A Record Race, a New Partner and Presidential Support!

The “Blackjack” (21st annual) edition of the Race for Cooperative Development features a return to Hains Point in East Potomac Park in Washington, DC on October 17 for the annual rite of Coop Month in the Capitol Area. This year, a full house of 500 is expected due to CDF’s partnering with the Boy Scouts’ National Capital Area Council! This is a unique chance to teach a whole new generation about coops in a terrific, fun way.

This year, we have added incentive to make a great showing for coops since they are in the news. We will have multiple VIPs attending the Race, including Sergio Rojas, Executive Director of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports.

We need YOU there to make this event a winner! Log onto www.cdf.coop to register, volunteer, donate and get involved! All eyes are on coops now, let’s make a grand statement with this year’s Race for Cooperative Development!

United Coop Appeal… Something Good, All Year Long

This year’s UCA campaign is shaping up as a record campaign. After a 25% increase in donations thorough last year’s UCA campaign, we are actively recruiting organizations to host the 2009-2010 UCA. Never hosted it before? No problem! We’ll walk you through it, it’s easy.

This is one of those programs that depends on scale to work- the more the merrier. Imagine the multiplicative effect of hundreds of coops hosting the UCA, offering it to their employees? Cooperative charities would be able to make mountains move for new coops.

Visit www.cdf.coop today and download the host registration form! Of course, you can always drop us a line at tbuen@cdf.coop and sthomas@cdf.coop.

Onward and upward!

Steve Thomas

Executive Director

CDF