March 2020 Honest Slate

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Honest Weight Food Co-op’s Community Newsletter for Membership • Staff • Governance • Management Published monthly by the Communications Committee to promote transparency, report without bias, and sustain community.

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Honest Weight Food Co-op • 100 Watervliet Avenue, Albany, NY 12206 • 518-482-2667

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Upcoming HWFC Board Elections Offer MOs Learning Opportunities This year’s annual HWFC Board elections will be held April 26 at the regular Membership Meeting. There are 7 open seats this year. Nomination forms will be available when the nomination period opens March 26. To see your name on the ballot you must submit a completed form by 8 pm on April 16. If you are interested in working with the Board and the HWFC community to advance the Co-op’s mission, then Board service may be right for you! Serving on the Board is an incredible opportunity to help further shape the Co-op’s mission to promote fair employment practices while providing organic, locally produced, lowcost food and products to the broader community. Serving on the Board also brings legal obligations and demands on your time that need to be carefully considered. In addition to attending Board meetings on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm, Board members serve as Board liaison to at least one Co-op committee and attend that committee’s monthly meetings. Board members also attend regularly scheduled working meetings of the Board and the four annual regular HWFC Membership Meetings. To learn more about serving on the Board, please attend the second Governance Workshop on March 7 at the Co-op. Evelyn Wright will explain the legal, governance, leadership, and cultural responsibilities

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that Member-Owners can fulfill by serving on the Board. In this year’s workshop, Evelyn will also focus on facilitating conflict resolution—always a timely and important topic for HWFC members! Join fellow Co-op members at the workshop March 7 at 3 pm; check Honest Slate for more information on the upcoming elections.

Board of Directors Nominations Due by April 16

CONTENTS Business Profile: Ta-da!.............. 2 Community Connections........... 3 Board Nominations to Open...... 3 New MM Shares Insight............. 4 HWFC Wins Shout-Out!............. 5 Suggestion Box/Q&A.................. 6 MOs Bank on Hours................... 7 Committee Corner.................... 8 Vigil Set for March 6................. 9 Board Decisions....................... 10 Unclaimed Funds..................... 10 Arts News & Coffeehouse........ 11 Co-Opportunities!.................... 12

What Boards Do: The Sequel Don’t miss the second Governance Saturday Workshop on Saturday, March 7, 2020, from 3:00–4:30 pm in the HWFC CommuMarch 7, 2020 nity Room. Evelyn Wright will reprise her Governance Workshop, “What Boards Do: The Sequel.”

Last year’s standing-room-only crowd heard Evelyn explain how HWFC Member-Owners can share responsibility for the Co-op by running for election to the HWFC Board of Directors. Obligations that Member-Owners can fulfill as a Board member include legal, governance, leadership, and cultural responsibilities.

Community Room • 3–4:30 pm

In this year’s workshop, Evelyn will recap last year’s presentation and highlight best practices. Remember, Board elections are April 26 this year so mark your calendar and join your fellow Co-op members on March 7 to learn how Member-Owners exercise this responsibility.

Step up and run for a seat on the Board! https://www.honestweight.coop/


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