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2014 Capital Campaign
At our annual meeting in the spring we announced a capital campaign in which we planned to ask our member-owners and supporters for up to $245,000. These funds will repay a $100,000 construction bridge loan, replenish the operating reserves we used for capital improvements last year, pay off start-up and renovation-related debts, and finish the planned renovations, including painting the building.
The support we receive from our community is just phenomenal! As of August 28 we had raised, or had commitments for, $127,250 of new loans and gifts. An inspired and incredibly generous community member offered us a challenge-match: this donor committed to match dollar-for-dollar every gift or loan delivered by September 30, 2014. Let this inspire you to make a loan or gift to help wrap up this campaign.
To provide a member-owner loan you must be a member of the Co-op as well as a Massachusetts resident. If you can consider a loan, send an email to yes@oldcreamery.coop and we will send you a prospectus right away.
Gifts can be made by anyone, member-owner or not, directly to the Co-op, or, if you desire to make a tax-deductible gift, please email yes@oldcreamery.coop and we will send you the information for a tax-deductible gift through the Cooperative Development Institute.
Not a member-owner yet? It takes $150, one time, to make that happen. Please consider this form of equity support.
We are painting the building from the bottom up to visually track the final weeks of our capital campaign. Help us meet this challenge by September 30, 2014, and have your contribution matched 100%.
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Local products from area farms continue to fill the produce section:
- Local blueberries - Yup, still available
- Cummington corn!
- Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes (from several farms)
- Local peaches and nectarines
- Locally raised lettuce, kale, chard
- Sungold cherries, parsley, purple scallions
- New potatoes (more types coming)
- Local green beans, summer squash, pickling and slicing cucumbers
- Local eggplant
- Local raspberries
- Creamery-grown fresh herbs
- Local melons, perfectly ripe
- And, local apples with more varieties arriving weekly
Some of the local farms delivering these products are Four Corners Farm, Sawyer Farm, Crabapple Farm, Paddy Flat Farm, and Bridge St Farm Stand.
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Seriously Local Cheese
About a third of a mile from the Creamery there is a cheese cellar at Grace Hill Farm. Max and Amy who take care of business at this farm have been refining their cheese-making processes for the last year and have recently introduced Grace Hill Blue. We are thrilled to be one of the first locations where you can buy this great new cheese.
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Lift Your Local Spirits
Berkshire Mountain Distillers opened in 2007. They perform their craft in a converted cow barn in Great Barrington, Mass., and currently sell their products in 19 states. Purchase these great LOCAL libations at the Creamery. We are proud to add them to our shelves.
We look forward to raising a toast to the completion of our Capital Campaign on September 30.
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Stay in touch, continue to tell us what you think, and help where you can.
For questions about Co-op membership, product requests, suggestions, or other feedback, please send a note to info@oldcreamery.coop. Would you like to volunteer to help the Co-op from time to time? Send a note to volunteer@oldcreamery.coop and Jack Nelson, our volunteer coordinator, will add you to our growing list. Jack will send out a call for assistance when we have a need. If you'd like to contact the Co-op's Board of Directors, send an email to Board@oldcreamery.coop. |
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Help us spread the word! Encourage your friends to sign on to receive the Creamery's weekly email newsletter. Better yet, encourage them to become member-owners of the Co-op. You can forward this email to your friends and relatives (for best results, use the "Forward email" link in the white space at the bottom of this page). Rest assured, we won't clog their inboxes and we will respect their privacy. We will not disclose your or their email addresses to anyone else. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for your interest, commitment, and support.
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Your continued patronage supports the ongoing success of our community-owned, values-based cooperative. Thank you for supporting the Old Creamery Co-op as a member-owner, as a shopper, as a friend. We value every contribution to the success of the Old Creamery Co-op.
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