Rainbow Grocery, application for membership, circa 1975

Description:	Application for membership for the Rainbow Grocery, a mid-70s era co-op for purchasing food. Page 1 APPLICATION FOR Membership Rainbow Grocery416 East HowardSouth Bend, Indiana46617I hereby apply for membership in the above unincorporated association andsubmit herewith a one year membership fee of S5.00 (non-refundable).I understand Rainbow Grocery will- Buy selected merchandise for me, other members and patrons and resellthem to us at a mark-up.- Allow ae to receive a further discounts on Rainbow Grocery goods inexchange for service rendered.- Serve members and the community.- Give me a chance to help decide basic policies, elect a board ofdirectors, and review operating budgets - through participationin membership meetings.- Give me a chance to help further Rainbow Grocery as a more cooperativeventure.- Provide members and patrons with sound and impartial consumer information free of all promotions.I agree to:- Invest at least five ($5.00) dollars more each succeeding calendarquarter until I have invested a total of fifteen ($15.00) dollars ina life-tine deposit. The deposit is refundable upon withdrawal fromthe co-op.- Take no merchandise from the store for other than members of my own . -family and guest in my home.- Comply with the bylaws and accept then as an integral part of thisapplication.I understand that I may withdraw from membership at any time by giving onemonth written notice, I hereby authorize the association to deduct from mylife-time deposit any sums due to the association on termination of mymembershipPhone Signed _Received by (Print) NameDate AddressFor members choosing to do service for a discount on purchases:(Typical services needed: cutting cheese, bagging, stocking, clean-up, etc.)Hours days available for service Particular skills/talents you have which could be usefulResources you have across to which might be useful How much notice do you need before you could come in?There will be one person in charge of organizing service by the month, aswell as a sign up board for in-store service.To arrange for service call this number before coming in, or signup on the service board. This way we can efficiently use everyonestime.
Origin:	Circa 1975
Source:	http://michianamemory.sjcpl.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16827coll4/id/2083
Collection:	Civil Rights and African American History
Copyright:	Materials in the St. Joseph County Local History Collection are in the public domain. This image is posted publicly for nonprofit educational uses, excluding printed publication. To purchase copies of images and/or for copyright information contact local.history@sjcpl.org.
Subjects:	Clubs--Indiana--South Bend

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