...make it the Dill Pickle Food Co-op Annual Member Meeting! This year's meeting will be held at the Logan Square Kitchen (2333 N. Milwaukee) on Sept. 30 at 7PM. Last year, 32 members came to the library to meet the board and their fellow co-op members, and were among the very first to hear the news about the signing of the lease at our new space. Board members gave updates on the Dill Pickle's membership outreach and strategies, co-op business planning, the product selection process, and co-op finances. Of course, being a food co-op, we ended the meeting with lots of good food and discussion of the goals we wanted to work on during the upcoming year.
The by-laws of the Dill Pickle Food Co-op require a meeting of member-owners every year. The meeting is to be held within 90 days of the close of the co-op's fiscal year, meaning it must happen by September 30. The primary purposes of the meeting are for members to receive reports on the operations and finances of the co-op, and to elect directors to the available slots on the board. Typically the board will also take this opportunity to share information on other topics of interest to members, including membership and product selection.
The member meeting includes a period of open discussion on topics proposed by the membership. If you have a topic you’d like to have included on the agenda of the annual member meeting, please email it to Jessica Weisbach before Sept. 18. Jessica's email is: jessica.weisbach@gmail.com
And don’t let the (boring) name fool you–the annual member meeting is an incredible opportunity for you to learn more about the gears of the organization, meet your fellow co-op member-owners, find out how to get involved.
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