I mentioned before that I volunteer my time in my community with the Rogers Park Food Co-op, a community-owned grocery store in formation. I head the Events committee.
Everyone who volunteers with the Co-op just finished work on our first Annual Meeting. Naturally, I was very much involved in putting together this event. It was an all-volunteer, low-budget event, which presented any number of challenges. It turned out absolutely terrifically.
Many of the neighborhood restaurants very generously donated food for dinner, giving us a gorgeous ethnic buffet. We were lucky enough to also have donations of photo and video services, so I can share with you some of the fun.
We had a paper theme: In this case, it was the co-op’s logo stamped on butcher paper to cover the tables. Photo by Perfect Light Photos.
Volunteers made paper flowers to decorate the tables. Photo by Perfect Light Photos.
Collective Resource helped us in our goal to a zero-waste event. (We threw out only four paper bags of garbage, and one of them wasn’t even full!) Photo by Perfect Light Photos.
First order of business was the presentation by the board. Photo by Perfect Light Photos.
Then, we opened the fabulous buffet! Photo by Perfect Light Photos.
A dozen restaurants donated food, beverages, and dessert. (Yes, that’s me, trying the vegetarian food.) Photo by Perfect Light Photos.
There was also a raffle of gifts from other generous neighborhood businesses. Photo by Perfect Light Photos.
A good time was had by all! Photo by Perfect Light Photos.
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