Attention Co-op Members!
The deadline to cash or donate Patronage Refund checks is February 10, 2011. Here are the options that were included with your Patronage Refund check back in November...
Options to consider for your refund check:
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Cash or deposit your check within 90 days (by February 10, 2011)
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Apply the patronage refund check to your remaining equity balance. Members continue to have the option to pay toward a full share of $200 in yearly installments of $15. (If you choose to return your check to apply toward your equity, please endorse the back “payable to Onion River Co-op.” Checks can be sent to City Market, Attn: Member Services, 82 South Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401.)
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Help us strengthen our local food system and combat childhood hunger by donating your patronage refund check to the following organizations with which the Co-op works closely:
The Intervale Center
You can make a tax-deductible donation online at www.intervale.org, or by mailing a check payable to The Intervale Center, Attn: Ruby, 180 Intervale Road, Burlington, Vermont 05401.Hunger Free Vermont (formerly known as The Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger)
You can make a tax-deductible donation online at www.hungerfreevt.org/donate using your credit card. You can also call 802-865-0255 or mail your check, payable to Hunger Free Vermont (with “City Market Patronage” in the memo), 38 Eastwood Drive, Suite 100, South Burlington, VT 05403.You can donate directly to each organization using the contact information above. Or you can simply return your check to us and we’ll donate it for you. Please endorse the back “payable to Onion River Co-op” and tell us where you want the money directed by including the completed donation coupon below with your check. The deadline for this option is Friday, February 4, 2010. The Co-op will then compile all member donations and send a check to each individual organization above. Checks can be sent to: City Market, Attn: Member Services, 82 South Winooski Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401.