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South Philly Food Co-opSteering Committee MeetingMonday, December 13, 2010

In attendance: John, Alison, Cassie, Julia, Mary Beth

1. General Check- in and Steering updates- soft membership request from committee members (will help b/c we can

say we have x amount of members)- work on by-laws and incorporation before membership campaign -sub-

committee from steering and legal/finance- can we get business students to do our feasibility study? (i.e. Wharton)- by-laws first, then board creation- rough draft of by-laws by last week of January----John, Mary Beth and Alison

will meet at Alisons house at 6:30 on December 27 th B Corporation2. Subcommittee update

a. Outreach:i. civic association presentations will begin in January

b. Legal/Finance:i. maps from survey data show gaps in data from west of Broad

ii. Legal/Finance will report bank statements to Steering every twomonths unless there is a month of high activity

iii. letters: soft membership letter will be given to active committeemembers to give donations. We may include a few simple surveyquestions on it

c. Any response to membership structure?i. some feedback that working was not worth it for someone who was

a member at a different co-op

3. Presentation and Vote: Incorporation recommendation from Legal/Financea. incorporate and write by-laws

4. Punk Ave and logo design Any update on Geoff D. coming to a SteeringMeeting?

a. invite him for January 10th

5. Fall Membership meeting Subcommittee recommends that we postponeuntil the first day of Spring (March 21) but start planning now

a. will be postponed

6. Loose endsa. Membership structure, equity amount ($200 as a starter amount)

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b. Sunday night event at Philadelphia Wellness Center (12 th and Carpenter)once a month?

i. movies, discussion, classes?ii. get people involved who dont have time for a committee?

(Education committee?) Have them start to pull together possiblepeople to present.

c. Next up: Fundraisers and Feasibility Study!i. talk to Wharton students for a feasibility study?

ii. Wharton Community Consultantsiii. grants? BIDs?iv. Shop Local campaign with small businesses in the areav. ask civics about how to ask for donations when we present

vi. create partnerships and a database of contactsd. Co-op Case Studies: Jan 10 th and Jan 24 th e. next meeting: Mary Beths 1526 S. Camac St