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559 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-843-2350
8424 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19118
215-866-9150
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IMPORTANT ELECTION NOTE:
The Board of Directors has been made aware of pre-marked ballots where some check boxes are not blank, but are pre-selected with a machine printed x. The Board's decision is that all ballots with pre-marked check boxes are invalid and will not be counted. Please vote online or with a clean paper ballot that is not pre-marked. These pre-marked ballots can also be identified with printing on the back in about 18 point font that starts with "Help your co-op grow..."
Members who have already voted using premarked ballots will be contacted, so that they may recast their votes online or using valid paper ballots.
~ David Woo, President,Weavers Way Co-op Board of Directors
Board Elections, Bylaw Changes & Electronic Voting
With this spring's board election and proposed bylaw change, Weavers Way is introducing electronic voting. We hope this will help more of our members to participate in the democratic governance of our co-op. (Meet the Candidates, HERE, read the Proposed Bylaw Changes HERE, and log in to Vote HERE.).
Paper ballots will still be available in stores and in the Shuttle, so you can still cast your ballot the old-fashioned way. Paper ballots will be accepted at our Mt. Airy and Chestnut Hill stores until May 20, when they will be entered electronically by the Leadership Committee. Members can also vote in person at our the beginning of our May 20 General Membership Meeting. Any adult member can place their household's vote, but there can be only one vote per household, and the first vote cast will be the vote that is counted. Subsequent votes will not be allowed. Any adult member of the household can vote by logging in to the online member center, HERE. If you need help logging in, contact our membership department at member@weaversway.coop.
WEAVERS WAY SPRING GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Sunday, May 20,
7165 Lounge
(formerly North by Northwest)
7165 Germantown Ave
The meeting will be preceded at 4:30 p.m. by an update on the Mt. Airy Renovation, so come early to learn more about this project and how it will impact shopping at Weavers Way Mt. Airy this summer.
AGENDA:Food and drink will be provided Ballot Voting will close at 6:30 PM Ask about the bylaw changes suggested by your Board • Approval of Fall 2011 General Membership Minutes • President’s Report • Introduction of the Board Candidates • Bylaw Amendment review (public questions) • Don Hinkle-Brown, President & CEO of The Reinvestment Fund (TRF) • Questions for the Speaker • Mt Airy Renovation update • Staff introduction
TRF CEO Featured Guest at Spring General Membership Meeting
 Weavers Way is very pleased to welcome Don Hinkle-Brown, president and CEO of The Reinvestment Fund (TRF), as the featured guest speaker at the Co-op’s Spring General Membership Meeting, Sunday, May 20. TRF is a community development financial institution managing more than $700 million. Mr. Hinkle-Brown’s presentation will include an overview of the work that The Reinvestment Fund does, including the priority areas of funding with a special emphasis on initiatives and policies that promote access to healthy food, including some of the work TRF has done with cooperatives in the area. Prior to his current position, Hinkle-Brown was president of community investments and capital markets, with full responsibility for TRF’s lending and investing. He oversaw the organization’s efforts to improve food access, including TRF’s work with the Fresh Food Financing Initiative. He was also involved in charter school, housing, commercial real estate, energy lenders, management of the NMTC program, real estate development and all related capitalization.
Renovation, Temporary Closure This Summer for WW Mt. Airy
If all goes as scheduled, Weavers Way's Mt. Airy store will be closing from mid July until around Labor Day to undergo a renovation that will include updated energy-efficient fixtures, greatly enhanced design, a new home for second floor non-food items with the Pet Supplies in a redesigned and combined 608-610 Carpenter Lane, and a hugely increased bulk section on the second floor of 559 Carpenter Lane. A temporary store will be set up to help minimize the inconvenience. Click HERE for more details, and more images of what is in store. There will also be an update on the renovation on May 20 at 4:30 p.m., prior to the General Membership Meeting, at 7165 Germantown Ave.
This June, hundreds of folks from Co-ops around the country will converge on Philadelphia for the annual Consumer Cooperative Management Association (CCMA) national conference, hosted this year by Weavers Way. Even if you’re not going to the National Food Co-op conference, this is a great opportunity to:
- Meet and socialize with hundreds of food co-op members from around the nation
- Enjoy the live music of Sharon Katz and the Peace Train
- Eat delicious food from a variety of Reading Terminal Market Vendors
- Experience the Give & Take Jugglers, Science Table, and much more.
Click HERE to register!
Referral Rewards with The Energy Co-op Through May and June
 During the month of May and June, mention Weavers Way Co-op when you join The Energy Co-op, and they will give $20 to Weavers Way Co-op, to be donated to Weavers Way Community Programs.
Energy Co-op members support renewable energy generated in PA, our local economy, and the cooperative movement. Over 7500 consumers in Southeastern PA have already made the switch. Will you help create a sustainable future for our community? Call 215-413-2122 or visit theenergy.coop for more information or to join.
Help support WWCP’s Farm Education and School Marketplace Programs!
The High Five! Donate Your Discount Program makes it easy to donate your 5% working member discount to WWCP! Your donation helps us continue teaching Northwest Philadelphia’s children about urban farming, healthy eating, and how to run a cooperative business.
- “Register at the register” at either Weavers Way store, or
- Log into the Online Member Center and click on the link that says, “Donate my discount to Weavers Way Community Programs.”
You can opt out of the program at any time by un-registering at the register or going to the on-line member center.Like any gift to WWCP, your donation is tax-deductible! We will send you a letter in January with the total amount of your annual donation. Be a part of Weavers Way Community Programs!
Mt. Airy Farmers Market Returns to Greene and Carpenter
The Mt. Airy Farmers Market is returning to Greene St. and Carpenter Lane. Pictured here, Rick Rigutto (right), Weavers Way’s Mort Brooks Farm Manager, fends off the hordes at the first farm stand of the season. Weavers Way Farms’ Farmstand will be outside our Mt. Airy store, 2-5 p.m., every other Thursday (March 29 and April 12 and 26). Starting in mid-May, the market will be weekly, and will feature additional local farmers. Also in Mid-May, Weavers Way’s Chestnut Hill store will feature the Weavers Way Community Programs Farm Stand, Tuesdays, from 3 to 6 p.m. through October.
Becoming a Working Member is Easy & Fun!
Thinking about becoming a working member? We always need more working members here at Weavers Way, and the process of becoming one is simple. Just log in to our Online Member Center and start signing up for shifts. Once you have completed six hours per adult in your household, you will automatically be granted Working Member status. You will keep your Working Member status and 5% discount until your next cycle, when you will complete another six hours per adult in your household. Click HERE for more info, or e-mail member@weaversway.coop.
Two Fun New Ways to Do Cooperator Work!
Member Appreciation Days in January were a big success and part of that success was our Member Ambassadors, who greeted members and promoted membership to non-members, signing up more than 65 new members in one week. We have the Member Ambassador work shift an on-going cooperator work shift in our Chestnut Hill store. If you enjoy talking with people and have a good depth of knowledge about Weavers Way membership (or are willing to learn), this may be the work shift for you! Check out the complete shift description and requirements on our online member center, http://members.weaversway.coop/.
Weavers Way and Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW), are pleased to announce a volunteer partnership program for Weavers Way Members. Weavers Way households will be given the opportunity to earn Co-op work credit for volunteering with FOW. Beginning in March, work shifts will be posted in the “Member Center” of Weavers Way website for weekend FOW trail maintenance and projects. Most projects will be on Saturdays at various outdoor locations within the Wissahickon Trail network. To learn more about Friends of the Wissahickon, see their website at www.FOW.org. Need to contact Membership Services? Contact Beau Bibeau, Membership Coordinator at
member@weaversway.coop or 215.843.2350 ext 119.
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