THE NATIONAL HEADLINE “CO-OPS ROCK!” BENEFIT FOR FAMILY FARMERS

Presented by National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), a business cooperative for 109 consumer-owned food co-ops throughout the United States
Member stores in the Seattle area include PCC Natural Markets and Central Co-op’s Madison Market Sept. 19, The Moore Theatre Seattle, Washington.

National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA) are pleased to announce the first annual “Co-ops Rock!” event featuring The National and Menomena on September 19th at the Moore Theatre in Seattle.

This concert will attempt to raise awareness and funds for farmers impacted by the recent flooding in the Midwest, as well as secure funds for future natural disasters farmers may face.

NCGA is a business services cooperative for 109 consumer-owned food co-ops located throughout the United States. Member stores in the Seattle area include PCC Natural Markets and Central Co-op’s Madison Market.

This event will aid the NCGA in raising money to support sustainable food initiatives through a celebration of music and the co-op model, and will feature presentations from impacted organic farmers and videos highlighting nature’s impact on the farms over the past year. In light of this year’s flooding in the Midwest, the beneficiary for the first “Co-ops Rock!” event will be Northcountry Cooperative Develop Fund (NCDF) Foundation’s Cooperative Disaster Relief Fund, which provides disaster relief to impacted farmers impacted by flooding.

Doors 7:00pm, show 8:00pm. Tickets available through www.ticketmaster.com >, all ticketmaster locations, The Moore and Paramount theatre’s or charge by phone at 206-628-0888. “Co-op members and customers are a diverse group of individuals of all backgrounds, beliefs and lifestyles,” Robyn Shrader, chief executive officer for NCGA. “They love healthy organic and natural foods, they love great music, and they share a passion for seeking cooperative ways to help others when they need it. “Co-ops Rock! brings all these elements together with great music for the sake of co-op suppliers farmers hit hard by recent flooding,” Shrader added. “We hope this event raises a lot of money for the farmers, provides a great evening for attendees and sets the tone for future Co-ops Rock! events.”

About NCGA National Cooperative Grocers Association (NCGA), founded in 1999, is a business services cooperative for retail food co-ops located throughout the United States. NCGA is owned by 109 food co-ops operating more than 130 stores in 32 states with combined annual sales of over $945 million. NCGA helps unify natural food co-ops in order to optimize operational and marketing resources, strengthen purchasing power, and ultimately offer more value to natural food co-op shoppers everywhere. For a map of co-op member locations, visit www.ncga.coop/member-stores . To learn more about NCGA, visit www.ncga.coop . To learn more about co-ops, visit www.go.coop.