The Board of Directors will be accepting nomination for the 2024 Annual Bill Krejci Memorial Award Monday, August 5th, through Friday, September 13th!
Bill Krejci
Bill Krejci was a pivotal figure in the history of Bloomingfoods, devoting many years of service to our co-op in a wide variety of positions. After Bill passed away in a motorcycle accident in 1998, we established this award “…to honor and keep in our minds the contributions of Bill Krejci and to reward those who continue his life’s work by benefiting the goals of Bloomington Cooperative Services.”
Created in 1999, the award honors a Bloomingfoods owner-member, staff member, or past/present director who exemplifies Bill’s spirit of generosity and giving of themselves to better Bloomingfoods and the cooperative way.
In addition to being recognized on plaques in our stores alongside the generous people honored in previous years, the award comes with a $150 donation to a charity chosen by the awardee, and $100 gift. The awards are given at the Annual Meetings every October.
If you would like to nominate an individual for the award, please pick up a form at either of our stores, print and complete the printable form (button below), or the digital form below.
Anyone can nominate someone for this award.
Completed nominations should be returned to Bloomingfoods or emailed to Stacey.g@bloomingfoods.coop no later than Friday, September 13th, 2024.
the form below is active Monday, August 5th, 2024, through Friday, Septemeber 13th.
Past Krejci Memorial Award recipients:
1999 – Eric Mitter & Pete Kinne
2000 – Susan Bright
2001 – David LoCasio
2002 – Dave Gutknecht
2003 – Meg Hurley
2004 – Meg Torrence
2005 – Marion Krefeldt
2006 – Joe Davis & Sharlee Davis
2007 – Dale & Lee Jones
2008 – Bobbi Boos & Dean Decker
2009 – Libby Yarnelle
2010 – Amy Countryman
2011 – George Huntington
2012 – Bob Flynn & Carol Bridges
2013 – Debbie Trocha
2014 – Kai Bookwalter
2016 – Dean Decker
2017 – Wade Van Orman
2018 – Caroline Beebe
2019 — Bobbi Boos
2020 — Dee Bohler & Phil Phillipy
2021 — Martha Philion
2022 — Niki Gerschoffer-Stratigos & Jacob Wittman
2023 — Mac McLauchlin & Maggie Sullivan
2024 – Susan Myers