Rounding Up at the Register is a program that gives you the opportunity to give back to your local community every time you shop. You’ll have the option to round up to the nearest dollar when you check out, and the difference will be donated to a local non-profit. You can opt to donate more (up to $20), if you wish. Every month we’ll donate to a different non-profit at each of our seven locations. Plus, we are matching your donations. Meet our April recipients, below.
COLLEGEVILLE: Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy
The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy (PWC) is a passionate, action-driven organization dedicated to protecting and restoring the Perkiomen Creek and the lands and communities that depend on it. Covering nearly 400 square miles in southeastern Pennsylvania, the Perkiomen watershed is a vital natural resource, and PWC is its fiercest advocate. Founded in 1964, PWC blends science, stewardship, and community engagement to keep local waterways clean, resilient, and thriving. From stream restoration and habitat improvement to water quality monitoring and land conservation, the Conservancy tackles environmental challenges head-on. Their work helps safeguard drinking water, reduce flooding, and protect wildlife, while also making the region healthier and more livable for people. What really sets PWC apart is its hands-on approach. Volunteers and staff roll up their sleeves for creek cleanups, tree plantings, and educational programs that connect people directly to the watershed. Whether it’s engaging students in outdoor learning, partnering with municipalities on sustainable planning, or empowering residents to be better stewards of their own backyards, PWC turns awareness into action.
DOUGLASSVILLE: Monocacy Hill Conservation Association
Monocacy Hill Conservation Association (MHCA) is a non-profit organization whose volunteers have been maintaining Monocacy Hill Recreation Area in Amity Township for over 30 years. The park has been owned by Amity Township since 1967 and features 428 acres of forest with 6 miles of hiking trails. The summit of Monocacy Hill is about 680 ft. in elevation and features an overlook with views toward Reading. Monocacy Hill is known for its diversity of plants, birds, insects, and animals. It’s home to over 170 species of plants and ferns and over 70 species of trees and shrubs, making it a diverse ecosystem for many species to thrive. Monocacy Hill has been designated as a Stewardship Forest. The trail maintenance team focuses on trail trimming, storm clean-up, tree planting, and habitat restoration. They have also funded and installed park improvements such as bridges, boardwalks, benches, and educational signage. In addition to their maintenance role, MHCA also sponsors free hikes and educational programs such as wildflower and fern walks in spring and fall and seasonal open houses.
DOWNINGTOWN: Bondsville Mill Park
A unique municipal park in East Brandywine Township, Bondsville Mill Park combines a historic textile mill with two miles of nature trails and planted gardens focused on native species plants that support our local ecosystem and attracts a vast variety of pollinators. Development of the park has been driven by a dedicated group of volunteers who are in the process of rehabilitating the historic mill, establishing and maintaining gardens and nature trails. The park provides fun educational programs throughout the year that educate the community about local history, our ecosystem, and sustainable gardening methods.
KIMBERTON: French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust
French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust is an environmental non-profit working to preserve, steward, and connect people to the land in northern Chester County. They purchase and monitor conservation easements, preserve environmentally sensitive land, restore wildlife habitat, create public trails, and host community programs and volunteer events for you and your family to connect with nature. French and Pickering has preserved over 13,700 acres of land in perpetuity and manages two public preserves, the Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve and the Templin Woods Preserve.
MALVERN: Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association
CRC Watersheds protects, conserves, and restores the natural resources of the Chester, Ridley, and Crum Creek Watersheds, spanning 132 square miles of Chester and Delaware counties and providing drinking water to the region. 98% of the Chester, Ridley, and Crum Creeks are considered impaired, meaning these waterways do not meet water quality standards. CRC is dedicated to creating sustainable solutions for our freshwater ecosystems through reforestation, removal of litter and illegal dumping from our streams, and education of our communities on the importance of caring for the natural environment in our backyards. To date, thousands of volunteers have come together to plant 16,500 native trees along our creeks. They’ve removed 850,000+ pounds of trash and hazardous material from the Chester, Ridley, and Crum Creeks. CRC leads crucial educational programs that connect community members to nature and teach important lessons that can be taken into homes and everyday lives. Deep connections between our communities and their creeks inspire a sense of responsibility, igniting a movement of environmental stewards who will carry this important work into the future. Water runs everywhere and together, with our community, we can keep it clean.
OTTSVILLE: The Tinicum Conservancy
Since 1992, the Tinicum Conservancy has protected the area’s rural character and life-giving natural resources. For most of these years, the Conservancy’s community-based approach to land conservation focused largely on securing conservation easements around the region, resulting in the permanent conservation of over 5,300 acres from development. More recently, the Conservancy started expanding its efforts to also engage the community in restoring the ecological balance so elemental to our collective well-being, and to support increased healthy local food production as a conservation (and community–building) practice. Supporting healthy ecosystems and growing food are things that just about everybody can do, in your neighborhood, in your yard, or even just on a balcony or patio. Given the conviction that conservation is participatory, they are offering new and more opportunities for local residents of all ages to be outside together learning about, connecting to, and even helping to restore the magnificent natural world in which we live.
WYOMISSING: Berks Nature
Berks Nature believes nature is essential to quality of life. As Berks County’s local, non-profit conservation organization, they bring this value to life by protecting, restoring, and connecting people to nature. They advance their mission with a small but ardent staff, a network of passionate volunteers, and financial support from the Berks County community. Since 1974, they’ve protected 11,200+ acres of land and currently manage five public preserves perfect for hiking, bird watching, or family picnics. Berks Nature operates The Nature Place: Reading’s public nature center at Angelica Creek Park. Home to Berks Nature’s summer Eco-Camp and the Keystone STAR 4 Nature Preschool, The Nature Place is a living demonstration of sustainability. Its campus features a LEED Gold-certified building, native pollinator rain gardens and meadows, and active environmental restoration that supports wildlife and people. Nature lovers of all ages will find something to enjoy at The Nature Place from their dog-friendly walking trails and the unique Nature Play Zone playground, to their interactive nature exhibits and environmentally themed gift shop.
Does your organization make a measurable impact on our local community? To be considered as a recipient of a future donation, please fill out our Rounding Up at the Register Application. Requests for donations made in-store, over social media, or over the phone cannot be accommodated.