[Vision2020] paint a tile

[Bill London]

Tile-Painting to Benefit Moscow Food Co-op

 

The Moscow Food Co-op is sponsoring a tile-painting event as a fundraiser for the move to its new location.  The tile-painting will be held at the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute (PCEI) headquarters at 1040 Rodeo Drive in Moscow on Saturday, June 4, from 10am to 2pm.

            The Co-op invites everyone, for a $15 donation, to paint a tile with their own design.  The tiles, which are six inches square, will become part of a mural in the new Co-op store in downtown Moscow.  Volunteers will be available at the PCEI site to provide paints, painting equipment and assistance for the creation of designs.

In August, the Moscow Food Co-op will move to the new location, the former
Safeway grocery store at Fifth and Washington streets in Moscow that most recently housed the Gart's sporting goods business, according to Co-op General Manager Kenna Eaton.

The costs associated with the move, including major renovation of the building, new equipment and products, are expected to total about $1 million. The financing will come in the form of funds already saved by the Co-op ($100,000), a loan from a local bank ($500,000), loans from Co-op members ($450,000) and donations from the community.

 The Co-op has become an anchor store for downtown, bringing people to
downtown Moscow and keeping the retail area vibrant and alive. A recent
Latah Economic Development Council survey that found that year-round the
Co-op is the number-one reason shoppers visit downtown Moscow.
The Co-op has also built a network of local organic growers who provide
fresh produce and other products, sells quality deli and bakery foods made
on-site, and has an experienced staff, knowledgeable about natural foods.
The Co-op has begun demolition and renovation at the new site at 121 East
Fifth Street. That building began as a Safeway in 1960 and then in 1978
became a sporting goods store. The building, with 15,000 square feet, is
twice the size of the Co-op's current location.

At the new store, the Co-op will be adding sales of fresh natural meats as
well as fresh-ground flour, expanding the Co-op Deli seating area with the
inclusion of a small stage for performances as well as expanded wall space
for art exhibits, and increasing the size of all sales departments.
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