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Littleton Food Co-op Community Fund

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The Littleton Food Co-op has joined the “Give Where You Live Campaign” by creating the Littleton Food Co-op Community Fund. LFC has donated $5,000 dollars to this fund and has received $6,000 in matching funds.

The Give Where You Live Campaign is a national effort to support food cooperatives across the U.S. in building local Cooperative Community Funds.

Sponsored by the Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation, each fund will serve as a means for co-op members and shoppers to make donations to an endowment that donates to local non-profit organizations.

The interest earned by each Fund will be given annually to local groups working on issues relating to sustainable agriculture and organic food; hunger and social issues; environmental protection and cooperatives.

The Give Where You Live Campaign represents each Co-op’s special effort to give back to those
deserving–and hard working–groups that build community.

FAQ’S

What is a Cooperative Community Fund?
A Cooperative Community Fund (CCF) is an endowment fund established for each participant co-op wherein the interest earned each year is donated by the sponsor co-op to nonprofits and cooperatives in their community. A CCF is sponsored by a local food co-op and administered within the Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation.

How much have the Cooperative Community Funds donated to non-profits and other cooperatives at this time?
Our sponsor co-ops donated $30,000 to non-profits and cooperatives in their local communities. In 2006 annual donations grew to $15,000. By 2008 the donations reached $100,000 in combined giving.

Who decides where the income earned by our Cooperative Community Fund goes?
Your co-op decides and sends that advice to TPCF. We recommend that each sponsor co-op appoint a committee from among the board, staff and members. That committee is entrusted with the task of deciding which non-profits and co-ops to donate your funds to. We also suggest that the committee also have a role in raising funds from within your community through fund raising activities.

How is a Cooperative Community Fund work with our other community giving programs?
A Cooperative Community Fund is an addition to your existing community giving programs. It may mean over time that you reshape your existing programs so that you present a well defined consistency to your message about community giving. The Cooperative Community Fund program can help you be more purposeful and programmatic about your community giving. Many co-ops run successful programs at the cash register for specific community groups. Many of those programs have been in place for years and are a very important anticipated source of income for those non-profit groups. However, some programs can be modified to benefit the growth of the Cooperative Community Fund. For example, a number of co-ops have a program of asking for donations at the cash register for a particular non-profit each month. A CCF sponsor food co-op might arrange for its own CCF to be the beneficiary of three out of the twelve months. In the end you will be able to donate more funds to the groups you help by building the endowment of your CCF. Or perhaps you donate 10% of the amount raised each month to your CCF. There are lots of ways to build your CCF program. Without needing to eliminate all the existing programs you support.

What is the advantage of food co-ops joining together to operate Cooperative Community Funds?
Acting together will always be more effective than operating separately. Each of our co-ops brings talent to the table. That talent through the CCF partner funds means that we all share the benefit of practicing good fundraising ideas. As the good ideas percolate they can be used by the other partner co-ops. As we grow there is also a sense of togetherness in developing opportunities. Some of this is slow to grow but over time it will be sure to happen.

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2021
Partners of the Month

January
Healthy Food Access Fund

February
Mt. Eustis Ski Hill

March
Organized Acts of Kindness for Seniors (OAKS)

April
Ammonoosuc Community Health Services

May
Littleton Area Senior Center

June
Boys and Girls Club of the North Country

July
The Bancroft House - A Family Sanctuary

August
Above the Notch Humane Society

September
Copper Cannon Camp

October
Littleton Co-op Community Fund

November
Local Food Pantries

December
Second Chance Animal Rescue



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News & Updates

News & Updates

LittletonCoopLittleton Food Co-op@LittletonCoop·
January 20, 2021

The Floating Member Discount is back Fri 1/22 - Sun 1/24! Members get 10% off eligible items during one shopping trip - you pick the day to save!

LittletonCoopLittleton Food Co-op@LittletonCoop·
January 9, 2021

Our Citrus Sale is happening now! Get a great deal on oranges and grapefruit by the case, through Thu 1/14/21.

LittletonCoopLittleton Food Co-op@LittletonCoop·
December 29, 2020

Yesterday evening we learned that one of our employees tested positive for COVID-19. Full details here: https://www.littletoncoop.com/psa110920https://www.littletoncoop.com/psa122820/

LittletonCoopLittleton Food Co-op@LittletonCoop·
December 9, 2020

The Floating Member Discount is back! From December 11 thru 17 2020, Co-op Members Save 10% on eligible items during one shopping trip. YOU pick the day to save! Standard restrictions apply so see the Service Desk if you have questions.

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