THE COOPERATORS’ NEWSPAPER
Vol. 49. No. 10
October 2013
SERVING OVER 25,000 COOPERATORS IN THE WORLD’S SECOND LARGEST HOUSING COOPERATIVE
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It’s a Wrap!
Group Meetings provide opt-in information for RV’s website launch- page 3
Rochdale Village Board members and retail partners from Ideal Food Basket celebrate the official grand opening
Occupancy of Ideal Food Basket’s flagship store with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. Agreement Signings Resume giveaways to the community By Susan Van Brackle Consult the final schedule sponsored by Ideal Food Basket’s of lease signings by Grouphe Ideal Food Basket retail partner Dietz and Watson. page 3
RV welcomes flagship grand opening of Ideal Food Basket
RV Poetry in Memorial - 25
Energy conservation efforts to be advisedpage 6
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officially opened its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony that took place on Friday, October 4th. CEO, Dan Cabassa, flanked by his executive colleagues and store management team welcomed the excited crowd of Rochdale Village cooperators as they arrived to celebrate the grand opening. The afternoon event was timed perfectly to provide complimentary lunch in the form of hot dog
Other brand sampling opportunities and taste testing events were going on concurrently within the store and more were planned for the following grand opening week. Once the event began, Mr. Cabassa opened his remarks by thanking the Board of Directors, Rochdale Village Management, his colleagues and the community for their partnership on this extensive store buildout. Story continued on page 16
Commercial Services Chair Joseph Mathieu commends the Ideal staff and encourages the community to support the store.
President’s Message - Page 2 • Manager’s Report - Page 4 • DJ Doctor Bob Lee in RV- Page 10 • Maintenance Worker Lunch - Page 26