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Seasons Greetings from Your Board of Directors
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Newsletter Vol.19 - December 20, 2009
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Monday, Dec. 21, 2009
Film: "Eating Alaska"
6:30 pm
Noel Wein Library

This documentary "shows natives and non-natives trying to balance buying industrial processed foods with growing their own and living off the land in the 21st century."

Find out more at
www.EatingAlaska.com

Monday, January 4
Board Meeting
5 pm
Volunteer Center
526 4th Ave.

Saturday, January 16

Membership Table
at Gulliver's Books
 
COUNTDOWN!
December 20, 2009
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FCCM has

1338 Founding Members
304 who are Full Members
and approximately
$70,000
in the bank.


The Goal

500 Full Members and $100,000 by January 30

and a Co-op grocery store in 2010!

Help this number grow!

Make your capital investment now!
 
Early Member Benefit
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When you make your full $200 investment in FCCM you can receive the corporate rate at Sourdough Fuel. This discount is for auto fill customers only.


TWO WAYS TO SAVE
Are you a student or otherwise feeling the crunch this year?

 If so FCCM has a payment plan. Members can pay only $25 each quarter over two years or $50 each quarter over one year.

When the store opens you will enjoy most of the benefits of full membership as long as your payments are current.


Voting privileges and the corporate rate
for fuel at Sourdough Fuel are reserved for fully paid members.
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Greetings!

Season's Greetings from all of us on the board of directors! As we anticipate the new year I have exciting news to share.

We now have 304 full members in Fairbanks Community Cooperative Market with over 1000 who have made payments towards membership.

In July we started with $6,000 in savings and we now have over $70,000 in savings.

These numbers are fantastic and we should all be proud of the work that was done to make this achievement possible.


But, we still need more. Cooperatives are funded primarily by membership.


As we work towards completion of our business plan
and prepare to apply for financing it is of the utmost importance that we have as many members as possible.

This letter is an appeal to those 1000 of you who have made partial payments towards membership.

Please consider becoming a full member as soon as you can! Check out payment options below!

Our planning process for the business plan is in progress. The next board meeting, on January 4, 2009 will again focus on business plan issues.

If you would like to participate at this crucial planning stage please email Mary at fccm2010@gmail.com.
Give a Membership this Year!
Membership Table
What better Christmas gift than a gift that will last forever!


A membership in FCCM is the perfect gift because it will last and last and last
.

Your loved one will enjoy the benefits of membership for years to come!

To purchase a membership you can :

  • pay by PAY PAL on line by going to our website: www.FairbanksCoop.org
  •  pay over the phone by credit card by calling 457-1023 during office hours
  • go to our volunteer office between the hours of 1 and 5 pm  and pay by cash or checks.
Brochures are in! All it takes is one more member for each of you and we will surpass our goal!

Pick up one brochure and invite one friend to join.


Our office is located at 542 4th Avenue Suite 100B in the basement.


Office hours are Tuesday-Friday 1 pm to 5 pm.Call 457-1023


 
Happy Holidays to All and may your New Year be even finer than this one!

Thank you for being a member and helping us make a great food co-op for our community.
 
Sincerely,
 

The Board
Robert Leach - Chairman of the Board
Hans Geier - Vice Chairman
Sharon Alden
Cora Kelley
Helen McLean
Rich Seifert
Mary Christensen - Secretary
Morgan Macchione - Treasurer
Mike Emers


Fairbanks Community Cooperative Market