Moving Ahead: As A Co-op, We Need Help

Janice Mason has written another wonderful article in the Trail Gazette. You can read an electronic version here: http://www.eptrail.com/pages/01wednesday_p/wed06_comm.html. To see Walt Hester's action shots of the demolition, you will have to see the actual newspaper. Thank you to Janice and Walt!

There are three important messages that we hoped to convey in this article:

1. If one would like to have a Co-op in this Town, NOW is the time to make that desire a reality by buying a Membership. $20 is enough. One can make manifest one's support with a membership this way; and can later switch to a non-working membership, if that is desired, after the Co-op opens.
2. After having manifested one's support with a Membership, or by owning Shares, one can participate in our Market Day Fund-Raiser: placing weekly orders with us for pick-up on Market Day (I think that this will be Monday, but am still not yet sure). One can place an order online, by email, or by dropping it off with us.
   
3. We are seeking help in finding good rates from contractors, materials suppliers, and on equipment. Below, you can find a list of our needs, and the price to beat if at all possible.

We are striving to bring this Co-op into being. But being a cooperative, we need help. Tell all. Let us rise to this occasion! Let us make this town everything we would have it be! More than a step in the right direction, this Co-op will serve as the very foundation of our effort to do so. We see this Co-op as a gift to our community. It but requires that we - the community - simply lift our arms to receive it.

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Walk Ins	$ 5,600.00	2	$ 11,200.00
3 Compartment Sink	$ 4,000.00	1	$ 4,000.00
Carts	$ 100.00	10	$ 1,000.00
Salad Bar	$ 6,800.00	1	$ 6,800.00
Oven	$ 2,900.00	1	$ 2,900.00
hand sinks	$ 115.00	3	$ 345.00
Prep Tables	$ 321.00	2	$ 642.00
Bakery Display Case	$ 500.00	2	$ 1,000.00
Juicer	$ 2,590.00	1	$ 2,590.00
hoods	$ 1,000.00	1	$ 1,000.00
counter freezer	$ 1,500.00	1	$ 1,500.00
counter refrigerator	$ 1,500.00	1	$ 1,500.00
tables	$ 150.00	8	$ 1,200.00
chairs	$ 50.00	32	$ 1,600.00
bar stools	$ 75.00	4	$ 300.00
2x6 checkout counter	$ 200.00	2	$ 400.00
6' Magazine Rack	$ 100.00	1	$ 100.00
12' double Shelves	$ 100.00	5	$ 500.00
24' of Produce tables	$ 2,400.00	1	$ 2,400.00
Office desk and chair	$ 100.00	2	$ 200.00
Kitchen Shelving	$ 84.00	3	$ 252.00
Counter Top Mixer	$ 1,000.00	2	$ 2,000.00
grease trap	$ 10,000.00	1	$ 10,000.00
floors	$ 5,000.00	1	$ 5,000.00