The PLENTY

Annual Meeting October 2, 2009

Camille — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:47:16 +0000

In accordance with our bylaws, we will hold an Annual Meeting of the general membership Friday, October 2 at 6pm at the Piedmont Edo-Industrial Park in Pittsboro at 220 Lorax Lane for the purpose of reviewing the annual report and holding an election of members to fill vacancies on the Board.

Board Meeting Minutes 8-10-09

jaimechandra — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:23:52 +0000

Camille Armantrout
Jaime Kozlowski
BJ Lawson

- Action Items -

Blog Post – announcing Piggly Wiggly :: Camille
Newsletter – BJ
Chatlist Post – Jaime
Send emails from theplenty@gmail regarding member offerings to BJ – Camille
convert media list to iContact PR List – Jaime
Reach out to Durham folks, Bounitful Backyards, Downtown Startup – BJ

- Proposals -

Newsletter, up to 2 times a month instead of weekly. Prevent unsubscribes & to stop over flooding members.

Engage with Adam Sherwood a Senior UNC Student for comission-based membership sales. $25 per membership, effective September.

- Minutes -

Piggly Wiggly – Camille talked to Blake, they are online, stickers are on the doors, has purchased with PLENTY

Decision Making – all decisions require quroum (at least 4 members out of 7) Concern was raised about the means of acquiring frame proofs which will be reviewed.

Financial Report – $620.76 in bank account

Devin – recent transplant to Carrboro from Chicago. Interested in helping the PLENTY. Works as Foreclosure Counselor. Meeting with us after Board Meeting. Possibly have Devin and Adam work together??

Education – integrate into website information regarding benefits of a cash diet, the real cost of using credit cards, value of food & local economy

Collectible Framed PLENTY Proofs

jaimechandra — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:18:36 +0000

Own a piece of PLENTY history!

These are crisp, uncirculated and unserialized proofs framed for the collector.

Available in a large frame with all PLENTY bills or in a small frame with your choice of a single bill.

The large framed proof set, including frame, measures 15.25 inches wide and 14.5 inches high and is $180. (includes tax & shipping)

The small proof set, including frame, is 9.25 x 9.25 and is $93. (includes tax & shipping.)

Available for sale from the Abundance Foundation.

All proceeds go to the PLENTY Currency Cooperative, promoting local economy and hometown security.

PLENTY Exchange Rate Moves to 1P:$1 Today

BJ Lawson — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:57:25 +0000

The PLENTY Board of Trustees voted to remove the 10% discount for PLENTY exchanges effective Monday, July 13th.

The discounted exchange rate was successful as a limited-time incentive to encourage consumer adoption, and resulted in approximately 15,000P in circulation since relaunching the local currency with Pittsboro’s Capital Bank on May 12. Starting today, the official exchange rate at Capital Bank will be 1P:$1 — thus eliminating the 10% penalty for exchanging PLENTYs for Federal Reserve Notes. As always, all PLENTY in circulation are backed by Federal Reserve Notes on deposit at Capital Bank.

The next phase of the PLENTY’s growth is broadening the network of local businesses who accept the PLENTY from consumers and spend it by growing their local supply chain.