Meet Our New General Manager

Greg Monzel joined the Indy Food Co-op as General Manager of Pogue's Run Grocer on January 4, 2010!

Pogue's Run Grocer Update

• We have a logo!
• Indy Food Co-op now has 226 Member households to date representing over $30,000 to help in our start-up;
• The Co-op purchased $11,000 in shelving for our for only $2,500;
• Pogue's Run Grocer has now secured about $200,000 in grant funding over the past several weeks for buildout, staffing, facade renovation, equipment, marketing and member scholarships. A special thank you to the GINI Near Eastside Task Force, Citizen's Energy Group, Local Initiatives Support Corporation and the East 10th Street Civic Association for the support!
• The co-op still needs $159,000 to pay for inventory and working capital. Members are asked to consider helping close the funding gap in one of the following ways:
• making a member loan from $500 and up (to date we have secured $21,500);
• participate in the Green Fundraising Indy fundraiser from Nov 12 - 29;
• purchase a gift certificate for you or a loved one now to help us stock our shelves;
• purchase a membership for a friend or family member who has been interested in joining the co-op; OR
• purchase a membership scholarship for the co-op to provide a membership to a local family unable to purchase a membership.
• We unveiled the following:
  • the new co-op branding, provided probono by www.CODODesign.com
  • the new logo, provided probono by www.fraizerdesigns.org
  • the winning entry in the mural conceptual design by Todd Decker, local artist and graphic designer

With some critical funding secured, the co-op is able to really make progress towards purchasing equipment, building out the store, renovating the building facade and hiring staff. Food co-op members decided that instead of opening a small-scale dry goods store yet this year, they preferred that we stay focused on getting the full-line grocery store open by Spring 2010! Full steam ahead! Join the Indy Food Co-op movement today!