By JERRY WOLFFE
TROY -- Whole Foods Market has
chosen the The Arc of Oakland County, Inc. as its Community Support Day
partner. On Oct. 20, the market will donate 5 percent of the day’s sales to the
nonprofit.
Staff from the ARC will be in
the store welcoming patrons and talking about the organization from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Whole Foods Market in Troy is
located at 2880 West Maple Road. Store hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Arc of Oakland County,
Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization that provides direct
legal, general advocacy, informational and referral services as well as
community awareness for children and adults with intellectual and developmental
disabilities and their families.
The Arc is the world’s largest
community-based organization of, and for, people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities. The organization exists to ensure that all
individuals with disabilities are valued, and that they and their families can
participate fully in, and contribute to, the life of the community.
For more information on the
Community Support Day, please contact The Arc of Oakland County, Inc. at (248)
816-1900.
Jerry Wolffe is the
writer-in-residence, advocate-at-large for the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center.
He can be reached at (586) 263-8950.
