<div><strong>What’s the Idea Behind the Plant Our Future Project?</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>As part of our larger construction work, we’re excited to announce Plant Our Future,</strong> an initiative to restore the beautiful Assabet Riverside behind our community-owned grocery store and support our fundraising needs!
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>This is a chance for you, our co-op supporters, <strong>to join your environmental values with our co-op’s significant funding needs.</strong> We know the donation levels for this initiative do not reflect the actual costs of each planting. Each donation is an opportunity to <strong>double our impact</strong>, planting a vibrant riverside ecosystem and moving our community-owned grocery store closer to Opening Day 2023. And the need is real…
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>As most folks know, we’re building a grocery store that is 100% community-owned and prioritizes local farms and producers. But manufacturing delays and an 80% increase in construction costs have left a $1.75 million funding gap. More than 2,000 owners, including dozens of local farmers, are counting on our co-op. We must close this gap before we open our grocery store to avoid significant debt and achieve our mission.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>Please see the images below to choose your donation category</strong>, a beautiful native tree, shrub, birdhouse, pollinator plant, or seed packet. Donations will be recognized (that’s my tree!) and are tax-deductible. Then, join us in Spring 2023 for a community planting celebration!
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Donate here and <strong>please leave a note about which plant you’re gifting</strong>. To donate by check, DAF, or other financial vehicles, please email <a href="https://assabetmarket.coop." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[email redacted]p.</a>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>Let’s Plant our Future Together!</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><em>*Your donation ensures this riverfront restoration is completed, with the balance of gifts applied to our overall building project.</em>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><br />
</div><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/63107923_1670516820346877_r." width="100%" /><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/63107923_1670516842255886_r." width="100%" /><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/63107923_1670516868823654_r." width="100%" /><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/63107923_16705169766249_r." width="100%" /><img alt="" media_type="3" src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/63107923_1670517182477654_r." width="100%" />
<div><br />
</div>
<div>__________________________________________________________________
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>The Co-op is launching our Bridge the Gap Fundraising Campaign</strong>, an opportunity to make tax-deductible donations to help raise an <strong>additional $1.75 million</strong> so we can open our doors.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>The Challenge</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>We recently learned that a delay in the manufacturing/shipping of our refrigeration equipment will push our opening to Spring/Summer 2023.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Our Co-op is also experiencing explosive increases in construction costs, approximately 80%, since the completion of our Capital Campaign at the end of 2021, which have also been seen in building projects across the country. We have the resources to complete construction this fall, but it leaves us without the funds to hire staff, fill our shelves, and meet our operational needs. 
</div>
<div> 
</div>
<div>It is essential that we raise an additional $1.75 million in donations to open our Co-op on solid financial footing. We can do this! It is not the first time our amazing community has banded together to move us toward opening this store!! 
</div>
<div> 
</div>
<div>With the launch of this fundraising campaign in September, we are committed to building a cooperative grocery store that is as strong on Day 1 as Day 1,000. 
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>What Will Our Donations Do?</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>The Bridge the Gap Campaign is an opportunity for all Massachusetts residents, including co-op owners and non-owners, to make tax-deductible donations that specifically support:
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>• Covering the difference in cost overruns on construction, to hire staff, and purchase product
</div>
<div>• Raise the pre-open cash that we need to function for an additional six months before opening
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div><strong>To Donate Now</strong>
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Click <strong>DONATE NOW</strong> to make a tax-deductible donation through our fiscal sponsor, Cooperative Development Institute.
</div>
<div><br />
</div>
<div>Thank you for your support!
</div>

Ann-Marie Babish

(Myra) Jeanne Bracken

Anonymous

Michele Girard

Linda bentley

Robert Fulks

Steve Alves

Stephen Richter

Daniel Stuart

Bailey Thaxton

Judith Cronenberg

BARBARA BROUSAL-GLASER

Lonnie Morris

Offline Donations

Rhiannon Roberts

Assabet Co-op Market Bridge the Gap Campaign

platform

Platform is iOS

Android

Adyen Google Pay Development Audience

$opt_dummy_attribute

English only

Deprecate Stripe Legacy

dyn_template_ids

Adyen V6 Bene Transfer & MyMoney Campaign Organizers - test01

Bene transfer V6 and AdyenV6MyMoney Campaign Organizers - production

OneTrust next-app audience

fundCountryCode

NextDoor Share Option Users

Fundraisers with Reactions feature capability

fundCurrencyCode

US + Non-charity COs Only

locale

fund country is US and user language is English

personId

comms-internal-person-ids

Enhanced Story Experience Users

Suggested Goal Experience Users

user language is English and fund country: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

Poster share - new funds eligible (newest 9/18)

Streaming widgets beta user

paymentProcessor

3DS payment method

user language is English and fundCountry: US, AU, DK, FI, IE, NO, SE, CA, GB; 

GoFundMe Employees

ipAddress

Mark Rieth IP Address

Version 9.2.0 and above

Fund is in English speaking country

desktop

Android v12.11.0 and above

Platform is Android

paymentMethodType

checkoutType

Payment method type group to be vaulted on success

admin pr kit prod

EUR Donation Upsell

Share Text generation Skip Fundraiser

(prod) new funds eligible for amp12 (UGC gallery)

fintrac_cad_idv_form_v2 audience

paymentProcessorAccountId

fallback mode accounts

proCampaignId

p2p legacy startfundraising page

AMP24 New Funds Only PROD (DO NOT MODIFY)

countryCode

charityId

UKCharities

Federated Search Internal Testing

route.pathname community

US Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks Feature Audience

Supporter Comments Eligible Funds

International Only

fundId

braze fundraiser group 

Payment Identity Transfers ATO Risk Check (Targeted) - Production

Fundraiser Saved Payment Method Rate Limit Bypass (Production)

leaderboard-partner-id-audience-givepanel

Version 9.2.1 and above

AUD Donation Upsell audience

fundraiserCountryCode is US/EN

Active Fundraiser - Smart Default Cadence

DAF Internal

Vault on success card payment method

Platform is iOS v11.0.0 and above

Desktop users

Person ids

United States (US) users

allow yuno fundraisers for test

Mexico country code

Posters INTL

NPO Profile Opted-In

iOS at or above 12.4.0

non-US recurring donors

Canada Campaign Owner Group

Fundraiser Without Meta Link

Scheduler payment tester gorup

charityCommunityId

Charities allow to be claimed unclaimed (PRD)

Canada (CA) users

currencyCode

UC Tipping v20250115 International

pymk_production_xplr_fe_team

Android at or above 12.2.0

Profile photo entry point audience

smart goals (fundraiser/manage) on test01

Activity Tracking v1 Beta Testing

writePath

Stream Notification

start gfm intl allowed locales

Platform is iOS v11.2.0 and above

unclaimed charities

prod_ach_audience

AI Chatbot Audience

amp13 only new funds (prod) (anyword auto)

UC Flow Enabled (Prod)

Payment Identity Beneficiary Verification - Production

shared notification bell audience

Custom users

ach frontend audience

Android v11.0.0 and above

Users Receiving Payments Paused Notifications

smart goals test01

Manage Coach - US English Organizers Only + new funds only

Team EGG - IP Address list

Fundraiser Without Instagram Deep Link

Native 11.4.0 and above

UC Tipping v20250107

Users Receiving Braze KYC Validation Failed

Native 11.3.0 and above

Influencer - Prod

US fundraisers and US users

ai_title_page

anyword

openai

control

manual_entry

userEmail

template_id

userId

fundUrl

isCharityCo

email

appVersion

shouldBucketIntoExperiment

partnerId

donationCadence

isActiveFundraiser

isPartner

isMobile

npoProfileOptIn

fundIsLinkedWithMeta

hasSessionDonation

isCampaignOwner

fundHasInstagramDeepLink

Native 11.4.0 and higher

New funds eligible - Video Sharing (PROD)

GB Donation Upsell audience 

Auto Thanks V3 Rollout Audience

Thank you V3 testing whitelist

isRecurringFriendly

Is Recurring Friendly

Excluded funds - Video Sharing

Logged In Users

CH Donation Upsell audience

Android v10.6.0 and above

userCurrencyCode

Localized Currency

v11.5.0 and above

testAudience

pathname

Survicate

appVersion is at or above 12.8.0

Non-charity fund

isChallengeFundraiser

challenge-fundraisers

Payment Identity Launch Verification - Production

New funds eligible - Posters v2

CAD Donation Upsell Audience

Braze Email Tester

NPO Profile Opted-Out

iOS App Version

hasKnownDonors

PYMK has donors

iOS v12.3.0 and above

Assabet Co-op Market Bridge the Gap Campaign

Still $1,550,899 to go. Help us build momentum.