Gilda's Club in Park Slope: A Little-Known Resource

10-12-16_pp1-16_Layout 1 12/15/10 9:23 PM Page 1OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOPEstablished1973Volume EE, Number 25 December 16, 2010Gilda’s Club in Park Slope:A Little-Known ResourcePeter Wohlsen runs the New York Marathon to raise money for Gilda’s Club.By Ed LevyWhen Coop Receiving Coordinator Peter Wohlsen learned that hismother had breast cancer, two things kept him going—running,and Gilda’s Club. “When my mother was sick, running helped me relate toher struggle,” Peter said. “Gilda’s Club provided a sanctuary from thestruggle while at the same time facing it directly.”Living in New York City,but with his mother in Maine,Peter turned to Gilda’s Club,a free support group forthose living with cancer aswell as for those who areclose to them. And when hismother died, the bereavementcounseling offered atGilda’s Club helped him getthrough his grief.“The benefits you receivefrom Gilda’s Club are intangible,”Peter said. “You don’thave to carry your feelingsaround alone. They providesupport and community in aCoopEventHighlightsgroup specifically focused onthe unique issues faced bythose affected by cancer.”The untimely death fromovarian cancer in 1986 ofEmmy-award winning comedianGilda Radner—who gaveus the hilarious charactersRoseanne Roseannadannand Baba Wawa on SaturdayNight Live—resulted inincreased public awarenessof this illness, and the importanceof early detection intreating it. Radner had agrandmother, aunt, andcousin who had all died ofFri, Dec 17Thu, Jan 6Fri, Jan 7Sun, Jan 8Sun, Jan 16ovarian cancer. After herpassing, Radner’s husband,the actor Gene Wilder, establishedthe Gilda Radner OvarianDetection Center in LosAngeles and a database registryto help people track familyhistories of this diseasewas established. Then, in1991, Radner’s psychotherapist,Joanna Bull, with thehelp of Wilder and others,founded Gilda’s Club, a placewhere people living with cancerlooking for communityand support could find an• The Good Coffeehouse 8:00 p.m.• Food Class: Easy Indian 7:30 p.m,• Film Night: The House of Suh 7:00 p.m.• Auditions for Coop Kids’ Variety Show10:00 a.m–1:00 p.m.• Auditions for Coop Kids’ Variety Show12:00–2:00 p.m.CONTINUED ON PAGE 2Look for additional information about these and other events in this issue.PHOTO BY MATIAS PELENURGENERAL MEETINGREPORTNovember GM SupportsBoycotts and DisciplinaryCommittee ElectionsBy Frank HaberleRule of law governed thePark Slope Food Coop’sNovember General Meeting.One agenda item focused on aproposal for the Coop to boycottproducts produced by theinternational Coca Cola Companyand another to boycottthe local, Williamsburg-basedFlaum Appetizing Products. Athird item proposed the electionof two members to theDisciplinary Committee. Afourth item, a proposal to provideall members with anannual sick day from theirCoop shifts, was shelved for afuture meeting due to theabsence of the presentingmembers (leaving more thanone member in the audienceto grumble: “What, did theycall in sick?”).Continuing theCoca Cola Boycott“We seek to avoid productsthat depend on the exploitationof others,” according toNext General Meeting on December 28The General Meeting of the Park Slope Food Coop is held on thelast Tuesday of each month. The next General Meeting will beon Tuesday, December 28, at 7:00 p.m. at the Congregation BethElohim Temple House (Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place.The agenda is in this Gazette and available as a flyer in the entrywayof the Coop. For more information about the GM and aboutCoop governance, please see the center of this issue.IN THIS ISSUEthe Coop mission statement,reflecting a commitment toworking with suppliers whotreat their workers fairly. It isthis commitment, pointedout Coop member Lew Friedman—aswell as our commitmentto suppliers thatrespect the environment—that led Coop members tofirst vote on a boycott of CocaCola Company products in2004, a boycott that has continuedto this day. Presently,this is the only boycott thatthe Coop is observing. On anannual basis, the GeneralMeeting must vote to continueany Coop boycotts.General Coordinator JoeHoltz pointed out that theCoop has a strong history oftaking part in boycotts datingback to 1973, with a boycottin apples shipped from SouthAfrica. Another example wasin 2001, in the Domino Sugarplant labor dispute in Brooklyn;members voted 38 to 0 toCONTINUED ON PAGE 3Food Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Puzzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Our Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5GM Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Coop Calendar of Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–7Workslot Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Member Contribution: Contemplating Retirement . . . . . . . . 10Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

10-12-16_pp1-16_Layout 1 12/15/10 9:24 PM Page 66 December 16, 2010 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NYdec 17fri 8 pmDavid Roche and Louis RosenDavid Roche is a singer/songwriter from a family of famoussinger/songwriters. (The Roches are his sisters.) His mostrecent album of original material is Harp Trouble In Heaven.David Kumin will play bass and Michael Graves will playcajone. Louis Rosen is a multi-award winning songwriter, guitarist and pianist bestknown for his recent recordings and performances with the jazz/pop vocalist andBroadway musical actress, Capathia Jenkins. He will preview selections from his latestsong cycle, the folk-based Time Was. Accomplished Broadway actress and fellow Coopmember Charlotte Maier (vocals) has promised to sit in. Concert takes place at theBrooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (at 2nd St.) • $10 • doorsopen at 7:45. The Very Good Coffeehouse is a monthly musical fundraising partnershipof the Coop and the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture.To book a Coffeehouse event, contact Bev Grant, 718-788-3741.dec 18sat 2 pmBowenworkBowenwork ® is a unique, holistic bodywork that stimulates the body’s own healingresponse. Gentle moves across muscle and connective tissue send signals to the bodyto relax and move toward balance. There will be a demonstration. Moraima Suarez is aCoop member, certified Holoenergetic ® healing practitioner, certified Bowenwork ® therapistand Reiki practitioner. She has studied and practiced the healing arts for morethan 20 years and has her healing practice in the Park Slope vicinity.dec 18sat 5 pmThe Body Electric: Control theElectricity Around Your BodyThis lecture and hands-on tai chi workshop, given by Dino Blanche, discusses howstress is behind the initiation, exacerbation and maintenance of most killer diseases.Stress is an electrical current. Every thought has electricity with enough current toeither heal or destroy us. Now, new Western scientific research supports the body’s abilityto heal itself and the promise of a “new” electro-medicine.dec 19sun 7 – 10 pmWinterfest Pub Night Sing-AlongJoin the Fun Committee and the Folk Music Society of New York at Bar 4.Attendees are encouraged to sing/jam together or simply just listen. Enjoythe friendly, pub atmosphere and warm up with hot toddies, spiked applecider and hot buttered rum all for sale at the bar. Nonmembers welcome.No entrance fee. Come and meet new friends and old! Event takes place atBar 4, 444 Seventh Ave. (between 15th and 16th Sts.), 718-832-9800.Directions by subway: F train to Seventh Ave. station in Brooklyn (at 9th St.). Walk southup Seventh Ave. Bar 4 is between 15th and 16th Sts. on the west side of the street.dec 28tue 7 pmPSFC DEC General MeetingItems will be taken up in the order given. Times in parenthesesare suggestions. More information on each item may be availableon the entrance table at the meeting. We ask members toplease read the materials available between 7 and 7:15 p.m.Meeting location: Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (Garfield Temple),274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue.Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.comItem #1: Rescinding August General Meeting Vote (25 minutes)Proposal: “The August General Meeting decided to suspend the GM rules so that thediscussion item on protecting the word ‘coop’ became a proposal that was voted on.This decision was made in error and shall be rescinded.”—submitted by the Chair CommitteeExplanation: The Coop rules for the General Meeting clearly describe the differencebetween a proposal and a discussion item: A proposal is decided by a vote. A discussionitem is never followed by a vote. The bylaws require that the membership beinformed by publishing an agenda before a proposal will be made at the meeting, sothat all who have an interest in expressing their opinions may attend and participate inthe vote. This rule cannot be suspended because doing so violates the rights of absentmembers. The rule should not have been suspended, the question should not havebeen voted on, and the vote should be canceled.Item #2: August 2010 GM Decision is Void (25 minutes)Proposal: “We the members agree that the actions taken by the August GeneralMeeting to take up a proposal item and vote on it were improper. We recognize that thevotes that took place during the August 2010 GM discussion of a legal action involvingthe store called Barney’s Co-op are void.”—submitted by Elizabeth TobierExplanation: “This proposal stems from the discussion that took place during theSeptember 2010 General Meeting on the subject of the improper motions and votesthat occurred during the August 2010 GM regarding a legal action involving the storecalled Barney’s Co-Op. The motion to suspend the rules in order to entertain a motionto adopt a resolution, and the votes then carried out concerning that resolution, wereimproper because notice of the intention to take up a proposal item was not given tothe membership in advance of the GM.”Item #3: Establishing a revolving loan fund to support start-up food coops in the NYCarea with an emphasis on Brooklyn (30 minutes)Discussion: “Discuss draft proposal on establishing a revolving loan fund to supportstart-up food coops in the NYC area.” —submitted by the General CoordinatorsExplanation: Details of draft proposal:• The fund would be administered by an existing foundation with 501c3 status.• The PSFC would contribute $20,000 per year to the fund.• The PSFC would solicit tax-deductible donations to the fund from its members. Wehope that at least 2000 of our members make an annual contribution averaging $30each — raising $60,000 annually.• After 5 years, if these projections are accurate, the assets of the fund would stand atapproximately $400,000.• The PSFC would be in an advisory role to the foundation.• The loans would be made with very low interest rates and very small loan repaymentsin the early years, so as to support development in coops’ early years.For information onhow to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages of the Linewaiters’Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pending agenda items areavailable in the Coop office.For information on how to place an item on the Agenda, please see the center pages ofthe Linewaiters’ Gazette. The Agenda Committee minutes and the status of pendingagenda items are available in the Coop office.jan 4tue 8 pmAgenda Committee MeetingThe Committee reviews pending agenda items and creates theagenda for this month’s General Meeting. Drop by and talk withcommittee members face-to-face between 8 and 8:15 p.m.Before submitting an item, read “How to Develop an AgendaItem for the General Meeting” and fill out the General Meeting Agenda Item SubmissionForm, both available from the Membership Office. The next General Meeting will beheld on Tuesday, January 25, 7 p.m., at Congregation Beth Elohim Social Hall (GarfieldTemple), 274 Garfield Place at Eighth Avenue.jan 6thu 7:30 pmFood Class: Easy IndianAlia Dalal will prepare some of her favorite Indian home andrestaurant dishes. She will discuss classic techniques and ingredientsfor easily creating a flavorful Indian feast at home. Dalal isSusan Baldassano, Coordinator completing her formal culinary studies at the Natural GourmetInstitute for Health and Culinary Arts. Favoring healthy, vibrant vegetarian cuisine, her culinarytastes are particularly informed by her Indian and Pakistani heritage. Dalal does cookingdemonstrations at the Tompkins Square Greenmarket in Manhattan, and in October2010, she was named Healthy Cook of the Year by Cooking Light magazine. Menu includessweet tomato and coconut dal; saffron and pea basmati rice; cilantro chutney; bainganbhartha (spicy eggplant puree); and dalal family masala chai. Materials fee: $4.For more information on these and other events, visit the Coop’s website: foodcoop.comAll events take place at the Park Slope Food Coop unless otherwise noted. Nonmembers are welcome to attend workshops.Views expressed by the presenter do not necessarily represent the Park Slope Food Coop.

10-12-16_pp1-16_Layout 1 12/15/10 9:24 PM Page 7Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY December 16, 2010 7jan 7fri 7 pmFilm Night: The House of SuhOne of Chicago’s most famous murder cases surrounded sisterand brother Catherine and Andrew Suh, first-generationKorean Americans, who conspired against, shot and killedCatherine’s former boyfriend. Over a decade later, director IrisShim revisits the case and opens a Pandora’s box of familysecrets that reveals the murder to be anything but black andwhite. What emerges in The House of Suh is a riveting and tragic portrait of a troubledfamily, which sheds light on the psychological complexity of cultural assimilation.To book a Film Night, contact Faye Lederman, squeezestone@hotmail.com.jan 8 & jan 16 Auditions forsat 10-1 & sun 12-2Coop Kids’ Variety ShowAuditions for Coop members ages 4-18. You must audition to be in theshow, which will be held Saturday, March 5, 7:00 p.m., at the Old FirstChurch. A polished act is not required for the audition; we can help youpolish it. Singers and other musicians, poets, jugglers, stand-up comics,rappers, dancers, magicians, gymnasts, etc. (no lip-syncing please). Welook forward to hearing from you! To reserve an audition spot, contact Martha Siegel at718-965-3916 or msiegel105@earthlink.net.jan 8sat 3:30 pmEat Well, Be Well in 2011Make a fresh start for the new year. Learn how to nourish your body to feel great. Thisworkshop will teach the basic principles of a balanced, sustainable diet and strategiesthat will leave you vitalized and energetic. No gimics, no fads, no deprivation! Eat withpleasure, love food and find out how to use food to be healthy, so you can lead a fulfillingand inspiring life. Laura Stadler, MS, RD, has been a Coop member since 2006.She is a registered dietitian and has a Master’s Degree in Nutrition.jan 8sat 5 pmKnit & SipKnit & Sip in a relaxing atmosphere with Coop members Naeemah Senghor andJennifer Von Graevenitz. Learn the basics, make new friends and have fun. All levelsare welcome. Children are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Materials fee is $5.jan 9sun 12 pmPilates 101Pilates can re-shape your body, lengthen your spine, strengthen your muscles, create agreater sense of body awareness and bring grace and fluidity into your movements. Comeand find out how, with an experienced local teacher. All levels of fitness are welcome tojoin this 45-minute class, which will focus on the basic Pilates matwork exercises. AmieCastaldo is a certified Pilates instructor and has been teaching Pilates for four years.jan 11tue 7 pmSafe Food Committee Film Night:Lay It on the TableLay It On the Table explores topics ranging from aphrodisiacsto rooftop bee keeping, providing highly relevant but oftensubtle insights on one of America’s most complex, intimateand necessary relationships. Each segment is a sensory adventure,exploring food themes through simple, powerful stories.Intimate verité footage, compelling interviews and vibrant mouth-watering food imagesprovide a unique, exciting, informative forum to explore the spectrum of debates andpleasures attached to our food experiences. Filmmakers in person!jan 14fri 7:30 pmMeet Your MindA class in basic meditation. The fundamental nature of our mind is stable, strong andclear—yet these qualities become obscured by the stress and speed of our lives. This is abasic meditation class for beginners and anyone who would like a renewed understandingof the technique. Coop member Allan Novick has practiced meditation since 1975 and is ameditation instructor at the New York Shambhala Center and Nalandabodhi New York.jan 15sat 10:30 amIncrease Your Child’s SocialAnd Emotional IntelligenceResearch has been revealing the importance of social and emotional learning in promotinga child’s development. Through this workshop, you will learn the benefits,strategies and available resources to help increase your child’s social and emotionalintelligence. Coop member Fallyn Smith, LMSW, is a licensed Master Social Worker andcredentialed school social worker. She teaches social and emotional learning to childrenin Brooklyn and Manhattan.jan 15sat 2 pmDiversity Awareness Initiative Series:Transgender 101A lawyer and mother of three, including a transgendered child,Caryn Keppler will explain the physical, psychological, social andlegal issues facing transgendered people from a personal andprofessional perspective. Keppler is a partner at the law firmHartman & Craven LLP and has extensive experience in allaspects of estate, gift and charitable planning for foreign and domestic individuals, conventionaland alternative families, as well as business succession and continuity planning. TheDiversity Awareness Initiative Series will include film screenings, moderated discussions,presentations and workshops. Events will address issues related to race, gender, sexual orientation,disability, age, culture, ethnicity and socio-economics.Send event proposals to: psfc.diversity@gmail.com. PSFC members who present as partof the event series are eligible to receive work credit.jan 21-22fri-sat 11 am–6 pmBlood DriveFact: Less than 3% of the population donates blood, and 90% will use blood sometime in their life. Presented in cooperation with New York Methodist Hospital. For furtherinformation about blood donation, call 718-780-3644.jan 21The Very Good Coffeehouse Coop Concert Seriesjan 29Your Divine Naturejan 23Take Action on Your Dreamsjan 30A Workshop on Effective Communicationjan 25PSFC JANUARY General Meetingfeb 1Northern Italian Cheesesjan 28Wordsprouts: The Reading Seriesfeb 1Agenda Committee MeetingRead the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

10-12-16_pp1-16_Layout 1 12/15/10 9:24 PM Page 88 December 16, 2010 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NYCOOP HOURSOffice Hours:Monday through Thursday8:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.Friday & Saturday8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Shopping Hours:Monday–Friday8:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m.Saturday6:00 a.m. to 10:00* p.m.Sunday6:00 a.m. to 7:30* p.m.*Shoppers must be on a checkout line15 minutes after closing time.Childcare Hours:Monday through Sunday8:00 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.Telephone:718-622-0560Web address:www.foodcoop.comFridayJan. 218:00 p.m.A monthly musicalfundraising partnership ofthe Park SlopeFood Coop andthe Brooklyn Societyfor Ethical CultureCabaret/songwriting duo Jennie Litt (singer/lyricist) and David Alpher(pianist/composer) take the stage with a collection of original cabaret songs — which, if notquite classics yet, may surely be dubbed “pre-classics” — tackling topicsas diverse as the nature of opening numbers, the life-cycle ofapples, the cryopreservation of embryos, women’s lingerie and thegym as existential metaphor. David’s sophisticated, tuneful, humorousmusic embraces styles from jazz to blues to faux Dvorák and beyond.The songs are strung together by the couple’s usual lame attempt atpatter, which means that whether you’re laughing with them or atthem, we can nevertheless guarantee that you’ll be laughing.The Linewaiters’ Gazette is published biweekly by the Park SlopeFood Coop, Inc., 782 Union Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215.Opinions expressed here may be solely the views of the writer. TheGazette will not knowingly publish articles that are racist, sexist, or otherwisediscriminatory.The Gazette welcomes Coop-related articles, and letters from members.SUBMISSION GUIDELINESAll submissions must include author’s name and phone number andconform to the following guidelines. Editors will reject letters andarticles that are illegible or too long. Submission deadlines appearin the Coop Calendar opposite.Letters: Maximum 500 words. All letters will be printed if theyconform to the guidelines above. The Anonymity and Fairnesspolicies appear on the letters page in most issues.Voluntary Articles: Maximum 750 words. Editors will reject articlesthat are essentially just advertisements for member businesses andservices.Committee Reports: Maximum 1,000 words.Editor-Writer Guidelines: Except for letters to the editor, whichare published without editing but are subject to the Gazette letterspolicy regarding length, anonymity, respect, and fairness,all submissions to the Linewaiters' Gazette will be reviewed andif necessary edited by the editor. In their review, editors areguided by the Gazette's Fairness and Anonymity policies aswell as standard editorial practices of grammatical review, separationof fact from opinion, attribution of factual statements,and rudimentary fact checking. Writers are responsible for thefactual content of their stories. Editors must make a reasonableeffort to contact and communicate with writers regarding anyproposed editorial changes. Writers must make a reasonableeffort to respond to and be available to editors to confer abouttheir articles. If there is no response after a reasonable effort tocontact the writer, an editor, at her or his discretion, may makeeditorial changes to a submission without conferring with thewriter.Submissions on Paper: Typed or very legibly handwritten andplaced in the wallpocket labeled "Editor" on the second floor at thebase of the ramp.Digital Submissions: We welcome digital submissions. Dropdisks in the wallpocket described above. The email address forsubmissions is GazetteSubmissions@psfc.coop. Receipt of yoursubmissions will be acknowledged on the deadline day.Classified & Display Ads: Ads may only be placed by and on behalfof Coop members. Classified ads are prepaid at $15 per insertion,business card ads at $30. (Ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial”category are free.) All ads must be written on a submission form(available in a wallpocket on the first floor near the elevator). Classifiedads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Display ads mustbe camera-ready and business card size (2"x3.5").Printed by: New Media Printing, Bethpage, NY.Jody Kruskal (Anglo concertina and vocals) and Paul Friedman (fiddle)have been playing traditional music in New York City andbeyond for more than 30 years. They performed at the 2009Broadstairs (UK) folk week. Jody sings traditional old-timeAmerican songs. Their duets reflect the decades of playing forAmerican and English dancing. The tunes played by thisunique concertina and fiddle duo are from the Northeast andthe Southern Appalachians, Quebec, Shetland and elsewhere.53 Prospect Park West [at 2nd Street] • $10 • 8:00 p.m. [doors open at 7:45]Performers are Park Slope Food Coop members and receive Coop workslot credit.Booking: Bev Grant, 718-788-3741Monthly on the...R Last SundayDECEMBER 2610:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.ECSecond SaturdayJANUARY 810:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.Third ThursdayJANUARY 207:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.YPLASTIC SLINGOn the sidewalk in front of the receivingarea at the Coop.What plastics do we accept?Until further notice:• #1 and #6 type non-bottle shaped containers,transparent only, labels ok• Plastic film and bubble wrap, transparentonly, no colored or opaque, no labels• #5 plastic cups, tubs, and specificallymarked caps and lids, very clean and dry(discard any with paper labels, or cut off)•NOTE: We are no longer accepting#2 or #4 type plastics.PLASTIC MUST BE COMPLETELY CLEAN & DRYWe close up promptly.Please arrive 15 minutes prior to thecollection end time to allow for inspection andsorting of your plastic.This Issue Prepared By:Coordinating Editors: Stephanie GoldenErik LewisEditors (development): Erik LewisJoan MinieriReporters: Frank HaberleAlison Rose LevyEd LevyArt Director (development): Eva SchickerIllustrators: Lynn BernsteinEthan PettitDeborah TintPhotographers: Rod MorrisonTraffic Manager: Barbara KnightThumbnails: Kristin LilleyPreproduction: Helena BoskovicPhotoshop: Terrance CarneyArt Director (production): Dilhan KushanDesktop Publishing: Kevin CashmanOliver YourkeKris BrittEditor (production): Tioma AllisonPuzzle Master: Stuart MarquisFinal Proofreader: Nancy RosenbergIndex: Len NeufeldRead the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

10-12-16_pp1-16_Layout 1 12/15/10 9:24 PM Page 9Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY December 16, 2010 9WORKSLOT NEEDSBathroom CleaningTuesday 12 to 2:00 p.m.Work with a partner to deep clean the Coop’sbathrooms. Tasks include scrubbing floor tiles,cleaning toilets, mopping floors and stockingthe bathrooms. You will work with only naturalcleaning products. This job is perfect for memberswho like to clean and are conscientiousabout doing a thorough job.Cash Disbursed BookkeepingMonday, 6:00 to 8:45 p.m.Do you have neat, legible handwriting and like towork with numbers and calculators? You will betransferring information about checks writtenfrom individual vouchers into the cash disbursedjournal and adding it up. Attention to details(especially working with numbers) is a must. Youneed to be a member of the Coop for 6 monthsto be eligible for this workslot. If you are interested,please call the Membership Office to speak toRenee St. Furcy, Monday through Thursday, oremail her at renee_stfurcy@psfc.coop.Office Set-upTuesday, Thursday 6:00 to 8:30 a.m.The Coop needs an early riser with lots of energyto do a variety of physical tasks includingsetting up tables and chairs, buying food andsupplies, labeling and putting away food andsupplies, recycling, washing dishes and makingcoffee. Sound like your dream come true?Please speak to Adriana or Cynthia in theMembership Office for more information.Laundry and Toy CleaningSaturday 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.This workslot has two responsibilities. You willload laundry into the dryer, fold it and redistributeit around the Coop. While the laundry iswashing/drying, you will clean toys in the childcareroom. You will be working with a partner onthese tasks. Please contact Annette or Jana inthe Membership Office for further information.COOP CALENDARNew Member OrientationsAttending an Orientation is the first step towardCoop membership. Pre-registration is required forall of the four weekly New Member Orientations.To pre-register, visit www.foodcoop.com or contactthe Membership Office. Visit in person or call 718-622-0560 during office hours.Have questions about Orientation? Please visitwww.foodcoop.com and look at the “Join the Coop”page for answers to frequently asked questions.The Coop on the Internetwww.foodcoop.comThe Coop on Cable TVInside the Park Slope Food CoopFRIDAYS 2:30 p.m. with a replay at 10:30 p.m.Channels: 56 (TimeWarner), 69 (CableVision).Attend a GMand Receive Work CreditSince the Coop’s inception in 1973, the GeneralMeeting has been our decision-making body. At theGeneral Meeting (GM) members gather to makedecisions and set Coop policy. The General-Meeting-forworkslot-creditprogram was created to increaseparticipation in the Coop’s decision-making process.Following is an outline of the program. For full details,see the instruction sheets by the sign-up board.• Advance Sign-up required:To be eligible for workslot credit, you must add yourname to the sign-up sheet in the elevator lobby. The signupssheet is available all month long, except for the day ofthe meeting when you have until 5 p.m. to sign up. On theday of the meeting, the sign-up sheet is kept in theMembership Office.Some restrictions to this program do apply. Please seebelow for details.• Two GM attendance credits per year:Each member may take advantage of the GM-forworkslot-creditprogram two times per calendar year.• Certain Squads not eligible:Eligible: Shopping, Receiving/ Stocking, FoodProcessing, Office, Maintenance, Inventory, Construction,and FTOP committees. (Some Committees are omittedbecause covering absent members is too difficult.)• Attend the entire GM:In order to earn workslot credit you must be presentfor the entire meeting.• Signing in at the Meeting:After the meeting the Chair will provide the WorkslotCredit Attendance Sheet. 2.Please also sign in the attendancebook that is passed around during the meeting.• Being Absent from the GM:It is possible to cancel without penalty. We do ask thatyou remove your name if you know cannot attend. Pleasedo not call the Membership Office with GM cancellations.General Meeting InfoTUE, DEC 28GENERAL MEETING: 7:00 p.m.TUE, JAN 4AGENDA SUBMISSIONS: 8:00 p.m.Submissions will be considered for the Jan 26General Meeting.Gazette DeadlinesLETTERS & VOLUNTARY ARTICLES:Dec 30 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Dec 20Jan 13 issue: 7:00 p.m., Mon, Jan 3CLASSIFIED ADS DEADLINE:Dec 30 issue: 7:00 p.m., *Mon, Dec 20Jan 13 issue: 7:00 p.m., Wed, Jan 5*Deadline is two days earlier than usual.Park Slope Food CoopMission StatementThe Park Slope Food Coop is a member-ownedand operated food store—analternative to commercial profit-orientedbusiness. As members, we contribute ourlabor: working together builds trustthrough cooperation and teamwork andenables us to keep prices as low as possiblewithin the context of our values andprinciples. Only members may shop, andwe share responsibilities and benefitsequally. We strive to be a responsible andethical employer and neighbor. We are abuying agent for our members and not aselling agent for any industry. We are a partof and support the cooperative movement.We offer a diversity of products with anemphasis on organic, minimally processedand healthful foods. We seek toavoid products that depend on theexploitation of others. We support nontoxic,sustainable agriculture. We respectthe environment. We strive to reduce theimpact of our lifestyles on the world weshare with other species and future generations.We prefer to buy from local, earthfriendlyproducers. We recycle. We try tolead by example, educating ourselves andothers about health and nutrition, cooperationand the environment. We are committedto diversity and equality. Weoppose discrimination in any form. Westrive to make the Coop welcoming andaccessible to all and to respect the opinions,needs and concerns of every member.A l l A b o u t t h eG e n e r a l M e e t i n gOur Governing StructureFrom our inception in 1973 to the present, the openmonthly General Meetings have been at the center of theCoop’s decision-making process. Since the Coop incorporatedin 1977, we have been legally required to have aBoard of Directors. The Coop continued the tradition ofGeneral Meetings by requiring the Board to have openmeetings and to receive the advice of the members atGeneral Meetings. The Board of Directors, which isrequired to act legally and responsibly, has approvedalmost every General Meeting decision at the end ofevery General Meeting. Board members are elected atthe Annual Meeting in June. Copies of the Coop’s bylawsare available at the Coop Community Corner and atevery General Meeting.Next Meeting: Tuesday,December 28, 7:00 p.m.The General Meeting is held on the last Tuesday of eachmonth.LocationThe Temple House of Congregation Beth Elohim(Garfield Temple), 274 Garfield Place.How to Place an Itemon the AgendaIf you have something you’d like discussed at a GeneralMeeting, please complete a submission form for theAgenda Committee. Forms are available in the rack nearthe Coop Community Corner bulletin board and atGeneral Meetings. Instructions and helpful informationon how to submit an item appear on the submissionform. The Agenda Committee meets on the first Tuesdayof each month to plan the agenda for the GM held on thelast Tuesday of the month. If you have a question, pleasecall Ann Herpel at the coop.Meeting FormatWarm Up (7:00 p.m.) • Meet the Coordinators• Enjoy some Coop snacks • Submit Open Forum items• Explore meeting literatureOpen Forum (7:15 p.m.) Open Forum is a time formembers to bring brief items to the General Meeting. Ifan item is more than brief, it can be submitted to theAgenda Committee as an item for a future GM.Reports (7:30 p.m.) • Financial Report • Coordinators’Report • Committee ReportsAgenda (8:00 p.m.)The agenda is posted at the Coop Community Cornerand may also appear elsewhere in this issue.Wrap Up (9:30-9:45) (unless there is a vote to extendthe meeting) • Meeting evaluation • Board of Directorsvote • Announcements, etc.Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

10-12-16_pp1-16_Layout 1 12/15/10 9:24 PM Page 1010 December 16, 2010 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NYContemplating RetirementBy Joan ArnoldIam standing at the cashier waitingto pay. He notices my membershipnumber, knits his brow and looks up.“Fifty-five?” Yes, that’s my number.“Were you one of the first members?”he asks. I see his surprise that I’m relativelywell preserved.“No, I was one of the first to get aphoto ID. I joined in ’79.” Then I mightregale him with a picture of How It Usedto Be. “We just had the store upstairs.You had to pre-order your vegetables.We had no carts. You loaded up yourbox and kicked it around the store.”I am a baby boomer. I am a lattésipping,arugula-munching, granolachomping,Washington-marching,organic-eating New York Jewish liberal,dyed in the wool Coop material. Imoved to Park Slope in 1979 to joinfour other 30-something women in abrownstone on Garfield Place, downthe street from the boarded-up buildingsthat are now snazzy condos.Membership was a requisite for joiningthe household.Over all the intervening years ofworking and shopping, I have witnessed,from a distance, the wranglingover new products. Could we sellPepperidge Farm cookies? Whitesugar? Meat? I have seldom joined inthe weighing of our many controversies:the descent from upstairs todownstairs, the acquisition of Cline’sCarpet for expansion, the question ofexpansion itself. And latest to bedebated and decided was the unthinkable:liberation from the work shift.With the exceptions for pregnancy,parenting and disability, the Coop’sbasic tenet is that everyone who canworks. That strikes a deep chord. Ibelieve that participation in themechanics of our food supply affirmsmy connection to the world, andmakes the Coop successful. When Iheard I could actually retire from myshift, I felt giddy. As a self-employedbodyworker, this is probably the closestto retirement I’ll ever get. Still, thefact that I can shop without workingdoesn’t sit that well.You’d think I’d be relieved. Who hasnot, except the most compulsiveamong us, unthinkingly missed a shift?Who has not slapped his or her foreheadwith the horrified realization thathe or she would now have to do twoshifts? The first time I saw my new husbandin the depths of despair was sucha time, as he contemplated an endlessfuture of multiplying makeups.But in fact, I love working at theCoop. For all these years, I’ve done an8:00 a.m. shift. I’ve floated in and outof squad leader-hood. I made the leapfrom weighing vegetableson hangingscales to the whiz ofthe scan system. I’vefought with checkoutpeople when I was ina bad mood or theywere. I’ve seen thecrazies and theunfailingly cheerful.When my doctor leftthe medical professionto raise organicbeef upstate, I lost adiagnostician butgained a reliable proteinsource. I’ve been grateful for thevegetables that nearly jump off theshelves, for the research, screeningand selection of good local sources.I’ve been alarmed at normal grocerystores, with their groaning vegetablesand the inevitable sticker shock.I’m amazed that an organizationof 16,000 human souls actuallyworks, that by cooperatively shoulderingthe burden of an essentialservice we can make it economicaland life-enhancing. And what a community!On Thursday mornings Icatch up with the yoga teacher, thetheater actor/director, the fitnesseditor/writer,the philosopher/rockclimber and the guy with the greatestIPod lineup, laying down a groove forour morning.And now I can retire. I am over 60with 30 years of membership. No one’sforcing me. There are too many membersand too few workslots, so I couldbow out for the next generation. Iapplaud those who do. We’ve paid ourMemberContributiondues. And I could use that 2½ hours.But I feel the tug of community, tobeing a participant, not just a shopper.The Coop provides endless opportunitiesfor drama and satire, and I haveshared belly laughs or sadness at someof the hilarious or tragic collisions thatoccur in a multi-ethnic, variously sane,multi-everything collection of realhuman beings, trying to get somethingimportant done.But the fact is, we do. When ouronce-hopeful democracy is breakingour hearts with dysfunction, we arehere in a Brooklyn bubble. We getgood food at good prices. We getentertainment value. We have amazingconversations.Ask me again in a couple of years,but for the moment, I’m staying. ■Joan Arnold is a writer and teacher of theAlexander Technique and Anusara Yoga.Winter Holiday HoursChristmas Eve, Friday, 12/24Christmas Day, Saturday, 12/25New Year's Eve, Friday, 12/31New Year's Day, Saturday, 1/18:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.The Membership Office will be CLOSED onSaturday, December 25, and Saturday, January 1.COMMUNITY CALENDARCommunity calendar listings are free. Please submit your event listing in 50 words or lessto GazetteSubmissions@psfc.coop. Submission deadlines are the same as for classifiedads. Please refer to the Coop Calendar in the center of this issue. An asterisk (*) denotes aCoop member.CarrotmanPHOTO BY JULIE GABRIELSUN, DEC 19Brooklyn Public Library ChamberPlayers: Free Concert in theDweck Center at the CentralLibrary at Grand Army Plaza.Music of Schubert and Ewazen.Adela Pena and Harumi Rhodes,violin; Ah Ling Neu, viola;Roberta Cooper, violoncello;Peter Weitzner, double bass. 4p.m. www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org.WED, JAN 5FOLK OPEN SING: Come singwith us the first Wednesday ofevery month. Bring voice, instruments,friends. Children welcome.Cohosted by the FolkSociety of NY, the Ethical CultureSociety & the Good Coffeehouse.At the Ethical Culture Society, 53Prospect Park West. 7:30–10:00p.m. Info: 718-636-6341.SAT, JAN 8Peoples’ Voice Cafe: Reggie Harris;John Fromer. 8-10:30 p.m.,Community Church of New York,40 E. 35th St. (between Madison& Park). Info: 212-787-3903 orpeoplesvoicecafe.org. Suggesteddonation: $15 general/$10member/more if you choose,less if you can’t/no one turnedaway.SAT, JAN 15Peoples’ Voice Cafe: Tony Bird.8-10:30 p.m., CommunityChurch of New York, 40 E. 35thSt. (between Madison & Park).Info: 212-787-3903 or peoplesvoicecafe.org.Suggesteddonation: $15 general/$10 member/moreif you choose, less ifyou can’t/no one turned away.Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com

10-12-16_pp1-16_Layout 1 12/15/10 9:24 PM Page 11Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NY December 16, 2010 11BED & BREAKFASTTHE HOUSE ON THIRD St. B+Bbeautifulparlor floor thru apt.Queen bed, private bath, kitchen,deck, wi-fi, sleeps 4 or 5 in privacyand comfort. Located in the heartof the Slope. Call or visit us onthe web. Jane White at 718-788-7171, houseon3st.com. Let us beyour Brooklyn Hosts.CLASSES/GROUPSARE YOU THE PARENT OF ACHILD WHO LOVES TO DRAW?Award-winning illustrator JulietteBorda teaches drawing to kids age7-12 at Brooklyn Society forEthical Culture. After-schoolclasses begin week of Jan 10. justdrawingforkids.tumblr.comE-mailjustdrawingforkids@gmail.com formore info or a registration form.ONE-DAY ANIMATION WORK-SHOP for kids age 10-14. January8th, 12-4. Instructors: RobertaBonisson, Laurie O’Brien. Contactus at info@theshedspace.org.Call 347-522-1804 or visitwww.theshedspace.org.PRIVATE INSTRUCTION AVAIL-ABLE for infant massage classes.Learn how to soothe colickybabies, increase and promotenurturing touch, promote bondingexperiences, relaxation andbetter sleep. santosojeannine@yahoo.com.YOGA FOR BEGINNERS on Fridaymornings. Beautiful, pristine studioone block from the Coop.Small classes, personal attentionand a 10% discount on class cardsfor PSFC members! For details onthis and other classes, visitJenniferbrilliant.com.TUTOR AVAILABLE K-5. Retiredpublic school teacher. 30 yearsexperience. All subjects: E.L.A.,math, literacy, test prep, art,high school portfolio prep.South Slope location or yourhome. www.risajohnsontutoring.com,www.risajohnson.com,718-369-0647.DE-CLUTTER SUPPORT GROUPforming in January. Start 2011 bycreating more space in your homeor office. Learn to manage paper;file and dispose of unwantedclothes and possessions to makeroom for new things entering yourlife. E-mail Susan Kranberg atsusan@simplesolutionsny.com orcall 718-965-1809 for details.CLASSIFIEDSCOMMERCIALSPACECOLON HYDROTHERAPY officeavailable. Great Park Slope location.Near F, G, R trains.Separate entrance and waitingarea. Large comfortable treatmentroom. Set up and equippedfor gravity. For more details,please call: 718-965-9458.PART TIME OFFICE SHARE.Beautiful, cozy office space availableon garden brownstone blocksteps from Coop. 2 treatmentrooms, consult room, waiting area& restroom. Available M/F 3-9, W3-6 & all day Sunday. ContactSally @ 718-398-5284 orsally@sallyrappeport.com.SERVICESTOP HAT MOVERS, INC., 145 ParkPlace, Bklyn. Licensed andInsured Moving Co. moves youstress-free. Full line of boxes &packing materials avail. Free estimates718 965 0214. D.O.T. #T12302. Reliable, courteous, excellentreferences & always on time.Credit cards accepted. MemberBetter Business Bureau.EXPRESS MOVES. One flat pricefor the entire move! No deceptivehourly estimates! Careful, experiencedmover. Everything quiltpadded. No extra charge forwardrobes and packing tape.Specialist in walkups. Thousandsof satisfied customers. GreatCoop references. 718-670-7071.ATTORNEY—Experienced personalinjury trial lawyer representinginjured bicyclists and other accidentvictims. Limited caseload toensure maximum compensation.Member of NYSTLA and ATLA. Norecovery, no fee. Free consult.Manhattan office. Park Slope resident.Long time PSFC member.Adam D. White. 212-577-9710.ATTORNEY—Personal InjuryEmphasis—30 years experience inall aspects of injury law.Individual attention provided forentire case. Free phone or officeconsultation. Prompt, courteouscommunications. 20-year ParkSlope Food Coop member; ParkSlope resident; downtownBrooklyn office. Tom Guccione,718-596-4184, also at www.tguccionelaw.com.DO YOU or a senior you love needto downsize & move? Or just getorganized? We are a senior movemanager here to help: create afloor plan of your new home, sell& donate possessions, pack &unpack and manage the move.Insured. 917-374-1525. Email:Katie@papermoonmoves.com orvisit www.papermoonmoves.com.MADISON AVENUE HAIRSTYLISTright around the corner from theFood Coop. So if you would like areally good haircut at a decentprice, please call Maggie at 718-783-2154. I charge $60.PAINTING & WALLPAPERING. 25years experience restoring crackedwalls & ceilings. Zero-VOC paintsavailable. Call Fred Becker 718-853-0750.ELECTRICIAN, ART CABRERA.Celebrating 38 yrs. Wiring P.S.Bklyn. “Can’t do not in ourLexicon.” Add an outlet, light,switch or wire your entire home orbusiness. Trouble shooting specialist,L.V., phone or cable. 110 or220 v. Patching + painting provided(additional). 718-965-0327.Emrg. 646-239-5197.artcab16@gmail.com. PEACE.HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTS HAIRCUTSin the convenience of your homeor mine. Color hilights, lowlights, hot oil treatments. Adults$35 Kids $15 Call Leonora 718-857-2215.BOOKKEEPING ASSISTANCEfrom an accounting professional.If you are self-employed andtracking your business finances isa hassle, I can help. JuliaFitzgerald 718-853-0424 orjulia@fmsimplified.co. Slidingscale starting at $50/hr.SERVICES-HEALTHHOLISTIC DOCTOR in Naturopathystimulates body’s naturalability to heal chronic conditions,allergy, skin, muscle, cancersupport with homeopathy,physical & chelation therapies,bioenergetic acupuncture, labtests, hair analysis & more.Research Director. 20 years exp.As Featured in Allure magazine.Dr. Gilman 212-505-1010.Classified advertising in the Linewaiters’ Gazette is available only to Coop members. Publication does not imply endorsement by the Coop.Read the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.comTo Submit Classified or Display Ads:Ads may be placed on behalf of Coop members only. Classifiedads are prepaid at $15 per insertion, display ads at $30.(Classified ads in the “Merchandise–Non-commercial” categoryare free.) All ads must be written on a submission form.Classified ads may be up to 315 characters and spaces. Displayads must be camera-ready and business card size (2" x3.5" horizontal).Submission forms are available in a wallpocket near theelevator in the entrance lobby.THERESE BIMKA LLSWLICENSED PSYCHOTHERAPISTExp. w/ Children, Adolescents +Adults. Compassionate, interactive+ experienced integrativeapproach using strong clinicalskills + diverse modalities such asJungian Sandplay Therapy,Expressive Arts, GuidedVisualization + RelaxationTechniques. Park Slope 718-622-5220. www.ThereseBimka.com.LIFE COUCH LEAP INTO 2011Classify goals, identify andrelease blocks. Discover yourinner radiance. Move into action.Experienced, wise coach. CallMina 917-881-9855.YOGA FOR EVERY BODY Stressedout? Baby boomer feeling stiff?Yoga can relieve back pain, achingknees, arthritis...and get strong,energized, flexible. ConvenientPark Slope studio or in your ownhome. Call Mina 917-881-9855.WHAT’S FOR FREEMason & Hamlin upright piano.Steelcase desk, 30 x 60, 6 drawers.Pair arched doors with raisedmolding each 28 x 95 (short side)& 101 (long side). DowntownBrooklyn, Eleanor, 718-522-3561.ADVERTISE ON THE WEBIf your ad would benefit from broader exposure, try theCoop's web page, www.foodcoop.com. The ads are FREE.

10-12-16_pp1-16_Layout 1 12/15/10 9:24 PM Page 1212 December 16, 2010 Park Slope Food Coop, Brooklyn, NYWELCOME!A warm welcome to these new Coop members who have joined us in the last four weeks. We’re glad you’ve decided to be a part of our community.Keturah AbdullahNaomi AdivGethin AldousMonica AparicioSusan ApfelbaumMelissa AppletonJoanna ArnowDavid AufoxGeorge AwadDavid BainJules H. BakshiGina BarrettMike BarryChristopher BaumNatalie BeallAndrew BeanEmily R. BellLarry BerkowitzAlex BershawJeremy BorerTed BosworthWilson (Chuck)Bourg IVChristopher BoweMichelle BredesonEric BrelsfordBarbie BrillantesGreyson BrooksJames BullenJoe Blaz BushAna BustoJoanne CallahanElena CamerinMelissa CapassoBethany CaputoAndrew CarboneSarah CarlsonBenjamin CarrierAlison CarrollLouvina CarsonKeisha CarterCathy CarverLawrence ChengCaroline ChungAnnie ClokeDeborah CoatesRussell CoatesJennifer CohenJohn ConroyElizabeth CookEdward CottonBernadette DagistJoseph DagistPatricia DalyRachel DarcyTim DarcyElise de JongJohn DeChellisMarilyn DixonAmelia DombrowskiDiana DonusAndrew DoroRobert DraytonSebastian DrengkMadeleine DubusReginald DuvivierWalter DziduchElizabeth EdmundJulia EhrmanLinda EichlingGreg EllingsonDouglas ElsassElizabeth ElsassKatherine EricksonJennifer EsdaleCrystal EstevesRobert EstevesEsi EvansJustin FallersAlla FarberovaDavia FehrenbachNia FelderAlec FellmanLeah FlaxJanet FrancoMax GabathNatalie GalazkaFrank GalloMelissa GardellaJennifer GaudiomonteNathaniel GelbMichael GeraciEmily GilbertAmy GlaserMallory GlaserErin GleesonGabriel GomezErin GordonRamsay GordonKennedy GorgeyLenise GraddyJayson GreeneStacy GreeneTamar GresselJuan GuerreroMaria GurvichilteStephanie HaferJamie HallKeva HallAshley HandelTangier HarperMichaela HayesShannon HayesErik HedblomGretchen HensonKatrin HohensinnerMorgan HollandGrant HuangElaina HullTim HutchingsRyutaro IshikanePhilip JacobJonathan JacobsAshley JaksaRanah JalladSophia JanowitzAlicia JayDiana JimenezHectoria JohnsonJeremy JohnsonPatrick JohnsonAndrea Joler O’NeillAshley JolerChris JonesDaniel KallerElisa KammeyerMickey KammeyerMargret KarnerGina KathleenAndrew KennedyKevin KilroyDavid KirbyMichele KirwanAna Kreacic- LekovicLoren KulesusJohanna LaffertyJoshua LaheyDoreen LamJonathan LaPearlPierre Le HorsGladys LeeCaleb LeisureDjordjije LekovicNancy LeongM. Dru LevasseurAngela LewisAshley LewisCaroline LewisFryda LidorRoi LidorMichelle LindenblattJennifer LindsayGustavo LopezJoshua LovelaceLauren MalteseAdrienne MasonAnna MasseyMaciel MatiasMaedhbh (Maeve)Mc CullaghDaniel McAdamsPatrick S. McCartyMegan McCormickTerry McCoyPatricia McDonaldWill McEvoyEmily MichaelFred MichaelLaura MichonskiMichelle MoralesMailande MoranDavid MoyerTheodora MufarrijJesse MyersTavaysia MyersHope Anne NathanLucy NeaveArnold NelsonDavid NewmanNicole NorkinNiall O’HegartyKevin O’NeillJennifer OrbomFernanda Page PomaAdam PanarellaRonnie ParisellaShelley PasnikAlison PeckettFrancois PenardJony S. PerezRose PerezJenna PerryVictoria Petro-ConroyLidiia PIddubnaKendall PippinSusan PoliwkaStephanie PreponDrengkDaniel QuarantaM. Therese RagghiantiBrian RalphMoses RamirezBonney RawleyLeah ReitzStefan RoesselBarbara RogersCharmel RogersBriana RognlinMike RomanoAnne RoselliniBenjamin RosenthalJonathan RossRobert RugelisChloe SafierJulio SalcedoSteven SchiffMichael SchlagerLina SemanaviciuteKyler SerfassHeather Shannon-QuarantaJackson SherrattJenny ShoukimasJanine SilvaKen SimsSushil SinghLisa SkeenHoward SlatkinChanti SmithCharise SmithJaime SmithShannon SouthMiriam StammErica StellaMalka SternMegan SullivanChris TabronKaren TalaidJamie TilsonSarah ToddSandra TomitaDevora UngerFarrah UngerJennifer Van SantvoordTobey Van SantvoordJosh VelasquezChristine VerlenyTerra VetterMargaret WadsworthJulianne WarrenSilke WeberRose WeilYuna WeissJoseph WeissmanAndrew WhiteAparna WilderZoe WintersMolly WoloskyHans YooDouglas YoungLuke YuAndrew YurkoTamara ZahaykevichJanaki ZarembaMo ZeilingoldArna ZohlmanZachary ZohlmanColin Zug-MooreTHANK YOU!Thank you to the following members for referring friends who joined the Coop in the last four weeks.Claire AdamsLenny AdlerMichele ArrietaZev AverbachAveyOliver BaranczykArnold BarkusMarie BarnettAlejandro BarraganRebecca BatemanHolly BatistickPriscilla BeckerDaniel BeebySarah BellNicholas Bergson-SchilcockRachel BlackwellJames J.A. BlairDavid BlenkJonathan BonannoNoah BowersBeverly BrooksAlison BuckleyDavid CahnSarah CaufieldBrian ChavezAshok ChildsJean-Claude ChetritRachel CiporenDelkaKirsten DenkerKyle DepewCadence DubusDustinEricaVilma FarkasDaniel FelsensfeldStella FioreSasha FriedlanderElizabeth FriedmanLijah FriedmanWendy FriedmanElizabeth G.Kaitlyn GentileJustin GerryVictoria GillenElizabeth GoldAlissa GreenKatherine GresselLilly GuntherGabrielle HamillBrandi HarperMiguel HeberleThyra HederMichelle HewrykHannah HirschlandJoanna HookJonathan HowellNancy IvanAdam JaffeeSusan JalbertScott JohnsonMeghan JosephHannah KaneAndrea KannapellSara KatzCheri KeelerAndrea Kemelor-DobroNellie KillianKathryn KooistraPatrick KwanMelanie LavelleShia LevittJojo LiNicholas ListraniDeirdre LovellAlice MacDonaldFayre MakeigPrem MakeigPeter MandasMelissa MazzeiRiccardo MazzeiMichael McGinnisRobin MichalsVictoria Misrock SteinJennifer MonnHannah MooreMical MoserWeronika MurrayGloria N.Christina NajarroChris NilesSara NolanErica NooneyGareth O’BrienMaureen O’BrienRios O’Leary-TagiuriLauren OhayonOlgaTchaiko OmawaleGretchen OstheimerSarah PartonLillian PaulinaMiriam PerezMichael PerrineKate PettyDoug PopovichJordan PropperJulie RaskinJohanna Rectra CoganMarshall ReeseHeidi ReinbergJean RoheSteve RubinsteinJessica S.Yankl SalantErica SandersKathryn SandersJustin ScarboroughFrances SchambergVictoria SchlimerJessica SchperoLindsi SeegmillerMelea SewardEllen SimpsonSarah SniderJulie StanleyMatt StanleyRadhika SinghVivian SiuJesse SweetVita T.Tara TabassiVirgil TalaidVeronica ThomasJenni TontiAaron UngerLiz V.Josiah VenterSabrina WaijersRachel WeinbergerMolly WeingrodKathryn WinderPeter WohlsenSophronia YuRead the Gazette while you’re standing on line OR online at www.foodcoop.com