Member-owners, join us on Saturday, April 5, from 10–noon, at the Co-op Learning Center in our Lebanon Store for our Annual Meeting! Lest you think this is a boring and officious affair, here are the top 5 reasons you’ll want to attend this year.
1. Enjoy Great Food
The event is free, and includes delicious free samples of new items from our Co-op Kitchen team. Go ahead and chat up your neighbors at the table while you eat. We won’t care.
2. Get Quick Updates
Our Co-op has a whole new energy and is up to a lot of new things, and many of our ideas come from your thoughts and suggestions. We’d love to tell you all about our work and get input from you as we move forward.
3. Celebrate Democracy
Here’s your annual reminder that democracies are great! Co-ops are one of the most democratic organizations in existence, and this is your chance to take part. Meet the board candidates, board members, our general manager and director team, and share what’s on your mind. You can even vote for a new board and changes to our bylaws right there.
4. Start Conversations that Do Mighty Things
Did you know that Willing Hands—one of the most successful hunger relief and food recovery organizations in New England—was born at a Co-op annual meeting? Years ago an employee pitched the idea of recovering and donating nutritious food for our neighbors in need, the whole room was buzzing over the idea, and the rest is history. This is what can happen at our Annual Meeting.
5. Exercise Your Right as a Member-owner
Warning, minor guilt trip ahead: Being a member-owner is a great thing with lots of perks, but it also comes with rights and responsibilities. You own this wonderful old business. We can’t run it without you. Be engaged, hear how YOU helped shape our Co-op, and share ideas that can spark change.
We look forward to seeing you there!
—Your Friends at the Co-op
