annual report & election issue 2015
This Year's Highlights Pg. 4
Why We're Different Pg. 20
#whyinewpi
A Y E A R O F PI C T U R E S F RO M O U R I NSTAG R A M Pg. 3 & 26
published by: NEW PIONEER FOOD CO-OP 22 S. Van Buren St. • Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 338-9441 open daily 7am–10pm 1101 2ⁿd St. • Coralville, IA 52241 (319) 358-5513 open daily 7am–10pm 3338 Center Point Rd. NE • Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Coming Soon! STORE SUPPORT OFFICE 22 S. Linn St., Unit 2A • Iowa City, IA 52240 (319) 248-6400 open Mon.–Fri. 8am–5pm
IN THIS ISSUE This Year's Highlights
p. 4
General Manager's Report
p. 6
Board President's Report
p. 12
Ballot and Candidates' Statements
p. 14
On the cover: Part of our New Pi Cedar Rapids crew in front of our new street-side mural painted by local artist Thomas Agran. Stop by and check it out!
www.newpi.coop EDITOR Allison Gnade MANAGING EDITOR Jenifer Angerer CATALYST DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION Sara Montgomery CATALYST PHOTOGRAPHY Ben Partridge PRINTER Royle Printing, Sun Prairie, WI
Board of Directors Meetings
ANNUAL
All owners are welcome! September 23, 2015
6:30pm, New Pi Cedar Rapids
3338 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
October 28, 2015
6:30pm, New Pi Store Support Offices 22 S. Linn St., Unit 2A, Iowa City, IA 52240
October 24, 2015 Annual Owner Meeting - Details at right.
Owners are welcome to share their views with the New Pi Board:
Get involved! Ask questions at the owner open forum, hear reports from the Board of Directors, enjoy refreshments, & stick around for the election results.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(year indicates when term expires) President JANET RAZBADOUSKI (2017) (312) 476-0943, jraznpboard@gmail.com
Vice President JON FOGARTY (2016) (319) 400-4911, jon@jonfogarty.com
Secretary CAROLINE DIETERLE (2016)
Saturday, October 24, PM Sun., October 26, 2-4 THE KIRKWOOD ROOM AT GOVERNOR'S KIRKWOOD ROOM RIDGE 515 KIRKWOOD AVE., IOWA CITY, IA 52240
515 KIRKWOOD AVE., IOWA CITY, IA 52240
(319) 338-8674, caroline-dieterle@uiowa.edu
Treasurer HENRY T. MADDEN (2015) (319) 338-5689, h-mamadden@mchsi.com
JEN KNIGHTS (2016) (319) 331-6631, knightswhowrites@gmail.com
CALVIN NORRIS (2017) (319) 355-2603, cal_norris@msn.com
SARAH WALZ (2015) (319) 466-0908, walz.sarah@gmail.com
NEW PIONEER FOOD CO-OP MISSION STATEMENT New Pioneer is a cooperatively owned business, fully serving the needs of the natural products consumer. We emphasize high quality, fair prices, and product information. We are an environmentally and socially responsible member of the community we serve. New Pioneer’s mission is to serve the needs of its members and to stimulate the local agricultural production of natural and organic foods by providing a market for such foods.
The Cooperative fully recognizes the value and dignity of work and shall place a high priority on the health, welfare, and happiness of all its employees. The Cooperative shall strive to set a community standard for the best possible working conditions, training, wages, benefits, and opportunities for advancement for its employees.
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Kids ages 12 and under are invited to become a New Pi Co+op Explorer and receive a free banana each visit! To become a card-carrying Co+op Explorer, kids simply need to bring a parent or supervising adult to a New Pi cashier and ask to become a Co+op Explorer. Each child will be issued their very own super official Co+op Explorers card!
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G I H H L S ’ I G R H A T S E . Y S I TH POUNDS OF ORGANIC FAIR TRADE BANANAS:
20142015 SCHOOL YEAR:
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ES AV L LO LOCA I P OF EW D: N EA BR ,793
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NEW PI SOILMATES TAUGHT IN 40 SCHOOLS FOR FREE
GALLONS O LOCAL MILKF
66,405
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165,754 LOCA CAGEFREE L EGGS:
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DONATED TO SCHOOL & COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECTS THIS YEAR
10,000 KIDS REACHED
FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS ON OUR SHELVES
300+ SOILMATES CLASSES
Soilmates has helped start compost pilot projects at: West High's 9th grade cafeteria (Iowa City), North Central Jr. High (North Liberty), and Hiawatha Elementary (Hiawatha)
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TO DATE PI OWNERS
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3,170+
ODUCTS ORGANIC PR S ON OUR SHELVE
...
WE’RE #1!
ALL OF THIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF YOU!
Your $60 lifetime ownership means you own the store and have democratic control – you pick our Board of Directors from among your neighbors. The purchases you make determine the food on our shelves.
WE WON KCRG OCER ALIST’S BEST GR YOU K AN TH ! 15 IN 20 BEST US FOR VOTING E TH IN R CE O GR AREA!
$2,333,354 TO LOCAL PRODUCERS IN 2015 2014: $2,264,455 2013: $2,023,076 2012: $1,785,286 2011: $1,669,561 2010: $1,442,433
32,167
GALLO SCRAP NS OF FOO THE L S SAVED F D ANDF ROM IL FISCA L THIS PAS T L YEA R!
AWARD
136+
LOCAL FARMERS & PRODUCERS
We visit our farms in person and buy directly from the farm, not through a third party. That way we have the strongest connection with our farmers, get the freshest produce around, and they don’t have to share their cut with a middleman.
74,153
POUNDS OF FOOD DONATED TO TABLE TO TABLE
1,739+ GLUTEN FREE PRODUCTS ON OUR SHELVES
100 GRANNIES FOR A LIVABL E FUTURE GAVE NEW PIONEE R THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL AW AR “FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO D HELP MAKE OUR WORLD CLEAN ER, GREENER, AND MORE SUSTAINABLE!”
NEW PI HAS ELIMINATED HANDLED PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS! At New Pi we used 1,164,000 plastic handled bags over the past 5 years. Together we avoided using 1,022,501 disposable bags (we’ve kept track!) by bringing your own bags. Next year we’ll use: 0 plastic handled bags! For details, visit www.s.coop/plastic But to keep our paper bag use low, we need your help. Please stock your bag/car/bike bags with reusable bags so they’re handy for future shopping trips!
(excluding produce and othe r naturally gluten free foods)
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Matt Hartz G E N E R A L
M A N AG E R
Some Choices Matter
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HE YEAR PAST HAS BEEN A transformational one for our Cooperative. Almost six years of our efforts to grow manifested on December 10, 2014, with the launch of our third store, in Cedar Rapids! Five months earlier, in July, we’d opened our new bakery and kitchen in North Liberty to increase our capacity for many years to come. This all represented the culmination of planning and owner engagement that began in the spring of 2009.
A Little Background Back in 2009, our Board developed a vision to grow our Cooperative in order to further our mission of making a positive impact on the world. They held a series of owner engagement meetings and considered what growth could look like. We determined that a relocation of the Iowa City store to a new site in downtown Iowa City was the optimal strategy, specifically a redevelopment of the corner of College and Gilbert Streets. After almost three years of planning efforts and a New Pi owner vote that yielded 93% support of the project, our many proposals submitted to the City Council failed to yield a project for the Cooperative. In the wake of the Council’s decision, we quickly updated our market study data, evaluated multiple sites over Johnson and Linn counties, and conducted a second owner vote, which continued to show support for our growth. A site in Cedar Rapids showed the greatest potential sales forecast with the least cannibalization of sales at our existing stores. Within 23 months after our College and Gilbert project was sidelined, we opened our doors at 3338 Center Point Road in Cedar Rapids! This state of the art modern facility reused an existing building (for a smaller carbon footprint than a new build) and is, essentially, a smaller version of our previous plan for a College and Gilbert Street store.
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Expanding in Downtown Iowa City? We continue to explore expansion opportunities in downtown Iowa City, though it is likely several years before a feasible project would manifest. Viable mixed-use projects in downtown Iowa City are complicated from a financial and redevelopment standpoint. In the interim, we likely will be making more upgrades to our Iowa City store. Challenges for Food Co-ops Across the Nation Food co-ops nationwide – and even Whole Foods Market – are entering challenging times. The natural foods sector has grown at a rate well above our national economy, and now significant public and private investment capital is entering the natural foods market. New chains are expanding across the country and conventional stores are also evolving. In one way, this is a good thing. In order for responsible and sustainable food production to truly have a positive impact, it must grow to scale. New Pi’s market share in Johnson County is being pressured by this new competitive environment, though we’ve seen this coming since 2009. Some Choices Matter However, choosing to shop at a co-op is not just a trip to the grocery store. Some products may be similar at co-ops and chains, but there is a fundamental difference. While chains channel profits to shareholders, cooperatives do not need to choose between shareholders or customers, they are one and the same. A co-op is governed by volunteer Board members who shop the stores every day. Unlike the daily transfer of finances out of the community with chains, all financial resources stay right here with co-ops and
New Pi staff celebrate 1 day before opening our doors at New Pi Cedar Rapids.
build shared capital for the community. By choosing to shop at New Pi, you are choosing to keep your dollars local. Data shows that the economic multiplier of spending a dollar at a co-op is greater than spending the same dollar at a chain. For every $1,000 spent at a co-op, $1,604 is generated in local economic activity, versus $1,365 when spent with our chain counterparts. Your shopping choices do have an impact. We are not just in the community providing a service, we are the community. Some choices matter, and choosing a grocer is one of these.
Matt Hartz New Pi General Manager
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Two of New Pioneer’s Board members are retiring at the end of this calendar year: Sarah Walz and Hank Madden have volunteered thousands of hours of service to the Co-op. They have truly been leaders. Sarah has served for nine years, most of those years as Board President. Hank has served for twelve years, all of them as Treasurer. We sincerely thank them for their dedication and service to the Co-op.
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Financial Statement M AT T
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P I
G E N E R A L
M A N AG E R
Growth with Purpose
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CROSS THE LAST TWO FISCAL YEARS, New Pioneer invested a combined $7,300,000 in expanded facilities. Our new central kitchen and bakery in North Liberty, which we affectionately call “The Hub,” was delivered on budget at $1,800,000. Our Cedar Rapids store, unlike the high cost overrun struggles of the Coralville store project 15 years ago, was also delivered on budget at $5,500,000. The Co-op learned many important lessons from the Coralville store project, and these lessons, along with much greater Board focus on oversight and controls, yielded successful outcomes for this past year’s development projects. Investing in Our Community The projects were financed with a mix of cash savings from prior years and bank financing. Total bank financing will amount to $4,300,000. The Co-op could have accomplished the projects for lower cost up front if we hadn’t purchased the facilities, but the Co-op now owns both the Hub and the Cedar Rapids store properties. Approximately $3,000,000 of the $7,300,000 facility expansion is in real property. These are assets that will serve many tens of thousands of customers for years to come, and in the case of the Cedar Rapids store, at least many decades to come. Had we leased the project properties, the Co-op would essentially have had the equivalent of off-balance-sheet debt, or an interest-only loan that we would have never been able to pay off. With the current low interest rate environment and our commitment to investing meaningfully in our community, the decision to purchase the properties was clear. So, How are we doing Financially? The Board implemented a new financial disclosure policy several months ago (please refer to the following multi-year income statements, balance sheet, and statement of cash flows). At the close of the fiscal year, which is currently under audit, the Co-op’s current ratio of current assets (primarily cash and inventory) relative C A S H
F L O W
Operating Activities Investing Activities Financing Activities Net Change In Cash & Cash Equivalents
to current liabilities (accounts payable, payroll, and shortterm obligations) was 1.64 actual versus budget of 1.75. New Pi This means we have a good bit more in liquid assets on is n o w hand than we do in near-term liabilities obligations. The a bicyc built fo le Co-op’s debt-to-equity ratio (bank debt versus the equity r 3! our owners have in the business) was 0.8 actual versus 0.7 budget. That’s a pretty comfortable ratio: we have more owner investment in the Co-op than outside bank investment. We make those forecasts over a year out, so we’ve done well to land close to the target. Though short of goal, both are well within the range of what we’d modeled at the start of the year, and our liquidity is more than sufficient to meet the needs of running the business in the year ahead. Our Cedar Rapids store has been running at approximately 85% of the market study forecast. This is short, though also within the range of what we modeled Store Team Leaders (from left) Eric Creach (CV), prior to expansion, and our Brad Lynch (CR), and Mike Gustaveson (IC) go for updated forecast has the store a ride on a 3-person tandem bike. achieving market study sales target by the conclusion of this fiscal year (June 30, 2016). Over 1,500 new owners have joined the Co-op since our Cedar Rapids opening and new people are finding the store every day. The greater monthly variance from our sales forecasts for the year actually came from our Coralville store. This is due primarily to the Coralville Hy-Vee expansion that came online by the holidays. Although it’s not in the fiscal year covered by this report (2015), I can report about the
2015*
2014
2013
(146,099) (3,592,152) 3,985,664
577,791 (3,202,301) (41,785)
1,068,956 (160,724) (72,289)
247,413
(2,666,295)
835,943
*2015 numbers are preliminary and pre-audit
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B A L A N C E
2015*
2014
2013
3,179,261 9,674,938 618,055
3,034,919 6,475,545 277,468
5,975,753 3,137,796 510,192
13,472,254
9,787,932
9,623,741
2,107,764 3,848,536 5,956,300
1,719,148 24,132 1,743,280
1,765,348 11,870 1,777,218
S H E E T
Assets Current Assets Property & Equipment Other Assets Total Assets Liabilities & Equities Current Liabilities Long-Term Liabilities Total Liabilities Current Liabilities Total Liabilities & Equities
Number of employees to date:
7,515,954
8,044,652
7,846,523
13,472,254
9,787,932
9,623,741
*2015 numbers are preliminary and pre-audit
2015*
2014
2013
Net Revenue Cost of Sales & Operating Expenses Income From Operations
27,089,277 27,837,157 (747,880)
24,063,802 24,094,737 (30,935)
23,063,802 23,657,450 (622,251)
Other Income/Expenses Income Before Taxes Net Income
57,921 (689,959) (689,959)
456,829 125,894 98,251
125,126 747,377 724,344
I N C O M E
S T A T E M E N T
*2015 numbers are preliminary and pre-audit
new competitive environment we face in Johnson County with the opening of Lucky’s Market, as well as the new North Dodge Hy-Vee store. July of 2015 was a hard month on the Co-op’s Johnson County sales and cash flow, though we expected this. As of the time of this writing at the end of August, the Co-op’s sales are showing improvement. The Cedar Rapids store has been unaffected, and in fact has kept New Pioneer overall in positive sales growth. Indeed, preparing the Co-op for incoming competition was one of the many reasons we chose to grow north beyond Iowa City and Coralville. Healthcare for Our Staff I will add one point on costs. Healthcare costs have been rising uncontrollably for years in this country, and 2015 showed no change in this trend for the Co-op. In 2015, New Pioneer saw an enormous increase in our health care premiums of 30%. This is not sustainable for us as a medium-sized employer. Healthcare premiums have risen faster than revenue
for years. The Co-op has been looking at ways to increase our wage scale for our employees, though this year the resources were directed towards fully absorbing the 30% insurance premium increase on behalf of our staff. This past fiscal year, the Co-op funded $575,000 in employee health insurance premiums. Purchasing Our Coralville Store The Co-op owns our Iowa City location, in addition to our Store Support Offices in downtown Iowa City. Several years ago, the Board negotiated a purchase option contract for our Coralville store, the only property that the Co-op currently leases. The window for the option opens this fiscal year and we intend to purchase the property. We expect that the monthly mortgage payments will be lower than the current monthly rent payments. The Co-op will be transferring rental “off-balance-sheet” debt to onbalance-sheet-debt and this will help improve cash flows accordingly.
220 72%
Full time employees with benefits:
N E W PI ’ S PA RT- A N D F U L LT I M E STA F F B E N E F IT S : • 20% Staff Discount • 38% Staff Wellness Discount on Vitamins & Supplements • A Free Bike Helmet Available Each Year • 401k Retirement Plans Matching: 5% in Past Years (Determined Annually) • Flexible Spending Plans (Medical or Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts) • Premium Pay for Working Holidays • Bereavement Leave • Jury Duty Pay • Life Insurance
N E W PI ’ S F U L L-T I M E STA F F B E N E F IT S : • Paid Vacation & Personal Time – Last fiscal year New Pi paid $323,000 in vacation time to our staff, or 1.2% of sales. • Paid Holidays • Health Insurance – Health insurance costs for New Pi last fiscal year was $575,000 or 2.1% of sales. This fiscal year it exceeds 2.9% of sales since New Pi fully absorbed a 30% premium cost increase without passing it along to our staff. • Dental Insurance • Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave • Short and Long Term Disability Coverage
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Education & Outreach: Scott Koepke
new ng Challah at New Pi's Rob (left) & Tito braidi y. Hub kitchen & baker
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Craig Albright O P E R AT I O NS
T E A M
L E A D
A Year of Incredible Growth
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ROWTH IN BUSINESS IS USUALLY DEFINED by sales performance. On a personal level, growth is more often viewed as the result of successfully navigating challenges. The past year has been an incredible journey loaded with many challenges, opportunities, and growth for New Pioneer. We opened a new store and a new food production facility within five months. We grew from 2 stores and 150 employees into a company spanning two counties and over 220 employees. We saw unprecedented competitive pressure coming from several directions. Each step along the way presented new challenges and learning opportunities; are things working the way we anticipated? What adjustments do we need to make? Are we serving our owners and our employees well? How can we improve? There have been many bumps along the way. Learning how to supply three stores from our Hub production facility in North Liberty is one example. We had hoped to be as efficient as possible in making a single delivery to each location using one vehicle; we quickly learned that this did not work well for our customer’s schedules and we adapted by adding multiple deliveries to each store. This greatly improved our delivery process and helped get our wonderful breads, pastries, and deli items on the shelf earlier each day in all three locations. In May, Chef Matt Steigerwald (previously owner and head chef at Lincoln Café in Mount Vernon, where he received three James Beard Semifinalist nominations) moved from our Cedar Rapids Store to oversee our Hub operations in North Liberty. Matt and our Culinary Team have been working hard to improve our recipes, diversify our menu, and develop new meal solutions. We revamped our bakery program with an increased commitment to local and organic with flour grown and milled by our friends at Early Morning Harvest in Panora, Iowa. We added cake decorators and early morning bakers to each store to bring you the freshest cookies, muffins, scones, and
most beautiful cakes in the Corridor. I am proud to say that no bakery in Iowa uses more local and organic ingredients than New Pi. Having three stores spread over thirty miles, we discovered other systems required adjustments as well. Hiring processes and team communications presented new challenges that technology is helping us address. In the past year we have implemented an online job application process and given more responsibility to each store for interviewing and hiring. To address the need for real time communications across multiple locations, we have been using a cloud-based meeting tool. This has helped reduce phone calls and speed responses to customer inquiries. Last spring we initiated a bi-annual all employee survey. With 90% participation from our team, we gained valuable insights on how to better meet our mission goals as a community-leading employer. Our employees are our greatest asset and we have deepened our commitment to their growth and development. In addition to all those activities, we’ve made many adjustments in the past year to improve your shopping experience. We underwent a stringent independent audit of our systems, merchandising, and product selection and have used that information to help select new products we think you’ll love. We also upgraded our register system to speed the checkout process, and make printing receipts optional so you have the option to skip the extra paper. This past year has been a very dynamic yet challenging one for New Pi. We have learned much in the process and will continue to learn and improve. I hope you see the positive results of this growth and I thank you for growing with us.
Craig Albright New Pi Operations Team Lead
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Janet Razbadouski B OA R D
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D I R E C TO R S
P R E S I D E NT
Bringing Thoughtful Focus to Our Challenges
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HE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN MOMENTOUS for New Pioneer Cooperative. In December we celebrated the opening of our third major retail store in the Corridor – a brand new state-of-the-art natural foods store employing 60 New Pi staff in Cedar Rapids. Our new store looks beautiful inside, and now with new improvements including a street-side mural and additional street-side signage this fall, it’s looking beautiful outside as well. We have wonderful staff and supportive customers. We’ll be honest, however: the transition from operating two stores to three stores was not at all seamless. In January and February, shoppers experienced frustration due to out-of-stocks in our bread and deli items. But by spring, significant operational improvements in the Hub (our North Liberty bakery and kitchen) allowed New Pi to make improvements in production and delivery across the three stores. For more on that, turn to Craig’s Operations Report on page 10. Across the country, natural and organic foods are the leading and most profitable growth sector in the retail food industry. The Corridor is no exception. While New Pi has grown the local natural and organic markets over the last forty-four years, in the last five years, the Corridor has seen expanded health food sections and organic produce in mainstream grocery stores, big box stores, and new specialty stores have been cropping up. This competition brings expanded product selection and improved pricing to the Corridor. We are all grappling with the age-old dilemma of quality versus price. We continue to offer our shoppers and owners our very special and distinctive advantages: • A partnership with over 160 co-ops across the country to get truly great deals and sale prices. • The best freshly-made (from scratch) ready-toeat food available anywhere. • The best selection and quality of organic produce. • An entirely sustainable seafood selection. • A local-intensive meat department completely free of hormones and antibiotics.
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• Strong and longstanding relationships with local producers. • The best deli and bakery around, cooking with higher quality ingredients than anywhere else. • Democratic ownership, with all profits reinvested in the local community and with real owner input on where the Co-op is headed. In June, New Pi concluded a comprehensive staff survey to capture our team members’ views on where and what further organizational and operational improvements are needed. The survey was conducted by Cooperative Development Services (CDS), a cooperatively owned company that consults specifically for co-ops. The survey’s data is benchmarked against that of other natural food co-ops across the country. The survey results became available to the Board and staff in September, and include recommendations for improvements. Thank you to all staff who participated. The Board of Directors hears you loud and clear. At the Board’s annual retreat in April, we focused on the area of Board governance. The Board’s primary roles are to represent the ownership, steward the financial assets of the Co-op, plan long range, and evaluate the General Manager on his or her success in carrying out the policies and mission of the Co-op. Recognizing both New Pi’s increased complexity and that a number of long-term Board members will be retiring from the Board over the next several years, the Board began exploring the adoption of Policy Governance. Policy Governance makes explicit, in the form of written policies, the implicit governance of the Board. The Board is working with the Cooperation Board Leadership Development (CBLD) template policies, which include Executive Limitation, Board, Board-Management Relationship, and Ends (Mission) Policies. The Board passed the Executive Limitations policies at its July meeting. Looking ahead, the Board’s priorities include holding management accountable for implementing the staff survey’s recommendations, addressing empowerment and gender equity
in the New Pi workplace, continued work on Board Policy Governance, and seeking increased member-owner input and engagement. Look for a more active Board page on New Pi’s website to stay informed and be involved. We will continue to explore possibilities for our Iowa City store, and staff and management will continue the necessary enhancement of our operations to meet the requirements of expanded sales, facilities, and competition. The next several years will be critical for New Pi as we meet the internal challenges of a growing organization and external challenges of increased competition in the marketplace. After New Pi’s 2001 near disaster following our expansion into Coralville, the Board put financial best practices in place that have allowed us to grow as a communityowned business, to where we now have 20,000 active owners (“active” signifying that they currently shop with us), 220 employees, and assets of 13.4 million dollars. Our Cedar Rapids and Hub projects were done with careful consideration of financial resources and the competitive environment that we are in. We have a strong balance sheet, positive cash flow, and – most importantly – owners, staff, and management who are committed to New Pi’s success. We have been pioneers in the local, organic, natural foods, and cooperative ownership movements for 44 years, and we will continue to be pioneers for 44 more! I look forward to working with you all over the next several years. Last but not least, at the end of 2015, we say good-bye to long-term Board members Hank Madden (Treasurer) and Sarah Walz (former Board President). Both Hank and Sarah have helped build New Pi up to what it is today, and we thank you both for your many years of service. In Cooperation,
Janet Razbadouski New Pi Board President
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the ballot You must hold a New Pioneer Food Co-op ownership in your own name to participate in voting. • Only the share holder (owner) may vote. Spouses and household members without their own shares are not eligible. Check the name on the mailing address of this publication, inquire at a store register, or call Sandy at (319) 248-6404 to determine the name in which the owner share is held. • To vote in the 2015 New Pi Board elections, you must have been an owner as of September 9, 2015. • Read the candidates’ comments ( pages 17-19) and select up to 2. • Mark your selections in the ballot on the next page, 15, with a pen. • Print your name, sign your name, and print address, phone number, and New
Pioneer owner number below your vote selection. Remember, your owner share must be held in your name, and all fields must be completed, or your ballot will be invalid.
2015 Voting Procedure make your mark on new pi. we’re different because you care.
• The ballot is a self-mailer. No separate envelope is needed.
) and fold on designated lines. Tape at the sides • Cut the ballot as shown ( (very important—DO NOT tape at bottom, the post office needs this free of tape), and mail or drop off at any New Pi store.
m ail promptly • Mailed ballots must arrive at the accountant’s office by October 23, 2015, to be counted. • You may also drop your completed ballot in a ballot box at any New Pioneer store until stores close at 10 PM on October 23, 2015, to be counted.
m ak e sur e we c an co unt yo ur ballot ! • ALL information on your ballot must be accurate. • Be certain to fill out your ballot completely. • Print your name. • Sign your name. • Print address and phone number. • Verify your owner number.
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Ballots due By mail: Oct. 23, 2015 In store: Oct. 23, 2015
Ballot
N E W
PI O N E E R
CO - O P
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This election fills two Board seats.
You may vote for up to 2 candidates. Caitlin Slessor Zara Wanlass Steven Williams
Complete all fields in this section.
You must hold a New Pioneer owner share in your OWN NAME to participate in voting. owner name (print legibly) signature address
phone #
owner #
Ballot will be opened and viewed by BerganKDV personnel only. Results will be announced at the conclusion of the Annual Owner Meeting to be held on Sat., Oct. 24, 2015, from noon to 2pm. Meeting details inside the front cover.
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Caitlin Slessor Occupation:
Attorney at Shuttleworth and Ingersoll, PLC, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Education:
University of Iowa, B.A. in Journalism and Political Science, 2002 University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 2005
Special interests:
Cooking, agriculture, local arts and culture, and weight-lifting.
Q: Please summarize the aspects of your work experience you feel would be helpful to the New Pioneer Board and New Pioneer Food Co-op. I have been an attorney in the Cedar Rapids community for 10 years. Before that, I worked at New Pi from approximately 2000-2003. I gained a deep knowledge of the organization during my time as an employee. Since starting my career as an attorney I have continuously worked in a high conflict area of the law and have become adept at taking concerns and complaints and then constructively solving problems. I have extensive experience with alternative conflict resolution through negotiation, mediation, and settlement. An important part of my skill set is listening, as well as making judgment calls on difficult decisions. In addition, I have a well-rounded knowledge of the state legal system. Finally, I have lived in Cedar Rapids for 11 years where I have been an involved community member. With the opening of the Cedar Rapids store, the Co-op will benefit from having someone from Cedar Rapids on the Board. Q: Have you served on a board of directors before? If so, please describe the organization and your role. I have served on several boards including the Linn County Bar Association (currently President-Elect, formerly Secretary), the Young Lawyers Division of the Iowa State Bar Association (Representative and Committee Chair), Mediation Services of
Eastern Iowa, and the NEST of Johnson County. My experience has ranged from planning fund-raising and educational programming, to evaluating budgets and expenditures for these organizations. Q: In your opinion, what is the role of the Board of Directors in the operation of New Pioneer Food Co-op? The role of the Board is to provide a voice to the members who own it. This is done by providing direction to management to keep New Pioneer Co-op’s actions aligned with the mission statement. The Board can serve as a support to new ideas and innovation within the organization, as well as a sounding board for what the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids communities want from their Co-op. Q: As a Board member, how would you guide the Co-op in fulfilling the values reflected in its mission statement? I believe New Pioneer Co-op is more than just a grocery store. It is a community hub and role model to other businesses. The business model should ensure fairness to everyone along the chain, from the producers to the owners. I will support making the workplace one of the best in the country. I will discuss ways to continue the connections between the local growers/ producers/artists and the buyers who want what they have to offer. I will support continued education programming and partnerships with local groups.
Q: What do you feel are New Pioneer’s primary challenges and how could you help meet these challenges? The biggest challenges are twofold: 1. Balancing a respect for the history of the Co-op with meeting the needs of a new generation and; 2. Staying competitive in an environment where “natural foods” are more widely available and increasingly commodified. I think both challenges can be addressed by emphasizing the democratic nature of New Pi and encouraging owners to vote with their dollars. In addition, we should continue to personalize the product sources so owners know the people they support with their purchases. Q: In your opinion, what is the role of the Co-op in the community? The role of the Co-op is to be a rolemodel as an employer, to be the liaison for local producers and shoppers, and to spread the word of the vast benefits of healthy eating.
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Zara Wanlass Occupation:
Director of Product Management at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., in Fairfield, Iowa Previously employed at Pearson in Iowa City from 2007-2014, most recently as the Director of Finance, Technology, & Strategy
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Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business, M.B.A., 2010 University of Iowa, M.A. Linguistics, 2005 University of California at Berkeley, B.A. History, 1995
Special interests:
Hiking, yoga, DIY household projects, and organic gardening.
Q: Please summarize the aspects of your work experience you feel would be helpful to the New Pioneer Board and New Pioneer Food Co-op. I have a longstanding interest in cooperatively run businesses. As an undergraduate in college, I served for a year as the Food Manager for a house of 127 students in the Berkeley Student Cooperative, which taught me valuable lessons about the diversity of needs surrounding food and nutrition. Professionally, I have held multiple leadership positions, which will help me provide guidance for the Co-op and work with other Board members to make appropriate decisions for guiding the stores. I enjoy working with teams and listening to diverse viewpoints, which will help me represent the needs of owners to the Co-op. I am skilled in consensus decision making, and have strong communication skills. Q: Have you served on a board of directors before? If so, please describe the organization and your role. From 2007-2010, I served on the Board of Directors for the Domestic Violence Intervention Program (DVIP) in Iowa City. I served one term as the Co-Chair, and one term as the Treasurer. In both roles, I supported the Executive Director in her decision making and leadership capacity, and maintained fiduciary oversight of the organization’s finances when I served as Treasurer. I currently serve as an ad hoc member of the New Pioneer Co-op Finance
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Committee, and was involved in the 2015 budget planning process. This involvement confirmed for me my interest in serving as a full Board member. Q: In your opinion, what is the role of the Board of Directors in the operation of New Pioneer Food Co-op? The role of the Board of Directors is to represent the owners and provide long-term planning and strategic decision making to guide the management of the stores. Directors should seek to fulfill the mission statement to the benefit of all owners and staff, not to pursue individual agendas. Directors should be well-informed on the issues, in order to make recommendations to owners and management. One key aspect is acting as a trustee for the best interests of the Co-op, providing financial guidance and oversight to ensure the long-term survival and health of the Coop. The directors should be active in their promotion of the Co-op and participate in community activities that relate to the Co-op. The directors set policies, support the staff in their ability to solve problems, and then monitor the results in addition to hiring and evaluating the General Manager. Q: As a Board member, how would you guide the Co-op in fulfilling the values reflected in its mission statement? As a Board member, I would focus on areas related to finance and budgeting, drawing on past experiences in business and the non-profit sphere. It is important to me to seek balance between providing high quality products and services with prices
that are accessible to the community, while supporting suppliers in the local, natural, and organic markets. Strong financial oversight helps to ensure the sustainability of our practices and the ability to continue to serve our communities. Q: What do you feel are New Pioneer’s primary challenges and how could you help meet these challenges? The opening of the Cedar Rapids store is very exciting, and full of potential. We must be vigilant about decisions we make in order to recoup our investment. By participating in the finance committee, I would evaluate fiscal discipline, in order to help this new store location be successful. As competition grows, it is important to keep owners feeling connected and to build a sense of community, while supporting local and organic producers. Q: In your opinion, what is the role of the Co-op in the community? The Co-op is in a unique position of truly serving the needs of shoppers/owners, staff, and suppliers, without needing to appease stockholders. Through sound, ethical decision making, the Co-op can be an employer of choice, while providing quality goods and services not available elsewhere. The Co-op can actively support other local member-supported organizations with similar causes, and promote education around food issues.
Steven Williams Occupation:
University of Iowa Public Policy Center, Community Engagement Assistant
Education:
University of Iowa, B.A. Political Science, 2014 University of Iowa, B.A. Environmental Planning & Policy, 2014
Special interests:
Food access, community engagement, local foods, strengthening communities, and the outdoors.
Q: Please summarize the aspects of your work experience you feel would be helpful to the New Pioneer Board and New Pioneer Food Co-op. Over the course of my undergraduate career at the University of Iowa, I have become significantly familiar with the food system in Johnson County. I have helped build events that spark a dialogue between community leaders, the public, and policymakers on many issues related to local food and our food system. I have gained experience in community engagement efforts, advocacy, and much more. I think these skills would provide the Board unique assets. Additionally, I am highenergy and passionate in all my work. Q: Have you served on a board of directors before? If so, please describe the organization and your role. I currently serve on the Johnson County Food Policy Council (FPC) and Local Foods Connection (LFC). On the FPC board, I have assisted with general advocacy of our council and help raise awareness of priorities our council is taking regarding food policy and ways to enhance the local food system. On the LFC board, I have assisted with general advocacy on behalf of the board and am currently pursuing several grant opportunities to help expand our operations. Q: In your opinion, what is the role of the Board of Directors in the operation of New Pioneer Food Co-op? I think the role of any Board of Directors is to think long-term and help set the agenda to help expand and become more
efficient. More specifically, I think the Board of Directors of New Pioneer Food Co-op should be aware of the ongoing changes in our community and how New Pioneer could help support and make known that they are the community partner that continues to take an active role. Additionally, I think the Board should be mindful of what other organizations in the community are doing in this line of work and see where meaningful partnerships can arise. Q: As a Board member, how would you guide the Co-op in fulfilling the values reflected in its mission statement? I think I would be able to fulfill these values defined in the mission statement solely based on what I do on a personal level in this community. I truly care about the access to healthy foods and a sense of community. I definitely think I have the ability to innovate in ways that perhaps previous Board members haven’t recognized. There are definitely lots of potential opportunities for the New Pioneer to continue to lead in the community for years to come. Q: What do you feel are New Pioneer’s primary challenges and how could you help meet these challenges? I think a primary challenge for New Pioneer is the sense of complacency I think that has occurred in recent years. I think the name says it all. New Pioneer has been a pioneer in this business for many years. The standard New Pioneer has set was exceptionally high, but challengers have accepted that and have met them. I think it is time for New Pioneer to move forward
with new ideas and ways to continue to lead that make the community not only continue to support New Pioneer, but gain a deeper trust that no other competitor can have. New Pioneer is the business that started here. It should remain the leader. Q: In your opinion, what is the role of the Co-op in the community? I think the Co-op should be the hub for the community and local foods/products. The Co-op, being a community owned business, should set the agenda for the community, ask the difficult questions, and see that progress is met to help enhance our community’s food system. I think there is a tremendous opportunity for New Pioneer to be a leader not only in the market, but a leader in making our community stronger, more sustainable, and more inclusive. There is tremendous legitimacy and passion already held at New Pioneer, I simply want to help build off that!
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! t n e r e ff i D e r ' e W y h W You may have noticed we have some new neighbors in the grocery world. And we’re glad to see that all of our neighbors have more organic products than they ever did before. We’re glad to see this change – honestly we are; it’s why we were founded in the first place. We’re here to shake up the food world! So, you might be asking, what makes the Co-op different? Well, that’s a question we ask ourselves every single day. We’ve got a lot of answers, so here’s just a dozen:
OUR HOUSE-MADE FOOD IS REAL FOOD.
Our house-made cinnamon rolls have 9 ingredients. Our competitors’ house-brand cinnamon rolls have up to 64 ingredients (including azodicarbonamide – the ‘yoga mat’ compound, more dough conditioners, preservatives, artificial flavorings, and other basically non-food ingredients). Which one is real food, like your great-grandmother might have made? Which one would you rather put in your body? For the ingredient lists, see your current Sept./Oct. Catalyst (in stores now or at www.newpi.coop).
WE ARE SINCERE IN OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE HONEST, CLEAN FOOD. WE WALK THE TALK.
Yes, those are organic carrots – local from Grinnell Heritage Farm, in season – in our carrot cake! Yes, all the eggs in our quiches, cakes, and salads are local and cage-free! Yes, all our meats are antibiotic-free! Yes, we cook with GMO-free oils, local honey, and local maple syrup!
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WE ONLY SETTLE FOR SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD.
We are the ONLY grocery store in Iowa that is certified 100% sustainable by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program – the nation’s leading marine research facility. ALL our seafood is sustainable, third-party certified, not just a few selections.
NEXT TIME YOU EAT A SANDWICH, TAKE NOTE.
Check out that ingredient list! Every fresh ingredient in the EWG's "Dirty Dozen" is organic in New Pi's deli. Our meats are humanely raised and free from antibiotics and added growth hormones and nitrates. Tip: Find a sandwich buddy! Our sandwiches are big enough for 2 (or for you today, and you tomorrow ; )
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WE SUPPORT YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW.
We think you should know every ingredient in your food – and whether it's genetically modified. Federal labeling laws do not require GMO ingredient disclosure, so until they do (we're being hopeful here), we recommend choosing certified organic (GMOs not allowed) or locally-grown foods from suppliers we know and trust.
AT NEW PI, EVERY DAY IS EARTH DAY.
OUR MEAT IS NOT ANONYMOUS.
90% of New Pi's deli food containers are compostable, and ALL our plastic-ware is compostable! We’ve eliminated plastic handled bags from our checkouts, and our paper bags are made from 100% recycled Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified paper, with water-based inks and starch-based adhesives, so they are completely recycled, recyclable, and 100% compostable. We walk the green talk.
NOT ALL BREAD IS CREATED EQUAL.
Our bread stands alone. Our extremely skilled bakers have been perfecting their art for decades, with clean ingredients you won't find in any other bread in town. We don’t use bromated flour (because it’s classified as a carcinogen in California, China, the European Union, and other countries around the globe), dough conditioners, or other shortcuts. We bake 31 breads from scratch with organic flour, 15 of them with local organic flour, grown and milled at Early Morning Harvest in Panora, Iowa. We’re the only bakery in eastern Iowa baking breads with Iowa grown and milled organic flour.
CELEBRATING LOCAL SINCE BEFORE IT WAS COOL.
It's in our bedrock! From our Mission Statement: "New Pi's mission is to... stimulate the local agricultural production of natural and organic foods." Co-op shoppers have been dedicated to cultivating our local community for 44 years and we're so happy to see our collective hard work catching on. We work with over 136 local producers and purchased $2,333,354 in local goods from them just in the past year. Your everyday choices make a difference in our local economy and environment.
ALL our meats are humanely raised, with no antibiotics or added growth hormones, ever. We know our local farmers personally.
WE READ LABELS.
We do the hard work of label-reading to keep artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, preservatives, and high-fructose corn syrup off our shelves, so you don’t need to read’em if you don’t want to. But not to worry – we have plenty of sweets and potato chips, which are much tastier for lack of fake ingredients.
WE’RE THE HOME TEAM.
Our hearts are and always will be right here, always trying to improve our home. ALL our profits stay here – not shooting off to some out-of-state corporate office. We’re Iowa owned and Iowa grown.
THE LOST ART FORM OF THE BUTCHER SHOP IS ALIVE AND WELL AT NEW PI!
We butcher like they used to – and no one else does anymore! At other stores, the craft’s been outsourced to corporate meat packing plants and comes through the doors in a cardboard box. Our butchers are the real deal with real skills, and can cut just about anything to order in front of you.
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HAVE AN ONGOING EXCHANGE WITH our General Manager, Matt Hartz. Every now and then I stop by his office, poke my head in, and ask, “So let me get this straight. New Pioneer Food Co-op is paying me to go to schools and teach kids how to grow food?!” “That’s correct,” Matt says. “New Pi Soilmates lives our values and mission.” “But,” I counter, “except anecdotally perhaps, I can’t prove that I’m bringing in a single dime to the bottom line.” “There’s much more to the bottom line than money,” Matt responds. “Like teaching children about how to make this planet healthier.” Wow. 21 years ago, when I first started working here, we had a t-shirt that said: “New Pioneer: Iowa’s Unique Grocery Store.” New Pi Soilmates makes that unique gem shine even brighter. This past year, New Pi Soilmates outreach has continued to blossom: reaching 40 schools in the Corridor, over 300 classes and school assemblies, and teaching 10,000 kids each academic year (summer camps included). The foundation of this service will always be education. The primary messages will continue to be: • Feed the soil before we can feed plants and, hence, ourselves. • The essential need for a balanced diet. • The evidence we observe in a microscope that organic methods grow, rather than diminish, microbial diversity in soil that produces available nutrients for roots to absorb (Bio-Chem 101 for Botany and the Soil-Food Web!). • The barely-tapped potential for local food production, and, beyond food, the life skill lesson of distinguishing between "helping" or "hurting" choices. • We define “sustainability” as simple as “You gotta give a little more than you take.”
In addition to schools, I take my New Pi Soilmates teachings to dozens of adult partner organizations each year as well, from Master Gardeners to Retirement Villages. The most popular lecture is called “51%,” an examination of the statistic that most of what we eat isn’t grown here, most of what we throw away could be composted, why that is, and what we can do to reverse it. Soilmates dreams for the coming year include more seed-saving projects, more compost pilot projects at schools, more season extensions with hoop houses and cold frames for school gardens, and more chances for folks to enjoy microscopic observations of soil life. One of the greatest thrills for me is seeing the reaction of a child looking at the connection of soil and root through the lens of a microscope for the very first time. Often, their heads pop up from the miniature world below, and they exclaim: “It’s moving! The soil is alive!!” That awareness alone is invaluable. It reinforces how vital it is to honor the life the soil is creating, what one little boy proudly announced to me at Harrison Elementary this past spring: “Vitamins for plants!” Not all seeds germinate immediately. Some lay dormant and emerge years down the road. I have no idea if the kids the New Pi Soilmates program reaches will remember anything I say or do. But we sow the seeds anyway. We must. It is our obligation to not just all of us here now, but those who haven’t yet been born. Thank you for purchasing more than just groceries. Your food dollars support a New Pi Soilmates community program of GROWceries. Gardens Heal People.
Scott Koepke New Pi Education & Outreach
N E W PI S O I L M AT E S S E E D M O N E Y I N IT I AT I V E 46 school and community gardens received $500 New Pi Seed Money garden grants (many renewed for multiple years) over the past 3 years: • Iowa City Community School District: Coralville Central Elementary Garner Elementary Weber Elementary Hills Elementary Hoover Elementary Kirkwood Elementary Lemme Elementary Lincoln Elementary Longfellow Elementary Lucas Elementary Shimek Elementary Grant Wood Elementary Tate Alternative High West High City High North Central Junior High Northwest Junior High Southeast Junior High ICCSD Transition Services ICCSD Homeschool Assistance Program • Cedar Rapids Community School District: Hiawatha Elementary Kenwood Elementary Taylor Elementary Grant Elementary Jackson Elementary Harrison Elementary Johnson Elementary Viola Gibson Elementary Roosevelt Middle School Jefferson High • Surrounding outreach area: Lincoln Elementary, Washington, Iowa Ainsworth Elementary, Ainsworth, Iowa Meskwaki Settlement School, Tama, Iowa West Branch Elementary, West Branch, Iowa Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Willowind School, Iowa City, Iowa Summit School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Keokuk Middle School, Keokuk, Iowa University of Iowa School of the Wild, Iowa City, Iowa • Preschools: Melrose Preschool, Iowa City, Iowa University Preschool, Iowa City, Iowa Home Ties & Crisis Child Care, Iowa City, Iowa • Community/Private Organizations: Systems Unlimited Group Home, Iowa City, Iowa Prairiewoods, Hiawatha, Iowa Wellington Heights Community Garden, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Downtown Pedestrian Mall City Plaza Children’s Garden, Iowa City, Iowa
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EW PIONEER HAS BEEN GROWING and changing to serve our community better! Our new third store opened in Cedar Rapids at 3338 Center Point Road at the turn of the year. We celebrated with a Grand Opening on March 7, 2015. The Co-op Education & Outreach team helped welcome 2,000 shoppers on that day and has continued to reach out to Cedar Rapidians in a variety of ways. New Pi participated in many of the Cedar Rapids wellness fairs held for area employees, featuring samples, smiles, and literature about the Co-op at organizations including Rockwell Collins, TransAmerican, and the City of Cedar Rapids. We also hosted a well-attended talk by Dr. Terry Wahls at Shores Event Center, and even marched in the St. Paddy’s Day Parade! A special highlight was sponsoring the Brucemore Garden Show to make it free to the public. New Pioneer continues to support area non-profits though our donations program. Most fun recently was our donation of 1,000 clear plastic deli containers for use as butterfly ‘hatching homes’ by the local group Monarchs of Eastern Iowa. Learn more about the project in the Sept./Oct. Catalyst, currently available in our stores or on our website, or visit www.MonarchsinEasternIowa.blogspot.com.
D O N AT I O NS T H IS Y E A R • Donated to local organizations: $26,468 Donated to 267 organizations • New Pi Soilmates Seed Money to area schools: $20,000 • Crisis Center Donation: $9,199 • New Pi’s total donations this past year: $55,667
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Our Iowa City store benefited from hosting the Summer Solstice Owner Appreciation Party at Chauncey Swan Park, kitty-corner from the store, on June 27, as well as the Field to Family Farmer’s Market Local Food Fair, Culinary Walk, and Culinary Bike Ride in September. This was part of Eat Local Week, which is of course, at the Co-op, EVERY week! Our Coralville store has hosted over 60 classes in its upper level mezzanine just since the turn of the year. Topics ranging from gourmet “Italian Seafood” to “Downton Abbey” to “Plant-Based Fall Feast” attracted a variety of students. It is our goal to have fun showing how to cook from scratch and use Co-op ingredients in an affordable setting, and I think we have succeeded! Visit www.newpi.coop/ new-pi-classes-and-community to see what is coming up on our schedule. Thank you to the Working Owners who earn Co-op gift cards by assisting at many Co-op outreach events in each of our cities! We have limited openings for more Working Owners; to learn more, reach me at tcarbrey@newpi.coop or (319) 248-6411. Thanks for being part of our Co-op community!
Theresa Carbrey New Pi Education & Outreach
Genie Maybanks & Theresa hosted over 50 outreach events this year. . info about all the pictures here
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Otis, our first customer in Cedar Rapids! A Golden Birthday card for New Pi Coralville Growing our family tree in Cedar Rapids
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Sophie of Dirty Face Creek Farm, Hills, IA Natural Cleaning class at New Pi Coralville Bo at Bluebird Farm in Lisbon, IA
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