Weaver Street Market owners are now eligible to join Coastal Federal Credit Union. Coastal has a new branch in Carrboro, a block from our store on East Main Street. Not familiar with Coastal Federal Credit Union? According to MyCreditUnion.gov, “Credit unions are not-for-profit organizations that exist to serve their members. Like banks, credit unions accept…
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Donate a Holiday Meal for $25
The InterFaith Council (IFC) is once again collecting donations for holiday meals at Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas. A gift of $25 helps the IFC offer a family a holiday dinner–a turkey or ham, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, bread, and dessert. This year, the IFC will provide holiday dinners to at least 700 families. Bags…
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All About the Co-op Council
At last month’s Co-op Fair, we met Emily Nail from the NC Cooperative Council. She was passing out buttons and furthering the group’s mission: “to bring the state’s cooperatives together to connect, educate, and promote the success of all cooperatives.” The Co-op Council formed in 1935, shortly after the Depression, to assist rural citizens and…
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RAFI Revisited
In July of 2007, I visited the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) in Pittsboro to learn more about the nonprofit. Last month’s Curds & Crafts Festival raised $4500 for RAFI!
Continue ReadingWin Wine! A Raffle Sponsored by Coastal Federal Credit Union
Win a case of wine! At each upcoming wine show, we’ll sell raffle tickets for $5. Win, and you can fill a case with your favorites from the Fall Wine Sale. The raffle is sponsored by one of our local credit unions, Coastal Federal Credit Union, and all the proceeds go to our Cooperative Community…
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TSDesigns Cotton Harvest Tour
TSDesigns Cotton Harvest Tour is coming up October 15. If you’ve never been, you don’t want to miss it. Spaces are limited, and the tour is only $5! TSDesigns is committed to traceable clothing with a minimized travel footprint. As part of its Cotton of the Carolinas program, TSDesigns produces tee shirts using local cotton that…
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WSM’s CCF to Receive $1,000 in Matching Funds for Dividend Donations
The CCF grants Weaver Street Market awards each year go to local nonprofits for community projects that focus on “Access to Healthy Food.” The grants come from our Cooperative Community Fund (CCF), a sustainable endowment fund for community donations administered by Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation. We grow the fund through contributions from owners and shoppers,…
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Curds & Crafts Photo Gallery
Here are some shots from last Sunday’s Curds & Crafts Festival, at the Cloth Mill in Hillsborough.
Thanks for Helping!
Here’s a photo gallery from last week’s Community Food Sort. Over a dozen volunteers came out at 7:30 AM to fill bags with food for TABLE’s Summer Backpack Program. Then we carted the bags down West Weaver Street to TABLE’s office. TABLE still needs volunteers for this summer. Read more.
Volunteers Needed
Laura Dille, Program Director at TABLE, shared this message. Please consider volunteering if you have some extra time! We are in GREAT need of volunteers over the next 4 weeks to deliver food to our kids!! Here are the details: We have 3 delivery shifts each Thursday. Shifts are 1-2 hours long. Feel free to…
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