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Download the Autumn 2008 Newsletter detailing our move to the Lovell-McCall Building at 14th and Exchange Streets. Making the Move New Locations Meets Customers' Needs The Move Timeline Now is the Time, Shark Rock is the Place A Staff Perspective Labeling 'Local'—The Goal 17 New Products, including 5 NW
Astoria Co-op Calendar of Events
Share Owners get 5% off
Wed., 10/22 Product Sampling 4:00 pm Board Meeting 6:00 pm
Thurs., 10/23 Owner Recognition Day Share Owners get 5% off
Sat., 11/08 Owner Recognition Day Share Owners get 5% off
Wed., 11/12 Product Sampling 4:00 pm Board Meeting 6:00 pm
Fri., 11/28 Owner Recognition Day Share Owners get 5% off
Wed., 12/10 Product Sampling 4:00 pm Board Meeting 6:00 pm
Sat., 12/13 Owner Recognition Day Share Owners get 5% off
Fri., 12/26 Owner Recognition Day Share Owners get 5% off
Share Owner Appreciation Day Effective August, there will be two Owner Recognition Days! All owners receive a 5% discount on the second Saturday and the fourth Thursday of the month on all their purchases made that day. This replaces the discounts given to members and volunteers on all purchases previously. Come in and see what's happening at your co-op! Food Tasting & Board Meetings Don't miss our food tasting events on the fourth Thursday of each month starting at 4:00 pm. We will be sampling new products and dishes prepared from ingredients available at the Co-op. The board of directors invites you to stick around and attend board meetings starting at 6:00 pm. How to find our store
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Lucien Swerdloff is providing floor plans for the new space, the former Lovell-McCall Building 14th & Exchange. The direction North is upwards.Organic MovementTracy Erfling, Board PresidentTo move or not to move? That has seemingly been the question that has surrounded the decisions of the board for the last six years. To bring you up to speed on our efforts, here is a brief and simplified history. It all began with the flood from the tenants upstairs in 2003, which provoked quick action to purchase a building for a potential move. Although it was a decent real estate decision, due to financial and organizational deficiencies at the time, it was not a realistic possibility. Therefore, the building was sold. We then changed our legal status to a true cooperative and had the support of you, our members, to create an expanded Co-op experience. We hired our first general manager with the intent for her to work towards an expansion. Then Friends-Astoria Community Store, LLC came along to generously offer us another building for purchase. The board and general manager made many strides toward putting our business in order, not only to purchase a building, but also to manage the job of a build-out and expansion. Despite our efforts, it was still not a feasible opportunity. Again the building was sold. Now we find ourselves with a much more realistic opportunity. The board’s wise decisions (aided by our first and current general managers) are close to allowing us to move into the space the Friends-Astoria Community Store, LLC initially made available to us. We have found partners in our endeavor (Caruana & Faherty) who have given the building the needed capital to make our move possible. This time around, we have a whole new set of circumstances. The space is newly remodeled and ready to meet our needs. We have a terrific new general manager at the helm of the project who is motivated, educated, and supported, not only by the board and you the members, but by the cooperative movement in general. We have, once again, a cohesive membership who the board truly believes will support this move. It has all come together in an organic, cooperative way. Because of that, we are forecasting success. |