On behalf of the Moscow Food Co-op Engagement and Outreach Committee (co-chaired by Carol Spurling, Outreach and Ownership Coordinator, and Jamie Bentley, board member), the Board of Directors administered a survey to collect data regarding a proposed 5% discount for members receiving food stamps.  25 surveys were completed and returned.  Here are the results:

1.  Do you support a 5% discount on food items for Moscow Food Co-op members who receive SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits?
Yes – 22
No – 1
Not sure – 2

On Saturday, March 19th, the Board of Directors posed the following question to the membership: What would motivate you to come to the annual membership meeting?

Here are the comments we received:
-Good food, good music, and good company (as always)…and maybe a little dancing or a movie?
-Hold the meetings at the pool and have a family swim day

Hello from board of director land. My turn to wane esoteric. I am reading a wonderful book by Eckart Tolle called Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose, bought for a dollar off the Friends of the Library shelf for no other reason than it is the middle of winter and it had a yellow/orange cover. Now I am engulfed in it – reading it rather slowly so that I can absorb its wisdom and embody it.

Ok, what does this have to do with you, the co-op, or the board of directors you ask?

What would you like to see in your Co-op’s next GM?

·      Maintain product consistency and variety

·      Entrepreneurial and personal connection to the community

·      Continue the salad bar

·      Looking ahead