October 26 is a special day for the Co-op  - and for you.  It’s the 2^nd Anniversary of the opening of our Co-op store and the day of our third Annual Owner Meeting.  

Lanessa Machado, our Grocery Buyer, declares that Oct. 26 will celebrate Co-op owners.  She invites all of us to stop in, see what’s featured, explore new tastes and buy top-quality food.                 

From 10 am to 5 pm, there will be local vendors, including some of our own in-store foods providers, plus lots of free samples and raffles.  Some pets will come from County Animal Services down the street, to visit the Co-op and look for forever homes.  Anyone taking one of these pets home will receive a bag of critter-food samples from Co-op vendors.

Mid-day, the Annual Owner Meeting will take place between 1 and 2 pm in the upstairs meeting room.  This will include meeting the Board of Directors, an annual report from General Manager Melisa Clark, and a financial update by Chief Financial Officer Mickey Kaiserman.  Short and sweet, this meeting will interest Co-op owners, who may have questions relative to the reports.  IT’S YOUR CO-OP!

Back in the store, you will notice special sales throughout, plus new case deals.  Our great deli will be in full swing, and local pumpkins are in.  In the Health & Wellness Department, you’ll find health consultants ready to talk with you.

Volunteer opportunities are increasing at the co-op and as a member/owner you may want to consider joining those who are already helping. To become a volunteer for the co-op all you need to do is fill out an application and go through a brief orientation at the store.  After that, your name will be added to the volunteer contact list and you’ll be good to go when the needs arise and you have some time and inclination to help.  Then, in addition to knowing that you are helping your co-op, you will be eligible to receive our volunteer discount.  Four hours of volunteer time accumulated will earn you a discount of 10% off all of your purchases of regularly priced items the following month.

Please consider how you might serve in the following ways:

Discounts!
Sunday is Senior Discount day at PNFC. We offer a 10% discount to all seniors 62 years and over on all purchases (excluding sale items).  Be sure to let your cashier know!

We have a program for customers who are receiving benefits via General Assistance, SNAP, Cal Fresh, WIC, etc.  We call this our LIC program and those eligible and interested may enroll at the store and receive a 10% discount on all of their qualifying purchases. 

EBT card holders can also purchase Scrip at the Farmers Markets throughout El Dorado County allowing them to purchase fresh food items using their EBT benefits.