2024 Annual Shareholder Mtg Registration

2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting Info and Registration

The Annual Shareholder Meeting is being held Saturday, September 21, 2024 at the Retreat Farm North Barn, 45 Farmhouse Square, Brattleboro. We're offering free activities for children aged 4 - 12 , ASL interpretation, and shuttle service - see below for more information.

AGENDA:

10:00 am: Doors open - Coffee/tea/pastries. Engage with Commitment to Community Partners
10:30 am: Business Meeting: reports from Board President Jerelyn Wilson, Treasurer Anneka Kindler, and GM Anthony Santorelli
11:30 am - 12:00 pm: Commitment to Community Partner and Volunteer Stories/Presentation
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm: Visit our Commitment to Community Partners
12:30 pm: Lunch/Engage with Commitment to Community Partners/Meet Board candidates
1:30 pm: Giveaway winners announced
2:00 pm: End of Meeting

Children's activities will run from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, after which they'll join their parents/caregivers for lunch. Please bring a snack for your child(ren) to have during the activities.

Please fill out this form one time for each shareholder in your household who plans to attend.

Registration deadline: September 13. We will leave registration open after this date, but for meal planning purposes we ask that you register no later than the 13th.

Questions? Call Shareholder Services at 802-246-2821.

First Name

Last Name

Shareholder Number

Phone Number

Shuttle Service

For those without cars or unable to drive to Retreat Farm we are offering a free shuttle service. The shuttle will depart the Co-op parking lot at 9:45 am, and depart Retreat Farm at 1 pm and again at 2 pm.

You must reserve a spot on the shuttle by 9/18/24 to take advantage of this offer.

Please note: do not leave your car in the Co-op parking lot during the Annual Meeting - you risk being towed. The Harris lot, the High Grove lot, and the Transportation Center all offer up to 10 hours of inexpensive parking. Click here for a map of lots and parking rates.

Reserve a spot on the shuttle?

Yes

Family Friendly Event!

Bring your kids! We will have numerous supervised kid activities outside, including scheduled Barn Time, visiting the animals, and a walk-up to the Forest Playground.

Please note, children ages 4-12 are welcome to join us in these activities. We are not able to accommodate children younger than 4.

Are you bringing children to the meeting?

Yes

For planning children's activities, please let us know how many children, their age(s), and whether they have any special accommodations that need consideration.

American Sign Language Interpretation

Will you need the services of an ASL (American Sign Language) Interpreter?

Yes

Food, glorious food

We'll have lots of delicious Co-op-made offerings, including vegan and gluten-free options.

Please note: You must register by 9/13/24 for meal planning purposes. We cannot accommodate food allergies if you register after the 13th.

Do you have any food allergies we should be made aware of?

Yes

Please list any food allergies here:

Would you like to receive the BFC newsletter? Our newsletter contains important BFC related news, sales, articles and so much more!

Yes

I already receive it, thanks!

Would you like to receive Shareholder only business related content via email? This includes important Shareholder Owner information.

Yes

Would you be interested in a tour of Retreat Farm property at 2:30pm (following the annual meeting)?

Yes

What percentage of your grocery dollars would you estimate you spent at the Co-op in the last 12 months?

25% or less

26 - 50%

51 - 75%

76 - 100%

Have you attended one of our Annual Meetings before?

This is my first one

Two or three times

Many times!

In what ways do you feel a sense of ownership as a BFC Shareholder? (Select all that apply)

Voting in Board elections

Receiving patronage dividends

Getting involved in store-sponsored events

Giving my shareholder number at the register

Using possessive pronouns, like ‘my’, ‘our’ and ‘we’

I don’t really feel a sense of ownership

How do you interact with the BFC beyond buying groceries? (Select all that apply)

Attending the Annual Meeting

Trash clean-up events

Seasonal store-decorating events

Taking classes

Attending Board Meetings

Volunteering with our Commitment to Community partners

In-Store volunteer hours

I just buy groceries

Learn more about the Board of Directors

As shareholder owners, we each have the opportunity to run for a representative seat on our democratically-elected Board of Directors.

Would you consider running for the Board of Directors?

No, I'm not interested.

I might be interested, but I don't understand what the Board does.

I'm interested, but not right now.

I'm interested, please tell me more!

I would, but I just don't have the time

Would you like us to send you more information about Board service?

Yes