Hooray! This is the video I submitted for the coop contest, MyCoopRocks.
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10 Reasons The Seward Coop Rocks
1. Fresh deli items
2. Staff know how to keep food fresh
3. Staff know how to cook
4. Low staff turnover
5. I understand how I make a difference
6. Receipt shows % of food grown locally
7. Seward Coop pays a livable wage
8. New building is environmentally friendly
9. Everyone is welcome
10. Junk food without guilt
The How, Why, Where and What of the Contest
I found out about the contest a few weeks ago. I made a list of what I really felt set the Seward Coop in Minneapolis apart from other coops and stores I’d been to. I couldn’t help but focus on the tasty junk food so that became #10 on my list! I created a video on my own but realized after watching other videos, talking about the coop at my desk wasn’t going to cut it. I enlisted the help of Chuck Olsen, a local citizen journalist, and we got to work. Chuck suggested I call the coop and get permission to film. When I explained what I wanted to do, the coop folks were estatic! We discussed the Seward scorecard which identifies the coop’s goals for the year and what unique value offerings I felt the coop had.
Chuck and I met up at the Coop Monday morning and got to work. I wasn’t so nervous since I’ve been doing my daily lifestream show since January but it was still sorta weird. Chuck was awesome to work with; totally laid back and fully of positive energy. I did my actual grocery list as well as go through the top 10. I had a great time and felt really good helping to provide exposure for the Seward Coop. I’ve been a member since December 2008 but have been shopping there for 3 years. This was a way of saying thank you.
Contest Status
Voting is closed. You can see my entry on the site.
Prizes will be awarded by judges and People’s Choice May 8th, 2009.
- MacBook, 2.1GHz
- $500 Co-op gift Card, good at any NCGA food Co-op
- FlipMino HD (mini digital camcorder)
Thank You
A huge thank you to Chuck Olsen of the Uptake / MN Stories for the filming and production of this video. I would like to thank Tom Vogel of the Seward Coop for allowing us to film on site. A big huge hug to all the awesome folks on Twitter who have helped me learn, grow and connect. @studley came through with the video name via Twitter! Thanks to all of you who visit on my daily lifestream show AskAdria.com!
Wish me luck!
