[ShareTompkins] Fwd: 15% discount to make healthy food more affordable

[Shira Golding]

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> From: Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis <evk4 at cornell.edu>
> Date: March 15, 2011 12:14:03 PM EDT
> To: List Serve <TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu>
> Cc: Alexis Alexander <aalexander at greenstar.coop>
> Subject: 15% discount to make healthy food more affordable
> Reply-To: Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis <evk4 at cornell.edu>
>
> Recently GreenStar Co-op started a member-owner discount program  
> called FLOWER to make natural, wholesome food and eco-friendly  
> products more affordable to people with limited income in the  
> community.
>
> Below is more info. Questions or requests for informational  
> materials can be directed to Alexis or Briony in GreenStar's  
> Membership Department at 273-9392.
>
> FLOWER
> Fresh, Local & Organic Within Everyone's Reach
>
> Qualifying participants receive:
>
> A 15% discount on most products in the store
> For those who have never been a GreenStar member before:  a free,  
> one year trial membership, good for 1 adult and any dependent  
> children under 18 years of age
> All the benefits of GreenStar member-ownership, including voting in  
> elections and on policy decisions
>
>
> To qualify for FLOWER, you must currently qualify for and receive  
> benefits from one of the following programs:
>
> Food Stamps
> TANF - Cash Assistance
> WIC
> Medicaid
> Free School Lunch Program
>
> Applications are available at both store locations:
>
> GreenStar in the West End (corner of W. Seneca & Fulton Sts.), and
> GreenStar Oasis in the Dewitt Mall.
>
> Applications can be turned into the Customer Service Desk at the  
> West End store (corner of Buffalo Street at Rt. 13 South).
>
> The FLOWER discount remains in effect for one year, at which time  
> participants can reapply.
>
> For more information on the FLOWER program, please contact Alexis or  
> Briony in the Membership Department at 273-9392.
>
>
> FLOWER means more people in our community coming together and  
> supporting a dynamic locally owned co-operative committed to  
> offering healthier food choices, promoting social justice and  
> protecting the planet. With FLOWER, everyone benefits – our  
> community, our co-op and our planet.
>
>
> --
> Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis
> Community Food Educator
> Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County
> 607.272.2292 x190
> ccetompkins.org
>
> Program Coordinator
> GreenStar Community Projects
> 607.379.9725 cell
> liz at GreenStarCommunityProjects.org
> www.greenstarcommunityprojects.org

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