOW, THEREFORE, I James B. Hovland, Mayor of Edina, proclaim
Whole Foods Market to be a Retailer Extraordinaire and thank them for their
public commitment to financially support the needs of the nonprofit community in
Edina,
Dated this 12th day of September 2012.
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