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CONTACT US:
Renaissance Community Cooperative
620 S. Elm St., Suite 307, Greensboro, NC 27406
Phone: 336-638-1RCC (1722)
Email: renaissance.coop@gmail.com
Membership/Coordinator: Lamar Gibson
The Renaissance
Community Coop
Monthly Newsletter
July 2014
Members Spotlight

Full Name/Neighborhood
O.W. Sweeney / Mayfair St.

Why Did You Join? It's good
for my community.

What Message Do You
Have for Those Thinking
About Joining? Join! This is
an opportunity to help out the
community. We need you to join
us!

What Does the RCC Mean
for the Future of Our
Community? Improvement.
Folks will have jobs and the East
side will begin to see
development.
HERE WE GROW AGAIN
This newsletter brings exciting news about RCCs
future. We currently have over 200 members and are
growing, growing, growing. This growth is evidence
that our members have been reaching out and sharing
the word about RCC with family, friends, and co-
workers whenever you have had the opportunity.
These efforts have generated new members, and we
salute you.
Canvassing
As we continue to strive towards our goal of 1,000
members, our canvassing initiative is now gearing up.
Yes, we are out in neighborhoods knocking on doors
and passing out RCC literature. If you signed up to
help with canvassing, keep an eye and ear open for
information coming your way about opportunities to
participate in group canvassing. If you would like for
us to come and canvass (Continued
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RCC COMMUNITY MEETING
When: Monday, July 21, 6:00pm, ice
cream social, 7:00pm, meeting
Where: Presbyterian Church of the
Cross
OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS
July 28, CEEJ, 7:00pm,
Laughlin Memorial Church
Aug 4, City Council,
5:30pm, City Hall (Note
change from usual day)
Aug 7, Concerned Citizens
of NE Greensboro, 7:00pm,
Peeler Rec
Aug 9, Concerned Citizens,
fish fry, 10am 3pm,
parking lot of the
Renaissance Shops at
Phillips Avenue
Aug 16, Concerned Citizens,
Back to School Supplies,
11am - 3:00pm, details
coming soon
Aug 25, CEEJ, 7:00pm,
Laughlin Memorial Church

Here We Grow Again (continued)
in your neighborhood or if you
would like to sign up to help
with canvassing, please contact
us at renaissance.coop.gmail.
Outreach
Do you like to talk to people
and engage with your
community but are not
comfortable with canvassing?
Then this is for you! As part of
our outreach initiative, we have
been passing out flyers,
participating in Downtowns
First Friday, visiting churches,
and taking advantage of other
opportunities to spread the
word. Are you willing to
become a member of the
outreach team? We could sure
use your smiling face in these
efforts as we continue to move
forward the RCC. Remember,
reaching out to others is
something we can all do, and is
necessary as we approach the
opening of our store.


Strawberry Punch
Bowl Cake

Ingredients
2 yellow cake layers
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons strawberry gelatin
1 cup water
2 cups fresh strawberries, cut in 1/2 (if
berries are extra-large, they can be cut into
quarters)
16 oz cool whip

For the glaze:
In a medium saucepan, stir together sugar,
cornstarch, and gelatin; add water. Cook,
stirring, over medium heat until thick.
Remove from heat and allow to cool
completely. Fold in strawberries.
For assembly:
Place 1 layer of cake in a large clear bowl.
Top with a layer of glaze, followed by a
layer of cool whip. Repeat layering in this
order for remaining cake, glaze, and cool
whip. Garnish with strawberries and serve
chilled.
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Kirby-Smith & Alex Forsyth / Macon Smith & Marcy Reid-Smith /
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Sally & Marvin Aycock / Carolyn Hunt / Cathie Holcombe / Paul
Beach Jr. / Patricia & Pete Cross / June Carey / Richard & Sandra
Koritz / Jim & Muriel Prevatt / Sakhet McConnell / Rick Tunkel &
Cheryl Buehler / Luis & Sue Navarro / Terry Speed / Sandra
Henley / Howard & Margaret Arbuckle / Edith & Richard Votta /
Chip & Kay Hagan / Susan Feit
Welcome New Members!

Continued Recipe of the Month
What is a coop?
A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united
voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and
cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and
democratically controlled enterprise.

RCC Mission
To create a democratically owned and controlled
grocery store in Northeast Greensboro that provides
all of Greensboro with healthy foods at affordable
prices and has a commitment to locally sourced foods,
community education, and dignified jobs.

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