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Happy Mother's Day
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 Flower Pop Up at CromptonPick up a locally grown bouquet for your mom, grandma or another influential lady in your life at Crompton Collective's, 138 Green Street, Worcester, Mothers Day Flower Pop Up Shop on Sunday, May 11th from 12 noon - 3 p.m. Make a day of it and treat mom to a day of shopping in this unique antique and artisan mall located in the heart of Worcester's Canal District. With a dynamic collection of curated antiques, handmade items, gifts, furniture and vintage clothing, Mom's sure to find something she'll love almost as much as you! Admission is free and open to all. Swipe your WOO Card for WOO pointsFree Admission for Mom at OSV All moms will get free admission to Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11th, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. The first 200 moms will also receive a free gift - a blend of favorite heirloom seeds from the OSV gardens! Highlights of the day will include a spirited Moms vs Kids tug of war contest on the Village Common, a raffle to win a Village-made tea set and a variety of crafts for children to make as Mother's Day gifts. Most activities included with regular admission. Use your WOO Card to save $5 off adult daytime admission and swipe for WOO points
Celebrate the most special women in your life on Sunday, May 11th at Nuovo Restaurant, 92 Shrewsbury Street, Worcester. Restaurant will open at 12 noon, serving dinner with specials all day long until 8 p.m. Serving up a delightful mix of Italian & Mediterranean cuisine, take mom abroad without ever leaving Worcester! As a special gift to mothers, enjoy complimentary champagne and a live piano performance in the lounge. Check it out. Use your WOO Card to save 10% off your food bill
More eats for Mom...
Impress mom with your knowledge of lots of great places to dine out! Use your WOO Card to save and she'll be even more impressed!
For a full listing of participating WOO Card restaurants and discounts click here
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Sweet Sounds of Summer
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Play at Pakachoag 
If you like music, Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester, 203 Pakachoag Street, Auburn, is a great place to learn, visit and socialize during the summer. Programs available for all level, abilities and ages - from birth into retirement. Choose from music and movement samplers, musical theatre, suzuki violin & cello, private lessons or fiddle groups for school age and adults. Registration now open. Use your WOO Card to save 5% of Music Together Classes and waive registration fee for one child enrolling in private lessons (new families only)JOMP for Joy The Joy of Music Program, 1 Gorham Street, Worcester, will offer several summer workshops including songwriting for teens & adults; fiddling f or intermediate and advanced violinists, violists and cellists; and Partners: Mother-Daughter workshops - for some uninterrupted time to dance, create rhythms, write poetry, problem solve, play theatre games, talk and laugh. Registration is now open. Swipe your WOO Card for WOO points
The Worcester Music Academy, 11 Irving Street, Worcester, will offer a variety of classes throughout the summer. Choose from offerings such as Musikgarten: For Babies to 5 Years Old; Music & Arts (ages 5-7); Musical Theatre (ages 6-10); Musical Theatre (ages 11-17); Intensive Flute or Intensive Ensemble workshops; Rock Band (for ages 8-17); Intro to Piano (ages 5-18) and more. Special Open House to be held on Saturday, May 17th, 2-5 p.m. - great opportunity to meet teachers, try instruments and learn more about summer programs. Registration fee waived for any new students who sign up for lessons or one of our summer programs at the open house.. Registration is now open. Use your WOO Card to save 5%
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On Stage
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Age of Aquarius 
Let your hair down for a joyous celebration of youth and a poignant journey through tumultuous 1960s America when the exuberant musical Hair takes the stage at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, Tuesday, May 6th - Wednesday, May 7th. This ultimate American rock musical about searching for truth, peace and love in Vietnam War-era America continues to strike a resonant chord with audiences of all ages. Tickets available online or by calling the box office at 877 571-SHOW. Use your WOO Card to save 10% off ticketsTime Warp Time! Worcester County Light Opera Company, 21 Grandview Avenue, Worcester, wraps up its current season with a lively production of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show on stage Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through May 11th. A humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the late 1940s through early 1970s, the musical tells the story of a newly engaged couple getting caught in a storm, coming to the home of a mad transvestite scientist. Tickets available online or by calling 508 753-4383. Use your WOO Card to save $2 off tickets
Four women at a lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra and of course memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex and more, provide the backdrop for this hilarious musical parody set to classic tunes of the 60s, 70s and 80s. Menopause the Musical on stage at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, on Sunday, June 1st. Tickets available online or by calling 877 571-SHOW. Use your WOO Card to save %10 off tickets
Tickets to this show also available through a special Wow WOO Package which include two tickets along with a gift card ($50) value to Caffee Espresso Trattoria for just $99! |
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On Screen
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Sokurov's Russian Ark 
The Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union Street, Clinton, will present Russian Ark, the 2002 landmark film by Russian director Alexander Sokurov on Saturday, May 3rd at 3 p.m. One continuous camera shot bears witness to 300 years of Russian history via a fantastical journey through the Hermitage Museum, former Winter Palace of the Tsars. A not-to-be-missed experience for Russophiles and lovers of art, film and history. Tickets available at the door. Second showing planned for Thursday, May 8th at 6 p.m. Use your WOO Card to save $1 offSteamboat Bill Take a step back in time and enjoy live music on The Hanover Theatre's, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, Mighty Wurlitzer organ accompanied by a showing of the 1928 silent film, Steamboat Bill Jr. on Sunday, May 11th at 2 p.m. This classic film stars Buster Keaton as a Boston collegian who returns to his deep-southern roots to reunite with his father, a crusty riverboat captain engaged in a bitter riverboat rivalry, coincidentally with the father of his sweetheart. General admission tickets available online or by calling the box office at 877 571-SHOW. Use your WOO Card to save $5 off tickets |
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Gallery Greats
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 Spring Sprinkler It was a looooong winter indeed! Come see how the talented artists of The Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow Street, Worcester, kept busy! Don't miss their 11th Annual Spring Open Studio and Sale on Saturday, May 10th from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission is free and open to all. Bring your WOO Card to swipe for Double WOO points.Alter-Ego Before they throw their caps in the air at commencement, don't miss an exhibition of works by College of the Holy Cross graduating seniors at the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 college Street, Worcester, in Alter-Ego: Senior Concentration Seminar on view through May 23rd. Student artists participating in the exhibition include Carmen Alvarez, Lauren Carlo, Elisa Jimenez, Mavinee LaCroix, Bang Luu, Kimberly Mejia, John Noonan, and Regina Viqueira. Admission is free and open to all. Gallery open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday, 2-5 p.m. on Saturday. Bring your WOO Card to swipe for Double WOO points
Time is running out to view the Museum of Russian Icons, 203 Union Street, Clinton, blockbuster exhibition The Tsars' Cabinet: Two Hundred Years of Russian Decorative Arts Under the Romanovs, on view only through May 24th. From the time of Peter the Great in the early eighteenth century to that of Nicholas II in the early twentieth century, many of the more than 230 objects in the exhibition were designed for public or private use of the tsars or other Romanovs. Gallery is open Tuesdays - Saturdays, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Thursdays til 7 p.m. Use your WOO Card to save $1 off admission
Special Gallery Talks: A Farewell to Tsars Cabinet, lead by museum registrar Laura Garrity-Arquitt, will be held on Thursday, May 22nd from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 24th at 1:30 p.m. Included with museum admission.
Reawakening
Celebrate spring in New England with the arrival of Reawakening: Color Returning to the World exhibition by the Silk Road Artist Guild at the Sprinkler Factory Gallery, 38 Harlow Street, Worcester. Exhibit opens on Sunday May 4th with a special reception from 2-5 p.m. The Silk Road Art Guild is a cooperative organization celebrating and exhibiting the art of the East, including the middle east and the Asian countries along the Historic Silk Road. Exhibit will be on view Saturdays and Sundays 1 - 4 p.m. through May 18th. Admission is free and open to all. Bring your WOO Card to swipe for Double WOO points
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Great Outdoors
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 Daffodil DaysPerhaps the prettiest sign of the arrival of spring, the daffodil, will be front and center as Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, hosts the Seven States Daffodil Society Show on Saturday, May 3rd from 12 noon - 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 4th from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. At this colorful show you'll find all twelve divisions of daffodils represented as single stems in vases and floral arrangements. Special guided Outdoor Daffodil Tour on Saturday, May 3rd at 12 noon and guided Walking Tour of the Show on Saturday, May 3rd at 3 p.m. and Sunday, May 4th at 11 a.m. Daffodil show included with garden admission. Use your WOO Card to save $2 off adult admission
Enjoy a leisurely birding experience and help document the sanctuary birds of the season at Mass Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center & Wildlife Sanctuary, 414 Massasoit Avenue, Worcester, Friday Morning Bird Walks, every Friday 7 -9 a.m. through May 30th. Explore different corners of the sanctuary each week confirming which birds are migrating and which are year-round residents. Birders of all levels are welcome. Admission just $5. Bring your WOO Card to swipe for WOO points
How does your garden grow?
Join the Regional Environmental Council for its kick off to the growing season at its annual Spring Garden Festival & Plant Sale on Saturday, May 17th between 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the REC YouthGrow Farm, 63 Oread Street, Worcester. Browse and buy from over 30 different types of organic vegetable seedlings while enjoying a variety of free urban gardening workshops, live music, food and fun children's activities - including hands-on involvement in creating a new public mural! Admission to the festival is free and open to all. Use your WOO Card to get a free seedling with any purchase
Tiptoe through the Treetops
Imagine being 40 feet high in the trees, harnessed and clipped to a series of swinging bridges spanning 150 feet. What could you see and hear? How would it feel to be walking through the trees or speeding toward the forest floor? Want to find out? Check out the EcoTarium's, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, Tree Canopy Walkway opening for weekends beginning May 24th, on Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sundays, 12:30-4 p.m. $10 plus museum admission. Use your WOO Card to save $2 off adult museum admission for up to four people
Play Ball!
Baseball returns to the city when the Worcester Bravehearts take the field at Hanover Insurance Park, 1 College Street, Worcester, opening their inaugural season on Thursday, June 5th. Catch the newest member of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League - equal parts family-friendly, affordable entertainment and high-caliber baseball! Tickets now available. Use your WOO Card to save $5 off 10-voucher flex pack (regularly $50) now AND for select merchandise and concession discounts at each game
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Dynamic Discussions
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 A City, A Siege, A RevolutionAward winning and bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick will discuss his latest book, Bunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution at Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, on Monday, May 5th at 7 p.m. as part of OSV's Overseers Distinguished Speakers Series. With passion and insight, Philbrick reconstructs the revolutionary landscape in a mesmerizing narrative of the robust, messy and blisteringly real origins of America. Pre-registration required. Bring your WOO Card to swipe for WOO pointsThe development of 'the pill' constituted as much of a societal revolution as a scientific one. The Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm Street, Worcester, will host UMass Med School Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, Dr. Thoru Pederson on Thursday, May 8th at 7 p.m. for a dynamic discussion about some of the lesser known elements behind the story of the development of the birth control pill and how a series of bizarre, improbable events led to Worcester's role in its creation. Lecture included with museum admission. Use your WOO Card to get 2-for-1 admission
Regional people of color submitted three important petitions to the provincial legislature: one calling for an end of slavery in the colony, another asking that former slaves be transported back to Africa, and a third that lands be set aside in the western part of Massachusetts for former slaves. The American Antiquarian Society, 185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, will host Thomas Doughton for a lecture, Slavery in the Bowels of a Free & Christian Country: People of Color and the Struggle for Freedom in Revolutionary Massachusetts, on Tuesday, May 13th at 7 p.m. The presentation will explore the relationships of people of color in central New England and an emerging political discourse of revolutionary freedom. Admission is free and open to all. Bring your WOO Card to swipe for Double WOO points
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DIY
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Pottery Plus: Girls Night Out 
Take a break with your girlfriends and give the Potter's Wheel a spin together! The Worcester Center for Crafts, 25 Sagamore Road, Worcester, invites you to a Pottery Plus workshop on Friday, May 9th from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Learn to use the wheel to throw pots such as bowls and mugs, then decorate and fire your successful first works! Pre-registration is required. Bring your WOO Card to swipe for Double WOO pointsRestore Spring Fling Don't miss the third installment of Habitat for Humanity Restore, 11 Distributor Road, Worcester, Spring Fling on Saturday, May 17th between 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Check out this non-profit retail store, selling new and used building supplies and home furnishings. Enjoy great food, great music, great vendors and awesome deals! This will have it all for the DIY enthusiast! Admission is free and open to all. Bring your WOO Card to save 15% off any one item
Sogetsu Ikebana for Beginners
Sogetsu Ikebana is an internationally recognized school of Japanese flower arranging know for creative self expression. Try your hand at a workshop geared especially for beginners at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, on Sunday, June 1st between 2-4:30 p.m. Advance registration required. Bring your WOO Card to swipe for WOO points
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Magical Music
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Raise the Roof 
The Joy of Music Program, 1 Gorham Street, Worcester is hosting two benefit concerts on Saturday, May 3rd at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 4th at 4 p.m. Program will feature Wendy Ardizzone on piano performing with members of the JOMP Faculty String Quartet. Program to include works of Haydn, Mozart and Schumann. The concerts mark the kickoff of the Recital Hall Expansion phase of JOMP's 25th Anniversary Campaign, with proceeds going towards an effort to double seating capacity and raise the ceiling for enhanced acoustical enjoyment. Suggested donation of $25, $10 students, although all welcome regardless. Bring your WOO Card to swipe for Double WOO pointsPizzarelli Pizzazz Versatile, entertaining, engaging, personable and back by popular demand - John Pizzarelli returns to Worcester with his quartet, hosted by Music Worcester, Inc. at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester, on Saturday, May 10th at 8 p.m. Don't miss this evening of American songbook standards! Tickets available online or by calling 508 754-3231. Use your WOO Card to save 10% off two adult tickets and swipe for Double WOO points
Tickets for this event also available through a Wow WOO Package, featuring tickets and dinner at either Caffe Espresso Trattoria or Flying Rhino Cafe & Watering Hole
Live at Nu Celebrate Hump Day each week at Nu Cafe, 335 Chandler Street, Worcester, as they host Live Music with Matt Robert every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Robert's solo shows present a loose, rambling trip through the songbook he's developed over thirty years of performing. Don't miss his blend of rootsy originals and interpretations of ancient folk, blues and jazz as well as current roots and rock tunes. Donations accepted for the Worcester County Food Bank Use your WOO Card to save $1 off any food purchase of $7 or more
Rachmaninov Fantastique Music Worcester is thrilled to welcome the New Haven Symphony Orchestra to Mechanics Hall, 321 Main Street, Worcester, for a blockbuster performance on Saturday, May 17th at 8 p.m. The program of Rachmaninoff and Berlioz will feature extraordinary pianist Ilya Yakushev, marrying musical subtlety and piano pyrotechnics. Tickets available online or by calling 508 744-3231. Use your WOO Card to save 10% off two adult tickets and swipe for Double WOO points
Tickets for this event also available through a Wow WOO Package, featuring tickets and dinner at either Caffe Espresso Trattoria or Flying Rhino Cafe & Watering Hole
More Music... Choral Concert featuring WSU Chorale in an a capella performance at Out Lady of Angels Church, Saturday, May 3rd, 8 p.m., Details Worcester Chorus Choral Masterpieces with Brass and Organ at St. Paul's Cathedral, Friday, May 30th, 8 p.m., Details My Poland, My Love, Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester faculty member Vladimi Odinokikh in concert at All Saints Church, Saturday, May 31st, Details |
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 What's the point?
In addition to the many discounts available to you as a WOO Card holder, did you know you can also earn WOO loyalty points? That's right!
Present your WOO Card every time you visit a participating WOO venue and earn loyalty points... points accumulate to make you eligible for great prizes when you reach certain thresholds.
Please note your WOO Card MUST be registered in order to earn WOO points.
Register Your WOO Card Now
Check Your WOO Points
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SAVE THE DATE
Join us for
WOOphoria:
Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
Friday, June 13th
with the
Worcester Bravehearts
at Hanover Insurance Park
Details Coming Soon!
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Tell Us What You Think
of WOO
In an effort to grow and improve the WOO Card program, we are seeking your input. Please take a moment to complete a very brief survey - doing so will enter you into a drawing to win a gift card from one of our WOO restaurants!
Survey Link
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Coming Soon
Outdoor Summer
Concert Series
& Farmers Market opens Thursday, June 19th!
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Win with WOO
Reach the following WOO Point thresholds this month and here's what you'll win:
10 WOO Points
A fabulous, reusable
WOO tote bag!
25 WOO Points
Worcester Bravehearts Bucks - to be used towards ticket and/or merchandise purchases at the ballpark of the City's newest team, bringing baseball back to Worcester beginning June 5th!
50 WOO Points
Admission for Two to Tower Hill Botanic Garden in nearby Boylston - a world class garden that is always in season, featuring special events & entertainment throughout the year.
100 WOO points
Two Tickets to an upcoming show at The Hanover Theatre, 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, offering Broadway, music and more at one of the top theatres in the world right in downtown Worcester!
Click HERE for more info about WOO points
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Prize-a-palooza!
Simply use your WOO Card this month to be eligible to win the following:
 Win a $10 gift card to CC Lowell Art Supply on Park Avenue! Supplying the Worcester area with thousands of necessities for the creative as well as fun gifts, stationary, decorative paper and more!
 Win a $10 gift card to Theatre Cafe, on Main Street in Worcester, offering homemade soups, specialty sandwiches, unique dinner entrees and more just steps away from The Hanover Theatre in downtown Worcester!
Win tickets to an upcoming Worcester Bravehearts baseball game and a team baseball cap! The newest member of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League brings baseball back to Worcester with its season home opener on Thursday, June 5th at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field!
Win a pair of tickets to Worcester Chamber Music Society's Summer Festival Concert - featuring A Quartet of Nations, four inspired programs, which capture through the intimacy of chamber music, the living essence of a country's spiritual being, as reflected through the lens of musical genius.
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Where Will You WOO?
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Museums & Libraries
American Antiquarian Society
EcoTarium
Museum of Russian Icons
Old Sturbridge Village
Tower Hill Botanic
Garden
Worcester Art Museum
Worcester Historical Museum
Worcester Public Library
Active Sports & Outdoors
Massachusetts Audubon Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Massachusetts Audubon Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary
Worcester Bravehearts
Worcester Sharks
Galleries & Special Events
Artist Group of The Sprinkler Factory
ArtsWorcester
Gallery of African Art
Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery
stART on the Street
Worcester Arts Council
Worcester Center for Crafts
Worcester Film Works
Music, Theater & Performances
DCU Center
Hanover Theatre
for the Performing Arts
Joy of Music Program
Master Singers of Worcester
Mechanics Hall
Music Worcester
Opera Worcester
Pakachoag Music School of Greater Worcester
Salisbury Singers
Seven Hills Symphony Orchestra
Traina Center/Clark Arts
Worcester Chamber Music Society
Worcester County Light Opera Company
Worcester Music Academy
Worcester State University Visual & Performing Arts
Quick Bites
CocoBeni Confections
Eric's LaPatisserie
Nu Cafe
Wooberry Frozen Yogurt
Yowza Yogurt Paradise
Restaurants
Bocado Tapas & Wine Bar
Ceres Bistro
Flying Rhino Cafe & Watering Hole
Mezcal Cantina
Nancy Chang Restaurant
Nuovo Restaurant
Oliver Wight Tavern
People's Kitchen of The Citizen
Peppercorns Grille & Tavern
Theatre Cafe
Retailers
Button Tree Kids
C.C. Lowell
Craftworks
Crompton Collective
Habitat for Humanity Restore Worcester
Julio's Liquors
Knitscape
Transportation Services
All Points Limousine
Knight's Airport Limousine
Worcester Airport Limousine
Accommodations
Beechwood Hotel
Courtyard by Marriott
Worcester
Hilton Garden Inn Worcester
Holiday Inn Express Auburn
Holiday Inn Express Worcester
Residence Inn by Marriott Worcester
Click HERE to see the specific WOO discounts available when using your WOO Card at participating
WOO venues
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Among the many benefits of being a WOO Card subscriber is access to unique Wow WOO packages that not only give you a fantastic cultural experience, but save you money too!
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More to Do in the WOO
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Visit the Worcester Cultural Coalition's online calendar often for more information about these and many, many other opportunities to use your WOO Card! Look for the for special WOO discounts and where to swipe for valuable WOO points!
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