Maybe these Q&A’s can answer your questions, but please feel free to ask on our Contact Us page or in the Chat box.
FYI about Market On the Move.

Our “$10 donation for up to 60 pounds” Market On the Move (MOM) program is open to the public. Our MOM market runs 2-hours long on Saturdays in the early mornings to avoid heat in the hotter months and utilize sunlight during the colder months.
 

“Normal” produce season usually starts October and runs through mid-June to late-July.

We receive product directly from the growers and distributors and when there is abundance. We share with local food banks and pantries.
 

During produce season is when you’ll have more produce varieties in your MOM box. Varieties and abundance of each can be different from day-to-day, week-to-week. We are a food rescue program, not a grocery store, not a food bank.

We receive no federal or government money. It is expensive to run this program; warehouse and truck rentals, fuel, cooler hours, etc.  We raise money continuously throughout the year to keep this program true to its original goal “$10 donation for up to 60 pounds” (Northern Arizonan sites are $15). Cash only; keeps down the extra fees that POS systems charge, and the line moves faster.
 

We try to alert you to what we have through MOM alert subscription, our Facebook pages and our website. MOM Alert usually go out on Fridays around noon to alert you to Friday’s MOM and Saturday’s MOM. Phoenix has a Wednesday Market that is posted on our Phoenix Facebook page and uploaded onto our website.
 

Phoenix and Tucson warehouses MOM boxes can vary; Phoenix is closer to some melon growers, packing and manufacturers, with Tucson closer to the produce growers and distributors. During the height of the produce season, you’ll see less pantry goods and more fruits and veggies by the box.
 

Our Phoenix warehouse has MOMs on Wednesdays and Fridays from noon-4pm, and Saturdays, and our Tucson warehouse holds MOMs on Saturdays only.
 

Saturday start times vary throughout the year due to weather. USUALLY April through October, our warehouses are open for MOM 6am-8am, and November through March, 7am-9am. In Southern Arizona, our Host Sites usually start April through mid-June/September and October are 7am-9am. Subscribe to MOM alerts on our website for locations, times and what’s in your MOM order. Gotoà marketonthemove.org, choose the yellow button on the homepage.

Don’t like the lines on Saturday? In Tucson, our warehouse allows our partners to get their orders on Fridays between noon and 130pm. At our warehouse location only. Just show your partner’s card!
 

Please familiarize yourself with “date labeling”, “best used by” and “best sold by”. The US FDA has lots of great information on this. We check the integrity of the items and what we serve is still great food items to help extend your budget and your caring for others through sharing. If you do not feel comfortable with using food with “date labeling”, then this isn’t the program for you.
 

FYI about Partnerships

The 3000 Club was founded on 3000 members who donated $100 a year to get a foodbank started in Nogales and getting the abundance of produce into Phoenix and Tucson to be distributed. Hence, the Market On the Move program was born!
 

We now have a partnership program where we invite same-minded individuals, businesses and organizations to join. Proceeds help us with costs and sustainability to keep our mission going. Partnerships range from $100-$1000 annually. This is a tax-donation and The 3000 Club is a Qualified Charitable Organization in the State of Arizona.  The Arizona Charitable Tax Credit allows taxpayers to contribute to a qualified charitable organization and receive a dollar-for-dollar tax credit on their Arizona state taxes. For the tax year 2023, the maximum credit allowed is $841 for married couples filing jointly and $421 for individuals. Check with your state tax preparer for more information.
 

Partnerships are annual 12-month period and there’s some great benefits besides tax credits! For example: With a $100 annual partnership, you receive three (3) gift vouchers. Silver has seven (7), Gold has fifteen (15) and Platinum thirty-one (31) gift vouchers. You can apply them towards your MOM boxes or give them out as gifts! We found them great as gifts to our First Responders, Teachers, or someone you know in need of food. There’s more information on our website or come see us in person! Partners also have access to extras (too little quantity to put into MOM boxes and is offered to our partners).
 

FYI about American Medical Aid

We accept medical supplies, durable home equipment and medical equipment from individuals, hospitals, clinics, manufacturers, etc. Medical donations are sorted into 27 classifications, repacked and redistributed into third world medical needs and missions. Your donation helps us continue this work and keeps good working supply out of our landfills.
 

FYI about Computers for Education

In Tucson, we rescue electronics, computers, laptops, printers, AV equipment, TVs, Monitors, turn-tables, etc. Our Computers for Education refurbishes desktops and allows Tucson families (has a public schooled child in 5th grade or above and on the Arizona Free Lunch program) to obtain a complete desktop system for $25. The system runs on Windows 11 and has open Libra Office for their classroom work.
 

Our electronics store has all types of computers and electronic available and is open to the public Monday-Friday 1030am-430pm. There are some great bargains! Laptops as low as $50, 24” monitors, radios, stereo systems, AV equipment, etc. Take a look!
 

We have techs who troubleshoot and others who breakdown the systems for recycling.
 

FYI about Emergency Relief Efforts

We collect, sort, build manifests and pallets of requested items for local and international humanitarian efforts. This week, we are collecting supplies for the flood victims of the Havasupai Tribe. Tomorrow could be a collection for on-going relief for Haiti, medical relief for Tsunami victims in the Philippines, Rebuilding Schools in Panama with refurbished computers…

And remember, The 3000 Club is a Qualified Charitable Organization in the Great State of Arizona!
Your donation is tax-deductible!​​