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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts) Sat Oct 17, 2015, 05:45 AM Oct 2015

People-Powered non Profit Grocery Store Lowers Food Prices for Volunteers

A nonprofit grocery store offers healthy foods and a boost of self esteem for less fortunate customers.

Founder Kurt Vickman lets people volunteer to work in his Good Grocer store in Minneapolis, Minnesota for discounts on food. Every item in the shop is marked with two prices — one for regular customers, another, 25% lower price for people who volunteer to work in the store.

We love seeing that Membership card at work! Anyone can shop at Good Grocer, but working Members help keep our prices low. Members contribute 2.5 hours per month in exchange for 25% off the cost of groceries. Everyone pays a good price. Members pay a REALLY good price.

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/people-powered-grocery-store-lowers-food-prices-for-volunteers/

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People-Powered non Profit Grocery Store Lowers Food Prices for Volunteers (Original Post) Ichingcarpenter Oct 2015 OP

This is a model I'd like to see spread. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #1

I love it! nt stillwaiting Oct 2015 #2

Vickman is founder of a rather conservative Church Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #3

That's the way all of the local co-ops in my area work GreatGazoo Oct 2015 #4

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

1. This is a model I'd like to see spread. nt

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Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:05 AM

Oct 2015

stillwaiting

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2. I love it! nt

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Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:52 AM

Oct 2015

Bluenorthwest

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3. Vickman is founder of a rather conservative Church

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Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:09 AM

Oct 2015

He should do very proactive outreach to communities that have been aggressively shut out by his faith community if he intends to serve all the people.

GreatGazoo

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4. That's the way all of the local co-ops in my area work

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Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:25 AM

Oct 2015

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