The Consumer Cooperative Management Association Conference is the annual meeting and educational forum of the food cooperative community. It is held over three days in the first half of June in a different location every year.

The CCMA Annual Conference is also the major fundraising venue for the Bowers Fund. Silent auction items are contributed by food co-ops and individuals around the country. For more information on CCMA (Consumer Cooperative Management Association), click HERE.

The Bowers Fund strengthens the food co-op sector by providing grants and scholarships for training and education for food co-op managers, staff, and board members. About 20 attendees annually to the CCMA Conference have received scholarships from the Bowers Fund.

CCMA 2009 and the Howard Bowers Fund - An Investment in the Future of Food Co-ops

CCMA 2009 will feature a silent auction and a live auction for the Howard Bowers Fund for Consumer Cooperatives

Do you or your co-op have an item to donate?
Are you and your Co-op ready to bid?

Silent Auction

Friday morning through Saturday lunch

Items included:
• Co-op memorabilia
• Bicycle donated by Honest Tea, valued at $300
• Three co-op quilts for a year, minimum bid $2500
• $200 coupon for Equal Exchange's retail website
• Coffee from Pachamama Cooperative (www.Pachamama.coop)
• Chocolate from Divine Chocolate
• Local and regional specialties

Thank you for your past support for the Bowers Fund, including last year’s Howard Bowers Day, which raised almost $6,000 for grants for new and expanding co-ops. The Bowers Fund trustees and the Cooperative Development Foundation, which manages the Fund, hope you will support the Bowers Fund this year.

CLICK HERE to find out more information about the Howard Bowers Awards, to be given at the next CCMA Conference!