Economists use indicators
like the Real Gross Domestic
Product and the S&P 500
Stock Index to measure the
state of our nation. A lot of
these statistics are compiled
daily to keep a running tab
on the American economy.
Back home, at the People’s
Food Co-op, one of our
most useful tools to deter-
mine the state of our store
is our annual
Owner/Shop-
per Survey,
distributed in
March with
an eye on the
satisfaction of
our commu-
nity and what
we can do
to make our
store a better place, with
the best goods and services
Kalamazoo can offer.
The survey helps us
make decisions about the
Co-op; for example, our
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Pillars of the Community:
Citizens Credit Union
By Heather Finch
Survey Says …
By Heather Finch
For MeMbers and Friends oF the KalaMazoo PeoPle’s Food Co-oP • KalaMazoo, MiChigan
2
Fourth Quarter 2007
436 S. Burdick St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
(269) 342-5686
Open 7 Days a Week
9 am – 8 pm
The Skinny:
insider info
About your
Store: A Great
Place for Gifts!
4 PrODuce
cOrner:
Getting Down
to the root
of the Matter
5 reciPe:
Baked Brie
with Mango
chutney
7 cOMMuniTy
cAlenDAr:
Save Time for
These upcoming
events
Jess from Citizens helping with PFC’s banking.
Co-op
Survey
Look for the
survey to
be available
in March.
Your input is
essential!
C
hOOSInG the right banking
institution can be a maddening
dilemma when trying to find a
positive atmosphere, fair treatment, and
a place to invest money in a communi-
ty-oriented business. Citizens Credit
Union, a cooperatively run bank, can
provide these advantages with all of the
amenities of a traditional bank.
Amy Remmert, the marketing
manager at Citizens, said, “the mem-
ber comes first in our organization. We
retain traditional values, provide the best
services we can, and do our best to make
our members’ financial lives successful.”
Citizens has locations in Schoolcraft
and throughout Kalamazoo, including
one just a few blocks from the People’s
Food Co-op. Membership is open to
anyone who lives, works, goes to schoo