What is happening right now?
 

On August 13, 2013 Clipper City Co-op incorporated as a cooperative business in the state of Wisconsin. Obtained our very own EIN from the Internal Revenue Service and we have officially filed our first tax return in 2014.  Since then we have continued to raise funds for a feasibility and marketing study, through grants and ongoing small fund-raising and sale of our awesome T-Shirts, grocery bags and other local items, such as soap and tea and buttons.  You can check out our "Shop and Support" page to see how awesome they are.  

 

In June of 2015, Food Cooperative Initiative (FCI) awarded Clipper City Co-op with a $10,000 matching grant.   With this generous grant, Clipper City Co-op contracted with Dakota Worldwide, a Natural Foods Grocer marketing and feasibility consultant and completed the first steps towards feasibility.  We are proud to announce that, Clipper City Co-op is a feasible business endeavor and we've moved forward with continuing our owner-member drive.  The Clipper City Co-op steering committeed, developed a time-line, based on a time-tested co-op business development action plan, assisted by FCI consultant, Jacqualine Hannah.

Community involvement is a top priority for us, so we'll continue to meet and greet members of the community at events, as well as plan house parties for a more intimate engagement with people from the community, who share our enthusiasm for a future food co-op in Manitowoc county.   You can check out our Events Calendar" page for future and past events. 

Clipper City Co-op's steering committee has continued to meet semi-monthly and is committed to bringing a natural food    co-op to Manitowoc County and providing local producers and suppliers with an outlet for their goods and services.  Bringing healthy food choices to the community, as well as educating the public about living a healthy lifestyle and being a community hub, where neighbors can meet neighbors and residents of Manitowoc county come together and share in the bounty of life on the lakeshore. We'll strive to provide unexpected customer service and bring top-notch expertise in healthy eating and education to improve your overall well-being. Bringing that good old fashioned shopping experience back to our home town, while supporting local business,farmers, health and well-being, as well as being a leader in economic development in Manitowoc County.  Visit our FAQ page, for more information about Clipper City Co-op. 

 

 

Who is behind this effort?
 
The Steering Committee came together after several informational sessions, where the community was invited to provide input and participate in organizing a steering committee to bring our dreams to create a future food  co-op for Manitowoc County, to a reality. The first meeting of the co-op steering committee took place in March of 2013, with 7 people committed to developing a co-op grocery model for Manitowoc County.  We created a Facebook page, that has exceeded our expectations and confirmed to us that residents of Manitowoc County share our dream and reflect our passion.  

 

Currently we have 6 members of the steering committee, who meet twice monthly on Monday evenings from 6:00 - 7:30pm. working to make the dream a reality. We're following the expertise of and time-tested Food Cooperative Initiative development model, and supported by other successful cooperatives around the county.  The Steering Committee members are:  Cath Pape, Albert Sears, Kim Everett, Mary Larson, Megan Marchant and Jill Iverson and our many dedicated volunteers and owners, who help in so many ways.  If you're interested in joining our team, visit out Volunteer page and contact our community relations chair, Cath Pape

How can you get involved?
 

Join us as an owner-member of Clipper City Co-op, run for the Board of Directors attend our annual owner-member meeting and Board of Directors nominations are scheduled for November 5th, 2016.  For more information about Board of Directors Candidacy and elections, visit our Board of Directors inforamtion page, contact Mary Larson, and join us for candidate information sessions.  

 

The steering committee meets the second and fourth Monday's of each month - Sub-Committees meet periodically on an   as-needed basis. If you'd like to attend or become involved with the steering committee meetings, please contact us and we'd be happy to have you in attendance. Due to the limitation of space, we don't open all our meetings to the general public, but we do provide periodic open meetings, as well as listening sessions and would love to present to your group, church, or civic organization.  Our open meeting schedule is available on our events page, Facebook and watch for our press releases in the Herald Time Reporter.  Sign up for our E-Mail Newsletters to stay up to date and informed.  Clipper City Co-op will be at the Saturday Farmers Market in Manitowoc, stop by our information table to learn more about Clipper City Co-op. 

 

 

Please check back often, as you don't want to miss some very important news from your future food co-op.  

 

 

 

Steering committee meeting agendas and minutes are included on our website, as are our tax reporting and articles of incorporation, grants and funding we receive, are available on our "Business" page.   If you'd like to receive our monthly newsletter, sign up on our newsletter page..  If you'd like to help with the local co-op, check out our volunteer page, or contact us, if you have any questions about Clipper City Co-op.  Follow us on Facebook and watch our Blog  for inforamtion about local Co-ops,Clipper City Co-op owner-members, information about local food and resources and come grow community and local food with us.