Double SNAP for the Wolfeboro Area Farmers Market
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Wolfeboro Area Farmers MarketWe are farmers and local food advocates raising money to help feed our community. Help us!
$2,592
raised by 10 people
$10,000 goal
December 2020
Dear Friends of Wolfeboro Area Farmers Market,
What a year 2020 has been. Our Vendors this year pushed themselves to grow and make our community more food than ever before. Our Market answered the call when the need was presented and we were happy to distribute more DOUBLE SNAP funds than ever before. Over $2000 in SNAP benefits were used, and with our matching program that means over $4000 were spent this year to buy local food at our market by low income residents.Â
These are unprecedented times and we need to come together to feed each other. As we enter 2021 our previous fundraising efforts are almost all spent. We ask you to consider a donation to get us started on the right foot. We want to continue our commitment to offer the Double SNAP program.Â
In case you arenât familiar SNAP is a federal program that offers nutrition assistance to low income families and individuals. The marketâs board of directors made a commitment early on to double the value of that benefit for recipients, and we are asking for your help to continue offering the âDouble SNAPâ program. "Double SNAPâ works like this:Â when a SNAP customer wants $20 or $30 deducted from their SNAP account, the market will double that amount and give them $40 or $60 worth of tokens to spend throughout the market. The tokens can then be used to purchase (some organic) vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, dairy, bread, eggs, honey, maple products, jams and other healthy foods. We currently are doubling SNAP token purchases up to $40. This provides the recipient $80 in tokens to spend on healthy and nutritious products from within their own community.Â
Your donation is used 100% to match our SNAP customerâs available funds. This system allows our customers to more easily access healthy local food and to buy more of it! This program provides a great incentive to eat and shop locally, helps to support both families and individuals in need, and supports the marketâs mission to create an accessible venue to buy and sell local products.
For the 2020 season, we are ending the season with around $500 left of matching funds. We are seeking your support to reach our goal of $10,000 for this fund so we can continue to grow the program and know that our customers will be able to access Double SNAP without any interruptions from lack of funding. One hundred percent of donations will support increasing the benefits of this program. This is a win-win program because it boosts our area economy and allows SNAP customers to purchase more affordable, local and healthy food.
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Your tax-deductible contribution may be sent toÂ
Wolfeboro Area Farmers Market
PO Box 564
Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896
 or can be made online right here at Mighty Cause! Â
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Wolfeboro Area Farmers Market Board of Directors & SNAP Coordinator
Dear Friend, Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Spring 2019
The Wolfeboro Area Farmers Market (a 501c3 organization) was founded in 2002 by local farmers, small local business, and citizens seeking to create a central venue for selling directly to the broader community. The small summer market has since grown to be year-round with more than 25 vendors. For several years, we have offered greater access to our customers by accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables. SNAP is a federal program that offers nutrition assistance to low income families and individuals. The marketâs board of directors made a commitment early on to double the value of that benefit for recipients, and weâre asking for your help to continue offering the âDouble SNAPâ program.
âDouble SNAPâ works like this. When a SNAP customer wants $20 or $30 deducted from their SNAP account, the market will double that amount and give them $40 or $60 worth of tokens to spend throughout the market. The tokens can then be used to purchase (some organic) vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, dairy, bread, eggs, honey, maple products, jams and other healthy foods. Your donation is used 100% to match our SNAP customerâs available funds. This system allows our customers to more easily access healthy local food and to buy more of it! This program provides a great incentive to eat and shop locally, helps to support both families and individuals in need, and supports the marketâs mission to create an accessible venue to buy and sell local products.
For the 2019 season, we are starting with just over  $3,800 in funds that have been raised through donations, market membership dues and booth fees, towards the âDouble SNAPâ program. We are seeking your support to reach our goal of $10,000 for this fund. We currently are doubling SNAP token purchases up to $20. Our goal is to double this amount and be able to match up to $40 for each family or individual that would like to purchase local products at the market. If we can reach our goal, it would allow the market to serve approximately 290 families or individuals during our 24 weekly outdoor markets and 11 indoor markets.
As farmers and local food advocates, we feel it is our responsibility to help feed all members of our area community. We are seeking your donation to help us in this effort. One hundred percent of donations will support increasing the benefits of this program. This is a win-win program because it boosts our area economy and allows SNAP customers to purchase more affordable, local and healthy food.
Your tax-deductible contribution may be sent toÂ
Kathey Wotton, WAFM Secretary
30 Circuit Road,
Ossipee, NH 03864
 or can be made online right here at Mighty Cause! Â
Thank you very much your consideration.
Wolfeboro Area Farmers Market Board of Directors & SNAP Coordinator
Megan Young, Alan Fredrickson, Kathey & Joel Wotton, Linda Grecco, Joanne Ducas