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Membership News
Being a member of a co-op is like being politically active or being involved in social issues or a religious community. It takes a little extra effort on your part, but it ensures that you have at least some control over your destiny and the nature of community in which you live. With our busy and sometimes stressful lives, it is often easier to sit back and let someone else do all the decision-making, and then resign ourselves to not quite liking the decisions that were made.The issue of cooperative involvement has been highlighted for local co-ops these past few months as Blooming Prairie, a cooperatively owned warehouse that supplies much of our product, decided to sell itself to a much larger (non-cooperative) warehouse. (See Helen DuFault's Under My Hat for more details.) This has been a difficult process to watch, knowing that, when dealing with a large, non-local, profit-based company, the smallest co-ops and buying clubs will probably get the short end of the stick.
I can't emphasize often enough that as a member of Hampden Park Co-op, you are a part owner of the store and have the right to become involved. As a working member, you are a part of the decision making process, and you have the right to discuss and vote on issues that come up at our annual meeting as well as participate in more casual conversations that take place throughout the year. Being a member of a co-op, whether you volunteer or not, means you are making important choices about what sort of community you want to live in, what type of store you want to shop at, and what kind of foods you want to eat. Thank you for making that decision to be a part of Hampden Park Co-op.
Naomi Jackson, Membership Coordinator
News and Events
Saturday November 10 2007 - HPC Annual Meeting, 6pm at St. Anthony Park Methodist Church.May 11-13, 2005 - Mayfest Plant Sale and Mini-Fair.
Saturday November 18 2006 - HPC Annual Meeting, 6pm at St. Anthony Park Methodist Church.
May 13, 14 & 15, 2005 - Mayfest Plant Sale and Mini-Fair.
Saturday November 13 2004 - HPC Annual Meeting, 6pm at St. Anthony Park Methodist Church.
Sunday November 16 2002 - HPC Annual Meeting, 6pm at St. Anthony Park Methodist Church.
Sunday November 11 2001 - HPC Annual Meeting.
November 16, 17 2001 - Arts Off Raymond.