2022 Annual Meeting Notice
January 14, 2022 2022-01-25 14:212022 Annual Meeting Notice
WHAT: Potsdam Food Co-op 2022 Annual Meeting
WHEN: Tuesday, February 15th. The meeting starts at 6 pm
WHERE: ZOOM, virtual. HERE: https://tinyurl.com/CoopAnnualMeeting2022
YOUR VOTE IS NEEDED!
Vote by:
- Copying the Proxy Authorization below, pasting the Proxy Authorization in to the new e-mail, filling in your information, and emailing it to “elections@potsdamcoop.com“; or,
- Going to the Co-op to fill out a Proxy Authorization in person; or,
- Printing and mailing the completed Proxy Authorization to be received at the Co-op no later than February 14, 2022.
The 2022 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the POTSDAM CONSUMER COOPERATIVE, INC. will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at 6:00 pm on Zoom (an online meeting platform) in order to:
- Provide the annual report to the Member-Owners and answer questions.
- Elect Board members.
To elect our new Board members, our Bylaws require a quorum of 100 memberships or 10 percent of the total current memberships, whichever is smaller. Your participation matters! We hope you will attend the 2022 Annual Meeting to hear the annual report and ask questions. If you are unable to attend, you can authorize a proxy to vote in your place, by completing the form below by no later than 6 pm on February 15, 2022 (or completing one in the Co-op no later than 12 pm February 15, 2022).

2022 Annual Meeting Board candidate bios are available below, and in-store.
Potsdam Consumer Cooperative, Inc. Proxy-Authorization – February 2022.
I hereby authorize my proxy, Vanessa Bittner (alternate: Katie McLaughlin), to vote in my place at the Potsdam Consumer Cooperative, Inc. Annual Meeting. I direct my proxy to vote as follows:
Select six (6) directors from the slate of candidates (bios available on the website and in-store; terms of less than three years are to complete the remainder of unexpired terms):
(or you may write in another Co-op member-owner’s name): No more than six (6) total, including write-in.
__ David Bradford (3-year term) __ Lauren Smith (3-year term)
__ Karen Bage (3-year term) __ Camille Frazier (2-year term)
__ Jim Fryer (3-year term) __ Erica Leigh (1-year term)
(write-in) _____________________________ (with their permission)
OR
___ I direct my proxy to vote for the candidate or candidates of their choosing.
YOU MUST FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR YOUR PROXY AUTHORIZATION TO BE OFFICIAL — PLEASE PRINT NEATLY!
Date: ______________________________
Member-Owner Number (if known): __________________
Print Head of Household Member-Owner’s Name: _____________________________________________
Your Signature: __________________________________
Print Your Name:_________________________________
Potsdam Food Co-op 2022 Annual Meeting Board Member Candidate Bios
- Karen Bage (3-year term)
- David Bradford (3-year term)
- Camille Frazier (2-year term)
- Jim Fryer (3-year term)
- Erica Leigh (1-year term)
- Lauren Smith (3-year term)
View the minutes from the 2021 Annual Meeting here:
2021-Annual-Meeting-minutes