<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis <<a href="mailto:evk4@cornell.edu">evk4@cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">March 15, 2011 12:14:03 PM EDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">List Serve <<a href="mailto:TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu">TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Alexis Alexander <<a href="mailto:aalexander@greenstar.coop">aalexander@greenstar.coop</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>15% discount to make healthy food more affordable</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis <<a href="mailto:evk4@cornell.edu">evk4@cornell.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Recently GreenStar Co-op started a member-owner discount program called FLOWER to make <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">natural, wholesome food and eco-friendly products more affordable to people with limited income in the community. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Below is more info. Questions or requests for informational materials can be directed to </font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">Alexis or Briony in GreenStar's Membership Department at 273-9392.</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><br></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; "><font size="4"><b><font size="6"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 204, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">FLOWER</span><br style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 204, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 204, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><font size="4">Fresh, Local & Organic Within </font><font size="4">Everyone's Reach</font></span></font></b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Qualifying participants receive:</font></p><ul><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">A 15% discount on most products in the store</font></li><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">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<br></font></li><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">All the benefits of GreenStar member-ownership, including voting in elections and on policy decisions<br></font></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">To qualify for FLOWER, you must currently qualify for and receive benefits from one of the following programs:</font></p><ul><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Food Stamps</font></li><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">TANF - Cash Assistance</font></li><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">WIC</font></li><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Medicaid</font></li><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Free School Lunch Program<br></font></li></ul><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Applications are available at both store locations: <br></font></p><ul><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">GreenStar in the West End (corner of W. Seneca & Fulton Sts.), and <br></font></li><li><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">GreenStar Oasis in the Dewitt Mall.</font></li></ul><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Applications can be turned into the Customer Service Desk at the West End store (corner of Buffalo Street at Rt. 13 South).</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The FLOWER discount remains in effect for one year, at which time participants can reapply.</font></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; ">For more information on the FLOWER program, please contact Alexis or Briony in the Membership Department at 273-9392.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">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. <br></font></p></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div><br></div></span></div><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div>--<br>Elizabeth Viviana Karabinakis<br>Community Food Educator<br>Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County<br>607.272.2292 x190<br><a href="http://ccetompkins.org/">ccetompkins.org</a><br><br></div></span> </div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div>Program Coordinator<br>GreenStar Community Projects<br>607.379.9725 cell<br><a href="mailto:liz@GreenStarCommunityProjects.org">liz@GreenStarCommunityProjects.org</a><br></div></span></div><a href="http://www.greenstarcommunityprojects.org/">www.greenstarcommunityprojects.org</a> </div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>