The 2025 Annual Election is right around the corner!
The deadline to submit a Candidate Packet is Friday, May 23rd, 2025!
Are you passionate about the future of Bloomingfoods? Do you have great ideas or business experience that you’d like to share with the Co-op? We are seeking candidates to fill three positions this fall. Joining our dynamic and energetic Board of Directors is a great way for you to contribute to the future of Bfoods!
You are welcome to pick up a candidate packet at one of our Bloomingfoods locations or download it below. Please submit hard copy packets to Customer Service at either location or digital copies to info@bloomingfoods.coop by close of business on Saturday, June 1st. Since there are materials in the packet that require your signature, only signed and scanned packets can be returned via email. If you are submitting packet materials by mail, please mail them to:
Attn: BCS Board Perpetuation Committee
316 West Sixth Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47404
Completed packets are due by May 23rd, 2025, voting will take place in the fall, and terms will begin with the November board meeting. More information, including a detailed timeline, can be found in the packet.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. We look forward to working with you!
Nancy Mathews
Perpetuation Committee Chair
nancy.m@bloomingfoods.coop
Reasons to Join
Bloomingfoods Board of Directors
Make a difference. Bloomingfoods is a non-profit co-op. That means that it is owned by its members who in turn elect a board to provide oversight to the General Managers of the stores. If you care about the future prosperity of the organization, you can make a real difference by serving on the Board of Directors.
Learn something new. It’s very rare that someone comes to the Bloomingfoods Board with experience in providing oversight to a grocery store. This is your chance to learn from the GMs what it takes to make Bloomingfoods successful and the Board's role in achieving that success. Whether it’s understanding the co-op’s operating policies, reading financial reports, creating business plans, or following the latest health food trends, the board and staff share a useful and rewarding expertise.
Stay informed. There’s no better way to know what’s going on at Bloomingfoods than to serve on the board. As the co-op grows and changes, you understand and contribute to those decisions.
Build relationships. In addition to the board, you’ll become closer with staff and owner-members. You will be able to work with people who share your interest in the health and community goals of a special organization like Bloomingfoods.
Financial rewards. Board members receive Bloomingfoods gift cards totaling $2400 per year.