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09-01-29 p1-16 2/18/09 5:20 PM Page 22 January 29, 2009 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NYThursday,Feb 57:30 p.m.at the CoopFromSoybean to TableKorrie will discuss health benefits of soy.She will prepare soymilk and tofu fromscratch as well as one savory and onesweet dish using soy.MENU• Homemade Soy milk• Homemade Tofu• Smoky Marinated Baked Tofu• Okara chocolate Chip Cookies$4 materials feeViews expressed by the presenter do notnecessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.Korrie Chichester is a veganchef whose specialty isorganic, whole foods. Sheis a graduate of the NaturalGourmet Institute and isHead of the CulinaryDepartment at Life ThymeMarket in Greenwich Villageand the former head chef ofOrganic Heights, an organicvegan restaurant in ParkSlope, Brooklyn. She hasworked for Babycakes NYCas a vegan baker and atthe Grand Traverse Resort,a five star resort and spain Northern Michigan.Korrie holds a BA degreein Business Managementand Entrepreneurship andintends to open a veganorganic bakery/cafe in thenear future. Also, she worksas a private chef, catererand teaches vegetarian andhealth-oriented classes.MEMBERS &NON-MEMBERSWELCOME.Come earlyto ensure a seat.PARK SLOPE FOOD COOPProduct Return PolicyThe Coop does not “exchange” items. You must return item and repurchasewhat you need. Returns of eligible items will be handled at the SecondFloor Service Desk within 30 days of purchase only when accompanied bythe PAID IN FULL receipt.Please use the following guide to determine if an item is eligible for return:Produce(fresh fruits & vegetables)BooksJuicersBulk items & bulk itemspackaged by the CoopRefrigerated itemsFrozen itemsAll Other Products(not covered above)May not be returned with the exception ofcoconuts, pineapples and watermelon. Even ifthe claim is that the item is spoiled or that itwas purchased by mistake, produce cannot bereturned except for the three items listed above.The produce buyer may be contacted onweekdays by members to discuss any otherclaims for credit.May not be returned.May not be returned.May not be returned. Members may contactthe bulk buyer to discuss any other claims forcredit.May not be returned unless spoiled beforethe expiration date or within 30 days of purchase, whichever is sooner.A. Other products may be returned if theyare spoiled or defective and the categoryis not specified aboveB. Other products may be returned if theyare unopened, undamaged and thereforecan be sold again.C. Other products may not be returned ifthey are opened or unsellable, and werepurchased by mistake or not needed.Coop Cashier Survives Hudson River Plane CrashCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1“Next thing you know,there’s this large thump, andwe’ve landed. You’re knockedaround and thinking, ‘Arethese the last few minutes ofmy life?’”During the next moments,Dolphin saw some of the bestand worst of human behavior.“It was pretty obvious wewere on water,” she said. Suddenlythe plane doors wereopen and passengers werecrowding the aisles. Her fingersfumbled with the seatcushion, trying to rip it up foruse as a life preserver. “I wasable to pull up the seat cushionand then someone cameby and grabbed it from me, sowe had some words, and Icontinued to go and getanother one.”In between the retrieval ofThe General Meeting &the Board of DirectorsFrom our inception in 1973to the present, the monthlyGeneral Meeting has beenthe decision-making bodyof the Coop. Since theCoop incorporated in 1977,we have been legallyrequired to have a Board ofDirectors.the seat cushions, Dolphinslipped her cell phone out ofthe side pocket of her oversizedBrooklyn Industriesbag, which was tucked infront of her seat. When shestepped out of the emergencyexit onto the left wing,she felt the icy water lap overher shoes.“You’re thinking, ‘Arethese the last few minutesof my life?’”“What was really interestingis we weren’t panicking. Itwas like an experience ofcalm, the passing of calm.You know how they say paniccan be catching? This was likecalmness was catching. Itmade a big difference.”Board of DirectorsElectionThe Bylaws of the ParkSlope Food Coop state:“The portion of the Boardof Directors meeting that isdevoted to receiving theadvice of the membersshall be known as the GeneralMeeting…. The memberswho gather to giveadvice to the directors maychoose to vote in order toexpress their support oropposition for any of theissues that have comebefore the meeting.”Duties of theDirectorsThe Board ofDirectors is comprisedof five electedCoop membersand the senior GeneralCoordinatorpresent. Membersserve threeyearterms. Membersof the Board are expectedto attend GMs monthly.They receive Coop workcredit for their attendance.The Board of Directors conductsa vote at the end ofevery GM whether toaccept the advice of themembers that night. Membersof the Board arerequired to act legally andresponsibly.OpeningsWe have two full three-yearterms open this year.Candidate DeadlineIf you wish to place yourname into nomination, youmust declare your candidacyby Sunday, March 1.Please submit a statementof up to 750 words toGazetteSubmissions@psfc.coop. Please include a smallphoto for publication in theLinewaiters’ Gazette and themember proxy mailing.Decidingand VotingCandidates willhave the opportunityto present their platformat the March 31General Meeting.Every member willreceive a proxy packagein the mail in lateMay. Members mayvote by returning theirballot by mail or by bringingit to the Coop. Membersmay also vote at the AnnualMeeting on June 30.Standing on the wing waitingfor help, Dolphin took outher phone and dialed 911.“You’re not logically thinking,’Hey, I’m in the middle of thebiggest city in the world andof course people saw whatjust happened,’ ” she laughs.“Anyway, I couldn’t get thembecause the line was busy.”Dolphin says her husband,Terry, has steadfastly refusedto carry a cell phone, so heronly hope of getting in touchwith him was by calling theirhome number. She reachedthe answering machine. “Isaid, ’Honey, my planecrashed and I’m on the wingof the plane. I’ll call youlater.’”Clutching her life vest,Dolphin thought about goinginto the plane to get her bag,but it was heavy with paperworkfor her job as a physicaltherapist and Feldenkraispractitioner. She quickly dismissedthe idea.As the lifeboats werefilled, Dolphin says, she washeartened to see her fellowpassengers help one another,although she concedes thatother passengers may focuson the negative behavior ofothers. “It’s sort of likeRashomon, how differentlypeople perceive events. I perceivedon my wing, the leftwing, that people were reallytrying to help,” she remembers.“There was one manwho couldn’t swim, and hewas really wet. People toldhim to go ahead and go in theboat [ahead of others]. Therewas a lady who was reallynervous. People were tryingto calm her, saying, ’Don’tworry, you’re going to go,you’re going to go,’ “ as thecrowd waited to be pulled tosafety. Passengers sharedphones so they could callloved ones.Better Human Natureon DisplayIt was the kind of behaviorDolphin says she sees on aregular basis as a cashier atthe Coop. Like many othermembers, she works shifts forher husband and herself. Shebecame a member after volunteeringat the firehouse nextdoor in the wake of Sept. 11.“I always think of the Coop asthis really interesting experiment.There’s not too manythings where people worktogether in a common effort toaccomplish something—successfully.”From the airplane wing,Dolphin was one of the firstpeople into a lifeboat. To getRead the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com
09-01-29 p1-16 2/18/09 5:20 PM Page 3Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY January 29, 2009 3there, she had to stand in40-degree water up to herribcage.“There were peopleeverywhere askingme if I needed anything,if they could help.”When she reached land,her only injuries were bruiseson her arm from being yankedinto the boat. She called herhusband and left anothermessage. Then she called hersiblings and told them not toexpect her at the airport inLas Vegas.As the Red Cross, FDNYand police tended to the passengers,Dolphin said shewas struck by gratitude forher life and the generosity ofstrangers. “Let me tell you, itwas so great. There were peopleeverywhere asking me if Ineeded anything, if theycould help.”Not Afraid to Fly AgainEventually the passengerswere taken back toLaGuardia Airport to beinterviewed by governmentofficials and US Airways.Food was served. “I had anice piece of fish and salad,”says Dolphin. A luxury carservice delivered her hometo Brooklyn by about 9 p.m.Although she was offered aflight to Las Vegas—she saysshe’s not afraid to fly again—or a hotel room for the night,Dolphin says she just wantedto go home.The next day, Friday, shetried unsuccessfully to reach alive person at the Departmentof Motor Vehicles in pursuit ofa new driver’s license.She also called the Coop.She wanted to make sureshe’d gotten credit for arecent make-up. (She had.)And then she asked if her oldmembership card would gether past the entrance desk toshop. (It wouldn’t.) When sheexplained that she’d lost hernew Coop card in the planecrash, the office coordinatorsoffered her a new one forfree. ■Bank FTOP hours using your expertiseto create one of the largest eventsin the COOP’s history.www.BrooklynFoodConference.orgOn Saturday, May 2, 2009, the PSFC, Caribbean Women'sHealth Association, and Brooklyn’s Bounty will co-sponsor an all-Brooklyn conference on the Politics of Food: Local Action for GlobalChange. We need hundreds of Coop members and lots of organizationsto be our partners in this huge event!Do you have experience in ...COMMUNITY OUTREACH – Help us reach out to other communitygroups, including faith, health, environmental, hunger andhomelessness, business, schools, unions, youth, and immigrantorganizations. Also, if you are a member of a community groupplease help us to connect.STORE, RESTAURANT & VENDOR OUTREACH – Help usreach out to stores, restaurants, and vendors to involve them in ourconference.CREATE AND ORGANIZE A PRINT PROGRAM for the conference,recruit advertisers for support. Help us either recruit for theads and/or help us layout and design the program.GRANT WRITING – Help us raise foundation funds to supportthis free conference.MEDIA CONTACTS – Help connect us to people you know inthe media—journalists, TV, radio, bloggers, all needed.PUBLIC RELATIONS – Marketing, outreach, press kits.EVENT PLANNING – Including a parade, films, vendors, infotables, workshops, and educational groups for May 2; we alsoneed help organizing a fundraiser before May 2 to support this freeconference.PRINTING – We need free or very low-cost printing. Have anyconnections?AIRMILES or money to help bring keynote speakers to the conference.PLUS we need staff on the day of the event!Anyone with organizational skills and interest in food and food policyis welcome to join us!Please send an e-mail with your name and area of expertise to thevolunteer coordinator: Lstoland@gmail.com.As we intend to keep the conference free and open to the community,we are asking for donations.Brooklyn Food Conference:Local Action for Global ChangeMay 2, 2009 Free and Open to the PublicThe world food crisis is real, it's growing, and it affects us all. Food prices areskyrocketing, mono-crops and agribusiness have damaged the environment,farmers cannot afford the food they grow, most farmers and farm workers livein poverty, and an irrational system of food production and distribution basedon short-term corporate profits has created a mess for us to clean up andchange. Epidemics of obesity and diabetes caused by the food industryextract a huge personal and societal toll. The world food crisis: what can wedo about it?The Park Slope Food Coop, Caribbean Women's Health Association, andBrooklyn’s Bounty are organizing a huge conference on the Politics of Food onMay 2, 2009, to answer the questions, "What is the global food crisis allabout?" and "What can we do about it?" With much support from Coop leadership,our goal is to reach out to people all over Brooklyn. So many Brooklyncommunity organizations have exciting initiatives on food: community gardens,urban agriculture, farmers markets, youth education programs, schoolfood activists, local restaurants, health professionals, fair and local traders, andof course coops. We hope to engage as many members of the PSFC as possible:we ask you to introduce us to your friends, neighbors, workmates, andassociates so we can involve them in this conference and learn from theirexperiences. We already have 50 additional organizations that have signed onas partners.Over the next few months, you'll hear more about our plans and about themany groups out there that are trying to deal with the food crisis on a locallevel. But here's a short sketch of what we have in mind for May 2nd:• Plenary Speakers – food and community activists from all overthe U.S.• Workshops, films & teen-led activities (to be held at John Jay HS) with anemphasis on Brooklyn activists and organizations• Kids' activities (to be held at PS 321)• Healthy food vendors• Information tables on local organizations and on-going activism• Dinner and dance at John Jay HS to celebrate our coming together as acommunityParents, teachers, and administrators at PS 321 and John Jay HS have been welcomingus and dreaming up great ideas for the conference. Many local organizationsare working with us and becoming partners for the conference. This sortof effort is going on across the nation and the world. Everywhere there are peoplewho refuse to acquiesce to an unjust, ecologically damaging, andunhealthy food system. We are part of that movement.Please put May 2, 2009, down in your calendar as an important communityevent. If you want to participate in organizing this complex project, pleasesend a short message indicating your particular interests, skills, or contacts toIstoland@gmail.com. Finally, if you're aware of any people or organizationsthat can help us cover the cost of this FREE conference, please let us know. Seeyou on May 2nd.info@BrooklynFoodConference.orgwww.BrooklynFoodConference.org917-693-3155Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com
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