Store Calendar

Events

• Wednesday July 1st

  TASTE!

  6 - 7:30 p.m. Free

  Please join us every Wednesday from 6 - 7:30 p.m. for our weekly sampling event, TASTE!  Each week our team members prepare delectable dishes designed to wake up your taste buds, put extra value in your shopping basket and make your meal planning more exciting.  We feature unique products, many of them locally produced,  with a strong emphasis on helping you to get more out of your shopping experience.  Stop by for a great TASTE, and bring your friends and family to  We'll be gearing up for the July 4^th holiday weekend, so come on in for some great ideas for your holiday celebrations. 

• Thursday July 2nd

  July 4th Grilling

  12 - 3 p.m. Free Samples

  Stop by the tent outside the store today and enjoy a delicious freshly grilled sample of our special seasoned burgers which are on sale inside the store for $1 each, now through July 7^th.  We'll be featuring all beef burgers and you can choose from the following flavors:  Sweet Onion, Bacon Blue Cheese, Cowboy and Steakhouse.  We'll have our full grilling menu posted, with burgers and hot dogs for sale. 

• Friday July 3rd

  Pie in July

  11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free

  Our freshly baked apple pies will be on sale all month long - regularly $15.99 each, enjoy our delicious pies for $9.99.  Grab the vanilla ice cream!  Today we will be sampling warm apple pie with Kerrygold Kilaree Cheddar for a serious taste treat.

• Saturday July 4th

  Special Store Hours

  8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free

  Please note our special store hours for July 4th!

• Sunday July 5th

  Sunday Grilling

  3 - 6 p.m. Free Samples

  Stop by the tent outside the store today and enjoy a delicious freshly grilled sample of our special seasoned burgers which are on sale inside the store for $1 each, now through July 7^th.  We'll be featuring all beef burgers and you can choose from the following flavors:  Sweet Onion, Bacon Blue Cheese, Cowboy and Steakhouse.  We'll have our full grilling menu posted, with burgers and hot dogs for sale. 

• Monday July 6th

  Mrs. Meyer's Cleaning Products - Free Samples

  4 - 8 p.m. Free

  Have you been interested in trying Mrs. Meyer's line of aromatherapeutic all natural cleaning products?  With scents like geranium (refreshing), lemon verbena (invigorating) or lavender (soothing) and the newest - honeysuckle (cooling), suddenly cleaning isn't such a chore anymore.  Plus these cleaning products are efficient, concentrated and really work.  We have free samples of the Mrs. Meyer's Dish Soap for everyone (while supplies last).

• Tuesday July 7th

  3rd Generation Prius Launch at the Ardmore Toyota

  5 - 8 p.m. Free - at the Ardmore Toyota

  Please join us at the Ardmore Toyota for the official launch of the new 3^rd generation Prius.  Enjoy a delicious all beef hot dog compliments of Whole Foods Market Wynnewood.  Visit with local vendors and sample their wares.  Enjoy samples from Key Ingredients Market, Hillacres Pride, KOV, My House Cookies, Bobbi's Hummus and Chaddsford Winery.  Learn more about great local non-profits such as the Lower Merion Conservancy, the Center for Advancement in Cancer Education, Alex's Lemonade Stand.   For more information, please call Ardmore Toyota at 610-645-5000.

• Wednesday July 8th

  Pure Essence Product Demonstration

  4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Free

  Pure Essence Labs offers a variety of multi vitamin and mineral formulas chock full of organic superfoods, superior tonics and herbs, and hundreds of additional phytonutrients.  Their main principle is industry pioneer and founder Jery Cochern's wellness theory called the Cellular Concept of Health, which focuses on addressing the underlying cause of all illnesses, the corruption of cells.  By combining this unique theory with Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, and modern nutritional science, Pure Essence has created powerful supplements that use nature as the model by which to build and maintain vibrant health.  Visit our whole body department for a personal introduction to Pure Essence Labs.

• Wednesday July 8th

  TASTE!

  6 - 7:30 p.m. Free

  Please join us every Wednesday from 6 - 7:30 p.m. for our storewide sampling event, TASTE!  Each week our team members prepare delectable dishes designed to wake up your taste buds, put extra value in your shopping basket and make your meal planning more exciting.  We feature unique products each week, many of them locally produced, with a strong emphasis on helping you to get more out of your shopping experience.  Stop by for a great TASTE, and bring your friends and family too!   This week our team members are featuring all their favorites.

   

• Monday July 13th

  Smart Shopping Tour - Finding Value at Whole Foods Market

  9:30 a.m. Free

  Please join us for a special tour of the Wynnewood store that will help you to become a smarter and savvier shopper.  Discover our best in-store specials and bargains, local and seasonal produce and our 365 Whole Foods Market Everyday Value^TM products, our private brand that offers value and selection 365 days a year!  All of these tips can add up to big savings on your food bill.  Our Smart Shopping Tour will show you how to enjoy savings and the highest quality natural and organic foods.  The tour takes you through the store while you enjoy delicious samples as we find values unique to Whole Foods Market.  To sign up for a tour please call 610-896-8134 or email ruth.harp@wholefoods.com or stop by the customer service desk in the store.

• Monday July 20th

  Smart Shopping Tour - Finding Value at Whole Foods Market

  7:30 p.m. Free

  Please join us for a special tour of the Wynnewood store that will help you to become a smarter and savvier shopper.  Discover our best in-store specials and bargains, local and seasonal produce and our 365 Whole Foods Market Everyday Value^TM products, our private brand that offers value and selection 365 days a year!  All of these tips can add up to big savings on your food bill.  Our Smart Shopping Tour will show you how to enjoy savings and the highest quality natural and organic foods.  The tour takes you through the store while you enjoy delicious samples and find values unique to Whole Foods Market.  To sign up for a tour please call 610-896-8134 or email ruth.harp@wholefoods.com or stop by the customer service desk in the store.

• Wednesday July 22nd

  Make Every Day Earth Day!

  8 a.m. - 9 p.m. (while supplies last) Free

  Celebrate Earth Day everyday by learning how to care for your lawn without hurting the environment.  Stop by the customer service counter today and receive a free Green Lawn Card published by Grassroots Environmental Education. The mission of Grassroots Environmental Education is to educate the public about the links between common environmental exposures and human health. They believe that the cultivation of broad-based support through education is the key to positive and lasting change, and they seek to empower individuals to act as catalysts for change within their own communities. 

Notices

Recycle Your Old Cell Phones With Secure The Call

Please bring your old cell phones to be recycled and keep them from ending up in a land fill. Secure The Call is an all volunteer, non-profit organization that takes your donated phone and redistributes free used cell phones to the community for the purpose of calling 911 in the case of an emergency. The organization carefully wipes out all of your personal information on your cell phone, then reprograms it so that the phone to call 911-only, and tests them to make sure they work before shipping them out. The phones are distributed to partner organizations such as women's shelters, senior citizen centers, sheriff and police departments and school systems.

Paper, Plastic or Re-usable?

Plastic Bag Consumption

• Year that plastic grocery bags were introduced at supermarkets: 1977
• Estimated number of all types of plastic bags used each year, world-wide: 4,000,000,000,000
• Number of plastic shopping bags used each year, in the US alone: 14,000,000,000
• Percentage of plastic bags returned for recycling: 1%
• Annual cost to US retailers for giving away "free" bags: $4,000,000,000
• Barrels of oil required for US annual plastic bag consumption: 12,000,000
• Number of marine animals killed each year due to plastic bags: 100,000
• Average number of pieces of plastic in each square mile of ocean: 46,000

Paper Bag Consumption

• Number of paper bags consumed each year, in the US alone: 10,000,000,000
• Number of trees cut down for paper bag consumption, in the US: 14,000,000

Plastic Bags vs. Paper Bags

• Plastic bag production creates less waste than paper. However, plastic bags remain with us for a long, long time.
• Percentage energy savings in making plastics bags, rather than paper bags: 40
• Percentage in air pollution reduction from making plastic bags: 50
• Percentage of waste water reduced by making plastic bags: 94
• Number of years for a plastic bag to biodegrade as litter: 20
• Number of months for a paper bag to biodegrade as litter: 1
• Estimated number of years for a plastic bag to biodegrade in a landfill: 1,000
• Number of years for a paper bag to biodegrade in a landfill: centuries

Plastic Bag Tax in Ireland

• Charging for shopping bags dramatically reduces bag consumption.
• Percentage of litter in Ireland due to plastic bags, before bag tax: 5
• Percentage drop in plastic bag consumption in Ireland, after a 15-cent bag tax was introduced: 90
• Annual revenue generated by Irish bag tax: €10,000,000
• Reduce, reuse, rejoice!
• Number of discarded plastic bags prevented by the Irish bag tax, annually: 1,000,000,000

* Source: www.myownbag.com/activism.html