<p><strong>Austin, TX</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Whole Foods is doing its part to educate and inform through its green lifestyle mobile application “Make Change. Not Waste.” The app was created with BlueAvocado™ and rewards Whole Foods Market® shoppers with coupons for their green lifestyle choices and raises awareness and funds for alleviating poverty. The mobile application offers consumers badges and coupons from a catalog of 45 green lifestyle activities that include everything from recycling to biking to work, according to a press release. When app users complete ten green activities, customers can unlock one coupon from green brands including Nature’s Path, Alexia Foods, Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, Stonyfield, Frontier Co-op and Organic Valley.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Shoppers can also donate part of the coupon value back to the foundation. The app is available through the Apple Store. Philip Sansone, President and Executive Director of Whole Planet Foundation, states, “We’re excited to help shoppers find easy ways to protect the planet, track their green choices and fund poverty alleviation projects around the world.” Mr. Sansone, continues, “Through this app, shoppers can invest in making a real difference for the planet and their global neighbors.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">www.wholefoodsmarket.com</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
