Up & Coming Co-op Conference: Save the Date!

[Prairie Food Co-op]

Hello there:

There is a co-op start-up conference in Bloomington Indiana on March 1 & 2.  Other co-ops have told us this is one of THE BEST co-op training programs available.  Jerry and I plan to attend, but we are really hoping that others will consider this as well.  There are scholarships available, with priority being given to co-ops who register more than 2 people.  The scholarship application deadline is December 26.  The scholarship will be $500/attendee and will cover travel, lodging, and registration cost.  Jerry and I are willing to give-up 1 of the scholarships so that someone else can attend free of charge.

Please let me know if you are interested in attending.  If we don't get the scholarship award, then it will be up to you whether you want to pay.  But, if we DO receive the scholarship, then you absolutely have to attend =)

Whoever responds first gets the scholarship award if we receive it.  We will be submitting the scholarship request before December 26.

Thanks,
Kathy

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Date: Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 2:07 PM
Subject: Up & Coming Conference: Save the Date!
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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Up & Coming, Up & Running Conference   March 1 & 2, with optional in-depth workshops on February 28 Starting a new food co-op, or in your first years of operation? Up and Coming, Up and Running 2013, held in Bloomington, Indiana, offers the resources and connections needed to move new co-ops from dream to reality, ensuring their success.  Learn from expert advisers, industry leaders, co-op resource developers, and your peers. Tour the three Bloomingfoods stores, their Commissary Kitchen, and learn about project management in relation to the newest Bloomingfoods project—a neighborhood store scheduled to open in Summer 2013.  The Up and Coming, Up and Running Food Co-op Startup Conference, now in its 4th year, brings people together who are shaping the future for new co-ops in communities all across the United States. Plan ahead to ensure the participation of steering committee, board, and staff members of your co-op project. Registration Event registration and details are online at www.icdc.coop Scholarship Opportunities  Food Co-op Initiative is offering a limited number of registration and travel scholarships to early registrants. You can fill out an application online. Applications are due by Dec. 26. A limited number of scholarships are available from the Indiana Cooperative Development Center through a grant from the Howard Bowers Fund. For more information, visit www.icdc.coop and contact Debbie Trocha of the Indiana Cooperative Development Center: 317-692-7707.  Scholarships may be available through the Ralph K. Morris Foundation Cooperative Leadership Fund.  Please visit their website atwww.ralphkmorrisfoundation.org for more information.  Hope to see you in Bloomington in March!   You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website, requested inclusion, or had been on the Food Co-op 500 mailing list. Unsubscribe lomba...@gmail.com from this list | Forward to a friend | Update your profile Our mailing address is: Food Co-op Initiative 12345 Goodhue Ave Dennison, MN 55018 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2012 Food Co-op Initiative All rights reserved.

[Kristin Krueger]

Sounds like a great opportunity, but I will probably not be able to attend.

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