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Member
pioneers
Member
Pioneers
Exciting news! We’ve recruited our first Member
Pioneers, who’ll be involved in doing great things
for their local community. So, what’s a Member
Pioneer and how will they help you?
T
he role of Member
First of many
Pioneer is new and
Julia Jackson is Stoke-on-Trent’s
open to any of our
Member Pioneer, and helped
members, as well
us pilot the scheme from
as colleagues.
August 2015 to April 2017.
They’ll be working with
Julia’s been a lifelong
colleagues across our
supporter of Co-op
business to help us to
and will work with
We’ll be in touch
do great things for our
a Funeralcare
soon to let you
local communities,
branch and two
know who your
as well as getting our
Food stores. She said:
Member Pioneer is.
members involved with
“I love being around
their local causes.
Co-op people and
Our ambition is to have a
I’ve got a lot of pride
Member Pioneer in each of our
in Co-op. I’ve been volunteering
1,500 communities by 2020.
for nearly 20 years and I’m
You’ll be able to speak to them about
looking forward to finding new
what matters to you and about ideas
community groups in my area.”
to improve your local community.
Julia’s already been doing great
You can then work together to
things for her local community
make a difference locally.
as part of the pilot. “I’ve worked
Look out...
L-R: Annemarie Alcock,
Store Manager, High Lane and
Julia Jackson, Member Pioneer
Know the perfect
with our local Food store
candidate to be a
to do refreshments for
Member Pioneer or want
to become one yourself?
the Funeralcare memorial
Go to coop.co.uk/
service in Burslem, which
memberpioneer to find
I went to. It was emotional
out more about the role.
but just right. I’ve run stalls
for the community centre at
their fun day last year,
done chocolate tasting for
Fairtrade Fortnight in Food stores,
and donated toiletries to the
Salvat