Jewelry for Justice
People’s Grocery is fortunate to receive financial support from some really creative, mission-driven businesses. Past examples of such creative support include Green Planet Properties, which gave 10% of its commission to People’s Grocery from the sale of local home, and the Wholes Foods, which selected People’s Grocery for its Nickels for Nonprofits Program at the new Oakland Whole Foods (we get five cents every time someone uses a cloth bag).
The latest addition to the list of mission-driven entrepreneurs that is supporting People’s Grocery is Stacee Gillelen, who is the founder and owner of
Dragonfly Designs, a local jewelry business that makes and sells “jewelry with a conscience”. Dragonfly Designs will donate 10% of all January on-line retail sales to People’s Grocery. This offer comes just in time for Valentine’s Day, so check out Dragonfly Design.com, get some great conscious jewelry for the people you love and support People’s Grocery in this new year.
May 1st, 2008 at 4:08 pm
[…] Meanwhile, the People’s Grocery is also working on opening a market, and unlike Mandela Foods, they actually embraces competition. They have explored creative methods of financial support, including getting sponsorship for Whole Foods. The People’s Grocery has been providing food to West Oakland since 2002. They hope to open their store in early 2009. […]