Friday, May 11 at 5:00
Hutchinson Center Auditorium in Belfast
Come and meet Sharon Earhart, Director of the Powell Valley Chamber of Commerce and co-founder of the Powell Mercantile ("The Merc") in Powell, Wyoming. This community-owned department store has been running successfully for over 5 years and served as a model for several other communities in the West. Now, the idea of community-owned stores is catching on in the Northeast in the communities of Saranac, NY and Greenfield, MA. And a town near you?
Light snacks will be served directly following in the Atrium.
Sponsored by CORR : Citizens Organizing for Responsible Retail, a coalition promoting solutions for community-centered economic development.
For more information email threedogssmile@gmail.com or call Lynn Doubleday @ 338-4792
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CBS News story about The Merc at: http://linkfrog.net/themerc
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