Support our December Community Partner
added 10/28/08
One snowy December day, a Co-op employee rode Advance Transit from his home in White River Junction, Vermont, to the Hanover Food Store. Along the way he struck up a conversation with a young woman riding the bus with her four-year-old son. She told the employee she was taking her son to a relative’s house before starting her job for the day. After quitting time, she added, she would get back on the bus, pick up her son, take him to another relative’s home, and walk to the job she held at night.
Welcome to a day in the life of the working poor.
As the invisible, struggling-to-survive backbone to many communities, the working poor often hold more than one low-wage job, working 40 to 60 hours per week without health or dental insurance. But the Good Neighbor Health Clinic and Red Logan Dental Clinic offer help and hope.
The two clinics are our Community Partners for December. They provide a wide range of primary services, management of chronic disease, and preventative health care. Both clinics are housed in downtown White River Junction and are staffed by volunteer physicians, dentists, nurses, allied health personnel, medical students, and administrative staff.
In addition to medical and dental services, both clinics help match clients to other resources they may need. Since their inception more than 10 years ago, the clinics have assisted clients with housing issues, job placement, and clothing and transportation needs. The clinics also serve as a referral agency to neighboring food pantries.
How You Can Help:
- Make a contribution when you shop at the Co-op during December.
- Call to learn about volunteer opportunities. Good Neighbor Health Clinic: (802) 295-1868; Red Logan Dental Health Clinic: (802) 295-7573.
- Learn more by visiting the website of the Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured
Have You Seen Our New Community Food Market?
Return to the days of the old-fashioned market—full of beautiful color and fresh food in all its myriad of variety. But don’t take our word for it. Browse the photo gallery! Our recently constructed Community Food Market is a new and beautiful food store with an expansive product line, seating for customers, and state-of-the-art environmental features. It is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily and is located on 43 Lyme Road in Hanover, New Hamsphire. We look forward to seeing you there!
And The Winner Is ...
Congratulations to Shelly in the Hanover Co-op Produce Department for her award-winning Guacamole Cilantro Lime Cheeseburger! When you work for a place like the Co-op, it’s not always easy to impress your coworkers with your cooking skills. Let’s face it, their cooking skills are usually going to be none-too-shabby either. But Shelly impressed everyone! The heated Hanover Co-op Burger Cookoff Competition was part of a recent employee appreciation event, where our employee expertise was put to the test for the honor of best-burger bragging rights. The Co-op is famous for employing people who know a lot about food, and know how to dress up even a basic burger. “Melted Monterey Jack Cheese lends an added zing to these spiced up hamburgers,” Shelly says. “A dollop of fresh guacamole sends it over the top!” Thanks to Shelly for sharing her recipe, and thanks to all our employees who participated in the best-burger competition.
