2024 Employee Ownership Month events!
For several decades now, October has been a time for creating extra buzz around employee ownership while having some fun. In Vermont, it’s a time when employee-owners team up to give back to their communities, co-ops connect with other co-ops, and we discuss the benefits of employee ownership with as many as possible. This year being no exception, we’re supporting and hosting a mix of activities throughout October, with a big emphasis on the fun this time around. Some events are for all employee-owners, some for worker co-ops, and a couple for the general public.
An Introduction to Employee Ownership
Thursday, October 3
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
Virtual Webinar
Registration
Kicking off our Employee Ownership Month programming, we invite all interested to join us for this 1-hour free webinar explaining who we are, what we mean by Broad-Based Employee Ownership, and the basic features of employee-owned business models. Presented by VEOC Executive Director Matt Cropp. Bring your questions for a brief Q&A discussion following the presentation.
VEOC Open Office Hours
Tuesday, October 15
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
No RSVP needed
This is an open invitation to stop by our office at 12-22 North St. in Burlington! Drop by anytime to say hello, ask questions about employee ownership, share some ideas with us, or get caught up on the latest in our corner. We’ve reserved the conference room in our office building as a conversation and lunch space (bring your own).
Northern VT Co-op Bowling Adventure
Wednesday, October 16
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Twin City Family Fun Center (Barre)
Tickets
An evening of bowling for worker co-ops in and around Northern Vermont! Help us reserve lanes by signing up in advance. We’ll cover costs for lanes, shoes, and appetizers.
Southern VT Co-op Bowling Extravaganza
Wednesday, October 30
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Brattleboro Bowl
Tickets
An evening of bowling for worker co-ops in and around Southern Vermont! Space is limited so sign-up in advance. We’ll cover costs for lanes, shoes, and appetizers. You come have fun with worker owners from Vermont and Western Mass and maybe get some greasy food to boot.
Co-op Month: Vermont Worker Co-op Virtual Summit
Tuesday, October 29
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Registration
Join cooperators from across Vermont for our 2024 gathering! This 1-hour event will include a brief moment for updates from the worker co-ops present followed by group discussion. Feel free to forward the invitation to others you know who are involved in Vermont's co-op movement in any capacity (staff, board, volunteer, founder, funder, etc.).
7th Annual Employee Owners of Vermont Foodbank Fundraiser
October 1 - 31
For its seventh consecutive year, Employee Owners of Vermont, a group of mission-driven employee-owned companies, will be working together to collect food and raise money to support Vermont Foodbank and Vermont’s food pantries. This friendly competition among roughly a dozen companies expects to again raise a total of around $30,000 plus many pounds of healthy foods this year. Anyone is welcome to donate to the fundraiser via the VEOC team page, and all Vermont employee-owned companies of any type or size are invited to join in the effort. For sign-up instructions, send us an email at info@veoc.org.