The Difference GreenStar Makes
Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:31
By Kristie Snyder,
GreenLeaf Editor
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Friendship Donations Network volunteers prepare for a weekly food pantry distribution at Ithaca's Immaculate Conception Church. Friendship Donations Network (FDN) supplies Loaves and Fishes and dozens of food pantries in the Ithaca area each week with fresh, perishable food donated by local stores including GreenStar. You can donate money to support FDN's mission at any GreenStar register. For a list of weekly pantries, visit http://friendshipdonations.org/pantry-schedule. |
Last of the seven Cooperative Principles that guide GreenStar and other co-ops is Concern for Community: "Cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies approved by their members."
Community support takes many forms at GreenStar, some more quantifiable than others. Monetary donations are pretty quantifiable, and GreenStar puts its money where its cooperative mouth is, donating thousands of dollars every year to support local organizations, while at the same time providing member-owners channels through which they can donate directly.
GreenStar Without Borders
By Joe Romano,
Marketing Manager
It is the very boundary that establishes our sense of being a separate self ... like all boundaries it is only an illusion.
— Ken Wilber
Where is GreenStar? What are its boundaries? Where is its beginning and where, if at all, does it end?
You could look to a kitchen table in the late 1960s or to a document signed in 1971 for its beginnings. Or you could look back further to the Rochdale Pioneers who "created" cooperation.
You could describe the boundaries of our buildings, and say it all starts at the front door and goes to the back, measuring all the property lines, delineating sales space, offices, storage and meeting rooms and even parking spots and dining areas.
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To assist the Oasis Store Manager in the smooth daily store operations and in a well-maintained store appearance. Provide customer service. Responsible for assisting with supervising staff at satellite store and with ordering product for satellite store.
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