Thank You Novemberfest Volunteers!

Company Shops Market throws a huge Local Foods party. We couldn't have done it without you! With over 500 attendees, it was literally and figuratively a huge success. As you can probably guess, it takes quite a bit of work to pull off an event of this size and scope. Luckily we had a lot of help. As board president Sharon Dent likes to say, "it takes a village."

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Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions. 336-314-1972 or info@companyshopsmarket.coop.

Thank You Beer & Brats Novemberfest Volunteers

We couldn't have done it without you! Thank you to everyone who came out and enjoyed the party. With over 500 attendees, it was literally and figuratively a huge success. As you can probably guess, it takes quite a bit of work to pull off an event of this size and scope. Luckily we had a lot of help. As board president Sharon Dent likes to say, "it takes a village."

Special Thanks to: Liz Ross & Band, SOS, and Todd Sines for the audio setup and great live music. Red Oak Brewery, Cane Creek Farm, 9th St Bakery, G3 Sauce, Satisfy Your Soul, Counter Culture Coffee, Zack’s and Redbud Farm for the great local food. TS Designs, Saxapahaw General Store, Danny’s Cafe, and Bella’s House for volunteering the use of their chairs, ovens, cookers, lights, and more. Burlington Police for making sure everyone at the event was safe and secure. Meredith Gulley for the lovely video.Volunteers Eliza Sydnor, Charles Sydnor, and Ross Flynn for preparing the brats and burgers. Volunteers Eric Michel of TS Designs, JT Sharpe of J&L Bicycle, Nate Perry, Sharon Dent, Sarah Cook, Robin Showerman & Family of Bella's House, Rusty Holt, Sam Moore, Tom Sineath, Megan Squire, Tony Crider, Matt Heidel, Eric Henry, Bob Hykes, Patrick Harmon, Caroline Ansbacher, Jan Henry, Jack Martin, Kevin Helsey for working behind the scenes to build stages, create rolling partitions, decorate, clean, set-up, run errands, and for handling the many small details that make an event like this run smoothly.We know there are many others ………………if you got left out please let us know so we can add your name to the list.

The October 2009 Work Party Weekend was a great success!

Company Shops Market held a volunteer work party weekend on Oct 15th - 17th, 2009. We accomplished a lot this weekend. We tore down the 'managers' office on the back right side of the main room. Steps were taken to salvage the windows, door, paneling and lumber for use in future projects. We removed the old soiled carpet from the downstairs office areas. We also took down the unwanted office partitions in the upstairs area, opening up the space. We especially want to recognize the volunteers who gave up valuable weekend time to help us. Thank You!

Kevin Helvey, Matt Heidel, Bob Held, Ralph Macy, Paul Bogdan,
Otto Afanador, Wayne Holmes, Ralph Macy, George Stockwell, Barry Vaughn, Bill Dunn, Eric Michel, Sharon Dent, Greg Frazier, Nate Perry, Sarah Cook, Eric Henry, Bob Hykes and our other volunteers.

Christina Messick - house party and tabling

Suzanne Smith - house party

Jan Henry - house party, tabling at events and food preparation for reception

Lisa Henry - tabling at events

Jenna Johnson - house party

Eric Michel - database

Linda Lashendock and Scott Baker - videos

Linda Maria Lashendock leads the award winning Office of Elon Television as Elon University’s Assistant Director of Instructional Technologies. She produces creative video/audio pieces through project management, ensures successful university events, develops budgets and strategic planning, mentors over 100 students with an engaged learning program, ESTV with five student shows, supports the School of Communication to ensure students have access to first-class digital/HDV equipment, and works closely with four ETV colleagues.

Before coming to Elon, Lashendock worked for more than 20 years at CNN. She started in the Washington, D.C. bureau as an intern and soon was producing “LIVE” interviews with White House officials, legislators and international leaders. Later, Lashendock became the Producer-Editor covering the White House beat under Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton and then advanced to Manager of News Production for the D.C. bureau.

Lashendock has earned several awards for her academic and corporate works, including an Edward R. Murrow Award; several Emmy’s including one for the coverage of 911, and several Broadcast Educational Association and Telly awards.

Today, Lashendock is pursuing a Master’s degree at UNCG focusing on Sustainability while working at Elon University. Her initial interest in Company Shops Market.coop resulted from a Slow Food class. Lashendock had to produce a paper on something related to Slow Food and discovered sustainable farms in Alamance County. She thrived on her passion of television and produced a video tape for the class as well for the CSMC. Lashendock will pursue her sustainability adventures by studying in Tuscany, Italy in the fall of 2008, working on a Medieval Sustainable farm called Spannocchia.

Sarah Cook - webmaster

Sarah and her Husband Nate Perry moved to Graham, NC in the summer of 2004 after living in the Atlanta metro area for several years. "Lured by Weaver Street Market and the small town community feel, we initially started looking for a place in Carrboro. When we had little luck finding the right house in our preferred price range, our Realtor suggested taking a look at Graham. And I'm so glad we did! We love the community but really miss having a local co-op grocery store nearby."

In May of 2006 Sarah met founding board member, Eric Henry, at the Haw River Festival. "I was thrilled to find a growing group of people and businesses in Alamance County who are interested in building local community, supporting local agriculture and local economy, promoting sustainability and who see the merits of environmental and social responsibility. I was very excited when Eric told me about the plan for Company Shops Market and asked if I would be interested in volunteering website design services."

Sarah is the owner of Think Web Solutions, a local website development company.

Frances Moore---bookkeeper

"When I lived in Chapel Hill I enjoyed the option of having fresh organic foods available and a strong local community. I am looking forward to local gatherings at the new Company Shops Marketplace and am happy to play a part in the success of a new grocery store with local foods and folks. It is a great opportunity for me to use my accounting experience as a volunteer to benefit the Coop. The people that are working hard behind the scenes to make the Coop happen are great to work with."

Wayne White - event assistance

Wayne is a relatively new resident of Burlington, having lived in Greensboro from 1975-2005. He has been active in the Greensboro community, while living in Fisher Park, which is a center-city neighborhood. His activities included serving as Chairman of the Historic District Commission and President of Preservation Greensboro, Inc. Wayne also was the co-founder of Architectural Salvage of Greensboro, one of the longest-running all-volunteer salvage operations in the country, that subsidizes preservation projects in the community. Wayne's civic activities have always centered on hands-on active participation in large fund-raising projects and labor-intensive volunteer projects, and his skills in organization and motivating volunteers will come in handy in the formation of Company Shops Market, and he's excited that the community has indicated such a strong initial interest in the concept of Company Shops Market.

Mark Danieley---producer relations