This just in! We have wrapped our annual report for 2008-09. Download a copy here. We will have 50 copies available at our meeting tomorrow, if you want to be sure to get a copy, please print one for yourself.

See you there!
Meeting%20Packet-Final.pdf

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Bylaws Revision Forum

Tonight!

Due to a high number of RSVP's, we have moved the forum to:

1085 E Genesee St.

United Methodist Church

Come for a discussion of our Board’s proposed Bylaws revision!!!

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Just a quick update about our Bylaws revision! We have a final draft together, and we are in the process of retaining an attorney to give us a legal opinion of our proposed changes. We are very excited about the proposed changes because:

• A new capital system will allow us to bring more funds into the cooperative to allow us to expand and grow.
• The co-op will issue common stock, phyisical evidence of your capital contribution.
• The co-op will declare and issue patronage dividends in accordance with section 1835 of the Internal Revenue Code. This will keep more of our money in the community by reducing corporate taxes that the Co-op has to pay, and you, the owners, will get a patronage refund check!
  
• Any entity will be allowed to be an owner, not just individuals.
• Sets the quorum at 5% for decisions by owners and will allow voting by mail.
• We will add the office of Vice President.
• Our fiscal year will change to end the Sunday closest to the last day of June.
• We will require only one annual meetingg instead of two.
• Annual Financial reports will be required to be circulated at the annual meeting.

Once we have a Legal opinion, we will have the bylaws available for you to look over at your convenience, and we will vote to ratify these revisions this fall. It should be noted that we haven't had a wholesale revision of our bylaws since the mid 70's! These new changes will empower you, the owners of the organization.

Thank you all so much for your input at member forums, and be sure to talk with our Board Members when they are in the store on Saturdays, or, call the store anytime to talk with our General Manager, Travis.

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Stop by tomorrow for our monthly sales event, we have some goodies in store, including...

Sampling new products! We have, for your consideration...

• Cabot Monterey Jack Cheese, 4.99/lb Regional, Cooperatively Produced, and what a bargain!
• Cooperstown Cheese Co. Toma Celena, 16.59/lb Another case of a New York Cheese standing up to Italy's finest. Our current favorite!
• Clawson Dairy's Mature Cheddar with Malt Whisky, 7.59/lb Okay, we know this one is from the other side of the pond, but it's WHISKY IN CHEESE!!! How could we resist?

Of course, we will have free coffee for Cooperative owners, and we will have Board Members in the store to engage with you all.

We should have a lot of fun, can't wait to see you!

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As we announced at our annual meeting, we will be holding a question and answer session on our Bylaws update Wednesday, December 3rd, 6pm at the Westcott Community Center. This will be an informal q&a session with our Board of Directors and Staff. We sincerely hope that you can make this meeting, we look forward to seeing you there!

Oh, and if you couldn't make our annual meeting, here is a copy of the proposed Bylaws.
Draft%20Revised%20Bylaws%202008%20rev.%202.pdf

Of course, we will have copies available at the meeting for Member-Owners to look over.

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We wish to extend our congratulations to local farmers Brian and Megan Luton on the birth of their son, Reed James Robert Luton on September 26th!

Mom and Baby are very healthy and happy, and are back at home now. Stones Throw Farm CSA pickups have returned to their normal schedule.

-SRFC Board

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Thanks to all who came out for our Potluck Wednesday, it was so much fun, we've decided to make them a regular event!

Join us on the third Wednesday of every month at the Westcott Community Center with a dish to pass! These potlucks are a fantastic opportunity to dialog with Management and Directors about how to move our Co-op forward, and a great way to sample the culinary creations of our neighbors.

Hope to see you at the next one!

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This is the first post as part of an effort by the board to speak more directly to the co-op membership. I will be posting soon after every meeting to keep you up-to-date on what's going on.

The big news this month is that Thane Joyal has re-joined the board, filling a vacant position. Thane's work with Cooperative Development Services will be invaluable to us!

We are also going to be posting our meeting minutes to the website starting today (click through for a direct link or go to "who we are" and then the board of directors page). Minutes for the past year and a half are available. These have always been public records, but we feel that posting them online will make them more accessible to the membership.

As always, please feel free to send any questions or comments our way at any time. We are working to increase our connection with the membership and your feedback is vital.

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We've added the application packet (PDF format) for our Board of Directors to the sidebar on the right. If you have the inclination to be more involved with the Co-op, download it and read it over and get a better idea of how the Board works!

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