{"id":1076,"date":"2014-05-08T16:04:45","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T16:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peoplesfood.coop\/newsite\/?page_id=1076"},"modified":"2024-08-18T10:02:44","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T14:02:44","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peoplesfood.coop\/newsite\/about\/membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Member-Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Become a Member-Owner&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Everyone is welcome to shop, but there are awesome benefits to membership.&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Page Title&#8221; module_class=&#8221;pagetitle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; subhead_text_color=&#8221;#aadb24&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)&#8221; 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entertainment.<\/li>\n<li>Support local food &amp; farms by keeping your money in the community.<\/li>\n<li>Keep approximately 30 local people employed.<\/li>\n<li>Elect members or serve on the Co-op Board of Directors.<\/li>\n<li>Patronage rebates: Co-ops share their profits with members in profitable years, proportional to the amount spent at the co-op.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>JOIN WITH AN INVESTMENT OF $160<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Payment plans are available!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your investment helps the co-op grow!<\/p>\n<h2>When you become a Member:<\/h2>\n<p>Our community will be enriched and you invest in an Ann Arbor institution that has been in existence since 1971.<\/p>\n<h2>You\u2019re Supporting the cooperative movement:<\/h2>\n<p>PFC is part of an international cooperative movement, an alternative to the \u201cbig business\u201d model. We\u2019re in business to serve our community, not just to make a profit. We also support other cooperative business whenever possible.<\/p>\n<h2>You\u2019re Keeping it Local:<\/h2>\n<p>Why support a huge multi-national, for-profit business when you can support a community-owned, not-for-profit business that\u2019s been a part of Ann Arbor for over 50 years.<\/p>\n<h2>We\u2019re on a mission:<\/h2>\n<p>The People&#8217;s Food Co-op of Ann Arbor provides our community with accessible, sustainable, local food and household products as an economically just, member-owned business.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Ends Policies:<\/h2>\n<p>Health and well-being for Members and the community for a cost justified by the results.<br \/>Peoples Food Cooperative exists to provide service to our members and the community by achieving our ends:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"fancy\">\n<li>Through our products and services we promote local economy, environmental sustainability, health, and economic justice.<\/li>\n<li>We enhance and encourage cooperative community.<\/li>\n<li>We foster participatory ownership through volunteer opportunities, educational experiences and cooperative governance.<\/li>\n<li>In our business and community, we work towards the elimination of institutional and structural racism and oppression.<\/li>\n<li>We develop collective community wisdom around health and nutrition, principles and practices of sustainability, cooperative values and principles, and our own cooperative history.<\/li>\n<li>We are a model employer demonstrating a culture of professionalism, mutual support, and open communication which is based on the balance of personal and organizational needs.<\/li>\n<li>Remembering and building on Peoples Food Co-op\u2019s history we will thrive into the future!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#075c2f&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-bio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">How to become a Member-Owner<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Join with an investment of $160 \u2013\u00a0fully refundable at any time. Pay all at once or in installments ($10 fee applies).<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">COME IN AND SIGN UP! Any of our cashiers WILL be happy to help you join!<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Becoming a Member-Owner only takes a minute, but the results are long-lasting. People&#8217;s Food Co-op, an Ann Arbor institution since 1971. When you join the Co-op, you become part of a vibrant local food system that supports hundreds of farmers, growers &amp; producers! Benefits of being a Co-op Member Members save an EXTRA 10% OFF [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":33,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h2>Becoming a Member-Owner only takes a minute, but the results are long-lasting. 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