New Volunteer Coordinator June 2nd, 2010
Arlene Mackey has agreed to serve as the volunteer coordinator for Vancouver Food Cooperative. She is following in the footsteps of Heather Lehman, who has been serving as the volunteer coordinator on a six month interim basis.
Expect a call or email from Arlene or another VFC... [Read More] |  |
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2010 Board Elections June 2nd, 2010
Bob Lindberg, Mike Osheroff and Jim Tiefenthaler who were all elected by the VFC members. Bob is a new board member; Mike and Jim are continuing to serve. (For more information about these board members, go to the Board of Directors link under Governance. | |
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2010 VFC Picnic Planned June 2nd, 2010
The annual VFC picnic for members, their families and friends will again be held at Leverich Park. We have the shelter area reserved for Sunday, August 29. Setup will begin at 3 p.m.
If you are interested in helping plan this event, or would like to volunteer in some other way,... [Read More] | |
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Annual Meeting Invitation April 2nd, 2010
FROM THE VFC BOARD PRESIDENT
April 11th marks my first VFC membership meeting as president (see below for meeting details). Members—and those wanting a food cooperative in Vancouver, Clark County—are encouraged to come, hang out with like-minded folks, get the scoop on VFC,... [Read More] | |
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VFC Action Plan April 2nd, 2010
Here is the most current time and task line that is being implemented by the BOD and other volunteers. As we progress there will be updates on the outcomes and additions to this baseline list.
Remember! Members make the co-op; without members there is no co-op. VFC always wants and needs... [Read More] | |
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Thinking Green about Food! March 25th, 2010
Thinking Green about Food:
Sustainability and Locavore Resource Fair
Clark College Cooking &... [Read More] | |
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Call for New Board Members March 17th, 2010
It is time for the 2010 annual board election. This year there are 6 positions (3 three year, 1 two year, and 2 one year) to be filled on the Board of Directors of your co-op. Any member is eligible to serve. Board members should be able to devote on average 7-10 hours of time per month for... [Read More] | |
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Portland Metro Co-op Directory February 14th, 2010
CONSUMER CO-OPS – democratically owned & governed by consumers/shoppers.
Food Co-ops (Current – Portland)
Alberta Cooperative Grocery
Food Front Cooperative Grocery
People’s Food Cooperative
Future Food Co-ops- in development
Lent’s... [Read More] | |
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VFC BOARD SETS TARGET FOR STORE OPENING October 18th, 2009
The September 19th VFC board planning retreat was an amazing work session. We were fortunate to have Doug Zenn of JLA Consulting donating his time to take us through the hard work we wanted to accomplish. You will be hearing and reading more of what came out of that retreat over the next few... [Read More] | |
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FALL HARVEST CELEBRATION September 14th, 2009
The Latest: Everyone who attended the fall event at Woody's Tacos had a great time. Thanks to all of you who volunteered and to those who participated.
You are invited!
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, 4:00 to 7:00 PM
Market Place, Columbia & Evergreen,... [Read More] | |
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Need a Speaker for your Organization? September 13th, 2009
NEED A SPEAKER FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION?
"What is a cooperative? What do cooperatives do? Why do I care?"
Cooperatives are member-owned, member-controlled entities, based on the principles of autonomy and independence, education and training, and... [Read More] | |
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Announces, updates, and "to do's" July 25th, 2009
In our most recent newsletter we posted a board highlight that had an error in it! Sharon Kulish-Bayles noticed that the PayPal account balance should have been $7.37. Woops! good catch, Sharon!
We also wanted to make sure that everyone heard about the scholarships that are available,... [Read More] | |
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VFC Outreach party at Mint Tea - June 25th! June 24th, 2009
Apologies for late notice, but you should have received this in your inbox too!
CELEBRATE SUMMER WITH THE VANCOUVER FOOD CO-OP
hosted by
Mint Tea, 2014 Main Street, Vancouver
Drinks and hors d'oeuvres 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Enjoy a friendly cocktail hour at Mint Tea. Learn more about... [Read More] | |
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Join the outreach committee! May 22nd, 2009
Want to reach more members and represent the Vancouver Food Co-op at great events all over Clark County?
Members, come check out theVFC Outreach Committee meeting next Wednesday, May 27 at the beautiful Mint Tea bistro and shop! The meeting starts at 6:30, but feel free to... [Read More] | |
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Board Election Results May 8th, 2009
New Board Members elected--find out who our new board members are...... [Read More] | |
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Earth Day and Vancouver Food Cooperative! April 15th, 2009
CELEBRATE WITH THE VANCOUVER FOOD CO-OP
Earth Day
hosted by Mint Tea, 2014 Main Street, Vancouver
Drinks and hors d'oeuvres 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Enjoy a friendly cocktail hour at Mint Tea. Learn more about the
Co-op and chat it up with folks who care about fresh, local food.
Outreach... [Read More] | |
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In case you missed it! March 31st, 2009
We had an exciting and productive Annual Meeting at St. Luke's on Sunday night (March 29, 2009).The meeting gave us the opportunity to review our collective Results, Goals, Updated Bylaws, and Board Candidates. It was highlighted by the chance to evaluate an invitation for prospective VFC retail... [Read More] | |
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Annual Meeting March 21st, 2009
March 29th at 6:00 PM at Saint Luke's Episcopal Church... [Read More] | |
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Promotional spot on FVTV March 2nd, 2009
VFC's first promotional spot, on public-access FVTV Channel 11.... [Read More] | |
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Looking Forward February 20th, 2009
The co-op is buzzing with work being done. The newsletter has over 100 readers and growing. The forums are beginning to see quite a bit more activity, and I imagine that will increase as we work to post items of interest on food, agriculture, and community.The board is hard at work learning all... [Read More] | |
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Newsletter doubles up as site goes down!! February 2nd, 2009
The VFC newsletter, which you just received, covers both January and February because of holidays, overlapping events, and the nature of volunteer time. If you missed it, the archive copy is located HERE.
Webteam does want to extend a SORRY for the downtime that the site has experienced on and... [Read More] | |
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Our Promotional Video is up on YouTube!! January 15th, 2009
Volunteers worked hard last year on creating promo materials for the co-op. Here is one you can spread around!... [Read More] | |
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Meet the Farmer's 3rd Annual Event January 13th, 2009
3rd Annual “Meet the Farmers” Event
Sponsored by:
Vancouver Food Co-op
SW WA CSA Farmers
WSU Vancouver Public Affairs Department
WSU Small Farms Team
... [Read More] | |
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Owner Only Meeting on January 7th, 2009 December 21st, 2008
You have asked what you can do to get this co-op moving, and here is the answer!... [Read More] | |
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December news is blowing your way! December 10th, 2008
What does Jim Tiefenthaler, Vice President of VFC Board of Directors, suggest you give for Christmas?... [Read More] | |
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Survey says.... December 3rd, 2008
We just sent out our first survey to the owners, and some of you have even responded already. Amazing! If you want us to hear you, please answer the survey, or send us a message, OR you can always telephone.
The survey is open until the end of February to make sure you have lots of time to... [Read More] | |
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November News on its way November 13th, 2008
Brenton Johnson, an organic farmer and owner of Johnson’s Backyard Garden, came up with this list of top 10 reasons to buy local food.... [Read More] | |
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Volunteer Call! October 21st, 2008
Hello fellow Vancouver Food Coop owner,
As the new volunteer coordinator for VFC, I thought I would introduce myself before offering you the opportunity to be a volunteer. My name is Kristie Lemmon. I have been involved with volunteer and/or not for profit organizations for over 45 years.... [Read More] | |
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Harvest Dinner Thanks! October 14th, 2008
Here is a listing of all those that stepped up to make the event wonderful!... [Read More] | |
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VFC Board meeting Date change September 23rd, 2008
VFC Board meetings will now be held on the 1st Wed. of the month. To see more details check out our calendar. | |
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Salmonpeople ticket donation to VFC September 21st, 2008
Now ended.
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FC 500 Webinar's free and open to the public September 2nd, 2008
The Food Co-op 500 program and Cooperative Development Services would like to invite you to participate in a series of internet-based seminars that will help you understand how a new retail food co-op is born. The learning objectives for each seminar are included below. Our presenters are... [Read More] | |
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VFC Yard Signs September 2nd, 2008
Tell your neighbors about VFC-Put a yard sign up... [Read More] | |
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Ticket sales for Local Harvest Dinner are now closed August 27th, 2008
Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets. A special thanks goes out to all our many volunteers who have helped make our 2nd Annual Dinner happen, we could not have done it without your help. If you did not get tickets this year check us next year it is bound to be an annual event.This... [Read More] | |
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Unauthorized Access of Information August 24th, 2008
We regret to inform you that the information systems of the Vancouver Food Cooperative (VFC) were recently compromised by unauthorized access.... [Read More] | |
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2nd Annual Local Harvest Dinner Save the Date August 17th, 2008
Join us for our 2nd annual fundraiser dinner where almost all the ingredients are from SW WA.... [Read More] | |
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Mike Kerbs steps down August 13th, 2008
Thank you Mike... [Read More] | |
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New VFC phone number August 9th, 2008
Make a note of our new phone number.... [Read More] | |
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VFC Owner Yard Signs August 5th, 2008
Get your VFC yard sign today!... [Read More] | |
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VFC milestones and updates August 5th, 2008
How many shares have we sold? When will we have a building? What are member loans?... [Read More] | |
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Bylaw update July 31st, 2008
Comments on the by-laws have been collected. The board is making sure that all of the received comments are treated appropriately, and we thank you for taking the time to give your input; every owner counts!... [Read More] | |
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New website! July 31st, 2008
More news and information about everything that is happening will be a regular feature of the new website. You will soon be able to subscribe to our newsfeed, talk with other community members and owners through the forums, and submit information, pictures, event announcements, and articles to the... [Read More] | |
