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Monday, March 30, 2009
Vox Pop Will Survive
In the middle of the night this email from Debi Ryan, CEO of Vox Pop, arrived with this great news.
It is with great pleasure that we would like to announce that Vox Pop
will survive. The community has come forward and purchased Vox Pop,
allowing it to pay the fines and reopen. It truly is a community-owned
community center.
My heart is so full I am finding it hard to express in words how fortunate I feel to have been witness to this amazingly powerful demonstration of what can be accomplished when a group of people sharing a common goal work together. Against what seemed impossible odds, in a time of economic struggle for us all, our friends and neighbors came together to raise the funds needed to save this important anchor in our neighborhood. This action embodies the spirit that is Vox Pop -- The Voice of the People. And that voice was heard loud and clear. It is important to us all that we have a place that supports the arts and music and local, organic menu selections. A place for friends and neighbors to gather, meet and share.
We will be working hard to get the place shined up and restocked and ready to go. As soon as the Department of Health gives us the go ahead our doors will be thrown open, the coffee grinders will start purring, the steaming wands will once again come to life and the smell of freshly ground fair trade coffee will fill the air.
As soon as we have an open date I will let you know. In the meantime, on behalf of Vox Pop and all my coworkers, I thank you and the community from the bottom of my heart. It makes me smile to know that when people point to Vox Pop and say "That's our coffee shop" they will mean it... literally.
Debi Ryan
President and CEO
Vox Pop, Inc
My heart is so full I am finding it hard to express in words how fortunate I feel to have been witness to this amazingly powerful demonstration of what can be accomplished when a group of people sharing a common goal work together. Against what seemed impossible odds, in a time of economic struggle for us all, our friends and neighbors came together to raise the funds needed to save this important anchor in our neighborhood. This action embodies the spirit that is Vox Pop -- The Voice of the People. And that voice was heard loud and clear. It is important to us all that we have a place that supports the arts and music and local, organic menu selections. A place for friends and neighbors to gather, meet and share.
We will be working hard to get the place shined up and restocked and ready to go. As soon as the Department of Health gives us the go ahead our doors will be thrown open, the coffee grinders will start purring, the steaming wands will once again come to life and the smell of freshly ground fair trade coffee will fill the air.
As soon as we have an open date I will let you know. In the meantime, on behalf of Vox Pop and all my coworkers, I thank you and the community from the bottom of my heart. It makes me smile to know that when people point to Vox Pop and say "That's our coffee shop" they will mean it... literally.
Debi Ryan
President and CEO
Vox Pop, Inc
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