Round Up at the Register – $1,226 for Decorah Community Food Pantry – November 30, 2020
The Oneota Community Food Co-op hosted a “Round-Up at the Register” campaign November 9th through 23rd. During this time, customers at the Co-op were given the opportunity to round-up their sale to the nearest whole dollar with these funds going to support the Decorah Community Food Pantry. The campaign held in early November raised $1,226. […]
Oneota Co-op Hires Next General Manager – November 25, 2020
By: Scott Timm, Oneota Co-op Board President Dear Member/Owners of the Oneota Community Co-op, One of the most daunting duties outlined for the Board of Directors, as elected representatives of the Membership, is the hiring of the General Manager. As many of you likely know, our successful GM of 11 years, David Lester, will be […]
Round Up at the Register – SILT – November 18, 2020
By: Genie Maybanks, SILT Corporate Relations Specialist To all the member/owners and shoppers of Oneota, We at the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT) would like to extend our sincere thanks to you for supporting us in your October “Round-up at the Registers” drive! Your generosity brought a check for $924.89 to our home-grown land trust. […]
Phenol-free Receipt Tape at the Co-op – October 26, 2020
By: Niki Sanness, Finance Manager We have been utilizing phenol-free (BPA/BPS-free) receipt tape at the Co-op for several years. Most thermal cash register receipts contain either BPA (Bisphenol A) or BPS (Bisphenol S). Because these chemicals simply line the receipt and are not bound to it, the residual is said to be easily absorbed into […]
Round Up At The Register 2020 Update – October 26, 2020
By: Kristin Evenrud, Human Resource Manager As with most things in 2020, our Round Up at the Register campaigns did not go quite as expected. We originally intended to hold one Round Up campaign per quarter – as we did in 2019. When COVID-19 hit and we closed the doors of the Co-op to customer […]