Phoenix Earth Food Co-op Board of Directors
November 27, 2001 7:00pm – 9:00pm Meeting Minutes

Present: Amjad Doumani, Anita Rios, Lisa Blake, Maryellen Barron, Helen Elden, Chad Olson, Connie, Ward Rachel Buff, Michael Leonardi
Absent: Deanna Lammie, Lynn Jackquot

1st Order of business: Read and approve minutes of November 2001 board meeting.

Read and approved.

2nd order of business: Board positions to be filled.

Rachel Buff said she would make a sign to be posted at the co-op.

Lisa Blake said she would place a bulletin into the newsletter.

3rd order of business: Annual Meeting Preparations

Maryellen will contact Dr. Roberts regarding her being the featured speaker at the annual membership meeting. Notice will be in the upcoming newsletter. No date set because Peter Tubbs has been ill.

For the short term flyers will be put up in the co-op to inform members.

4th order of business: Tenth Anniversary preparations

Date of celebration will be sometime in Mid July.

Ad Hoc committee will meet February 21, 2002 at the co-op to plan the event.

5th order of business: Manager’s Report

Verbal report given. Sales are normal, the staff is reliable, the year end inventory is successful, the floor still needs fixing and the co-op received new shelves.

6th order of business: Finance Report

Written report provided and on file. Can be viewed for more detail.

7th order of business: Fundraising Report

The Midwest Music Expo is on schedule for Saturday March 2, 2002 with a daytime record show and nighttime live music showcase at the Sommerset Hall.

8th order of business: Membership/Education Report

First project is a new member orientation. Fifty people have been invited to attend this on January 23, 2002 at the co-op from 7:30pm – 8:30pm. It was suggested that co-op pamphlets should be placed at area fitness centers.