On November 15, Rising Tide Community Market donated $311.32 to New Hope for Women as part of their Co-ops for Community Day program.

Each month, Rising Tide donates .5 percent of Rising Tide’s Wednesday sales to a different local nonprofit. New Hope for Women was the beneficiary for the month of October 2013.

“Our shoppers know that by shopping here on Wednesdays, they’re giving back to the community just by doing their normal grocery shopping,” said Elya Markert, Rising Tide’s Outreach & Marketing Coordinator. “Several people commented that they especially appreciated contributing to New Hope for Women in October as it was Domestic Violence Awareness Month.”

New Hope for Women offers support to people in Lincoln, Knox, Sagadahoc and Waldo counties affected by domestic violence, dating violence and stalking, and provides educational resources to assist our communities in creating a safer and healthier future.

New Hope for Women believes that a just and peaceful society must commit itself to confronting and overcoming all forms of oppression and violence. For more information about New Hope for Women, visit www.newhopeforwomen.org.

Rising Tide members nominate and vote on the nonprofits that will participate in the Co-ops for Community Day program for the upcoming year each spring. For November and December 2013, Rising Tide’s Cooperative Community Fund is the recipient of the Co-ops for Community Day donation. Upcoming organizations that will receive a donation over the winter include:

January 2014: Community Energy Fund of Lincoln County

February 2014: Damariscotta River Association

March 2014: Community Housing Improvement Project