In Our Community

Loco for Local!

We had such a great time at our 3rd Annual Loco for Local event! Local vendors like Maka, Simple Pleasures Ice Cream, and Twin Bears Bakery passed out free samples while we listened to live music by local band The Chicks. The Market also gave away some amazing prizes like store gift cards, free groceries, and a bike! There's nothing we love more than supporting local businesses and meeting members of our community!

Frederick Pride

The Downtown Frederick Partnership held their 10th Annual Frederick Pride The Common Market was proud to be a part of the event, celebrating love and inclusivity, and meeting members of our LGBTQIA+ community. Our team members volunteered for the event and passed out pride stickers and organic bananas to attendees.

Stuff the Bus

The Common Market is excited to participate in United Way's Stuff the Bus campaign again this year! Now through July 31, we are collecting new, unused school supplies for Frederick County Public School students in households struggling to afford a basic cost of living. Most-needed items include markers, earbuds with microphones, composition notebooks, spiral notebooks, pencil boxes, and crayons! Drop off your donations at either Common Market location.

SHIP Donations

Thanks to our community, we've been able to donate a large amount of personal care items to the Student Homelessness Initiative Partnership of Frederick County, who aim to prevent adverse outcomes from youth experiencing homelessness. We are also a sponsor of SHIP's New Horizons Summer Academy 2023, which provides 78 local high school students experiencing housing insecurity access to learning opportunities as a pathway our of homelessness and poverty. As a sponsor, The Common Market is providing snacks for the students during the 5-week program. Help us support SHIP by rounding up at the register July 12 - 26.

Bike to Work Day & Tour de Frederick

This year, we had two opportunities to connect with the bicycling community in Frederick and beyond. During the annual Bike to Work Day event in May, The Common Market passed out organic bananas to riders as they ditched their cars and pedaled to work. During the Tour de Frederick race in June, we greeted riders at a rest stop and sampled Maka wheatgrass energy drinks!

June Owner Drive

Our June Owner Drive was a huge success! Thanks to our Front End teams, our Owner Services Coordinator, and our community as a whole, we were able to welcome 150 new Owners to the Coop. That brings our total to a whopping 8,905!