Building Community matters to co-operators, whether it’s our own community or a community in a developing country somewhere else on the globe. Here are just some of the things we do to carry out our mandate to be socially responsible and help build the kind of communities that we want for ourselves and our children.
Funds Allocation Committee
The Funds Allocation Committee (FAC) is comprised of member of the Board of Directors. The FAC meets once every two months to review applications.
If your group is seeking a donation or sponsorship through Mid Island Co-op over $500.00, please click on the link below to download an application form. Once the form has been completed, drop it off to our Administration Office, or email it to our Community Relations Officer, Karelyn Goodall. (please see ‘contact us’ page for email address).
Click here for a funding application form (MS Word File)
Deadlines for application submissions are at noon on the following dates:
- March 12, 2010
- May 1, 2010
- June 30, 2010
- August 31, 2010
- October 30, 2010
- December 31, 2010
- February 28, 2011
- April 30, 2011
Mid Island Co-op is socially responsible
At the Co-op, all of earnings flow back the community. Our Co-op supports a broad range of community organizations that are working to create a more fair and equal society.
Student Bursaries and Awards
Mid Island Co-op awards twelve bursaries each year to local students. Nine are through the secondary schools (see your school for an application), one awarded by the Malaspina Awards Foundation and three awarded by the Co-op’s own Member Relations Committee (MRC). If you are attending post-secondary education or training, click on the bursary link below to download an application form.
Deadline for applications is July 16, 2010
Mid Island Co-op Bursary Application (MS Word File)
Food Sustainability Subcommittee Bursary
The Food Sustainability Subcommittee awards one (1) $1,000 bursary. This award is given to a Co-op member or immediate member of their family who is attending post-secondary education or training. It is aimed at a student who has made good academic progress in studies or research pursing a course leading to a career in active farming or market gardening in British Columbia. Applications are considered on the basis of need, overall merit and how well the purposes of the scholarship are addressed.
Click on the link below to download an application form for the Food Sustainability Subcommittee bursary.
Deadline for applications is July 16, 2010
Mid Island Co-op Food Sustainability Bursary (MS Word File)
And much, much more
Mid Island Co-op supports community groups in many, many ways. Check out our News pages to see what we’re doing. As our success grows, so will our Community Builders fund. If your organization is a non-partisan, non-profit and is helping to build our community, we’ll do our best to help. See “contact” link for Karelyn Goodall’s email address (this step avoids spam crawlers from adding us to their spam lists).
The Board, Management and Member Relations Committee of Mid Island Co-op welcome ideas and suggestions from members about how we can strengthen our social mandate.
