Welcome

“Come back and shop” phone bank a success

At our last Super Second Sunday event, we set aside part of the time to phone members who have not shopped in a while. From those phone calls, we have 16 members who have “come back” and started shopping again. Special thanks to these 16! If you haven’t shopped in a while, please join them and start buying. At the current time, lapsed members are allowed to shop without signing up for a shift (although we’d love to get you back in a shift as well). The bottom line is we need to increase our sales, and you can help us do that.

Remember to place your order online by Monday evening to ensure your items will be available that Thursday. You can still walk in and “shop the shelves,” although we may be out of some items you want. Ordering online is the best way to ensure your items will be available to you. So, right now, look at your grocery list and figure out what you can order in advance (cans, jars, TP, etc.), then sign into the store and order them. You’re purchases will help keep us afloat.

B Week

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A Week

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D Week

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C Week

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We-Love-COG Potluck! Sunday February 21st

It’s February, love is in the air, and for those of us that love food and love the COG community, it’s time for another wonderful potluck gathering!  Bring the family, friends, and a dish to share!

Sunday, February 21, 5pm to 7pm
Come shop starting at 4pm!

Plus: A Member Outreach Cell-Phone-A-Thon! That night, we will also have an hour-long cell-phone-a-thon to reach out to our members, reminding them to stay involved and support the COG!  Please bring a cell-phone. We’d love it if every member makes at least 5 phone calls. We’ll have a script for anyone who wants one.  Thank you!!

Come Early and Shop! FACT: If every COG member starts buying $75 of groceries every month, the COG will become a thriving community  grocery cooperative!  Shopping on Feb. 21 will be from 4pm to 7pm.

At the COG: 1450 67th St. (at Hollis), Emeryville

Upcoming Meetings

The next Information Session for the upcoming board elections will be held on

Friday, January 29th from 3:30-4:30pm at the CoG.

The next CoG Board meeting will be held at the CoG on

Sunday, February 7th from 5-6pm.

All members are welcome at either or both.

Team Leader meeting now on 2nd Monday

The Team Leader meetings have been shifted to the 2nd Mondays of each month at 7:00 PM.

Team Leader meetings look at procedures to make the in-store operations run smoother. All Team Leaders (and potential Team Leaders) are invited.

Finance meeting

The Finance Committee is meeting at the store. Our agenda is to review our Quickbooks file for the 2009 year, develop preliminary financial reports for the year, and map out our next steps. Our goal is to have sound financial documents for Members and the upcoming Board elections.

Board Elections are coming in 2010–Preliminary membership meeting

Curious about the process?

Interested in running?

Join us for an information session: Sunday, January 10, 3:30-5 pm

Our by-laws call for the formation of a new board in the next few months. The Core Group, which has been functioning as the defacto board since our inception in 2006, has run its course and it is time to hand the reins to new blood. This more members who participate, the the more successful the process, so join us if you can.

You’ll learn about:

• The board seats and the responsibilities each entails.
• How the nomination and election process works.
• The liabilities and assets that the new board will be responsible for.
• The 6-week transition period between the CoG Core Group and the newly elected CoG Board.
• The possible creation of an advisory board of food and activist luminaries.

Bring your questions and your comments.

When we’re done, stay for our Super Second Sunday event, this month: “Soup and Soul.”