Happy Co-op Month!
Elizabeth Tigan, VFC Board Vice President
It is time to hold our Annual Owners Meeting and to welcome new board members. It’s exciting to have eight candidates running for the board!
I am pretty serious when I tell you this is my favorite time of the year! School is back in session, soup is on the stove for dinner, and the abundance of our summer efforts are filling our pantries. It is no wonder that we celebrate Co-op Month in October.
From the Board of Directors' perspective, it is time to hold our Annual Owners Meeting and to welcome new board members. It’s exciting to have eight candidates running for the board! We are grateful to everyone who took the time to put themselves forward as candidates.
On behalf of the board of directors, I want to thank exiting board members Julie Tomaro and Lizzy Haucke for their invaluable service. Their insights as community leaders and innovative business owners were an asset to our organization while we moved through the recent challenges of the pandemic and into the present day.
While co-op staff and management focus on store operations, the board looks to the future. It leads through the lens of Policy Governance, maintaining a set schedule of policies we review during the calendar year. The board's role is to represent our member-owners to our General Manager and ensure that the co-op's direction is secure in function and funding. The board does not manage the day-to-day operations of the co-op - we have amazing people who are qualified to do that!
VFC owners, we have two seats open on the board. If you haven't had the chance – please find out more about the candidates and vote at viroquafood.coop/annual-election . Then join us at the Annual Owners Meeting on October 5th to celebrate cooperation and learn more about your co-op!