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Speaker 1 (00:00):
An ambitious grocery store co op in Dorchester is asking
the community to put its money where its mouth is
or they'll close in just two months.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Just a little more momentum and we can be out
of the wits.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Michael Valenti is the general manager at the Dorchester Food
co Op, which is owned by its employees and member customers.
He says the grants supporting the local store have suddenly
dried up and their sales haven't kept pace to cover
those costs. They've only been around for two years.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
We don't have multiple branches right. This is one small
club in Dorchester that is community owned.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Rudiney Cellistan is on the board. They're asking the community
to shop there more and donate as much as they can,
with a goal of five hundred grand. The store is
quite affordable compared to other chains, and Valenti says the
neighborhood would be worse off if they weren't around.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
With less competition.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
Other places may not be have this favorable pricing and
therefore the community would oftentimes have to pay more and
travel further.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
Kyle Schaffeld to be Busy Boston's news radio
An ambitious grocery store co op in Dorchester is asking
the community to put its money where its mouth is
or they'll close in just two months.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Just a little more momentum and we can be out
of the wits.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Michael Valenti is the general manager at the Dorchester Food
co Op, which is owned by its employees and member customers.
He says the grants supporting the local store have suddenly
dried up and their sales haven't kept pace to cover
those costs. They've only been around for two years.
Speaker 3 (00:23):
We don't have multiple branches right. This is one small
club in Dorchester that is community owned.
Speaker 1 (00:29):
Rudiney Cellistan is on the board. They're asking the community
to shop there more and donate as much as they can,
with a goal of five hundred grand. The store is
quite affordable compared to other chains, and Valenti says the
neighborhood would be worse off if they weren't around.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
With less competition.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
Other places may not be have this favorable pricing and
therefore the community would oftentimes have to pay more and
travel further.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
Kyle Schaffeld to be Busy Boston's news radio
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