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Board of Directors July Meeting
July 27, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Meetings of Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors are open to any co-op owner. The next monthly board meeting is virtual and will be held Tuesday, July 27. The meeting will include a 10-minute Co-op Owners Comment Period. The board of directors planned this in response to community members’ requests to address the board. Individual time allotment is dependent on number of owners who wish to speak. Agenda is available here. To indicate your intention to attend and/or participate in the Co-op Owners Comment Period, please email board@seward.coop prior to July 27.
Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors is comprised of nine elected co-op owners who serve the co-op for three-year terms. The board typically meets 9-10 times a year on the last Tuesday of the month, at 6:15 p.m. The co-op’s board of directors appreciates hearing from you! They are available to answer questions and provide information about cooperative governance.
Board of Directors June Meeting
June 29, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Meetings of Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors are open to any co-op owner. The next board meeting is virtual and will be held Tuesday, June 29. Co-op owners are welcome to observe and an advance RSVP is politely requested. The meeting will include a 10-minute Co-op Owners Comment Period. The board of directors planned this in response to community members’ requests to address the board. Individual time allotment is dependent on number of owners who wish to speak. Agenda is available here. To indicate your intention to attend and/or participate in the Co-op Owners Comment Period, please email board@seward.coop prior to June 29. This will allow us to provide you the virtual meeting link.
Seward Co-op’s Board of Directors is comprised of nine elected co-op owners who serve the co-op for three-year terms. The board typically meets 9-10 times a year on the last Tuesday of the month, at 6:15 p.m. The co-op’s board of directors appreciates hearing from you! They are available to answer questions and provide information about cooperative governance.
Seward Co-op Store Signage Focus Group (Virtual)- Oromo
May 18, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Akkam jirtan yaa miseensa keenya!
Seward Co-op horii hawaasaati, kan kuusa mi’aa guutuu iddoo lama kibba Minneapolis keysaa qabu. Kaayoon teenya fayya qabeenya hawaasaa deeggaruudha. Mallattoo haaraya irratti hojachaa jirra akka warri kuusa mi’aa kana waa irraa bitatu, laaftumatti arkatuuf. Akeekni yaada kanaa akka mallattoon mi’aa Afaan Ingiliffaa fi yaada isaa qofa hin taaneefi. Kaayoo tana bakkaan gayuuf, koreen xiyyeeffannaa walgayii walfaanaa hawaasa keenyaa waliin godhuun yaada isaanii walitti qabuu qaban. Waldayni walgayii walfaanaa jaha tan namni haga tokko irraa qooda fudhatu qopheese. Yoo akkam xiqqaatte, Afaan walgayiin walfaanaa tun mijjeyfamtuun Afaan Amaaraa, Hmong, Oromoo, Ispaanish, Soomaalee, ifii Ingliffaa dha.
Yaaboo nu gargaari hawaasa keenya keessaa nama fadhinnaa walgayii akkanaa iirraa qooda fudhachuu barbaadu yoo beyte. Warra hawaasa nuti hojjannuuf kana calaqqisu barbaanna. Nama hunda ni dhiheysina – keysaafuu warra Afaa Amhaaraa, Hmong, Oromoo, Soomaalee, ifii/ykn Ispaanish dubbatu. Walgayiin takkittiin haga sa’aa takkaati..
Warri walgayii irraa qooda fudhate ***$50 Kaardii Seward Co-op *** qabdu argatan.
Dhaamsa kana nuuf ni dabarsita ykn nama ati beytu gara keenya erguu ni dandeysaa? Atilleen qooda irraa fudhachuu ni dandeysa. Guyyaaleen irraa qooda fudhachuu dandeysu armaan gad jira. Kan irraa qooda fudhachuu barbaaddu xuqiitii if galmeysi
• Walgayii 1 (Afaan Ingiliffaa): 4/27, 6 – 7 p.m.
• Walgayii 2 (Afaan Ispaanish): 4/28, 6 – 7 p.m.
• Walgayii 3 (Afaan Hmong): 4/29, 6 – 7 p.m.
• Walgayii 6 (Afaan Amaaraa): 5/13 , 6 – 7 p.m.
• Walgayii 5 (AfaanSoomaalee): 5/17, 6 – 7 p.m.
• Walgayii 4 (Afaan Oromoo): 5/18, 6 – 7 p.m.
Yoo ati ykn namni ati beytu irraa qooda fudhachuu barbaaddan, yooboo:
a.) if galmeysi walgayii afaan hedduu siif mijjaawuu laalii akkasumaa/ykn
b.) dhaamsa kana nama fadhinnaa qabutti dabarsi!
Hojii tana nuu wajji itti yaaduu keetiif hedduu galatoomaa!
Seward Co-op Store Signage Focus Group (Virtual)- Somali
May 17, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Waad salaaman tihiin, xubnaha bulshada!
Seward Co-op waa iskaashato ay leeyihiin bulshadu oo maamusha dukaan adeeg buuxa oo leh oo laba goobood uga yaal Koonfurta Minneapolis. Hadafkeenu waa sii wadida bulsho caafimaad qabta. Waxaan ka shaqeyneynay calaamadaha cusub ee dukaanka ee loogu talagalay in lagu caawiyo dadka wax iibsanaya si ay u helaan badeecadaha iyo adeegyada ay ka raadinayaan dukaamadeenna. Ujeeddada mashruucu waa in la hirgeliyo calaamado ku qornaa Ingiriisiga, laguna qoro luqado kale, si sahlanna loo fulin karo. Tanoo qeyb ka ah geeddi-socodkan, waxaan dooneynaa inaan martigelinno kulanno lagu ogaanayo fikirka bulshada si aan uga soo uruurinno ra’yi-celintooda ku aadan shaqadeenna. Iskaashatadu waxay dejisay lix kulan oo leh tiro kooban oo ka qeyb-galayaal ah halkii kulanba. Ugu yaraan mid kamid ah kulamadaan waxaa lagu hadli doonaa luuqadaha Amxaariga, Hmong-gaha, Afka Oromada, Afka Isbaanishka, Soomaali iyo Ingiriisi.
Waxaan doonaynaa inaan ogaanno haddii aad naga caawin karto inaan ka helno qaar ka mid ah dad bulshadeena ka tirsan oo xiiseynaya ka-qaybgalka kulamadan. Waxaan raadineynaa shaqsiyaad ka tarjumaya kala duwanaanta xaafadaha aan u adeegno. Waxaan soo dhaweyneynaa qof walba – gaar ahaan kuwa ku hadla Amxaariga, Hmong-gaha, Afka Oromada, Soomaaliga, iyo/ama Isbaanishka. Kulan kasta wuxuu qaadan doontaa qiyaastii 1 saac.
Waxaan siin doonnaa ***kaarka hadiyaddda dukaanka Seward Co-op ah oo ay ku jirto $50*** qof kasta oo ka qayb qaata kulanka.
Diyaar ma u tahay inaad akhbaarta kulankaan u gudbiso qof kale ama aad kula talisid in uu ka qeybgalo? Sidoo kale adiguna waan jeclaan lahayn inaad ka soo qeybgashid. Hoos, waa taariikhaha kulanka la qaban doono. Riix kulanka si aad iskugu diiwaan geliso websaydka Eventbrite.
• Kulanka 1aad (waxaa lagu hadlayaa af Ingiriis): 4/27, 6 – 7pm (Galabnimo)
• Kulanka 2aad (waxaa lagu hadlayaa afka Isbaanishka): 4/28, 6 – 7pm (Galabnimo)
• Kulanka 3aad (waxaa lagu hadlayaa Afka Hmong-gaha): 4/29, 6 – 7pm (Galabnimo)
• Kalfadhiga 4aad (waxaa loo fududeeyey af-amxaari): 5/13, 6 – 7pm (Galabnimo)
• Kalfadhiga 5aad (waxaa lagu hadlayaa Af-Soomaali): 5/17, 6 – 7pm (Galabnimo)
• Kulanka 6aad (waxaa lagu hadlayaa afka Oromada): 5/18, 6 – 7pm (Galabnimo)
Haddii adiga ama qof aad taqaanid uu xiiseyneyso inuu ka soo qeybgalo kulamadaan, fadlan:
a.) Isku diiwaan geli kulanka luqadda kuu salan iyo/ama
b.) U gudbi akhbaarta kulan qof kale oo danaynaya inuu ka soo qeybgalo!
Aad baad ugu mahadsantahay tixgelintaada!
Seward Co-op Store Signage Focus Group (Virtual)- Amharic
May 13, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
ሰላም ፣ የማህበረሰብ አባላት!
ሲወርድ ኮ-ኦፕ በደቡብ ሚኒያፖልስ ውስጥ በሁለት ቦታዎች ላይ ያለ ንብረትነቱ የማህበረሰብ የሆነ፣ ባለ ሙሉ አገልግሎት የሰቀጣ ሸቀጥ መደብር ነው። ተልዕኳችን ጤናማ ማህበረሰብን ማስቀጠል ነው። ሸማቾች በእኛ መደብሮች ውስጥ የሚፈልጉትን ምርቶች እና አገልግሎቶች እንዲያገኙ ለማገዝ ዲዛይን የተደረገ አዲስ የመደብር ምልክቶችን እየሠራን ነበር። የፕሮጀክቱ ዓላማ በእንግሊዝኛ ላይ ብዙም ጥገኛ ያልሆነ እና የሚነገር ቋንቋ ምንም ይሁን ምን፣ የሰውን ስሜት የሚገልጹ ምልክቶችን መተግበር ነው። የሂደት አካል በማድረግ፣ በሥራችን ላይ ግብረመልስ ለመሰብሰብ ተከታታይ የትኩረት ቡድኖች ውይይቶችን ከህብረተሰቡ አባላት ጋር ማዘጋጀት እንፈልጋለን። ኮ-ኦፕ በአንድ ስብሰባ ውስን ተሳታፊዎችን በመያዝ ስድስት ስብሰባዎችን አዘጋጅቷል። ከእነዚህ ስብሰባዎች መካከል ቢያንስ አንዱ በአማርኛ ፣ በህሞንግ ፣ በኦሮሚኛ ፣ በስፓኒኛ ፣ በሶማልኛ እና በእንግሊዝኛ ቋንቋዎች የሚመቻች ይሆናል።
ለመሳተፍ ፍላጎት ሊኖራቸው የሚችሉ አንዳንድ የህብረተሰብ ክፍሎችን በማገናኘት ሊረዱን ይችሉ እንደሆነ እያሰብኩ ነው። የምናገለግላቸውን ጎሮበቶች ብዝሃነትን የሚያንፀባርቁ ግለሰቦችን እንፈልጋለን። ማንንም እንቀበላለን – በተለይም አማርኛ ፣ ህሞንግ ፣ ኦሮሚኛ ፣ ሶማሊኛ እና/ወይም ስፓኒኛ የሚናገሩትን። እያንዳንዱ የትኩረት ቡድን ውይይት 1 ሰዓት ያህል ይወስዳል።
ለእያንዳንዱ የሚሳተፍ ግለሰብ ***የ $50 ሲወርድ ኮ-ኦፕ ስጦታ ካርድ*** እንሰጣለን።
ይህንን ለሌላ ለማስተላለፍ ወይም አንድን ሰው ለእኛ ለመጠቆም ፈቃደኛ ይሆናሉ? እርስዎም እራስዎ ለመሳተፍ ይችላሉ። ከዚህ በታች ያለው፣ ያለሉን ቀናት ናቸው። በ Eventbrite ላይ ለመመዝገብ ስብሰባ ላይ ጠቅ ያድርጉ።
ስብሰባ 1 (በእንግሊዝኛ የተመቻቸ): 4/27፣ 6 – 7 p.m.
ስብሰባ 2 (በስፓኒኛ የተመቻቸ)፡ 4/28፣ ከ 6 – 7 p.m።
ስብሰባ 3 (በህሞንግ የተመቻቸ)፡ 4/29፣ ከ 6 – 7 p.m።
ስብሰባ 4 (በአማርኛ የተመቻቸ)፡ 5/13፣ ከ 6 – 7 p.m።
ስብሰባ 5 (በሶማልኛ የተመቻቸ)፡ 5/17፣ ከ 6 – 7 p.m።
ስብሰባ 6 (በኦሮምኛ የተመቻቸ)፡ 5/18፣ ከ 6 – 7 p.m።
እርስዎ ወይም አንድ የሚያውቁት ሰው ፍላጎት ካለው እና መሳተፍ ከቻሉ እባክዎን:
ሀ) በጣም በሚመችዎት ቋንቋ ለስብሰባው ይመዝገቡ እና/ወይም
ለ.) ፍላጎት ላለው ሰው ይህንን ያስተላልፉ!
ከግምት ውስጥ ስላስገቡ በጣም እናመሰግናለን!
Lub Khw Muag Khoom Noj Seward Co-op Tsom Pawg – Hmoob
April 29, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nyob zoo, cov neeg zej zog sawv daws!
Seward Co-op yog tsim los pab rau neeg zej zog sawv daws li, muaj ob lub khw muag khoom noj uas lawv yuav (pab sawv daws) nyob rau hauv South Minneapolis. Peb lub zeem muag yog kom lub zej lub zos noj qab nyob zoo thiab huv si. Peb tsim los pab kom cov neeg zej zog paub nrhiav tau tej khoom uas nej xav yuav thiab xav tau. Lub hom phiaj yog pab rau cov neeg uas hais lwm yam lus es tsis paub thiab tsis txawj lus Mis Kas zoo. Nyob rau ib feem xyuam, peb yov tsa ntau pab neeg nyob hauv zej zog no los tshawb seb peb tes dej num ua tau mus zoo npaum li cas.
Peb yov sib ntsib rau (6) zaus uas ib zaug no tsuas yuav tus puav neeg koom xwb. Yam tsawg kawg los ib zaug yuav tsum yog rau cov lus Amharic, Hmoob, Oromo, Mev, Somali thiab Mis Kas.
Kuv xav nug seb koj puas kam pab peb nrhiav tus puav neeg tuaj koom peb. Peb xav tau cov neeg uas nws nav, nws suav, los yog xam pom lwm haiv neeg uas tuaj ntawm peb ob lub khw no. Zoo siab txais tos txhua leej – tshwj xeeb yog cov uas txawj lus Amharic, lus Hmoob, lus Oromo, lus Somali, thiab/los yog lus Mev. Ib pab sib ntsib twg tsuas siv ib xuab moos xwb.
Peb yov muab ***Ib daim $50 Seward Co-op gift card *** rau ib tug neeg uas tuaj koom.
Koj puas kam pab xa tsab email los yog diam ntawv no mus ntxiv rau lwm tus neeg los yog xa neeg tuaj rau peb? Koj tus kheej koom peb thiab los yeej tau. Hauv qab no yog cov sij hawm uas peb muaj.
• (Hais ua lus Mis Kas): 4/27 thaum 6 – 7 p.m.
• (Hais ua lus Mev): 4/28 thaum 6 – 7 p.m.
• (Hais ua lus Hmoob): 4/29 thaum 6 – 7 p.m.
• (Hais ua lus Amharic): 5/13, thaum 6 – 7 p.m.
• (Hais ua lus Somali): 5/17, thaum 6 – 7 p.m.
• (Hais ua lus Oromo): 5/18 thaum 6 – 7 p.m.
Yog koj tus kheej los yog koj paub ob peb neeg xav pab peb no ces:
- a.) xaiv lus sib hawm ua zoo tshaj rau koj
- b.) los sim pab peb xa tsab ntawv no mus rau ob peb tus neeg ua muaj sib hawm tauj koom peb.
Ua tsaug ntau ntau rau koj txhoj kev pab!
Grupo de Opinión de Seward Co-op (realizada en español)
April 28, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
¡Hola, miembros de la comunidad!
Seward Co-op es una tienda de comestibles de servicio completo, basada en la comunidad, con dos ubicaciones en South Minneapolis. Nuestra misión es mantener una comunidad saludable. Hemos estado trabajando en una nueva señalización de la tienda, creada para ayudar a los compradores a que encuentren los productos y servicios que están buscando en nuestras tiendas. El objetivo del proyecto es implementar una señalización que dependa menos del idioma inglés y que sea intuitiva, independientemente del idioma que se hable. Como parte de este proceso, deseamos llevar a cabo una serie de grupos de opinión con miembros de la comunidad para reunir información sobre nuestro trabajo. La cooperativa ha establecido hasta seis sesiones con una cantidad limitada de puntos por sesión. Al menos una de estas sesiones se realizará en amhárico, hmong, oromo, español, somalí e inglés.
Me pregunto si usted podría ayudarnos a encontrar algunas personas de la comunidad que estuvieran interesadas en participar. Buscamos individuos que reflejen la diversidad de los vecindarios a los que atendemos. Todos son bienvenidos, especialmente quienes hablen amhárico, hmong, oromo, somalí y/o español. Cada grupo de opinión llevará alrededor de una hora.
Proporcionaremos una ***tarjeta de regalo de Seward Co-op por $50*** por cada individuo que participe.
¿Estaría usted dispuesto a reenviar esto o a recomendarnos a alguien? Usted también es bienvenido para participar. A continuación, presentamos las fechas disponibles. Haga clic en la sesión para inscribirse en Eventbrite.
• Sesión 1 (realizada en inglés): 4/27 de 6 a 7 p.m.
• Sesión 2 (realizada en español): 4/28 de 6 a 7 p.m.
• Sesión 3 (realizada en hmong): 4/29 de 6 a 7 p.m.
• Sesión 4 (realizada en amhárico): 5/13 de 6 a 7 p.m.
• Sesión 5 (realizada en somalí): 5/17 de 6 a 7 p.m.
• Sesión 6 (realizada en oromo): 5/18 de 6 a 7 p.m.
¡Si usted o alguien de su conocimiento está interesado en participar y puede hacerlo:
a.) inscríbase para la sesión del idioma con el cual se sienta más cómodo y/o
b.) reenvíe esto a alguien que pueda estar interesado!
¡Muchas gracias por tenerlo en cuenta!
Seward Co-op Store Signage Focus Group (Virtual)
April 27, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Hello, community members!
Seward Co-op is a community-owned, full-service grocery store with two locations in South Minneapolis. Our mission is to sustain a healthy community. We have been working on new store signage designed to help shoppers find the products and services they’re looking for in our stores. The aim of the project is to implement signage that relies less heavily on English and is intuitive regardless of language spoken. As part of this process, we want to host a series of focus groups with community members to gather feedback on our work. The co-op has set up six session with a limited number of spots per session. At least one of these sessions will be facilitated in Amharic, Hmong, Oromo, Spanish, Somali and English.
We are looking for individuals who reflect the diversity of the neighborhoods we serve. We welcome anyone – especially those who speak Amharic, Hmong, Oromo, Somali, and/or Spanish. Each focus group will take about 1 hour.
We will provide a ***$50 Seward Co-op gift card*** for each individual who participates.
Would you be willing to forward this or recommend someone to us? You are also welcome to participate yourself. Below, are the dates we have available. Sign-ups are available for the sessions linked below.
• Session 1 (facilitated in English): 4/27 6 – 7 p.m.
• Session 2 (facilitated in Spanish): 4/28, 6 – 7 p.m.
• Session 3 (facilitated in Hmong): 4/29, 6 – 7 p.m.
• Session 4 (facilitated in Amharic): 5/13, 6 – 7 p.m.
• Session 5 (facilitated in Somali): 5/17, 6 – 7 p.m.
• Session 6 (facilitated in Oromo): 5/18, 6 – 7 p.m.
*Focus groups facilitated in Amharic, Oromo and Somali are scheduled to take place following Ramadan. Sign-ups will be available soon.
If you or someone you know are interested and able to participate, please:
a.) sign-up for the session in the language in which you are most comfortable and/or b.) forward this to someone who might be interested!
Thank you so much for considering!