[Vision2020] tile painting

[Bill London]

P-
thanks for correcting the date... yes July 23 for Co-op tile-painting event.
Your other questions: I don't have info on Potter's Guild.
Yes, companies or individuals can paint multiple tiles.
Corrected event news release below.
BL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Nisbet" <pcnisbet1 at hotmail.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Cc: <london at moscow.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 2:57 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] tile painting


> Bill
>
> I note that you list the date for the event as the 23rd of June.
Shouldn't
> that be 23 July?
>
> Thats a great run down on the Coop, but is there a good synopsis for the
> Potter's Guild?
>
> Another question would be can companies sponser tiles or groups of tiles?
>
> Phil Nisbet
>
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Tile-Painting to Benefit Moscow Food Co-op



The Moscow Food Co-op is sponsoring a second tile-painting event as a
fundraiser both for the Co-op move and the Potters' Guild.  The
tile-painting will be held at 207 North Hayes Street in Moscow on Saturday,
July 23, from 10am to 2pm.

The first tile-painting was so successful, with 94 tiles decorated, that the
Co-op staff decided to repeat the event.

            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 from
the Potter's Guild will be available at the tile-painting site to provide
paints, painting equipment and assistance for the creation of designs.

In September, 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.