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

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