On April 20th, 2020, a team member at the downtown Portland, Oregon Whole Foods Market passed away due to complications from  COVID-19. As team members, we believe it is our right to protect ourselves the best way that we see fit, and not all team members have the money or accrued PTO to take time away from the store at the moment. This is a painful, emotional, and scary time for all of us still working. Many team members who have still been working have experienced a loss of hours, or have spouses, partners, roommates, or others in their lives who they rely on who are not able to continue working at this time.  Please consider giving to this fund to allow team members at this store to take a day or two off for mental and physical health, or to help them with bills, food, or other needs. All funds donated funds will be available to team members for this type of assistance.