News you can use June 30th.....

Community Meeting

Following the Farmers Market last Sunday, June 27, the Board of Directors hosted a CreekSide Co-op member meeting at High School Park.  Members received an update on the status of the USDA loan, a decision on which is expected by the end of summer.  They also learned that the Farmer's Market is a Co-op success story which has generated about $7,500 in revenue to date.  The members were also polled and seem satisfied with the frequency, clarity and methods of the Co-op's communications.

The Co-op has a total of 1,250 member households and is looking to enroll another 400 member families before our store opens.  We are looking for opportunities to speak about CreekSide Co-op before community organizations so please contact us to let us know of interest.

Co-op Fundraiser

We are excited to announce a Co-op fundraising event called "Music and More" that will take place at the Elkins Estate on November 14.  Stay tuned for many more details including opportunities for volunteers. Feel free to contact fundraising committee members at fundraising@creekside.coop if you have ideas or services to contribute.

Membership

Would you be interested in hosting a membership house party for the Co-op? If you have friends, neighbors or acquaintances who have not yet joined the Co-op, please consider hosting one of these parties. It's a great way to reconnect with friends while helping to support the CreekSide Co-op.

We will be organizing a series of house parties over the summer and early fall and would love to add your house to our venue list! Please contact membership@creekside.coop for more information.

Member Equity Payments

Another way to support the co-op is to add on to your member equity payment. Keep in mind that you can greatly aid our cause by adding on as much of your $400 full share as you can. This will help us forestall any shortfalls until we get word on our loan applications. Just visit the co-op website at www.creekside.coop and click on the member equity link on the home page to add more equity.

Fruit and More Produce at the Farmers Market

Last week's harvest on display at the CreekSide Co-op Farmers Market at High School Park  included cherries- sweet & sour, some exceptional blueberries, Italian and Russian kale, pea shoots, curly purple kale, green leaf lettuce, Boston lettuce, romaine lettuce, spinach, spring mix, Asian greens mix, radishes, collard greens, amaranth, arugula, strawberries, asparagus and Swiss chard. 

The greater Elkins Park community was out in large numbers on June 27 sampling, shopping and schmoozing at the farmers market.

There will be no Farmers Market this coming weekend in observance of the July 4th holiday but we will be back on Sunday, July 11 with more beautiful, fresh, locally-grown produce and other products.

Co-op Communications

In the effort to avoid any confusion, keep in mind that our regular weekly e-mail comes out on Thursdays and our farmers market hot sheet on Fridays. That and our letterhead on the e-mail is one way to distinguish our communications from other community-related electronic communications you might receive. Please contact our communications committee at communications@creekside.coop if you have any questions or are confused about CreekSide Co-op communications.

As you get ready to enjoy the upcoming July 4th weekend, please know that the board of directors continues to work energetically for you in addressing the many financial, organizational, legal and communications issues associated with transforming the vision of CreekSide Co-op into a reality.  Thank you for your ongoing confidence and support and happy Fourth of July!

Sincerely,

The Board of Directors of the CreekSide Co-op