serve its members. Public relations for a Co-op should be an integral part of the overall operations of the system.

The best way to promote a co-op is by word-of-mouth and a local newsletter the goes out to the members

Co-ops are becoming all the rage and they make sense for smaller rural communities who need to use this energy of all that used to be offered in their community to do the most good both locally and in trade. The most important thing for the success of a co-op is proper publicity, community goodwill and an ongoing public relations program.

What kinds of public relations can co-ops do to promote themselves? Well, they can throw festivals, parties and social events, which include volunteer labor to help with some of the other needs of the co-op. By bundling social events with the work that is needed to be done they can make the co-op find and successful.

In doing so they will also be promoting themselves and able to do public-relations, which means there will never be a shortage of volunteers or labor to get everything done needs to get done in order to allow the co-op to grow and serve its members. Public relations for a Co-op should be an integral part of the overall operations of the system.

The best way to promote a co-op is by word-of-mouth and a local newsletter the goes out to the members

t thing for the success of a co-op is proper publicity, community goodwill and an ongoing public relations program.

What kinds of public relations can co-ops do to promote themselves? Well, they can throw festivals, parties and social events, which include volunteer labor to help with some of the other needs of the co-op. By bundling social events with the work that is needed to be done they can make the co-op find and successful.

In doing so they will also be promoting themselves and able to do public-relations, which means there will never be a shortage of volunteers or labor to get everything done needs to get done in order to allow the co-op to grow and serve its members. Public relations for a Co-op should be an integral part of the overall operations of the system.

The best way to promote a co-op is by word-of-mouth and a local newsletter the goes out to the members

ties and social events, which include volunteer labor to help with some of the other needs of the co-op. By bundling social events with the work that is needed to be done they can make the co-op find and successful.

In doing so they will also be promoting themselves and able to do public-relations, which means there will never be a shortage of volunteers or labor to get everything done needs to get done in order to allow the co-op to grow and serve its members. Public relations for a Co-op should be an integral part of the overall operations of the system.

The best way to promote a co-op is by word-of-mouth and a local newsletter the goes out to the members

oing so they will also be promoting themselves and able to do public-relations, which means there will never be a shortage of volunteers or labor to get everything done needs to get done in order to allow the co-op to grow and serve its members. Public relations for a Co-op should be an integral part of the overall operations of the system.

The best way to promote a co-op is by word-of-mouth and a local newsletter the goes out to the members

serve its members. Public relations for a Co-op should be an integral part of the overall operations of the system.

The best way to promote a co-op is by word-of-mouth and a local newsletter the goes out to the members and is also distributed to friends of the members. This helps the co-op grow, organize and serve the greater need of all those involved. But co-ops will not build themselves in without a good public-relations program, as they often have a hard time getting off the ground. Please consider all this in 2006.