What:       Whole Foods Market on Washtenaw Ave. in Ann Arbor is giving two lucky shoppers five minutes to race head-to-head through the store. Racers have five minutes to complete a shopping list for the local food pantry, Food Gatherers. The race winner will receive a $300 donation to the charity of their choice and a $100 Whole Foods Market gift card for personal use. All food gathered during the race will be awarded to Food Gatherers as a donation. The racers will be selected through sweepstakes entry in the store starting November 22 and ending December 6. The sweepstakes drawing will take place on December 7.  Some restrictions apply, official rules available at the store.  

When:      Thursday, December 13, 2012,

                  10 – 10:30 a.m.

Where:     Whole Foods Market

                  3135 Washtenaw Ave

                  Ann Arbor, MI 48104

About Whole Foods Market^®
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFM), is the leading natural and organic food retailer. As America’s first national certified organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named “America’s Healthiest Grocery Store” by Health magazine. The company's motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures its mission to ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Thanks to the company’s more than 73,000 Team Members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine for 15 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2012, the company had sales of $11.7 billion and currently has more than 340 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

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