Gatherings

Many thanks to Ed for guiding us through the creation of our sharing coop.  Here are Ed's notes from the September 19, 2019 meeting.  How exciting! Hello All, We had another productive meeting last evening at Oskar Blues on the Business Plan for the sharing cooperative. Here is a summary of what we resolved and the action items. Name of the Organization: The name of the organization will be 'Transylvania Shares'. (kudos to John for coming up with this clever name) Transylvania Shares Mission: A Community Resource sharing stuff to reduce consumption. Transylvania Shares' Principles: Zero Waste One Person-One Vote Living Wage for Employees Serve Transylvania Residents No loans for unlawful activities Items for Loan will be Clean and Serviceable Items for Loan will be well maintained Transylvania Shares' Vision: Transylvania Shares will be a self-sustaining entity, both organizationally and financially, as defined by the membership. Incorporators/Initial Board of Directors: The members of the Coop Steering Committee will serve as the incorporators and on the initial Board of [...]

James, Kathleen, Susan, John and I enjoyed a gathering of beer and pizza at the Cedar Mountain Canteen while coming up with a draft mission statement for our sharing cooperative.  We started by each person being asked to write down a few words on scraps of paper that describe things they are passionate about when creating a new business in our community.  We took those scraps of passionate words and arranged them on the table and came up with a draft mission statement: Providing an equitable community resource by sharing stuff with neighbors to reduce consumption. We will continue our business planning on September 18th.  All are welcome.  You can see details here:  https://movingtoconservers.com/event/sharing-coop-steering-committee-meeting/?instance_id=18