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Positive Change for the Future
Since we started the Positive Change program in January of 2019, we’ve donated a total of $89,568.24 to two dozen local nonprofit organizations and three local fire relief funds.
From the GM: MFC’s Cooperative Community Fund
In 2017, we created the Medford Food Co-op Cooperative Community Fund (MCCF) as a permanent endowment within the Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation.
Positive Change for Community Members Impacted by Fire
Last week we transitioned September’s Positive Change program to provide aid to community members impacted by the fires throughout the valley.
Positive Change for the Community, by the Community
We are deeply grateful for our community’s encouraging generosity. That generous spirit is the bedrock of this program. Thank you for believing in the power of change and the power of community – it is truly making a difference in people’s lives.
The Sustainable Silverware Project
Here at the Co-op, we are exploring and researching ways to reduce plastic usage, and we often find that each solution comes with unique challenges.
Positive Change
Our new Positive Change program launches January 1st, and is designed to raise money for local non-profit organizations working to better our community.
Cooperative Principle #7: Concern for Community
While the co-op is not a non-profit organization, the seventh cooperative principle ensures that our focus includes policies and objectives that express our concern and commitment to the community.
Giving Back
In alignment with the seventh cooperative principle: concern for community, we choose to give back to organizations that share our vision and values.
Bear Creek Stewardship Day: Fall 2016
Thank you to all to the participants that volunteered their time on Saturday, September 24th to help clean up litter along the Greenway for Bear Creek Creek Stewardship Day!
Bear Creek Stewardship Success
On the morning of Saturday, April 23rd, 101 volunteers from our community gathered together for Bear Creek Stewardship Day.
Care for Your Community with a Cup of Coffee
We are proud to announce that in 2015, we were able to give a total of $1,500 to seven organizations.